SCION Complaints

WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON A SHORT TWO HOUR DRIVE, NOTHING ELSE UNUSUAL HAPPENED. *TR

STANDARD DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, SUDDENLY SMALL CHIP IN BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD APPEARED, NO OTHER NOTICEABLE CHIPS OR CRACKS. CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN SECURE GARAGE AND OBTAINED A LARGE CRACK GREATER THAN 6 INCHES IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. IT STARTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND IS DOG-LEGGED IN SHAPE. *TR

PUSHED THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN DOING 80 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. A FEW MOMENTS LATER IT SHOT OUT OF THE PLUG AND WENT FLYING THROUGH THE CAR. TESTED IT LATER IN PARKED POSITION AND IT CONTINUES TO LAUNCH HOT LIGHTER INTO CAR. BURNED AS A RESULT OF MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHEN THE CONTACT CLOSED THE PASSENGER DOOR ON THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH CHEMICALS FROM THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS FOR THE AIR BAG WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

SCION XB CRACKED WINDSHIELD. L-SHAPED CRACK BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR. NO CRACK IN THE MORNING, AND A CRACK SUDDENLY APPEARS IN THE AFTERNOON, AND THE CAR NEVER LEFT THE PARKING. DUE TO RESEARCH DONE OVER THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MANY SCION XB OWNERS IN VARIOUS STATES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME SPOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

I WENT TO ROLL UP MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND IT CAME OFF TRACK. WHEN SAFELITE CAME OUT TO REPAIR IT THE GUY SAID THE TRACK WAS COMPLETELY TWISTED AND ANOTHER PART WAS BENT. HE SAID MOST LIKELY IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A BODY SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE GUY THERE SAID HE'S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND WAS GOING CALL TOYOTA AND SCION TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY SILENT RECALLS. A NEW DOOR WOULD COST ABOUT 745 AND I REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT AND WANT IT FIXED FOR FREE. *TR

TRUNK LATCH BROKE OFF WHEN TRYING TO OPEN. MADE VERY FLIMPSE AND WILL NOT WITHSTAND REGULAR USE. *TR

MY 2006 SCION XB (AS WELL AS EVERY OTHER ONE OUT THERE) HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE WINDSHIELD. I AM ON MY SECOND WINDSHIELD. CRACKS HAPPEN FOR NO REASON, SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS TURNING ON YOUR DEFROST. SCION REPLACED MY FIRST WINDSHIELD BECAUSE MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THEY ARE HESITANT TO DO IT AGAIN. I LET THEM KNOW THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE WEB WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE. APPARENTLY IT'S THE 04-06 SCION XB. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GO OUT AND REPLACE A WINDSHIELD EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENS, ON TOP OF MY CAR PAYMENT, AND INSURANCE, NOT TO MENTION MY OTHER BILLS. I THINK SCION OWES IT TO THE CUSTOMERS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THEY CLAIM TO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DESIGN FLAW, BUT AFTER SOME INTERNET SEARCHING, THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THEM FOR THE WINDSHIELD PROBLEM. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 19 2009, THE SUNROOF ON MY 2008 SCION TC SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. AS I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON A PAVED ROAD, WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND THE SUNROOF CLOSED, A LOUD BANG (SIMILAR TO A GUNSHOT) OCCURRED. GLASS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE WIND DEFLECTOR WAS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AND THE SUNROOF BULGED. THE POSTERIOR PORTION OF THE VEHICLE HAD SCRATCHES IN THE PAINT FROM THE EXPLOSION. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER DAMAGE AS WARRANTY REPAIR AND INSISTED I GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP AND HAVE THE DAMAGED SUNROOF IN MY POSSESSION. THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE ARE OTHER TC OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR