SCION Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC AND THE REAR HATCH BACK HANDLE JUST COMPLETELY CAME OFF. THE CAR HAS CLOSE TO 23,000 MILES ON IT. I NEVER USE FORCE TO OPEN THE HATCH BACK, NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH IT AT ALL. ONE DAY I SIMPLY WENT TO OPEN THE HATCH AND OFF CAME THE ENTIRE PANEL WITH THE HANDLE. PEOPLE HONK AT ME WHEN I DRIVE TO LET ME KNOW IT'S HANGING. (THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS SEVERAL PEOPLE I KNOW OWN TC'S). RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED I GOT HONKED AT ON THE FREEWAY AND IT'S DISTRACTING TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. I REALLY WANT THIS TO BE RECALLED FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

WINDSHIELD STRESS CRACK ON SCION XB. 2006 MY. THE CRACK HAPPENED SPONTANEOUSLY FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND CURVING RIGHT. FROM INVESTIGATING NUMEROUS POSTS, DISCUSSIONS, ETC. ON THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT. JUST GOOGLE "SCION XB WINDSHIELD CRACKING" AND YOU'LL FIND A PLETHORA OF INCIDENTS. SOME CUSTOMERS REPORT REPLACING WINDSHIELDS 8 TIMES IN ONE YEAR! *TR

I CAME OUT TO MY CAR AND THE WINDSHIELD HAD AN L- SHAPED CRACK, THATS IT. THE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC AND THE REAR HATCH BACK HANDLE JUST COMPLETELY CAME OFF. THE CAR HAS CLOSE TO 45000 MILES ON IT. I NEVER USE FORCE TO OPEN THE HATCH BACK, NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH IT AT ALL. THEN LAST WEEK I SIMPLY WENT TO OPEN THE HATCH AND OFF CAME THE ENTIRE PANEL WITH THE HANDLE. IT WAS CRAZY I HAVE PICTURES OF IT JUST HANGING BY THE WIRES FOR THE BACK LIGHTS. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY DENIED TO FIX EVEN WITH MY PLATINUM WARRANTY PACKAGE. I AM VERY UPSET I FEEL THIS IS NOT MY PROBLEM. THE MANAGER AT THE DEALER EVEN SAID HE SEES THIS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE READ ON PLENTY OF WEBSITES THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. PEOPLE HONK AT ME WHEN I DRIVE TO LET ME KNOW IT'S HANGING. RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED I GOT HONKED AT ON THE FREEWAY AND IT'S DISTRACTING TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. I REALLY WANT THIS TO BE RECALLED FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

WINDOW HAS AN L SHAPED CRACKED THAT APPEARED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THERE IS A SMALL CHIP AT THE TOP. I CANNOT FIND THE CHIP. MY FATHER IN LAW LOOKED. THE MAN SPENT 30 YEARS MAKING AUTOMOTIVE GLASS AND COULD NOT FIND IT. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 SCION TC SINCE FEB. 2006 AND AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING IT, I NOTICED CREAKING AND CLUNKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END. I ALSO HAVE HAD A NEW RIGHT REAR SEATBELT, AND RADIO REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER OVER 10 TIMES NOW IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, AND THEY HAVE GREASED FRONT END AND REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT STRUT AND PLATE, AND STILL NOT RESOLVED, THEY ARE CLAIMING NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND IT IS COLD OUT SO IT IS MAKING THOSE NOISES DUE TO THE WEATHER, HOWEVER IT DOES THIS ALL YEAR AROUND, AND THERE IS ALSO A WOBBLING IN THE FRONT END GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHICH IS NOT RESOLVED EITHER. I AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH THIS CAR RIGHT NOW I AM READY TO JUST CALL THE LEMON LAW AND MAKE THEM GIVE ME A NEW CAR. I STILL HAVE 3 YEARS LEFT TO PAY THIS CAR OFF, AND I AM TIRE DOF THE RUN AROUND. I CALL SCION CORP HQ AND THEY TRIED TO HELP ME AND COULDN'T EITHER. I LOVE THE CAR BUT THE PROBLEMS HAVE TO BE RESOLVED OR ELSE. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES, OR AM I? I ALSO EXPERIENCE THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START SOMETIMES NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER IS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

BACKLIGHT FOR CLOCK AND HEATING AND AIR CONTROLS INTERMITTENTLY WENT ON AND OFF, AND EVENTUALLY OFF ALTOGETHER. APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MAJORITY OF EARLY '07 SCION TC'S, YET NO RECALL OR TSB??? DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE TO FIX, SHOULD BE WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE "PUTTERED" AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ISSUE OCCURRED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON THE FIRST VISIT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE HARNESS. ON THE SECOND VISIT, THEY MOVED THE COILS AROUND AND THEN REPLACED THE COILS DURING THE THIRD VISIT. NONE OF THE REPAIRS REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN BUT APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES IN 4 DAYS. ON THE 5TH DAY I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND THERE WAS AN "L" SHAPED CRACK ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK WAS NOT THERE THE LAST TIME I DROVE MY VEHICLE. THE ORIGIN OF THE CRACK BEGINS UNDER THE SEAM WHERE THE WINDSHIELD MEETS THE TOP OF THE CAR A FEW INCHES TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACK THEN GOES STRAIGHT DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES AND THEN ANGLES SHARPLY TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUES FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES. THERE IS NO CHIP,CRACK, OR NICK THAT APPEARS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THIS LARGE "L" SHAPED CRACK. THE REASON FOR THE CRACK IS COMPLETELY UNKNOWN. *TR

MY SON LOST HIS LIFE ON DEC 11, 2008 HE WAS RIDING PASSENGER IN HIS OWN CAR, WHEN HIS FRIEND WHOM DRIVING LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SLID SIDE WAYS, PASSENGER SIDE INTO A UTILITY POLE SLID AROUND AND REAR ENDED A TREE, AT WHICH TIME MY SON WAS EJECTED OUT THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW AS A RESULT TO HIS DEATH. HE HAD HIS SEAT RECLINED, IN WHICH YOU SEE PEOPLE DOING THIS ALL THE TIME WHILE TRAVELING. THE AUTO MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO NOT ONLY PUT HAVE THIS THERE OWNERS MANUEL (WHICH PEOPLE DON'T READ UNLESS THERE IS A PROBLEM) THE AUTO MAKERS NEED TO PUT A STICKER ON THE SUN VISOR TO WARN DRIVERS/PASSENGERS NOT RIDE OR DRIVE WITH THE SEAT RECLINED. I HAVE CHECK ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THE AUTO MAKERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND CONGRESS ARE THE FEDS HAS YET TO MAKE THE AUTO MAKERS DO ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HOW MANY MORE KIDS WILL IT TAKE BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS... BY THE WAY I ONLY HAD ONE SON, WHO I LOVED VERY MUCH AND NOW HE IS GONE...PLEASE IF ANYTHING MAKE THE AUTO MAKERS DO SOMETHING. *TR