SCION Complaints

JAN 24 2006 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK (AROUND 45 MPH) IN MY 2006 TOYOTA SCION AND MY WINDSHIELD STARTED TO CRACK. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF IT WAS CRACKING BECAUSE OF SOME TYPE OF IMPACT (SAY A ROCK), OR JUST LOOKING TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AND AT THE TIME I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING BUT THE 6-7 INCH CRACKING OF MY WINDSHIELD. I CAME TO WORK AND ASKED OTHER PEOPLE TO LOOK AND THEY DID NOT SEE ANY TYPE OF DEBRIS DAMAGE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER WERE I PURCHASED IT...AND THEN TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. JAN 25 2006 I TOOK MY TOYOTA IN, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CRACK (AND CONTINUOUSLY CRACKING STILL TODAY) WAS CAUSED BY IMPACT OF A STONE (OR SOMETHING) AND MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THE WINDSHIELD SHOULD CRACK LIKE THAT, AND IF IT WAS NOT A STRESS CRACK--THEN THE WINDSHIELD IS DEFECTIVE. [I MEAN WERE THE SAFETY--WHAT IF I AS IN AN ACCIDENT]. THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY AND RECOMMENDED THAT I GET IT FIXED. I ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY TOLD ME YES. SO I CAME TO WORK. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE...ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT I AM NOT ALONE...THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF 2006 TOYOTA SCIONS...AND I FOUND THIS WEB SITE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SCION XB AND I LOVE THE CAR. FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE TOP PASSENGER SIDE THE CRACK STARTED TODAY. IT IS STARTED AT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW AT THE TRIM AND IS MOVING DOWN TO THE MID LINE OF THE WINDOW TURNING TOWARD THE DRIVERSIDE. *TR

CRACKED WINDSHIELD BEHIND MIRROR, NO NONE CAUSE. CRACK ABOUT 10 INCH CURVES TOWARDS DRIVER SIDE. *TR

WELL, I TOO HAVE A 2006 SCION XA WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT! THE LEFT TWEETER AND MIRROR COMBINATION MUST BE A BAD DESIGN BECAUSE MINE IS LEAKING AND IT ALSO CAUSED THE TWEETER TO FAIL. THE VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR HEATING/COOLING AND DEFOGGING IS WOEFULLY INADEQUATE. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PERSON WHO STATED THAT HIS SCIONS HAVE IMPROPERLY GAPED SPARK PLUGS!! DOESN'T SEEM LIKE TOYOTA AND NOW, SCION IS BUILDING CARS THE WAY THEY USED TOO. DEALERS AND SERVICE PEOPLE AREN'T VERY FRIENDLY AND BOTH DEALERSHIPS IN THIS MARYLAND AREA ARE LESS THAN AMICABLE OR SKILLED ABOUT SERVICE-NOT VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE OR DON'T REALLY CARE. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS SCION PRODUCT-IT RATTLES AND SQUEAKS ON THE INTERIOR, BUT IT'S HARD TO PINPOINT WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM AND NOT THE USUAL EXPECTED TOYOTA QUALITY. BRAKES SEEM TO TAKE TOO LONG TO STOP AND ARE MUSHY EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. CAR IS BASICALLY A MODERN-DAY DISAPPOINTMENT AND I READ ABOUT THE FUEL FILLER TUBE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED ON A SCION FORUM BECAUSE POOR DESIGN CAUSES FUEL TO SPILL OVER WHEN FILLING THE TANK TO NEAR FULL-HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THOUGHT I WAS SUPPOSED TO ENJOY MY NEW CAR, BUT IT IT WORRISOME AND WILL PROBABLY SPEND A LOT OF TIME GETTING THE DEFECTS STRAIGHTENED OUT. ALSO, ON A SCION FORUM, THE RADIO CONTROLS ON THE STEERING AND RADIO/CD HEAD UNIT HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO FAIL. CAR SEEMS POORLY ENGINEERED AND LOW QUALITY. HEADLIGHTS IN PARTICULAR ARE A VERY POOR DESIGN ON DARK STREETS AND ALSO IN THE FOG-PROVIDE LITTLE ILLUMINATION FOR ANY DISTANCE. *TR

MY 2007 SCION TC HAS A BRAKE, ACCELERATION PROBLEM...3 TIMES WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITH THE BRAKES ON, THE CAR HAS SURGED OR LUNGED FORWARD WITH THE ENGINE REVVING LIKE CRAZY. I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE IT , NOW! *TR

IN MID-NOVEMBER 2007 I GOT A SPONTANEOUS CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD WHILE RUNNING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON I-94 IN WESTERN MICHIGAN. THIS CRACK RUNS FROM UNDER THE RUBBER NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, THEN DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT. IT SHOWED UP AS A 5 INCH CRACK. IT IS NOW 15 INCHES LONG. THREE DAYS LATER A SMALL ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD IN THE LOWER RIGHT PART OF THE WINDSHIELD. WITHIN A FEW HOURS, THE SMALL CRACK BECAME A MULTIFACETED SPIDERWEB OF CRACKS. OVER TIME, SOME OF THE CRACKS GROW WHEN THE CAR IS JUST SITTING THERE. *TR

2008 SCION XB, 5,000 MILES, WINDSHIELD MYSTERIOUSLY CRACKED, NO IMPACT OR REASON. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO REPORTS OR RECALLS. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. TRUE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED. THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN MOMENTS LATER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT WOULD NOT FUNCTION UNLESS THEY WERE ENGAGED AT A RAPID PACE. OCCASIONALLY THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, THE FRONT END SHAKES WHILE DRIVING 20-50 MPH, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BURN AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE RADIO FAILED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BACK OF THE BUMPER WAS SPLIT, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ALSO OFFERED HER $14,000 FOR THE VEHICLE ONLY IF SHE PAID THEM $5,000. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE ELECTRICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB

WHILE DRIVING IN OHIO ON VACATION WE NOTICED THE BEGINNING OF A LINE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. IT STARTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AT THE POINT WHERE THE GLASS MET THE FRAME, EXACTLY OVER THE REAR MIRROR. AS WE DROVE, IT TRAVELED DOWNWARD AND CURVED TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WE CHECKED AND FOUND NO APPARENT CHIP FROM ANY ROAD DEBRI, NOR HAD WE HEARD ANYTHING. *TR

FRONT SUSPENSION. SQUEAKY NOISE WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAD THE LEFT SUSPENSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE RIGHT SUSPENSION IS NOW SQUEAKY. *CN