SCION Complaints

ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY SCION XB, A PEBBLE HIT MY WINDSHIELD AS OFTEN HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY. THIS MADE A SMALL "SPIDERY" DING IN THE WINDSHIELD. A WEEK LATER, THAT DING GREW TO BE OVER 24" LONG. EVERYWHERE I GO, I SEE SCION XB'S AND PROBABLY 85% OF THEM ALSO HAVE A HUGE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND IT CONTINUALLY HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKING. THIS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, MY SCION TC 2007 VIOLENTLY SWERVED LEFT HITTING THE CENTER DIVIDER. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO BANK OFF THE CENTER DIVIDER AND PROCEED WITH A 180% TURN ACROSS THE TURNPIKE ENDING IN THE SLOW LANE FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FROM THERE A MOTORCYCLE HIT AND TOTALED THE SCION VEHICLE. UPON EXITING THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE TIE ROD WHICH ALLOWED THE WHEEL TO BE CONTROLLED BY THE STEERING WHEEL HAD POPPED OFF, CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. THE CAR REMAINS WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AWAITING A MORE DETAILED INSPECTION. *TR

I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE I HIT A TRUCK WITH THE FRONT OF MY CAR GOING AT LEAST 30 MPH AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH I BELIEVE INCREASED MY INJURY.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT. THE STATED THAT AN OBJECT CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER AND THE CONTACT DOESN'T AGREE WITH THE DIAGNOSIS. THE DRIVERS FINGER WAS CUT. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,900.

I PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC ON MAY OF 2005, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS APROX 35,400 MILES. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING RELATES TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION. WHEN EVER I PASS OVER ROUGH SURFACES THERE IS A DISTINCT METALLIC RATTLING SOUND ORIGINATING FROM THE SUSPENSION AREA . I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE HOLLYWOOD, CA TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED, BUT AS OF YET IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING, I DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THE EXACT DEFECT MY CAR HAS. ATTACHED ARE A FEW OF THE WEBSITES WHERE I DISCOVERED OTHER PERSON'S EXPERIENCES. HTTP://SOCIAL-TC-CLUB.COM/INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=4609&MODE=THREADED&PID=77857 , HTTP://WWW.CLUBSCIONTC.COM/FORUM_THREAD_13219-SUSPENSION-NOISE--UH-OH-.HTML. MY CAR IS STOCK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PERVASIVE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO UNSTABLE FRONT END CONTROL. *JB

THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL; TRACTION CONTROL; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAVE COME ON AND REMAINED ON. THE LIGHT WAS TEMPORARILY DEACTIVATED WHEN A CAM GEAR WAS REPLACED AT WAGNER TOYOTA IN LANCASTER MA. THE ERROR CODE RETURNED AND HAS REMAINED ON DESPITE LEAVING THE CAR AT GATORLAND TOYOTA IN GAINESVILLE FL ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER AFTER FIRST REPLACING THE COMPUTER ADVISED ME THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR MY CAR. I AM UNCERTAIN WHETHER THE VSC OR THE TRACTION CONTROL IS OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME (SAFETY CONCERN). *TR

ON 9/23/07 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 SCION TC. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR. I HAD BEEN AT A STOP AND HAD JUST PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION ABOUT 20 FEET WHEN WE HIT, SO I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOING MORE THAN 15-20 MPH. THE OTHER DRIVER'S SPEED IS UNKNOWN, ALTHOUGH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 35 MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS RIPPED OFF AND THE FRAME WAS PUSHED BACK. THE BODY SHOP ESTIMATED THE DAMAGE TO BE WELL OVER $11,750 SO THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED IT A TOTAL LOSS. DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS MINOR. NOT ONE OF MY 6 AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE FORCE OF THE CRASH WAS ENOUGH TO DEMOLISH THE CAR AND THROW ME AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

AS I WAS CHANGING LANES, I VEERED A LITTLE FAR ONTO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND HIT THE RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TURNED A SLIGHT RIGHT TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE LEFT LANE AND MY TIRES "BROKE LOOSE". THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM, AND I SLID INTO A HORIZONTAL POSITION, ACROSS BOTH LANES, ON THE RIM. I THEN TRIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE LEFT LANE, HOWEVER MY CAR TURNED A 180 AND WENT INTO A FORWARD HORIZONTAL MOTION. I THEN HIT A BUMP OR SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND MY CAR FLIPPED AND WENT AIRBORNE. MY CAR MADE A COMPLETE TURN IN THE AIR, SMASHED ON ITS SIDE AND THEN LANDED ON ITS WHEELS, ON THE MEDIAN. IT THEN BOUNCED AND SMASHED INTO THE METAL POLES OF THE MEDIAN. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND MIRACULOUSLY I HAVE VERY FEW MINOR INJURIES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TIRES ON THE SCION TC ARE SO LOW-PROFILE. I AM CONFUSED HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN ON A BRAND NEW CAR. ON A 2008 VEHICLE, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO OVER RUMBLE STRIPS AND EASILY MANEUVER MY WAY BACK INTO MY LANE. THE TIRES SHOULD NOT BREAK LOOSE ON A BRAND NEW CAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR 3 WEEKS AGO AND HAD ROUGHLY 770 MILES ON IT. *TR