SCION Complaints

I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON DELAWARE STATE HIGHWAY 1 TOWARDS OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND, MAINTAINED A CONSTANT SPEED OF 50 MPH WHEN THE TAIL PIPE ON THE SCION XB 2005 RELEASED SERIES 2.0 FELL OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT BOUNCED AGAINST THE ROAD, FLEW UP, AND HIT THE SUV DRIVING BEHIND ME IN THE WINDSHIELD. FORTUNATELY, THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT CRACK, AND THE DRIVER , AFTER WE BOTH PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, DROVE OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION WITH FREQUENT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, I NOTE THAT POOR WELDING ON THE TAIL PIPES OF THE RELEASE SERIES 2.0 HAS BEEN RECORDED FREQUENTLY ONLINE. SEE, HTTP://WWW.SCIONLIFE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=105750. ONLY 2500 OF THE CARS WITH THIS MUFFLER WERE PRODUCED, AND OVER A DOZEN COMPLAINTS WERE EASILY OBSERVABLE ONLINE. I WAS HAPPY THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS AN SUV INSTEAD OF A MOTORCYCLE, AS THE FLYING TAILPIPE COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED A MOTORCYCLE DRIVER. I AM PRESENTLY ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE PART, BUT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WA SNO LONGER AVAILABLE. SCION HAS REPLIED THAT THE DEALER NEEDED TO SEARCH FOR THE PART NUMBER VIA THE VIN NUMBER, AND I AM AWAITING THE RESULT ON THIS COUNT.*AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKS: MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED, WITH NO ONE IN THE CAR, AND NO CHIP. IT HAD LESS THAN 2000 MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED. I HAD PARKED THE CAR MOST OF THE WAY UNDER A CARPORT, WHERE THE FRONT 2/3 WAS SHADED AS THE SUN ROSE THAT MORNING BUT THE BACK 1/3 HAD SUN SHINING ON IT. I HAD THE FRONT WINDOWS DOWN A COUPLE OF INCHES EACH. THE CRACK CAME FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE SEAL ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE WINDOW, AND TRAVELED IN TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE HORIZONTALLY THEN TOOK A TURN 90 DEGREES UPWARD FOR A COUPLE OF INCHES AND THEN 90 DEGREES TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE AGAIN. TOTAL LENGTH WAS APPROX 14 INCHES. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. MIND YOU I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM KERRY SCION IN FLORENCE, KY. WHERE THEY CLAIM THE CAR SELLS ITSELF AND THEY CAN'T KEEP THEM IN STOCK- NO ONE SEEMED TO HAVE REPORTED A SIMILAR INCIDENT. THE SERVICE TECH LAUGHED AT ME OVER THE PHONE! I TOOK A BALLPOINT PEN LIKE HE TOLD ME AND FOLLOWED THE CRACK AND NO CHIP! THIS WAS IN AUGUST 2006. OVER THE COURSE OF ONE YEAR THE CRACK GREW TO ALMOST THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. THEN JUST LAST WEEK, A NEW CRACK APPEARED ORIGINATING AT THE TOP EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE REVIEW MIRROR, TRAVELING DOWNWARD THEN MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE SAME DAY THE SECOND CRACK APPEARED, WHICH OCCURRED AS THE CAR WAS PARKED(SAME AS THE FIRST CRACK) IN THE LOT AT WORK, THE ORIGINAL CRACK GREW APPROX 6 INCHES TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS IS WHY I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD TODAY: I WAS TOLD WHILE REGISTERING MY VEHICLE THIS PAST WEEK THAT THE STATE I NOW LIVE IN, KS, WILL TICKET YOU FOR A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD IF IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT. SO IF IT IS SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE STATE OF KANSAS, THEN IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEED TO ADDRESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD A 10-INCH CRACK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH ALL THE WINDOWS CLOSED, INCLUDING THE SUNROOF. BOTH THE SUNROOF HAD THE SHADES PULLED AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 85 DEGREES, AND THE A/C WAS RUNNING IN THE CAR. SUDDENLY, I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD POP WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. SECONDS LATER, I HEARD BITS OF GLASS BOUNCING DOWN THE BACK OF THE CAR. I OPENED THE SHADE OF THE SUN OOF ONLY SLIGHTLY ENOUGH TO SEE THAT THE ENTIRE SUN ROOF SHATTERED AND AS I DROVE, CHUNKS OF THE GLASS WERE FLYING OFF THE CAR. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND ASSESS THE WINDOW IT ALMOST APPEARED AS IF IT HAD BEEN HIT FROM THE INSIDE. THE GLASS AROUND THE ENTIRE PORTION OF THE WINDOW WAS BROKEN AND PULLING AWAY FROM THE SIDES AND IT PUCKERED UP TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE WINDOW. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DISTRACTING INCIDENT, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE THE SHADES PULLED SO THAT THE GLASS DID NOT FALL INTO THE CAR. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE THE DEFLECTOR SHIELD TREATED BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. *AK

WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY DURING THE DAY I CAME OUTSIDE TO FIND A 12 INCH CRACK THAT STARTED AT THE TOP NEAR THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND CURVED TOWARDS THE 'SIDE.THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM ANY ROAD ELEMENTS.THE CRACK WASN'T THERE WHEN WE DROVE THE CAR HOME THAT DAY.APPEARED WHILE SITTING OUTSIDE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 10 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

2006 SCION TC, THE A/C ON THIS CAR (STILL UNDER WARRANTY) STOPPED COOLING. I TOOK IT TO THE SCION DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT A PEBBLE OR ROCK HAD HIT THE CONDENSER UNIT AND CAUSED A CRACK, ALLOWING REFRIGERANT TO LEAK OUT. THE REPAIR WILL BE OVER $1000, AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED A ROAD HAZARD WHICH ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE (AS MANY OTHERS DO) THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

LOOPING TO THE RAMP AROUND 40 MPH ENTERING FREEWAY, SUNROOF SHATTERED DUE TO THE SIDE METAL FRAME THAT WAS ATTACHED/GLUED TO THE GLASS GAVE IN AND THE SUNROOF WAS NOT EVEN OPENED. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP, TOOK PICTURES OF THE SHATTERED SUNROOF AND SENT TO MANUFACTURER. NEXT DAY, TOYOTA SAID IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD. I TOLD THEM HOW COULD THAT BE IF THE SIDE METAL FRAME GAVE IN AND THEY KNOW THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MATERIALS OR ROCK THAT HITS THE SUNROOF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE MOON ROOF WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE WIND DEFLECTOR ALSO SHATTERED, BUT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ASKED TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEFLECTOR ATTACHED. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,950.

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON I-85 SOUTH IN CONCORD, NC, MAIN SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING SHATTERED GLASS PIECES TO ENTER INTERIOR OF CAR, AND DISTRACTING DRIVER TO NEARLY CAUSING CRASH. *AK