SCION Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20MPH ON FEBRUARY 27, 2006 THE BRAKES PULSATED AND THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE PRESENT. THE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS 15,040 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKES FAILED WAS ON MARCH 3, 2006. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. THERE WAS 15,200 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS TOWED IN THE SECOND TIME TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AGAIN, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COMPUTER HAD RESET ITSELF. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FRONTAL AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS. WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND SHOULDER FROM IMPACTING THE DRIVER'S DOOR. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE POLICE WERE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND PROVIDED A WRITTEN REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP MANUFACTURING OF THE 2004 SOLARA IS ABSURD. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR OR WARRANTY ANYTHING ON THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 3 COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEMS, REPLACED MULTIPLE SETS OF TIRES, THE INTERIOR IS ALREADY FALLING APART AS THE REAR TAILLIGHT IS OUT AND THE FRONT HEADLIGHT AS WELL. TOYOTA REFUSES TO WARRANTY ANY PARTS SAYS ITS STATED IN THE NEW WARRANTY TERMS WHICH I WAS NEVER SHOWED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VHL BRAND NEW? THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR IS ALL RUSTED OUT FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILINGS AS WELL ON A 2004 CAR? WORST CAR EVER AND WORST MANUFACTURER EVER DEALT WITH. GOING TO GO BACK TO GM CORP THEY STAND BEHIND CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. *NM

THE SCION TC WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS A MAJOR FLAW WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND DRIVEN SLOWLY. THE ENGINE BUCKS AND JERKS VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMS UP. IT WILL ONLY HAPPEN WHEN DRIVEN SLOWLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. THE VEHICLE WILL BUCK AND JERK, VIOLENTLY SOME TIMES, UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE MOVES. IT HAPPENS IN SUMMER AND WINTER AND IS OK WHEN THE ENGINE IS EVENTUALLY WARMED UP. THE DEALER CAN DO NOTHING FOR IT AS THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IS FIXED BY TOYOTA. *NM

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 IN THE MORNING AT AROUND 70 MPH ON HWY 40 IN ST. LOUIS WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. THE ACTUAL SUNROOF EXPLODED AND NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR. THE SUNROOF WAS FULLY CLOSED AND THE WIND DEFLECTOR WAS AS WELL. I KEEP THE SUNROOF COVER OPEN MOST OF THE TIME SO I GET MORE LIGHT INTO THE CAR AND AS A RESULT GLASS RAINED DOWN INTO MY CAR. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE GLASS OF THE SUNROOF WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND DID NOT CRACK LIKE A SPIDER-WEB, BUT LIKE SOMEONE HAD SET A BOMB OFF ON TOP OF IT. THE WIND DEFLECTOR WAS UNDAMAGED. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY WERE VERY ACCUSATORY AND SAID A ROCK OR OTHER DEBRIS MUST HAVE BROKEN IT. I STILL FAIL TO SEE HOW A ROCK BIG ENOUGH TO SHATTER THE GLASS LIKE IT DID GOT BY ME WITH ME SEEING IT. IF A HUGE ROCK WAS BOUNCING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY SEEN IT. ANOTHER THING THAT MADE THAT CLAIM RIDICULOUS WAS THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO LARGE TRUCKS OR OTHERWISE CARRYING ANYTHING WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED. *NM SUNROOF GLASS BREAKAGE.PCO

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND FILED A FIRE REPORT. THE FIRE MARSHAL DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FUEL LINE. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - *NM

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED IT. *AK

THERE IS A DRIVING PROBLEM WITH A NEW CAR WHEN STARTING IT WITH A COLD ENGINE. THE VEHICLE BUCKS AND JERKS WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED UNTIL THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT PRODUCE TROUBLE CODES. THEREFORE, THE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS OPERATING NORMALLY ALTHOUGH THE JERKING AND BUCKING IS QUITE DISRUPTIVE AND NOT AT ALL NORMAL. *AK

ON, 4 JAN 2006, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA SCION XB, 2005. SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP BEHIND A VEHICLE THAT HAS STOPPED AT A YIELD SIGN. SHE COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE THE THROTTLE HAD STUCK. SHE RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, DAMAGING HER FRONT END. *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 SCION TC ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, I HEARD A LOUD POP. AFTER THE POP I HEARD GLASS SHATTERING AND FLYING OFF THE TOP OF THE CAR. THE ONLY THING PROTECTING ME FROM SHATTERING GLASS WAS THE SUN SHADE. YET, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY GLASS STARTED COMING THROUGH THE VENT HOLES ON THE SUN SHADE AND FALLING DOWN ON MY HEAD AND FLYING IN FROM THE SIDES. WHEN I STOPPED TO LOOK AT WHAT HAD HAPPENED, IT APPEARED THAT THE TOP SUN ROOF HAD EXPLODED. NOTHING HAD HIT THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE THAT I WAS AWARE OF. I KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE SEEN IT OR HEARD SOMETHING HIT THE CAR, NOT THE LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. I LOOKED ON YOUR SITE AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT OTHER OWNERS OF SCIONS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM WAITING ON TOYOTA TO DETERMINE HOW THIS WILL BE FIXED AND IF THEY WILL COVER IT. I WILL FILE A CLAIM AGAINST THEM IF THEY DO NOT, AS I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A WARRANTY ISSUE OR A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE DEALER. I NOTICED ON ONE COMPLAINT THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WAS FORCED TO PAY $900. FOR THE REPAIR THEMSELVES. *JB PHONE INTERVIEW CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SUN/MOON ROOF THAT SHATTERED.