SCION Complaints

I PURCHASED MY CAR AT THE END OF NOV IN 04, ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I NOTICED A TON OF SCRATCHES ON MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE GM LOOK AT IT, NO HELP. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. STILL HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT AND IT IS NOW JAN OF 05. MY CAR HAS OVER 500 SMALL SCRATCHES AND THE CLEAR COAT IS BUBBLING OFF THE PAINT. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 SCION TC. I WAS TREATED LIKE A COMPLETE MORON AND NO ONE WANTED TO HELP ME AND I WAS DISMISSED OUT THE DOOR.*AK

I BOUGHT A 2005 SCION XA ON NOVEMBER 15, 2004. ON DECEMBER 20, 2004 THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TIRE HAD 3,966 MILES ON IT. THE SIDE WALL BLEW . AS WE MY CHILDREN AND I PROCESSED TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE JACK SLIDE SIDEWAYS, CAUSING THE CAR TO FALL. IT HURT MY 15 YEAR OLD SONS HAND, IF I HADNT SHOVED MY TIRE UNDER THE BODY OF THE CAR AND SCREAMED AT HIM, THE CAR WOULD HAVE LANDED ON HIM AND HIS LEG. WE REJACKED THE CAR BACK UP AND THE JACK STARTED SLIDING AGAIN. WE WERE IN A LEVEL GAS STATION PAVED PARKING LOT. THE THIRD TIME WE JACKED THE CAR UP THE JACK STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN. I BELIEVE THESE JACKS ARE DANGEROUS!! THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE IS ALSO TOO THIN. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I WILL BUY A NEW JACK TO PUT IN MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CHECK INTO THIS MATTER. ALSO THE MANUFACURE STATED THE CAR WOULD GET 32 MPH CITY, 38 HIGHWAY. WE ARE GETTING 28 CITY AND 31 ON HIGHWAY. THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR, I AM NOT IMPRESSED! I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA, WE HAVE HAD TOYOTA'S IN THE PAST AND I GOT BETTER MILAGE OUT OF THEM.

THE REAR WINDOW DOES NOT HAVE A WIPER. WHEN IT RAINS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE REAR WINDOW. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER DURING HARD DOWNPOURS BECAUSE VISION BEHIND ME WAS AT 0.*AK

I PURCHASED A SILVER SCION TC IN LATE JULY OF THIS YEAR, 2004. I NOTICED AFTER LESS THAN TWO MONTHS OF DRIVING ON REGULAR SUBURBAN ROADS THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL LARGE CHIPS ON THE FRONT OF MY HOOD. SINCE JULY, MORE AND MORE CHIPS HAVE FORMED AND BEGUN TO PEEL AND GET LARGER. EVEN THE BUMPER HAS CHIPPED BADLY AND THERE ARE SEVERAL CHIPS THAT ACTUALLY STICK OUT OF THE PAINT- AS IF THEY'RE BUBBLING. AFTER WAITING 2 MONTHS TO SEE THE "SCION" DISTRICT MANAGER, HE BLEW ME OFF AFTER 3 MINUTES OF BEING RUDE AND BARELY BOTHERING TO LOOK CLOSELY AT MY CHIPS. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE PAINT AND THAT THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SCION BRAND.*AK

SCION ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMBINATION OF ACCESSORIES:1) AUTO-DIMMING MIRROR AND 2) SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS. WHEN THE MIRROR IS INSTALLED THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE WIRING OBSTRUCTS THE AIR BAGS. THEY CLAIM A TSB WILL BE ISSUED BUT CAN GIVE ME NO TIME LINE FOR THE ISSUE OF A NEW WIRING HARNESS. DEALERS WILL NOT EVEN PULL THE DRIVER'S "A" PILLAR TRIM TO SEE IF THE WIRING HAPPENS TO BE CORRECT. SO, WE JUST WAIT ... AND WAIT ... AND WAIT AND PRAY THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR THE AIRBAGS TO FUNCTION. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE "LID" COVERING THE RADIO. IT FUNCTIONS WHEN IT WANTS - OFTEN TAKING MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO OPEN. ON THE OPEN ROAD THIS IS QUITE A DISTRACTION. WE ALL KNOW HOW MANY ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSE BY SUCH "MINOR" DISTRACTIONS AS TUNING THE RADIO, TALKING ON MY PHONE, ETC. *NM

TOOK FOOT OFF GAS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN APPROACHING CURVE. RAKED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN ENTERING CURVE AND VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW...FULLY ENGAGED BRAKE AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND KEPT ACCELERATING. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS IS BRAND NEW SCION TC PURCHASED 09/01/04. *AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 70 MPH. I HAD THE SUN ROOF OPENED. WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND GLASS CAME POURING IN FROM THE SUNROOF OPENING. I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP BY MY HOUSE. THE FRONT PANEL THAT ANGLES UP WAS BROKEN ALL AROUND THE ENTIRE PIECE OF GLASS. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SEE A POINT OF IMPACT WHERE SOMETHING MAY HAVE HIT. HE SAID HE COULD STILL HEAR IT CRACKING AS WE WERE STANDING THERE TALKING. HE SAID SINCE THERE WAS NO POINT OF IMPACT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. (I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR A MONTH.) I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING FOR THE PIECE TO COME IN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONE OTHER TIME THAT I'VE HEARD OF FROM A SCION WEB SITE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HADN'T DUCKED DOWN WHEN I HEARD THE CRACK. EVEN WITH DUCKING DOWN I HAD GLASS DOWN THE FRONT OF MY SHIRT, THE BACK OF MY SHIRT AND IN BETWEEN MY BACK THE THE SEAT OF THE CAR.*AK

ON AUGUST 17 @ ABOUT 4:30 P.M. IN THER AFTERNOON THE WHEELS ON MY SCION TC LOCKED UP GOING ABOUT 35 MPH ON THE HYPERION BRIDGE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN ON A SLIGHT TURN AT THE END OF THE BRIDGE AND THE REAR OF THE CAR FISHTAILED AND MY REAR RIGHT WHEEL HIT AND SCRAPED THE CURB. NOTHING YET HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO TOYOTA/SCION. IT HAS TAKEN THEM A WEEK TO EVEN GET BACK TO ME TO TELL ME THAT A FIELD ENGINEER WILL BE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA OF GLENDALE. *AK

FRONT END COLLISION WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. 2004 SCION WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND REAR ENDED A PICK UP TRUCK; DAMAGING THE SCION AND PICK UP TRUCK.THE SCION HAD TWO FEET OF DRIVERS SIDE INTRUSION AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD 1-1/2 FEET OF INTRUSION. THE SCION HAD A STAR TO THE WINDSHIELD AND AN INJURED DRIVER, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT HAPPENED. THE DAMAGE TO THE SCION CAUSED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE EXPOSING THE ENGINE AND HITTING DAMAGING AND EXPOSING THE AIR BAG SENSORS. THIS VEHICLE WAS AIR BAG EQUIPED AND AIRBAGS, WHICH FAILED TO OPPERATE. THE RESULTING FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND HIS FACE CAUSING AN OPEN WOUNDS AND LACERATIONS THAT WERE SUTURED IN A EMERGENCY ROOM WERE DRIVER WAS EVALUATED BY A EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN.THERE WAS NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, THE DRIVER NOTIFED TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY. TOYOTA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT SINCE IT WAS NOT A TRUE HEAD ON COLLISION THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE AND DECRIBED IT AS A TOTAL LOSS AND UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

A YOUNGSTER WEIGHING 140 LBS. LEANED ON THE WINDSHIELD AND IT SHATTERED. IT HAS BEEN 5 DAYS, AND WHEN CONTACTING MANUFACTURER'S HEADQUARTERS, THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE A WINDSHIELD FOR FREE ON THE BASIS THAT THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM IT WAS DEFECTIVE AFTER THE FACT! IT BOTHERS ME TO THINK THAT A 'PERFECTLY GOOD, SAFE' WINDSHIELD CAN BE SHATTERED BY MERELY 'LEANING' ON IT! WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I CRASH? OR IF A PALM TREE BRANCH FALLS ON IT? I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO DIE OR GET INJURED TO FIND OUT! *AK