SCION Complaints

OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTION ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, SOME PARTS EVEN MALFUNCTIONING AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED AT TOYOTA SERVICE CENTERS. LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN LOCKED VIA DOOR SWITCH BUTTON, THROUGH KEYLESS FOB, AND WHEN MANUALLY ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE IT IS JAMMED AND PHYSICALLY HARD TO ENGAGE LOCK. HAS OCCURRED TWICE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND TWICE ON LEFT REAR SIDE. 2014 - FRONT PASSENGER, 2015- REAR LEFT, 2016-REAR LEFT, 2018-FRONT PASSENGER. BEGAN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY, NOW IS PERMANENTLY JAMMED.

TAKATA RECALL -MY DAUGHTER HIT A PARKED CAR AND OVER CORRECTED MAKING THE VEHICLE FLIP. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY DAUGHTER HAD A CUT ON HER HEAD, HUGE BUMP ON FOREHEAD, BLACK EYE, HUGE BUMP ON TOP OF HER HEAD. HER PASSANGER FRACTURED THREE FINGER AND HAD HER NAILS RIPPED OFF. SHE WILL BE HAVING SURGERY. WE HAD THE PASSENGER AIR BAG REPLACED DUE TO THE TAKATA RECALL IN NOVEMBER.

THIS CAR HAS THE WORST BACKSEAT HEADREST. THEY'RE TOO HIGH AND TALK AND OBSTRUCT THE REAR WINDOW WHEN DRIVING. CREATES A TERRIBLE BLINDSPOT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BACK WINDOW. ACTUALLY GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT PULLING OUT OF MY SPOT. SINCE I DID NOT HAVE THE CLEAR VISIBILITY THE DRIVER BEHIND ME PULLED OUT AND I COULDN'T REACT IN TIME.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, STARTING AT 86K MILES. USING 7 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES, WITH A STARTING CAPACITY OF 3.8 QUARTS. THIS MEANS I'M DOING 2 COMPLETE OIL CHANGES EVERY 3K MILES. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT CAR TO USE SO MUCH OIL. OIL LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH MY LAST OIL CHANGE (1700 MILES) CHECK THE DIP STICK AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DRY.

VEHICLE BURNING OIL AT INCREASINGLY FAST RATE, LARGE OIL CONSUMPTION. NO OIL LIGHT OR DASHBOARD WARNING. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THIS OIL CONSUMPTION WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO OVERHEAT OR STALL, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN JUNE 2016. AIRBAG FAILED. THE BRAKE HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. IT WOULD RANDOMLY WORK AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WHERE THE CAR JUST SKIDS WITH THE PEDAL ON THE FLOOR.

SECONDARY SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. RANDOM EXPLOSION THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. SUNNY AND 45 DEGREE WEATHER IN CENTRAL OHIO

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAS HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE TURNING, HAS HAPPENED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR HAS RESOLVED THE ISSUE ON 2 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS BUT TODAY THE SAME ISSUE CONTINUES TO OCCUR EVEN AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RESTARTED. THIS IS A HAZARD WHICH SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND RECALLED. VARIOUS FORUMS PRESENT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE .

SCION FRS ENGINE VALVE COVER OIL LEAK ONTO HOT EXHAUST. WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FILL THE CABIN WITH THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL. AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES; SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE HOOD. THEN AFTER A SHORT DRIVE TO FIND A PLACE TO PARK; THE VEHICLE WAS PRODUCING SUBSTANTIALLY MORE WHITE SMOKE OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE PARKED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE DRIVER SIDE VALVE COVER WAS LEAKING OIL ONTO THE TOP OF THE HEADERS.

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW MAKES A NOISE AS IT RUBS AGAINST SOMETHING INSIDE OF DOOR WHEN LOWERING OR RAISING WINDOW.