2005 Scion TC complaints

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY DURING A SOMEWHAT COLD, WET EVENING WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY SUNROOF SHATTERED. AT THE TIME I WAS NOT USING MY SUNROOF AND IT WAS COMPLETELY CLOSED. UNFORTUNATELY MY SUN SHADE WAS NOT CLOSED AND AS A RESULT I EXPERIENCED A SHOWER OF GLASS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SURROUNDED BY MODERATE TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT! THE NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE SUNROOF WAS SIMILAR TO A SMALL HANDGUN GOING OFF IN MY CAR AND FOR A MINUTE OR SO I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD TAKEN A SHOT AT ME. AFTER SEARCHING THROUGHOUT MY CAR FOR EVIDENCE OF ANY TYPE OF ROAD DEBRIS THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS I COULD FIND NONE. RIGHT NOW I AM DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A SUNROOF AND WITHOUT THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS SUNROOF MECHANISM WAS DESIGNED POORLY AND I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND CASE DESCRIPTIONS SIMILAR TO MINE. *TR

2005 SCION TC, SUN ROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT I-85 FREEWAY. ALL WINDOWS AND SUNROOF WERE CLOSED WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE SHATTERED SUNROOF HAVE A HUGE HOLE IN MIDDLE FRONT SECTION OF THE SUNROOF AND SHATTERED ALL FOUR SIDES. ON DAILY DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR STRUCTURE FLEX TOO MUCH, ENOUGH TO PRODUCE POPPING SOUND. TOYOTA DEALER INITIAL ASSESSMENT IS NOT PART OF WARRANTY OR RECALL AS OF THIS DATE 11/05/2010. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I ACCELERATED TO PASS AND IT SEEMED AS IF MY THROTTLE SHORTED OUT. MY CAR'S RPM'S DROPPED AND I STARTED TO DECREASE SPEED. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND IT SEEMED TO CATCH AGAIN, BUT AS I PUSHED THE PEDAL AGAIN MY ACCELERATOR WENT OUT FOR A SECOND TIME. AT THIS POINT AND MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE ROLLING WITH NO SUCCESS. I HAD TO TRY TO MANEUVER MY CAR THROUGH TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER, ROLLING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND DECREASING RAPIDLY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 65. AFTER I MADE MY WAY OVER TWO LANES TO THE SHOULDER I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR AND IT WOULD CATCH AND THEN TURN OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN, IT STARTED AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED AND I CONTINUED ON. I COULD NOT TAKE MY CAR TO THE SHOP BUT PLANNED TO TAKE IT THE NEXT MONDAY. ON MY WAY HOME ON A SUNDAY EVENING I WAS DRIVING ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST STREETS IN ARLINGTON, TX AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHUT DOWN ON ME AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AS I HAVE DONE BEFORE AND HEADED HOME. AS I WAS DRIVING AGAIN THE CAR'S THROTTLE WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND I COULD DO NOTHING EXCEPT ROLL DOWN THE STREET. AS I PUSHED THE THROTTLE MY CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED 2,000 RPM'S AND THE MAX SPEED WAS 25 MPH. I MADE IT TO A SAFE SPOT AFTER ROLLING FOR ABOUT 2 MILES AT 12-20 MPH ON A 45 MPH ROAD. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY BEFORE I COULD HAVE SOMEONE

HATCH HANDLE BROKE AS IT HAS ON MANY SCION TC'S. *TR

THE TRUNK HATCH HANDLE OF MY 2005 SCION TC BROKE OFF ONE DAY WHEN OPENING THE TRUNK HATCH. THE TRUNK HANDLE IS NEEDED IN OPENING THE TRUNK. IT HAS AN ELECTRONIC BUTTON RELEASE THAT MUST BE PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE TRUNK IS LIFTED. THE HANDLE BROKE OFF THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING AND WITH ONLY NORMAL USE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE PART I AND SEVERAL MECHANICS (INCLUDING TOYOTA TECHNICIANS) DETERMINED THAT THE PART IS FLIMSY AND OF POOR DESIGN. TOYOTA TECHNICIANS ALSO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE. IT IS A PART USED TO RAISE THE WHOLE TRUNK HATCH AND IS MOUNTED TO THE CAR WITH WEAK PLASTIC. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE FORUMS AND HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. ALTHOUGH SINCE MOST HAD THEIR HATCH HANDLE BREAK IN THE FIRST 3 YEARS (COVERED UNDER WARRANTY), THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED. IT IS A PROBLEM FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE FAILURES OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD BECAUSE THE PART HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THE PART REPLACED AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS TO DETERMINE THIS PART DEFECTIVE, BUT THEY DENY MY CLAIM SAYING IT IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. BEING COVERED UNDER WARRANTY IS NOT THE ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE THIS PART TO BE DETERMINED DEFECTIVE SO THAT IF I OR OTHER OWNERS FIND IT BREAKS OFF IN THE FUTURE IT IS REPLACED BY TOYOTA AS IT IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE CAR. *TR

2005 SCION TC HATCH HANDLE BROKE FROM NORMAL USE. *TR

1. DRIVER DOOR REQUIRED MORE FORCE TO CLOSE. LATER, I NOTICED THE DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT RAISE MORE THAN HALF WAY. 2. THE WINDOW REGULATOR ARM IS BENT, AND THE INTERNAL ATTACHMENT POINT IS BROKEN. THE WINDOW GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME, AND THE RAISED HEIGHT BECOMES LOWER. 3. THE DEALER STATED THEIR MUST HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE. MAACO SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE. MORE THAN A YEAR LATER, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THE NEW SERVICE PERSONNEL WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR ARM, AND WELD IT TO THE DOOR IN MARCH 2010. IT'S NOW JUNE, AND THE WINDOW WILL NO LONGER GO PAST THE HALF WAY POINT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. EACH TIME I'VE ATTEMPTED TO GET A RESOLUTION, THE DEALER HAS INSISTED THE INTERNAL DOOR DAMAGE IS A RESULT OF A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT (CARFAX IS CLEAR) OR DUE TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER REPLACING THE DOOR MOUNTED AUDIO SPEAKER. NOW, I READ ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH VERY SIMILAR DAMAGE THAT MAKES ME BELIEVE THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE FIXED WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

SUNVISOR ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE ARE DETACHED FROM INSIDE SHAFT AND NOW THEY JUST DONT GO UP. NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TR

PURCHASED 2005 SCION TC NEW ON 12/29/2004 HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH INTERIOR TRIM AND PAINT. THEN LAST JUNE (2009) WHEN OPENING THE TRUNK (HATCH BACK) THE LATCH PLATE CAME OFF THE CAR IN MY HAND HANGING BY A CORD. THIS PLATE IS MADE OF VERY THIN PLASTIC AND ATTACHED TO THE CAR WITH THIN PLASTIC CLIPS. THE CLIPS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITH STAND THE CONSTANT USE AND AMOUNT OF UPWARD PRESSURE IT TAKES TO RAISE THE HATCH. IN DECEMBER 2009 THE LEVER ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD TO ALLOW PASSENGERS IN THE BACK STUCK AND WOULDN'T MOVE. COUPLE DAYS LATER THE LEVER WOULD MOVE BUT DIDN'T WORK. THE SEAT BACK CAN ONLY BE MOVED NOW USING THE LEVER AT THE SIDE OF THE SEAT BOTTOM. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRUNK/HATCH PIECE BROKE OFF AND UNDER 60,000 MILES WHEN THE SEAT LEVER STOPPED WORKING. ALL THE INTERIOR TRIM PIECES THAT LINE THE HATCH WINDOW HAVE BROKEN OFF AND THEY ARE ALSO ONLY HELD IN PLACE WITH THESE VERY FLIMSY PLASTIC CLIPS. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT PILLAR AIRBAG COVER HAS BEEN FALLING OFF SINCE THE 3-4 MONTH I OWNED THE CAR THE DEALER HAS "TRIED" TO REPAIR AND STILL WHEN YOU SHUT THE DOOR OR JUST DRIVING THE COVER FALLS OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WITH AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

FOUR WAY FLASHERS START AND STOP WHILE DRIVING. *TR

OCCASIONALLY WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, MY ENGINE WILL REV UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT MY ME TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL, THIS HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO JERK FORWARD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAS ALMOST MADE ME HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WORST IT HAS FORCED ME INTO THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRASH AND 3 INDIVIDUALS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A $220 CITATION FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL SPEED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP AS SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD GO TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER AND AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IT SHOWED THAT THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $1,000 AND THE CONTACT WANTS A REIMBURSEMENT SINCE HER MODEL SHOULD BE RECALLED BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE RECALL LIST. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER COULD NOT BE REACHED AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A MONTH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,574.

3 DAYS AGO DRIVERS SEAT BACK LEVER COULD NOT BE USED TO RESTORE SEAT BACK POSITION AND HAD TO USE LEVER LOCATED NEXT TO SEAT BOTTOM. TODAY LEVER COULD BE MOVED BUT DID NOT WORK AND SEAT BACK AGAIN HAD TO BE REPOSITIONED USING THE OTHER LEVER. AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED IN THE SEAT SO AN APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR THE 22ND OF THIS MONTH WITH THE DEALER. *TR

FOUR WAY FLASHERS START AND STOP WHILE DRIVING. *TR

HI, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT DECEMBER 2, 2009. I OWN A SCION TC 2005 MODEL. I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 440 OUTER BELTLINE NEAR EXT 7 GLENWOOD AVENUE. IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM WHEN I HIT A PUDDLE IN THE LEFT FAR LANE AND BEGAN HYDROPLANING, I HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME ON MY PASSENGER SIDE AND STARTED SPINNING APPROXIMATELY 4-5 TIMES AND HIT THE CEMENT BARRIER ON THE BRIDGE OF CRABTREE CREEK. I HIT THE BARRIER HEAD ON AND THE SPUN AROUND AGAIN AND HIT THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE ON THE CEMENT AS WELL. MY CAR ENDED AGAINST THE CEMENT BARRIER ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD FACING THE WRONG DIRECTION. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT SEVERELY INJURED BUT HITTING HEAD ON IT IS MY OPINION AND THAT OF THE OWNER OF THE COLLISION REPAIR SHOP THAT MY CAR WAS BROUGHT TO, THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED FOR SAFETY REASONS. I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR, NO MORE THEN 55. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH THAT SHOWS IT ONLY TAKE SPEEDS OF 8-14 MPH THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD GO OFF AT A SUDDEN DECELERATION, AND I WAS CERTAINLY GOING FASTER THEN THAT. THERE WERE A FEW RECALLS ON THE AIRBAGS ON MY MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE BUT THESE WERE MOSTLY PERTAINING TO THE SIDE AND KNEE BAGS. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH THE TOYOTA/SCION CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AND SENT THEM PICTURES AND I DO HAVE A CASE NUMBER WITH THEM. THE DOT PEOPLE THAT CAME TO THE SITE OF THE CRASH HAD MENTIONED THAT THIS SITE OF ROAD IS BEING INVE

I HAVE A 2005 SCION TC THAT I PURCHASE BRAND NEW FROM THE FACTORY. RECENTLY I HAD MY HANDLE LATCH BROKEN FROM NORMAL USE. I LIFTED IT LIKE YOU WOULD NORMALLY DO AND IT JUST SNAPPED (BROKE). I THEN REALIZED THAT IT WAS FRAMED OR MADE WITH THIN PLASTIC THAT WOULDN'T LAST LONG ON THE CAR ITSELF BECAUSE IF YOU APPLY NORMAL PRESSURE BY OPENING IT, THE HANDLE IS NOT MADE TO HANDLE SUCH PRESSURE BY THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK AND GLASS. IT'S A HATCH BACK. I NOTICE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER SCION TC OWNERS ON SEVERAL BLOGS AND WEBSITES. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT PARTS ALONE $180 WITHOUT LABOR. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S ANYTHING I COULD DO BESIDES FILING A COMPLAINT. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC AT APPROXIMATELY 7AM ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT 55MPH MY SUNROOF CLOSED AS WELL AS THE SHADE COVER BOTH CLOSED. I HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY BITS OF GLASS FALLING IN ON ME AND THE CAR THROUGH THE TOP VENT HOLES OF THE SUNROOF. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OFF THE EXPRESSWAY TO ASSESS WHAT HAD HAPPENED NOT AN EASY TASK WHEN CARS ARE DOING SPEEDS OF 55-70+ .WHEN I VIEW THE DAMAGE IT APPEARS THAT SOME HOW THE FRONT WIND DEFLECTOR OF THE SUNROOF HAD POPPED UP AND SHATTERED THE GLASS OF THE CLOSED SUNROOF ALL AROUND THE EDGES ALONG THE TRACK OF THE MIDDLE GLASS AND IT APPEARS THAT IT MAY HAVE PUSH THE GLASS UPWARD CAUSING THE MIDDLE GLASS TO SHATTER AND CRUMBLE INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON TO THE SHADE COVER THAT THANKFULLY WAS CLOSED LEAVING ABOUT AN 8X4 INCH WHOLE IN THE GLASS AND THE REST OF GLASS CRACKED AND CRUMBLY WITH CHUNKS OF GLASS ON THE INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE THE CAR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BUT VERY THANKFUL IT DID NOT CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF OR ANYONE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH ME. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THE CAR WAS HIT BY SOMETHING THAT SHATTERED THE GLASS AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO DO THE REPAIR. AFTER READING ABOUT THE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I WILL BE RETURNING TO THE DEALER TODAY TO FURTHER ARGUE MY POINT , NO REPAIR MADE AT THIS TIME . MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE READ THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS AFTER REPAIRING THE DAMAGE . THERE IS NO DOUBT THERE

TO SAVE FOR SPACE REGARDING THE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS I AM ALLOTTED I HAVE PUT A VERY DETAILED LIST OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED AT THIS URL: HTTP://WWW.NSXPRIME.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=124643 PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO REVIEW IT SINCE I KNOW THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEEN QUERYING THIS TOPIC BEFORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHEN THE CONTACT CLOSED THE PASSENGER DOOR ON THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH CHEMICALS FROM THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS FOR THE AIR BAG WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY SON LOST HIS LIFE ON DEC 11, 2008 HE WAS RIDING PASSENGER IN HIS OWN CAR, WHEN HIS FRIEND WHOM DRIVING LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SLID SIDE WAYS, PASSENGER SIDE INTO A UTILITY POLE SLID AROUND AND REAR ENDED A TREE, AT WHICH TIME MY SON WAS EJECTED OUT THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW AS A RESULT TO HIS DEATH. HE HAD HIS SEAT RECLINED, IN WHICH YOU SEE PEOPLE DOING THIS ALL THE TIME WHILE TRAVELING. THE AUTO MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO NOT ONLY PUT HAVE THIS THERE OWNERS MANUEL (WHICH PEOPLE DON'T READ UNLESS THERE IS A PROBLEM) THE AUTO MAKERS NEED TO PUT A STICKER ON THE SUN VISOR TO WARN DRIVERS/PASSENGERS NOT RIDE OR DRIVE WITH THE SEAT RECLINED. I HAVE CHECK ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THE AUTO MAKERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND CONGRESS ARE THE FEDS HAS YET TO MAKE THE AUTO MAKERS DO ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HOW MANY MORE KIDS WILL IT TAKE BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS... BY THE WAY I ONLY HAD ONE SON, WHO I LOVED VERY MUCH AND NOW HE IS GONE...PLEASE IF ANYTHING MAKE THE AUTO MAKERS DO SOMETHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, SEAT BELTS, AND AIR BAG COVER HAVE FAILURES. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WAS REPAIRED. CURRENTLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY DISCONNECTING FROM THE LATCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE E CLIP FAILED IN THE AIR BAG COVER. THE COVER WAS REPAIRED, WHICH ONLY LASTED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES FOR THESE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,997 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,000. UPDATED 03/09/09. *LJ THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO ALERT THE CONSUMER SHE HAD A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. UPDATED 03/11/09. *JB

MY 2005 SCION TC SURGES/LURCHES FORWARD WHEN RESUMING FROM A STOP. THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE YOU APPLY TO THE GAS PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT ON HOW THE CAR IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. THE PROBLEM WAS VERY INTERMITTENT AND HARD TO NOTICE BUT STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN AS OF AUG./SEPT. 2008. IN MID SEPT. I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SELLING DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MGR. WENT ON A TEST DRIVE AND SAID HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN A FEW MILE DRIVE. WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP 2 DAYS LATER THE SERVICE INVOICE STATED "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED I HAVE A 30,000 MILE MAINT. DONE I HAD JUST HAD THOSE SERVICES DONE 1 MONTH EARLIER AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THAT. IT WAS THEN RECOMMENDED THAT I SWITCH GAS STATIONS AND USE HIGH OCTANE FUEL AND USE A FUEL INJECTION CLEANER PURCHASED FROM ANY GAS STATION, THEN IF NO IMPROVEMENT FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS WOULD BE NEEDED BUT NO CODES IN THE ECU. I FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND NO CHANGE. WENT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND EVEN WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THE REGIONAL SERVICE MGR SENT TO "INSPECT" MY CAR DID NOT INSPECT IT AND REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR AND SUBMIT THE CLAIM UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ALSO AT THIS TIME REMINDED THEM THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. AND WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK AND THE CAR IS IDLING THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS A SPEED OF 5-10 MILES PER HOUR, YET WHILE DRIVING

MY 2005 SCION TC PURCHASED NEW HAD SEVERAL SWIRL MARKS IN THE PAINT I WAS TOLD IT WAS FROM THE PORTER WASHING THE CAR TO DELIVER TO ME. I SAID I REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE CAR WITH THE PAINT LIKE THAT. THEY SAID I COULD BRING IT BACK AND THEY WOULD HAVE IT BUFFED OUT. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THEN THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT. THIS IS MY 6TH NEW CAR 2ND NEW TOYOTA I HAVE NEVER SEEN PAINT SCRATCH, CHIP AND BUBBLE LIKE THIS NOT TO MENTION ON A NEW CAR. MY BEST FRIEND OWNS BODY SHOP FOR HIGH END CARS AND HAS CARS SHOWN AT THE CONCOURSE LEVEL HE SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS INSUFFICIENT LAYERS OF PAINT AND POOR QUALITY CLEAR COAT. MY CAR IS WASHED ONLY BY HAND WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE PRODUCTS AND WAXED THE SAME WAY. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SEVERAL MILES FROM THE BEACH DRIVE ON CITY AND FREEWAY ROADS THERE IS NOTHING IN MY DRIVING HABITS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AMOUNT OF PAINT DAMAGE I AM EXPERIENCING. I EVEN PICKED MY CAR UP FROM BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE MANY SCRATCHES DOWN TO THE METAL AND THE DEALERSHIP WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. I AM ON THE PHONE WITH SCION CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH OVER THIS CAR. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA FOR PAINT ISSUES, THIS PROBLEM WILL NEVER BE A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT IS AN ISSUE AND I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO CONTACT THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO MAKE THE MANUFACTURE/DEALERSHIP CORRECT THIS FOR ALL THE CURRENT OWNERS AND FUTURE BUYERS. MY SIDE VIEW MIRRORS LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN SITTING OUT IN THE DESE

I WAS DRIVING UP I-25, WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME KICKED UP A ROCK. THE ROCK HIT THE TOP OF THE SUNROOF, SHATTERING IT INTO PIECES. A LOT OF SHARP GLASS LANDED ON MYSELF THE DRIVER AND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE SHOWERED IN GLASS. TO REPAIR THIS I HAD TO PURCHASE A COSTLY NEW SUNROOF PANEL AND I AM GOING TO HAVE IT CLEAR BRAND SO THAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN IT DOES NOT INJURE ANY ONE. I RECEIVED CUTS FROM THE BROKEN GLASS FALLING ON TO ME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER THINKING A TIRE HAD BLOWN AND FOUND THAT THE MOONROOF GLASS HAD SHATTERED. THE GLASS WAS BOWED UPWARD IN THE CENTER INDICATING IT HAD BROKEN DUE TO STRESS. THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WIND DEFLECTOR DID NOT BREAK AT ALL NOR RECEIVE ANY DAMAGE. THE GLASS WAS NOT IMPACTED BY ANY FOREIGN OBJECT. *TR

INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 9/30/08 AT ~3:15PM. I HEARD A LOUD BANG (SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST) WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ~60MPH. MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO DUCK...I LITERALLY THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS SHOOTING AT ME. AFTER A QUICK SECOND TO COLLECT MY WITS, I LOOKED AROUND AND SAW NO DAMAGE. ONCE THAT "SOAKED" IN, I REALIZED I HEARD WIND NOISE (I REMEMBER THINKING THAT WAS ODD BECAUSE WINDOWS WERE UP AND SUNROOF WAS CLOSED). I PULLED BACK THE SUNROOF SCREEN AND, TO MY ASTONISHMENT, SAW THAT THE SUNROOF HAD SPIDERWEBBED INTO THOUSANDS OF TINY PIECES...PIECES THAT WERE ALREADY STARTING TO FLY OFF INTO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT TO LOOK AT THE DAMAGE. THE SUNROOF LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING HAD BLASTED IT FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I CLEANED UP THE GLASS THE BEST I COULD ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE DEALER. I HAD HEARD OF DEFLECTOR SHATTERING (RECALL WAS COMPLETED ON MY DEFLECTOR), BUT NOT THE SUNROOF. THE DEALER REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE SUNROOF EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY CLAIM THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD. THE WEATHER WAS MILD, NOTHING HIT MY SUNROOF FROM THE OUTSIDE AND, BASED ON SIMILAR INSTANCES FILED HERE, I FIRMLY BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE DESIGN. TOYOTA SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING, FIX THIS ISSUE AND HONOR THEIR WARRANTIES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE MOONROOF ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC BURST AND SHATTERED. *TR

THE CAR WOULD STALL WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE MORE QUICKLY THAN NORMAL. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON TOWN ROADS, AND THE THIRD TIME WHILE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE TO DELIVER THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE WHICH PRODUCED CODE #P2112--THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK CLOSED. THREE NEW PARTS WERE REPLACED: HOSE, THROTTLE BODY; BODY ASSY, THROTTLE; GASKET , THROTTLE BOD. *TR

I OWN A 2005 SCION TC (MANUFACTURED BY TOYOTA). RECENTLY THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE. THE WINDOW WOULD GO HALF WAY UP AND THEN STOP. IT WOULD GO DOWN FINE FROM THE HALF WAY UP POSITION. THE MOTOR WAS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY SAID THAT THE WINDOW HAD COME OUT OF THE RUN CHANNEL AND THAT THE METAL PIECE WHICH HOLDS THE RUN CHANNEL WAS BENT AND CRACKED. AS THE DOOR AND WINDOW MECHANISM HAS NEVER HAD ANY KIND OF TRAUMA AND AS THE PARTS ARE ALL WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF THE DOOR I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE PARTS AND/OR INSTALLATION OF THE WINDOW PIECES WERE DEFECTIVE. I SURMISE THAT OVER TIME (VEHICLE IS JUST 3.5 YEARS OLD WITH 45K MILES) THE FORCE OF THE NORMAL WINDOW OPERATION HAS WARPED THE DEFECTIVE PARTS HOLDING IT IN PLACE. IN MY RESEARCH I NOTICED THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A SAFETY BULLETIN (NHTSA ACTION # EA08004) FOR 2004 ON THEIR COROLLA AND MATRIX MODELS FOR A POWER WINDOW PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. I THINK MY PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO THIS. MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IS NOT BEING COOPERATIVE SAYING MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I INTEND TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE WITH THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. PS MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE'D GUESS THAT MY CAR WASN'T THE ONLY SCION TC THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM.

2005 TOYOTA SCION TC WITH REAR HATCH FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR HATCH CAN COME CRASHING DOWN ON SOMEONE OR ON THEIR HANDS IF THEY ARE THERE. TOYOTA TALKED TO THE CONSUMER AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN ON HIS VEHICLE, UNTIL ONE DAY, THE STAYS COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE REAR HATCH CAME CRASHING DOWN. *JB

I WAS REARENDED IN MY 2005 SCION TC, BY A 2003 FORD EXPLORER AND PUSHED(SANDWICHED) INTO AN F350 TRUCK IN FRONT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK. *TR

MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING HIS 2005 SCION TC HATCHBACK. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE LEFT THE ROAD AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS. WHEN HE CORRECTED, THE BACK END OF THE CAR WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIS CONTROL. HE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND ENTERED THE DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE HIT A DRIVEWAY CULVERT HEAD ON. THE CAR THEN FLIPPED END OVER END AND TURNED SIDEWAYS BEFORE IT LANDED NOSE DOWN IN A DITCH APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT. NEITHER THE DRIVER OR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HE AND I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SCION FOR ASSISTANCE, THEY HAVE GIVEN US NO HELP. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP US OUT? *TR

SUN-ROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON TOLLWAY! THIS WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO DEBRIS THAT MAY HAVE HIT IT FROM THE ROAD. WENT FOR RECALL ON WIND-BREAKER, BUT THIS ISSUE HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED WITH THE SUNROOF! THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND ANOTHER SOURCE FOR A LIABILITY FOR TOYOTA. *TR

MOONROOF DEFLECTOR SHATTERED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

CD PLAYER MALFUNCTIONS AND WON'T PLAY CDS. IT READS ERROR 4 AND COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN ALL CD FUNCTIONS INCLUDING EJECT. *TR

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

CAR: 2005 SCION TC PURCHASED: MCGEE TOYOTA OF HANOVER, MA IN MAY 2007. -EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILING 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. -THE DEALERSHIP MISDIAGNOSING THE WHEEL BEARING (2-3 TIMES, FINALLY FIXING IT). -WE'VE BEEN TO MCGEE TOYOTA PROBABLY 5+ TIMES NOW, AND WOBURN TOYOTA TWICE, ALL FOR PROBLEMS WITH A 2005 SCION TC. ONE OF THE OTHER ISSUES WAS WHEN MY WIFE BOUGHT THE CAR, SHE BOUGHT A TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE NOTICED A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THAT THE WEATHER STRIPPING WAS DRY-ROTTING, AND WOBURN TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT SINCE IT WASN'T A FACTORY WINDSHIELD. WE WERE ORIGINALLY TOLD BY MCGEE TOYOTA THAT WE COULD TAKE THIS CAR TO ANY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE WARRANTY WOULD BE VALID. WHY WERE WE NOT TOLD BY MCGEE TOYOTA WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE CAR, THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD BEEN REPLACED? MR MURPHY SAID HE WOULD DO ANYTHING IN HIS POWER TO MAKE US HAPPY. MR MURPHY SAID HE WOULD REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE CAR (BECAUSE WE ALSO NOTICED THERE WERE 3 DIFFERENT TIRES ON THE CAR), AS WELL AS REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD FOR US. WE PICKED THE CAR UP YESTERDAY, TO FIND HER SEATS LEANED BACK (IT LOOKED LIKE SOME TEENAGE KIDS JUST GOT DONE JOY-RIDING), TWO BUBBLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEW(ANOTHER AFTERMARKET WINDSHIELD, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ? AGAIN!) WINDSHIELD, A LOUD SQUEAL COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN REVVED, AND THE CLUTCH MAKING A VERY LOUD AND NOTICEABLE SQUEAK WHEN DEPRESSED. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN WE BRING THE CAR IN FOR SOMETHING, WE LEAVE

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

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

DRIVING ON A SUNNY DAY WITHOUT A CAR AROUND, SUNROOF SHATTERED AND COVERED THE INTERIOR WITH GLASS. THE SUNROOF WINDSHIELD WAS PREVIOUSLY FIXED AS PART OF THE RECALL. BOTH THE SUNROOF AND RAILS WERE DESTROYED. TOYOTA DID NOT PAY FOR REPAIR. *JB

MOONROOF HAS SHATTERED FOR SECOND TIME. DEALER/TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE PER WARRANTY. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL APPROX. JUNE 2006. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR AND GLASS WAS FINE BEFORE RECALL. MOONROOF HAS SHATTERED TWICE SINCE RECALL WITH NO NOTICEABLE IMPACT. RECALL FIX/MATERIAL IS UNSAFE AS SHATTERING GLASS MAY INJURE DRIVER AND OR PASSENGER. *JB

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION TOYOTA SCION TC HAS A VIOLENT COLD START JERKING AND BUCKING AT A SLOW SPEED WHEN IT IS STARTED UNTIL THE ENGINE IS WARM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO REPLACE SENSORS AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING. TOYOTA CLAIMS IT IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AS THERE ARE NO COMPUTER "FAULT CODES" DISPLAYED. OTHERS HAVE DRIVEN IT AND CLAIMED THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL, BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT - "IT IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED." MANY DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT, ALTHOUGH THEY AGREE THAT THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE IS NOT AS POPULAR AS THE AUTOMATIC AND FEW PEOPLE PURSUE THE PROBLEM. AUTOWEEK MAGAZINE WROTE ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN THE SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 ISSUE AND THE OFFICIAL RESPONSE FROM SCION WAS THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BUCK AND JERK FOR THEM AS WELL. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 5:30 PM ON DEC 7. THE REAR MOON ROOF OF MY 2005 SCION TC SHATTERED WITH A LOUD "BANG"WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE GLASS SHATTERED UNIFORMLY THROUGH OUT THE ENTIRE WINDOW. I STOPPED AND INSPECTED THE GLASS AND DID NOT FIND ANY NOTICEABLE IMPACT CHIPS OR POINTS. THE GLASS FELL IN TO THE PASSENGER AREA OVER THE FOLLOWING SEVERAL DAYS. (PHOTOS WERE TAKEN PRIOR FALLING) *NM

PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN MARCH 2005. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP THREE (3) TIMES FOR THE MOON ROOF. THE MOON ROOF RATTLES HORRIBLY AND THE DEALERSHIP AS TAKEN THE GLASS OUT AND REPLACED IT SAYING "THAT TOYOTA HAS DONE ALL THAT THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THAT PARTICULAR SITUATION". I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE ALSO HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FIVE (5) TIMES FOR THE BACK HATCH. THE HATCH MAKES A HORRIBLE RATTLE WHEN JUST DRIVING ON REGULAR ROADS. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL UNFIXED. MY PAINT AS WITH THE NUMEROUS OTHER AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINTS IS CHIPPING AND BUBBLING UP. IT HORRIFIES ME TO READ ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. I CAN ONLY ANTICIPATE ON WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT. *NM

THE WIND DEFLECTOR FOR MY SUNROOF ON MY 2006 SCION TC WAS SHATTERED ON SEPT 22, 2006 1) I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SUNROOF OPEN ON THE STREET (NO FREEWAY). I CLOSED THE ROOF AND WENT INTO WORK. AT LUNCH TIME I MADE SEVERAL STOPS (NEVER OPENING THE SUNROOF) AND AFTER COMING BACK FROM THE LAST STORE, I FOUND THE WIND DEFLECTOR SHATTERED. I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING HIT MY CAR. I DID HAVE THE RECALL LAMINATE IN PLACE BUT THERE WAS GLASS SHARDS AND PIECES FROM THE EDGES AND THE BOTTOM. BOTH DEALERS I WENT TO CANNOT TELL HOW THE DAMAGE HAPPENED SINCE THE WHOLE THING IS SHATTERED. THERE IS NO SIGN OF A ROCK HITTING IT. 2) I CANNOT OPEN SUNROOF OR WINDOW FOR FEAR MORE GLASS WILL BREAK OFF INTO MY CAR. 3) I HAVE GONE TO 2 DEALERSHIPS (TOYOTA) AND BOTH TOLD ME TO THAT MY INSURANCE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE. PART HAS TO BE ORDERED THROUGH DEAL ONLY. THE FIRST DEALER WAS NOT HELPFUL AND EVEN TOLD ME ANY GLASS PLACE COULD REPLACE WHICH TURNED OUT TO NOT BE TRUE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING MY INSURANCE TO PAY FOR REPAIR SO I AM STILL DRIVING AROUND WITH SHATTERED GLASS (AT LEAST THE 2ND DEALER TAPED IT SO I DON'T LOSE A LOT MORE GLASS).*JB

I WAS DRIVING MY SCION TC IN A NORMAL FASHION ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY GLASS SUNROOF SHATTERED UNEXPECTEDLY. MY INSURANCE IS COVERING THE COST, THE DEALER IS WAITING FOR THE CHECK TO ORDER THE PARTS. PREVIOUSLY MY GLASS WIND DEFLECTOR HAS SHATTERED ALSO. *NM

AROUND 10 MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 27 WITH MY SUNROOF COMPLETELY CLOSED. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME. SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, I SWERVED A QUITE BIT AND THEN I NOTICED GLASS WAS FALLING ON MY HEAD. I LOOKED UP TO SEE MY SUNROOF WAS GONE. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE GLASS ON WARRANTY. SINCE IT WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO ME I WAS SATISFIED. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST SATURDAY NIGHT (9-16-06). I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH THE SUNROOF CLOSED.THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND. WE HEARD A QUIETER NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE GLASS SHATTERING; WE LOOKED AT ALL THE WINDOWS BUT SAW NOTHING WRONG. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED THAT THE WIND DEFLECTOR WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. MOST OF THE PIECES OF GLASS WERE STILL THERE EXCEPT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE GLASS. I'VE HAD THE PLASTIC FILM PUT ON THE CAR ACCORDING TO THE RECALL BUT IT ISN'T COMPLETELY EFFECTIVE BECAUSE THERE IS GLASS MISSING. THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T REPLACE THE PART ON WARRANTY. I AM NOW IN A DISPUTE WITH SCION TO GET THEM TO REPLACE THE DEFLECTOR. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY YET THEY WON'T REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART STATING THAT THEY HAVE A POLICY AGAINST REPLACING GLASS FOR ANY REASON. I HAVE TRIED FOR A WEEK NOW TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SCION. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WILL CALL ME THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY YET THEY DON'T CALL ME. I HAVE TOLD THEM EVERY TIME THAT I CALLED THAT I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THIS HAS BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FO

THE PASSENGER SEAT AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER A PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CLOSED THE DOOR. I WAS STILL IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AT THE TIME. MY RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT CHEEK WERE SCRATCHED. *JB