2006 Scion TC complaints

IN MAY 2007 I HAD A REAR END ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR WHERE MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKE. THE OTHER CAR MOVED FORWARD AND MY CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP AND HIT IT AGAIN. IT FINALLY STOPPED WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK. IT SEEMED TO ME THE ACCELERATOR WAS OVERPOWERING THE BRAKE. IT HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR IT TO INVESTIGATED, ONCE AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND AGAIN LAST YEAR. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT AND TOLD ME THE CAR USES DRIVE BY WIRE TECHNOLOGY AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING TO BE OCCURRING. NOW THE SERVICE MANAGER WILL NOT EVEN RETURN MY CALLS. CALLS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS WERE MET WITH YOU NEED TO CALL SCION CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND WHEN THEY TRANSFER ME THE CALL DISCONNECTS. I OWN A 2006 SCION TC. I TOOK THE DRS. SIDE FLOOR MAT OUT LAST SUMMER AND NOW WITH ALL THE PRESS AND TOYOTA SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I OWE MORE THAN IT IS WORTH, SO I AM FINDING DIFFICULTY IN EVEN REPLACING IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC ON INTERSTATE I-95N GOING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. GLASS CAME RAINING DOWN ON MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER AND ALSO HIT THE CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SCION TC. THIS CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE THE PRIUS. WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS, RAILWAY TRACKS, PUDDLES OR WHEN IT IS RAINING THE BRAKES STOP FOR A SECOND. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME LIKE 4 TIMES .. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER, I HAVE TALKED TO MY MECHANIC THEY ALL SAY THAT MY BRAKE IS FINE AND IT IS MORE THAN 90%. BUT I COULD SWEAR I HAVE NOTICED THIS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE FREEWAY. I TOLD MY MECHANIC MANY TIMES THAT THIS CAR HAS THAT PROBLEM AND HE ALWAYS SAYS TOYOTA IS A GOOD CAR , MAY BE IT IS IN YOUR HEAD. NOW I SEE THAT SO MANY ARE WITH ME . FINALLY SOMEONE IS BELIEVING ME. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SCION TC AND HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALLS FOR OTHER TOYOTA MODELS. I HAVE HEARD A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE AND IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO ISSUES WITH MY SCION. WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHILE BREAKING THERE IS A SKIPPING MOTION AND A SERIOUS LAG IN BREAKING. I HAVE BROUGHT IT UP WITH THE DEALER IN THE PAST AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. WHAT CAN I DO TO FORCE THE DEALER OR TOYOTA TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES, G-FORCE SPORT TIRES, SIZE P215/45/R17. HE STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SEVERE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS AND THE TREAD. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2006. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A LOCAL TIRE CENTER WHERE THE TIRES WERE INVESTIGATED AND REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE FLAWS IN THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 15,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOUD POP OCCURRED. UPON INSPECTION THE WIND DEFLECTOR PIECE OF GLASS WAS SHATTERED WITH NO POINT OF IMPACT. NO ROAD DEBRIS WAS OBSERVED. THE GLASS FAILED. *TR

CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT A SPEED OF 40-50 MPH. THE AIR BAGS ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2006 SCION TC ON THE HIGHWAY I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE STEERING AND I ENDED UP LEAVING THE ROAD BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. AFTER I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. *TR

I WAS PARKED ON A CORNER AND HEARD A LOUD POP. I WAS SCARED AND AUTOMATICALLY THOUGHT SOMETHING FELL ON THE TOP OF MY CAR. I SAW GLASS FALLING IN THE CAR AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. I GOT OUT TO LOOK AT IT AND NOTHING WAS ON OR NEAR THE CAR SHOWING THAT SOMETHING FELL ON IT. THE WIND DEFLECTOR MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING IT TO POP UP, WHILE THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED, AND BREAKING THE SIDE HINGES FOR THE SUNROOF, AND SHATTERING THE SUNROOF GLASS. BEING THAT I WAS NOT HOME AT THE TIME, I DROVE TO MY RESIDENCE AND GLASS WAS FLYING IN AND OFF THE CAR FROM THE SUNROOF THROUGH THE VISOR. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY CAR BUT NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH SCION TC. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, BUT FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY SCION TC OWNER WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED SCION ABOUT IT, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT IF IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP OR MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND PAY AN ESTIMATED $932.41. PROBLEM IS, INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER COMPANY MALFUNCTIONS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A COMPANIES RECURRING MECHANICAL ERRORS. THIS IS UNSAFE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE ON THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I COULD'VE BEEN HURT, SPLINTERS FROM THE GLASS COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN MY EYES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY AND MY 06 SCION TC WIND DEFLECTOR GLASS SHATTERED INTO PIECES ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. I LATER CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE WIND DEFLECTOR FOR 06 SCION TC'S BUT IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THEY WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED CORPORATE. RESEARCHING THIS, THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2009 MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DID NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY. I THOUGHT THAT IT JUST WAS STICKING AND GAVE IT A HARDER PUSH. IT THEN STARTED WORKING FINE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I WENT TO THE DRIVE THROUGH AT THE BANK AND LOWERED THE WINDOW. WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT UP IT ONLY WENT UP HALF WAY. IT WAS TWO MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WAY THE HINGE AND WINDOW MECHANISM ARE DESIGNED I NEEDED A COMPLETELY NEW DOOR, THAT THE OLD ONE COULD NOT BE FIXED. I FOUND OUT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE CAR WHICH DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED OF IN 2007, BUT WERE NOT REQUIRED TO NOTIFY VEHICLE OWNERS. THE REPAIR WAS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $2400. JUST FOUND A FRIEND WHO WAS ABLE TO FIX IT IN AN HOUR AND A HALF. THERE IS A MODIFICATION AVAILABLE IF YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ASK. MODIFICATION REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURS, OR AT LEAST BEFORE YOU USE THE WINDOW AFTER THE DOOR STICKS, BUT IF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF THE DESIGN PROBLEM, THE INITIAL STICKING OF THE DOOR SEEMS LIKE A MINOR NEXT TIME THE CAR IS SERVICE HAVE IT LUBED TYPE ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 09/01/09. *LJ

REAR HATCH HANDLE ANCHORS BROKE AROUND 10/8/08 AND WAS TOLD ENTIRE UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT AROUND $400. ON 6/17/09 THE ENTIRE UNIT BROKE AWAY AND HAS TO BE TAPED DOWN SO IS DOESN'T HANG IN FRONT OF THE LICENSE PLATE. AFTER READING NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE, I REALIZE THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN RT 55 IN NEW JERSEY. SUDDENLY I HEAR GLASS SHATTERING AND GLASS RAINS DOWN ON MY HEAD. THE MOON ROOF IN MY TOYOTA SCION TC EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TOYOTA SAYS ITS NOT A DEFECT AND THEY WONT FIX IT. I HAVE TO PAY 2000 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. I DON'T HAVE THIS MONEY AND GLASS SHOULD NOT EXPLODE FOR NO REASON. NOT TO MENTION I COULD HAVE CRASHED MY CAR AND SUSTAINED BODILY INJURY. *TR

MY 2006 SCION TC WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN (WITH THE SUN ROOF DOWN.) AND WHILE I WAS SITTING THERE THE VERY FRONT PIECE THAT RAISES UP JUST CRACKED OUT OF NOWHERE. BITS OF GLASS AND STUFF STARTED FALLING INTO THE CAR. *TR

DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, NO VEHICLES WITHIN SIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, AND NO ONE TO THE SIDE. MY SCION TC SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT WAS LOUDER THAN A SHOTGUN. I ALMOST SWERVED OFF THE ROAD IT SCARED ME THAT BAD. THIS WAS NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR IT WAS THE SUNROOF ITSELF. I WAS DOING SOME INVESTIGATING AND I KNOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS JUST BY LOOKING ON A FORUM. I DON'T HAVE A REPAIR COST YET OR EVEN KNOW IF TOYOTA IS GOING TO COVER IT. *TR

TAKING A DRIVE ON A SUNNY DAY, I HAD MY SUNROOF OPEN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HUSBAND AND I HEARD A CRACKING SOUND. WHEN WE GOT HOME, WE NOTICED THE FRONT PART OR WIND DEFLECTOR PART OF SUNROOF WAS CRACKED. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A PEBBLE BECAUSE THE GLASS SHOWED A POINT OF IMPACT.EARD ANYTHING HIT THE WINDOW, IT JUST BROKE. WHY IS SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A WIND DEFLECTOR MADE OF GLASS?I NEVER EVEN NOTICED THIS PIECE OF GLASS THAT POPS UP AND NOW I FEEL VULNERABLE FOR DRIVING IN THE FUTURE,. NOT TO MENTION THE ALMOST $500.00 THAT IT WILL COST ME TO FIX THIS FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD BE A WARRANTED ITEM OR IT SHOULD BE MADE OF A PLASTIC MATERIAL. I SAW MANY COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE. I BELIEVE IT SHATTERED FROM THE WIND JUST LIKE THE MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I READ. I LOVED MY SCION TC AND NOW I AM DISENCHANTMENT WITH THIS CAR. *TR

I WENT TO ROLL UP MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND IT CAME OFF TRACK. WHEN SAFELITE CAME OUT TO REPAIR IT THE GUY SAID THE TRACK WAS COMPLETELY TWISTED AND ANOTHER PART WAS BENT. HE SAID MOST LIKELY IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A BODY SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE GUY THERE SAID HE'S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND WAS GOING CALL TOYOTA AND SCION TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY SILENT RECALLS. A NEW DOOR WOULD COST ABOUT 745 AND I REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT AND WANT IT FIXED FOR FREE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC AND THE REAR HATCH BACK HANDLE JUST COMPLETELY CAME OFF. THE CAR HAS CLOSE TO 23,000 MILES ON IT. I NEVER USE FORCE TO OPEN THE HATCH BACK, NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH IT AT ALL. ONE DAY I SIMPLY WENT TO OPEN THE HATCH AND OFF CAME THE ENTIRE PANEL WITH THE HANDLE. PEOPLE HONK AT ME WHEN I DRIVE TO LET ME KNOW IT'S HANGING. (THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS SEVERAL PEOPLE I KNOW OWN TC'S). RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED I GOT HONKED AT ON THE FREEWAY AND IT'S DISTRACTING TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. I REALLY WANT THIS TO BE RECALLED FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC AND THE REAR HATCH BACK HANDLE JUST COMPLETELY CAME OFF. THE CAR HAS CLOSE TO 45000 MILES ON IT. I NEVER USE FORCE TO OPEN THE HATCH BACK, NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH IT AT ALL. THEN LAST WEEK I SIMPLY WENT TO OPEN THE HATCH AND OFF CAME THE ENTIRE PANEL WITH THE HANDLE. IT WAS CRAZY I HAVE PICTURES OF IT JUST HANGING BY THE WIRES FOR THE BACK LIGHTS. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY DENIED TO FIX EVEN WITH MY PLATINUM WARRANTY PACKAGE. I AM VERY UPSET I FEEL THIS IS NOT MY PROBLEM. THE MANAGER AT THE DEALER EVEN SAID HE SEES THIS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE READ ON PLENTY OF WEBSITES THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. PEOPLE HONK AT ME WHEN I DRIVE TO LET ME KNOW IT'S HANGING. RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED I GOT HONKED AT ON THE FREEWAY AND IT'S DISTRACTING TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. I REALLY WANT THIS TO BE RECALLED FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 SCION TC SINCE FEB. 2006 AND AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING IT, I NOTICED CREAKING AND CLUNKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END. I ALSO HAVE HAD A NEW RIGHT REAR SEATBELT, AND RADIO REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER OVER 10 TIMES NOW IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, AND THEY HAVE GREASED FRONT END AND REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT STRUT AND PLATE, AND STILL NOT RESOLVED, THEY ARE CLAIMING NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND IT IS COLD OUT SO IT IS MAKING THOSE NOISES DUE TO THE WEATHER, HOWEVER IT DOES THIS ALL YEAR AROUND, AND THERE IS ALSO A WOBBLING IN THE FRONT END GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHICH IS NOT RESOLVED EITHER. I AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH THIS CAR RIGHT NOW I AM READY TO JUST CALL THE LEMON LAW AND MAKE THEM GIVE ME A NEW CAR. I STILL HAVE 3 YEARS LEFT TO PAY THIS CAR OFF, AND I AM TIRE DOF THE RUN AROUND. I CALL SCION CORP HQ AND THEY TRIED TO HELP ME AND COULDN'T EITHER. I LOVE THE CAR BUT THE PROBLEMS HAVE TO BE RESOLVED OR ELSE. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES, OR AM I? I ALSO EXPERIENCE THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START SOMETIMES NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER IS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

ON MY 2006 SCION TC I CURRENTLY EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 TIRE SIZE: 215/45ZR17. THE PROBLEM THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED IS THE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE SIDE WALLS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES AND I CAN FEEL THAT THE REAR TIRES ARE STARTING TO DO THE SAME. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I SPOTTED THIS DEFECT BEFORE AN INCIDENT OCCURRED. CURRENTLY THE CORDS ARE EXPOSED ON TOP OF THE TIRES. THEY ALMOST FEEL LIKE THE TIRES WHERE RECAPPED AND ARE NOW SEPARATING. I JUST NOTICED IT TODAY 28 NOV 2008 AND I'LL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES TOMORROW. I ONLY HAVE APPROX. 25,000 MILES ON THESE SPECIFIC TIRES AND THEY ARE RATED FOR 80,000 MILES. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY/RECALL ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY ESPECIALLY IF OCCURRING TO OTHERS. PLEASE INFORM IF A RECALL IS PRESENT FOR THESE TIRES. THANK YOU!!! *TR

THE REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THE WHOLE MECHANISM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. SCION CLAIMS THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL ADVISES NOT TO LET THE MECHANISM BEAR ANY WEIGHT. THIS IS ERRONEOUS, AS THE OWNER'S MANUAL TELLS YOU TO LIFT AFTER PUSHING THE BUTTON. THIS LIFTING OVER TIME CAUSES WEAR OF THE TINY PLASTIC PIECES THAT ARE BEARING THE WEIGHT OF THE ENTIRE REAR/HATCH BACK DOOR. AFTER HAVING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, AND NOT MANY HAVE THIS KIND OF FAULTY DESIGN. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS TWO-FOLD: NUMBER ONE, THE LIGHT ON TOP OF THIS MECHANISM IS THE BRAKE LIGHT. IT JUST FALLS OFF OVER TIME. ONCE IT IS BROKEN, THERE IS NO WAY TO HOLD IT IN PLACE AND IT BLOCKS THE LICENSE PLATE AND ALSO COULD FALL OFF ENTIRELY AND DAMAGE ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS DESIGNED INTO THE VEHICLE. I AM CONVINCED THAT NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SCION HELP LINE ADMITTED THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. THEY ALL SEEM TO BE IN COLLUSION ABOUT IT BEING A DESIGN DEFECT EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WEIGHT BEARING ASPECT OF THE TRUNK LATCH. I WAS TO OPEN IT BY TOUCHING THE BUTTON AND THEN LIFTING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUNK. WHEN DOING THIS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AS THE LATCH NEEDS TO BE PUSHED AT THE SAME TIME IT IS LIFTED UPWARD. OTHERWISE THE LATCH JUST STAYS LOCKED. I FIND THIS WHOLE SITUATION PROBLEMATIC AS I PURCHASED A SCION BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S SOLID RE

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2006 SCION TC AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 PM. GOING 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY REAR SUNROOF WINDOW EXPLODED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT AND ENDED UP CRACKING THE ENTIRE WINDOW, SENDING PIECED FLYING BEHIND ME. I HAD THE REAR COVER CLOSED, SO NO DEBRIS WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALERSHIP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED MONDAY AFTERNOON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT I MAY HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE. ALSO, I WAS NOT DRIVING UNDER AN OVERPASS AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY OBJECT HITTING THE GLASS. IT JUST SIMPLY SHATTERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE THEN SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED DIRECTLY INTO THE FRONT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE THE CONTACT AND CAUSED HER TO STRIKE THE STEERING COLUMN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,220.

A/C FAILURE OF LESS THAN 2 YR OLD VEHICLE. OVER $2,300 REPAIR COSTS. *TR

AFTER A MONTH OF OWNING MY 06 SCION TC THE WHEELS STARTED TO SCREECH WHEN REVERSING AND A TIRE STARTED TO LOOSE PRESSURE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 4,500 MILE AND TOLD ME THE CAR WAS RUNNING NORMAL AND ALL I HAD TO DO WAS RESET THE TIRE PRESSURE CAUSE THE LIGHT WILL COME ON ANYTIME DRIVING OVER A BUMP DUE TO THE LOW PROFILE TIRE..WELL, NOW AT 29,000 MILES THE WHOLE BACK END OF THE CAR VIBRATES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL , THERE'S A TICKING NOISE FROM UPPER/LOWER WINDSHIELD AREA, MY GLOVE BOX RATTLES AND THE AC SWITCH CLICKS LOUDLY. I SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AS SOON AS THE CAR STARTED TO RATTLE WHICH WAS THE SAME DAY I HAD GOT MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALER SHIP AND BEING SAT I HAD TO WAIT TILL MONDAY TO BRING IT IN. WHEN I TAKE IT IN THEY TAKE A QUICK EXAM OF THE CAR BUY LISTENING TO IT AND SAY EVERYTHING SOUNDS NORMAL TO ME . I TAKE IT TO ANOTHER TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT I TELL THEM THE SAME THING (TIRES SCREECHING, WHOLE END VIBRATING AND TICKING , NOISE BEHIND GLOVE BOX) THEY TAKE A LOOK AND SAY THE KNOCKING NOISE YOU HEAR IS FROM THE SUN ROOF FRAME SO WE ORDERED A PART. THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING ELSE IS FINE AND NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. I PICK IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE LATER THAT EVENING I GO TO START IT TO ROLL THE WINDOWS UP AND THE CAR ROTATES BUT DOESN'T WANT TO START. AFTER THE SECOND TIME THE CAR STARTS I LEAVE IT ALONE AND TEST IT LATER THAT NIGHT IT DOES THE SAME THING AND HASN'T STOPPED SINCE. IF I LEAVE IT SITTING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS CLOSED FROM WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,809 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 63 MPH, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS SHATTERED EVERYWHERE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND FOUND NO GLASS REMAINING ON THE SUNROOF. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT PRESSURE MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE FOR THE EXPLOSION. SCION HAD NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION AND WOULD NOT SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,500.

ON 9/23/07 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 SCION TC. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR. I HAD BEEN AT A STOP AND HAD JUST PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION ABOUT 20 FEET WHEN WE HIT, SO I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOING MORE THAN 15-20 MPH. THE OTHER DRIVER'S SPEED IS UNKNOWN, ALTHOUGH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 35 MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS RIPPED OFF AND THE FRAME WAS PUSHED BACK. THE BODY SHOP ESTIMATED THE DAMAGE TO BE WELL OVER $11,750 SO THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED IT A TOTAL LOSS. DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS MINOR. NOT ONE OF MY 6 AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE FORCE OF THE CRASH WAS ENOUGH TO DEMOLISH THE CAR AND THROW ME AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

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

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

AROUND 5:40 AM I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK ON A CLEAR DAY AT 60 MPH I HAD THE A/C ON AND THE FRONT WINDOW CRACKED. WHEN ALL A SUDDEN I HEARD A POP FROM THE SUN ROOF, AND THE SOUND OF GLASS SHATTERING. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. I LUCKILY HAD THE COVER PULLED CLOSED SO THE GLASS PIECES DIDN'T FALL ON MY HEAD. I TOOK PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE. ALSO, I WAS NOT GOING UNDER AN UNDER PASS. I JUST DON'T SEE HOW A ROCK BIG ENOUGH COULD OF HIT IT WITHOUT ME SEEING IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE SUN ROOFS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A TOYOTA 2006 SCION TC. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND THE WIRE HARNESS SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. ON APRIL 29, 2006 THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A SUNNY DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION THAT WAS A TWO WAY STOP. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MID TO REAR DOORS BY AN INCOMING VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE FRONT BUMPER TO COLLIDE WITH THE SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST TOYOTA SINCE THE AIRBAGS AND WIRE HARNESS SYSTEM DID NOT PROVIDE THE PROTECTION REQUIRED WITH THIS TYPE OF COLLISION. THE CASE IS BEEN REVIEWED BY ALL STATE. TOYOTA EXPLAINED THAT SINCE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IT CAUSED THE SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 500 MILES. *AK

ON MARCH 3RD YEAR 2007 AT 3:00 AM I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE MY CAR WAS HIT IN THE FRONT END BY AT LEAST 25 METAL POLES THAT HOLD UP THREE GUIDE WIRES AT 65 MILES AN HOUR DUE TO A TIRE BLOWOUT TOTALING MY CAR. THE COMPLAINT IS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT SEEING AS MY FRONT END AND UNDERCARRIAGE WAS DEMOLISHED RIGHT NEAR THE AIRBAG SENSOR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION TC. THE MILEAGE WAS 19839. WHILD DRIVING DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS AT 65 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO FIND OUT WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM AND OBSERVED THAT THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. THE DEALER STATED THAT AN OBJECT HIT THE SUNROOF WHICH CAUSED IT TO SHATTER. THE DRIVER HAS PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED SUNROOF. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE SUNROOF WIND DEFLECTOR WAS THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,839.

TL* - THE CONTACT HAD A 2006 SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN DEEMED A "LEMON" BY SCION CORPORATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A LEMON BECAUSE OF RATTLING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE HATCHBACK FOR WHICH 3 UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR. OTHER FAILURES INCLUDED: THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ENGAGE WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE GEAR, THE REAR BUMPER WAS CRACKED, AND THE TIRES SCREECHED. THE CONTACT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 11/25/2006 AT 3:30 AM, ON 110 EXPRESSWAY IN LOS ANGELES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. NEITHER THE WEATHER NOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR IN THE CRASH. DURING A TURN, THE TIRES WEREN'T GRIPPING THE ROAD WELL. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND HE APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW CAR DOWN. THE CONSUMER OVERCORRECTION TO THE LEFT AND PROCEEDED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAR BEING A LEMON WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DRIVING AT 25 MPH, HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE REALIZED THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED ,AND THE TWO SUN ROOF SIDE BARS BROKE OFF. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY ROCKS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. PER THE CONTACT, THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE SU NROOF HAD EXPLODED. SHE DID NOT HAVE A REPAIR INVOICE, BUT HAD THE TWO SIDE BARS FROM THE SUN ROOF. *AK

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH IN MY 06 SCION TC WHEN MY MOON ROOF EXPLODED. ALL WINDOWS (INCLUDING THE MOON ROOF) WERE CLOSED AT THE TIME. THE MOON ROOF COMPLETELY FAILED (FALLING GLASS DEBRIS) IN A HALF MOON SHAPE IN THE MIDDLE FRONT. THE WIND DEFLECTOR POPPED UP BUT WAS NOT DAMAGED. GLASS BLEW VIOLENTLY THROUGHOUT THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL SINCE TRAFFIC WAS BUSY TONIGHT. PAINT FINISH ON TRUNK AND REAR BUMPER WAS BLASTED BY THE DEBRIS. CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT GATEWAY TOYOTA (TOMS RIVER, NJ).

THE MOONROOF IN MY 2006 SCION SHATTERED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM ANY ITEM THAT CAUSED THIS DEFECT. I HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH SCION; REFERENCE # 200609141416. *NOTE* THE WIND DEFLECTOR IS IN THE UP POSITION AS IF THE MOON ROOF WAS RETRACTED, YET, THE ROOF WAS CLOSED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BY THE SCION DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.*JB

THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM EITHER THE REAR OR RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED RECENTLY AND IS A DISTRACTION. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A LOUD BANG NOISE WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BRUISES AND CUTS AND PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF AN INTERNAL MEMO FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHICH ENTAILED A SUN ROOF DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO CONFIRM THAT RECALL #05V483000 REGARDING VISIBILITY: SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY PERTAINED TO THE AFFECTED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE WERE TAKEN.

PURCHASED NEW 2006 SCION TC IN OCTOBER OF 05. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE NOTICED CHIPS, SCRATCHES AND PAINT GENERALLY COMING OFF THE CAR ALL OVER THE PLACE. I DRIVE ON PAVED STREETS AND IN A MODERATE CLIMATE AREA (SEATTLE). I FEEL CHEATED THAT A CAR LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD IS HAVING PAINT FAILURE ISSUES. *JB

I CURRENTLY OWN THE 2006 SCION TC, IN WHICH THIS INCIDENT IS REGARDING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06024. MY STATIONARY GLASS PANEL SECTION OF MY SCION TC'S MOONROOF HAS BEEN SHATTERED BY NO PHYSICAL CONTACT TO THE GLASS. AS I WAS OPENING THE TRUNK TO MY CAR, THE MOONROOF BEGAN TO CRACK, SPIDERING AND COMPLETELY SHATTERING THE GLASS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA AROUND 12 HOURS AFTER THE INCIDENT, IN WHICH TOYOTA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, I WANTED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO YOU, CONSIDERING THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE SCION TC'S DESIGN. THE SCION TC THAT I OWN IS BARELY THREE MONTHS OLD WITH 3700 MILES TO IT, SO I AM HOPING THIS COMPLAINT WILL GET BACK TO TOYOTA AND REPAIR MY CAR. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE MOONROOF CLOSED, I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG, AND SUDDENLY GLASS WAS RAINING DOWN ON ME. THE MOONROOF HAD SHATTERED - I WAS NOT GOING UNDER ANYTHING, AND NO VEHICLES WERE IN FRONT OF ME. *NM

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY SUNROOF SHATTERED. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SIMPLY A ROAD HAZARD AND IT WAS NO BIG DEAL THAT MY INSURANCE WOULD PAY FOR IT. *JB

WIND DEFLECTOR FOR MOONROOF SHATTERED. WAS GOING 25 MPH IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. WAS NOT HIT BY ANY OBJECT, ROCKS, ETC.. NO ONE WAS NEAR ME OR IN FRONT OR BACK. OTHER COMPLAINTS FOUND AT WWW.SCIONLIFE.COM *JB

(1) RATTLE IN HATCH AND SUNROOF CAUSED DRIVER DISTRACTION (2) WHEN GOING OVER SPEED-BUMPS AND SLIGHTLY UNEVEN ROADS, THE RATTLE-DISTRACTION MIGHT BE HARMFUL TO THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AND TO PEDESTRIANS (3 )MORE THAN FIVE VISITS OVER A PERIOD OF SEVEN MONTHS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT RESULTED IN RECTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

THE DOOR THAT COVERS THE STEREO HEAD UNIT RATTLES AND SQUEAKS TO NO END WHETHER IT IS OPEN OR CLOSED. I FIRST NOTICED THE NOISE AT 1,500 MILES. 20,000 MILES LATER IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB