2006 Scion TC complaints

MY 2006 SCION TC WAS PURCHASED NEW JULY 2005 HAD A DEPLOYMENT OF ALL PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS FOR NO REASON ON FEBRUARY 2006. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY COULD NOT SAY WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IN MARCH 2006, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE CONNECTOR. APRIL 2006, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON AGAIN AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. MAY 16TH, 2006, TOOK CAR IN FOR NORMAL SERVICE AND I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE AIRBAG AGAIN, AS ON THE PREVIOUS DAY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN; AT THIS TIME AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR CODE THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT PERTAINING TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS AND THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR IT. IN JUNE 2006, THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER DUE TO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND THEY ACCUSED ME OF UNHOOKING THE CONNECTOR WIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN MAY 2006 TO ADVISE OF THE MULTIPLE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAGS. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP I DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THE ONLY OPTION IS TO LEMON LAW, TRADE-IN OR KEEP THE VEHICLE WITH THE SAFETY ISSUES. I AM PURSUING MY OPTIONS. *JB

I OWNED A SCION TC 2006. I BOUGHT IT ON JAN 10, 2006. FEW WEEKS AGO, I STARTED TO NOTICE AND HEAR A RATTLE NOISE ON THE ROOF AREA. ON MAY 4, 2006 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY @ A SPEED OF 55 MPH. THE MOON ROOF SNAPPED AND SHATTERED. THE GLASS CHUNKS FELL INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER, KIND OF LIKE A GLASS CHUNKS RAINS THAT ACTUALLY MAY CUT YOU. WE WERE COVERED IN GLASS. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, DUE TO FRIGHTEN AND GLASS ALL OVER, SWIRLED LEFT AND RIGHT. I'M SO FORTUNATE THAT I DIDN'T HARMED ANYONE NEXT TO ME OR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I'M REALLY WORRY ABOUT DRIVING SUCH CAR. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THE BUYER WHEN SUCH PURCHASE WAS MADE BY THE DEALER OR THE COMPANY. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE A SERIOUS ACTION FAST BEFORE AN INNOCENT PERSON LIFE IS TAKEN. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT. PLEASE HELP. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL. *NM EMAIL REPLY ON MAY 18, 2006 CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SUN/MOON ROOF (NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR) THAT SHATTERED.

APRIL 06, I BOUGHT A SCION TC. I AM 47 YRS OLD & WANTED SOMETHING SPORTY, COULDN'T AFFORD OVER 20,000. SO HAPPY UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO, NOW DO TO HURRICANE KATRINA I COMMUTE TO WORK. AS I WAS TRAVELING I HEARD & FELT LIKE AN EXPLOSION ON TOP OF MY ROOF. I THOUGHT MAYBE A PLANE DROPPED SOMETHING, I WAS SHAKING & PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, TOOK QUICK LOOK, IT WAS LATE AND I WAS ALL ALONE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEIR WAS GLASS ALL OVER. THE WIND DEFLECTOR GLASS WAS SHATTERED & PIECES OF GLASS MISSING. I WENT BACK ACROSS THE STREET TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH A SALESMAN AND HE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, HE SAID WAIT! THEIR IS A RECALL WE CAN CHANGE IT AND FIX IT, GO TO SERVICE AND ASK FOR __. I COULD HEAR THE SALESMAN, YOU HAVE TO FIX IT! ITS A BRAND NEW CAR! THE SERVICE REP FINALLY CAME TO MY CAR AND SAID WE WILL FIX IT THIS TIME BUT IF YOU DRIVE AWAY AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEN WE WONT BECAUSE THIS CAR IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE LAMINATE HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT ON THE CAR. I HAD NO IDEA , HE EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL IS TO STOP THE SHATTERED GLASS FROM COMING INTO THE CAR AND INJURING PASSENGERS OR CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THAT STILL CAN HAPPEN AND BIG PIECES OF GLASS CAN FALL IN. I CRIED, I TAKE MY GRANDSON (2) ON WEEKENDS & HE LOVES THE SUN ROOF. SERVICE MGR SAID ONLY THING I CAN DO IS LEAVE THE SUN ROOF CLOSED OR TRADE IN THE CAR! I TALKED TO MANAGER OF SALES & HE SAID CALL TOYOTA BECAUSE HE ONLY SELLS THE CAR HE DOES NOT DESIGN THEM! NOW I HAVE T

THERE WAS A BRAKE FAILURE ON THE CAR. THE MAKER OF THE CAR IS SCION (TOYOTA) THE YEAR IS 2006. THIS CAUSED ME TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT ITS A NEW CAR WITH AROUND 3000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT FOR LESS THAN THREE MONTHS. I DIDN'T NOT DO ANY MODIFICATION ON THE CAR EVERY THING I NEED IT WAS DONE INCLUDING OIL CHANGE, I WENT TO THE DEALERS. *JB

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.

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 CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER IF THE CONTACT IS NOT CAREFUL IN THE PLACEMENT OF HIS FEET HE WILL BRAKE AND ACCELERATE AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 12/12/05. *JB

LATCH SECURING REAR HATCH BACK RATTLES - HAS OPENED TWICE. NOTIFIED TOYOTA - CLAIMED THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX. HATCH CONSTANTLY RATTLES WHENEVER ROAD IS ROUGH. *JB

MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING MY CAR ON A CLEAR, SUNNY DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING AND ALL WINDOWS CLOSED ON I-495 IN MARYLAND, WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD POP. THINKING THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR OR THE TIRES I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I THEN DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS THE MOON ROOF WIND DEFLECTOR SHATTERED. GLASS WAS FALLING IN THOUGH THE COVER FOR THE MOONROOF ON OUR HEAD. WE ENDED UP SWITCHING PLACES AND TAKING THE BACK ROADS TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THEM AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE VERY ACCUSATORY. WE EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD NOT PASSED UNDER ANY OVERPASSES AND NO DEBRIS WERE OBSERVED EITHER VISUALLY OR HEARD WHILE IN THE CAR COMING FROM THE ROAD OR ANOTHER CAR. ONCE DROPPING IT OFF THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME FEEL AS IF IT WAS ME AND THAT MY INSURANCE MAY HAVE TO HANDLE IT. AFTER A MONTH OF DEALING WITH THEM THEY RETURNED THE CAR WITH A NEW MOON ROOF AND FRESHLY PAINTED REAR SPOILER. RECENTLY I FOUND AN ARTICLE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL STATING THAT TOYOTA MOTOR CORP IN RECALLING 71,000 05-06 SCION TC'S. THAT WAS A HUGE RELIEF TO ME, SEEING AS THE DEALERSHIP MADE IT SEEM THAT IT WAS A VERY LIMITED PROBLEM AND ONLY A FEW CASES HAVE COME ABOUT. *JB

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WITH MY SUNROOF OPEN WHEN DEBRIS OF SOME SORT HIT MY WIND DEFLECTOR. IT SHATTERED THE GLASS WIND DEFLECTOR AND COVERED THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR WITH GLASS. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM, ONLY TWO WEEKS EARLIER, AND THEY SAID THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. THE PART IS $568. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO CHARGED ME $70 JUST TO CLOSE MY SUNROOF. IT IS STILL BROKE BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE PART. *JB

1) I WAS SITTING IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT WITH ONLY MY AC RUNNING WHEN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SUNROOF JUST SHATTERS. NO REASON FOR THE GLASS TO SHATTER, HAD NOT OPENED THE SUNROOF IN 3 TO 4 DAYS, NOTHING HIT THE SUNROOF AT ANYTIME, AND I WAS MOTIONLESS WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERED. 2) WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERED PIECES OF GLASS RAINED DOWN ONTO ME INSIDE MY VEHICLE. I HAD A FEW CUTS BUT NOTHING MAJOR. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED I FEEL THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLY GLASS IN MY EYES. 3) THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GLASS, BUT ONLY AFTER I HAD TO ARGUE THAT THEY PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR JUST UNDER 2 WEEKS. NOW THERE IS ADDITIONAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE GLASS THAT I HAVE TO TRY TO GET FIXED. *NM EMAIL REPLY ON MAY 17, 2006 CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SUN/MOON ROOF (NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR) THAT SHATTERED.