2007 Scion TC

Defect. GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 AND JUNE 2, 2008 WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.

Risk. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. DEALERS WILL ALSO CORRECT THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULF STATES TOYOTA AT 713-580-3300.

Defect. SOUTHEAST TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2011 PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.

Risk. A DRIVER MAY OVERLOAD A VEHICLE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT 1-800-301-6859.

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When I bought this car, there was a couple recalls within 5 years of owning. One was fixed. The second was an oil consumption issue that my car passed by 100 miles and I was told it would not be covered. For the last few years the oil consumption has gotten worse. I have to put oil in the car when the light comes on, which is anywhere between 1k and 2k miles. As I'm driving, it can smell of burning, or start shaking, etc.

CAR DRINKING OIL, PISTON RING FINALLY DROPPED. I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTED A ROUGH IDLE THEN STARTED KNOCKING SO I PULLED OVER. THEY'RE RUNNING TESTS NOW BUT I'M NO DUMMY, THIS IS A PISTON ISSUE. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN DURING THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED WINDOW TO GET THIS LOOKED AT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS ASYMPTOMATIC DESPITE ME EXPLAINING THAT IT WAS DRINKING EXCESSIVE OIL. IF MY CAR ENGINE IS RUINED BECAUSE OF THIS TOYOTA WILL BE PAYING FOR MY NEW MOTOR OR ONE OF THEIR 2 DEALERSHIPS THAT KEPT INSISTING I WAS CRAZY WILL BE PAYING FOR THAT NEW MOTOR. I'VE HAD THE CAR SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW WITH ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS TO PROVE THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.

THE ENGINE IN THIS CAR WHICH IS THE 2AZ-FE HAS DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO BURN AN INSANELY AMOUNT OF OIL. I LITERALLY HAVE TO ADD AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL A WEEK AND I BEEN DOING SO TWO YEARS ALREADY. I BELIEVE THAT'S NOT NORMAL AT ALL. CONTACTED TOYOTA TO NOTIFY THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND CLAIMED THAT 'VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE 10 YEAR OR 150,000 MILE WARRANTY'. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED AT TOYOTA FOR THAT. THEY ALSO HAD A PERIOD IN WHICH YOU COULD TAKE YOUR VEHICLE, BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS.

MY AIR BAGS IN MY SEATS DON'T WORK AT ALL. NEITHER DOES MY AIR BAG IN MY WHEEL. THE TIRES SHAKES WHEN I DRIVE PAST 60 AND THE RIMS ARE NOT SAFE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO MY CHILD WHAT IF SHE GETS IN A ACCIDENT. THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT BUCKLE AND SEAT WILL NOT GO BACK. 95000 MILES AND THIS IS REDICULIOUS.

MY TRUNK RELEASE BROKE RECENTLY (1/25/19) AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE TRUNK. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF DEFECTIVE PART AND HAD OFFERED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ON THE TRUNK RELEASE BUT IT EXPIRED IN 2015. I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION. CALLED TOYOTA TODAY AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME, EITHER. WAS GIVEN CASE #1902062093. IF PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY WERE AWARE OF IT I SHOULDN'T BE EXPECTED TO PAY $666.90 FOR REPLACEMENT JUST BECAUSE MY TRUNK RELEASE DIDN'T BREAK SOONER. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRUNK AS IT DIDN'T OPEN CONSISTENTLY. IF I HAD RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA IN 2013 AS THIS WAS APPARENTLY WHEN NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE HAD IT REPLACED. IF TOYOTA IS AWARE OF A DEFECTIVE PART, NO TIME LIMIT SHOULD EXIST TO HAVE IT REPLACED, ESPECIALLY IF THE CURRENT OWNER IS ALSO THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE TRUNK RELEASE WAS DANGLING BY THE WIRES, AND IS BEING HELD IN PLACE WITH SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH MAGNETS. OBVIOUSLY I AM UNABLE TO ACCESS THE TRUNK UNTIL I SHELL OUT AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF CASH TO FIX IT. I REALIZE THIS ISSUE ISN'T AS SERIOUS AS BRAKES, TIRES, ETC BUT I FEEL TOYOTA HAS AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE GOOD ON DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE TRUNK RELEASE IS A PLASTIC PART ON AN OTHERWISE ALL METAL CAR WHICH MAKES NO SENSE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

HI ALL, IAM THE OWNER OF SCION TC 2007 SINCE 2015 AND USING THIS VEHICLE TO COMMUTE TO WORK AND HOME. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MASSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE TO PUT 1 OR 2 QUART OF SYNTHETIC OIL AFTER EVERY 1500 MILES OR SO, IT COST ME ALOT MORE THAN AVERAGE. PLEASE HELP ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THANKS AND REGARDS . ALI

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

VEHICLE BURNING OIL AT INCREASINGLY FAST RATE, LARGE OIL CONSUMPTION. NO OIL LIGHT OR DASHBOARD WARNING. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY CAR SHUT DOWN... I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER GOT OUT...MY CAR WAS SMOKING... WITHIN MINUTES MY CAR WAS IN FLAMES.

MY 2007 TC HAS A VERY LARGE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM TO THE POINT OF BETWEEN OIL CHANGES I AM PUTTING IN ABOUT 1.5 QUARTS TO 2 QUARTS. THE VEHICLE NEVER HAS ANY ONBOARD WARNINGS EITHER I DON'T GET A OIL LIGHT OR LOW OIL LIGHT. IT IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO CHECK MY OIL DAILY JUST TO MAKE SURE MY ENGINE ISNT GOING TO BLOW AND USUALLY END UP ADDING OIL ONCE TO TWICE A WEEK. I BOUGHT THE CAR WHEN THERE WAS A SERVICE MAINTENANCE ON THE TC FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT IT HAVING IT AND I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL AFTER IT WAS OVER I FEEL AS SCION OR TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR EVERY SCION.

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.

REGARDING TAKATA RECALL : HI, I AM IN NEED OF SOME HELP! MY 2007 TOYOTA SCION HAS BEEN BURNING OIL OFTEN WHERE I AM ADDING OIL BEFORE OILL CHANGES ALSO OIL LIGHT NEVER TURNS ON EVEN AT NO OIL. MY CAR HAS BEEN BURNING OVER A QUART OF OIL IN 1,200 MILE FROM DRIVING IT. NOW MY ENGINE LIGHT POPS UP! ITS SCARY TO DRIVE BECAUSE I FEEL THAT AT ANY DAY IF I DON'T CHECK MY OIL AND IT'S LOW, MY CAR WILL BLOW UP! TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE SCION CARS. I AM HOPING I CAN GET THIS FIX , I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THIS RECALL PROB THAT TOYOTA HAS ON THIS CAR. LOOKING FOR SOME HELP AND ANSWERS. THANKS

MY SCION TC ENGINE CEASED BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY. I WAS DRIVING FROM COLLEGE TO HOME WHEN MY CAR START MAKING LOUD NOISE AND I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC SHOP AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE IS CEASED AND IT COST ME ABOUT $3000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.

I BOUGHT TOYOTA SCION TC ON APRIL 2016 AND THE ODOMETER READING WAS 77593 MILES. ON MAY 05, 2017 WHILE DRIVING FROM WALMART TO MY COLLEGE CAMPUS, I HEARD LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER THE SIDE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY APARTMENT BUILDING. THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY ON MAY 12, 2017, I HAD THE CAR TOWED FROM DALLAS TO OUR MECHANIC SHOP IN FORT WORTH. THE MECHANIC CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE HAS CEASED. THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE INCLUDING THE LABOR IS $3300. I WAS HAVING THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES AND I WAS ALSO ADDING OIL EVERY 2 WEEKS. THIS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION HAS RESULTED IN A TOTAL ENGINE LOSS.

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCT, 2015. AROUND DEC 2016 I NOTICED THE CAR WAS BURNING OIL AT AN UNUSUAL RATE. APRIL OF 2017 I REPLACED THE GASKETS AND A WEEK LATER AT ONLY 850 MILES THE ENGINE WAS BONE DRY, NO OIL AT ALL. THE OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON IT WILL ONY FLICKER FOR A SECOND. I HAVE ALMOST BLOWN MY ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE HAD TO PULL INTO GAS STATIONS TO PUT OIL IN JUST TO MAKE IT HOME. TOYOTA IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING FOR THE CONSUMERS. THIS WILL BE A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX IF WE EVERY FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I'VE ALREADY SPENT $160 AND THE NUMEROUS OIL CHANGES.

I ALWAYS CHANGE MY OILS REGUARLLY. I CAN NEVER MAKE IT TO MY NEXT OIL CHANGE, HAVING TO TOP OFF THE OIL EVERY OTHER WEEK AT LEAST.

RECALL ON FAULTY PARTS (PISTONS) CREATING MY CAR TO BURN OIL TO WHERE I HAVE TO ADD OIL ALMOST EVERY 1000 MILES OR GET MY OIL CHANGED. WHEN I TRIED TO CONTACT A TOYOTA DEALER IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL I RECEIVED A RUNAROUND FOR MONTHS UNTIL THEY TOLD ME MY CAR NO LONGER FELL UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS 2K MILES OVER THE WARRANTY CRITERIA.

MY 2007 SCION TC, IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BELIEVED TO BE FROM DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS WILL INEVITABLY LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE, AND IS ALREADY AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FIX. MY CAR NO LONGER FALLS UNDER THE STANDARD TOYOTA POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (60 MONTHS / 60K MILES). BUT HAS LESS THAN 85,000 MILES ON IT. TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS AFFECTED MULTIPLE MODEL/YEARS OF THEIR CARS WITH THE ENGINE 2AZ-FE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SPRAIN AND BRUISES TO THE SHOULDER, NECK, AND HAND, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

I HAVE DRIVEN 1270 MILE SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE. MY OIL LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN THE OIL IS LOW OR EMPTY. IT WILL GIVE A QUICK FLASH. WHEN I CHECKED IT TODAY, 1/27/17 IT WAS 2 1/2 QUARTS LOW. THE CAR ONLY HOLDS 3 QUARTS. WHEN I TOOK IT IN ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO FOR ITS REGULAR CHANGE THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT AT ALL. I COULD HAVE BLOWN MY ENGINE BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW! THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND THERE ARE NONE. IT HAS BEEN MADE CLEAR THAT I HAVE TO DO AN OIL CHANGE EVER 1200 MILES NOT THE NORMAL 3000. THIS ISSUE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE I CAN BE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING BLOW MY ENGINE. *TR

EXCESSIVE OIL IS BEING LOST IN THE ENGINE.

ENGINE LOCKED UP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AT ALL, WHICH SEEMS TO BE DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT CAUSING NO EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND BARELY MADE IT THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR SEIZED UP AND DIED. NO LOW OIL LIGHT EVER CAME ON. IF SOMEONE WAS DRIVING IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC, THE CAR COULD SHUT OFF IN AN ACTIVE DRIVING LANE. *TR

TAKATA RECALL... AS I WAS DRIVING SPEED LIMIT (60-65MPH) ON THE FREEWAY AT AROUND 11:30PM (10/21/16), DRIVING ON THE 2ND LANE. THERE WAS SOME DEBRIS ON THE ROAD AS I HIT A POT HOLE MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE POPS. I INSTANTLY LOSE CONTROL AS I SEE THE SEMI-TRUCK IN THE 3RD LANE (TRUCK LANE). I TRIED TO AVOID THE TRUCK BUT THE CAR TOOK ME INTO THAT DIRECTION. AS MY CAR SLIGHTLY WENT UNDER THE TRUCK, THE TRUCKS REAR PASSENGER TIRES RAM OVER THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. AS I WAS UNDER THE TRUCK I SOMEHOW GET OUT OF IT AND SPIN OUT UNTIL THE CAR IS COMPLETE STOPPED. WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED, I AM FACING TRAFFIC COMING TOWARDS MY DIRECTION. SINCE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IT WAS AN UNSAFE SITUATION. SAFETY IS EVERYBODY CONCERNS AND AT THE TIME MY LIFE COULD'VE BEEN AT RISK. NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT BUT ME AND THE SEMI-TRUCK, BUT THE SEMI-TRUCK NEVER STOPPED AT THE SCENE. *TR

OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL REQUIRED MULTIPLE VEHICLES INCLUDING MY 2007 SCION TC ARE PLAGUED THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH IS CAUSING VEHICLES TO CONSUME EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. TOYOTA ANNOUNCED AN "ENHANCED WARRANTY" TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS LITTLE TO NO PROGRESS FOR THE MAJORITY OF OWNERS BECAUSE THEY ARE DELAYING THE RELEASE OF PARTS FOR REPAIR. I SPOKE TO MULTIPLE SERVICE ADVISERS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WHO ALL SAID TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE THE UPFRONT CHARGE TO REPAIR ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT TOYOTA ONLY SENDS ENOUGH PARTS TO REPAIR 2-3 VEHICLES PER WEEK. MY VEHICLE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE CONSUMING EXCESS AMOUNTS OF OIL BY THE TOYOTA DEALER ON 4/16/2016 AND I WAS GIVEN A REPAIR DATE OF 3/27/2017. TOYOTA IS INTENTIONALLY DELAYING THE REPAIRS IN AN ATTEMPT TO ALLOW VEHICLES TO BECOME NON-OPERATIONAL BEFORE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. THIS IS EGREGIOUS, ARROGANT, AND UNETHICAL. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE TO BURN THROUGH 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES. THEY ARE CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR ANYONE OPERATING THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. IF MY ENGINE SEIZES AS A RESULT OF RUNNING OUT OF OIL, AN ACCIDENT IS MORE PROBABLE. I AM CONFIDANT MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED FROM TOYOTA ENGINES SEIZING DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF OIL. SURELY MYSELF OR MY CHILD COULD BE INJURED OR SUFFER HEAT STROKE IF I WERE TO RUN OUT OF OIL WITHOUT ACCESS TO ASSISTANCE FOR MULTIPLE HOURS IN 110 DEGREE WEATHER. THIS IS DANGEROUS, PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL.

THE REAR HATCH IS POORLY DESIGNED AND HAS BROKEN OFF UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE COVERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ *AS

I DO 3000 MILE OIL CHANGES REGULARLY I'VE NOTICED BEFORE THE 3000 MILES I'VE NEEDED TO ADD 2 QUARTS OF OIL BEFORE EVERY OIL CHANGE I SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SCION TCS IS THERE A WAY OF FIXING THIS I HAVE 160635 MILES ON THE CAR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO AN AUTO SHOP DUE TO A STRANGE SCRATCHING/TICKING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THAT IS WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE WAS 2 QUARTS LOW ON OIL. I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE 1,000 MILES PRIOR, THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT MY CAR SHOULDN'T BE BURNING THAT MUCH OIL AND THAT IN THE CURRENT CONDITION MY ENGINE ISN'T GOING TO LAST MUCH LONGER. NOW BECAUSE OF THAT I HAVE DRIVE CHAIN PROBLEMS AND REALLY BAD BLOW BY COMING FROM MY ENGINE DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. NO ENGINE AT 115,000 MILES SHOULD BE CONSUMING 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. WHAT IS TOYOTA DOING ABOUT THIS ISSUE ARE THEY GOING TO RECALL 2007 SCION TC ENGINES BECAUSE I KNOW FROM READING THE COMPLAINTS MY ENGINE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXTREMELY BAD OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVING THIS IS ON TOYOTA'S MANUFACTURING NOT THE DRIVERS MAINTENANCE.

A RECALL WAS MADE FOR OIL BURNING CONSUMPTION, I BROUGHT THE SCION TC VEHICLE TO HAMER TOYOTA IN MISSION HILLS CALIFORNIA. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE SCION TO BURN BETWEEN 1.5 TO 2 QUARTS OF OIL WITHIN 1500 MILES OF TRAVEL. I BELIEVE THAT IS WRONG AND INCORRECT. THE CAR IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BURN OIL ESPECIALLY AT THAT CONSUMPTION AMOUNT. YESTERDAY THE I WE TO CHANGE THE OIL AT BOHANS AUTO SHOP, THEY SAID THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT ONE QUART OF OIL IN THE CAR. THEY SAID CAR IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BURN OIL.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED AT LEAST 3 TIMES HER SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK HER INTO PLACE CAUSING HER TO HIT HER HEAD NUMEROUS TIME DURING THE CRASH. SHE DIED AT THE SCENE OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD WITH OVER 15 CUTS AND BRUISES TO HER HEAD AND FACE. THIS CAR WAS NEVER SAFETY TESTED FOR ROLLOVERS AND THE SEATBELTS ONLY MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, IF THE CAR WOULD HAVE HAD THE PRETENSION INSTALLED ON THE SEATBELT TO LOCK HER INTO PLACE MY DAUGHTER WOULD STILL BE ALIVE. THERE WERE FOUR OTHER PASSENGERS IN HER CAR AND THEIR SEATBELTS ALL LOCKED AND THEY ONLY HAD MINOR INJURIES COMPARED TO MY DAUGHTER AND THEY ALL LIVED. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THE SEATBELTS NEED TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DIES. ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA SCION TC 2007 ##

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR'S ENGINE RECENTLY (TWO DAYS AGO) HAS BEEN MAKING TICKING RATTLING NOISES WHEN I START UP AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. TOOK MY 2007 SCION TC IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHECKED AND THEY SAID THE VALVE GASKET COVER WAS DAMAGED AND JUST NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY PREFORMED AN OIL CHANGE AND FIXED THE VALVE COVER AND HAND ME OVER THE KEYS TO TAKE OFF. AS I START UP THE CAR THE ENGINE IS STILL MAKING THE TICKING RATTLING NOISE. I GO BACK INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASK THEM IF THE CAR JUST NEEDS TO CIRCULATE THE OIL AROUND FOR A BIT TO LUBRICATE THE ENGINE AND THEN THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY. THEY ALL HESITATED FROM ANSWERING THE QUESTION AND SAID IT MAY JUST PERMANENTLY BE THERE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES AND I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT IT IN GOOD CARE. THIS PROBLEM CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND LEFT ME INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED DRIVING AWAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM LEFT UNFIXED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME SORT OF PROBLEM REGARDING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BURNING THAT IS LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE. WHAT IS TOYOTA DOING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING FOR MANY CUSTOMERS AT A LOW MILEAGE POINT? ARE THEY STANDING BEHIND THEIR LOYALTY AND TRUST TO THEIR CUSTOMERS OR JUST GOING TO LEAVE THEM OUT IN THE COLD TO WORRY ABOUT THESE HIGH COST PROBLEMS ALONE? THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP AND GUIDANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE.

I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE HATCH. WHEN PULLED ON IT FOR THE SECOND TIME IT BROKE OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, AN UNKNOWN PART OF THE ENGINE FELL OUT CAUSING OIL TO SPILL OUT WITH FUMES OF SMOKE. THERE WAS NO FIRE BUT A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN CARTER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2007 TOYOTA SCION RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE/OIL PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN JULY 2014, DUE TO A ROD BEING THROWN THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION REGARDING AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. HE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT. HOWEVER, TOYOTA NEVER RESPONDED. *JB

WE PURCHASED A 2007 SCION TC FOR OUR SON. WE HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE TOYOTA REPORTS ON IT. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AND HAVE RECORDS. HE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WITHOUT WARNING HIS ENGINE BLEW. I LEARNED ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM ON THE CAR SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND CHECKED. THEY FELT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PART OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AND SENT THE INFORMATION UP THE STREAM FOR IT TO BE DENIED BY THE WARRANTY PERSON WHO MADE HIS DECISION BASED ON A COUPLE OF PICTURES AND THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT BONE DRY FROM OIL. IT SHOWED ALL THE DAMAGE OF A VECHILE WITH OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOW DENIED MY CLAIM AGAIN AND STILL THE PERSON THAT IS MAKING THE DECISION DID NOT SEND THE FIELD REP TO LOOK AT THE CAR. WE ARE LOYAL TOYOTA OWNER AND CURRENTLY OWN 5. WE HAVE NEVER EVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED IN THE WAY A SITUATION WAS HANDLED. MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURED IF HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY IN TIME. HE HAD NO WARNING. I HAVE BE DOING MY RESEARCH AND HAVE LEARNED THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM AND TOYOTA, KNOW THE SCOPE IS TRYING TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. I STILL OWE 2 YEARS OF PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND THEY WOULD LIKE ME TO PAY $6200 TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. IT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE MAKING MORE MONEY ON A PROBLEM THAT THEY CAUSED. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE 2 CLASS ACTION SUITS AGAINST THEM FOR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS SO BIG. PLEA

MY SCION TC BURNS EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL. TOYOTA RECOMMEND OIL CHANGE EVERY 5K MILES AND AT ABOUT 3-4K MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, THE OIL IS BURNT SO MUCH TO THE POINT THAT WHEN I CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL IT'S WELL BELOW THE LENGTH OF THE DIPSTICK AND RED OIL LOW WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, IF A CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO OIL, LIVES CAN BE LOST DUE TO THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. THERE IS ALREADY A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE AGAINST TOYOTA ON THIS. INSTEAD OF A MANDATORY RECALL, TOYOTA SAYS YOU HAVE TO DO A TEST FIRST BEFORE THEY'RE WILLING TO REPAIR FOR FREE. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP FOR THE TEST AND MY CAR BURNS 0.6QT/1000MILES. FOR THE 5000MILE OIL CHANGE INTERVAL, MY CAR WOULD HAVE BURNT 3QTS AND KEEP IN MIND THIS ENGINE IS DESIGNED TO HOLD ONLY 4.5QTS. THE OIL LEVEL WOULD BE TOO LOW TO BE SHOWN ON DIPSTICK. YET TOYOTA REFUSE TO DO THE REPAIR CLAIMING THAT WITHIN 1QT/1000MILE IS NORMAL. SERIOUSLY? THAT WOULD MEAN BY 5K OIL CHANGE IS DUE THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE BURNT ALL OIL AND BONE DRY. NHTSA, PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA PAY FOR THIS. THEY ARE RISKING PEOPLE'S LIFE JUST TO SAVE MONEY ON REPAIR COST. NEED HELP FROM GOVERNMENT IN THIS MATTER.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AFTER 1000. MILES OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AT CALDWELL TOYOTA DEALER. 2 1/2/ QUARTS DOWN. THEN WE WERE GIVEN A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION FORM TO TAKE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID COME BACK AND WE WILL DO ANOTHER OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IN 1000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SUMMER OF 2014. I HOPE THE CAR DOESN'T BURN UP. PLEASE ISSUE RECALL. THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME. THE NOTICE SAID ONCE THERE ARE ENOUGH PARTS THEN THEY WILL SEND OUT NOTICES TO FIX THE CARS. OK NOW!!! *TR

THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 50 DEGREES AND SUNNY I HAD JUST LEFT CHURCH SERVICES SO THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING OUT IN THE PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS. I WAS IN THE CAR DOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND I HEARD A POP-LIKE THAT OF A CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE- AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SAND ON THE FLOOR. I LOOKED AROUND TO MAKE SURE A BUG OR REPTILE HADN'T GOTTEN INTO MY CAR. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS MORNING 12/3/2014 TEMPERATURE AROUND 43 DEGREES AND NOTICED THAT MY GLASS WIND DEFLECTOR WHAT SHATTERED AROUND THE EDGES. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR AND I LIVE IN A GATE COMMUNITY SO I DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS AN ACT OF VANDALISM. I SPENT 3 YEARS IN ALASKA AND I KNOW WHAT FROZEN GLASS COULD DO IF EXPOSED TO DIRECT EXTREME HEAT. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. I AM LOOKING INTO GETTING IT REPLACED BUT JUDGING FROM THE FORUMS AND THIS SITE DOESN'T SEEM LIKE TOYOTA WILL COVER MY 2007 SCION TC WHICH I THINK IS A VERY DISHONORABLE THING TO DO. MANY TC OWNERS ARE HAVING A TIME WITH VEHICLES THAT HAVE INCURRED THIS ISSUE THAT THEY DIDN'T CAUSE AND COULDN'T PREVENT. *JS

I WENT TO WALMART TO GET A OIL CHANGE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO CHANGE THE OIL BECAUSE THE OIL STICK WASN'T REGISTERING ANY OIL. I WAS TOLD TO ADD 2 QTS. OF OIL AND THEN THEY WOULD CHANGE THE OIL. I NOTICED RECENTLY THAT AGAIN MY OIL STICK ISN'T REGISTERING ANY OIL. I HAVE NO OIL LEAKS OR SPILLS AROUND MY VEHICLE WHEN I PARK. *TR

THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 50 DEGREES AND SUNNY I HAD JUST LEFT CHURCH SERVICES SO THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING OUT IN THE PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS. I WAS IN THE CAR DOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND I HEARD A POP-LIKE THAT OF A CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE- AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SAND ON THE FLOOR. I LOOKED AROUND TO MAKE SURE A BUG OR REPTILE HADN'T GOTTEN INTO MY CAR. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS MORNING 12/3/2014 TEMPERATURE AROUND 43 DEGREES AND NOTICED THAT MY GLASS WIND DEFLECTOR WHAT SHATTERED AROUND THE EDGES. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR AND I LIVE IN A GATED COMMUNITY SO I DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS AN ACT OF VANDALISM. I SPENT 3 YEARS IN ALASKA AND I KNOW WHAT FROZEN GLASS COULD DO IF EXPOSED TO DIRECT EXTREME HEAT. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. I AM LOOKING INTO GETTING IT REPLACED BUT JUDGING FROM THE FORUMS AND THIS SITE DOESN'T SEEM LIKE TOYOTA WILL COVER MY 2007 SCION TC WHICH I THINK IS A VERY DISHONORABLE THING TO DO. MANY TC OWNERS ARE HAVING A TIME WITH VEHICLES THAT HAVE INCURRED THIS ISSUE THAT THEY DIDN'T CAUSE AND COULDN'T PREVENT. *JS

FOR OVER A YEAR I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN CONSUMING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I NOTICED IT WHEN I STILL HAD 1,000 MILES UNTIL MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS TO CHECK THE OIL. I NEEDED TO PUT 3 AND A HALF LITERS IN BECAUSE IT WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT. SCION TC'S ONLY HOLD 4 LITERS OF OIL. SO MY CAR BURNED UP ALMOST ALL OF THE OIL AND I HAD ONLY DRIVEN 2,000 MILES SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE!! THIS IS ABSURD, I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE KEPT IT SERVICED REGULARLY AND JUST PAID IT OFF! I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH AND KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT AN ERROR ON MY PART FOR NOT TAKING PROPER CARE OF MY CAR, IT IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO SERVICES CARS AT TOYOTA AND HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS BUILT BACKWARD AND THAT'S WHY THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS VERY LARGE. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO REBUILD THE ENGINE. I REALLY AM UPSET BY THIS BECAUSE LIKE I SAID EARLIER I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW AND HAVE IT PAID OFF. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND SINCE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE WAY THE ENGINE WAS BUILT I WOULD HOPE THAT TOYOTA WOULD RECALL THIS BECAUSE IT IS NOT UP TO QUALITY STANDARD PLUS THEY NEED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR MISTAKE, AND THIS IS A BIG ONE THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO INTO FINANCIAL DEBT OVER. *TR

THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING OIL AT AN ALARMINGLY FAST RATE. DEALERSHIP INSISTED OIL LEVELS WERE OK WHEN CAR WAS BROUGHT IN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR ALL OIL CHANGES REGULARLY. NOW LESS THAN 115K MILES AND THE ENGINE IS DONE AND CAR IS WORTHLESS. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WITH MY SUNROOF IN THE SLIGHTLY LIFTED POSITION ONLY AND ALL OTHER WINDOWS CLOSED. OUT OF NOWHERE THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT AND WE SAW SHATTERED GLASS FROM MY SUNROOF FLYING OUT FIRST AND THEN SHATTERING DOWN ONTO MYSELF, MY ADULT PASSENGER, HER 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THAT WAS IN HER CAR SEAT IN THE BACK AS WELL AS ON OUR TWO SMALL DOGS. WHEN WE PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR, WE HAD TO SHAKE GLASS FROM OUR CLOTHING AND HAIR AS WELL AS CAREFULLY REMOVE IT FROM OUR SEATS AND ALL OVER EVERYWHERE ELSE AND THEN VERY CAREFULLY REMOVE GLASS FROM COVERING THE BABY AND THE OUR DOGS IN THE BACK SEAT. WE ARE ALL LUCKY WE WERE NOT INJURED FROM THE FLYING GLASS. WE THEN HAD TO CAREFULLY REMOVE THE REMAINING LOOSE CHUNKS OF GLASS FROM THE ROOF SO THEY WOULDN'T FALL DOWN ON US AND WHAT REMAINED WAS JUST THE OUTER PORTION OF THE GLASS AND A GIANT HOLE. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY INCIDENT AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS HARM IF THE SUDDEN NOISE CAUSED ME TO SWERVE INTO SOMETHING OR ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON READING NUMEROUS REPORTS, I HAVE YET TO SEE TOYOTA STEP UP AND MAKE IT RIGHT, BUT I INTEND TO FIGHT AND GET THEM TO RECALL AND FIX THE SCION SUNROOFS! *TR

2007 SCION TC BOUGHT USED 2-18-14 TOYOTA DEALER HAD PUT 4 BRAND NEW 215/45/ZR17 91W ON CAR AND LESS THAN 100 MILES HAD 2 BLOWOUTS, NOT FLAT TIRES BLOWOUTS. 1ST ON 2-27-14 GOING 55 MPH ON HWY. 169 MN. RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT FOR NO REASON 2ND ON 3-1-14 GOING 55 MPH. ON HWY. 100 AT HWY. 55 IN MINNESOTA TIRE BLEW HAD STAKE IN CENTER OF TREAD, TIRE BEADS STAYED SEALED IN PLACE ON RIM BUT THE BALANCE OF TIRE CAME OFF AND ENDED ON OTHER SIDE OF ROAD ABOUT 50 FEET BACK. NO REASON FOR TIRE TO COME OFF THAT WAY. CAR HAD BEEN ON ROAD FOR 20 MILES AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 5 DEG. ABOVE 0 MN HWY. PATROL WAS CALLED BECAUSE CAR WAS ON LEFT SIDE OF ROAD BUT SPARE WAS PUT ON BEFORE THEY ARRIVED SO CALLED AN ADVISED THEM CAR WAS OFF OF THE ROAD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A REALLY LOUD GUNSHOT SOUND AND THEN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. ALL THE WINDOWS, INCLUDING THE SUNROOF, WERE CLOSED. I ONLY HAD THE VISOR OPEN; WHEN THE GLASS BROKE, I HAD GLASS IN MY HAIR AND ALL DOWN MY BACK. WHEN THE SUNROOF BROKE, THE FRONT PIECE OF THE SUNROOF FLIPPED OPEN AS WELL. LOOKS LIKE SOME TOOK THEIR FIST AND HIT THE SUNROOF FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY EAR STILL HURTS FROM THE SOUND OF THE GUN SHOT SOUND. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO INSPECT IT. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SCION CORP OFFICE, THEY BOTH SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING ON THIS VEHICLE. I FIND THIS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS ONLINE STATING THAT THIS IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE OF AN ISSUE. I THANK GOD THAT MY 4 YEAR SON WASN'T WITH ME AT THE TIME AS GLASS WOULD HAVE GONE ALL OVER HIM. I WANT SCION TO PAY FOR THIS DAMAGE AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN HAVE KILLED MYSELF AS GLASS WENT EVERYWHERE. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO BE KILLED IN ORDER FOR SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

I NOTICED THE OIL LEVEL ON THE DIP STICK WAS AT THE "NEED TO ADD A QUART" MARK AFTER 5,000 MILES. THE 2007 TC ONLY HAS 65K MILES. I NOTICED THAT WAS PRETTY STRANGE GIVEN IN MY EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER CARS, THEY WILL ONLY NEED ABOUT A QUART OF OIL AT 150K TO 200K PLUS MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE 65K MILES SERVICE AND OF COURSE THE TYPICAL DEFAULT, TRAINED, CONDITIONED, DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSE WAS THAT IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE THIS AMOUNT OF BURNING OIL. IT IS AFTER I READ OTHER TC OWNER REPORTS THAT WERE FILED WITH NHTSA THAT THIS IS REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM REQUESTING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THANKS. *TR

THERE IS A TERRIBLE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. MY DAUGHTER'S ENGINE BLEW UP BECAUSE OF IT. IF YOU DO NOT PLAN ON CHECKING YOUR OIL EVERY SINGLEDAY.DO NOT BUY THIS CAR. ALL I COULD GET FROM ANYONE IS THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WITH AN OIL PROBLEM. I AM NOT A MECHANIC HOW THE HECK WOULD I KNOW THAT? BE FOREWARNED....AND I AM A TOYOTA BUYER THROUGH AND THROUGH, I MIGHT SELL MY CARS AFTER THIS. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE HER DREAM CAR, A SCION TC, A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND AS SHE WAS RETURNING HOME FROM OC, MD, ON 18 JUL 13, SHE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT AND SAW SOMETHING FLY OFF HER CAR SO PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER HER SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED (SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AS IT WAS HOT AND SHE WAS USING AC)...SHE WAS 1-1/2 HR AWAY FROM HOME. AS SHE TRIED TO LOCATE A VACUUM CLEANER TO CLEAN OUT THE GLASS INSIDE HER CAR, SHE REALIZED PIECES OF GLASS WERE BREAKING LOOSE FROM HER SUNROOF AND FLYING BEHIND SO SHE PULLED OVER AGAIN AND LITERALLY HAD TO WRAP HER SUNROOF IN A TOWEL TO KEEP HERSELF AND OTHER MOTORIST SAFE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT AS BEING DEFECTIVE...CLAIMED SOMETHING HAD TO HAVE FALLEN AND HIT HER SUNROOF FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE TO INSURANCE FOR A CLAIM, BUT AFTER READING ALL THE BLOGS, I WILL PURSUE TOYOTA TO REPLACE THIS AT THEIR COST AS IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. PRIMARY BUYERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE THE YOUNGER GENERATION AND IT SICKENS ME TO KNOW TOYOTA IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND RECALLING THEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND KEEP THE DRIVERS AND SURROUNDING MOTORIST SAFE. I AM ON MY SECOND TOYOTA TACOMA, HAVE ALWAYS DEEMED TOYOTA AS ECONOMICAL AND SAFE VEHICLES; HOWEVER, DEPENDING ON HOW THIS ORDEAL IS HANDLED, WILL DETERMINE HOW FAITHFUL OF A CUSTOMER I AM IN THE FUTURE! *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND MY FIRST OIL CHANGES I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF OIL CONSUMPTION AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO USE 1 QUART FOR EVERY 1200 MILES. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE SPOKEN TO SAID TO ME THAT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A NEW CAR USED FOR DAILY DRIVING. NOW I'M AT 73K MILES AND I HAVE RECORDS OF EVERY OIL CHANGE BEING DONE AT EVERY 3K MILES AND BETWEEN OIL CHANGES I HAVE TO PUT IN AT LEAST 4 TO 5 QUARTS IN BETWEEN AND NOW I HAVE A ROD KNOCK SOUNDS LIKE A BEARING DUE TO NO OIL IN THE CAR WHEN I CHECKED RIGHT BEFORE MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND REALIZED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE ON THESE ENGINES BUT HAS NOT ISSUES A RECALL JUST A TSB. SINCE THE ENGINE BURNED OIL SO THAT IT WAS EMPTY I BELIEVE THAT IS A PRODUCT DEFECT (COVERED UNDER WARRANTY) AND THE TSB SHOWS THAT ITS A PISTON ROD BEARING ISSUE IN THE 2AZ-FE ENGINE. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CONSUMER BY STATING THAT IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE 1QUART OF OIL LOSS PER EVERY 600-1200 MILES. THAT DOES NOT EVEN MAKE SENSE FOR A NEW CAR WITH A MODERN ENGINE AND ITS IN THE USERS MANUAL. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE AND ITS BETWEEN 50K TO 100K MILES WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. BECAUSE OF THIS THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND THEY WONT HELP ME. THEY ARE MAKING MONEY FROM THIS ENGINE DEFECT AND ARE TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF IT WITHOUT PLACING A RECALL ONLY A TSB. REFERENCES: H

I HAD SOMEONE RUN INTO THE SIDE OF ME WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO BE REPAIRED THE BODY SHOP TOLD ME I HAD AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE HOOD NEEDS REPLACED. THE BODY SHOP CALLED IT A STRIKER. IT HAS COME UNWELDED FROM THE ACTUAL HOOD. UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE HOOD. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION. I BELIEVE SCION NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS IT COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR CRASH IF THE HOOD WERE TO FLY UP OR OFF AND I WOULD KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN ON SCHEDULE FOR MAINTENANCE AND NEVER WAS THIS MENTIONED TO ME. *TR