2005 Scion Tc Other / unspecified Problems

FACTORY WHEEL CRACKED AFTER VERY MINOR HIT ON A POTHOLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10532880

Incident

Jun 10, 2013

Mileage

97,530 mi

THE TIRES ON THE SCION HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY 4 TO 8 MONTHS. TOYOTA SAID ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO MANY MECHANICS AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY THE TIRES ARE BREAKING, THEY BELIEVE ITS THE CAR DESIGN AND THE LOW PROFILE TIRES. I DO NOT SPEED AND AVOID POT HOLES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD.

NHTSA ID

10379210

Incident

Jan 1, 2011

BOUGHT 4 YOKOHAMA TIRES HAD 3 BLOW OUTS. HAD 31950 WHEN TIRES WERE PUT ON. DROVE 1500 MILES HAD FIRST BLOWOUT. REPLACED TIRE PAY OUT POCKET. HAD 2ND BLOW OUT IN DEC 2010 CAR HAD 51000 HAS 3RD BLOW OUT JAN 24 2011 CALLED YOKOHAMA TOLD THEM THEY SAID MY TIRES WERE ON RECALL SO WOULDN'T REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10378770

Incident

Jan 24, 2011

Mileage

51,100 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10284239

Incident

Sep 16, 2009

Mileage

51,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10237812

Incident

Jul 25, 2008

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AS THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING ONTO AN EXIT, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN; THE CAR FISHTAILED AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS NOTED WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE POLICE REPORT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE WHEEL AND HUB DETACHED CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 6/30/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10159830

Incident

Jun 4, 2006

Mileage

52,000 mi

PAINT PEELING, CHIPPING, UNDERSURFACE "SCRATCHES" APPEARING IN THE PAINT. IT SEEMS TOYOTA HAS A BAD BATCH OF PAINT ON THIER SCION LINE OF VEHICLES, AS I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS OF PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTS IN THE PAINT.

NHTSA ID

10126086

Incident

Jun 21, 2005

Mileage

7,900 mi

IN STOP & GO BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC, MY CLIENT TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE OF 2005 TOYOTA SCION XA, AND CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AFTER CRASH, CLIENT COULD NOT SHIFT CAR FROM DRIVE INTO PARK POSITION.

NHTSA ID

10119779

Incident

May 1, 2005

I BOUGHT A 2005 SCION XA ON NOVEMBER 15, 2004. ON DECEMBER 20, 2004 THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TIRE HAD 3,966 MILES ON IT. THE SIDE WALL BLEW . AS WE MY CHILDREN AND I PROCESSED TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE JACK SLIDE SIDEWAYS, CAUSING THE CAR TO FALL. IT HURT MY 15 YEAR OLD SONS HAND, IF I HADNT SHOVED MY TIRE UNDER THE BODY OF THE CAR AND SCREAMED AT HIM, THE CAR WOULD HAVE LANDED ON HIM AND HIS LEG. WE REJACKED THE CAR BACK UP AND THE JACK STARTED SLIDING AGAIN. WE WERE IN A LEVEL GAS STATION PAVED PARKING LOT. THE THIRD TIME WE JACKED THE CAR UP THE JACK STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN. I BELIEVE THESE JACKS ARE DANGEROUS!! THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE IS ALSO TOO THIN. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I WILL BUY A NEW JACK TO PUT IN MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CHECK INTO THIS MATTER. ALSO THE MANUFACURE STATED THE CAR WOULD GET 32 MPH CITY, 38 HIGHWAY. WE ARE GETTING 28 CITY AND 31 ON HIGHWAY. THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR, I AM NOT IMPRESSED! I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA, WE HAVE HAD TOYOTA'S IN THE PAST AND I GOT BETTER MILAGE OUT OF THEM.

NHTSA ID

10104187

Incident

Dec 20, 2004

Mileage

3,966 mi