2005 Scion Tc Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A BOOMING SOUND WAS HEARD OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER DISCOVERED THAT THE GLASS AIR DEFECTOR HAD SHATTERED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V483000 (VISIBILITY) IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF GLASS EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,500.

THE FRAME AND EVERY METAL COMPONENT ON THE UNDERNEATH OF THE CAR INCLUDING THE FRAME RUSTS TERRIBLY. THE REST IS COMPLETELY CORRODING AWAY AND BREAKING OFF. EVEN TH METAL STRAP HOLDING MY GAS TANK ON IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND IF I PUT N PRESSURE IT CHIPS AWAY. I DIDN'T NOTICE THIS UNTIL I WENT TO HAVE MY EXHAUST DONE AND WAS ABLE TO LOOK UNDER THE CAR.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON AN APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREE DRY DAY WITH NO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. HEARD A SHOTGUN LIKE NOISE AT WHICH POINT THE SUNROOF SHATTERED AND GLASS FELL INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AREAS. SUNROOF AND WIND SHIELD WERE CLOSED, SCREEN WAS OPEN. PAIN RESULTED IN EARS AND HEAD HOWEVER NO LACERATIONS WERE OBTAINED. FALLING GLASS ONTO DRIVER AND BEHIND THE CAR COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN, NO DEBRIS WAS SEEN OR HEARD RESULTING IN THE SHATTERING OF THE GLASS. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. GLASS SHATTERED AROUND THE EDGES AND NEAR THE CENTER OF THE SUN ROOF, WIND SHIELD WAS OPEN AFTER INCIDENT, NOT PRIOR.

1. I believe my airbags deployed pre-maturely with a soft impact to another vehicle. There was no damage to the other vehicle and no police report needed to be filed. There is a minor damage to my front bumper. 2. The airbags inflated on me, but no medical attention was required. 3. I have not confirmed or reproduced this problem with a professional. 4. My car has not been inspected nor reported to my insurance agency as my coverage only covers liability. 5. No symptoms prior to airbags deploying pre-maturely *Because of the pre-mature deployment of my airbags I am unable to afford the airbags to be reset, as doing so would cost more than the kbb estimated value of my car.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 SCION TC. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, HER VEHICLE WAS T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMASHED IN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REMINDED BY THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS FOR WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR IN 2006. THE MANUFACTURER RESPONDED WITH A LETTER, STATING THAT THEY ASSIGNED AN ENGINEER TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. BASED ON THEIR INSPECTION, THEY DID NOT FIND ENOUGH FRONTAL DAMAGE TO COMMAND THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,400. *BF*JB

Never had a problem with car before went on freeway to get up to speed n the speedometer was dropping so I pull to side of freeway shut car off turn car back on here clunk clunk shut car off no check engine light was on or has been on no oil light was on nothing get car towed back to safe place well check fluid n oils bone dry cars engine blows just started reading n I guess 2005 goes. Threw oil way fast why isn't that noteted anywhere so messed up just did oil change week before this so shocked now I have to try to fix my blown engine single mom not able to make ends meet now this idk what to do

Engine burning oil

I LOVE MY SCION HOWEVER I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM EXPRESSWAY TOYOTA IN DORCHESTER MA IN 2005 AND WITH ALL THE RECALLS I SEE ON HERE I'VE ONLY DONE ONE, AND THAT THE GLASS WINDSHIELD. EVERY OTHER TIME I GO THE DEALER AND TELL THEM THAT THERE ARE RECALLS, THEY IGNORE ME AND SAY THAT THERE ISN'T . I HAVE SOME RATTLING NOISE GOING ON UNDER MY CAR...I FIXED ONCE AT THE DEALER AND IT CAME BACK AGAIN BUT NOW THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY AGAIN TO FIX IT AND I THINK IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN IN THE CAR, THE TIRES ARE ALSO UNEVEN, I KEEP HAVING TO CHANGE TIRES TOO OFTEN, THE HATCH LIFT IN THE BACK KEEPS BREAKING...MAJOR FAILING AND CHEAP. IT FEELS LIKE IT WAS GLUED ON. I WOULD AN ANSWER FROM THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AS TO WHY THEY KEEP DENYING MY VISITS ON THE RECALLS AND WHY IN BEING CHARGE THE SAME SAFETY WORK THAT I'VE PAID ONCE TO GET FIX AND NOW THE SAME RATTLING NOISE KEEPS COMING. I NEVER GET ANY INFORMATION IN THE MAIL FROM MY DEALER EITHER INFORMING ME OF THESE RECALLS. I GUESS THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX THEM. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS APPROX. THREE CAR LENGTHS BEHIND HER (WHICH IS PLENTY OF DISTANCE AT 25MPH) WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THOUGH NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY MADE A GRINDING NOISE (LIKE THE PADS WERE GONE, BUT THEY ARE NEW CERAMIC PADS). I ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT A CITATION FOR FOLLOWING TO CLOSE, WHICH IS $260.00, MY INSURANCE WAS INCREASED BY OVER $100.00 A MONTH, I HAD TO PAY FOR HER CAR PLUS $3750.00 OF DAMAGE ON MINE. SHE DIDN'T HAVE INSURANCE AND WAS DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE.WHEN I TOLD THE OFFICER WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH MY CAR HE JUST LOOKED AT ME AS IF I WAS STUPID. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT IS AND HAS COST PEOPLE A LOT OF MONEY, NOT TO MENTION BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE. *TR

NOW FEELING COMPELLED TO DOCUMENT THIS ISSUE ONLY BECAUSE IT IS THE 2ND FAILURE OF THESE TIRES. FAILURE IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SIDE WALL BUBBLE WAS SEEN AS I ENTERED MY SCION TC 2005 THAT WAS ON 1/30/13 MILEAGE 57786. THAT WOULD MAKE IT 7400 MILES FOR THE FIRST FAILURE. THE ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED (ALL 4) 12/10/11 MILEAGE 50320. NOW AFTER ALMOST A YEAR THE 2ND FAILURE OF THESE TIRES INSIDE WALL WHERE TREAD BELT MEETS SIDE WALL HAS PEELED OFF. THIS WAS ON A DAY WHEN WE HAD OUR 2 GRANDSONS IN THE CAR. MILEAGE NOW 64395. DIFFERENT TIRE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. SO THAT IS 14K ON THIS TIRE THAT FAILED. AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE NOT HIGH MILEAGE DIVERS. MY BIGGEST CONCERN WOULD BE WHAT IF THIS FAILED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH? SOUNDS LIKE THE ISSUE FIRESTONE HAD SOME YEARS AGO. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR, BAD ROADS NOT A FACTOR, THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, NO OUTSIDE CONDITION OR OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 50+ YEARS. WE WILL CONTACT THE TIRE MANUFACTURE ALSO. *TR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A THIRD TIRE FAILURE, WHERE THE BEAD ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE CAME OFF. UPDATED 12/09/14

I LOVE MY SCION HOWEVER I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM EXPRESSWAY TOYOTA IN DORCHESTER MA IN 2005 AND WITH ALL THE RECALLS I SEE ON HERE I'VE ONLY DONE ONE, AND THAT THE GLASS WINDSHIELD. EVERY OTHER TIME I GO THE DEALER AND TELL THEM THAT THERE ARE RECALLS, THEY IGNORE ME AND SAY THAT THERE ISN'T . I HAVE SOME RATTLING NOISE GOING ON UNDER MY CAR...I FIXED ONCE AT THE DEALER AND IT CAME BACK AGAIN BUT NOW THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY AGAIN TO FIX IT AND I THINK IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN IN THE CAR, THE TIRES ARE ALSO UNEVEN, I KEEP HAVING TO CHANGE TIRES TOO OFTEN, THE HATCH LIFT IN THE BACK KEEPS BREAKING...MAJOR FAILING AND CHEAP. IT FEELS LIKE IT WAS GLUED ON. I WOULD AN ANSWER FROM THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AS TO WHY THEY KEEP DENYING MY VISITS ON THE RECALLS AND WHY IN BEING CHARGE THE SAME SAFETY WORK THAT I'VE PAID ONCE TO GET FIX AND NOW THE SAME RATTLING NOISE KEEPS COMING. I NEVER GET ANY INFORMATION IN THE MAIL FROM MY DEALER EITHER INFORMING ME OF THESE RECALLS. I GUESS THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX THEM. *TR

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

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE BUT DID NOT DISCLOSE WHICH MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS APPROX. THREE CAR LENGTHS BEHIND HER (WHICH IS PLENTY OF DISTANCE AT 25MPH) WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THOUGH NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY MADE A GRINDING NOISE (LIKE THE PADS WERE GONE, BUT THEY ARE NEW CERAMIC PADS). I ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT A CITATION FOR FOLLOWING TO CLOSE, WHICH IS $260.00, MY INSURANCE WAS INCREASED BY OVER $100.00 A MONTH, I HAD TO PAY FOR HER CAR PLUS $3750.00 OF DAMAGE ON MINE. SHE DIDN'T HAVE INSURANCE AND WAS DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE.WHEN I TOLD THE OFFICER WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH MY CAR HE JUST LOOKED AT ME AS IF I WAS STUPID. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT IS AND HAS COST PEOPLE A LOT OF MONEY, NOT TO MENTION BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE. *TR

DURING COLD WEATHER, THE LATCH ON THE TRUNK OF A 2005 SCION TC WON'T STAY CLOSED, KEEPING THE HATCH OPENED UNTIL IT WARMS UP, THEN IT WILL CLOSE, BUT IF IT'S COLD OUTSIDE IT WILL STAY OPENED. *TR

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

I WAS TOLD BY A GA MECHANIC THAT I NEED TO PURCHASE A "VAPOR EMISSIONS CANISTER" FOR MY 2005 SCION TC IN THE AMOUNT OF $520.96 (PARTS & LABOR) I SEE THERE IS A RECALL/TECHNICAL SAFETY BULLETIN ON THIS BELOW BULLETIN NO: S-SB-0030-09 DATE OF BULLETIN: 08/30/2010 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: SCION: SOME TC VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MIL ON CONDITION WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS: P0455, P0441 OR P0456. *PE 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE SERVICE BULLETIN 288332 NHTSA: ACTION NUMBER: 10033635 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 288332 REPORT DATE: JUN 02, 2009COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE SUMMARY: SCION: SOME TC VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MIL ON CONDITION WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS: P0455, P0441 OR P0456. *PE DO I REALLY NEED TO PURCHASE THIS OR CAN THIS BE CORRECTED BY SCION/TOYOTA? *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS APPROX. THREE CAR LENGTHS BEHIND HER (WHICH IS PLENTY OF DISTANCE AT 25MPH) WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THOUGH NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY MADE A GRINDING NOISE (LIKE THE PADS WERE GONE, BUT THEY ARE NEW CERAMIC PADS). I ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT A CITATION FOR FOLLOWING TO CLOSE, WHICH IS $260.00, MY INSURANCE WAS INCREASED BY OVER $100.00 A MONTH, I HAD TO PAY FOR HER CAR PLUS $3750.00 OF DAMAGE ON MINE. SHE DIDN'T HAVE INSURANCE AND WAS DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE.WHEN I TOLD THE OFFICER WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH MY CAR HE JUST LOOKED AT ME AS IF I WAS STUPID. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT IS AND HAS COST PEOPLE A LOT OF MONEY, NOT TO MENTION BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 SCION TC. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED A FLICKERING LIGHT AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE CONSOLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONSOLE AND ROOF OF THE VEHICLE WERE MELTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED OR TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

FOUR WAY FLASHERS START AND STOP WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I PURCHASED A RED 2005 SCION TC FOR MY DAUGHTER IN FEBRUARY, 2019 FROM TOYOTA AUTO NATION IN DAVIE, FL. THEY HAD IT PRICED IN GOOD CONDITION, SO I EXPECTED TO GET SOME USE OUT OF IT. I PAID ALMOST $6,000. MONTH LATER IT OVERHEATED ON THE HIGHWAY (595) AND MY DAUGHTER HAD TO PULL OVER LATE AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOME. VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE SITUATION FOR A TEEN. HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THEIR SERVICE STATION AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A PROBLEM, THAT COST ME $600. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS COMPANY WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN ANY DAMAGE UNDER THE HOOD. SHAME ON THEM FOR SELLING ME A CAR THAT BROKE DOWN IN ONE MONTH. I HAVE CALLED THEM AND THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THE PAYMENT. IT IS 'AS IS' I CALLED AND TEXT THE SALES GIRL AND NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK OR RESPONSE. FINALLY PUT A BAD REVIEW ON THEIR WEBSITE AND RECEIVED AN E-MAIL TO CONTACT MANAGER TO HELP WITH THE SITUATION, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT WAS AN AUTOMATED EMAIL AND AGAIN TOLD 'TOO BAD'. IT IS NOW JULY AND YET AGAIN IT BROKE DOWN ON MY DAUGHTER AS SHE WAS AT THE GAS STATION. IT WOULD NOT START UP AFTER SHE TURNED IT OFF. TRIED TO JUMP IT AND NOTHING. ONCE AGAIN HEADED TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE STATION. AT FIRST WAS TOLD IT WAS ONLY THE BATTERY, SO I SAY GO AHEAD, I WILL PAY THE $140 AND REPLACE IT AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE. ONLY TO GET ANOTHER CALLBACK FROM THE MANAGER STATING THAT THERE IS MORE WRONG WITH THE CAR, THAT AFTER THE $89 FIVE POINT CHECK ON THE VEHICLE AND REPLACING THE BATTERY THAT IT STILL DID NOT START. THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP IT OVER THE WEEKEND. IT IS COSTING ME AN ARM AND A LEG AND I NEED HELP WITH THIS. I FEEL LIKE THEY LIED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND ALLOWED A CAR THAT IS NOT SAFE TO BE BOUGHT AT THEIR BUSINESS. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY CHILD'S SAFETY AND ONLY WANT WHAT IS FAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SCION TC. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS STICKING. THE DRIVER HAD TO PULL THE CLUTCH PEDAL UP WITH HER LEFT FOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LATER TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO HIS RESIDENCE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,367.

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 SHOWS A SPEED OF 0. I ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE PILLAR AIRBAG COVER THEY FIXED WEEKS AGO IS HANGING LOOSE. IT COMES OFF EVERY TIME YOU SHUT THE DOOR. THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE. THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. MY CAR HAS OR IS HAVING ABOUT 95% OF THE ITEMS DISPLAYED IN YOUR SERVICE BULLETINS, SEATBELTS,AIRBAGS,FUEL INJECTORS,WINDOW CONTROLS,SUN ROOF,AIR CONDITION AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM. AND THE DEALERSHIP AWARE OF ALL OF THEM. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO SHIFT GEARS EVERYDAY. DEALER STATES THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THIS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO (11/05). PAINT CHIPS ON FRONT OF VEHICLE AS WELL AS SCRATCHES IN THE PAINT. ONLY DRIVE ON PAVED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. NOTICED THIS WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF HAVING VEHICLE (05/05). *JB

THE REAR TRUNK HATCH MOLDING PANEL BROKE OFF AND THE ELECTRICAL CORD WITH LATCH RELEASE IS UNSECURED AND DANGLING. IT HAS TO BE SECURED TO CAR WITH TAPE BUT THAT COVERS BRAKE LIGHT. I WAS PULLED OVER TODAY BY A CALIFORNIA POLICE OFFICER , WHO INFORMED ME THAT IT "IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND UNSAFE". THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SCION TX AND XBS FROM 2005-2011 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS SEEN IN THIS FACEBOOK PAGE AND PETITION FOR RECALL. HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/SCION-TC-AND-XB-DEFECTIVE-TRUNK-HATCH-HANDLE I HAVE VISITED MULTIPLE SCION TOYOTA SERVICE CENTERS AND CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE BY PHONE (INCLUDING 1-18-2012). SCION WILL NOT REPLACE PART WITH THE RE-ENGINEERED/ IMPROVED SCION PART OR COVER THE COST OF REPAIR/INSTILLATION UNLESS YOU QUALIFY FOR "CUSTOMER LOYALTY" AND HAVE SERVICED YOUR VEHICLE AT SCION DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. THEY WILL NOT MAKE A RECALL; DENYING IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH IS CONTRARY TO WHAT THE CALIFORNIA POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS. *TR

FOUR WAY FLASHERS START AND STOP WHILE DRIVING. *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

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAD NO SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK

I TOOK MY 2005 SCION TC TO DEALER TO HAVE A ROUTINE WARRANTY OIL CHANGE. TECH TOLD ME THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS COMPLETELY BLACK. WHEN PRESSED FOR AN EXPLANATION, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR (EVEN AT ONLY 25,000 MI). I HAD THE FLUID REPLACED FOR A HEFTY FEE, BUT CALLED TO SPEAK W/ A SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS AGAIN TOLD THAT THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR ISSUE "FOR ALL TOYOTA'S" AND WAS ASSURED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEING "NORMAL" AS THIS IS A CONTAINED SYSTEM. ANOTHER FRIEND MECHANIC SAID IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH SOMETHING WITHIN THE SYSTEM IS CORRODING OR WEARING (POSSIBLY METAL CHIPS OR WEARING OF BLACK RUBBER HOSES). I AM IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING A LETTER TO TOYOTA/SCION HEADQUARTERS, AS I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A REASONABLE EXPLANATION OR A SERVICE BULLETIN AND MY WARRANTY WILL BE UP IN ANOTHER 5000 MILES. I DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT SOMETHING IS WRONG IN A COUPLE YEARS, BUT BE OUT OF WARRANTY BY THEN. IF YOU'VE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, PLEASE MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT! *JB