2007 Scion Tc Problems

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 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

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

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.

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.

Clouster

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,385. UPDATED 3/14/12*LJ

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.

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.

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.

DRIVING ON DRY ROAD AT APPROX. 35 MPH BEGAN BRAKING TO MAKE TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. ROAD SURFACE WAS SOMEWHAT ROUGH BUT NOT EXTREMELY. BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND SO I PUSHED PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THEY GRADUALLY SLOWED THE CAR. I WAS NOT DRIVING AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED NOR BEING CARELESS. AS I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED I ALMOST HIT A VEHICLE THAT WAS WAITING TO PULL OUT ON TO THE HIGHWAY. DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND THE SHOCK OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING I COULD NOT SAFELY CHANGE MY DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND WAS COMMITTED TO COMPLETING THE TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT. *TR

MY TRUNK LATCH PANEL BROKE OFF WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE TRUNK. I DISCOVERED THE PANEL WAS BEING HELD ON BY A FLIMSY PLASTIC PIECE THAT APPEARS TO HAVE DRY ROTTED OR SOMETHING. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MANY SCION TC MODELS AROUND TOWN THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TRUNK LATCH BROKE OFF. I HAVE SEEN MANY CARS WITH TAPE HOLDING IT BACK ON. I USED GORILLA. IT DOESN'T LOOK THE BEST BUT TOYOTA WANTED TO CHARGE 150.00 JUST FOR THE PART. *TR

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.

THE RIMS ON MY SCION/TOYOTA ARE CRACKING ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO LEAK AIR. I CONTACTED SCION/TOYOTA BACK IN FEBRUARY 2011 ABOUT THESE RIMS CRACKING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. GOODYEAR SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT MASON WELDING COMPANY TO HAVE THE WHEELS WELDED. I HAD TO AGAIN REPLACE THE TIRES FROM GOODYEAR BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE. GOODYEAR DID STAND BEHIND THE WARRANTY ON THE TIRES BUT SHORTLY AFTER THE RIM STARTING LEAKING AIR AGAIN AND MY DAUGHTER GOT A FLAT TIRE. I WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE RIMS WERE LEAKING. SHE WHEN TO FIRESTONE, AND AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT THE RIMS WERE CAUSING THE TIRES TO LEAK AIR. I HAD TO HAVE THE RIMS WELDED AGAIN. I WENT TO SOUTH CAROLINE, WHERE MY DAUGHTER GOES TO COLLEGE TO BRING HER HOME. I DROVE THE CAR BACK AND NOW THE RIMS ARE LEAKING AGAIN. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT SCION/TOYOTA CAN OFFER THESE WHEELS AND THEN NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBLY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THESE RIMS ON THE ROAD IF THEY CONTINUE TO CAUSE THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER, AS I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE CARS ON THE ROAD THAT THE RIMS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITH STAND OUR ROADWAYS. *TR

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 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 ##

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

BACKLIGHT FOR CLOCK AND HEATING AND AIR CONTROLS INTERMITTENTLY WENT ON AND OFF, AND EVENTUALLY OFF ALTOGETHER. APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MAJORITY OF EARLY '07 SCION TC'S, YET NO RECALL OR TSB??? DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE TO FIX, SHOULD BE WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

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.

2007 SCION TC STANDARD AUTOMATIC. THE RPM WILL DECREASE BY ABOUT 2 NUMBERS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. THIS IN TURN CAUSES MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN WHEN I DO NOT WANT IT TO. IS AN ISSUE WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2007 SCION TC AND THE CAR POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND BEGAN TO REV-UP. I THEN TRIED TO PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR AND IT WAS VERY LOOSE AND WOULD NOT GO. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE TOP OF THE SHIFTER BASE BROKE OFF AND MUST BE A DEFECT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND MUST BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, MY SCION TC 2007 VIOLENTLY SWERVED LEFT HITTING THE CENTER DIVIDER. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO BANK OFF THE CENTER DIVIDER AND PROCEED WITH A 180% TURN ACROSS THE TURNPIKE ENDING IN THE SLOW LANE FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FROM THERE A MOTORCYCLE HIT AND TOTALED THE SCION VEHICLE. UPON EXITING THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE TIE ROD WHICH ALLOWED THE WHEEL TO BE CONTROLLED BY THE STEERING WHEEL HAD POPPED OFF, CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. THE CAR REMAINS WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AWAITING A MORE DETAILED INSPECTION. *TR

DRIVING STRAIGHT AT APPROX 40 MPH STEERING WHEEL PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. UNABLE TO TURN IT BACK AND LOST CONTROL OF CAR TOTALED. CRASHED INTO A TREE. *JB SAW NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT ANOTHER ACCIDENT WITH SAME DESCRIPTION AND FATALITY IN MIAMI HERALD ON 9/9/07. THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MECHANICAL FAILURE - THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOT COINCIDENCE BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE IS INJURED OR KILLED. UPDATED 12/12/07

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL EXTREME CONTITRAC TIRES, SIZE 215 45 ZR17 87W. ONE MONTH AGO, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FLATTENED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NORMAL BECAUSE THEY ARE LOW PROFILE TIRES. AFTER PURCHASING A NEW TIRE ONE MONTH LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FLATTENED DUE TO A HOLE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE ISSUE, BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,900.

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 56K MILES RADIO LIGHTING, TEMPERATURE CONTROL LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE LIGHT STARTING COMING ON AT ABOUT 60K MILES AND AFTER HAVING THE CAR CHECKED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL/OXYGEN SENSOR WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY SO I HAD IT REPLACED. THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 200MILES THEN CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MAINTENANCE PLACES AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD IT REPLACED. THE MAINTENANCE PERSON DROVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK APPROXIMATELY 125 MILES. THE LIGHT WENT REMAINED OFF. I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND TWO DAYS LATER THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AND IS STILL ON. I CALLED THE SCION HEADQUARTERS 1-866-707-2466 AND WAS TOLD THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THE THREE PLACES I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO WERE PROBABLY MISDIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AND ONLY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP COULD PROPERLY DIAGNOSE ANY ISSUES I HAD WITH MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS THE CASE...WHY ARE SO MANY PLACES EQUIPPED WITH THESE COMPUTERS IF THEY ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY????? *TR

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.