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2008 Toyota Scion Tc Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 19, 2023
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Dec 6, 2019

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 Toyota Scion Tc. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Engine
Filed May 19, 2023

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Scion TC. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. The engine consumed a quart of oil every 4.5 miles. Additionally, the brake pedal went to the floorboard while depressed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that oil was leaking into the piston rings. The contact stated that an unknown code illuminated for the catalytic converter. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

NHTSA ID
11522906
Incident
Mar 19, 2023
Mileage
180,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jan 6, 2023

2008 Scion TC engine suffers from an engineering flaw with its Piston Rings, it suffers from excessive Oil Consumption. It started at 65k miles on the engine. Total disaster.

NHTSA ID
11500548
Incident
Jan 8, 2021
Body & structureElectrical
Filed Jul 19, 2022

The contact owns a 2008 Scion TC. The contact stated that the trunk rubber seal had melted onto the bumper, causing the battery to drain and the electrical system to fail with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

NHTSA ID
11474732
Incident
Jul 19, 2022
Mileage
92,000 mi
Engine
Filed Dec 30, 2021

Uses too much oil between oil change. 1quart low at 2000 miles. Should not burn this much oil. I have researched other vehicles having this same issue and this needs to be fixed. I checked Toyota website but it doesn’t show a recall for this car and it is have an issue that needs to be corrected. I scheduled an appointment for Jan 8th and hope they can get it fixed. But after reading what others have experienced for the same reason it will be more money out of my pocket due to Toyota not following through with their manufacturing mistakes. We shall see I guess.

NHTSA ID
11445542
Incident
Dec 26, 2021
Engine
Filed Dec 8, 2020

HIGH OIL CONSUMTION

NHTSA ID
11378603
Incident
Nov 9, 2020
Mileage
131,000 mi
SteeringSuspension
Filed Sep 17, 2020

I HAVE NEWISH WHEELS AND TIRES. LAST YEAR I TOOK MY CAR INTO LES SCHAWB TO GET AN ALIGNMENT DONE ON MY CAR THINKING THAT IS WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE GUY AFTERWARDS TOLD ME HE FIXED IT AS WELL AS HE COULD BUT WONDERED IF I HAD HIT SOMETHING IN THE BACK AND THAT'S ALL HE TOLD ME. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FOURTH RAPIDLY WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP. MY CAR CAN NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT AT ALL EITHER WHILE I'M ON THE RODE. IT WILL PULL TO THE LEFT SO I TURN IT THE OPPOSITE WAY JUST A TINY BIT AND IT PULLS MY CAR THE OTHER WAY VERY HARD AND IT IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID
11355495
Incident
Sep 1, 2018
Mileage
40,000 mi
Engine
Filed Dec 6, 2019

MY TC HAS VERY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. STARTING DAY ONE FROM OIL CHANGE, I HAVE TO ADD AT LEAST 2 QUARTS OF OIL TO ENGINE DURING THE 5000 MILES OIL CHANGE. THIS CAR IS VERY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION, I BROUGHT TO DEALER AND HAVE IT TESTED TWICE, BUT DEALER SAID NOT QUALIFIED. FIRST TEST WAS 11-09-15, SECOND TEST WAS 07-28-17. MY CAR HAS NO LEAKING OIL, AND ITS ODOMETER 65K CURRENTLY.

NHTSA ID
11287582
Incident
Jan 26, 2014

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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