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2014 Toyota Scion 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 Nov 9, 2014
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 Sep 16, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2014 Toyota Scion. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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Filed Nov 9, 2014

I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I HEARD A REALLY LOUD BOOM. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR. I CHECKED MY CAR AND I SAW THAT MY TOP FRONT GLASS PANEL ALL BROKEN. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND THE DAMAGE LOOKS EVEN ON BOTH END OF THE GLASS PANEL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10653743
Incident
Nov 9, 2014
Mileage
11,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 18, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAGE DISPLAYED AN EMPTY TANK AFTER REFUELING AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FUEL WAS STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 430...UPDATED 09-15-14 *BF.. UPDATED 10/06/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL REPORTING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO AN UN-BALANCED FUEL LEVEL CONDITION. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO OCCUR AT THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY WHEN ADDING SMALL AMOUNTS OF FUEL INTO A PARTIALLY FILLED FUEL TANK. THE CONSUMER STATED HE ADDED FUEL, AND THE NEEDLE DID NOT MOVE. UPDATED 11/18/14 UPDATED 1/20/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID
10626134
Incident
Feb 13, 2014
Mileage
430 mi
ElectricalPowertrain (other)Steering
Filed Jun 11, 2014

I HAVE A 2014, SCION XD, I WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN GOING ABOUT 60-65 ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER. MY RADIO WENT OUT, A/C OFF. LIGHTS OFF, WIPERS STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE BLOCKING MY VIEW AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. ALL MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. NOT SURE HOW LONG POWER WAS OUT BUT IT DID COME BACK ON. LUCKILY THIS TIME IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE SAFELY WHEN THE POWER CAME BACK. I LET THE CAR SIT AND RESTARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AIRBAG LIGHT AND TRAC OFF WERE STILL ON. BIG SAFETY CONCERN. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE COMPUTER DID NOT PICK UP ANYTHING. IT WAS JUST A GLITCH MEANING A PROBLEM THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT. WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THIS? I GOT THE CAR THE END OF MARCH NOT EVEN 3 MONTHS OLD. ONLY 1743 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10597556
Incident
Jun 8, 2014
Mileage
1,743 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Feb 10, 2014

I PURCHASED MY CAR BACK IN OCTOBER BRAND NEW NO MILES. WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE DEALER SHIP I NOTICED MOISTURE IN THE TAIL LIGHTS. I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD TO SEE IT HAPPENING. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN TILL ABOUT JANUARY. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND TO HAVE THEM SEE THE TAIL LIGHTS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A ISSUE AND REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT DUE TO IT BEING THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE AT THE TIME OF MY VISIT. A WEEK AFTER THEY REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALER SHIP EXPRESSED THE CONCERN FOR SAFETY FOR THIS ISSUE AND REPLACED THEM AGAIN. WHILE IN THERE FOR THIS VISIT THE OWNER OF THE DEALER SHIP CAME UP TO ME AND SAID ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND THAT THEY WOULD TRY THEIR BEST TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THAT SAME NIGHT AFTER HAVING THEM REPLACED THE MOISTURE WAS BACK IN THE TAIL LIGHTS. I RETURNED THE DEALER SHIP AND SHOWED THEM IT HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY REFUSED TO REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHTS AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD CONTACT ME. I NEVER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP A WEEK LATER AND NOW THEY ARE STATING THAT IT IS NORMAL TO GET MOISTURE AND ICE IN MY TAIL LIGHT. I FILED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA/SCION AND I WAS TOLD ITS NORMAL. THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER TO WHY IT IS OR TELL ME IF THERE WAS A FIX FOR THE ISSUE. WHEN I BROUGHT UP MY CONCERN FOR THE TAIL LIGHTS POSSIBLY SHORTING OUT THEY SAID IF IT DOES TO CONTACT THEM. I ALSO ASKED WHAT IF THEY DO SHORT OUT AND I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. THEY TOLD ME ITS MY JOB TO MAKE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AND THAT ITS NOT THERE PROBLEM, HAVING MOISTURE IN A SEALED TAIL LIGHT WITH NO REPLICABLE BULBS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE IF MOISTURE GETS IN THE WIRING OR LIGHTS AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS SHORT OUT. THEY CAN NOT GIVE ME A STRAIGHT ANSWER AND THEY ARE REFRAINING FROM ANSWERING MY CONCERNS AFTER THE DEALER SAID THIS NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS IT BECOMES A CASE FOR THE LEMON LAW. *TR

NHTSA ID
10563760
Incident
Jan 18, 2014
Mileage
1,100 mi
ElectricalOther / unspecified
Filed Nov 5, 2013

2014 SCION TC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CD PLAYER AND SYSTEM MAP PROBLEMS. *SMD COMPLAINT IS WRITTEN IN SPANISH.

NHTSA ID
10550242
Incident
Nov 4, 2013
Filed Sep 16, 2013

SUBMISSION BY TOYOTA RE: VIN CODING SYSTEM FOR 2014 MY TOYOTA SCION XB, 2014 MY TOYOTA PRIUS V AND 2014 MY LEXUS CT 200H. *SMD

NHTSA ID
10543729
Incident
Sep 2, 2013

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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