2006 Scion tC Complaint Log

DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, NO VEHICLES WITHIN SIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, AND NO ONE TO THE SIDE. MY SCION TC SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT WAS LOUDER THAN A SHOTGUN. I ALMOST SWERVED OFF THE ROAD IT SCARED ME THAT BAD. THIS WAS NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR IT WAS THE SUNROOF ITSELF. I WAS DOING SOME INVESTIGATING AND I KNOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS JUST BY LOOKING ON A FORUM. I DON'T HAVE A REPAIR COST YET OR EVEN KNOW IF TOYOTA IS GOING TO COVER IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SCION TC. THIS CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE THE PRIUS. WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS, RAILWAY TRACKS, PUDDLES OR WHEN IT IS RAINING THE BRAKES STOP FOR A SECOND. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME LIKE 4 TIMES .. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER, I HAVE TALKED TO MY MECHANIC THEY ALL SAY THAT MY BRAKE IS FINE AND IT IS MORE THAN 90%. BUT I COULD SWEAR I HAVE NOTICED THIS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE FREEWAY. I TOLD MY MECHANIC MANY TIMES THAT THIS CAR HAS THAT PROBLEM AND HE ALWAYS SAYS TOYOTA IS A GOOD CAR , MAY BE IT IS IN YOUR HEAD. NOW I SEE THAT SO MANY ARE WITH ME . FINALLY SOMEONE IS BELIEVING ME. *TR

TAKING A DRIVE ON A SUNNY DAY, I HAD MY SUNROOF OPEN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HUSBAND AND I HEARD A CRACKING SOUND. WHEN WE GOT HOME, WE NOTICED THE FRONT PART OR WIND DEFLECTOR PART OF SUNROOF WAS CRACKED. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A PEBBLE BECAUSE THE GLASS SHOWED A POINT OF IMPACT.EARD ANYTHING HIT THE WINDOW, IT JUST BROKE. WHY IS SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A WIND DEFLECTOR MADE OF GLASS?I NEVER EVEN NOTICED THIS PIECE OF GLASS THAT POPS UP AND NOW I FEEL VULNERABLE FOR DRIVING IN THE FUTURE,. NOT TO MENTION THE ALMOST $500.00 THAT IT WILL COST ME TO FIX THIS FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD BE A WARRANTED ITEM OR IT SHOULD BE MADE OF A PLASTIC MATERIAL. I SAW MANY COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE. I BELIEVE IT SHATTERED FROM THE WIND JUST LIKE THE MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I READ. I LOVED MY SCION TC AND NOW I AM DISENCHANTMENT WITH THIS CAR. *TR

I WENT TO ROLL UP MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND IT CAME OFF TRACK. WHEN SAFELITE CAME OUT TO REPAIR IT THE GUY SAID THE TRACK WAS COMPLETELY TWISTED AND ANOTHER PART WAS BENT. HE SAID MOST LIKELY IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A BODY SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE GUY THERE SAID HE'S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND WAS GOING CALL TOYOTA AND SCION TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY SILENT RECALLS. A NEW DOOR WOULD COST ABOUT 745 AND I REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT AND WANT IT FIXED FOR FREE. *TR

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I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC AND THE REAR HATCH BACK HANDLE JUST COMPLETELY CAME OFF. THE CAR HAS CLOSE TO 45000 MILES ON IT. I NEVER USE FORCE TO OPEN THE HATCH BACK, NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH IT AT ALL. THEN LAST WEEK I SIMPLY WENT TO OPEN THE HATCH AND OFF CAME THE ENTIRE PANEL WITH THE HANDLE. IT WAS CRAZY I HAVE PICTURES OF IT JUST HANGING BY THE WIRES FOR THE BACK LIGHTS. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY DENIED TO FIX EVEN WITH MY PLATINUM WARRANTY PACKAGE. I AM VERY UPSET I FEEL THIS IS NOT MY PROBLEM. THE MANAGER AT THE DEALER EVEN SAID HE SEES THIS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE READ ON PLENTY OF WEBSITES THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. PEOPLE HONK AT ME WHEN I DRIVE TO LET ME KNOW IT'S HANGING. RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED I GOT HONKED AT ON THE FREEWAY AND IT'S DISTRACTING TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. I REALLY WANT THIS TO BE RECALLED FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, THE SUNROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT ANYTHING HITTING IT. SUNROOF COVER WAS CLOSED PREVENTING GLASS FROM COMING INTO THE CABIN AND PREVENTING POSSIBLE INJURY. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SCION THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COVER REPAIR COSTS SIGHTING THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD. CLEARLY, I HAVE NO PROOF EXCEPT FOR THE NUMEROUS OTHER CLAIMS THROUGH NHTSA. REGARDLESS, THEY HAVE BEEN LESS THAN HELPFUL IN RECTIFYING THE SITUATIONS AND SOLVING THE ISSUE. *TR

IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2009 MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DID NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY. I THOUGHT THAT IT JUST WAS STICKING AND GAVE IT A HARDER PUSH. IT THEN STARTED WORKING FINE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I WENT TO THE DRIVE THROUGH AT THE BANK AND LOWERED THE WINDOW. WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT UP IT ONLY WENT UP HALF WAY. IT WAS TWO MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WAY THE HINGE AND WINDOW MECHANISM ARE DESIGNED I NEEDED A COMPLETELY NEW DOOR, THAT THE OLD ONE COULD NOT BE FIXED. I FOUND OUT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE CAR WHICH DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED OF IN 2007, BUT WERE NOT REQUIRED TO NOTIFY VEHICLE OWNERS. THE REPAIR WAS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $2400. JUST FOUND A FRIEND WHO WAS ABLE TO FIX IT IN AN HOUR AND A HALF. THERE IS A MODIFICATION AVAILABLE IF YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ASK. MODIFICATION REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURS, OR AT LEAST BEFORE YOU USE THE WINDOW AFTER THE DOOR STICKS, BUT IF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF THE DESIGN PROBLEM, THE INITIAL STICKING OF THE DOOR SEEMS LIKE A MINOR NEXT TIME THE CAR IS SERVICE HAVE IT LUBED TYPE ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 09/01/09. *LJ

VINCENT BUTTO (20) OF MAGNOLIA, DELAWARE WAS KILLED WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF TOYOTA SCION ON JANUARY 15TH, 2009. PRELIMINARY INVESTATION BY THE DELAWARE STATE POLICE STATE VINCENT FAILED TO STOP GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND THAT EXCESSIVE SPEED WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT

ON MY 2006 SCION TC I CURRENTLY EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 TIRE SIZE: 215/45ZR17. THE PROBLEM THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED IS THE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE SIDE WALLS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES AND I CAN FEEL THAT THE REAR TIRES ARE STARTING TO DO THE SAME. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I SPOTTED THIS DEFECT BEFORE AN INCIDENT OCCURRED. CURRENTLY THE CORDS ARE EXPOSED ON TOP OF THE TIRES. THEY ALMOST FEEL LIKE THE TIRES WHERE RECAPPED AND ARE NOW SEPARATING. I JUST NOTICED IT TODAY 28 NOV 2008 AND I'LL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES TOMORROW. I ONLY HAVE APPROX. 25,000 MILES ON THESE SPECIFIC TIRES AND THEY ARE RATED FOR 80,000 MILES. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY/RECALL ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY ESPECIALLY IF OCCURRING TO OTHERS. PLEASE INFORM IF A RECALL IS PRESENT FOR THESE TIRES. THANK YOU!!! *TR

THE REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THE WHOLE MECHANISM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. SCION CLAIMS THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL ADVISES NOT TO LET THE MECHANISM BEAR ANY WEIGHT. THIS IS ERRONEOUS, AS THE OWNER'S MANUAL TELLS YOU TO LIFT AFTER PUSHING THE BUTTON. THIS LIFTING OVER TIME CAUSES WEAR OF THE TINY PLASTIC PIECES THAT ARE BEARING THE WEIGHT OF THE ENTIRE REAR/HATCH BACK DOOR. AFTER HAVING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, AND NOT MANY HAVE THIS KIND OF FAULTY DESIGN. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS TWO-FOLD: NUMBER ONE, THE LIGHT ON TOP OF THIS MECHANISM IS THE BRAKE LIGHT. IT JUST FALLS OFF OVER TIME. ONCE IT IS BROKEN, THERE IS NO WAY TO HOLD IT IN PLACE AND IT BLOCKS THE LICENSE PLATE AND ALSO COULD FALL OFF ENTIRELY AND DAMAGE ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS DESIGNED INTO THE VEHICLE. I AM CONVINCED THAT NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SCION HELP LINE ADMITTED THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. THEY ALL SEEM TO BE IN COLLUSION ABOUT IT BEING A DESIGN DEFECT EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WEIGHT BEARING ASPECT OF THE TRUNK LATCH. I WAS TO OPEN IT BY TOUCHING THE BUTTON AND THEN LIFTING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUNK. WHEN DOING THIS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AS THE LATCH NEEDS TO BE PUSHED AT THE SAME TIME IT IS LIFTED UPWARD. OTHERWISE THE LATCH JUST STAYS LOCKED. I FIND THIS WHOLE SITUATION PROBLEMATIC AS I PURCHASED A SCION BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S SOLID REPUTATION OF STANDING BY THEIR VEHICLES. AS MAY VEHICLE IS PAST ITS WARRANTY THIS DEFECT IS NOT COVERED. I WAS TOLD THAT AS ONE TIME GESTURE THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM IF I PAID FOR IT AND THEN APPLIED FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I LIVE FROM PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE DANGLING DOOR LATCH. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SCION OVER SEVERAL DAYS THEY AGREED TO COVER THE REPAIR IF THE DEALERSHIP WOULD BILL SCION FOR THE COST. THE ISSUE IS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

MY 2006 SCION TC WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN (WITH THE SUN ROOF DOWN.) AND WHILE I WAS SITTING THERE THE VERY FRONT PIECE THAT RAISES UP JUST CRACKED OUT OF NOWHERE. BITS OF GLASS AND STUFF STARTED FALLING INTO THE CAR. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC HAS THIS VERY FLIMSY HATCH BACK TRUNK HANDLE(PLASTIC) THAT BROKE. I HAVE SEEN MANY SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MODEL TC ON THE ROAD. SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN PROBLEM AND TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS. LOOKING AT HOW THIS SYSTEM WAS PUT TOGETHER, I CAN TELL WHY THIS PIECE IS NOT LASTING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2006 SCION TC AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 PM. GOING 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY REAR SUNROOF WINDOW EXPLODED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT AND ENDED UP CRACKING THE ENTIRE WINDOW, SENDING PIECED FLYING BEHIND ME. I HAD THE REAR COVER CLOSED, SO NO DEBRIS WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALERSHIP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED MONDAY AFTERNOON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT I MAY HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE. ALSO, I WAS NOT DRIVING UNDER AN OVERPASS AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY OBJECT HITTING THE GLASS. IT JUST SIMPLY SHATTERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS CLOSED FROM WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,809 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,800.

AFTER A MONTH OF OWNING MY 06 SCION TC THE WHEELS STARTED TO SCREECH WHEN REVERSING AND A TIRE STARTED TO LOOSE PRESSURE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 4,500 MILE AND TOLD ME THE CAR WAS RUNNING NORMAL AND ALL I HAD TO DO WAS RESET THE TIRE PRESSURE CAUSE THE LIGHT WILL COME ON ANYTIME DRIVING OVER A BUMP DUE TO THE LOW PROFILE TIRE..WELL, NOW AT 29,000 MILES THE WHOLE BACK END OF THE CAR VIBRATES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL , THERE'S A TICKING NOISE FROM UPPER/LOWER WINDSHIELD AREA, MY GLOVE BOX RATTLES AND THE AC SWITCH CLICKS LOUDLY. I SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AS SOON AS THE CAR STARTED TO RATTLE WHICH WAS THE SAME DAY I HAD GOT MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALER SHIP AND BEING SAT I HAD TO WAIT TILL MONDAY TO BRING IT IN. WHEN I TAKE IT IN THEY TAKE A QUICK EXAM OF THE CAR BUY LISTENING TO IT AND SAY EVERYTHING SOUNDS NORMAL TO ME . I TAKE IT TO ANOTHER TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT I TELL THEM THE SAME THING (TIRES SCREECHING, WHOLE END VIBRATING AND TICKING , NOISE BEHIND GLOVE BOX) THEY TAKE A LOOK AND SAY THE KNOCKING NOISE YOU HEAR IS FROM THE SUN ROOF FRAME SO WE ORDERED A PART. THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING ELSE IS FINE AND NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. I PICK IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE LATER THAT EVENING I GO TO START IT TO ROLL THE WINDOWS UP AND THE CAR ROTATES BUT DOESN'T WANT TO START. AFTER THE SECOND TIME THE CAR STARTS I LEAVE IT ALONE AND TEST IT LATER THAT NIGHT IT DOES THE SAME THING AND HASN'T STOPPED SINCE. IF I LEAVE IT SITTING FOR 30 MIN OR LONGER IT DOES THIS. I TAKE IT AND GET IT LOOKED AT AS SOON AS THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP OPENS THE NEXT DAY(TODAY MAY 3 2008) AND THEY SAID IT'S MY KEY CAUSING IT AND THAT I NEED TO BY A NEW ONE..I TOLD THEM I HAVE 2 SPARES AND THEY INSISTED I BUY A NEW KEYLESS ENTRY KEY. I SAID IM TAKING IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WONT BE ABLE TO GET TO IT TILL MONDAY... *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 SCION TC SINCE FEB. 2006 AND AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING IT, I NOTICED CREAKING AND CLUNKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END. I ALSO HAVE HAD A NEW RIGHT REAR SEATBELT, AND RADIO REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER OVER 10 TIMES NOW IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, AND THEY HAVE GREASED FRONT END AND REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT STRUT AND PLATE, AND STILL NOT RESOLVED, THEY ARE CLAIMING NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND IT IS COLD OUT SO IT IS MAKING THOSE NOISES DUE TO THE WEATHER, HOWEVER IT DOES THIS ALL YEAR AROUND, AND THERE IS ALSO A WOBBLING IN THE FRONT END GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHICH IS NOT RESOLVED EITHER. I AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH THIS CAR RIGHT NOW I AM READY TO JUST CALL THE LEMON LAW AND MAKE THEM GIVE ME A NEW CAR. I STILL HAVE 3 YEARS LEFT TO PAY THIS CAR OFF, AND I AM TIRE DOF THE RUN AROUND. I CALL SCION CORP HQ AND THEY TRIED TO HELP ME AND COULDN'T EITHER. I LOVE THE CAR BUT THE PROBLEMS HAVE TO BE RESOLVED OR ELSE. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES, OR AM I? I ALSO EXPERIENCE THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START SOMETIMES NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER IS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

A/C FAILURE OF LESS THAN 2 YR OLD VEHICLE. OVER $2,300 REPAIR COSTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 63 MPH, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS SHATTERED EVERYWHERE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND FOUND NO GLASS REMAINING ON THE SUNROOF. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT PRESSURE MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE FOR THE EXPLOSION. SCION HAD NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION AND WOULD NOT SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,500.

ON 9/23/07 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 SCION TC. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR. I HAD BEEN AT A STOP AND HAD JUST PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION ABOUT 20 FEET WHEN WE HIT, SO I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOING MORE THAN 15-20 MPH. THE OTHER DRIVER'S SPEED IS UNKNOWN, ALTHOUGH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 35 MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS RIPPED OFF AND THE FRAME WAS PUSHED BACK. THE BODY SHOP ESTIMATED THE DAMAGE TO BE WELL OVER $11,750 SO THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED IT A TOTAL LOSS. DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS MINOR. NOT ONE OF MY 6 AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE FORCE OF THE CRASH WAS ENOUGH TO DEMOLISH THE CAR AND THROW ME AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *TR

2006 SCION TC, THE A/C ON THIS CAR (STILL UNDER WARRANTY) STOPPED COOLING. I TOOK IT TO THE SCION DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT A PEBBLE OR ROCK HAD HIT THE CONDENSER UNIT AND CAUSED A CRACK, ALLOWING REFRIGERANT TO LEAK OUT. THE REPAIR WILL BE OVER $1000, AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED A ROAD HAZARD WHICH ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE (AS MANY OTHERS DO) THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON I-85 SOUTH IN CONCORD, NC, MAIN SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING SHATTERED GLASS PIECES TO ENTER INTERIOR OF CAR, AND DISTRACTING DRIVER TO NEARLY CAUSING CRASH. *AK

IN MAY 2007 I HAD A REAR END ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR WHERE MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKE. THE OTHER CAR MOVED FORWARD AND MY CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP AND HIT IT AGAIN. IT FINALLY STOPPED WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK. IT SEEMED TO ME THE ACCELERATOR WAS OVERPOWERING THE BRAKE. IT HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR IT TO INVESTIGATED, ONCE AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND AGAIN LAST YEAR. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT AND TOLD ME THE CAR USES DRIVE BY WIRE TECHNOLOGY AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING TO BE OCCURRING. NOW THE SERVICE MANAGER WILL NOT EVEN RETURN MY CALLS. CALLS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS WERE MET WITH YOU NEED TO CALL SCION CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND WHEN THEY TRANSFER ME THE CALL DISCONNECTS. I OWN A 2006 SCION TC. I TOOK THE DRS. SIDE FLOOR MAT OUT LAST SUMMER AND NOW WITH ALL THE PRESS AND TOYOTA SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I OWE MORE THAN IT IS WORTH, SO I AM FINDING DIFFICULTY IN EVEN REPLACING IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE MOON ROOF WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE WIND DEFLECTOR ALSO SHATTERED, BUT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ASKED TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEFLECTOR ATTACHED. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,950.

AROUND 5:40 AM I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK ON A CLEAR DAY AT 60 MPH I HAD THE A/C ON AND THE FRONT WINDOW CRACKED. WHEN ALL A SUDDEN I HEARD A POP FROM THE SUN ROOF, AND THE SOUND OF GLASS SHATTERING. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. I LUCKILY HAD THE COVER PULLED CLOSED SO THE GLASS PIECES DIDN'T FALL ON MY HEAD. I TOOK PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE. ALSO, I WAS NOT GOING UNDER AN UNDER PASS. I JUST DON'T SEE HOW A ROCK BIG ENOUGH COULD OF HIT IT WITHOUT ME SEEING IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE SUN ROOFS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *AK

APR 4, 2007 4:06 AM US/PACIFIC 3 KILLED IN SINGLE-CAR CRASH IN WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED WHEN A CAR LOST CONTROL IN WHITTIER AND SLAMMED INTO A TREE. POLICE SAID WEDNESDAY THAT THE VICTIMS OF A SOLO-VEHICLE CRASH IN WHITTIER THAT LEFT THREE PEOPLE DEAD AND TWO OTHERS HOSPITALIZED RANGED IN AGE FROM 18 TO THEIR EARLY 20S. THE CRASH OCCURRED ABOUT 7 P.M. TUESDAY ON COLIMA ROAD NORTH OF MAR VISTA STREET, WHITTIER POLICE OFFICER DIANA SALAZAR SAID. JENNIFER UNZUETA, ALBERT VELASQUEZ AND JOSH GUTIERREZ WERE KILLED, SALAZAR SAID. UNZUETA WAS AN 18-YEAR-OLD WHITTIER RESIDENT; VELASQUEZ, 19, WAS FROM WHITTIER; AND GUTIERREZ WAS A 19-YEAR-OLD PICO RIVERA RESIDENT, ACCORDING TO THE CORONER'S OFFICE. THE DRIVER, AN 18-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IDENTIFIED AS XENIA GUERRA, REMAINED HOSPITALIZED IN STABLE CONDITION AT UCI MEDICAL CENTER, SALAZAR SAID. HECTOR SAENZ, IN HIS EARLY 20S, WAS AIRLIFTED TO COUNTY-USC MEDICAL CENTER, AND WAS HOSPITALIZED IN STABLE CONDITION, SALAZAR SAID. GUERRA, WHO HAD FOUR PASSENGERS IN THE TOYOTA SCION, TOLD POLICE SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE COMPACT CAR. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES, BUT SALAZAR SAID THE TOYOTA WAS COMING DOWN A HILL FROM A WILDERNESS AREA WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. IT WAS NOT CLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH, BUT DRIVERS OFTEN COME DOWN THE HILL AT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SPEEDS, SALAZAR SAID. THE SCENE WAS CLEARED AROUND 3:10 A.M. WEDNESDAY, WHITTIER POLICE SGT. A. RUIZ SAID.

ON MARCH 3RD YEAR 2007 AT 3:00 AM I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE MY CAR WAS HIT IN THE FRONT END BY AT LEAST 25 METAL POLES THAT HOLD UP THREE GUIDE WIRES AT 65 MILES AN HOUR DUE TO A TIRE BLOWOUT TOTALING MY CAR. THE COMPLAINT IS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT SEEING AS MY FRONT END AND UNDERCARRIAGE WAS DEMOLISHED RIGHT NEAR THE AIRBAG SENSOR. *JB

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC AND THE REAR HATCH BACK HANDLE JUST COMPLETELY CAME OFF. THE CAR HAS CLOSE TO 23,000 MILES ON IT. I NEVER USE FORCE TO OPEN THE HATCH BACK, NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH IT AT ALL. ONE DAY I SIMPLY WENT TO OPEN THE HATCH AND OFF CAME THE ENTIRE PANEL WITH THE HANDLE. PEOPLE HONK AT ME WHEN I DRIVE TO LET ME KNOW IT'S HANGING. (THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS SEVERAL PEOPLE I KNOW OWN TC'S). RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED I GOT HONKED AT ON THE FREEWAY AND IT'S DISTRACTING TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. I REALLY WANT THIS TO BE RECALLED FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION TC. THE MILEAGE WAS 19839. WHILD DRIVING DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS AT 65 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO FIND OUT WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM AND OBSERVED THAT THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. THE DEALER STATED THAT AN OBJECT HIT THE SUNROOF WHICH CAUSED IT TO SHATTER. THE DRIVER HAS PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED SUNROOF. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE SUNROOF WIND DEFLECTOR WAS THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,839.

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DRIVING AT 25 MPH, HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE REALIZED THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED ,AND THE TWO SUN ROOF SIDE BARS BROKE OFF. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY ROCKS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. PER THE CONTACT, THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE SU NROOF HAD EXPLODED. SHE DID NOT HAVE A REPAIR INVOICE, BUT HAD THE TWO SIDE BARS FROM THE SUN ROOF. *AK

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH IN MY 06 SCION TC WHEN MY MOON ROOF EXPLODED. ALL WINDOWS (INCLUDING THE MOON ROOF) WERE CLOSED AT THE TIME. THE MOON ROOF COMPLETELY FAILED (FALLING GLASS DEBRIS) IN A HALF MOON SHAPE IN THE MIDDLE FRONT. THE WIND DEFLECTOR POPPED UP BUT WAS NOT DAMAGED. GLASS BLEW VIOLENTLY THROUGHOUT THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL SINCE TRAFFIC WAS BUSY TONIGHT. PAINT FINISH ON TRUNK AND REAR BUMPER WAS BLASTED BY THE DEBRIS. CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT GATEWAY TOYOTA (TOMS RIVER, NJ).

TL* - THE CONTACT HAD A 2006 SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN DEEMED A "LEMON" BY SCION CORPORATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A LEMON BECAUSE OF RATTLING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE HATCHBACK FOR WHICH 3 UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR. OTHER FAILURES INCLUDED: THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ENGAGE WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE GEAR, THE REAR BUMPER WAS CRACKED, AND THE TIRES SCREECHED. THE CONTACT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 11/25/2006 AT 3:30 AM, ON 110 EXPRESSWAY IN LOS ANGELES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. NEITHER THE WEATHER NOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR IN THE CRASH. DURING A TURN, THE TIRES WEREN'T GRIPPING THE ROAD WELL. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND HE APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW CAR DOWN. THE CONSUMER OVERCORRECTION TO THE LEFT AND PROCEEDED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAR BEING A LEMON WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT. *JB

I WAS IN A SEVERE COLLISION IS NOV 2006 (IN PALMDALE, CA) IN MY 2006 SCION TC. THE CAR WAS APPROX. 3 MONTHS OLD. DURING THE COLLISION MY CAR ROLLED OVER AN EMBANKMENT "HEAD OVER HEALS" AND THEN SIDEWAYS BEFORE RESTING UPSIDE DOWN. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL (LUCKILY I WAS OK). THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SUFFERED THE MOST DAMAGE. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE AN ISSUE AND DID NOTHING ABOUT MY COMPLAINT (EXCEPT BLOCK MY ACCESS TO MY ACCOUNT ON THEIR WEBSITE). *TR

THE MOONROOF IN MY 2006 SCION SHATTERED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM ANY ITEM THAT CAUSED THIS DEFECT. I HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH SCION; REFERENCE # 200609141416. *NOTE* THE WIND DEFLECTOR IS IN THE UP POSITION AS IF THE MOON ROOF WAS RETRACTED, YET, THE ROOF WAS CLOSED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BY THE SCION DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.*JB

THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM EITHER THE REAR OR RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED RECENTLY AND IS A DISTRACTION. *NM

PURCHASED NEW 2006 SCION TC IN OCTOBER OF 05. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE NOTICED CHIPS, SCRATCHES AND PAINT GENERALLY COMING OFF THE CAR ALL OVER THE PLACE. I DRIVE ON PAVED STREETS AND IN A MODERATE CLIMATE AREA (SEATTLE). I FEEL CHEATED THAT A CAR LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD IS HAVING PAINT FAILURE ISSUES. *JB

I CURRENTLY OWN THE 2006 SCION TC, IN WHICH THIS INCIDENT IS REGARDING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06024. MY STATIONARY GLASS PANEL SECTION OF MY SCION TC'S MOONROOF HAS BEEN SHATTERED BY NO PHYSICAL CONTACT TO THE GLASS. AS I WAS OPENING THE TRUNK TO MY CAR, THE MOONROOF BEGAN TO CRACK, SPIDERING AND COMPLETELY SHATTERING THE GLASS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA AROUND 12 HOURS AFTER THE INCIDENT, IN WHICH TOYOTA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, I WANTED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO YOU, CONSIDERING THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE SCION TC'S DESIGN. THE SCION TC THAT I OWN IS BARELY THREE MONTHS OLD WITH 3700 MILES TO IT, SO I AM HOPING THIS COMPLAINT WILL GET BACK TO TOYOTA AND REPAIR MY CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A LOUD BANG NOISE WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BRUISES AND CUTS AND PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF AN INTERNAL MEMO FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHICH ENTAILED A SUN ROOF DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO CONFIRM THAT RECALL #05V483000 REGARDING VISIBILITY: SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY PERTAINED TO THE AFFECTED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE WERE TAKEN.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE MOONROOF CLOSED, I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG, AND SUDDENLY GLASS WAS RAINING DOWN ON ME. THE MOONROOF HAD SHATTERED - I WAS NOT GOING UNDER ANYTHING, AND NO VEHICLES WERE IN FRONT OF ME. *NM

WIND DEFLECTOR FOR MOONROOF SHATTERED. WAS GOING 25 MPH IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. WAS NOT HIT BY ANY OBJECT, ROCKS, ETC.. NO ONE WAS NEAR ME OR IN FRONT OR BACK. OTHER COMPLAINTS FOUND AT WWW.SCIONLIFE.COM *JB

THE DOOR THAT COVERS THE STEREO HEAD UNIT RATTLES AND SQUEAKS TO NO END WHETHER IT IS OPEN OR CLOSED. I FIRST NOTICED THE NOISE AT 1,500 MILES. 20,000 MILES LATER IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD ON 2006 SCION XB. THE WINDSHIELD IS EXTREMELY PRONE TO CHIPS AND HAS ACQUIRED AT LEAST A DOZEN IN ROUTINE DRIVING SITUATIONS. NOW THERE IS A LONG SQUIGGLED CRACK ACROSS THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD, NOT RELATED TO ANY CHIPS. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME EXACT DISTINCTIVE CRACK IN OTHER SCION XB CARS. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT RELATED TO THIS DEFECT BECAUSE OF HIGH MILEAGE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECTS SURFACED WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. *TR

(1) RATTLE IN HATCH AND SUNROOF CAUSED DRIVER DISTRACTION (2) WHEN GOING OVER SPEED-BUMPS AND SLIGHTLY UNEVEN ROADS, THE RATTLE-DISTRACTION MIGHT BE HARMFUL TO THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AND TO PEDESTRIANS (3 )MORE THAN FIVE VISITS OVER A PERIOD OF SEVEN MONTHS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT RESULTED IN RECTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

TRD SUPERCHARGER WAS BOUGHT AND INSTALLED AT DEALER MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH PRODUCT BLOWN SUPERCHARGER AND ENGINE AND PAID FOR ANOTHER SUPERCHARGER OUT OF POCKET AFTER 7 SUPERCHARGERS AND 5 MOTOR BLOCKS CAR WAS PUT BACK TO STOCK AND WAS NEVER REIMBURSED FOR EITHER SUPERCHARGER AND ITEM WAS DISCONTINUED DUE TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WROTE TO CORPORATE AND THEY STILL REFUSE TO REIMBURSE FOR MY PAID FOR EQUIPMENT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EQUIPMENT REPAIRED AND EVEN HAD THE CAR FULLY REIMBURSED MINUS DEPRECIATION I'M ONLY ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE 2 UNITS THAT I PAID FOR THAT TOYOTA HAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME. *TR

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY SUNROOF SHATTERED. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SIMPLY A ROAD HAZARD AND IT WAS NO BIG DEAL THAT MY INSURANCE WOULD PAY FOR IT. *JB

I OWNED A SCION TC 2006. I BOUGHT IT ON JAN 10, 2006. FEW WEEKS AGO, I STARTED TO NOTICE AND HEAR A RATTLE NOISE ON THE ROOF AREA. ON MAY 4, 2006 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY @ A SPEED OF 55 MPH. THE MOON ROOF SNAPPED AND SHATTERED. THE GLASS CHUNKS FELL INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER, KIND OF LIKE A GLASS CHUNKS RAINS THAT ACTUALLY MAY CUT YOU. WE WERE COVERED IN GLASS. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, DUE TO FRIGHTEN AND GLASS ALL OVER, SWIRLED LEFT AND RIGHT. I'M SO FORTUNATE THAT I DIDN'T HARMED ANYONE NEXT TO ME OR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I'M REALLY WORRY ABOUT DRIVING SUCH CAR. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THE BUYER WHEN SUCH PURCHASE WAS MADE BY THE DEALER OR THE COMPANY. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE A SERIOUS ACTION FAST BEFORE AN INNOCENT PERSON LIFE IS TAKEN. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT. PLEASE HELP. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL. *NM EMAIL REPLY ON MAY 18, 2006 CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SUN/MOON ROOF (NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR) THAT SHATTERED.

APRIL 06, I BOUGHT A SCION TC. I AM 47 YRS OLD & WANTED SOMETHING SPORTY, COULDN'T AFFORD OVER 20,000. SO HAPPY UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO, NOW DO TO HURRICANE KATRINA I COMMUTE TO WORK. AS I WAS TRAVELING I HEARD & FELT LIKE AN EXPLOSION ON TOP OF MY ROOF. I THOUGHT MAYBE A PLANE DROPPED SOMETHING, I WAS SHAKING & PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, TOOK QUICK LOOK, IT WAS LATE AND I WAS ALL ALONE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEIR WAS GLASS ALL OVER. THE WIND DEFLECTOR GLASS WAS SHATTERED & PIECES OF GLASS MISSING. I WENT BACK ACROSS THE STREET TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH A SALESMAN AND HE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, HE SAID WAIT! THEIR IS A RECALL WE CAN CHANGE IT AND FIX IT, GO TO SERVICE AND ASK FOR __. I COULD HEAR THE SALESMAN, YOU HAVE TO FIX IT! ITS A BRAND NEW CAR! THE SERVICE REP FINALLY CAME TO MY CAR AND SAID WE WILL FIX IT THIS TIME BUT IF YOU DRIVE AWAY AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEN WE WONT BECAUSE THIS CAR IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE LAMINATE HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT ON THE CAR. I HAD NO IDEA , HE EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL IS TO STOP THE SHATTERED GLASS FROM COMING INTO THE CAR AND INJURING PASSENGERS OR CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THAT STILL CAN HAPPEN AND BIG PIECES OF GLASS CAN FALL IN. I CRIED, I TAKE MY GRANDSON (2) ON WEEKENDS & HE LOVES THE SUN ROOF. SERVICE MGR SAID ONLY THING I CAN DO IS LEAVE THE SUN ROOF CLOSED OR TRADE IN THE CAR! I TALKED TO MANAGER OF SALES & HE SAID CALL TOYOTA BECAUSE HE ONLY SELLS THE CAR HE DOES NOT DESIGN THEM! NOW I HAVE TO TRADE A 1 MONTH OLD CAR IN OR CHANCE GLASS FALLING IN MY EYES WHILE DRIVING OR INJURING MY FAMILY. I SPENT EXTRA FOR SIDE AIRBAGS SO FAMILY WOULD BE SAFE & NOW THEY'RE AFRAID. I LEFT THE CAR @ DEALERSHIP THEY WANTED ME TO TEST DRIVE A COROLLA, THEY WILL GIVE ME 16,000, I PAID 18,500. I CALLED TOYOTA SCION, THEY DIDN'T CALL ME BACK TODAY THEY SAID THEY WOULD, I HAVE NO CHOICE, BECAUSE I WONT LET A NEW CAR HURT MY FAMILY. THEY TELL ME THE SAME THING CAN HAPPEN THE VERY NEXT DAY! *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A TOYOTA 2006 SCION TC. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND THE WIRE HARNESS SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. ON APRIL 29, 2006 THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A SUNNY DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION THAT WAS A TWO WAY STOP. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MID TO REAR DOORS BY AN INCOMING VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE FRONT BUMPER TO COLLIDE WITH THE SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST TOYOTA SINCE THE AIRBAGS AND WIRE HARNESS SYSTEM DID NOT PROVIDE THE PROTECTION REQUIRED WITH THIS TYPE OF COLLISION. THE CASE IS BEEN REVIEWED BY ALL STATE. TOYOTA EXPLAINED THAT SINCE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IT CAUSED THE SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 500 MILES. *AK

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 IN THE MORNING AT AROUND 70 MPH ON HWY 40 IN ST. LOUIS WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. THE ACTUAL SUNROOF EXPLODED AND NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR. THE SUNROOF WAS FULLY CLOSED AND THE WIND DEFLECTOR WAS AS WELL. I KEEP THE SUNROOF COVER OPEN MOST OF THE TIME SO I GET MORE LIGHT INTO THE CAR AND AS A RESULT GLASS RAINED DOWN INTO MY CAR. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE GLASS OF THE SUNROOF WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND DID NOT CRACK LIKE A SPIDER-WEB, BUT LIKE SOMEONE HAD SET A BOMB OFF ON TOP OF IT. THE WIND DEFLECTOR WAS UNDAMAGED. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY WERE VERY ACCUSATORY AND SAID A ROCK OR OTHER DEBRIS MUST HAVE BROKEN IT. I STILL FAIL TO SEE HOW A ROCK BIG ENOUGH TO SHATTER THE GLASS LIKE IT DID GOT BY ME WITH ME SEEING IT. IF A HUGE ROCK WAS BOUNCING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY SEEN IT. ANOTHER THING THAT MADE THAT CLAIM RIDICULOUS WAS THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO LARGE TRUCKS OR OTHERWISE CARRYING ANYTHING WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED. *NM SUNROOF GLASS BREAKAGE.PCO