2009 Scion tC Complaint Log

WINDSHIELD IS BREAKING WITH NO ACCIDENT OR WEATHER CAUSE AT ALL. WINDSHIELD IS BREAKING AND HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN SINCE DISCOVERING THE FIRST BREAK. *TR

2009 SCION TC, REMOTE DOES NOT UNLOCK TRUCK PREDICTABLE IT CONTINUES AND WE CANNOT FIND WHERE THE PROPER PROCEDURE IS SHOWN IN THE MANUAL. *TR

I WOULD CALL THIS A QUESTION FOR NOW. THE EVENT:A VAN RAN A STOP SIGN. A 2009 SCION CT T-BONED THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR AT APPRX.20- 25 MPH . CAUSING APPROX. 8000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. FRONT BUMPER,BOTH FRONT FENDERS,HOOD BUCKLED, RADIATOR PUSHED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE MOTOR THE QUESTION IS WHY DIDN'T THE AIR BAGS GO OFF? ALSO THE VAN RAN THE STOP SIGN WITH TREE LIMB IN FRONT OF IT. WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TREE HOME OWNER OR CITY? I DON'T KNOW IF THIS SITE IS THE CORRECT PLACE TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS OR NOT. IF YOU CAN DIRECT ME ELSE WHERE I THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

HELLO, DURING YOUR INVESTIGATION OF TOYOTA, HAS THERE BEEN ANY MENTION OF DEFECTIVE CLUTCH MECHANISMS IN THE SCION TC? THE CLUTCH ON MY 2009 SCION TC BURNED OUT WITHIN ONE YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AT 7,500 MILES AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO COVER THE CLUTCH ON THE WARRANTY. I WAS FORCED TO PAY OVER $1,300 TO REPAIR THE AUTOMOBILE. AFTER OPENING A CASE WITH SCION CUSTOMER CARE AND BEING VERY FRUSTRATED, I FINALLY ASKED FOR THE MATTER TO GO TO ARBITRATION. AFTER REVIEW BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT (NCDS), I WAS AWARDED A REFUND OF THE FULL REPAIR COST. DURING THIS EPISODE, I DID ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY OTHERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM: NAMELY A CLUTCH BURNING OUT AT LOW MILEAGE (IN ONE CASE AT 2,500 MILES!) AND TOYOTA/SCION REFUSING TO COVER REPAIRS AS PART OF THE WARRANTY. IT SEEMS THAT TOYOTA TRIED TO BLAME A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THEIR PARTS ON CUSTOMER'S DRIVING HABITS, WHICH I, AND OTHERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, HIGHLY DISPUTE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY DECREASE IN SPEED. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT AN ABNORMALLY RAPID RATE OF SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE MORE BUT HE HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

THE EVENT LEADING TO THE FAILURE WAS ME REACHING TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH OF THE CAR. WHEN I PLACED MY HAND ON THE CAR HATCH HANDLE, THE HATCH PANEL BROKE OFF AND HANGS OVER THE LICENSE PLATE AND SWINGS VIOLENTLY WHEN I'M DRIVING. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THE PART ISN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE PARKING AT A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT MY BRAKES DID NOT WANT TO ENGAGE AND ENDED UP HITTING A TRASH CAN AT ABOUT 5 MPH IT JUST HAPPENED THAT ONE TIME. ONE FENDER HAD MINOR DAMAGES. TOOK THE CAR TO GET SERVICED UP AND THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY THE CAR DEALERSHIP AT NO COST WITH THE CAR UNDER 8000 MILES *CN

I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 2008 AND WITHIN A WEEK I NOTICED THAT THE RADIO DID NOT GET GOOD RECEPTION IN SOME AREAS. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE THIS PROBLEM OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS AND THE SLIGHTEST THINGS CAUSE SIGNAL INTERRUPTIONS. SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE OTHER VEHICLES, METAL BUILDING OVERHANGS, TELEPHONE POLES, RAIN CLOUDS, FOG, TREES, AND RANDOM OTHER ITEMS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES NOW AND THEY HAVE REPLACED BOTH THE RADIO AND THE ANTENNA THAT CONNECTS FROM THE RADIO TO THE EXTERNAL ANTENNA ON THE REAR DECK LID OF MY CAR. NEITHER ONE OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE FIXED MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOTED ON 2 OF MY REPAIR ORDERS THAT THEY HAVE DRIVEN OTHER CARS ON THE LOT LIKE MINE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

1. I DON'T KNOW THE REASON FOR IT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL NORMALLY TURN BY THEMSELVES AT HIGHER SPEED EVEN MY HAND IS ON STEERING WHEEL . 2.I FELT LIKE I WAS LOSING CONTROL OVER THE CAR'S STEERING, PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NORMALLY IT HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY AND SOMETIME ON CITY TOO . SOMETIME I LOOKED OVER TO SEE IF THERE IS A HOLE ON STREET THAT MADE MY STEERING WHEEL TURNING W/O REASON BUT THERE WEREN'T A HOLE ON CITY STREET. *TR

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION COUPE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE TRUNK WITH THE IGNITION KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.