2008 SCION TC

109 complaints filed with NHTSA.

109
Complaints
23
Crashes
3
Fires
17
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE23
STRUCTURE:BODY11
AIR BAGS9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4
VISIBILITY4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
STRUCTURE4
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES3
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE3
WHEELS3
SERVICE BRAKES3
STEERING3
SUSPENSION3
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2

Recalls (3)

09V22300015/06/2009

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

TOYOTA IS RECALLING 27,080 MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2010 PASSENGER CARS BUILT FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 TO MAY 4, 2009. THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE S

10V03500003/02/2010

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 AND JUNE 2, 2008 WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPA

10V03600003/02/2010

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

SOUTHEAST TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2011 PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.

Recent Complaints

20180224CrashAIR BAGS

THIS VEHICLE WAS JUST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE IS DEMOLISHED, THE RADIATOR AND EVERYTHING CRUSHED AND SLAMMED BACK, FLUIDS LEAKING FROM EVERYTHING, EVEN BUCKLED THE PASSENGER DOOR, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THIS VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE POLICE OFFICERS ON THE SCENE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 135,000

20170529FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CENTER CONSOLE BURST INTO FLAMES CAUSING AN INTERNAL FIRE, WHILE STATIONARY.

Mileage: 114,000

20170111CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

Mileage: 156,000

20160503CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE SPUN INTO THE GRASS AND STALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE

Mileage: 140,000

20160503CrashSTEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE SPUN INTO THE GRASS AND STALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE

Mileage: 140,000

20160116CrashELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR I HAVE FELT AS IF I WAS GOING TO BE SLUNG INTO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE ,HIGHWAYS, CITY ROADS , COUNTRY ROADS, AND DEFINITELY IN MOST CURVES. IT'S LIKE THE CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN GOING WHERE IT WANTS AT LOW SPEEDS YOU CAN'T FEEL OR SEE IT TO MUCH BUT AFTER AROUND 35 TO 40 IS WHEN IT'S MOST NOTICEABLE I FEEL THAT I GOT I WILL TRADE FOR SOME THIS HAS RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED OUT. AS I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN ONE DAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED HARDER INTO T

Mileage: 160,000

20160116CrashSTEERING

WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR I HAVE FELT AS IF I WAS GOING TO BE SLUNG INTO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE ,HIGHWAYS, CITY ROADS , COUNTRY ROADS, AND DEFINITELY IN MOST CURVES. IT'S LIKE THE CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN GOING WHERE IT WANTS AT LOW SPEEDS YOU CAN'T FEEL OR SEE IT TO MUCH BUT AFTER AROUND 35 TO 40 IS WHEN IT'S MOST NOTICEABLE I FEEL THAT I GOT I WILL TRADE FOR SOME THIS HAS RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED OUT. AS I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN ONE DAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED HARDER INTO T

Mileage: 160,000

20160116CrashSUSPENSION

WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR I HAVE FELT AS IF I WAS GOING TO BE SLUNG INTO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE ,HIGHWAYS, CITY ROADS , COUNTRY ROADS, AND DEFINITELY IN MOST CURVES. IT'S LIKE THE CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN GOING WHERE IT WANTS AT LOW SPEEDS YOU CAN'T FEEL OR SEE IT TO MUCH BUT AFTER AROUND 35 TO 40 IS WHEN IT'S MOST NOTICEABLE I FEEL THAT I GOT I WILL TRADE FOR SOME THIS HAS RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED OUT. AS I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN ONE DAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED HARDER INTO T

Mileage: 160,000

20151212CrashSERVICE BRAKES

I GOT ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING TO PICK UP MY MOM IN THE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 6:50 AM SHE WORKS IN LAX DRIVING ON THE 110 SOUTH FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES,CA. THIS HAPPEN BETWEEN MANCHESTER AND CENTURY . I WAS IN THE THIRD LANE ON THE FREEWAY I WAS GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR MOTION AND I SWITCH LANE TO THE RIGHT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK ON ME AFTER SWITCHING LANE MY BREAK PEDAL WASN'T WORKING AND THE STEERING WASN'T RESPONDING TO THE LEFT , THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS MERGING REALLY FAST PASSING 2-1 LANE

Mileage: 87,807

20151212CrashSTEERING

I GOT ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING TO PICK UP MY MOM IN THE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 6:50 AM SHE WORKS IN LAX DRIVING ON THE 110 SOUTH FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES,CA. THIS HAPPEN BETWEEN MANCHESTER AND CENTURY . I WAS IN THE THIRD LANE ON THE FREEWAY I WAS GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR MOTION AND I SWITCH LANE TO THE RIGHT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK ON ME AFTER SWITCHING LANE MY BREAK PEDAL WASN'T WORKING AND THE STEERING WASN'T RESPONDING TO THE LEFT , THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS MERGING REALLY FAST PASSING 2-1 LANE

Mileage: 87,807

20151212CrashSUSPENSION

I GOT ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING TO PICK UP MY MOM IN THE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 6:50 AM SHE WORKS IN LAX DRIVING ON THE 110 SOUTH FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES,CA. THIS HAPPEN BETWEEN MANCHESTER AND CENTURY . I WAS IN THE THIRD LANE ON THE FREEWAY I WAS GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR MOTION AND I SWITCH LANE TO THE RIGHT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK ON ME AFTER SWITCHING LANE MY BREAK PEDAL WASN'T WORKING AND THE STEERING WASN'T RESPONDING TO THE LEFT , THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS MERGING REALLY FAST PASSING 2-1 LANE

Mileage: 87,807

20151002CrashWHEELS

DRIVING AT 50 MPH,BEING FORCED TO RIGHT PAVING EDGE,CORRECTED QUICKLY TO LEFT,CAR WENT OVER CENTER LINE AND VERY EXTREME SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH WITH DRIVER AND FRONT SET PASSENGER .CAR WAS BEYOND DISTROYED.LOSS OF CONTROL UNKNOWN.ONE FACT THAT IS PRESENT IS LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS NO AIR IN TIRE,STILL ON WHEEL,AND NO DAMAGE TO TIRE.I FEEL THE TIRE WAS FORCE OFF WHEEL BEAD ,AIR LOSS INSTANTLY,AND WAS LIKE A BLOWOUT.THE ONLY MARKINGS ON ROAD WAS THE TIRE THREAD PATTERN WITHOUT ANY SKID MARKS AND A LIGHT

Mileage: 70,000

20110714CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TRAVELING FAST ENOUGH TO HAVE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

Mileage: 29,000

20110301FireSUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES BECAME HESITANT WHEN APPLIED AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, VSC, AIR BAG WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED

Mileage: 48,025

20110301FireSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES BECAME HESITANT WHEN APPLIED AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, VSC, AIR BAG WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED

Mileage: 48,025

20100518CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ON SCENE AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

20100406CrashAIR BAGS

MY DAUGHTER CAME AROUND A CURVE AND SWERVED TO AVOID IMPACT. SHE COULD NOT REMEMBER ALL OF THE ACCIDENT. MY WIFE AND I WENT BACK TO THE SCENE AND ATTEMPTED TO GO THROUGH A RE-CREATION OF THE ACCIDENT. SHE SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER, WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A HIGH EMBANKMENT. IT APPEARS SHE WENT ON TWO WHEELS OVER A FIELD DRAINAGE PIPE. THEN HEAD ON INTO THE EMBANKMENT. THAT FORCE APPEARED TO THROW THE CAR UPWARD ON IT'S NOSE, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL AREA. IT APPEARS THAT THE CAR THEN

20100326CrashFatalVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

FEBRUARY 15, 2010 AN ORLANDO MOTHER DIED MONDAY AFTERNOON AFTER LOSING CONTROL OF HER CAR AND PLUNGING INTO A RETENTION POND BESIDE STATE ROAD 417. SPARKLE CORINEE POMEROY WAS TRAPPED INSIDE HER SUBMERGED TOYOTA SCION FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES BEFORE RESCUE CREWS WERE ABLE TO FREE HER. SHE DIED SEVERAL HOURS LATER AT ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE CRASH, ACCORDING TO FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL. THE 26-YEAR-OLD NEWLYWED LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE JUST SOUTH OF LEE VISTA B

20090921VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

DRIVING DOWN ROADWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE SUNROOF EXPLODED COVERING ME AND THE VEHICLE WITH GLASS CUTTING YOUR ARMS AND I STARTED BLEEDING EVERYWHERE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

20080926CrashAIR BAGS

AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 08 SCION TC WAS DAMAGED NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE OTHER CAR HIT ME BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL AND THEN TURNED SO BOTH CARS WERE FACING THE SAME WAY, SLAMMED AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS AN 03 OLDS ALERO WHOSE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IF THIS CAR HAS SUCH A GREAT SAFETY RATING FOR FRONT AND SIDE IMPACTS WHERE WERE THE AIR BAGS. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED CAUSING MUCH PAIN AND DISCOMFORT TO MY LEFT SHOULDER. THIS CO

Mileage: 5,900