10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
31,284 miles

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problem #5

Feb 222013

tC

  • 117,000 miles
I love my Scion however I bought brand new from expressway Toyota in dorchester MA in 2005 and with all the recalls I see on here I've only done one, and that the glass windshield. Every other time I go the dealer and tell them that there are recalls, they ignore me and say that there isn't. I have some rattling noise going on under my car...I fixed once at the dealer and it came back again but now the dealer wants me to pay again to fix it and I think it's a safety concern in the car, the tires are also uneven, I keep having to change tires too often, the hatch lift in the back keeps breaking...major failing and cheap. It feels like it was glued on. I would an answer from the dealer where I bought the car as to why they keep denying my visits on the recalls and why in being charge the same safety work that I've paid once to get fix and now the same rattling noise keeps coming. I never get any information in the mail from my dealer either informing me of these recalls. I guess they are refusing to fix them.

- Medford , MA, USA

problem #4

May 212007

tC 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 37,000 miles
Car: 2005 Scion Tc purchased: Mcgee Toyota of hanover, MA in May 2007. -emergency brake failing 2 weeks after purchase, which caused an accident. -the dealership misdiagnosing the wheel bearing (2-3 times, finally fixing it). -we've been to mcgee Toyota probably 5+ times now, and woburn Toyota twice, all for problems with a 2005 Scion Tc. One of the other issues was when my wife bought the car, she bought a Toyota extended warranty. We noticed a few weeks after purchase that the weather stripping was dry-rotting, and woburn Toyota said they wouldn't replace it since it wasn't a factory windshield. We were originally told by mcgee Toyota that we could take this car to any Toyota dealership and the warranty would be valid. Why were we not told by mcgee Toyota when she bought the car, that the windshield had been replaced? mr murphy said he would do anything in his power to make us happy. Mr murphy said he would replace all four tires on the car (because we also noticed there were 3 different tires on the car), as well as replace the windshield for us. We picked the car up yesterday, to find her seats leaned back (it looked like some teenage kids just got done joy-riding), two bubbles in the middle of the new(another aftermarket windshield, which is not covered under warranty ? again!) windshield, a loud squeal coming from the engine when revved, and the clutch making a very loud and noticeable squeak when depressed. It seems that when we bring the car in for something, we leave with 2-3 more problems. When addressed by a manager, it comes to no avail. I attempted to talk with a manager about those issues, and when I refused to shake his hand, we were asked to leave! there are many more issues with this car, which are too many to list in this initial complaint.

- Hanscom Afb, MA, USA

problem #3

Jul 152005

tC 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 400 miles
Pits or cracks in windshield. Vehicle is a Scion xb, but there isn't an option for that car.

- Burbank, CA, USA

problem #2

Apr 272005

tC 4-cyl Diesel

  • Automatic transmission
  • 2,021 miles
While driving 65 mph a small pebble hit the windshield and caused it to shatter.

- Jacksonville Beach, FL, USA

problem #1

May 012004

tC

  • miles
A youngster weighing 140 lbs. Leaned on the windshield and it shattered. It has been 5 days, and when contacting manufacturer's headquarters, they refused to replace a windshield for free on the basis that they could not confirm it was defective after the fact! it bothers me to think that a 'perfectly good, safe' windshield can be shattered by merely 'leaning' on it! what will happen if I crash" or if a palm tree branch falls on it" I guess I will have to die or get injured to find out!

- Miami, FL, USA