10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
57,000 miles

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problem #3

Dec 212018

tC

  • 101,000 miles
Takata recall. My front tires wearing fast. When I took to dealer for service & alignment, I was informed that my car has a row bar that is rusted and frozen and I will need to replace it ($2,000 estimated). When I drive it in the rain, the car flails all over the lane. I had to stop and let cars pass me, I could only drive at low speeds and I had to pull over 4 times before getting home safely. I felt like I was going to drive off the road. Very scared and dangerous. I can't drive my car on wet roads. Also, I'm having to buy new tires every 20,000 miles it seems and I've regularly had them rotated. Last time they said they couldn't rotate them because the rod was frozen and it's only the Tc model that has this particular rod.

- Petaluma, CA, USA

problem #2

Sep 272015

tC

  • 70,000 miles
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 scartch mark, outside of tire marks.tires we replaced by Toyota dealer, ,7,000 miles, like new, rotated, inspectd, gage air checked 5000 miles/6 months ago, tps light not on, so no reason to think low air pressure nor any tire issue.tire is Bridgestone potenza 215/45R17 91V.wheel is orginal equipment alloy 6 double spoke, tire size same as orginal.no air, tire thread patten printed on road buy rubber only, scratch made by outside edge of the wheel as only possible cause, so did tire deflate and over correct drivers actions.both are ok, and 2 others that saw accident happen can not place cause.police also can not.no drinking, drugs, cell phones ect.at site 2 aditional tires defalted, still on wheels, with only one rear wheel inflated, left rear, where car has little damage.left front suspension is detached allowing wheel to turn hard to left and upward, assumed to be accident damage, but did steering/ suspencion brake loose before accident " is this a low profile performance tire/wheel accident ??"

- Davenport, IA, USA

problem #1

Nov 142014

tC

  • miles
We own a 2008 Scion Tc and in the winter this car gets excessive snow and ice build up in the wheel wells and this becomes a safety issue when trying to turn. I am wondering if there has been any recalls for this car for this issue, the plastic used in the wheel wells seems to hold the snow and ice rather then falling off. Is their anything that you know of that could be done to remedy this issue? I have spoke with other Scion owners and they have the same problem. Please reply with any suggestions or if their is a recall for this problem. Thank you,

- Champlin, MN, USA