Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 2,833 complaints for SCION
Incident date: Jun 27, 2012
I HIT A DEER AND THE HOOD BUSTED, THE BATTERY BUSTED AND THE RADIATOR BUSTED. ROCCO'S COLLISION IN TURNERSVILLE LIED, PROGRESSIVE IN MOUNT LAUREL LIED, COPART IN TRENTON OR GLASSBORO GOT IT FROM A AUTO IN SEWELL NEW JERSEY. THESE 4 PLACES SPUN MY CAR IN A CIRCLE PRETENDING TO FIX IT, WHILE THEY STOLE PARTS AND PRETENDED IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS LESS THAN 1000 DOLLARS REPORTED AS $8500 IN DA... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 27, 2012
I HIT A DEER AND THE HOOD BUSTED, THE BATTERY BUSTED AND THE RADIATOR BUSTED. ROCCO'S COLLISION IN TURNERSVILLE LIED, PROGRESSIVE IN MOUNT LAUREL LIED, COPART IN TRENTON OR GLASSBORO GOT IT FROM A AUTO IN SEWELL NEW JERSEY. THESE 4 PLACES SPUN MY CAR IN A CIRCLE PRETENDING TO FIX IT, WHILE THEY STOLE PARTS AND PRETENDED IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS LESS THAN 1000 DOLLARS REPORTED AS $8500 IN DA... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
THE REAR TRUNK HATCH MOLDING PANEL BROKE OFF AND THE ELECTRICAL CORD WITH LATCH RELEASE IS UNSECURED AND DANGLING. IT HAS TO BE SECURED TO CAR WITH TAPE BUT THAT COVERS BRAKE LIGHT. I'VE BEEN PULLED COUNTLESS TIMES HERE IN TEXAS AND MOST TROOPERS INFORM ME THAT IT "IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND UNSAFE". THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SCION TX AND XBS FROM 2005-2011 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS SEEN IN THIS FACEBOOK ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE THAT ERUPTED IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT MERGED OFF THE ROADWAY AND OPENED THE HOOD TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Aug 6, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, FLAMES WERE SEEN FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Fire
Incident date: Aug 6, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, FLAMES WERE SEEN FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Fire
Incident date: Jul 11, 2013
I NOTICED A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE, THAT MY FINGERS WERE COVERED IN A BLACK MUSHY SUBSTANCE. THE SWITCH TO OPEN THE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY MELTED AND WOULD BARELY OPEN. MY WIFE AND I DON'T USUALLY USE THE HATCH DOOR, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG ITS BEEN IN THIS CONDITION . WE HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THE SCION UP TO THIS POINT.I FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THI... Read more
Incident date: Jun 10, 2013
FACTORY WHEEL CRACKED AFTER VERY MINOR HIT ON A POTHOLE. *TR
Incident date: Oct 14, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2010 TOYOTA SCION TC WITH YOKOHAMA S32A93201(NA) TIRES, SIZE 215/ 45 R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WOULD CONTINUOUSLY LOSE AIR. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ADD AIR TO THE TIRE WEEKLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TWO PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE CRACKED. THE MECHANIC TRIED TO SEAL THE TIRES BUT THE TIRES... Read more
Incident date: Jun 5, 2012
TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I FELT SOMETHING POP UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE STEERING BOOMERANGED TO THE LEFT, I WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER AS IT WAS LIKE IT WAS LOCKED.UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE RIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR AS IT ACCELERATED . THE CAR CROSSED THE CENTER LINE INTO A RESIDENTIAL YARD HITTING A TREE HEAD ON. I ENDED UP WITH FACIAL, C... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 5, 2012
TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I FELT SOMETHING POP UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE STEERING BOOMERANGED TO THE LEFT, I WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER AS IT WAS LIKE IT WAS LOCKED.UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE RIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR AS IT ACCELERATED . THE CAR CROSSED THE CENTER LINE INTO A RESIDENTIAL YARD HITTING A TREE HEAD ON. I ENDED UP WITH FACIAL, C... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 22, 2013
TWO OCCURRENCES WITHIN 3 DAYS, UNINTENDED FULL ACCELERATION - ACCELERATOR STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 22, 2013
TWO OCCURRENCES WITHIN 3 DAYS, UNINTENDED FULL ACCELERATION - ACCELERATOR STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 15, 2013
MAJOR LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 20 TIMES THE PAST FEW WEEKS. LUCKILY, EACH TIME, I MANAGED TO GET INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING. TURNING OFF AND ON THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES RETURNED IT TO NORMAL OPERATION. SOME TIMES, THE ENGINEWAS 'RACING' WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED BACK ON. AND OTHER TIMES, I HAD TO PERFORMMULTIPLE OFF-ON CYCLING OF THE ENGINE BEFORE NORMA... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2013
MAJOR LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 20 TIMES THE PAST FEW WEEKS. LUCKILY, EACH TIME, I MANAGED TO GET INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING. TURNING OFF AND ON THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES RETURNED IT TO NORMAL OPERATION. SOME TIMES, THE ENGINEWAS 'RACING' WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED BACK ON. AND OTHER TIMES, I HAD TO PERFORMMULTIPLE OFF-ON CYCLING OF THE ENGINE BEFORE NORMA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2013
MY ENGINE SEIZED. LONG STORY SHORT, MY CAR WAS BURNING OIL AT A RATE OF 1 QUART EVERY 700 MILES. I WAS TAKING MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP EVERY 5000 MILES FOR MY FREE OIL CHANGES. NO ONE NOTICED I WAS BURNING THAT MUCH OIL UNTIL I STARTED HEARING SOUNDS FROM MY ENGINE. IT WAS TOO LATE AT THAT POINT. THERE WAS PERMANENT ENGINE DAMAGE CONFIRMED BY 2 MECHANICS AT PRIVATE SHOPS. AFTER ADDING HIGH MI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2010
THE POWER WINDOWS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY BREAK DOWN EASILY. CANNOT USE THE WINDOWS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WORK. THE COST TO REPLACE EACH WINDOW MOTOR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT AFFORDABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Incident date: Jul 18, 2013
MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE HER DREAM CAR, A SCION TC, A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND AS SHE WAS RETURNING HOME FROM OC, MD, ON 18 JUL 13, SHE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT AND SAW SOMETHING FLY OFF HER CAR SO PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER HER SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED (SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AS IT WAS HOT AND SHE WAS USING AC)...SHE WAS 1-1/2 HR AWAY FROM HOME. AS SHE TRIED TO LOCATE A VACUUM CLEANER TO CLEAN O... Read more
Incident date: Jul 19, 2013
I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM WORK GOING AROUND 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HEARD LOUD BANG LIKE A GUNSHOT. FIRST I THOUGHT THAT ONE OF MY TIRES HAS HIT ON SOMETHING AND EXPLODED BUT THEN I FELT SOMETHING FALLING FROM THE ROOF AND I MANAGED TO PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR I SAW MY MOON ROOF SHATTERED IN PIECES. THERE WASN'T ANY DEBRIEF ON THE ROAD OR ANY SMALL ROCKS THAT COULD'VE HI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 11, 2013
I OWN 2005 SCION XB FIRST INCIDENT -THURSDAY EVENING 6:30 PM, JULY 11, 2013 IN MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF TO 40-45 MPH. I BRAKED (FOOT BRAKE, HAND BRAKE & USING GEAR) BEFORE ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY IT STOPPED WITH A LOUD BRAKING NOISE; I ENDED UP CLOSE TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET BUT STILL ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS FRAGMENTS SCATTERED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PIECES OF GLASS SCRATCHED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILU... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2013
2010 TOYOTA SCION XD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE OIL AND OIL FILTER ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING BLUE SMOKE.
Incident date: Oct 6, 2006
MY SCION SB HAS HAD THE REAR HATCH LOCK, AND LIGHTING WITH LICENSE PLATE BREAK 5 TIMES, SCION DEALER DID IT FIRST AND CHARGED $599.00. SINCE THEN I HAVE BOUGHT THE PARTS AND DID THE WORK MYSELF. *TR
Incident date: Oct 6, 2006
MY SCION SB HAS HAD THE REAR HATCH LOCK, AND LIGHTING WITH LICENSE PLATE BREAK 5 TIMES, SCION DEALER DID IT FIRST AND CHARGED $599.00. SINCE THEN I HAVE BOUGHT THE PARTS AND DID THE WORK MYSELF. *TR
Incident date: Dec 5, 2012
REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE OFF WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. WILL NOT RELEASE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 26, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED AND IT WAS RUBBING ACROSS HIS NECK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS SIX FEET TALL AND THAT AFFECTED ANYONE SIX FEET OR TALLER VS. SOMEONE WHO WAS SHORTER THAN HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40 AND THE CUR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 7, 2013
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH (GOING VERY SLOWLY BECAUSE IT WAS A DIRT ROAD), I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD POP WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. IMMEDIATELY STOPPING TO INSPECT, I DISCOVERED THAT THE MOONROOF HAD SHATTERED COMPLETELY. THE WEBBING OF THE BROKEN GLASS WAS MORE CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM THE INSIDE THAN THE OUTSIDE. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO SIGN OF ANY IMPACT. NO OTHER CARS WE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 7, 2013
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH (GOING VERY SLOWLY BECAUSE IT WAS A DIRT ROAD), I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD POP WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. IMMEDIATELY STOPPING TO INSPECT, I DISCOVERED THAT THE MOONROOF HAD SHATTERED COMPLETELY. THE WEBBING OF THE BROKEN GLASS WAS MORE CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM THE INSIDE THAN THE OUTSIDE. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO SIGN OF ANY IMPACT. NO OTHER CARS WE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 5, 2013
I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND MY FIRST OIL CHANGES I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF OIL CONSUMPTION AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO USE 1 QUART FOR EVERY 1200 MILES. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE SPOKEN TO SAID TO ME THAT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A NEW CAR USED FOR DAILY DRIVING. NOW I'M AT 73K MILES AND I HAVE RECORDS OF EVERY OIL CHANGE BEING DONE AT EVERY 3K MILES AND BETWEEN OI... Read more
Incident date: Jun 9, 2013
MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 SCION XB WHEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK. HE TRIED THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT STOP OR EVEN SLOW THE CAR DOWN. HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE ACCELERATION WAS TURNING THE IGNITION OFF. THIS MORNING WHEN THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR STARTED THE CAR, THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN RACING, AND HE QUICKLY SHUT IF OFF. *T... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 11, 2013
MY DIRECT INJECTOR COLLAR ENDED UP DAMAGED/MISSING COMPLETELY, ORIGINALLY RESULTING IN A VIOLENT "FIRECRACKER" POPPING SOUND UNDER MODERATE THROTTLE ACCELERATION, DUE TO THE ECU WITH FAULTY PROGRAMMING. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME WITHIN A MONTH OF THIS HAPPENING TO BOTH DIRECT INJECTORS. THIS ISSUE IS CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK/MISFIRE FROM THE INJECTOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN EXTREMELY LEAN, WHICH CAN LEA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 6, 2013
I WAS OPENING MY TRUNK AND THE HANDLE LATCH AND LIGHT CASE FELL RIGHT OFF. I AM NOT A VERY STRONG INDIVIDUAL SO HOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME COMPLETELY STUMPS ME. SINCE THIS INCIDENT I HAVE NOTICED THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON MORE AND MORE SCION TC'S. I BELIEVE THIS IS A STRUCTURAL BODY ISSUE THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD ADDRESS.
Incident date: Feb 6, 2013
I WAS OPENING MY TRUNK AND THE HANDLE LATCH AND LIGHT CASE FELL RIGHT OFF. I AM NOT A VERY STRONG INDIVIDUAL SO HOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME COMPLETELY STUMPS ME. SINCE THIS INCIDENT I HAVE NOTICED THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON MORE AND MORE SCION TC'S. I BELIEVE THIS IS A STRUCTURAL BODY ISSUE THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD ADDRESS.
Incident date: May 6, 2013
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SCION XB . AS I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP MY CAR ACCELERATED RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND INTO A BARBWIRE FENCE.. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ENGINE ACCELERATED . THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL; TRACTION CONTROL; CHECK ENGINE ALL LIT UP.I GOT THE CAR STARTED, BUT IT RAN HOT AND STARTED SMOKING AND WOULD NOT HOLD SPEED. *TR
Crash
Incident date: May 9, 2013
AFTER LEAVING A RESIDENCE, GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY WITH NO ISSUES FOR ABOUT 1/4 MILE, SUDDENLY UPON GETTING ABOUT TO 50 MPH, I FELT A SHIMMY. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. BUT I WAS SMELLING A BURNING SMELL PRETTY QUICKLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM A POLLUTED SEMI TRUCK. BUT IT GOT STRONGER. SO, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE FIRST EXIT ANOTHER 1/4 MILE UP. I TURNED ON HAZARDS AND SLOWED TO 40 AND EXITED. ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: May 3, 2013
MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PIVOT BOLT FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT SPEED. CLUTCH PEDAL STOPPED WORKING, TRANSMISSION STUCK IN GEAR AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. REQUIRED EVASIVE ACTIONS TO AVOID COLLISION. MECHANIC DISASSEMBLED TRANSMISSION AND LOCATED SHEARED OFF PIVOT BOLT LYING LOOSE INSIDE TRANSMISSION CASING. MECHANIC STATED THAT IN THEIR EXPERIENCE, INCIDENT WAS VERY UNUSUAL A... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2011
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG BUT I WAS ON THE WAY BACK FROM WORK AND FOR SOME REASON AS I BEGAN TO TRY AND BREAK MY CAR MANEUVERED IN A STRANGE WAY I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE CAR SWERVED INTO THE WALL. NOW THE MODEL IS HAVING ALL SORTS OF RECALLS AND ISSUES. I HAVE RECEIVED THREE LETTERS REGARDING SAFETY HAZARDS IN MY CAR. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Aug 10, 2011
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG BUT I WAS ON THE WAY BACK FROM WORK AND FOR SOME REASON AS I BEGAN TO TRY AND BREAK MY CAR MANEUVERED IN A STRANGE WAY I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE CAR SWERVED INTO THE WALL. NOW THE MODEL IS HAVING ALL SORTS OF RECALLS AND ISSUES. I HAVE RECEIVED THREE LETTERS REGARDING SAFETY HAZARDS IN MY CAR. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Jan 2, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE AFTER FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOT... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2013
WE WERE DRIVING IN A SLOW SPEED WHEN I WANTED TO STOP SLOWLY AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP, AND FELT LIKE IT GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WAY OF THE BRAKES, THEN STOP SUDDENLY AND ACCELERATED. IT WAS FRIGHTENING BECAUSE WE WERE TO A SHORT DISTANCE TO CRASH. I WAS WITH MY HUSBAND AND MY DOG WAS IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY MADE AN INSPECTION BUT THEY TOL... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2013
WE WERE DRIVING IN A SLOW SPEED WHEN I WANTED TO STOP SLOWLY AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP, AND FELT LIKE IT GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WAY OF THE BRAKES, THEN STOP SUDDENLY AND ACCELERATED. IT WAS FRIGHTENING BECAUSE WE WERE TO A SHORT DISTANCE TO CRASH. I WAS WITH MY HUSBAND AND MY DOG WAS IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY MADE AN INSPECTION BUT THEY TOL... Read more
Incident date: Mar 12, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. *TR
Incident date: Mar 10, 2013
THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. OUR LOCAL TOYOTA/SCION DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAULTY REAR WHEEL SENSORS AND CORRODED WIRING. PROPOSED REPAIR INCLUDES REPLACING BOTH REAR HUBS AND REPLACING THE WIRE HARNESS THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE FAULTY HUBS. REPAIR COSTS APPROXIMATE $1,500. MANY OTHER 2008 SCION XD OWN... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2013
WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ORDINARY DAY MY CAR BEGAN MAKING LOUD NOISES IN THE FRONT AND MADE THE CAR FEEL AS THOUGH IT'S JERKING WHEN I BRAKE. MY HUSBAND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAID HE COULD SEE A BOLT THAT LOOKS RUSTY AND "THE TOP IS GONE." I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE #2 CONTROL ARM BOLT HEAD WAS BROKEN FROM THE LEFT FRONT TO LOWER SUB FRAME. AFTER LOOKING FOR ... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2013
WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ORDINARY DAY MY CAR BEGAN MAKING LOUD NOISES IN THE FRONT AND MADE THE CAR FEEL AS THOUGH IT'S JERKING WHEN I BRAKE. MY HUSBAND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAID HE COULD SEE A BOLT THAT LOOKS RUSTY AND "THE TOP IS GONE." I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE #2 CONTROL ARM BOLT HEAD WAS BROKEN FROM THE LEFT FRONT TO LOWER SUB FRAME. AFTER LOOKING FOR ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 10, 2013
I HAVE HAD MY 2009 SCION TC FOR JUST ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, BACK IN FEBRUARY I WAS JUST DOING SOME GROCERY SHOPPING, WENT TO OPEN THE TRUNK AND THE WHOLE TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE FELL OFF,AND NOW IS JUST CONNECTED BY WIRES WHICH IS A DISTRACTION TO DRIVERS BEHIND ME AND ALSO COVERS THE LICENSE PLATE WHICH I'M SURE IS JUST CAUSE FOR ME TO GET A TRAFFIC FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AN... Read more
Incident date: Feb 10, 2013
I HAVE HAD MY 2009 SCION TC FOR JUST ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, BACK IN FEBRUARY I WAS JUST DOING SOME GROCERY SHOPPING, WENT TO OPEN THE TRUNK AND THE WHOLE TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE FELL OFF,AND NOW IS JUST CONNECTED BY WIRES WHICH IS A DISTRACTION TO DRIVERS BEHIND ME AND ALSO COVERS THE LICENSE PLATE WHICH I'M SURE IS JUST CAUSE FOR ME TO GET A TRAFFIC FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AN... Read more
Incident date: May 2, 2013
I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO OPEN MY TRUNK WHEN THE LATCH HANDLE BROKE OFF ! *TR
Incident date: Apr 26, 2013
THIS IS BASICALLY WHY I AM CONCERNED: I FOUND THAT IF YOU GO TO LOCK/UNLOCK YOUR CAR WITH A TOYOTA/SCION SMART KEY WHILE SOMEONE WITHIN RANGE OF YOUR CAR HOLDS THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON THEIR TOYOTA/SCION SMART KEY, YOUR CAR WILL NOT RESPOND TO YOUR OWN KEY. THEIR SIGNAL BASICALLY JUST INTERFERES WITH YOUR SIGNAL CAUSING THE CAR TO DO NOTHING. IF YOU WALK AWAY W/O NOTICING, YOUR CAR WILL BE COMP... Read more
Incident date: Apr 21, 2013
WHILE DRIVING THE WIRES SPARKED THEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON THEN FIRE STARTED THE WHOLE HALF OF CAR WAS BURNT BY THE TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE ARRIVED. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL FIRE THE WHOLE FRONT WAS MELTED I WAS LUCKY TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE CAR A LIVE EVERY THING HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY. *TR
Fire