2009 Scion Tc

HEADED FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEVADA ON HIGHWAY 15 JUST 5 MILES FROM LAS VEGAS AROUND 8 PM DRIVING UNDER SAFE AND NORMAL CONDITIONS, NO SPEEDING, NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL TO IMPAIR THE DRIVER. THE CAR IN HIGHWAY SPEED(OBVIOUSLY)STEERED TO THE RIGHT, WITH OUT THE CONTROL OF DRIVER, NOT HITTING ANY OTHER CAR AND HAVING THE CAR 2009 SCION TC ROLLOVER 5 TIMES!!! MY FRIEND THAT WAS IN THE BACK SEAT WAS EJECTED OUT BECAUSE WASN'T WEARING HER SEATBELT, IRONICALLY THE LAST PICTURE THAT WAS SHOT SHE WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT. ME AND MY FRIEND ARE THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE AND RECEIVED MODERATE CONCUSSIONS, MEMORY LOSS AND MINOR BRUISING. THE PRINCIPLE OF THIS STORY IS IF THE PRODUCT WAS RELIABLE AS HEAVILY MARKETED TO CONSUMERS, THEN NO ONE HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS LOSS. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, HOWEVER NO INDICATION TO EXPLAIN WHY IT ROLLED OVER AND OVER-STEERED WITH OUT THE CONTROL OF THE DRIVER. MY PERSONAL RESEARCH HAS CONCLUDED THAT MANY TOYOTA VEHICLES HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS THAT OVERSTEER IN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOYOTA HAS A TRACK RECORD AND NEGLIGENCE TO COVER UP DEFECTS AND STORIES LIKE THIS. TOYOTAS SAFETY OVERALL IS UNRELIABLE AND MAKES YOU REALIZE WHAT COMPANIES DO JUST TO GAIN A PROFIT FOR SHAREHOLDERS. TRAGIC. THE CAR IS A 2009 SCION TC VIN# [XXX], I TRIED INPUTTING THE VIN # HOWEVER IT DIDN'T WANT TO ACCEPT MY FORMAT. I WASN'T SURE ON THE MILEAGE BUT IM PRETTY SURE ITS DOCUMENTED WITH THE DMV AND THE INSURANCE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SOMEONE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE THROWN A ROCK AT THE WINDOW BECAUSE THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

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.

2009 SCION DRIVING CLEAR WEATHER, DRY PAVEMENT 40 MPH ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO A DIVIDED HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY CAREENED OUT OF CONTROL CROSSING 2 LANES, HITTING LEFT GUARD RAIL, SPINNING 180 DEGREES AND HITTING RIGHT GUARD RAIL. DAMAGE NOT YET ASSESSED $10.0 ESTIMATED. TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT TO SLOW CAR BUT BURNED CLUTCH TRYING. SECOND SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THIS VEHICLE. *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.

AT THE BEGINNING OF 2009, I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2009 SCION TC FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I HAD NOT HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL MONDAY 22FEB10. AT 5:30PM, I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR, HAVING TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN AT THE END OF MY STREET BEFORE TURNING ONTO THE MAJOR INTERSTATE (RTE. 1). UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I ROLLED DIRECTLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON RTE 1; LUCKILY, I QUICKLY STEERED INTO THE MIDDLE LANE, BARELY AVOIDING A COLLISION. I TURNED INTO THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT BESIDE MY STREET AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN CONNECTING THE GAS STATION TO MY STREET. AGAIN, MY BRAKES FAILED AND I ROLLED DIRECTLY INTO THE MIDDLE OF MY STREET. THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THIS TIME, BUT HAVING MY BRAKES FAILED TWICE TERRIFIED ME. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA BUT NO ONE SEEMS VERY WILLING TO HELP. THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO HAVE THE SCION TC TOWED TO THE SHOP THIS MORNING TO INSPECT THE CAR. I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURES IN THEIR TOYOTAS AND SCIONS AS WELL. AGAIN, IT IS A BRAND NEW 2009 SCION TC WITH 9500 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS ONLY EVER BEEN SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. IT RECENTLY PASSED STATE INSPECTION AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA SCION TC WHICH I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE BUT IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT I AM HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES(ABS TRACKING SYSTEM). I HAVE HAD 3 VERY CLOSE CALLS AS A RESULT OF MY BRAKES LOCKING UP(GOING SLOW) AND UNABLE TO STOP, EVEN AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THEY REMAIN LOCKED. ONE INCIDENT I ALMOST WENT RIGHT INTO A BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED ON DRY ROADS AND WET ROADS ARE A LOT WORSE, I HAVE TO START STOPPING A LOT SOONER THAN ONE SHOULD. I AM VERY STRESSED WHEN HAVING TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ANYMORE. ANOTHER ISSUE WHICH ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AND WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING SLOW IT FELT LIKE MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLYING ANY ACCELERATION. I HAVE A STICK AND I FIND MYSELF UNSURE WHICH GEAR TO BE IN WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET BECAUSE AT TIMES I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING ON GLASS AND HAVE TO SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR AS IF THERE IS TOO MUCH POWER CAUSING ME TO FEEL LIKE I DO NOT HAVE FULL CONTROL OF MY CAR AND THAT I AM ACTUALLY DRIVING ON GLASS AND THE ROADS MAY ONLY BE WET. *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

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