2006 Toyota Scion TC

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2006· VISIBILITY

  I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH IN MY 06 SCION TC WHEN MY MOON ROOF EXPLODED. ALL WINDOWS (INCLUDING THE MOON ROOF) WERE CLOSED AT THE TIME. THE MOON ROOF COMPLETELY FAILED (FALLING GLASS DEBRIS) IN A HALF MOON SHAPE IN THE MIDDLE FRONT. THE WIND DEFLECTOR POPPED UP BUT WAS NOT DAMAGED. GLASS BLEW VIOLENTLY THROUGHOUT THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL SINCE TRAFFIC WAS BUSY TONIGHT. PAINT FINISH ON TRUNK AND REAR BUMPER WAS BLASTED BY THE DEBRIS. CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT GATEWAY TOYOTA (TOMS RIVER, NJ).

• 12/22/2011· STRUCTURE

  THE TRUNK HANDLE ON MY BROKE OFF. SCION REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DESIGN DEFECT. MY HUSBAND GLUED IT DOWN, BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE PIECE BREAKS OFF OR DETACHES IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR INJURY. SCION REPRESENTATIVES SAID THAT IT ISN'T A DESIGN FLAW, BUT RATHER USER ERROR FROM FAILURE TO OPEN THE LATCH PROPERLY. THIS IS NOT THE CASE, AS I AM NOW EVEN MORE CAREFUL NOW THAT THE LATCH IS GLUED ON. EVEN NOW WHEN I AM OVERLY CAUTIOUS TO OPEN THE LATCH CORRECTLY, IT STILL GETS STUCK AND I'M CONCERNED IT WILL BREAK AGAIN. NOW THAT I HAVE HAD THE INCIDENT HAPPEN, I HAVE SEEN 4 OTHER SCIONS IN VARIOUS PLACES THAT HAVE THEIR HANDLE TAPED UP, MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE SAME REASON. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SCION BELIEVES IT IS THE CONSUMER WHO IS AT FAULT WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A FLAW IN THE DESIGNS OF THEIR VEHICLE, AND THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE UNLESS YOU HAVE DROPPED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS WITH THEM AT THEIR DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGES OR OTHER SERVICES. *TR

• 12/19/2016· ENGINE

  THIS CAR IS CONSTANTLY BURNING OIL. MY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER FAILS TO TURN ON SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1000-2000 MILES AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE, AND I HAVE TO REFILL TO STOP THE LIGHT FROM COMING BACK ON.

• 12/18/2016· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TAKADA RECALL AIRBAGS - WAS MY CAR AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL?

• 12/15/2014· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  AS MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE MOONROOF SHATTERED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS, NOW! *TR

• 12/07/2009· VISIBILITY

  LOUD POP OCCURRED. UPON INSPECTION THE WIND DEFLECTOR PIECE OF GLASS WAS SHATTERED WITH NO POINT OF IMPACT. NO ROAD DEBRIS WAS OBSERVED. THE GLASS FAILED. *TR

• 11/28/2008· TIRES

  ON MY 2006 SCION TC I CURRENTLY EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 TIRE SIZE: 215/45ZR17. THE PROBLEM THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED IS THE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE SIDE WALLS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES AND I CAN FEEL THAT THE REAR TIRES ARE STARTING TO DO THE SAME. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I SPOTTED THIS DEFECT BEFORE AN INCIDENT OCCURRED. CURRENTLY THE CORDS ARE EXPOSED ON TOP OF THE TIRES. THEY ALMOST FEEL LIKE THE TIRES WHERE RECAPPED AND ARE NOW SEPARATING. I JUST NOTICED IT TODAY 28 NOV 2008 AND I'LL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES TOMORROW. I ONLY HAVE APPROX. 25,000 MILES ON THESE SPECIFIC TIRES AND THEY ARE RATED FOR 80,000 MILES. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY/RECALL ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY ESPECIALLY IF OCCURRING TO OTHERS. PLEASE INFORM IF A RECALL IS PRESENT FOR THESE TIRES. THANK YOU!!! *TR

• 11/27/2011· STRUCTURE

  I PURCHASED MY TC IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010... I NOTICE AFTERWARDS THAT IT RATTLES IN THE BACK,LOUD WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD... AND IT IS SO ANNOYING. I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET IT TO STOP. ALSO, SITTING STILL WITH THE CAR NOT IN NEUTRAL IT MAKES THIS LOUD RATTLE ON THE LEFT SIDE CLOSE TO THE GAS TANK.. WHAT THE HECK??? *TR

• 11/26/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE COVER IS CRACKED, THIS COVER HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FOR ANY TYPE OF REPAIR. WONDERING IF THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE CAUSED IT TO CRACK. *TR

• 11/26/2011· STRUCTURE

  THERE IS A RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR LEFT AREA AROUND THE HATCH. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS, AND JUST REALIZED MANY HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA ONLINE AND A FEW COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE. THE RATTLE OCCURS WHEN IDLE ON A STOP LIGHT, OR IDLE SOMEWHERE. THERE APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING LOOSE AS YOU CAN HEAR A LOOSE OBJECT WHEN GOING OVER A POT HOLE OR UNEVEN ROAD. THE NOISE IS A DISTRACTION AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS I TRY TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM. THE NOISE CAN BE VERY LOUD AT TIME. PLEASE MAKE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE SINCE THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT ON THE WAY THE FRAMING / BODY OF THE SCION'S WAS BUILT. *TR

• 11/26/2011· STRUCTURE

  THE HATCH BACK TRUNK HANDLE IS VERY FLIMSY AND MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. THE TRUNK NEVER OPENS JUST BY PRESSION THE RELEASE LATCH, IT ALSO REQUIRES TO PULL ON THE FLIMSY LATCH, WHICH COULD CAUSE IT TO BREAK. I HAVE HAD TO ALREADY REPLACE IT ONCE. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS HERE AND ONLINE OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS. *TR

• 11/22/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER IF THE CONTACT IS NOT CAREFUL IN THE PLACEMENT OF HIS FEET HE WILL BRAKE AND ACCELERATE AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 12/12/05. *JB

• 11/20/2007· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 63 MPH, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS SHATTERED EVERYWHERE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND FOUND NO GLASS REMAINING ON THE SUNROOF. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT PRESSURE MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE FOR THE EXPLOSION. SCION HAD NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION AND WOULD NOT SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,500.

• 11/19/2012· STEERINGCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

• 11/15/2005· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  LATCH SECURING REAR HATCH BACK RATTLES - HAS OPENED TWICE. NOTIFIED TOYOTA - CLAIMED THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX. HATCH CONSTANTLY RATTLES WHENEVER ROAD IS ROUGH. *JB

• 11/06/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO MOVED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,300.

• 11/04/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT A SPEED OF 40-50 MPH. THE AIR BAGS ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE. *TR

• 11/03/2009· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING A 2006 SCION TC ON THE HIGHWAY I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE STEERING AND I ENDED UP LEAVING THE ROAD BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. AFTER I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. *TR

• 10/29/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WAS PARKED ON A CORNER AND HEARD A LOUD POP. I WAS SCARED AND AUTOMATICALLY THOUGHT SOMETHING FELL ON THE TOP OF MY CAR. I SAW GLASS FALLING IN THE CAR AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. I GOT OUT TO LOOK AT IT AND NOTHING WAS ON OR NEAR THE CAR SHOWING THAT SOMETHING FELL ON IT. THE WIND DEFLECTOR MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING IT TO POP UP, WHILE THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED, AND BREAKING THE SIDE HINGES FOR THE SUNROOF, AND SHATTERING THE SUNROOF GLASS. BEING THAT I WAS NOT HOME AT THE TIME, I DROVE TO MY RESIDENCE AND GLASS WAS FLYING IN AND OFF THE CAR FROM THE SUNROOF THROUGH THE VISOR. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY CAR BUT NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH SCION TC. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, BUT FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY SCION TC OWNER WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED SCION ABOUT IT, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT IF IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP OR MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND PAY AN ESTIMATED $932.41. PROBLEM IS, INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER COMPANY MALFUNCTIONS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A COMPANIES RECURRING MECHANICAL ERRORS. THIS IS UNSAFE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE ON THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I COULD'VE BEEN HURT, SPLINTERS FROM THE GLASS COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN MY EYES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

• 10/25/2005· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING MY CAR ON A CLEAR, SUNNY DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING AND ALL WINDOWS CLOSED ON I-495 IN MARYLAND, WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD POP. THINKING THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR OR THE TIRES I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I THEN DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS THE MOON ROOF WIND DEFLECTOR SHATTERED. GLASS WAS FALLING IN THOUGH THE COVER FOR THE MOONROOF ON OUR HEAD. WE ENDED UP SWITCHING PLACES AND TAKING THE BACK ROADS TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THEM AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE VERY ACCUSATORY. WE EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD NOT PASSED UNDER ANY OVERPASSES AND NO DEBRIS WERE OBSERVED EITHER VISUALLY OR HEARD WHILE IN THE CAR COMING FROM THE ROAD OR ANOTHER CAR. ONCE DROPPING IT OFF THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME FEEL AS IF IT WAS ME AND THAT MY INSURANCE MAY HAVE TO HANDLE IT. AFTER A MONTH OF DEALING WITH THEM THEY RETURNED THE CAR WITH A NEW MOON ROOF AND FRESHLY PAINTED REAR SPOILER. RECENTLY I FOUND AN ARTICLE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL STATING THAT TOYOTA MOTOR CORP IN RECALLING 71,000 05-06 SCION TC'S. THAT WAS A HUGE RELIEF TO ME, SEEING AS THE DEALERSHIP MADE IT SEEM THAT IT WAS A VERY LIMITED PROBLEM AND ONLY A FEW CASES HAVE COME ABOUT. *JB

• 10/16/2009· VISIBILITY

  I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY AND MY 06 SCION TC WIND DEFLECTOR GLASS SHATTERED INTO PIECES ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. I LATER CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE WIND DEFLECTOR FOR 06 SCION TC'S BUT IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THEY WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED CORPORATE. RESEARCHING THIS, THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

• 10/13/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY GOING 55-60MPH WHEN MY MOONROOF EXPLODED! IT LITERALLY SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB OR GUNSHOT OVERHEAD. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL AND THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURER ISSUE... I'D HAVE TO DISAGREE AS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE.

• 10/11/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING COOLANT OUT OF THREE HEAD BOLTS ON BACK OF ENGINE BLOCK. THEY WERE STRIPPED OUT BECAUSE OF TOYOTA IMPROPER DESIGN OF THE BLOCK. 4 1/2" HOLE WITH 4" BOLT WITH ONLY THE BOTTOM 1 1/2" THREADED WHICH IS ONLY AN INCH TO INCH THREAD. POUR DESIGN FOR AN ALUMINUM BLOCK FOR THAT TENSILE STRENGTH. ITS AN 06 SCION TC THEY WANTED 6000 TO REPLACE BLOCK. EVEN CALLED CORPORATE BUT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE ITS OUTSIDE OF POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHEN THEY KNOW ITS A KNOWN ISSUE. THEY EVEN ISSUED A TSB OUT IN 3/2/2011. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE I HAVE SEEN MANY CASES ON THIS ISSUE AND TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEIR PROBLEM AND THEIR POUR DESIGNS. SERVICE BULLETIN: S-SB-0004-11. *KB

• 10/10/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE MAIN HIGHWAY A LADY PULLED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WAS DOING 35MPH I COULD NOT STOP AND T-BONED HER. MY CAR HIT HER DIRECTLY IN THE SIDE AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN WHICH THEY SHOULD HAVE. IT CAUSED ME TO SLING FORWARD IN THE CAR SPRAINING MY NECK, SPINE, LOWER LUMBAR, BRUISING RIBS AND PINCHED NERVES. *TR

• 10/09/2012· AIR BAGS

  REAR CURTAIN AIRBAGS BEGAN SWELLING, CAUSING SEPARATION OF INTERIOR PANELS. CALLED SCION CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND WAS ADVISED THAT, BECAUSE MY VIN DID NOT MATCH THE RECALLED UNITS, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AND THAT THE OWNER WOULD BE CONSIDERED RESPONSIBLE EVEN THOUGH I WAS EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR ISSUE AS DOCUMENTED IN TOYOTA RECALL NO. SSC 60H. ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS THE PROPER REPAIRS WERE ALREADY MADE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE. EITHER THIS IS A CONTINUED DEFECT, OR THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED IMPROPERLY AS NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED THAT WOULD OTHERWISE COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIRBAG UNITS. *TR ..UPDATED 11/05/12 *BF UPDATED 11/14/2012 *JS

• 10/09/2011· STEERINGCrash

  VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A LONG STRAIGHT ROAD AT 55MPH. SUDDENLY THE STEERING PULLED RIGHT AND LOCKED. THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED BACK LEFT. IT ALL HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY. THIS ROAD HAS POWER POLES ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE. SINCE THE STEERING COULD NOT BE CORRECTED, THE CAR WENT HEAD ON INTO A POWER POLE. THE TOP OF THE POWER POLE BROKE OFF AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING A FOOT AWAY FROM THE CAR, WITH 5 DOWNED POWER LINES LAYING ALL OVER THE GROUND. MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING COULD NOT BREATHE DUE TO THE FUMES INSIDE THE CAR, AND WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE DOOR OPEN AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. FORTUNATELY AS SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR SHE DID NOT TOUCH ANY OF THE LIVE POWER LINES. THE POWER POLE ENDED UP ALMOST TO THE WINDSHIELD. IT WAS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT. THE MOTOR BROKE IN HALF, AND THE CAR WAS A COMPLETE LOSS. IT IS A MIRACLE MY DAUGHTER SURVIVED THIS CRASH, INCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE IMPACT, THE POLE FALLING NEXT TO THE CAR, NOT ON THE CAR, AND THE FACT SHE DIDN'T TOUCH THE LIVE POWER LINES WHEN SHE HOBBLED OUT OF THE CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE, AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL CAR. THE OTHER INCIDENTS DIDN'T CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER ACCIDENT WAS NEAR FATAL. WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS ALREADY MADE FOR THE SAME THING, SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS. THE NEXT ACCIDENT WITH THIS CAUSE MAY CAUSE SOME SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE. TOYOTA HAS THIS PROBLEM ON ANOTHER MODEL SO IT SHOULD NOT BE A SURPRISE THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SCION TC. SHE DID NOT SUFFER MAJOR INJURIES, BUT DOES HAVE INJURIES TO HER ELBOW, AND BOTH FEET. SHE WAS BRUISED FROM HEAD TO TOE. SHE IS NOW OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR AND USES CRUTCHES TO GET AROUND. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE HER TO BE ABLE TO WALK FULLY AND CORRECTLY AGAIN. *TR

• 10/08/2012· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  HEAD GASKET LEAKING FOUND 6 HEAD BOLTS LOOSE. INSTALLED NEW HEAD GASKET SET, NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD. PAID 2000 DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS, NOW HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. MAKES LOUD NOISE AND OVERHEATS. MECHANIC AND BAR AGENT ADVISED IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. HEADBOLTS CAME LOOSE AGAIN AND NOW I NEED NEW ENGINE. PREVIOUS TO THIS MY INSURANCE HAD PAID A TOTAL OF 5000 DOLLARS FOR SOME MECHANICAL AND BODY WORK. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR ALMOST SEVEN MONTHS NOW. CALLED TOYOTA MANUFACTURE COMPANY THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY WAY THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IF THEY CHARGED ME. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO AFFORD THE REPAIR AGAIN AND TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. I JUST NEED IT TO BE INSPECTED ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FROM THE BUREAU OF AUTO REPAIR CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

• 10/06/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO IDLE. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY, LUCKILY I WAS ON THE ROAD IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN TRAFFIC WAS SPARSE. UPON CONSULTING MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER THEY STATED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS COMMON IN THIS MOTOR. I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS ISSUE AND REALLY THINK IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

• 10/05/2010· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I HAVE A TOYOTA SCION TC HATCHBACK 2006. LAST YEAR WHEN OPENING THE HATCHBACK WHICH MUST BE MANUALLY OPENED THE LATCH TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK FELL OFF I WAS USING NO EXCESSIVE FORCE I OPENED IT LIKE NORMALLY THE PANEL IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE WIRE THAT GOES ON THE INSIDE I HAVE TAPED IT BACK ON BUT IT CONSTANTLY FALLS OFF WHEN IT RAINS DANGLING WHILE I AM DRIVING UNTIL I CAN RE-TAPE IT. I HAVE GONE TO TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS IN TWO DIFFERENT STATES (TEXAS AND LOUISIANA) AND BOTH HAVE COMMENTED THAT THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME. IF IT IS SUCH A COMMON OCCURRENCE TOYOTA SHOULD ORDER A RECALL CONSIDERING IT HAS HAPPENED TO SUCH A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS OF THE SCION TC. *TR

• 10/04/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  I OWN A 2006 SCION TC WITH 57,828, MILES. MY WARNING BRAKE LIGHT AND WARNING ABS LIGHT CAME ON; STAYED ON AND IS STILL ACTIVATED ON MY DASHBOARD FOR ABS AND BRAKE. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM IS SOLELY AN INTERNAL DEFECT OF THE ABS ECU SYSTEM. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LAFAYETTE, LA. THE CERTIFIED TOYOTA/ SCION AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING WITH A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. FURTHER, THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT IF I CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IT COULD RESULT IN INACTIVE ABS, AND THE CEASING OF BRAKES IF THE SYSTEM WERE TO ENGAGE. BOTH OF THESE OUTCOMES ARE SERIOUS SAFETY RISKS AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE THE CAUSE OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS. IT WAS NOT CONCLUDED WHETHER THIS DEFECT WOULD ENGAGE THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT FOR ALL VEHICLES; I AM LUCKY THAT MY LIGHT WENT ON AND THAT I WENT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I AM NOT SURE IF OTHER PEOPLE WOULD DO THE SAME, AND THEY SHOULD BE ALERTED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CHECKED OUT. *TR

• 09/27/2007· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURECrash

  ON 9/23/07 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 SCION TC. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR. I HAD BEEN AT A STOP AND HAD JUST PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION ABOUT 20 FEET WHEN WE HIT, SO I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOING MORE THAN 15-20 MPH. THE OTHER DRIVER'S SPEED IS UNKNOWN, ALTHOUGH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 35 MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS RIPPED OFF AND THE FRAME WAS PUSHED BACK. THE BODY SHOP ESTIMATED THE DAMAGE TO BE WELL OVER $11,750 SO THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED IT A TOTAL LOSS. DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS MINOR. NOT ONE OF MY 6 AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE FORCE OF THE CRASH WAS ENOUGH TO DEMOLISH THE CAR AND THROW ME AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *TR

• 09/24/2007· WHEELS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

• 09/18/2011· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FAILURE TO HIT UNLOCK MULTIPLE TIMES ON KEYLESS REMOTE WHEN ACCESSING REAR HATCHBACK TRUNK WILL PUT UNDUE STRESS ON THE POORLY DESIGNED ENTRY POINT. EVEN WITH USING THE UNLOCK FEATURE WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS ARE UNLOCKED THE TRUNK LID REMAINS LOCKED. SINCE THIS IS SUCH A POOR DESIGN IT HAS BROKEN AND THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE IS 800 REPAIR BILL FOR NEW PART AND HAVE IT PAINTED. I HAVE TO POINT OUT THAT THE HATCHBACK IS OPENED AND ACCESED BY AN ELECTRIC PRESSURE POINT WITH KEYLESS ENTRY ONLY, SINCE THIS IS A PLASTIC PART AND IS VERY WEAK, IT ONLY TAKES A FEW VISITS TO THE CAR WASH OR DEALER TO HAVE SOMEONE ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK WITH THE CAR UNLOCKED TO WRENCH ON THIS PART AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL. MOST MODERN VEHICLES HAVE A TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON, OR KEYED ENTRY WHICH WOULD PREVENT THIS OBVIOUS AND COMMON FAILURE, ITS COMMON BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SCION TC'S WITH THIS PART HANGIN FROM THE HATCHBACK AND BLOCKING VIEW OF THE VEHICLES LICENSE PLATE, WHICH IN MOST STATES IS AN OFFENSE AND A SAFETY VIOLATION.

• 09/17/2013· VISIBILITY

  I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SUNROOF OPEN. I HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY A PIECE OF THE GLASS DEFLECTOR SHIELD FELL INTO MY VEHICLE, HITTING ME ON THE HEAD. I STOPPED AND LOOKED AT MY SUNROOF AND SAW A SPIDERWEB LIKE CRACK ON THE WIND DEFLECTOR WITH NO POINT OF IMPACT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PART AS I AM TOLD BY A DEALERSHIP, SCION'S CORPORATE OFFICE, AND ONLINE. THE RECALL ID IS 50S. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE, AND IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE IN REGARDS TO THE PART, I AM BEING TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE PART. I PUT IN A COMPLAINT AND DO HAVE A CASE NUMBER FOR IT IF NEEDED FOR INVESTIGATION. *TR

• 09/15/2005· VISIBILITY

  I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WITH MY SUNROOF OPEN WHEN DEBRIS OF SOME SORT HIT MY WIND DEFLECTOR. IT SHATTERED THE GLASS WIND DEFLECTOR AND COVERED THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR WITH GLASS. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM, ONLY TWO WEEKS EARLIER, AND THEY SAID THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. THE PART IS $568. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO CHARGED ME $70 JUST TO CLOSE MY SUNROOF. IT IS STILL BROKE BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE PART. *JB

• 09/14/2006· VISIBILITY

  THE MOONROOF IN MY 2006 SCION SHATTERED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM ANY ITEM THAT CAUSED THIS DEFECT. I HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH SCION; REFERENCE # 200609141416. *NOTE* THE WIND DEFLECTOR IS IN THE UP POSITION AS IF THE MOON ROOF WAS RETRACTED, YET, THE ROOF WAS CLOSED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BY THE SCION DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.*JB

• 09/14/2005· STRUCTURE

  1) I WAS SITTING IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT WITH ONLY MY AC RUNNING WHEN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SUNROOF JUST SHATTERS. NO REASON FOR THE GLASS TO SHATTER, HAD NOT OPENED THE SUNROOF IN 3 TO 4 DAYS, NOTHING HIT THE SUNROOF AT ANYTIME, AND I WAS MOTIONLESS WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERED. 2) WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERED PIECES OF GLASS RAINED DOWN ONTO ME INSIDE MY VEHICLE. I HAD A FEW CUTS BUT NOTHING MAJOR. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED I FEEL THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLY GLASS IN MY EYES. 3) THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GLASS, BUT ONLY AFTER I HAD TO ARGUE THAT THEY PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR JUST UNDER 2 WEEKS. NOW THERE IS ADDITIONAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE GLASS THAT I HAVE TO TRY TO GET FIXED. *NM EMAIL REPLY ON MAY 17, 2006 CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SUN/MOON ROOF (NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR) THAT SHATTERED.

• 09/04/2008· STRUCTURE

  THE REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THE WHOLE MECHANISM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. SCION CLAIMS THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL ADVISES NOT TO LET THE MECHANISM BEAR ANY WEIGHT. THIS IS ERRONEOUS, AS THE OWNER'S MANUAL TELLS YOU TO LIFT AFTER PUSHING THE BUTTON. THIS LIFTING OVER TIME CAUSES WEAR OF THE TINY PLASTIC PIECES THAT ARE BEARING THE WEIGHT OF THE ENTIRE REAR/HATCH BACK DOOR. AFTER HAVING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, AND NOT MANY HAVE THIS KIND OF FAULTY DESIGN. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS TWO-FOLD: NUMBER ONE, THE LIGHT ON TOP OF THIS MECHANISM IS THE BRAKE LIGHT. IT JUST FALLS OFF OVER TIME. ONCE IT IS BROKEN, THERE IS NO WAY TO HOLD IT IN PLACE AND IT BLOCKS THE LICENSE PLATE AND ALSO COULD FALL OFF ENTIRELY AND DAMAGE ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS DESIGNED INTO THE VEHICLE. I AM CONVINCED THAT NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SCION HELP LINE ADMITTED THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. THEY ALL SEEM TO BE IN COLLUSION ABOUT IT BEING A DESIGN DEFECT EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WEIGHT BEARING ASPECT OF THE TRUNK LATCH. I WAS TO OPEN IT BY TOUCHING THE BUTTON AND THEN LIFTING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUNK. WHEN DOING THIS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AS THE LATCH NEEDS TO BE PUSHED AT THE SAME TIME IT IS LIFTED UPWARD. OTHERWISE THE LATCH JUST STAYS LOCKED. I FIND THIS WHOLE SITUATION PROBLEMATIC AS I PURCHASED A SCION BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S SOLID REPUTATION OF STANDING BY THEIR VEHICLES. AS MAY VEHICLE IS PAST ITS WARRANTY THIS DEFECT IS NOT COVERED. I WAS TOLD THAT AS ONE TIME GESTURE THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM IF I PAID FOR IT AND THEN APPLIED FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I LIVE FROM PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE DANGLING DOOR LATCH. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SCION OVER SEVERAL DAYS THEY AGREED TO COVER THE REPAIR IF THE DEALERSHIP WOULD BILL SCION FOR THE COST. THE ISSUE IS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

• 08/26/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS DRIVING UP SPRUCE STREET IN MANCHESTER NH. AS I WENT THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT AT THE CORNER OF SPRUCE ST AND BEECH ST, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT I WAS NOT AT FAULT FOR, BY SOMEONE WHO WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, AS I WAS GOING THROUGH MY GREEN LIGHT. I WAS HIT VERY HARD (ALL THE IMPACT WAS TO THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE) AND I AM THANKFUL I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON BECAUSE MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS SO BAD MY CAR WAS ALMOST TOTALED ($7,200 IN REPAIRS). I WAS TOLD BY THE COLLISION CENTER THAT "THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT GO INTO THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING AND NOT DEPLOYING" I ALMOST FELT AS THOUGH I WAS BRUSHED OFF FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME MY LIFE. THERE STILL HAS NOT BEEN ANYTHING DONE WITH MY AIRBAGS, I WAS ONLY TOLD THAT THEY "SHOULD" BE FINE. *TR

• 08/23/2014· ENGINE

  THE ENGINE SOUND INCREASED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. GOT BACK HOME CHECK THE OIL LEVEL IT WAS DRY. FOUND OUT THAT THESE SCIONS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OIL CONSUMPTION. *TR

• 08/21/2012· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2006 SCION TC. THE REAR HATCH HANDLE GARNISH BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMED TO ONLY BE HELD ON BY A FEW PLASTIC CLIPS. I CANNOT OPEN MY BACK HATCH, AND AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. MULTIPLE REPORTS HAVE SHOWN THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD- IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE DRIVER/PASSENGER DOORS CANNOT OPEN, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE VIA THE BACK HATCH. ALSO STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THE HOLE CREATED BY THE MISSING PART MAY ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES FROM THE EXHAUST TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN THE WORKS AND THIS ISSUE HAS EFFECTED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. SCION REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM AND WAS INFORMED THERE IS NO RECALL AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

• 08/18/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  I OWNED A 2006 SCION TC. IT WAS RECENTLY TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH OVER 11,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE PASSENGER FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND REAR PASSENGER PANEL. THE IMPACT ALSO WAS ON THE BUMPER. THIS IS THE FOURTH IMPACT ON THE FRONT AND NO AIRBAGS HAVE EVER DEPLOYED. THANKFULLY, EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. *KB

• 08/16/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCrash

  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 DAMAGE. I LOST $17,000 AND GOT PAID $10,300....THEY EVEN STOLE THE DEDUCTIBLE AND FIXED NOTHING. *TR

• 08/13/2019· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND THE GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT IMPACT OR WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

• 08/13/2010· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC AND THE REAR HATCH HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY COME OFF FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 5 YEARS. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THE 2ND AND 3RD TIME IT WAS COVERED BY THE DEALERSHIP AS A COURTESY BUT, AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WANT TO CHANGE ME $260. JUDGING BY WHAT I HAVE READ, THERE IS CERTAINLY A PROBLEM IN THE DESIGN TO EXPECT TWO CLIPS TO HOLD A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE LATCH THAT OPENS THE TRUNK. THERE IS A TSB IN JANUARY THIS YEAR THAT COVERS THE BACK DOOR HANDLE GARNISH THAT IS LOOSE OR BROKEN, BUT MY DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IS NOT THE SAME. FOR ME TO SPEND MONEY ON AN OBVIOUS TOYOTA MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT WILL OCCUR AGAIN IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE IT TAPED ON WITH DUCT TAPE THAT IS REALLY A NICE COLOR. HOW DO I GET SATISFACTION FROM TOYOTA? IS THERE A TSB THAT I CAN'T FIND? *TR

• 08/10/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I OWN A SCION XA, MY DEALER INSISTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE CAR LUNGES AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AND SOMETIMES, IT IS HARD TO GET IT TO SLOW BACK DOWN THE TACHOMETER LUNGES PAST 4. I DO NOT HAVE FLOOR MATS. THE DEALER INSISTS IT IS ME NOT THE CAR. THIS CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY AND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THIS CAR. ONE TIME I COULDN'T CONTROL THE SPEED AT ALL NOR WOULD THE BRAKES WORK. I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP. *TR

• 08/10/2006· SUSPENSION

  THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM EITHER THE REAR OR RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED RECENTLY AND IS A DISTRACTION. *NM

• 08/03/2006· VISIBILITY

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A LOUD BANG NOISE WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BRUISES AND CUTS AND PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF AN INTERNAL MEMO FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHICH ENTAILED A SUN ROOF DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO CONFIRM THAT RECALL #05V483000 REGARDING VISIBILITY: SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY PERTAINED TO THE AFFECTED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE WERE TAKEN.

• 08/03/2006· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PURCHASED NEW 2006 SCION TC IN OCTOBER OF 05. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE NOTICED CHIPS, SCRATCHES AND PAINT GENERALLY COMING OFF THE CAR ALL OVER THE PLACE. I DRIVE ON PAVED STREETS AND IN A MODERATE CLIMATE AREA (SEATTLE). I FEEL CHEATED THAT A CAR LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD IS HAVING PAINT FAILURE ISSUES. *JB

• 07/31/2015· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURECrash

  OUR TOYOTA 2006 SCION TC WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHEN IT WAS PULLING OUT SLOWING ON A MAIN ROAD AND THE OTHER TRUCK INVOLVED WAS PROBABLY TRAVELING CLOSE TO 45MPH, THE CAR WAS TOTALED BUT NOT ONE AIR BAG WORKED. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BECAUSE IT HAD A HIGH SAFETY RATING, HOWEVER IT IS JUST LUCKY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE NOT SERIOUSLY HURT. HAD THE CAR NOT BEEN TOTALED WE WOULD HAVE INSISTED IT BE TOTALED, WOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA AGAIN.