Toyota Scion Reviews

The advertised sticker on my 2006 Scion xA stated 32 to 37 mpg. I am lucky to get 25 mpg on the highway. Manual transmission. The gear ratios are obviously off; however, the Toyota dealership states it is "normal." I don't know who they are trying to kid— except me! When driving 57 mph, the ROMs are over 3,000. It is impossible to get normal gas mileage.

The sun roof deflector on my Toyota Scion TC has shattered twice and Toyota will not replace it. I have researched and found a lot of others that have had the same issue.

My 2005 Toyota Scion TC had its wind deflector broken into pieces today. Now we have to look into recalls on this and if they ever replaced them ever since we bought it.

In October 2007, I purchased my Black Cherry Pearl 2007 Scion TC along with the extended gold warranty for $1,195. On March 29, 2011, I attempted to open my sunroof which failed to open. On April 7, 2011, I took my car to the Yuba City Toyota dealer and they contacted the insurance company with regards to the extended warranty which does not cover the sunroof since it is not an electrical problem. It will approximately cost $1,280.55 plus $525 in labor to repair the sunroof because the cable on the left hand side was broken. I will also mention that my car is in excellent condition and only had 21,862 original miles and the sunroof has not been used during the winter months.

I can't believe this, but I was getting out of my car and hit the lock button by mistake. I then hit the unlock button, got out of my car, hit the lock button again, closed my car door and my car started! There I was outside my car with the engine running. I then tried my lock fob and sure enough, lock/unlock/lock started my car. I do not have remote start but being able to start your car with the door lock sounds odd!

My son bough a Toyota Scion 90 days ago. On July 11 at 10:30 p.m., my son was driving on the Taconic Parkway in Putnam County, New York. He struck a deer and fishtailed. He was driving approx. 55 MPH, and he struck the median wall. His car is totally smashed on the front. He also struck his head on the steering wheel. But he did not fly out, because he was wearing his seat belt.

I have an original Toyota Scion XB and have been fairly happy with it until today. I was unloading boxes since we have been moving and I accidentally touched the tailpipe with my leg. I now have third degree burns on my leg. After examining it further, the tail pipe sticks way out and it could easily happen to anyone.

We own a 2005 Scion Tc. Last night while driving on the highway the moonroof, without being damaged, shattered and glass fell inside the car and on the driver’s side and throughout the car. The majority of the glass stayed together (as it is supposed to) but was shattered. I see many similar problems online but the recall, which my car had done, was for the deflector portion of the roof assembly, not the moonroof portion that doesn't move. I contacted Scion but they said they aren't responsible.

I purchased a new 2010 Scio xD December 19 2009. After driving it 400 miles, I brought in to the service shop of Eddy's Toyota/Scion in Wichita, KS for what I think is a harmonic vibration/noise at highway speeds when the engine rpm is at or above 3000 rpm. The service dept. didn't solve the problem for me. I called the Scion Nationwide phone number and after repeated runarounds and missed deadlines, nothing has been done to resolve the problem or a good faith effort by Toyota Scion has been made. I guess they expect me to go away if they ignore me. I might add that this is my second Scion. I also have a 2008 Scion xB that I purchased new about two and a half years ago and have no problems with it.

I lost control of my 2006 Toyota Scion XA on 12/22/09 on black ice going around a curve at 40 mph. My car went off the road, hit a tree stump head on, bounced off and then proceeded to flip over. The entire car was destroyed, the driver’s front was completely smashed and center front t-boned. My airbags never deployed at all and I fractured my left zygomatic arch bone in my face, crushed a disk in my jaw, bruised my ribs, wrist, shins and had knee abrasions. I first contacted Scion via chat and was told "the airbag sensors will not deploy upon any impact alone, but instead, will deploy based on the rate of deceleration that is measured.

A few days ago, I filed my complaint on this site regarding the filing of a lien by Toyota against me for a vehicle I did not purchase. I am pleased to report the situation has been resolved and the lien is no longer an issue. I highly recommend this site as a venue for informing people of the pitfalls to be alerted to. The Toyota company has informed me they no longer have a lien against me. Hoo rah! The economic damage was resolved by Toyota once all issues were clarified.

12/24/2009 Christmas eve. My girlfriend and I had just driven 3 hours to see our family for Christmas. We left that night to head back home. About 30 miles from home on the Highway, I was in the left lane. I was traveling 70 mph, which is the speed limit. Out of nowhere, a buck (deer) jumped out in front of me. I had no time to stop. I hit the deer head on. The car stopped instantly but, didn't kill the engine. As I got out of the car, the front end damage was very severe. The front bumper was split in two. The front hood was pushed into the windshield. The radiator was crammed into the engine. The car had to be flat bedded out by a tow service. My problem is, the airbags didn't come out. The estimate is $11,000 dollars of damage, and very close to totaled. We filed a complaint with Toyota/Scion. We got a very nasty call back, stating that I had not hit the "airbag sensor" in the "correct spot".

The audible warnings for lights left on and seat belt warning cannot be heard. When we bought the car, it worked but gradually went away. Mr. ** took it in their shop, but he said they couldn't do anything about it. All of my other Toyota products worked fine. Has Toyota let something slip through the crack? I want my Scion working properly.

I own a 2005 Toyota Scion. On Monday, June 15, 2009 I was driving my car into my parking space and all of a sudden the engine started to race and move. I tried to apply brakes, but I had none, and my car ran into a brick wall and caused over $2,000 worth of damage. This amount doesn't include the cost to check/repair the problem the car has. Are there any reports of the same incident happening to other owners? Luckily, no one was injured, and I did not have my grandchildren in the car. I am grateful that I had not been pulling up to a stop light and hit another car.

I had my oil changed every 5,000 miles. After oil change at 27,000 miles, I went to Amrillo, Texas. I didn't think anything of it to check oil before getting on the road. I drove to Texas. Then before we left, I went to check the oil in the car. There was hardly any on the dipstick. I had to add oil to the car. I called the Toyota dealer in Kansas to see what we could do since we were in Texas, in the middle of nowhere, and we had to drive one hour to get a Toyota dealer to look at it and tell us what was wrong.

I had my oil changed every 5,000 miles. After oil change at 27,000 miles, I went to Amrillo Texas. I didn't think anything of it to check oil before getting on the road. I drove to Texas, then before we left, went to check the oil in the car, there was hardly any on the dipstick. I had to add oil to the car. I called Toyota dealer in Kansas to see what we could do since we were in Texas, in the middle of nowhere. I had to drive one hour to get a Toyota dealer to look at it and tell us what was wrong. They notated on the receipt and told us on the last oil change that it looked like the oil was very old and dark, and low. I was 2,000 miles left before needing oil change, they said it looked like they didn't put oil back in the car from the last oil change.

2007 Scion TC was bought on 4/10/09 with 39000 mi. I had it 2 hrs., driving down the highway. There was a loud pop noise, and the wind deflector popped up and shattered the closed sun roof starting at the edges along the tracks. Glass fell in and glass pieces with track attached flew off causing hazard to other drivers. I drove straight back to dealer. They took the car back. Once fixed, are they safe or will this happen again? I filed a report with Scion, but they did not seem to care one way or another. The defect needs to be made a recall. I've noted many, many blogs online of the same problem. Daughter is afraid to drive. I call but will another 2007 TC be the answer or a switch to another make and model?

I bought a 2005 Toyota Scion Tc and after buying it a few months down the road a recall on the moon roof was sent to me for the glass to have a protective cover placed on it and that the wind deflector could shatter at highway speeds.

The replacement cost, assuming no water damage (it has been raining off and on)is $375 parts + labor. The edges of the deflector were taped over with duct tape to reduce likelihood of water penetration.

my duaghter has a brnad new scion she was hit on the driver door then reared head on on the guard rail. the bumped the guard rail again. the airbag did not deploy...what gives how can i ever trust this vehicle again.

friday may 25th 2007 my 19 year old daughter was driving my 2006 scion tc on I95 north when the sunroof shattered for no apparent reason. in a panic and shocked state, after hearing the loud boom..and glass flying in and dropping into the car on her... she pulled over to the side of the road she called me frantically. on my way to meet her on the side of the road, i called my local toyota dealership where I had purchased the car. I had asked if there had been a recall on the sunroof.they told me no. when i arrived at the dealership with the car....(cuts on my foot from the glass....and glass imbedded in my foot.) T

The glass deflector before my moon roof on my scion tc shattered. I do not believe anything hit it. I believe it just broke while I was driving on the highway.

While driving home from work one day, my sud-assembly to my moonroof started to shatter. Not only did it shatter for over an hour, it continued to shatter after the car was parked in my garage. I then found out that Toyota had a recall on the exact part that shattered on my car, for the exact reason. owever after calling Toyota they told me to bring my car in to be looked at. Toyota then told me that even though it was the exact same problem, they would not be liable to cover the damage bcause my car had a protective tape over the glass, and they dont know why it shattered like that. The big problem is that when the glass shattered it came apart from the car, and the glass started to fall into the frame of the car! I have two children that ride in the backseat, and thats not safe! So how is Toyota going to recall a part, claim that it's been fixed, and not even acknoldge when the problem still happens. This is a huge safety issue, what if my childs were in the car. I just want to know if anyone else with a Toyota Scion TC (2006) has also had this issue, since the recall that Toyota would not replace.