2006 Scion TC problems
Owners have filed 196 complaints about the 2006 Scion TC with NHTSA. Visibility accounts for 19.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of structure at 15.3%.
Complaints196
Crashes48
Fires4
Injuries42
Deaths6
What owners report breaking
Visibility 19.9% · 39
Structure 15.3% · 30
Air bags 12.2% · 24
Engine 8.7% · 17
Steering 6.1% · 12
Unknown or other 5.1% · 10
Vehicle speed control 4.6% · 9
Electrical system 4.1% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 48 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire, 42 report an injury and 6 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 4 model years of the Scion TC in this data, 2006 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2005 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 9 in the last three years against 21 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 61,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I was driving 65 mph down rt 55 in new jersey. Suddenly I hear glass shattering and glass rains down on my head. The moon roof in my toyota Scion TC exploded for no apparent reason. Toyota says its not a defect and they wont fix it. I have to pay 2000 dollars to get it fixed. I don't have this money and glass should not explode for no reason. Not to mention I could have crashed my car and sustained bodily injury. Visibility · reported at 55,000 miles
- The contact stated while driving driving at 25 mph, heard a loud noise. She realized the sun roof shattered ,and the two sun roof side bars broke off. The contact did not notice any rocks that could have caused the failure. Per the contact, the toyota dealer said it looked like the su nroof had exploded. She did not have a repair invoice, but had the two side bars from the sun roof. 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 *Note* the wind deflector is in the up position as if the moon roof was retracted, yet, the roof was closed when this happened.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. Visibility · reported at 6,100 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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