Toyota Scion tc Brakes Problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 2 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2006. Best year: 2010.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON THE 105 FWY AND WAS KEEPING A SAVE DISTANCE GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH SINCE TRAFFIC WAS STOP AND GO, WHEN TRAFFIC STOPPED ON FRONT OF ME. I STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITH LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE AND COULD...
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 TH...
BRAKING IRREGULARITIES. STRANGE SOUND COMES FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR
THERE WAS A BRAKE FAILURE ON THE CAR. THE MAKER OF THE CAR IS SCION (TOYOTA) THE YEAR IS 2006. THIS CAUSED ME TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT ITS A NEW CAR WITH AROUND 3000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT FOR LESS THAN THREE MONTHS. I DIDN'T NOT DO ANY...
HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND, WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN MY NEW 2010 SCION TC. CAR IS JUST BARELY 2 MONTHS OLD AND LESS THAN 800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. MIDDLE PART OF A NICE, MILD DAY, DRY ROAD, BUT SOME BROKEN PAVEMENT/ROUGHNESS AT THE CORNER ...
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 TH...
RIGHT FRONT BRAKE NOT RELEASING WORE BRAKE PAD DOWN TO NOTHING. DISCOVERED BRAKE OVERHEATING SOUNDED LIKE A WHEEL BEARING FAILING BUT MECHANIC DISCOVERED BRAKE NOT RELEASING. *TR
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 ...
I OWN A 2006 SCION TC AND HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALLS FOR OTHER TOYOTA MODELS. I HAVE HEARD A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE AND IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO ISSUES WITH MY SCION. WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHILE BREAKING THERE IS A SKIPPING MOT...
I HAVE A 2006 SCION TC. THIS CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE THE PRIUS. WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS, RAILWAY TRACKS, PUDDLES OR WHEN IT IS RAINING THE BRAKES STOP FOR A SECOND. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME LIKE 4 TIMES .. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER,...