2007 Scion TC body problems

Filed Jul 10, 2018 · Body, Engine · 128,000 miles · WV · fire

Vehicle burning oil at increasingly fast rate, large oil consumption. No oil light or dashboard warning. As I was driving down the highway my car shut down... I pulled over to the shoulder got out...my car was smoking... Within minutes my car was in flames.

Filed Jul 7, 2016 · Body · 75,000 miles · GA

The rear hatch is poorly designed and has broken off under normal wear and tear. This is a known issue with this model vehicle and should be covered.

Filed Dec 16, 2015 · Body · 57,000 miles · OR

I was unable to open the hatch. When pulled on it for the second time it broke off.

Filed Apr 17, 2013 · Body · 50,000 miles · CO

I had someone run into the side of me when I took my vehicle into be repaired the body shop told me I had an extremely dangerous situation where the hood needs replaced. The body shop called it a striker. It has come unwelded from the actual hood. Unfortunately I do not have the money to replace the hood. I have checked online and found several complaints about this same situation. I believe scion needs to fix this issue as it could result in a major crash if the hood were to fly up or off and I would kill myself or someone else. I have taken my vehicle in on schedule for maintenance and never was this mentioned to me.

Filed Aug 7, 2012 · Body, Visibility · 92,093 miles · NJ

While driving at highway speeds (65 MPH), I heard a loud "pop" followed by glass raining down around me. I pulled over and examined my car to find the perimeter of the sunroof entirely missing and the interior portion of the sunroof shattered. There were large chunks of glass inside the car along with pieces of metal. The sunroof was open at the time. The temperature was in the low 70s. There were no overpasses nor were there any trucks around me. There was no impact mark on the glass to indicate road debris.

Filed Mar 26, 2012 · Body · 67,000 miles · NY

The rear door handle of my 2007 scion tc snapped off when I opened it one day. This is poorly made and needs to be recalled.

Filed Mar 12, 2012 · Body · 45,000 miles · OR

The rear hatch handle garnish broke off.

Filed Mar 5, 2012 · Airbags, Body · 68,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

Vehicle struck highway 99 center guard rail (at a 45 degree angle) on passenger front bumper traveling approximately 65 miles per hour (spin) then reversed spin slamming rear bumper of vehicle into same guard rail. Vehicle has front (driver and passenger) and side airbags, not one airbag deployed. According to the vehicle safety features, the front airbags should have deployed.

Filed Feb 14, 2012 · Body, Locks · LA

My trunk latch panel broke off when I tried to open the trunk. I discovered the panel was being held on by a flimsy plastic piece that appears to have dry rotted or something. I have also noticed many scion tc models around town that has the same problem. If so many people are having the same exact problem, there should be a recall.

Filed Dec 2, 2010 · Body, Locks · 47,000 miles · NV

I just purchased my 2007 scion tc five days ago. And last night (day 4) as I went to manually lift up the trunk from the handle area the whole area popped off car! I was not using excessive force of any kind. I know the vehicle was not like this prior because I had just been to the grocery store the previous night. Luckily I was just leaving my parents house when this happened so I was able to quick fix it with some clear packaging tape. But now it looks very tacky and cheap. Since I live in las vegas, nv. I don't think that this will be an adequate long term solution because of the extreme temperature changes & rains.