2007 Scion TC: engine knocking or ticking

5 of the 117 complaints about the 2007 Scion TC describe engine knocking or ticking.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 4%
typical mileage: 95,718
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 58 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine knocking or ticking by model year

2010
2
2007
5
2006
1
2005
1

What owners say

Filed Jun 12, 2019 · Engine · 150,000 miles · FL

Car drinking oil, piston ring finally dropped. I was driving and my car started a rough idle then started knocking so I pulled over. They're running tests now but I'm no dummy, this is a piston issue. I brought my car in during the manufacturer suggested window to get this looked at on multiple occasions and they told me my car was asymptomatic despite me explaining that it was drinking excessive oil. If my car engine is ruined because of this toyota will be paying for my new motor or one of their 2 dealerships that kept insisting I was crazy will be paying for that new motor. I've had the car since it was brand new with all the service records to prove that this should not happen.

Filed May 14, 2017 · Engine · 95,718 miles · TX

I bought toyota scion tc on april 2016 and the odometer reading was 77593 miles. On may 05, 2017 while driving from walmart to my college campus, I heard loud knocking sound coming from the engine. I immediately pulled over the side and had the car towed to my apartment building. The following friday on may 12, 2017, I had the car towed from dallas to our mechanic shop in fort worth. The mechanic called and told me that the engine has ceased. The cost to replace the engine including the labor is $3300. I was having the oil changed every 3000 miles and I was also adding oil every 2 weeks. This excessive oil consumption has resulted in a total engine loss.

Filed Jun 22, 2016 · Engine · 115,000 miles · CA

I took my car into an auto shop due to a strange scratching/ticking noise coming from my engine compartment. That is when I was informed that my engine was 2 quarts low on oil. I had just had an oil change done 1,000 miles prior, the mechanics told me that my car shouldn't be burning that much oil and that in the current condition my engine isn't going to last much longer. Now because of that I have drive chain problems and really bad blow by coming from my engine due to lack of lubrication. No engine at 115,000 miles should be consuming 2 quarts of oil every 1,000 miles. What is toyota doing about this issue are they going to recall 2007 scion tc engines because I know from reading the complaints my engine is not the only one that has extremely bad oil consumption which leads me to believing this is on toyota's manufacturing not the drivers maintenance.

Filed Feb 18, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 78,000 miles · IA

Takata recall my car's engine recently (two days ago) has been making ticking rattling noises when I start up and begin to accelerate. Took my 2007 scion tc in to have the oil checked and they said the valve gasket cover was damaged and just needed replacement. They preformed an oil change and fixed the valve cover and hand me over the keys to take off. As I start up the car the engine is still making the ticking rattling noise. I go back into the service department and ask them if the car just needs to circulate the oil around for a bit to lubricate the engine and then the noise will go away. They all hesitated from answering the question and said it may just permanently be there. My car only has 78,000 miles and I have always kept it in good care. This problem came out of nowhere and left me incredibly disappointed driving away with the same problem left unfixed. After doing some research on the issue I came across many others who have experienced this same sort of problem regarding excessive oil consumption burning that is leading to engine failure. What is toyota doing about this problem that is occurring for many customers at a low mileage point? Are they standing behind their loyalty and trust to their customers or just going to leave them out in the cold to worry about these high cost problems alone? Thank you for any help and guidance you can provide.

Filed Jun 11, 2013 · Engine · 73,500 miles · PA

I purchased my car new from the dealership and my first oil changes I went to the dealership because of oil consumption and they said it was normal for the car to use 1 quart for every 1200 miles. Every mechanic I have spoken to said to me that is not normal for a new car used for daily driving. Now I'm at 73k miles and I have records of every oil change being done at every 3k miles and between oil changes I have to put in at least 4 to 5 quarts in between and now I have a rod knock sounds like a bearing due to no oil in the car when I checked right before my next oil change. I researched the internet and realized that this is very common and toyota is aware of the oil consumption issue on these engines but has not issues a recall just a tsb. Since the engine burned oil so that it was empty I believe that is a product defect (covered under warranty) and the tsb shows that its a piston rod bearing issue in the 2az-fe engine. I also believe that toyota is taking advantage of the consumer by stating that it is normal to have 1quart of oil loss per every 600-1200 miles. That does not even make sense for a new car with a modern engine and its in the users manual. This is happening to alot of people and its between 50k to 100k miles when the warranty expires. Because of this the toyota dealership told me that I need a new engine and they wont help me. They are making money from this engine defect and are taking full advantage of it without placing a recall only a tsb. References: http://www.rav4world.com/forums/96-4-3-general/68762-rav-drinking-oil.html http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209859 http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123401.