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Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2006-10-26 06V408000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW 29,542 Details
2006-04-03 06V096000 AIR BAGS 133 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-01-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2006 Scion TC. The contact stated that after performing a vehicle inspection of the engine compartme…
2020-01-27 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING FELL AND WAS DRAGGING IN THE BACK. PULLED OFF AND NOTICED THE PLASTIC PIECE …
2019-08-12 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND THE GLASS SHATTERED…
2019-05-17 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE MOON-ROOF/SUN-ROOF SHATTERED SPONTANEOUSLY. THE DAMAGE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CAUSED BY …
2018-12-06 ENGINE No 0 ENGINE BLOCK BOLTS ARE ATTACHED TO AN ALUMINUM BODY OF THE ENGINE CAUSING BOLTS TO BECOME LOOSE WITH TIME AND CAN NOT R…
2017-10-12 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY GOING 55-60MPH WHEN MY MOONROOF EXPLODED! IT LITERALLY SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB OR GUNSHOT OVERHE…
2017-07-07 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND AS I WAS TURNING ON THE STREET TO PULL INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX I HEARD GUNSHOT SOUND BUT NO …
2017-05-26 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 1 THE WIND DEFELETOR SHADDERED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 8:30 PM DOING 60MPG. IT HAD BEEN OPEN ALL DAY,
2017-05-05 AIR BAGS Yes 1 CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A MULTIPLE FLIP/ROLLOVER IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO THR…
2017-01-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, I NEED TO CHECK THE LEVEL EVERY MONTH AND ADD OIL IF NEEDED. WHEN I TU…
2016-04-25 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE GLASS WIND DEFLECTOR SHATTERED. THE FAILU…
2016-04-06 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 DRIVING SPEED LIMIT DOWN FREEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, ALMOST AS IF A GUN SHOT. MY SUNROOF HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED.…
2016-03-19 POWER TRAIN No 0 CAR DOES NOT SHIFT WELL I REPLACED CLUTCH AND OTHER PARTS RELATED TO CLUTCH N CAR STILL CANT SHIFT GOOD I CANT DRIVE CAR
2016-03-06 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 AT HIGHWAY SPEED, DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE FAILED. CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS. SUMITOMO IS THE M…
2016-03-03 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 BRACKET THAT LIMITS DOOR OPENING GETS CAUGHT ON WINDOW TRACK THEREFORE CREATING A TEAR AND PULLING TRACK BACK , WINDOW …
2016-02-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AS IT SP…
2016-01-21 ENGINE No 0 LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT FROM BACK OF CYLINDER HEAD. TOOK CAR IN TO HAVE HEAD GASKET CHANGED WAS TOLD THE GASKET WAS NOT …
2016-01-01 ENGINE No 0 I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3000 OR LESS MILES WITH FULL SYNTHETIC AMSOIL 5W-20. I HAVE TO PUT IN 1/2 A QUART OF OIL FOR EVER…
2015-07-19 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE…
2015-07-18 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 0 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD CRACK. MY AC WAS ON AND IT WAS ABOUT 92 DEGREES OUTSIDE. MY FRONT SUNROOF…
2015-07-17 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND…
2015-04-09 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL,…
2015-03-11 VISIBILITY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED CAUSING…
2015-02-01 ENGINE No 1 2006 SCION TC -BATTERY LIGHT ON -ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR NO WORKING -WHINING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE TRY TO …
2014-12-13 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 AS MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE MOONROOF SHATTERED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REOCCUR…
2014-12-12 ENGINE No 0 THE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON MY 2006 SCION TC. WHILE FIXING THE GASKET AND REMOVING THE HEAD BOLTS, PIECES OF THE ALUMINUM…
2014-12-01 ENGINE No 0 THIS CAR IS CONSTANTLY BURNING OIL. MY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER FAILS TO TURN ON SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1000-2000 MILES AFT…
2014-10-23 AIR BAGS Yes 2 OUR TOYOTA 2006 SCION TC WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHEN IT WAS PULLING OUT SLOWING ON A MAIN ROAD AND THE OTH…
2014-08-15 ENGINE No 0 THE ENGINE SOUND INCREASED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. GOT BACK HOME CHECK THE OIL LEVEL IT WAS DRY. FOUND OUT THA…
2014-06-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 P043E, PO444F, P2401,P2402,P2419 CODES CHARCOAL CANISTER ASSEMBLY FAILED SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS P…
2014-05-07 STRUCTURE:BODY Yes 1 I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON THE 105 FWY AND WAS KEEPING A SAVE DISTANCE GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH SINCE TRAFFIC WAS…
2014-04-19 VISIBILITY No 1 AS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY ON WAY TO WORK, I HEARD A SOUND THAT WAS SIMILAR TO A GUNSHOT OR EXPLOSION OF SOME KIND. …
2014-03-05 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 MOONROOF SHATTERED. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD UNDER CALM WEATHER CONDITION NO ROAD HAZARD. *TR
2014-02-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 SHORTLY AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE CAPT. STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE NEAR THE ALTERNAT…
2014-02-21 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO…
2014-02-13 AIR BAGS No 0 THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE HORN STOP WORKING. *TR
2014-01-20 ENGINE No 0 OIL CONSUMPTION!!! I'VE OWNED MY 2006 SCION TC FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING A HUGE OIL …
2013-08-25 AIR BAGS Yes 1 I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT I WAS THE PASSENGER .WE WERE ON CAR ACCIDENT WE ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE AIRBAGS NEVER CO…
2013-07-02 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER A…
2013-06-01 VISIBILITY No 0 I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SUNROOF OPEN. I HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY A PIECE OF THE GLASS DEFLECTOR SHIELD FELL INTO MY V…
2013-02-16 VISIBILITY No 0 I WAS DRIVING ON I10 (SPEED LIMIT OF 70) AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN A LOT OF WIND. MY SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. *TR
2013-02-03 ENGINE No 0 SCION TC 2006 - TEMPERATURE WENT ALL THE WAY TO HOT ON THE GAUGE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STARTED RUN…
2012-12-03 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 HATCHBACK DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HUSBAND'S HAND WHEN HE WAS OPENING THE HATCH. THE HANDLE IS MADE OF THIN PLASTIC…
2012-11-18 STEERING Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WI…
2012-09-28 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 HEAD GASKET LEAKING FOUND 6 HEAD BOLTS LOOSE. INSTALLED NEW HEAD GASKET SET, NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD. PAID 2000 DOLLARS FOR…
2012-08-28 STEERING No 0 ON 08/28/2012 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN I NOTICED THE RADIO WENT OUT. I EXITED THE FR…
2012-08-28 AIR BAGS No 0 REAR CURTAIN AIRBAGS BEGAN SWELLING, CAUSING SEPARATION OF INTERIOR PANELS. CALLED SCION CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND WAS ADV…
2012-08-20 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 I HAVE A 2006 SCION TC. THE REAR HATCH HANDLE GARNISH BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMED TO ONLY BE HELD ON BY A FEW …
2012-07-27 ENGINE No 0 ENGINE HAS SEVER OIL CONSUMPTION TO WHERE WE ARE ADDING A QUART OR MORE EVERY 1000 MILES OR SO IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. …
2012-07-24 STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID No 0 TRUNK HANDLE TO HATCH SNAPPED OFF AS I WAS TRYING TO OPEN MY TRUNK. NOW I CAN'T ACCESS MY TRUNK. *TR