Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Scion Tc.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Burning oil bad |
| 2019-07-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SUNROOF / MOONROOF EXPLOSION. DRIVING 50 MPH ON FREEWAY AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT WAS MY MOONROOF EXPLODING. NOT… |
| 2019-03-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2008 - SCION - TOYOTA - BURNING OIL, BURNING A QUART OF OIL IN LESS THAN EVERY 800 MILES. CAR IS UP TO DATE WITH ALL MA… |
| 2019-01-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CONSUMES TOO MUCH OIL . HAVE TO REFILL THE OIL IN MY ENGINE ABOUT TWO TIMES IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. |
| 2018-12-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. MY FRONT TIRES WEARING FAST. WHEN I TOOK TO DEALER FOR SERVICE & ALIGNMENT, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR H… |
| 2018-08-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER 2 MONTHS AGO. CAR RUNS LIKE A CHAMP. RECENTLY HAD TO ADD A QUART AND A HAL… |
| 2018-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THIS IS THE SECOND ENGINE THAT HAS BLOWN IN MY CAR. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS WHEN THE PISTO… |
| 2018-02-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | THIS VEHICLE WAS JUST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE IS DEMOLISHED… |
| 2017-10-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RAPID OIL CONSUMPTION. OVER 4 QUARTS IN <2,000 MILES. PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 147,000 ODO |
| 2017-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HIGH CONSUMPTION OF ENGINE OIL. I AM HAVING TO ADD ABOUT A QUART EVERY 1000 MILES OR SO. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD … |
| 2017-09-24 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | ON SEP 24TH, 2017, I WAS MERGING ONTO THE SOUTH 710 FREEWAY FROM MISSION BOULEVARD IN ALHAMBRA, CA AROUND 7 PM WHEN MY… |
| 2017-08-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. BURNS MORE THAN TWO QUART OF OIL IN LESS THAN 1800 MILES. |
| 2017-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT INSTEAD OF GETTING A SCION THEY GOT A COROLLA ENGINE, SO NOW MY CAR DRINKS TOO MUCH G… |
| 2017-05-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CENTER CONSOLE BURST INTO FLAMES CAUSING AN INTERNAL FIRE, WHILE STATIONARY. |
| 2017-01-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEH… |
| 2017-01-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I JUST WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE INDICATED THAT MY CAR BURNS OIL 2 TO 3X'S FASTER THAN NORMAL. I WAS MADE AWARE (FOR … |
| 2016-09-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AT AROUND 35000 MILES I NOTICED MY CAR STARTED BURNING OIL. I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL SO I BEGAN USING THICKER OIL. THE… |
| 2016-08-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR WAS TESTED FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST THEY WERE DOING AND IT SUPPOSEDLY PASSED, BUT THEN AS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH… |
| 2016-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DI… |
| 2016-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL, EVEN… |
| 2016-01-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE FIRST IS ISSUE IS THE OIL CONSUMPTION IT CONSUME ALMOST 1Q IN 2K WHICH IS NOT WHAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE HAPPENING. I ON… |
| 2015-12-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING, PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CLOSED THE DOOR. THE AIRBAG CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED… |
| 2015-11-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | I GOT ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING TO PICK UP MY MOM IN THE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 6:50 AM SHE WORKS IN LAX DRIVING ON THE 110… |
| 2015-11-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS INDEPE… |
| 2015-11-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE OBSERVED THAT THE… |
| 2015-10-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR I HAVE FELT AS IF I WAS GOING TO BE SLUNG INTO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE ,HIGHWAYS, CITY ROADS ,… |
| 2015-10-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY SCION TC WAS TAKEN TO DCH TOYOTA & SCION OF TORRANCE FOR OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ON MAR 03, 2015 AT 129,050 MILES AND A… |
| 2015-09-27 | WHEELS | Yes | 2 | DRIVING AT 50 MPH,BEING FORCED TO RIGHT PAVING EDGE,CORRECTED QUICKLY TO LEFT,CAR WENT OVER CENTER LINE AND VERY EXTREM… |
| 2015-07-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS. AFTER … |
| 2015-05-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IN ABOUT JANUARY OF 2015 I RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE FOR MY 2008 SCION TC STATING THIS AND OTHER VEHICLES WI… |
| 2015-04-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE AN 08' TOYOTA SCION TC THAT IS BURNING OIL AT AN ABNORMAL RATE. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE … |
| 2015-03-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THERE HAD BEEN A BIG SNOWSTORM THE DAY PRIOR. I WAS DRIVING IN THE MORNING IN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. THE ROADS HAD BEE… |
| 2014-11-14 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WE OWN A 2008 SCION TC AND IN THE WINTER THIS CAR GETS EXCESSIVE SNOW AND ICE BUILD UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND THIS BECO… |
| 2014-10-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHERS, MY REAR HATCH PANEL CAME OFF I WAS OPENING THE TRUNK. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS ISN'T A RECALL. I … |
| 2014-10-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK DOOR DUE TO THE … |
| 2014-09-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EACH TIME I BRAKE, MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO THE LUBE PLACE, AND WAS ALMOST OUT OF OIL. NO LEAKS, BUT BLACK SMUT IN… |
| 2014-08-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IS BURNING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL BETWEEN SCHEDULED 5000 MILE OIL CHANGES. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN AUG… |
| 2014-05-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS ALMOST 6 YEARS OLD. IT WAS BROUGHT BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2008. I'VE ONLY TAKEN IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP… |
| 2013-06-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY ENGINE SEIZED. LONG STORY SHORT, MY CAR WAS BURNING OIL AT A RATE OF 1 QUART EVERY 700 MILES. I WAS TAKING MY CAR TO… |
| 2013-05-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO OPEN MY TRUNK WHEN THE LATCH HANDLE BROKE OFF ! *TR |
| 2013-02-24 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | ON FEBRUARY 24, 2013, I WAS OPENING MY TRUNK LIKE NORMAL AND THE ENTIRE PLASTIC PIECE SNAPPED IN HALF AND DANGLED FROM … |
| 2013-02-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH TO MY CAR AND THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE BACK BROKE… |
| 2013-02-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS OPENING MY TRUNK AND THE HANDLE LATCH AND LIGHT CASE FELL RIGHT OFF. I AM NOT A VERY STRONG INDIVIDUAL SO HOW THI… |
| 2013-01-31 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TRUCK LATCH, AND FACING BROKE RIGHT OFF IN HAND, VERY POOR QUALITY. *TR |
| 2013-01-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I GOT OUT OF MY PARKED CAR AND WAS GOING TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE TRUNK. AS I WENT TO OPEN THE TRUNK, THE REAR HATCH PIE… |
| 2012-12-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HATCHBACK LATCH BECAME … |
| 2012-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED TH… |
| 2012-07-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE LIFT GATE ON THE TRUNK BROKE OFF WITH MINIMAL USAGE. IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM GOING BACK TO THE 2005 MODE… |
| 2012-04-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | HELLO I WENT TO MY CAR TO GET MY GROCERY OUT OF THE TRUNK AND WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE TRUCK THE HATCH HANDLE CLIPS BR… |
| 2012-04-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FIRST, THE RUBBER HATCH RELEASE MELTED & DRIPPED ONTO MY REAR BUMPER. (I SUSPECT THAT FAULTY WIRING OF SOME SORT KEPT T… |