Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2010 Toyota Scion Tc.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
My husband and I were driving down a town road in our community on cape cod on a clear day. Suddenly we heard what sounded like a gun shot. It scared the living daylights out of us because it was so loud, like an explosion. We pulled over into a parking lot to investigate what had happened. The sunroof of the car had completely exploded with shattered glass streaming off the back of the car. Thankfully, we had the canvas part of the sunroof closed. If left open, we would have had glass coming down onto our heads and laps. This, for sure, could have caused an accident. The sound alone, was terrifying! it seemed to explode outward, and there was nothing that seemed to hit the roof. I did some investigating about tempered glass and realized that it is not so rare of an occurrence for this to happen because of the inclusions of nickel sulfide often found in tempered glass. It seems that nobody at our dealership has ever heard about this. It appears, after investigating cases online, that it has happened more often than anyone realizes. It is truly a hazard. What can be done? if you like vehicles with sunroofs, don't drive with the canvas open unless you completely open the sunroof to the air. Or, don't buy another vehicle with a sunroof. Or, change the way sunroofs are made???.
I purchased my scion from my local dealership in Feb of 2015. On the 17th of March when coming to a stop the driver seat moved forward on its own. The seat had became unlatched from the seat runner under the driver seat. I had to adjust the seat and made sure that it locked into place. Since then this problem has happened over and over. I would say at least 40 times. The seat will not lock into place when you slide the seat forward or move it to place items behind it as well. It will lock on one side of the seat runner at times and I have to adjust it each time. This problem can be a safely issue when braking hard or in a accident as well. I have seen recalls on this problem with other models of this auto. I talk to my local Toyota dealership about the problem but they say there is no recall or repair bulletin on my model at this time.
Driving down the road pretty much in the middle of nowhere in colorado, clear blue sky, no traffic and my sunroof deflector spontaneously shattered into a million pieces. No impact, no nothing! temperature around 65 degrees, no weather. Taking it to dealer upon return as I was 200 miles away from home when it happened. Unknown if scion/Toyota will cover replacement. . . It's obviously defective!.
Driver's sun visor will not stay in position against the roof of the car and falls at will, which is a hazard as it limits visibility, sometimes at the worst possible time. At times it merely stays in the lowest possible position, which makes certain driving maneuvers very difficult and dangerous - especially in bad weather. I know Toyota has a recall for this same issue on the camry, and I've been told by one of the service technicians that several other models have the same issue, but with no recall. It is obviously a problem with vehicles manufactured by Toyota.