Steering Problems of Toyota Scion Tc

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 south freeway in los angeles,CA. This happen between manchester and century . I was in the third lane on the freeway I was going 65 miles per hour motion and I switch lane to the right and my steering wheel lock on me after switching lane my break pedal wasn't working and the steering wasn't responding to the left , the subject vehicle was merging really fast passing 2-1 lanes until I hit the wall and my car flip up-side down rolling for 13 seconds up side down on side the wall. My air bag when off when the car was up side down. I look at the radio and saw white smoke I turn off the car,un buckle my seat belt up-side down, craw out side the passenger window. I got up and took a picture and called the Toyota corporation now um waiting for inspection. For the subject vehicle to be defected well um letting people be aware of this problem on Scion Tc 2008 I o most lost my life. Now I have cut finger skin and left ankle hurts from trying to use the break pedal my elbow has scar fro the window breaking I cover my face crossing my elbows as a shield for my head I had a sweater and long sleeve my it still cut my left elbow. I am the title owner and took me 7 years to pay off this car but now I want my money back or a replace vehicle. I only have liability and I know the insurance wont believe me.

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The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Scion Tc. While driving 70 mph, the steering wheel seized and the check engine, oil, and battery warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 139,000.

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The steering wheel airbag sensor light came on and the horn stop working.

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 freeway. I made it about 2 blocks and was at a stop light when suddenly my car wouldn't advance. A police officer a few cars behind was able to push my car to the side of the road. I had my car towed for service to an independent non-Toyota mechanic. I was told I needed a new alternator. Given this was a necessary repair I went ahead and had the repair done. The car was running pretty well until 01/01/2013. On 01/01/2013 I was driving home when I noticed the heater stopped working. Thinking nothing of it, I kept driving. On 01/04/2013 (about 75,000 miles on the vehicle) I was returning from an errand (driving about 35 mph) when I noticed the check engine light had turned on. I pulled over at a gas station to fill up and called an independent non-Toyota mechanic to see if I could bring my car in. I was instructed to bring my car in on 01/05/2013. After I pulled out of the gas station and drove a few blocks I noticed the needle for the thermostat was at the hottest level possible. The next morning I took my car in, it overheated in the 5 minutes it to me to arrive to the shop. I was informed the engine had stripped head bolts and I would need a new engine . I called Toyota/scion and they didn't acknowledge either the alternator or stripped head bolts being an issue. The representative, [xxx] said they would open up a case and I was given the following case # 1301070610. I however came across various scion/Toyota owners online who have had this issue. A simple google search for "scion stripped head bolts" will show just how many people have this problem. I was told by [xxx] that if in the future scion/Toyota recognizes the issue(s) I may receive a reimbursement but there is no guarantee. This is an expensive fix that I just can't afford. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Traveling home from work when I felt something pop under the front of the car. The steering boomeranged to the left, I was not able to recover as it was like it was locked. Unable to turn the steering wheel back to the right, I applied the brakes which would not stop the car as it accelerated . The car crossed the center line into a residential yard hitting a tree head on. I ended up with facial, clavicle, rib, pelvis and hip fractures. The physicians say it will be a year before I will be able to work and I may end up with a permanent limp. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 072913 update: crash on June 5, 2012 resulted in permanent disability, foot drop, an "erector set" inside my leg/hip/pelvis, always wearing the leg brace, dealing with atrophy, pain/discomfort, losing the house, need handicapped accessible apt, finances suck, will always be paying the medical bills, can't go back to work (ever), have already become a burden to other taxpayers & the lawyer advised no successful tort was possible against Toyota scion because there was no other witness. . . (don't believe Toyota would care either way ! ). We got rid of the tundra for a ridgeline too. No Toyota products in our future - ever. Am not complaining though - am very happy to still be vertical.

Traveling home from work when I felt something pop under the front of the car. The steering boomeranged to the left, I was not able to recover as it was like it was locked. Unable to turn the steering wheel back to the right, I applied the brakes which would not stop the car as it accelerated . The car crossed the center line into a residential yard hitting a tree head on. I ended up with facial, clavicle, rib, pelvis and hip fractures. The physicians say it will be a year before I will be able to work and I may end up with a permanent limp.

Vehicle was being driven on a long straight road at 55mph. Suddenly the steering pulled right and locked. The steering wheel could not be turned back left. It all happened suddenly and quickly. This road has power poles along the right side. Since the steering could not be corrected, the car went head on into a power pole. The top of the power pole broke off and fell to the ground, landing a foot away from the car, with 5 downed power lines laying all over the ground. My daughter who was driving could not breathe due to the fumes inside the car, and was able to push the door open after several tries. Fortunately as she got out of the car she did not touch any of the live power lines. The power pole ended up almost to the windshield. It was a tremendous impact. The motor broke in half, and the car was a complete loss. It is a miracle my daughter survived this crash, including the immediate impact, the pole falling next to the car, not on the car, and the fact she didn't touch the live power lines when she hobbled out of the car. I researched this online, and have found several others complaining about the same problem with this same year make and model car. The other incidents didn't cause a major accident. My daughter accident was near fatal. With other complaints already made for the same thing, someone should have looked into this. The next accident with this cause may cause some someone to lose their life. Toyota has this problem on another model so it should not be a surprise they have the same problem with the Scion Tc. She did not suffer major injuries, but does have injuries to her elbow, and both feet. She was bruised from head to toe. She is now out of the wheelchair and uses crutches to get around. Who knows how long it will take her to be able to walk fully and correctly again.

While driving my 2006 Scion Tc, steering ability was completely lost. Steering wheel was free spinning a complete 360 degrees. I hit the brakes and was able to stop because I was doing about 30 mph. There was no warning, just sudden loss of steering. The intermediate steering shaft disconnected from the steering wheel.

Was driving my 06 Scion Tc that I bought in Nov of 2010, had some issues with the steering locking up so I couldn't complete my turns, andmy tc would just keep going in the direction it was locked in. But when I would come to a stop it would be fine again. But today, April 13 of 2011, I was turning left in an intersection onto a road, and my steering locked up mid turn again, but this time there was a van there that I smashed into! my wheel had locked up and no matter how hard I tried to turn it, it wouldn't budge! until I was wrecked into the passenger side of the van. This was no problem of my driving I was just turning onto a street at about 20 miles per hour, wasn't texting, distracted or anything. Scion/toyotas need to figure out this problem because it could really hurt someone! not to mention now I have a citation and insurance money to worry about. Only having bought this car a few months ago from a dealership , this is disappointing, and really scared me. I am a college student paying my way through school and don't just have extra money to pay for something that I had no way control over.

On 1/21/2011, 10:30 pm, I was driving driving a 2006 Scion Tc on the highway, 70 mph, I suddenly lost control of the steering after just finish change lane. The car would not respond to the steering, it went left and right, left and right and suddenly swaying all the way to the end of right side (across 2-3 lanes), I could not see what I am going to hit, but I saw the wall before I hit something ( it was car after I found out), it's happened too fast, after the hit in front of my right side of car, I swaying back to left, across 3 lanes, my car finally stop on car pool line. Everything just happened in 5 seconds. The car is damged,I have already contacted to scion, hope they can do the inspection soon.

Headed from California to nevada on highway 15 just 5 miles from las vegas around 8 pm driving under safe and normal conditions, no speeding, no drugs or alcohol to impair the driver. The car in highway speed(obviously)steered to the right, with out the control of driver, not hitting any other car and having the car 2009 Scion Tc rollover 5 times!!! my friend that was in the back seat was ejected out because wasn't wearing her seatbelt, ironically the last picture that was shot she was wearing her seatbelt. Me and my friend are thankful to be alive and received moderate concussions, memory loss and minor bruising. The principle of this story is if the product was reliable as heavily marketed to consumers, then no one had to go through this loss. The car was totaled, however no indication to explain why it rolled over and over-steered with out the control of the driver. My personal research has concluded that many Toyota vehicles have steering problems that oversteer in highway speeds. Toyota has a track record and negligence to cover up defects and stories like this. Toyotas safety overall is unreliable and makes you realize what companies do just to gain a profit for shareholders. Tragic. The car is a 2009 Scion Tc VIN# jtkde167790295109, I tried inputing the VIN # however it didn't want to accept my format. I wasn't sure on the mileage but im pretty sure its documented with the dmv and the insurance.

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At 70 mph on a straight section of I-40, the Scion Tc 2010 unexpectedly veered left. Driver attempted to steer right as the vehicle continued going left from the right lane to the left. The steering was not responsive, resulting in the vehicle going into the median safety wires. The vehicle is totaled.

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While driving a 2006 Scion Tc on the highway I suddenly lost control of the steering. The car would not respond to the steering and I ended up leaving the road before coming to a stop. After I restarted the vehicle the steering returned to normal.

1. I don't know the reason for it but the steering wheel normally turn by themselves at higher speed even my hand is on steering wheel . 2. I felt like I was losing control over the car's steering, particularly at highway speeds. Normally it happens on highway and sometime on city too . Sometime I looked over to see if there is a hole on street that made my steering wheel turning w/o reason but there weren't a hole on city street.

Driving straight at approx 40 mph steering wheel pulled hard to the right. Unable to turn it back and lost control of car totaled. Crashed into a tree. Saw newspaper article about another accident with same description and fatality in miami herald on 9/9/07. Thought it could have been mechanical failure - this should be checked to make sure it is not coincidence before someone else is injured or killed. Updated 12/12/07.

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