2005 Scion Tc problems, complaints & recalls

2025-09-10 · Engine

“never had a problem with car before went on freeway to get up to speed n the speedometer was dropping so i pull to side of freeway shut car off turn car back on here clunk clunk shut car off no check engine light was on or has been on no oil light was on nothing get car towed back to safe place well check fluid n oils bone dry cars engine blows jus…”

2021-11-15 · Air Bags · 💥 crash

“1. i believe my airbags deployed pre-maturely with a soft impact to another vehicle. there was no damage to the other vehicle and no police report needed to be filed. there is a minor damage to my front bumper. 2. the airbags inflated on me, but no medical attention was required. 3. i have not confirmed or reproduced this problem with a profe…”

2019-12-13 · Air Bags · 91,400 mi · 💥 crash

“tl* the contact owned a 2005 scion tc. while the contact was accelerating from a traffic light, her vehicle was t-boned by another vehicle that ran a red light. the entire driver's side of the vehicle was smashed in and the vehicle was totaled. there were no injuries. the side curtain air bags and driver's side air bag did not deploy. a police repo…”

2019-09-04 · Unknown Or Other · 160,000 mi

“glass roof shattered unprovoked…”

2019-07-25 · Air Bags · 2 mi · 💥 crash

“takata recall?? airbags failed, during accident. after being cutoff and going down route x. lost control hiding concrete. car flipped, was dragged a few feet's - no airbags. passenger still has anxiety when getting into vehicles-the one thing you'd think would respond didn't. how do we ever get the sense of security back. *dt *tr…”

2019-07-14 · Unknown Or Other

“i purchased a red 2005 scion tc for my daughter in february, 2019 from toyota auto nation in davie, fl. they had it priced in good condition, so i expected to get some use out of it. i paid almost $6,000. month later it overheated on the highway (595) and my daughter had to pull over late at night on the highway and i had to have it towed to my h…”

2019-05-29 · Power Train · 166,367 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2005 scion tc. while the driver was at a stop light, the clutch pedal failed and traveled to the floorboard. prior to the failure, the clutch pedal was sticking. the driver had to pull the clutch pedal up with her left foot. the vehicle was pushed over to the side of the road and later towed to the contact's residence. the c…”

2018-11-30 · Engine · 163,000 mi

“the car burns an excessive amount of oil and only has 163000 miles.…”

2018-11-27 · Electrical System · 172,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“tl* the contact owned a 2005 scion tc. when the contact entered the vehicle, she noticed a flickering light and smoke coming from the console. the contact stated that the console and roof of the vehicle were melted. the fire department was called and determined that there was an electrical fire. a police report was not filed and there were no injur…”

2018-04-27 · Structure:frame And Members · 90,000 mi

“the frame and every metal component on the underneath of the car including the frame rusts terribly. the rest is completely corroding away and breaking off. even th metal strap holding my gas tank on is completely rusted and if i put n pressure it chips away. i didn't notice this until i went to have my exhaust done and was able to look under th…”