2012 Scion Iq problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Structure:body (5) · Air Bags (3) · Vehicle Speed Control (2)
Safety recalls (1)
Air Bags:frontal:sensor/Control Module-Inactive 2012-11-08 · campaign 12V528000 · 11,153 vehicles
Defect: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Scion IQ vehicles manufactured July 31, 2011, through October 12, 2012. The cable for the Occupant Classification System (OCS) may become damaged when sliding the passenger seat forward or backward.
Risk: If the cable for the OCS becomes damaged, the front passenger airbags may not deploy or they may deploy inappropriately for the passenger's size and position. This could increase the risk of personal injury during the event of a vehicle crash necessitating airbag deployment.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install a protective cover on the OCS weight sensor cable. The recall began on December 20, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Service bulletins (89)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure 2022-12-14 · Z3G_Dealer_Lette · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dl: toyota has received reports of paint peeling on certain vehicles with the original factory-applied blizzard pearl or super white paint colors. these reports indicate that vehicles with these specific paint colors, applied during the vehicle manufacturing process, may experience paint peeling o
Structure 2022-12-14 · Z2G_Dealer_Lette · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dl: toyota has received reports of paint peeling on certain vehicles with the original factory-applied blizzard pearl or super white paint colors. these reports indicate that vehicles with these specific paint colors, applied during the vehicle manufacturing process, may experience paint peeling o
Structure 2022-12-14 · ZKG_Dealer_Lette · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dl: toyota has received reports of paint peeling on certain vehicles with the original factory-applied blizzard pearl or super white paint colors. these reports indicate that vehicles with these specific paint colors, applied during the vehicle manufacturing process, may experience paint peeling o
Structure 2022-05-18 · Support Program · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dl: toyota has received reports of paint peeling on certain vehicles with the original factory-applied blizzard pearl or super white paint colors. these reports indicate that vehicles with these specific paint colors, applied during the vehicle manufacturing process, may experience paint peeling o
Structure 2022-04-28 · ZKG_Dealer_Lette · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dl: toyota has received reports of paint peeling on certain vehicles with the original factory-applied blizzard pearl or super white paint colors. these reports indicate that vehicles with these specific paint colors, applied during the vehicle manufacturing process, may experience paint peeling on
Equipment 2022-04-28 · ZKG_Paint_Repair · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
csp: customer support program zkg - paint repair process operation flow chart
Showing the 6 most recent of 89 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2023-10-14 · Vehicle Speed Control“have a 2013 scion iq (auto/cvt). i had the 'check engine' and 'trac control' lights come on a few years ago.. i was driving on city streets. all i noticed was that the car didn't respond as it should when i gave it gas. ( nothing drastic ) i ran the codes. it said the gas pedal was the problem. i removed the pedal assembly. (it's easier to unpl…”
2023-08-03 · Air Bags · 75,189 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owns a 2012 scion iq. the contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, another vehicle made a left turn, causing the contact to crash into the other vehicle; however, no air bags deployed. the contact was injured on her back and received medical attention. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the tow yard. the vehicle was…”
2021-05-25 · Structure:body“the paint of the body is defective …”
2021-02-03 · Exterior Lighting · 62,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2012 scion iq. the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for an oil change. the contact was informed that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of oil, causing the engine to fail. the mechanic advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer. the contact also mentioned that black smok…”
2020-07-25 · Structure:body · 54,000 mi“paint began peeling about 13 months ago and now has begun to rust in the open metal areas.…”
2020-07-08 · Vehicle Speed Control · 160,000 mi · 💥 crash“i got into 2 accidents in 3 days while parking into or out of a parking space. the first accident 07/04/2020, my car was parked in a parking lot. i placed the car in reverse and suddenly it accelerated and the brakes failed to work. my vehicle only stopped after crashing into the car behind me. the second accident happen 7/7/2020 while pulling f…”
2020-03-01 · Structure:body · 590,000 mi“paint is coming off of car in different places & to much oil consumption even after changing egr value have to add oil to often.…”
2019-07-16 · Unknown Or Other“piston are burning a qt of oil per 200 miles or less and paint flaking on car…”
2019-01-31 · Structure:body · 43,000 mi“the paint is peeling off the entire car. the body shop said it is a factory defect. a quick internet search shows that this is a wide spread issue for this year, make, model & color. why won't toyota do anything about it?…”
2018-01-10 · Engine“starting back in october took car in for oil change, i was told car had no oil. i bring my car in for regular oil changes, so was not sure what was going on, so i dismissed it... brought car back today 01/10/18 had them check the oil levels and the car needed 2 1/2 litter of oil... i was told it might be the pistons... please recall…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.