2006 SCION TC Visibility Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND THE GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT IMPACT OR WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD CRACK. MY AC WAS ON AND IT WAS ABOUT 92 DEGREES OUTSIDE. MY FRONT SUNROOF WIND DEFLECTOR COMPLETELY SHATTERED....UPDATED 08/27/15 *BF

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED CAUSING GLASS TO FALL ONTO THE HEAD OF THE DRIVER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V483000 (VISIBILITY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

AS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY ON WAY TO WORK, I HEARD A SOUND THAT WAS SIMILAR TO A GUNSHOT OR EXPLOSION OF SOME KIND. GLASS STARTED TO FLY IN MY FACE AND ALL OVER THE CAR BARELY MISSING MY EYE. IT CUT MY ARM AND HAND. THE INJURY WAS NOT SERIOUS, MY WIFE SAID IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CRASHED WHEN IT HAPPENED. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED THE BOTH THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE CAR AND TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN TORRANCE. THEY ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED AND I SAID I JUST WANT IT FIXED THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD GIVE ME A GOOD PRICE TO FIX IT, BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. JOHN GOT BACK TO ME A FEW DAYS LATER AND SAID THAT I COULD TAKE IT DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT FIXED, PAY FOR IT MYSELF AND THEN TOYOTA WOULD THINK ABOUT IT. THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE. I WORK HARD FOR MY MONEY AND TRUST THAT A CARS MOONROOF ISN'T GOING TO EXPLODE WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A RARE OCCURANCE. IF A PIECE OF GLASS HAD LANDED IN MY EYE, I WOULD HAVE SURELY GONE BLIND. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

MOONROOF SHATTERED. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD UNDER CALM WEATHER CONDITION NO ROAD HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SUNROOF OPEN. I HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY A PIECE OF THE GLASS DEFLECTOR SHIELD FELL INTO MY VEHICLE, HITTING ME ON THE HEAD. I STOPPED AND LOOKED AT MY SUNROOF AND SAW A SPIDERWEB LIKE CRACK ON THE WIND DEFLECTOR WITH NO POINT OF IMPACT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PART AS I AM TOLD BY A DEALERSHIP, SCION'S CORPORATE OFFICE, AND ONLINE. THE RECALL ID IS 50S. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE, AND IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE IN REGARDS TO THE PART, I AM BEING TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE PART. I PUT IN A COMPLAINT AND DO HAVE A CASE NUMBER FOR IT IF NEEDED FOR INVESTIGATION. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS FRAGMENTS SCATTERED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PIECES OF GLASS SCRATCHED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING ON I10 (SPEED LIMIT OF 70) AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN A LOT OF WIND. MY SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. *TR

Mileage: 78,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF GLASS WINDOW DEFLECTOR SHATTERED WITHOUT IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V483000 (VISIBILITY: SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SUNROOF GLASS UNEXPECTEDLY SHATTERED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE METAL SUPPORT FRAME ALSO DISENGAGED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE BROKEN PIECES OF GLASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PREVIOUSLY WHENEVER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE SUNROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD ON 2006 SCION XB. THE WINDSHIELD IS EXTREMELY PRONE TO CHIPS AND HAS ACQUIRED AT LEAST A DOZEN IN ROUTINE DRIVING SITUATIONS. NOW THERE IS A LONG SQUIGGLED CRACK ACROSS THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD, NOT RELATED TO ANY CHIPS. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME EXACT DISTINCTIVE CRACK IN OTHER SCION XB CARS. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT RELATED TO THIS DEFECT BECAUSE OF HIGH MILEAGE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECTS SURFACED WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC ON INTERSTATE I-95N GOING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. GLASS CAME RAINING DOWN ON MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER AND ALSO HIT THE CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

LOUD POP OCCURRED. UPON INSPECTION THE WIND DEFLECTOR PIECE OF GLASS WAS SHATTERED WITH NO POINT OF IMPACT. NO ROAD DEBRIS WAS OBSERVED. THE GLASS FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 65,700

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY AND MY 06 SCION TC WIND DEFLECTOR GLASS SHATTERED INTO PIECES ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. I LATER CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE WIND DEFLECTOR FOR 06 SCION TC'S BUT IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THEY WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED CORPORATE. RESEARCHING THIS, THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN RT 55 IN NEW JERSEY. SUDDENLY I HEAR GLASS SHATTERING AND GLASS RAINS DOWN ON MY HEAD. THE MOON ROOF IN MY TOYOTA SCION TC EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TOYOTA SAYS ITS NOT A DEFECT AND THEY WONT FIX IT. I HAVE TO PAY 2000 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. I DON'T HAVE THIS MONEY AND GLASS SHOULD NOT EXPLODE FOR NO REASON. NOT TO MENTION I COULD HAVE CRASHED MY CAR AND SUSTAINED BODILY INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MY 2006 SCION TC WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN (WITH THE SUN ROOF DOWN.) AND WHILE I WAS SITTING THERE THE VERY FRONT PIECE THAT RAISES UP JUST CRACKED OUT OF NOWHERE. BITS OF GLASS AND STUFF STARTED FALLING INTO THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, NO VEHICLES WITHIN SIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, AND NO ONE TO THE SIDE. MY SCION TC SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT WAS LOUDER THAN A SHOTGUN. I ALMOST SWERVED OFF THE ROAD IT SCARED ME THAT BAD. THIS WAS NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR IT WAS THE SUNROOF ITSELF. I WAS DOING SOME INVESTIGATING AND I KNOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS JUST BY LOOKING ON A FORUM. I DON'T HAVE A REPAIR COST YET OR EVEN KNOW IF TOYOTA IS GOING TO COVER IT. *TR

Mileage: 70,200

TAKING A DRIVE ON A SUNNY DAY, I HAD MY SUNROOF OPEN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HUSBAND AND I HEARD A CRACKING SOUND. WHEN WE GOT HOME, WE NOTICED THE FRONT PART OR WIND DEFLECTOR PART OF SUNROOF WAS CRACKED. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A PEBBLE BECAUSE THE GLASS SHOWED A POINT OF IMPACT.EARD ANYTHING HIT THE WINDOW, IT JUST BROKE. WHY IS SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A WIND DEFLECTOR MADE OF GLASS?I NEVER EVEN NOTICED THIS PIECE OF GLASS THAT POPS UP AND NOW I FEEL VULNERABLE FOR DRIVING IN THE FUTURE,. NOT TO MENTION THE ALMOST $500.00 THAT IT WILL COST ME TO FIX THIS FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD BE A WARRANTED ITEM OR IT SHOULD BE MADE OF A PLASTIC MATERIAL. I SAW MANY COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE. I BELIEVE IT SHATTERED FROM THE WIND JUST LIKE THE MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I READ. I LOVED MY SCION TC AND NOW I AM DISENCHANTMENT WITH THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 15,560

I WENT TO ROLL UP MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND IT CAME OFF TRACK. WHEN SAFELITE CAME OUT TO REPAIR IT THE GUY SAID THE TRACK WAS COMPLETELY TWISTED AND ANOTHER PART WAS BENT. HE SAID MOST LIKELY IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A BODY SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE GUY THERE SAID HE'S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND WAS GOING CALL TOYOTA AND SCION TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY SILENT RECALLS. A NEW DOOR WOULD COST ABOUT 745 AND I REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT AND WANT IT FIXED FOR FREE. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2006 SCION TC AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 PM. GOING 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY REAR SUNROOF WINDOW EXPLODED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT AND ENDED UP CRACKING THE ENTIRE WINDOW, SENDING PIECED FLYING BEHIND ME. I HAD THE REAR COVER CLOSED, SO NO DEBRIS WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALERSHIP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED MONDAY AFTERNOON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT I MAY HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE. ALSO, I WAS NOT DRIVING UNDER AN OVERPASS AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY OBJECT HITTING THE GLASS. IT JUST SIMPLY SHATTERED. *TR

Mileage: 33,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 63 MPH, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS SHATTERED EVERYWHERE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND FOUND NO GLASS REMAINING ON THE SUNROOF. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT PRESSURE MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE FOR THE EXPLOSION. SCION HAD NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION AND WOULD NOT SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,500.

Mileage: 16,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE MOON ROOF WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE WIND DEFLECTOR ALSO SHATTERED, BUT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ASKED TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEFLECTOR ATTACHED. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,950.

Mileage: 20,950

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON I-85 SOUTH IN CONCORD, NC, MAIN SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING SHATTERED GLASS PIECES TO ENTER INTERIOR OF CAR, AND DISTRACTING DRIVER TO NEARLY CAUSING CRASH. *AK

Mileage: 25,466

AROUND 5:40 AM I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK ON A CLEAR DAY AT 60 MPH I HAD THE A/C ON AND THE FRONT WINDOW CRACKED. WHEN ALL A SUDDEN I HEARD A POP FROM THE SUN ROOF, AND THE SOUND OF GLASS SHATTERING. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. I LUCKILY HAD THE COVER PULLED CLOSED SO THE GLASS PIECES DIDN'T FALL ON MY HEAD. I TOOK PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE. ALSO, I WAS NOT GOING UNDER AN UNDER PASS. I JUST DON'T SEE HOW A ROCK BIG ENOUGH COULD OF HIT IT WITHOUT ME SEEING IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE SUN ROOFS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION TC. THE MILEAGE WAS 19839. WHILD DRIVING DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS AT 65 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO FIND OUT WHERE THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM AND OBSERVED THAT THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. THE DEALER STATED THAT AN OBJECT HIT THE SUNROOF WHICH CAUSED IT TO SHATTER. THE DRIVER HAS PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED SUNROOF. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE SUNROOF WIND DEFLECTOR WAS THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,839.

Mileage: 19,839

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DRIVING AT 25 MPH, HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE REALIZED THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED ,AND THE TWO SUN ROOF SIDE BARS BROKE OFF. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY ROCKS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. PER THE CONTACT, THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE SU NROOF HAD EXPLODED. SHE DID NOT HAVE A REPAIR INVOICE, BUT HAD THE TWO SIDE BARS FROM THE SUN ROOF. *AK

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH IN MY 06 SCION TC WHEN MY MOON ROOF EXPLODED. ALL WINDOWS (INCLUDING THE MOON ROOF) WERE CLOSED AT THE TIME. THE MOON ROOF COMPLETELY FAILED (FALLING GLASS DEBRIS) IN A HALF MOON SHAPE IN THE MIDDLE FRONT. THE WIND DEFLECTOR POPPED UP BUT WAS NOT DAMAGED. GLASS BLEW VIOLENTLY THROUGHOUT THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL SINCE TRAFFIC WAS BUSY TONIGHT. PAINT FINISH ON TRUNK AND REAR BUMPER WAS BLASTED BY THE DEBRIS. CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT GATEWAY TOYOTA (TOMS RIVER, NJ).

Mileage: 27,500

THE MOONROOF IN MY 2006 SCION SHATTERED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM ANY ITEM THAT CAUSED THIS DEFECT. I HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH SCION; REFERENCE # 200609141416. *NOTE* THE WIND DEFLECTOR IS IN THE UP POSITION AS IF THE MOON ROOF WAS RETRACTED, YET, THE ROOF WAS CLOSED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BY THE SCION DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.*JB

Mileage: 6,100

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. A LOUD BANG NOISE WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BRUISES AND CUTS AND PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF AN INTERNAL MEMO FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHICH ENTAILED A SUN ROOF DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO CONFIRM THAT RECALL #05V483000 REGARDING VISIBILITY: SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY PERTAINED TO THE AFFECTED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE WERE TAKEN.

Mileage: 9,000

I CURRENTLY OWN THE 2006 SCION TC, IN WHICH THIS INCIDENT IS REGARDING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE06024. MY STATIONARY GLASS PANEL SECTION OF MY SCION TC'S MOONROOF HAS BEEN SHATTERED BY NO PHYSICAL CONTACT TO THE GLASS. AS I WAS OPENING THE TRUNK TO MY CAR, THE MOONROOF BEGAN TO CRACK, SPIDERING AND COMPLETELY SHATTERING THE GLASS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA AROUND 12 HOURS AFTER THE INCIDENT, IN WHICH TOYOTA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, I WANTED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO YOU, CONSIDERING THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE SCION TC'S DESIGN. THE SCION TC THAT I OWN IS BARELY THREE MONTHS OLD WITH 3700 MILES TO IT, SO I AM HOPING THIS COMPLAINT WILL GET BACK TO TOYOTA AND REPAIR MY CAR. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE MOONROOF CLOSED, I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG, AND SUDDENLY GLASS WAS RAINING DOWN ON ME. THE MOONROOF HAD SHATTERED - I WAS NOT GOING UNDER ANYTHING, AND NO VEHICLES WERE IN FRONT OF ME. *NM

Mileage: 3,885

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY SUNROOF SHATTERED. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SIMPLY A ROAD HAZARD AND IT WAS NO BIG DEAL THAT MY INSURANCE WOULD PAY FOR IT. *JB

WIND DEFLECTOR FOR MOONROOF SHATTERED. WAS GOING 25 MPH IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. WAS NOT HIT BY ANY OBJECT, ROCKS, ETC.. NO ONE WAS NEAR ME OR IN FRONT OR BACK. OTHER COMPLAINTS FOUND AT WWW.SCIONLIFE.COM *JB

Mileage: 25,290

(1) RATTLE IN HATCH AND SUNROOF CAUSED DRIVER DISTRACTION (2) WHEN GOING OVER SPEED-BUMPS AND SLIGHTLY UNEVEN ROADS, THE RATTLE-DISTRACTION MIGHT BE HARMFUL TO THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AND TO PEDESTRIANS (3 )MORE THAN FIVE VISITS OVER A PERIOD OF SEVEN MONTHS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT RESULTED IN RECTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 1,000

I OWNED A SCION TC 2006. I BOUGHT IT ON JAN 10, 2006. FEW WEEKS AGO, I STARTED TO NOTICE AND HEAR A RATTLE NOISE ON THE ROOF AREA. ON MAY 4, 2006 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY @ A SPEED OF 55 MPH. THE MOON ROOF SNAPPED AND SHATTERED. THE GLASS CHUNKS FELL INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER, KIND OF LIKE A GLASS CHUNKS RAINS THAT ACTUALLY MAY CUT YOU. WE WERE COVERED IN GLASS. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, DUE TO FRIGHTEN AND GLASS ALL OVER, SWIRLED LEFT AND RIGHT. I'M SO FORTUNATE THAT I DIDN'T HARMED ANYONE NEXT TO ME OR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I'M REALLY WORRY ABOUT DRIVING SUCH CAR. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THE BUYER WHEN SUCH PURCHASE WAS MADE BY THE DEALER OR THE COMPANY. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE A SERIOUS ACTION FAST BEFORE AN INNOCENT PERSON LIFE IS TAKEN. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT. PLEASE HELP. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL. *NM EMAIL REPLY ON MAY 18, 2006 CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SUN/MOON ROOF (NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR) THAT SHATTERED.

Mileage: 7,000

APRIL 06, I BOUGHT A SCION TC. I AM 47 YRS OLD & WANTED SOMETHING SPORTY, COULDN'T AFFORD OVER 20,000. SO HAPPY UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO, NOW DO TO HURRICANE KATRINA I COMMUTE TO WORK. AS I WAS TRAVELING I HEARD & FELT LIKE AN EXPLOSION ON TOP OF MY ROOF. I THOUGHT MAYBE A PLANE DROPPED SOMETHING, I WAS SHAKING & PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, TOOK QUICK LOOK, IT WAS LATE AND I WAS ALL ALONE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEIR WAS GLASS ALL OVER. THE WIND DEFLECTOR GLASS WAS SHATTERED & PIECES OF GLASS MISSING. I WENT BACK ACROSS THE STREET TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH A SALESMAN AND HE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, HE SAID WAIT! THEIR IS A RECALL WE CAN CHANGE IT AND FIX IT, GO TO SERVICE AND ASK FOR __. I COULD HEAR THE SALESMAN, YOU HAVE TO FIX IT! ITS A BRAND NEW CAR! THE SERVICE REP FINALLY CAME TO MY CAR AND SAID WE WILL FIX IT THIS TIME BUT IF YOU DRIVE AWAY AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEN WE WONT BECAUSE THIS CAR IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE LAMINATE HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT ON THE CAR. I HAD NO IDEA , HE EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL IS TO STOP THE SHATTERED GLASS FROM COMING INTO THE CAR AND INJURING PASSENGERS OR CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THAT STILL CAN HAPPEN AND BIG PIECES OF GLASS CAN FALL IN. I CRIED, I TAKE MY GRANDSON (2) ON WEEKENDS & HE LOVES THE SUN ROOF. SERVICE MGR SAID ONLY THING I CAN DO IS LEAVE THE SUN ROOF CLOSED OR TRADE IN THE CAR! I TALKED TO MANAGER OF SALES & HE SAID CALL TOYOTA BECAUSE HE ONLY SELLS THE CAR HE DOES NOT DESIGN THEM! NOW I HAVE TO TRADE A 1 MONTH OLD CAR IN OR CHANCE GLASS FALLING IN MY EYES WHILE DRIVING OR INJURING MY FAMILY. I SPENT EXTRA FOR SIDE AIRBAGS SO FAMILY WOULD BE SAFE & NOW THEY'RE AFRAID. I LEFT THE CAR @ DEALERSHIP THEY WANTED ME TO TEST DRIVE A COROLLA, THEY WILL GIVE ME 16,000, I PAID 18,500. I CALLED TOYOTA SCION, THEY DIDN'T CALL ME BACK TODAY THEY SAID THEY WOULD, I HAVE NO CHOICE, BECAUSE I WONT LET A NEW CAR HURT MY FAMILY. THEY TELL ME THE SAME THING CAN HAPPEN THE VERY NEXT DAY! *NM

Mileage: 3,710

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 IN THE MORNING AT AROUND 70 MPH ON HWY 40 IN ST. LOUIS WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. THE ACTUAL SUNROOF EXPLODED AND NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR. THE SUNROOF WAS FULLY CLOSED AND THE WIND DEFLECTOR WAS AS WELL. I KEEP THE SUNROOF COVER OPEN MOST OF THE TIME SO I GET MORE LIGHT INTO THE CAR AND AS A RESULT GLASS RAINED DOWN INTO MY CAR. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE GLASS OF THE SUNROOF WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND DID NOT CRACK LIKE A SPIDER-WEB, BUT LIKE SOMEONE HAD SET A BOMB OFF ON TOP OF IT. THE WIND DEFLECTOR WAS UNDAMAGED. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY WERE VERY ACCUSATORY AND SAID A ROCK OR OTHER DEBRIS MUST HAVE BROKEN IT. I STILL FAIL TO SEE HOW A ROCK BIG ENOUGH TO SHATTER THE GLASS LIKE IT DID GOT BY ME WITH ME SEEING IT. IF A HUGE ROCK WAS BOUNCING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY SEEN IT. ANOTHER THING THAT MADE THAT CLAIM RIDICULOUS WAS THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO LARGE TRUCKS OR OTHERWISE CARRYING ANYTHING WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED. *NM SUNROOF GLASS BREAKAGE.PCO

Mileage: 5,500

MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING MY CAR ON A CLEAR, SUNNY DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING AND ALL WINDOWS CLOSED ON I-495 IN MARYLAND, WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD POP. THINKING THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR OR THE TIRES I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I THEN DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS THE MOON ROOF WIND DEFLECTOR SHATTERED. GLASS WAS FALLING IN THOUGH THE COVER FOR THE MOONROOF ON OUR HEAD. WE ENDED UP SWITCHING PLACES AND TAKING THE BACK ROADS TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THEM AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE VERY ACCUSATORY. WE EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD NOT PASSED UNDER ANY OVERPASSES AND NO DEBRIS WERE OBSERVED EITHER VISUALLY OR HEARD WHILE IN THE CAR COMING FROM THE ROAD OR ANOTHER CAR. ONCE DROPPING IT OFF THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME FEEL AS IF IT WAS ME AND THAT MY INSURANCE MAY HAVE TO HANDLE IT. AFTER A MONTH OF DEALING WITH THEM THEY RETURNED THE CAR WITH A NEW MOON ROOF AND FRESHLY PAINTED REAR SPOILER. RECENTLY I FOUND AN ARTICLE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL STATING THAT TOYOTA MOTOR CORP IN RECALLING 71,000 05-06 SCION TC'S. THAT WAS A HUGE RELIEF TO ME, SEEING AS THE DEALERSHIP MADE IT SEEM THAT IT WAS A VERY LIMITED PROBLEM AND ONLY A FEW CASES HAVE COME ABOUT. *JB

Mileage: 2,696

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WITH MY SUNROOF OPEN WHEN DEBRIS OF SOME SORT HIT MY WIND DEFLECTOR. IT SHATTERED THE GLASS WIND DEFLECTOR AND COVERED THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR WITH GLASS. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM, ONLY TWO WEEKS EARLIER, AND THEY SAID THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. THE PART IS $568. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO CHARGED ME $70 JUST TO CLOSE MY SUNROOF. IT IS STILL BROKE BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE PART. *JB

Mileage: 1,000