2006 Scion TC problems
NHTSA has received 196 complaints about the 2006 Scion TC, and 21% of them involve wipers, windshield & visibility. After that come body & structure (15%) and air bags (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 196 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 48 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 42 and 6
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 160 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 41 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 23 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 19 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 160 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 61,000 miles. For wipers, windshield & visibility specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (37 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 48 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 42 injuries reported; 6 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Scion TC with enough data (122 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Apr 4, 2007 4:06 am us/pacific 3 killed in single-car crash in whittier, california three people were killed when a car lost control in whittier and slammed into a tree. Police said wednesday that the victims of a solo-vehicle crash in whittier that left three people dead and two others hospitalized ranged in age from 18 to their early 20s. The crash occurred about 7 p.m. Tuesday on colima road north of mar vista street, whittier police officer diana salazar said.
Vincent butto (20) of magnolia, delaware was killed when he lost control of toyota scion on january 15th, 2009. Preliminary investation by the delaware state police state vincent failed to stop going through an intersection, the car rolled over several times and that excessive speed was a factor in the accident
Car was involved in a multiple flip/rollover in which the driver side seat belt did not lock, causing the driver to thrash about inside the vehicle resulting in multiple skull, spine, and other bone fractures ultimately resulted in the death of the driver. The passenger side seatbelt did lock and the passenger survived. In addition to the seatbelt not locking, none of the air bags deployed. I mean none of them!! Please look into these vehicles in hopes to save someone's life!! Updated 09/19/17 ..updated 12/11/17
Our toyota 2006 scion tc was involved in a head on collision when it was pulling out slowing on a main road and the other truck involved was probably traveling close to 45MPH, the car was totaled but not one air bag worked. This car was purchased because it had a high safety rating, however it is just lucky the driver and passenger were not seriously hurt. Had the car not been totaled we would have insisted it be totaled, would never purchase another toyota again.
Rear curtain airbags began swelling, causing separation of interior panels. Called scion customer relations and was advised that, because my VIN did not match the recalled units, there was nothing that could be done and that the owner would be considered responsible even though I was experiencing a similar issue as documented in toyota recall no. Ssc 60h. According to their records the proper repairs were already made prior to my purchase.