2007 Scion TC problems
NHTSA has received 140 complaints about the 2007 Scion TC, and 24% of them involve engine. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (16%) and body & structure (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 140 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 35 and 9
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 106 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 | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 24 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 106 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 65,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 97,000 miles (28 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 26 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 35 injuries reported; 9 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% 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 2007 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Scion TC with enough data (82 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Leicester, mass. -- police say it appears the four teenagers who were killed in a car crash in leicester were wearing their seat belts, as was the lone survivor. Leicester police chief jim hurley says neither alcohol nor drugs was a factor in the crash. Hurley estimates the 2007 toyota scion was traveling about 75 miles-an-hour on a residential street in the central massachusetts town late friday night. He said the car veered out of control and hit the tree.
2007 scion tc set on cruise at 70 MPH crashed into guardrail on highway. My son was driving and he does not remember the cause of the accident but state police accident reconstruction claim, car hit the guardrail at a speed in excess of 100 MPH upon crash. Crash severely injured my son and killed his childhood friend. Two things are known for certain, driver claims car was on cruise and accident report states speed over 100 MPH.
My daughter was driving her car down the highway when the car went off the road and rolled at least 3 times her seatbelt did not lock her into place causing her to hit her head numerous time during the crash. She died at the scene of blunt force trauma to the head with over 15 cuts and bruises to her head and face.
I just purchased my 2007 scion tc five days ago. And last night (day 4) as I went to manually lift up the trunk from the handle area the whole area popped off car! I was not using excessive force of any kind. I know the vehicle was not like this prior because I had just been to the grocery store the previous night. Luckily I was just leaving my parents house when this happened so I was able to quick fix it with some clear packaging tape. But now it looks very tacky and cheap. Since I live in las vegas, nv.
Engine locked up and needs to be replaced. I was told there was no oil in the engine at all, which seems to be due to a design defect causing no excessive engine oil consumption. I was driving on the interstate and barely made it the shoulder when the car seized up and died. No low oil light ever came on. If someone was driving in heavier traffic, the car could shut off in an active driving lane.