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Scion · NHTSA safety record

2010 Scion TC

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

20

Complaints

2

Crashes

0

Fires

1

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2010 Scion TC have filed 20 safety complaints with NHTSA between February 2010 and March 2022. The most complained-about system is the engine, named in 7 of them (35%). The typical failure was reported at 32,743 miles, the median across the 14 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

NHTSA has issued 2 recalls covering this vehicle.

Recalls (2)

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

10V036000 · February 3, 2010

The defect
SOUTHEAST TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2011 PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.
The risk
A DRIVER MAY OVERLOAD A VEHICLE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT 1-800-301-6859.

SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS, LLC · up to 153,418 vehicles across all model years covered

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

10V035000 · February 3, 2010

The defect
GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 AND JUNE 2, 2008 WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.
The risk
THIS DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. DEALERS WILL ALSO CORRECT THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULF STATES TOYOTA AT 713-580-3300.

GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. · up to 271,417 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 20.

ENGINE 7 35%
TIRES 3 15%
VISIBILITY 3 15%
SERVICE BRAKES 2 10%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 10%
AIR BAGS 1 5%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 5%
SEATS 1 5%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 1 5%
STEERING 1 5%
VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 5%
WHEELS 1 5%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2014 at 5.

2010 2014 2022
2010 to 2022

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

1 injured · crash · 6,000 miles

TRAVELING AT POSTED SPEED ON CURVED ROAD IN RAIN. APPLIED BRAKES COMING INTO THE TURN, BUT TIRES LOST TRACTION AND VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND SLID ONTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT WITH SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES. NEITHER THE FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND I HIT MY HEAD AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE TIRES THAT ARE PROVIDED ARE SUITABLE FOR WET PAVEMENT. *TR

NHTSA complaint 10347456. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING

crash · 5,800 miles

AT 70 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF I-40, THE SCION TC 2010 UNEXPECTEDLY VEERED LEFT. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STEER RIGHT AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED GOING LEFT FROM THE RIGHT LANE TO THE LEFT. THE STEERING WAS NOT RESPONSIVE, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE GOING INTO THE MEDIAN SAFETY WIRES. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. *TR

NHTSA complaint 10330578. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
My car is burning oil, like a quart per week I always maintain the oil level, not leaks I just want to know if Toyota can help me, I am a third owner of this car has 94000 miles

NHTSA complaint 11455276. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
Warranty Enhancement Program – ZE7 OIL Leak Certain 2007-2010 Scion tC Extension of Warranty Coverage for 2AZ Engine Oil Consumption Toyota is now announcing the part replacement phase of Warranty Enhancement Program ZE7 for vehicles exhibiting excessive engine oil consumption. Eligibility for part replacement under this Warranty Enhancement Program is dependent on a Toyota dealer performed engine oil consumption test in accordance with T-SB-0158-14(Toyota) and S-SB-0031-14 (Scion). My daughter was never notified of this issue and they will not honor this and they told me it would have to be reopened in order for them to fix it at no cost to my daughter. Toyota needs to reopen this and fix

NHTSA complaint 11449014, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
I took my car to Toyota on August 7th 2021 and was informed my car needed a new engine due to losing three quarts of oil. The employee then informed me my car was under recall but they would be unable to fix the problem because the recall had expired. I never received a letter in the mail instructing me to take my car in for repairs due to this recall.

NHTSA complaint 11430691. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
Warranty Enhancement Program –Part Replacement for Excessive Oil Consumption (NEVER INFORMED OF THIS ISSUE) I just found out that this expired on 3/27/2020 but Toyota mentioned this was created by your department. and within this letter we never received they are not willing to fix my car since it just started happening to my car. I took it to the Toyota dealership because I kept getting my oil changed at VA tire and Auto and after 2000 miles 4 quarts of oil is gone. They told me to take it to Toyota so I did and the service manger gave me a copy of the letter that was never sent to me in November 2015. I spoke to Carlos at the Toyota HQ in Texas and he said that they used the DMV website

NHTSA complaint 11430483, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
ENGINE IS BURNING AT LEAST 1 QUART OF OIL PER WEEK AND ESTIMATED DRIVING MILES PER WEEK IS BETWEEN 200 MILES TO 300 MILES. THERE IS NO MAJOR OIL LEAKS ANYWHERE THAT I CAN SEE AND THERE IS NO OIL ON THE FLOOR WHERE THE CAR IS PARKED.

NHTSA complaint 11190651. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE

80,000 miles

VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY WHEN KNOCKING WAS HEARD AND ENGINE FAILIRE OCCURRED. WAS COASTED TO A STOP AND OIL WAS CHECKED. NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. NEW ENGINE NEEDED FOR VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS AT 80,000 AND OIL CHANGES WERE MAINTAINED. NO OIL LEAKS VISIBLE.

NHTSA complaint 11155955. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Scion TC

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2015 22 2
2012 8 1

Other 2010 Scion models

Every Scion on this site — 13 vehicles, 28 recall campaigns and 1 open investigation .

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. What each state asks for , read from the statutes.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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