2007 Scion Tc

MY TRUNK LATCH PANEL BROKE OFF WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE TRUNK. I DISCOVERED THE PANEL WAS BEING HELD ON BY A FLIMSY PLASTIC PIECE THAT APPEARS TO HAVE DRY ROTTED OR SOMETHING. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MANY SCION TC MODELS AROUND TOWN THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 SCION TC ON LABOR DAY 2010. I NOTICED THAT THE TRUNK LATCH COVER WAS A LITTLE FLIMSY FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT, COMMONLY USED PART OF THE CAR. DURING THE COLDER MONTHS, OPENING THE TRUNK WAS A DELICATE PROCEDURE BECAUSE OFTEN I FELT THE COVER WOULD BREAK FROM JUST TRYING TO OPEN THE TRUNK. ON 2/27/11 MY 13YR OLD SON OPENED THE TRUNK AFTER I HAD JUST SHUT IT TO PUT IN HIS LUGGAGE AND THE COVER RIPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE RUNNING DIAGONALLY ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP, LEAVING ONLY THE THIN MOLDING STRIP TO SECURE IT IN PLACE. I WAS ABOUT TO RIP THE WHOLE THING OFF SO IT WOULDN'T FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE LATCH MECHANISM WAS ATTACHED TO IT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CLIPS THAT KEEP IT ATTACHED ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAD BROKEN, SO I COULDN'T JUST PUSH IT BACK INTO PLACE. LIKE MANY OTHERS ON THIS FORUM, I USED CLEAR PACKING TAPE TO SECURE IT IN PLACE, TAKING CARE NOT TO GET IT ON ANY OTHER PART OF THE CAR WHERE IT WOULD DAMAGE THE PAINT. IT SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME THAT FOR A PART THAT IS SEEMINGLY SO FRAGILE AND EASY TO BREAK THAT 1. THERE ARE BARELY ANY USED PARTS TO REPLACE IT 2. VERY FEW SITES THAT EVEN SELL IT AND 3. THAT THIS KIND OF THING WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, CONSIDERING THE MANY NUMBER OF FORUMS I'VE SEEN WITH OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. I THINK I WILL LOOK INTO SOME TYPE OF EPOXY AND PRAY THAT IT WILL PASS INSPECTION IN AUGUST. GLAD TO KNOW THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO APPARENTLY DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO OPEN A TRUNK. *TR

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. I DON'T THINK THAT THIS WILL BE AN ADEQUATE LONG TERM SOLUTION BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME TEMPERATURE CHANGES & RAINS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT PULLED ON THE TRUNK HANDLE TO OPEN IT AND THE HANDLE DETACHED. THE WIRES THAT CONNECTED THE HANDLE TO THE VEHICLE WERE NOT IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE HANDLE WOULD REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.