2007 Scion Tc

MY BRAKES FAIL TO WORK ON BUMPY OR SLIPPERY ROADS. WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY START TO SHAKE AND THE CAR DOES NOT STOP. I HAVE NOTICED IF I PRESS THE BRAKE HARDER IN THOSE SITUATIONS I'M ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE CAR DEALER AND THEY TELL ME MY BRAKES ARE FINE THAT THEY ARE JUST WORN DOWN, BUT AFTER REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENED. THIS HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET BUT IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME I HAVE HAD THE LUCK TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR . MY MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON FEBRUARY 3, 2010, THE ROAD WAS BUMPY AND WET AND I WAS DOING 25 MPH. AS I WENT TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL I PRESSED HARDER DOWN ON THE BRAKE WHERE I GAINED CONTROL ONCE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 1 TO 2 TIMES A MONTH SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AND EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP ALL THEY TELL ME IS THAT MY BRAKES ARE WORN OUT. *TR

BRAKES WON'T WORK SOMETIMES. FEELS MUSHY WITH NO PRESSURE AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY ON HARD BRAKING AND HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE ANY PRESSURE IS FELT. FIRST OCCURRED SOME TIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2008. HAD THE BRAKE FLUID FLUSHED TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO AIR BUBBLES IN SYSTEM. DEALERS DOESN'T WANT TO LOOK AT BRAKE SYSTEMS UNDER WARRANTY, BECAUSE THE EXCUSE IS, "ISSUE CAN'T BE REPRODUCED". NO LEAKS INDICATED FROM BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE PADS ARE STILL GOOD. BRAKES STILL FEELS NO PRESSURE FROM TIME TO TIME, USUALLY DURING THE SUMMER TEMPERATURES, PROBABLY 3 TO 4 TIMES DURING THE SUMMERS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS HIGH >90F. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER RETURNING HOME MY 2007 SCION TC SUNROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CALLED A POLICEMAN TO TAKE A LOOK AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF IMPACT, ONLY SHATTERED AROUND THE EDGES AND THE WIND DEFLECTOR WAS IN THE UP POSITION EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT OPEN THE SUNROOF. THE CENTER STARTED TO BULGE UPWARD BEFORE CRACKING AND FALLING INTO THE INTERIOR. CAR HAS LESS THAN 26,000 MILES SO I TOOK PICTURES AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE DAMAGE AS WARRANTY REPAIR AND SUGGESTED I GO THROUGH INSURANCE. OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THIS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL EXTREME CONTITRAC TIRES, SIZE 215 45 ZR17 87W. ONE MONTH AGO, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FLATTENED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NORMAL BECAUSE THEY ARE LOW PROFILE TIRES. AFTER PURCHASING A NEW TIRE ONE MONTH LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FLATTENED DUE TO A HOLE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE ISSUE, BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,900.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 1-16-09, MY SUNROOF JUST EXPLODED. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH, WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME OR BEHIND ME WHEN I HEARD THE LOUD EXPLOSION. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED AT MY SUNROOF. ALL FOUR CORNERS WERE COMPLETELY BUSTED OUT. THE MIDDLE WAS COMPLETELY INTACT, BUT SHATTERED THROUGHOUT WITH NO SIGNS OF IMPACT. MY SUNROOF DEFLECTOR HOWEVER WAS IN THE UP POSITION AS IF I WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE SUNROOF. BUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE SINCE IT HAD BEEN RAINING EARLIER IN THE DAY AND IT WAS 44 DEGREES OUT SIDE AND I WAS A MILE AWAY FROM HOME. I HAVE AN 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO SAID I'M OUT OF MY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I SHOW HIM MY PAPER WORK. THEY SAID IT IS INLINED WITH A RUBBER SEAL SO THAT IT COULDN'T JUST SHATTER. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AT SEVERAL MESSAGE BOARDS, I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

ON DECEMBER 15, 2008 I PARKED MY CAR OUTSIDE OF A SHOP IN MD AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF RETURNING, I SAW WHITE, ELECTRICAL SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DURING THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. AS I WALKED TO MY VEHICLE SEVERAL WITNESSES AND THE MALL SECURITY HAD ARRIVED AND WERE READY WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. I OPENED MY HOOD AND SUDDENLY THE ENTIRE ENGINE BURNED IN FLAMES AND ALMOST BURNED SEVERAL PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT BURN THE VEHICLE BUT ONLY THE ENGINE AND IT WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA/SCION WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF THE FIRE. TOYOTA DID VERY LITTLE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND OVER 20 DAYS LATER, WHILE MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, SENT ME A LETTER SAYING "THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT FROM A MANUFACTURE DEFECT". THEY DID NOT GIVE A REASON FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS 100% TOYOTA STOCK WITH ALL WIRING, ELECTRICAL, AND EVEN THE BRAKE PADS WERE ORIGINAL. *TR

THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WORE DOWN PREMATURELY AND BEGAN TO SLIP IN EVERY GEAR BUT FIRST. THE SYMPTOMS WERE SUDDEN AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICEABLE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH IT HAD BEEN PURCHASED. I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE CLUTCHES ARE SUBJECT TO "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR. I COMMUTE 70 MILES EVERY DAY UNDER HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DO VERY LITTLE STOP-AND-GO DRIVING. I ALSO DO NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVING HABITS CONDUCIVE TO EXCESSIVE "WEAR AND TEAR" ON A CLUTCH WHICH WOULD CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE. AS SUCH, I CONSIDER IT MORE LIKELY THAT THE PARTS WERE FAULTY. *TR