2008 Scion Tc

DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF OPENING THE REAR HATCH, THE ENTIRE PANEL SNAPPED OFF DUE TO PLASTIC CLIPS THAT HAVE BECOME BRITTLE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT BUT NO FIX SEEMS TO BE PERMANENT AND, THROUGH ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MOST TCS AND IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HATCH RELEASE, THE COST IS UPWARDS OF $350. THE HANDLE JUST BROKE AGAIN TODAY. WITH THE NUMBER OF ISSUES SURROUNDING THIS PART, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BY TOYOTA/SCION AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INADEQUATE HATCH RELEASE PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HATCHBACK LATCH BECAME FRACTURED DURING NORMAL USAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE LIFT GATE ON THE TRUNK BROKE OFF WITH MINIMAL USAGE. IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM GOING BACK TO THE 2005 MODEL. I HAVE REVIEWED MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE. ITS TO BAD THEY DON'T REPORT IT HERE. THE DEALERS KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN I WENT IN TO GET IT FIXED THE GUY SAID WITHOUT LOOKING IT UP IT WOULD $425.00 SO HE SAID IT HAPPENS A LOT. IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT FOR US OWNERS. *TR

FIRST, THE RUBBER HATCH RELEASE MELTED & DRIPPED ONTO MY REAR BUMPER. (I SUSPECT THAT FAULTY WIRING OF SOME SORT KEPT THE RELEASE SOMEWHAT ENGAGED, WHICH MELTED THE RUBBER.) THEN THE HATCH LATCH/LOCK WOULD ONLY COMPLETELY RELEASE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. FINALLY, AFTER UNLOCKING THE HATCH & ENGAGING (I THOUGHT) THE RELEASE, THE ENTIRE PANEL PULLED OFF THE CAR, LEAVING IT DANGLING BY THE WIRING HARNESS. *JS

HELLO I WENT TO MY CAR TO GET MY GROCERY OUT OF THE TRUNK AND WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE TRUCK THE HATCH HANDLE CLIPS BROKE I CONTACTED SCION THEY SAID THERE AREN'T ANY COMPLAINTS AND BECAUSE I HADN'T HAD MY CAR SERVICE AT SCION DEALERSHIP I WASN'T SHOWING BRAND LOYALTY SO THEY CAN'T HELP ME, WITH THIS PART BEING BROKEN THEIR ISN'T A WAY TO GET INTO THE TRUNK. *TR

DEFECTIVE TRUNK HATCH HANDLE, THE HANDLE BROKE ON AROUND NOVEMBER 2011, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE AND IT IS NOT MEANT TO LAST. I"VE SEEN NOT JUST ONE, OR TWO, OR SEVERAL, BUT A LOT OF CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE FREEWAYS; THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT TOYOTA MUST PAY AND ASK FOR A RECALL. ALSO, I CONSIDERED DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE HANDLE IS CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE LIGHT AND IF THERE IS ANY INTERFERENCE IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE REAR HATCH HANDLE IS PART OF THE A PLASTIC MOLDING GARNISH THAT MATCHES THE COLOR OF THE CAR. THE MOLDING GARNISH THAT HAS THE READ HATCH HANDLE HAD ALL THE PLASTIC CLIPS THAT ATTACH IT TO THE TRUNK BREAK. SO THE PART IS BARLEY STAYING ON THE CAR NOW. I CALLED SCION AND WAS TOLD THAT MOLD AND TRIM PIECES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND ARE ONLY COVERED FOR THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OR 12000 MILES FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. THIS WAS FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE SCION DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR. AND I BOUGHT THEIR PLATINUM WARRANTY (6 YEARS/100,000 MILES) WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK IN 2007. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS ONLY ABOUT 43,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD IT JUST ABOUT 4.5 YEARS. *TR

2008 SCION TC HATCHBACK HANDLE/COVER HAS BROKEN TWICE. THIS OCCURRED WITH ONLY NORMAL USE AND IN RESEARCHING SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE SERIES. THE PART IS HELD ON WITH PLASTIC AND SLIM METAL PARTS THAT BREAK DURING THE COURSE OR NORMAL USE. IN ORDER TO OPEN THE HATCH YOU MUST PUSH THE HANDLE UNDERNEATH THE COVER AND PULL UP. THE DESIGN SEEMS TO BE SUCH THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT STURDY ENOUGH TO HANDLE THIS NORMAL USE. *TR