{"meta":{"dataset":"known-issues","title":"Wrench.Pro Known Issues clusters — Scion","level":"make","generated":"2026-09-20","source_freshness":"2026-09-20","source":"NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaints, grouped by failure theme by Wrench.Pro","source_url":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","license":"CC BY 4.0 (derived data); underlying NHTSA records are US public domain","license_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/license","citation":"Wrench.Pro (2026). Known Issues clusters — Scion [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues","schema_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues#schema","method_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/methodology#known-issues","fields":["year","make","make_slug","model","model_slug","cluster_id","label","component_code","complaint_count","date_range","source_complaint_count","reviewed_at","quote_1_odi","quote_1_text","quote_2_odi","quote_2_text","quote_3_odi","quote_3_text","vehicle_page","data_page"]},"rows":[{"year":2015,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2015-transmission-harsh-downshift","label":"Transmission harsh downshift and rough shift quality","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2019-01 → 2023-05","source_complaint_count":22,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11524604","quote_1_text":"Whining noise is heard when the clutch petal is released. Noise is coming from the input shaft bearing. Common failure on this model. Mechanic confirmed that is the issue","quote_2_odi":"11399229","quote_2_text":"TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, 50/50, IT SEEMS TO BE DOING A HARD DOWNSHIFT 2-1 BEFORE THE STOP. IT'S SCARY AND FEELS LIKE YOU GOT REAR ENDED. THERE IS ALSO A CLICK NOISE WHEN THE DOWNSHIFT HAPPENS","quote_3_odi":"11330547","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THERE WAS A DELAY IN VEHICLE RESPONSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2015,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2015-sunroof-shattering","label":"Sunroof glass spontaneous shattering","component_code":"VISIBILITY","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2016-01 → 2021-04","source_complaint_count":22,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11408420","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND SEATED IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND LIKE A SHATTERED GLASS. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND BECAME AWARE THAT THE CENTER SUN ROOF GLASS HAD SHATTERED","quote_2_odi":"10936210","quote_2_text":"I WAS DRIVING 73 MPH ON A HIGHWAY (I-25) PASSING ANOTHER CAR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE CRACKLING SOUND OF GLASS RUNNING DOWN THE BACK OF THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE MOON ROOF","quote_3_odi":"11244890","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SUN ROOF BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2015,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2015-airbag-non-deployment","label":"Air bag warning light and non-deployment in crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2016-02 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":22,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11746288","quote_1_text":"The contact owns a 2015 Scion TC. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained continuously illuminated while operating the vehicle. The contact stated that when the air bag warning light was illuminated, the horn was inoperable","quote_2_odi":"11386439","quote_2_text":"I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MONDAY DEC 28 HEADING TO WORK IT WAS RAINING HARD AND WAS DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED AS EVERYONE ELSE IN THE FREEWAY OUT OF NOWHERE MY STEERING TOOK OVER CONTROL AND I SPINNED AROUND HITTING THE CARPOOL LANE DIVIDER AND WAS TOSSED TO THE 4TH LANE","quote_3_odi":"10899537","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2015/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2016,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"iA","model_slug":"ia","cluster_id":"scion-ia-2016-brake-noise-cold-start","label":"Brake noise after cold start","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2018-06 → 2018-10","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11139369","quote_1_text":"2016 SCION IA. BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLIED AFTER COLD START OR LONG PERIOD OF TIME ENGINE IS OFF. NOISE DISAPPEARS AFTER 3-5 BRAKE ATTEMPTS AND BRIEFLY SHOWS UP AGAIN AFTERWARDS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS","quote_2_odi":"11102895","quote_2_text":"BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLIED AFTER COLD START OR LONG PERIOD OF TIME ENGINE IS OFF. NOISE DISAPPEARS AFTER 2-3 BRAKE ATTEMPTS AND BRIEFLY SHOWS UP AGAIN AFTERWARDS","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/scion/ia","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2016,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"iA","model_slug":"ia","cluster_id":"scion-ia-2016-airbag-non-deployment","label":"Airbag non-deployment in crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2018-08 → 2020-09","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11354181","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SCION IA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THEY CRASHED INTO A WILD HORSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED","quote_2_odi":"11311928","quote_2_text":"I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND I SLAMMED ON MINE AND THEN THE CAR BEHIND ME HIT ME AND I HIT THE CARIN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND AND THEN I HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME . MY CAR IS TOTALED","quote_3_odi":"11123000","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 SCION IA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. UPON ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK (T-BONED) BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/scion/ia","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2016,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"iA","model_slug":"ia","cluster_id":"scion-ia-2016-transmission-grinding-reverse","label":"Transmission grinding and lurching in reverse or drive","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2018-04 → 2019-12","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11082332","quote_1_text":"FOUR TIMES NOW( ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS) AFTER SHIFTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE THE ENGINE MADE HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUNDS AND THE CAR BEGAN TO LURCH VIOLENTLY AS I ATTEPMPTED TO BACK UP. IT EVENTUALLY STALLED OUT COMPLETELY","quote_2_odi":"11256685","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 SCION IA. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION ERRONEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY DECELERATE","quote_3_odi":"11290769","quote_3_text":"TRANSMISSION WHINE AFTER USED CAR PURCHASE WITH 91K MILES. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA OF GREENVILLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC. NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO RALPH HAYES TOYOTA OF ANDERSON WHEW I PURCHASED AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/scion/ia","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2016,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"iA","model_slug":"ia","cluster_id":"scion-ia-2016-engine-stall-warning-lights","label":"Engine stall and shake with warning lights","component_code":"POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2017-06 → 2022-01","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11186554","quote_1_text":"SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED...FIRST THEY SAID BATTERY...WHILE DRIVING, INDICATING WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH START BLINKING (ABS, CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION, AND OTHERS), THEN THE ENGINE GOES INTO LOW HEAR AND STAYS UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON","quote_2_odi":"11315714","quote_2_text":"THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT ITSELF OFF IN THE ROAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT WILL DISPLAY ON THE DASH","quote_3_odi":"11001922","quote_3_text":"@ 9851 MILES, PICKED UP THE CAR FROM AN OIL CHANGE (IN NOV. 2016.) NOTICED A LIGHT SHAKING WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AT STOP LIGHT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/scion/ia","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2016,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"iA","model_slug":"ia","cluster_id":"scion-ia-2016-unintended-acceleration","label":"Unintended acceleration while braking","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2017-08 → 2018-10","source_complaint_count":23,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-02","quote_1_odi":"11139656","quote_1_text":"I WAS ABOUT TO PARK AT A BURGER KING STORE AT DELANO CALIFORNIA 93215 AND SLOWING DOWN WHEN MY SCION IA SPEED UP MORE AND KEPT ON RUNNING WHILE MY FOOT IS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE. SO I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE STORE","quote_2_odi":"11012571","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 SCION IA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE WHILE STOPPED","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2016/scion/ia","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2014,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2014-sunroof-moonroof-shatter","label":"Spontaneous sunroof or moonroof glass shattering","component_code":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2015-05 → 2019-05","source_complaint_count":20,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11208450","quote_1_text":"I HAD AN INCIDENT OF SPONTANEOUS GLASS BREAKAGE OF THE MOONROOF ON MY 2014 SCION TC. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I WAS IN A PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE IGNITION OFF. I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF A GUN SHOT","quote_2_odi":"11123809","quote_2_text":"I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY, I HAD MY FRONT SUNROOF OPEN. WHICH I MOST DO, BUT ALL OF SUDDEN MY REAR SUNROOF SHATTER. GLASS WENT EVERY IN THE FRONT SEATS","quote_3_odi":"10714206","quote_3_text":"WE WERE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT A HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND IT TURNED OUT THE BE THE GLASS ROOF ON THE CAR. THEY ARE FAULTY. *TR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2014,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2014-ac-condensation-water-leak","label":"AC condensation water leak into cabin","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2015-10 → 2022-07","source_complaint_count":20,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11473661","quote_1_text":"ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE HOUSING AROUND THE AIR CONDITIONER FILLS WITH WATER FROM CONDENSATION, THE DRAINAGE TUBE IS NARROW AND CLOGS, WHICH CAUSES THE WATER TO DRIP OUT OF THE HOUSING AND INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR WHERE IT SWAMPS THE CARPETING FROM FRONT TO BACK","quote_2_odi":"10787250","quote_2_text":"WATER DRIPS INTO PASSENGER FLOOR SPACE. BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES SINCE 9-07-2014 AND OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 8-34-2014. SCION/TOYATA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND STATED THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF SPIDERS BUILDING A NEST IN THE CONDENSER HOSE OF THE A/C UNIT","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2014,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2014-electrical-wiring-door-lock-failure","label":"Door lock actuator and wiring harness electrical failure","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2017-12 → 2018-08","source_complaint_count":20,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11120963","quote_1_text":"AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS, FIRST, THE PASSENGER DOOR BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY RESPOND TO LOCKING/UNLOCKING COMMANDS. NEITHER THE KEY FOB NOR THE SWITCH IN THE VEHICLE WOULD WORK, AND EVENTUALLY THE DOOR LOCK HAD TO BE MANUALLY OPERATED","quote_2_odi":"11052566","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE \"MAINTENANCE REQUIRED\" AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA MOMENTUM IN FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT RODENTS HAD DESTROYED THE","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2014,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2014-tire-wear-blowout","label":"Premature tire wear and sidewall blowout","component_code":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2016-02 → 2017-02","source_complaint_count":20,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10956232","quote_1_text":"HAVE YOU HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ON THE N5000 PLUS TIRES? WE BOUGHT A SET FOR MY 2014 SCION TC EARLY LAST YEAR AND AT ABOUT 18,000 MILES ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW THE SIDEWALL OUT. AROUND FEB 10, 2017, THE OTHER TIRE DID THE SAME THING","quote_2_odi":"10824791","quote_2_text":"MY 2014 SCION TC HAS A LITTLE OVER 19,000 MILES AND I NEED TIRES ALREADY. AT 15,000 THEY WERE ALREADY WEARING DOWN. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A SET OF TIRES. I HOPE THEY MAKE THE MANUFACTURE PULL THEM","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2014,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2014-brake-failure-recall","label":"Brake failure linked to NHTSA recall 18E091","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2018-09 → 2021-04","source_complaint_count":20,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11413369","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18E091000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH, WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT FAILED TO RESPOND, WHICH RESULTED IN HIM REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT","quote_2_odi":"11220502","quote_2_text":"MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERJ0U NHTSA RECALL NUMBER18E091 I'VE BEEN WARNED ABOUT THIS RECALL FOR MY VEHICLES BRAKES, AND I NOTICED A LITTLE BEFORE I RECEIVED THIS WARNING THAT MY BRAKES ARE MAKING A STRANGE NOISE WHEN I BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE THAT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE BRAKE","quote_3_odi":"11131006","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2014,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2014-wheel-suspension-loss-of-control","label":"Wheel and suspension failure with loss of control","component_code":"STEERING, WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2018-12 → 2025-09","source_complaint_count":20,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11690231","quote_1_text":"Vehicle is not available for inspection upon request due to the vehicle being in an accident. As a result from the accident, the vehicle was a complete loss and beyond the point of repair","quote_2_odi":"11316636","quote_2_text":"I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 522 GOING 60MPH AT 11:30PM. THE HIGHWAY WAS SMOOTH AND HAD NO BUMPS THEN RANDOMLY THE WHEEL ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BROKE OFF THE CAR AND WENT FLYING. POLICE OFFICERS AND STATE TROOPERS LOOKED FOR THE WHEEL AND THEY COULDN'T FIND IT","quote_3_odi":"11162878","quote_3_text":"WAS COMMUTING BACK TO WORK FROM LUNCH BREAK WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKING OF MY VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A STONE WALL BEFORE I COULD PULL MY EMERGENCY BREAK AFTER THE VEHICLE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN ON A CITY STREET IN MOTION","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2014/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2011,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"xB","model_slug":"xb","cluster_id":"scion-xb-2011-structural-frame-latch-defects","label":"Structural frame weld and rear hatch latch defects","component_code":"STRUCTURE","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2011-06 → 2020-01","source_complaint_count":54,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11302793","quote_1_text":"DEFECTIVE REAR HATCH LATCH. FREQUENTLY SHOWS TO BE UNLATCHED DESPITE BEING LATCHED. CAN'T TELL IF A DOOR IS UNLATCHED SINCE IT IS ONE INDICATOR FOR ALL DOORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN HOT OR IF THE SUN SHINES ON REAR OF CAR","quote_2_odi":"10405453","quote_2_text":"MY 2011 SCION XB HAS A CRACKED OR BROKEN WELD/FRAME/BODY IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR AREA. THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND REPORTED TO SCION. AS OF YET THEY ARE UNABLE TO MAKE EFFECTIVE REPAIR TO THE PROBLEM AREA","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/scion/xb","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2011,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"xB","model_slug":"xb","cluster_id":"scion-xb-2011-takata-airbag-recall-delay","label":"Takata airbag recall remedy unavailable","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":37,"date_range":"2016-07 → 2019-11","source_complaint_count":54,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11015242","quote_1_text":"TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE","quote_2_odi":"10956967","quote_2_text":"I WAS NOTIFIED IN JUNE OF 2016 THAT MY PASSENGER AIRBAG IS RECALLED. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE ANY PASSENGERS RIDE IN THAT SEAT IN MY CAR. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT BECAUSE I CAN NOT FIT MY FAMILY IN MY CAR","quote_3_odi":"11021159","quote_3_text":"NO AIR BAG REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE SINCE RECALL NOTICE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/scion/xb","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2011,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"xB","model_slug":"xb","cluster_id":"scion-xb-2011-excessive-oil-consumption","label":"Excessive oil consumption and engine failure","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2016-10 → 2023-12","source_complaint_count":54,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11558834","quote_1_text":"I purchased my 2011Scion XB 09/08/2010 and in the last 12 months, my scion XB has been burning oil extremely fast. I have to add oil to the vehicle approximately every 4-5 weeks","quote_2_odi":"11196579","quote_2_text":"I AM LOSIBG ATLEAAT 2 QTS OR MORE OF OIL EVERY 2 WEEKS. THIS IS CAUSING ALOT OF ISSUES RUNNING WISE. MY CAT CONVERTER WENT OUT DUE TO THIS AS WELL","quote_3_odi":"10917461","quote_3_text":"LOW OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE SHAKING WHILE STATIONARY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/scion/xb","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2011,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"xB","model_slug":"xb","cluster_id":"scion-xb-2011-service-brake-failure-crash","label":"Service brake failure resulting in crash","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2011-02 → 2018-12","source_complaint_count":54,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11164247","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A MINOR EAR INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION","quote_2_odi":"10384628","quote_2_text":"WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE OF LEFT LANE ON THE PARKWAY AT 50 MPH, I LIGHTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY LEFT AND RIGHT. THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HEAD OFF THE ROAD AND ONTO THE GRASS","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/scion/xb","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2011,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2011-sunroof-spontaneous-shatter","label":"Sunroof glass spontaneous shattering","component_code":"VISIBILITY","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2011-12 → 2020-10","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10440036","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER","quote_2_odi":"10607669","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,888","quote_3_odi":"10816999","quote_3_text":"**SUNROOF SHATTERED** AROUND 7:00 AM ON A MONDAY (12/28) I GO OUTSIDE TO WARM UP MY CAR AN NOTICE THAT THE SUNROOF IS SHATTERED! IT IS SHATTERED IN A WAY THAT APPEARS IT WAS FROM THE INSIDE GOING OUTWARD. THE OUTSIDE EDGES OF THE GLASS NEAR THE WEATHER STRIPPING IS PULLED AWAY","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2011,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2011-single-reverse-light","label":"Single operable reverse light","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2011-10 → 2020-06","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10430082","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY ONE OPERABLE REVERSE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN","quote_2_odi":"10430209","quote_2_text":"I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE NEARLY RAN INTO MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THERE IS ONLY ONE REVERSE LAMP AND IT IS ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. PEOPLE APPROACHING THE CAR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE CANNOT SEE THIS LAMP; THEREFORE THEY DON'T KNOW THE","quote_3_odi":"10445905","quote_3_text":"I HAVE A 2011 SCION TC AND SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE NOTICED ONLY ONE REVERSE LIGHT WORKS. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS HOW SCION MANUFACTURED ALL THEIR 2011 SCION TC'S. THE THING THAT REALLY THROWS ME OFF IS THAT IT HAS THE AESTHETIC APPEARANCE OF TWO REVERSE LIGHTS BUT ONLY ONE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2011,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2011-brake-recall-pedal-feel","label":"Brake line recall and pedal feel","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2019-01 → 2023-01","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11322269","quote_1_text":"I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT 2011 SCION TC ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. EVERYTHING WAS GOING GREAT AND RUNNING SMOOTH, THEN I HAD TO START PUSHING THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR, AS IF IT WASNT WORKING. THEN ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND AS DOING SO I HIT THE BRAKES","quote_2_odi":"11170235","quote_2_text":"TAKATA RECALL WHEN BRAKING IN LOW SPEED YOU HEAR A LOUD SOUND OF THE BREAK PADS AND THE ROTORS HITTING EACH OTHER","quote_3_odi":"11502920","quote_3_text":"Why did the dealer tell me this recall is not associated with my vin when I keep getting recall UNADDREESSED notices for my vehicle? This is a safety reason and a complete disconnect between dealerships and Toyota manufacture. I need this addressed immediately!","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2011,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2011-transmission-clutch-malfunction","label":"Transmission and clutch malfunction","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2012-07 → 2018-10","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10465163","quote_1_text":"MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. INCLUDING SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN REVERSE, ROLLING BACKWARDS AT STOP LIGHTS/SIGNS, BUCKING/SURGING AT LOW SPEED, GEAR SLIPPAGE, EXCESSIVE & UNPREDICTABLE ENGINE BRAKING, HESITATION TO SHIFT, HESITATION & ROUGH SHIFTING UPON RE-ACCELERATION, &","quote_2_odi":"10496806","quote_2_text":"WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON CONSTANT ALONG WITH MY ABS LIGHT. MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HASN'T BEEN DOING RIGHT LIKE IT SHOULD BE DOING. ITS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OR MY ENGINE IS MISSING. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME. *TR","quote_3_odi":"11143012","quote_3_text":"WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON AND THE CLUTCH IS RELEASED A VERY LOUD NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED THE NOISE GOES AWAY. CAR HAS 90K THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH THROW OFF CLUTCH BEARING, BUT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS INSIDE THE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2011,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"tC","model_slug":"tc","cluster_id":"scion-tc-2011-airbag-deployment-issues","label":"Airbag deployment malfunction","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2011-09 → 2017-10","source_complaint_count":29,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10425093","quote_1_text":"I WAS DRIVING WEST ON HIGHWAY 160 TOWARD MY HOME, WHEN A BUCK (DEER), RAN OUT INTO THE ROAD. I SWERVED TO MISS IT AND THEN HIT A TREE HEAD ON. I HIT THE BRAKES AT AROUND 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR COLLIDED INTO THE TREE HEAD ON. THE FORCE FROM THE CRASH MADE ME HIT MY HEAD","quote_2_odi":"11034397","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SCION TC. AFTER THE DRIVER AND A FRONT PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CLOSED BOTH DOORS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. A WHITE SUBSTANCE EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2011/scion/tc","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2012,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"xB","model_slug":"xb","cluster_id":"scion-xb-2012-white-paint-peeling","label":"White paint peeling from roof and body panels","component_code":"STRUCTURE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2018-12 → 2023-08","source_complaint_count":45,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11538522","quote_1_text":"White paint is peeling exposing many of the car panels which are starting to rust (structural damage)","quote_2_odi":"11191194","quote_2_text":"WHITE PAINT. THE PAINT STARTING FLAKING OFF IN LARGE SHEETS ON IT'S OWN, NO CONNECTION TO VEHICLE DAMAGE, WEATHER, ETC. PAINT IS NOW GONE FROM MY ENTIRE ROOF, HALF THE HOOD, MULTIPLE OTHER PLACES. CONTINUES CHIPPING AND FLAKING, CAR IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS AN OBVIOUS","quote_3_odi":"11163044","quote_3_text":"THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF FROM ENTIRE ROOF AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR. IT STARTED WITH JUST A FEW SMALL SPOTS AND THEN QUICKLY PROGRESSED TO LARGE SHEETS OF PAINT FALLING OFF. I CONTACTED LOCAL BODY SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL PAINT PROBLEM AND, THEY SUGGESTED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/scion/xb","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2012,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"xB","model_slug":"xb","cluster_id":"scion-xb-2012-takata-airbag-recall-delay","label":"Takata airbag recall repair parts unavailable","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":25,"date_range":"2016-12 → 2018-02","source_complaint_count":45,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11044448","quote_1_text":"TAKATA RECALL-I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES AND HAVE BEEN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. SO FAR THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION TAKEN BY THE DEALER TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I HAVE REQUESTED A RENTAL CAR UNTIL MY VEHICLE IS SAFELY REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT","quote_2_odi":"11020250","quote_2_text":"TAKATA RECALL THERE'S BEEN A RECALL SINCE JANUARY AND WE ARE IN THE END OF AUGUST SO WOULD LIKE TO GET MY CAR FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE","quote_3_odi":"10994073","quote_3_text":"TAMARA INFLATES WHAT IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO EXPECT A REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL. AM I SUPPOSED TO RIDE AROUND INDEFINITELY WITHOUT ALLOWING ANYONE TO SIT IN MY PASSENGER SEAT? OR BE AFRAID THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT MY PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY KILL ME. WHEN SIS THIS GOING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/scion/xb","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2012,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"xB","model_slug":"xb","cluster_id":"scion-xb-2012-engine-oil-consumption","label":"Excessive engine oil consumption","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2020-02 → 2024-10","source_complaint_count":45,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11555375","quote_1_text":"I have to add oil every 500 to 800 miles no visible smoke from engine or exhaust when cold or hot. ???? HELP","quote_2_odi":"11463548","quote_2_text":"The contact owns a 2012 Scion XB. The contact stated that the vehicle was exhibiting excessive engine oil consumption. The contact stated that the oil pressure warning light would illuminate approximately 1,000 miles prior to the next scheduled oil change","quote_3_odi":"11342793","quote_3_text":"NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I TURNED A CORNER. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO DEALER, WHERE I HAVE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE (EXCEPT ONCE). CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO OIL IN IT BEFORE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/scion/xb","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2012,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"xB","model_slug":"xb","cluster_id":"scion-xb-2012-engine-bay-fire","label":"Smoke and fire originating in engine compartment","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2015-11 → 2017-04","source_complaint_count":45,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"10978548","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SCION XB. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, SMOKE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO A FAULTY COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS","quote_2_odi":"10885190","quote_2_text":"WHILE PARKING SMOKE OR STEAM STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND ME THINKING THE CAR WAS OVER HEATING PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE AND BEFORE I COULD OPEN THE HOOD FLAMES SHOOT FROM THE RIGHT FENDER. I RUN INTO HOME DEPOT AND YELL TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ASK IF ANYONE HAS","quote_3_odi":"10788538","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT, AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURY. THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES AND THE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/scion/xb","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2012,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"xB","model_slug":"xb","cluster_id":"scion-xb-2012-brake-recall-crash","label":"Brake failure recall linked to intersection crashes","component_code":"STRUCTURE, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2019-05 → 2019-05","source_complaint_count":45,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11205231","quote_1_text":"RECALL ID 287614-MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 1/10/2019 FOR FAILURE TO STOP DUE TO BRAKES. MY CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE INTERSECTION. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED AND REMOVED FROM THE SCENE BY A TOW TRUCK","quote_2_odi":"11205252","quote_2_text":"RECALL 287614- MY CALL WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 1/10/2019. MY CAR RAN A RED LIGHT DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKES AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED","quote_3_odi":"11205215","quote_3_text":"RECALL ID287614 NHTSA CAMPAIGN #18E091000 MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JAN 10TH, DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKES. MY CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED IN THIS ACCIDENT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2012/scion/xb","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2013,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"FR-S","model_slug":"fr-s","cluster_id":"scion-fr-s-2013-engine-failure-after-j02-recall","label":"Engine failure following J02 valve spring recall repair","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":97,"date_range":"2018-11 → 2026-06","source_complaint_count":179,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11742856","quote_1_text":"On approximately May 27, 2026 I delivered my 2013 Scion FR-S (approx. 105,000 miles) to an authorized Toyota dealer for Safety Recall J02 (NHTSA 18V-772, engine valve spring replacement). I picked it up on June 3, 2026","quote_2_odi":"11450284","quote_2_text":"After completing the valve spring recall I got my car back and not 200 miles later the engine started to have rod knock. The Toyota dealership told me that there was now metal in my oil pan and I would need a new engine","quote_3_odi":"11193172","quote_3_text":"I HAD THE J02 VALVE SPRING RECALL DONE AND 2 WEEKS AND ROUGHLY 80 MILES LATER MY ENGUNE DEVELOPED A KNOCKING NOISE AND STARTED LOSING POWER THE DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL DENIED RESPONSIBILITY EVEN AFTER FINDING FIPG SEALENT IN MY OIL PICKUP","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/scion/fr-s","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2013,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"FR-S","model_slug":"fr-s","cluster_id":"scion-fr-s-2013-fuel-pump-delivery-failure","label":"Fuel pump and fuel delivery failure","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2014-04 → 2023-11","source_complaint_count":179,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11554980","quote_1_text":"The fuel pump stopped working. I was driving to work on a busy highway and without any warning my car started slowing down. There were no warning lights or any indication of a problem. I pressed the gas pedal and no response from the motor","quote_2_odi":"10616374","quote_2_text":"HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP STARTED MAKING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF NOISE, WAS DEEMED DEFECTIVE BY TOYOTA AND REPLACED. 3000 MILES LATER, THE SAME NOISE IS BACK, AND NOW TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO REPAIR / REPLACE THE PART, EVEN THOUGH CAR HAS LESS THAN 12000 MILES ON IT, EVEN NOW","quote_3_odi":"11229085","quote_3_text":"GASOLINE OVERFLOWS WHEN FUELING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/scion/fr-s","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2013,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"FR-S","model_slug":"fr-s","cluster_id":"scion-fr-s-2013-engine-rod-bearing-knock","label":"Engine rod bearing knock and stall","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":49,"date_range":"2012-09 → 2024-10","source_complaint_count":179,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11040731","quote_1_text":"ENGINE STARTED TO ROD KNOCK WHEN SERVICE TO THIS CAR IS ALWAYS ON TIME. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THEIR IS A TON OF OTHER OWNER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH VERY LOW MILES IN THERE CARS","quote_2_odi":"10926544","quote_2_text":"ROD BEARING FAILURE CAUSING SUDDEN SLOWDOWN. FAILURE WAS DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT OF HAVING TOO MUCH SEALANT IN BETWEEN INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS, CAUSING OIL STARVATION","quote_3_odi":"10788035","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SCION FR-S. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/scion/fr-s","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2013,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"FR-S","model_slug":"fr-s","cluster_id":"scion-fr-s-2013-electric-power-steering-loss","label":"Electric power steering loss while driving","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2017-08 → 2025-12","source_complaint_count":179,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11706415","quote_1_text":"I am submitting this complaint to report a serious safety defect involving a complete loss of steering control in my vehicle, 2013 Scion FR-S. While driving and making a turn, the steering system failed entirely, leaving me unable to control the direction of the vehicle","quote_2_odi":"11075105","quote_2_text":"POWER STEERING RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAS HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE TURNING, HAS HAPPENED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING","quote_3_odi":"11013598","quote_3_text":"MY 2013 SCION FRS CURRENTLY HAVE 18K MILES AND RANDOMLY LOSING POWER TO STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES ALREADY AND TWO TO THOSE WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED TWICE WHEN I WAS TURNING, ONCE WHEN I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT, AND ONCE WHEN I WAS IDLING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/scion/fr-s","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"},{"year":2013,"make":"Scion","make_slug":"scion","model":"FR-S","model_slug":"fr-s","cluster_id":"scion-fr-s-2013-clutch-failure","label":"Clutch pedal and clutch assembly failure","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2014-06 → 2023-08","source_complaint_count":179,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-10","quote_1_odi":"11175040","quote_1_text":"ON FEBRUARY 6, 2019 I WAS PULLING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND MY CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD RESTART, BUT I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR EITHER IN FORWARD OR REVERSE","quote_2_odi":"11208158","quote_2_text":"I NOTICED MY CLUTCH WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR SMOOTHLY ANYMORE AND I BABY MY CLUTCH ALL THE TIME. ONE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT GO EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN GEAR. I MANAGED TO GET MY CAR TO DRIVE AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE","quote_3_odi":"10606043","quote_3_text":"CLUTCH BROKE IN HALF. *TR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2013/scion/fr-s","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/scion"}]}