Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/10/2010 | 1 | ||
| I purchased a 2009 toyota scion from the fairfield, ca dealership . i was on the freeway when my car accelerated up to a faster speed than i wanted i tried to correct it in the confusion and not understanding what was going on i lost control and crashed into another vehicle. there was 10,000.00 of damage to the car it was repaired but then i had another accident in the same car again sitting at a stop light i barley tapped the gas pedal my car jumped into a high speed smashing into the car in front of me after i hit i turned around to check on my child thinking a car had hit me from behind but it was not another car it was just mine but then it did it again smashing into the car again. it was crazy i had no idea what was going on my face was smashed up pretty bad 2 black eyes and fat lips extra. my car hit the car in front of me so hard it smashed into the car in front of it. now gather i was already stopped sitting and waiting for the light to turn green what caused my car not once but twice to smash into the car in front of me. my car was totaled. i had the worst time with this car it seemed like i was driving with a dark cloud over me. not only was the acceleration a problem but the trunk lid also broke off and my seat belts did not work properly. there also was a problem with the brakes sometimes if i was on a steep hill the brakes would skip and not catch almost like it would jump. *tr | |||
| 05/10/2010 | |||
| I purchased a 2009 toyota scion from the fairfield, ca dealership . i was on the freeway when my car excelerated up to a faster speed than i wanted i tried to correct it in the confusion and not understanding what was going on i lost control and crashed into another vehicle. there was 10,000.00 of damage to the car it was repaired but then i had another accident in the same car again sitting at a stop light i barley tapped the the gas pedal my car jumped into a high speed smashing into the car in front of me after i hit i turned around to check on my child thinking a car had hit me from behind but it was not another car it was just mine but then it did it again smashing into the car again. it was crazy i had no idea what was going on my face was smashed up pretty bad 2 black eyes and fat lips extra. my car hit the car in front of me so hard it smashed into the car in front of it. now gather i was already stopped sitting and waiting for the light to turn green what caused my car not once but twice to smash into the car in front of me. my car was totaled. i had the worst time with this car it seemed like i was driving with a dark cloud over me. not only was the exceleration a problem but the trunk lid also broke off and my seat belts did not work properly. there also was a problem with the brakes sometimes if i was on a steep hill the brakes would skip and not catch almost like it would jump. | |||
| 10/04/2012 | 35000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota scion tc. the contact stated that as he was entering into a parking space, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the contact then crashed into another vehicle as he shifted into park. there was no warning lights illuminated. there were extensive damages to the front end of the vehicle. the police were notified and a police report was filed. the manufacturer was notified who sent a representative to further access the failure but the representative was unable to duplicate the failure. the failure mileage was 35,000. | |||
| 10/04/2012 | 35000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota scion tc. the contact stated that as he was entering into a parking space, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the contact then crashed into another vehicle as he shifted into park. there was no warning lights illuminated. there were extensive damages to the front end of the vehicle. the police were notified and a police report was filed. the manufacturer was notified who sent a representative to further access the failure but the representative was unable to duplicate the failure. the failure mileage was 35,000. kmj | |||
| 10/04/2012 | 35000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota scion tc. the contact stated there was sudden acceleration as he was pulling into a parking space. the vehicle was stopped by crashing into another vehicle in front of his vehicle as he put the gear in park. there was no warning lights illuminating. there was no injuries and there was extensive damages to the front end of the vehicle. the police was notified and a report would be available if needed. the insurance company was notified. the manufacturer was notified who send out a representative but they could not duplicate the failure. the failure mileage was 35,000. mw | |||
| 07/26/2012 | 1 | 12/29/2008 | |
| 2009 toyota scion. consumer states unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated the sudden acceleration occurred as she placed her foot on the accelerator after being stopped at a red light. the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed. the foot break did not work and when she grabbed the emergency brake, the vehicle went into a spin. the left front wheel slammed into the curb and the vehicle came to a halt. | |||
| 07/27/2012 | 25000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota scion tc. the contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, the contact attempted to accelerate and the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently without warning. the contact engaged the brakes but failed to stop the vehicle. then the contact applied the emergency brake which caused the vehicle to spin out of control. the vehicle came to a stop without crashing. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a diagnostic test. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who decided to send an inspector to the independent mechanic to inspect the vehicle. the inspector was unable to diagnose the failure. the failure mileage was 25,000. pmb | |||
| 07/27/2012 | 25000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota scion tc. the contact stated while driving stopped at a stop light, the contact started to accelerate and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact applied the brakes the brakes did not work. the contact applied the emergency brake and the vehicle spun out of control. the vehicle came to a stop without crashing. the contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic for a diagnostic test. also called the manufacturer regarding the sudden acceleration. the manufacturer sent a inspector to the local mechanic to diagnose the vehicle. the inspector could not find a defect with the vehicle. the contact had not driven the vehicle since the sudden acceleration. the failure mileage was 25,000. jo | |||