| Issue ID | 1724617 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11396135 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SCION TC |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 13/02/21 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Literally just bought the vehicle. Only to look into the history of these cars and see that they have a factory defect that was never professionally taken care of. Now anyone like me coming into ownership of these vehicles are punished for something we had no knowledge of nor caused. I was driving my car today down a residential road when all of a suddthe car jerks and dies. It would restart after that. Now mind you i take great care of my vehicles and keep all fluids to their factory suggested levels. I found out later that it spun a bearing thanks to this factory oil defect. So the money i just invested into this car is now a donation. And i either find a new car, buy a new engine or rebuild the engine. All for a problem that toyota soo unprofessionally handled and refused to take ownership of. Now i don |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 191062 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | AURORA, CO |
| VIN pattern | JTKDE167170XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 10 |
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