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2006 Scion TC steering problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2006 Scion TC7% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Steering complaints
7%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
6 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota scion tc. While driving 70 mph, the steering wheel seized and the check engine, oil, and battery warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the…

    filed Apr 13, 2015

  • Traveling home from work when I felt something pop under the front of the car. The steering boomeranged to the left, I was not able to recover as it was like it was locked.unable to turn the steering wheel back to the right, I applied the brakes which would not stop the car as it accelerated . The…

    filed Jul 29, 2013

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Steering problems in other TC years

YearReportsShare
2014 TC210%
2010 TC15%
2009 TC23%
2008 TC33%
2007 TC22%
2005 TC11%
TC steering problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.