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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTKDE167990••••••2009 Scion TC
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2009 Scion TC build (6 vs 3).
6on this build
42on the model
13builds in total
1involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedEngine 4Air Bags 1Seat Belts 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashSep 2017
My daughter and son were in an accident as a passenger in a scion tc 2009 and the car rolled multiple times and both the front and back passenger seat belts unlatched and the passenger curtain airbag did not deploy or inflate. With these defects, my daughters legs were trapped…
EngineJul 2018
Hello- I received an extended warranty letter and was advised in that letter that I needed to take my vehicle in for an excessive oil consumption. I took my car and the letter for toyota to check my car. I was under the impression that my vehicle was checked until last week that…
Unknown Or OtherFeb 2017
My sun roof shattered while I was driving home on city streets
EngineOct 2016
Hello, back in 2016 I got a letter in the mail that said that toyota was having this oil problem with its vehicles burning to much oil. That they would have to run a certain test on your vehicle and make you drive it 1200 miles and if your vehicle failed they would cover fixing…
EngineOct 2013
The engine in my 2009 scion tc has been burning oil internally. I have been told by four different mechanics that this is a safety hazard because it can be dangerous if the car runs out of oil which it almost did. Toyota constructed the engine improperly and the engine needs to…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JTKDE167990281234 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.