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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTKDE177070••••••2007 Scion TC
This build draws 2.1× more complaints than the average 2007 Scion TC build (8 vs 4).
8on this build
89on the model
23builds in total
2involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedEngine 3Service Brakes 2Hydraulic 2Visibility 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashJan 2012
The contact owns a 2007 toyota scion tc. The contact was driving approximately 25 mph and depressing the brake pedal when the rpms increased excessively and the vehicle would not respond. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. No…
SteeringcrashMay 2007
Driving straight at approx 40 mph steering wheel pulled hard to the right. Unable to turn it back and lost control of car totaled. Crashed into a tree. *jb saw newspaper article about another accident with same description and fatality in miami herald on 9/9/07. Thought it could…
EngineMay 2019
The engine in this car which is the 2az-fe has defective piston rings which causes the engine to burn an insanely amount of oil. I literally have to add at least a quart of oil a week and I been doing so two years already. I believe that's not normal at all. Contacted toyota to…
Service BrakesNov 2009
My wife's 2007 scion tc bought brand new from wondries toyota in alhambra ca. My wife had three incidents where the brakes just wouldn't engage and felt "flat". First incident happened back in february 2008, second incident happened march 2008 and the third in november 2009.…
VisibilitySep 2006
The 2005 and 2006 scion tc were recalled for a defect in the wind deflector where a piece of debris hit the wind deflector at highway speeds and it would shatter. I just bought a 2007 scion tc last tuesday and it did the same exact thing. I was on the freeway and I did not even…
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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 JTKDE177070191062 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.