Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Scion IQ vehicles manufactured July 31, 2011, through October 12, 2012. The cable for the Occupant Classification System (OCS) may become damaged when sliding the passenger seat forward or backward.
2012-2015 · 4 model years
Scion IQ Problems by year
Owners have filed 24 complaints about the Scion IQ across 4 model years, and it has 1 recall. The 2012 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (17), while 2014, 2015 have far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the engine & cooling, followed by the body, doors & structure.
- Complaints
- 24
- Recalls
- 1
- Crashes
- 7
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Deaths
- 0
IQ complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common IQ problems
Scion IQ recalls 1
Latest IQ complaints
have a 2013 Scion IQ (auto/cvt). I had the 'check engine' and 'trac control' lights come on a few years ago.. I was driving on city streets. All I noticed was that the car didn't respond as it should when I gave it gas. ( nothing drastic ) I ran the codes. It said the gas pedal was the problem. I removed the pedal assembly. (it's easier to unplug it that way. I unplugged it and looked at the inside of the plug. All looked fine. Plugged the pedal back in and all was good then. (I'm sure I avoided a $500 bill...
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) Same problem just occurred a few years later. I didn't bother running the codes. I just unplugged/re-plugged the pedal. Saved another $500. Here's a scary one. I was driving the car the first light snow of the year. On a city street, going slow on level road. Just maintaining speed..... not slowing ..... not speeding up...... not turning. All of a sudden
The contact owns a 2012 Scion iQ. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, another vehicle made a left turn, causing the contact to crash into the other vehicle; however, no air bags deployed. The contact was injured on her back and received medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the tow yard. The vehicle was deemed totaled by the insurance company. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,189.
The paint of the body is defective
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 scion iq. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for an oil change. The contact was informed that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of oil, causing the engine to fail. The mechanic advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer. The contact also mentioned that black smoke was coming out of the vehicle. The vehicle was later taken to rudy luther toyota (8805 wayzata blvd, golden valley, mn 55426) and was informed that the vin was not...
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under recall. The vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired due to the repair cost. The contact also stated that the headlights were dim. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000. The vin was not available.
Rough idle and engine shutting off while driving. Vehicle is at toyota dealer and diagnostic has been performed. Dealer has determined the cause to be internal carbon deposit in the combustion chambers. Toyota is refusing to cover the repair in their warranty enhancement program zg8 because my vin wasn't part of the original creation for the program zg8. This is an extremely dangerous issue due to the fact that my engine is unexpectedly shutting off while driving. My vehicle only has 41063 miles on the engine and...
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unfortunately for me the 5 years or 60,000 miles new vehile limited warranty has passed the 5 year mark. The toyota mechanics will be following the toyota service bulletin: 0008-16 in making the repairs even though toyota refuses to acknowledge my vin in their warranty enhancement program. I'm forced to pay $1761.75 Out of my pocket for their engine flaw. I'm so disappointed with toyota, the whole reason I purchased this vehicle was because I believed toyota cared about their customers and that they made a dependable vehicle, apparently I've been misled by toyota.
Paint began peeling about 13 months ago and now has begun to rust in the open metal areas.
Questions about the Scion IQ
Which Scion IQ years have the most problems?
Which Scion IQ years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Scion IQ problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the engine & cooling (9), body, doors & structure (7), airbags (6) most often.
How many recalls does the Scion IQ have?
NHTSA lists 1 recall across all Scion IQ model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data