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2014 Scion TC Problems, complaints & recalls

Owners have filed 20 complaints about the 2014 Scion TC with NHTSA, most often about the brakes (8) and the electrical system (4). Those complaints describe 6 crashes, 1 fire and 3 injuries. It is covered by 1 recall, the latest in September 2018 for the service brakes, hydraulic. For comparison, the 2013 has 9 and the 2015 has 22.

NHTSA data checked

CAbout as many problems as a typical TC year, for its age

#191 most complained-about 2014 vehicle

Complaints
20
Recalls
1
Crashes
6
Fires
1
Injuries
3
Deaths
0

Most common 2014 Scion TC problems

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2014 Scion TC recalls 1

Recall repairs are free. Your dealer fixes them whether or not you bought the car there - check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see if yours is done. What to do

Service brakes

18E091000544 vehicles affected

The problem
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain Toyota Racing Development (TRD) brake kits, part numbers PTR09-21111 and PTR09-52080, sold by Toyota as an optional accessory for model year 2008-2015 Scion xB, and 2011-2016 Scion tC vehicles. Over time, the brake hoses in these kits may fatigue and fail.
The risk
Failure of a brake hose will reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Toyota will notify all known owners of the Scion xB and Scion tC vehicles upon which an involved optional TRD Brake Kit could have been installed. If the vehicle is equipped with one of the TRD brake kits, it will be replaced with a standard equipment brake kit, free of charge. The recall began November 16, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0U.

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20 complaints about the 2014 Scion TC

Newest first, as filed with NHTSA by owners.

SuspensionBrakesCrashFire1 injury

Vehicle is not available for inspection upon request due to the vehicle being in an accident. As a result from the accident, the vehicle was a complete loss and beyond the point of repair. Without pulling the vehicle computer for operation list before accident occurred, it is specifically unknown what component or system failed and or malfunctioned. looking at pictures taken the night of and days after it seems like it was a steering/suspension, or possible wheel malfunction that was unable to keep the car under and in control to be brought to a full stop before the point of impact and accident occurred.

Filed Incident Suspension · Unknown or other · Service brakesNHTSA 11690231
Electrical system

On several occasions the housing around the air conditioner fills with water from condensation, the drainage tube is narrow and clogs, which causes the water to drip out of the housing and into the passenger side interior where it swamps the carpeting from front to back. I know ac normally does not qualify as a safety concern but to my understanding there is electric wiring that runs under the carpet that is certainly not designed to be under an inch of water and then there is the potential for harmful mold to...

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develop from the wet carpet. The dealer will charge to clear the clog but they have since told me there is a permanent fix (an ac casing with better drainage) which costs more than $2000 to install. A simple search on the internet shows toyota has been ignoring this design flaw and this problem since the model redesign in 2011. They had plenty of time to address this issue which can effect the health and safety of the occupants. I know a narrow tube drain line seems like a minor thing but this does not seem to happen in most cars. While it has been a concern for scion tc owners since 2011. I drive a 2014. There was plenty of time for toyota to offer a better casing or a solution to this problem over the years. I have reached out to toyota and they refuse to do anything since my car is now out of warranty despite that my car was in for this temporary repair several times while it was under warranty and they never offered the permanent fix until now.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Unknown or otherNHTSA 11473661
BrakesCrash

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 scion tc. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18e091000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The contact was driving at 20 mph, when he depressed the brake pedal but it failed to respond, which resulted in him rear-ending the vehicle in front. No medical treatment was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,100.

Filed Incident Service brakesNHTSA 11413369
Brakes

HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT RECALL

Filed Incident Service brakesNHTSA 11341763
SteeringWheels & tiresBrakesCrash1 injury

I was driving on highway 522 going 60mph at 11:30pm. The highway was smooth and had no bumps then randomly the wheel on the rear passenger side broke off the car and went flying. Police officers and state troopers looked for the wheel and they couldn't find it. Luckily I remembered in drivers ed that when a tire blows out (even though this situation is a little different) you firmly hold onto the steering wheel and hold it straight. The car then straightened out and stopped once I ran into the railing.

Filed Incident Steering · Wheels · Service brakesNHTSA 11316636
AirbagsBrakes

Mi vehicle is in motion the brakes have a sound and the air bag is turn on

Filed Incident Air bags · Service brakesNHTSA 11311554
Brakes

Manufacturer recall numberj0u nhtsa recall number18e091 I've been warned about this recall for my vehicles brakes, and I noticed a little before I received this warning that my brakes are making a strange noise when I back out of my garage that seems to be coming from the brake hose. I've also noticed on the freeway if I was to slam on my brakes that it slides a little more tha I would expect and makes a pretty bad grinding noise.

Filed Incident Service brakesNHTSA 11220502
Other & unknown

I had an incident of spontaneous glass breakage of the moonroof on my 2014 scion tc. The vehicle was stationary. I was in a parked in a parking lot with the ignition off. I heard a loud explosion sound similar to the sound of a gun shot. The sound came from the glass moonroof located behind the sunroof exploding/shattering. I was not driving and there was no impact that occurred. The event was spontaneous and happened out of nowhere. Being that I was stationary the glass in the middle did not immediately fall in...

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and the outside edges had shattered and where forcefully thrown on to the car and surrounding areas. The middle was oddly ballooned/domed in the middle. I immediately took it to the dealership which was 2 miles away and from that short drive the center of the glass began to cave in and allow glass to enter into the vehicle directly above where passages sit in the back seat. Luckily no one was in the backseat when this happened our directly outside the vehicle and was injured by this. Through further research I have found out that tempered glass can spontaneously break. Some of the causes of this to happen include binding of the glass in the frame, causing stresses to develop as the glass expands and contracts due to thermal changes or deflects due to wind. Internal defects within the glass such as nickel sulfide inclusions. Damages accrued during installation. Thermal stresses in the glass and inadequate glass thickness to resist wind load. I also discovered that there have been many other claims including scion tc's and the moonroof breaking and risk of showering glass on top of drivers and passengers. I went to the toyota dealership and they want to take no responsibility for it and have pushed it off to my insurance company. The glass shop and collision center believe its from the stress load the frame puts on the glass that caused this spontaneous break.

Filed Incident Unknown or otherNHTSA 11208450
Electrical systemWheels & tiresCrash1 injury

Was commuting back to work from lunch break when out of nowhere I lost control of steering and braking of my vehicle crashing into a stone wall before I could pull my emergency break after the vehicle could not slow down on a city street in motion

Filed Incident Electrical system · Wheels · Unknown or otherNHTSA 11162878
SuspensionAirbagsBrakes

Air bag turns off randomly without warning, light comes on while driving. Also vehicle is due to have trd brakes replaced.

Filed Incident Suspension · Air bags · Service brakesNHTSA 11152602
BrakesCrash

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 scion tc. While driving 15 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued to move forward. As a result, the contact struck the preceding vehicle. A police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000.

Filed Incident Service brakesNHTSA 11131006
Other & unknown

I was driving in the highway, I had my front sunroof open. Which I most do, but all of sudden my rear sunroof shatter. Glass went every in the front seats. When I pulled over to find out what happen. The rear sunroof that is stationary was shattered and outer frame. It was all broken. I am attaching pictures about the incident. No object hit my car. I don't know what it just happen.

Filed Incident Unknown or otherNHTSA 11123809
Electrical system

After having the vehicle for about 6 months, first, the passenger door began to intermittently respond to locking/unlocking commands. Neither the key fob nor the switch in the vehicle would work, and eventually the door lock had to be manually operated. A few weeks later, the driver side door began having the same issues. The vehicle has not been involved in any crashes according to online databases. No damage to either door has occurred that could compromise any electrical mechanism with exposure to the elements. ...

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A friend had the same problem with his 2007 toyota 4runner and was told the door lock actuators are known to fail in certain year vehicles made by toyota. I am pretty sure this is the issue with my 2014 scion tc now. I can understand the part failing on his vehicle since it was about ten years old at the time, however my car is only 4-5 years old. The keyless entry system on my scion currently only operates the rear hatch, for now. I am only able to secure my vehicle if I manually lock both doors, and then press lock on the key fob to arm the anti-theft system. I cannot access the passenger side door with the key as there is no key hole provided on that side. If so many of toyota's door actuators are failing like this, they should recall and replace the poorly manufactured versions they installed on the vehicles since the parts are so expensive not to mention labor. My friend ended up trading his 4runner and left the toyota brand altogether. I have always preferred toyota and actually encouraged him to buy one as well. However, I am having a difficult time convincing myself from taking the same route as him.

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 11120963
Electrical system

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 scion tc. While driving various speeds, the "maintenance required" and engine warning indicators illuminated without warning. The vehicle was taken to toyota momentum in fairfield, california where it was determined that rodents had destroyed the wiring harness in the vehicle due to the soy based construction of the wires. The wiring harness was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 51,000. The vin was not available. *Tt

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 11052566
Other & unknown

Have you had any complaints on the n5000 plus tires? We bought a set for my 2014 scion tc early last year and at about 18,000 miles one of the tires blew the sidewall out. Around feb 10, 2017, the other tire did the same thing. I have written nexen but have not heard back. These tires are rated at 65,000 but they have about 18,000 and they have worn quite a bit. I dont understand how they can say a tire should get at leasst that many miles and you dont get 1/2.

Filed Incident Unknown or otherNHTSA 10956232
SteeringDriver assistance

Steering wheel turns too easily to have a safe amount of control over the vehicle. There is very little traction where the tires meet the roads. I spent $700.00 On cooper tires thinking this would help, but still car slides over the ground. I checked to see if the traction control was off but that was not the case. This is a very dangerous car. I paid cash for my car and have no other recourse but to keep it. I have no more money. Specifically, when the car is in motion there is very little stability or traction on the road, and it is very scary. This kind of driving would be normal on icy roads, but scion tc drives like this on dry roads in warm weather. *Tr

Filed Incident Steering · Electronic stability control (ESC) · Traction control systemNHTSA 10939693
AirbagsCrash

My son was in a wreck over a week ago. He lost control and ran into the side of a brick house. Both airbags did not deploy. I would assume any impact such as these the air bags would have deployed but they did not. I have pictures attached.

Filed Incident Air bagsNHTSA 10872059
Other & unknown

My 2014 scion tc has a little over 19,000 miles and I need tires already. At 15,000 they were already wearing down. This is not normal for a set of tires. I hope they make the manufacture pull them.

Filed Incident Unknown or otherNHTSA 10824791
Other & unknown

Water drips into passenger floor space. Brought in for repair three times since 9-07-2014 and owned the vehicle since 8-34-2014. Scion/toyata is aware of this issue and stated that it is because of spiders building a nest in the condenser hose of the a/c unit. Scion/toyota says that they can charge you $61 to repair this issue each time it occurs. Notice that it occurred because when making left turns you can hear water rushing.

Filed Incident Unknown or otherNHTSA 10787250
Visibility & wipersBody, doors & structure

We were sitting in a parking lot a heard an explosion and it turned out the be the glass roof on the car. They are faulty. *Tr

Filed Incident Visibility · StructureNHTSA 10714206

Scion TC: every year compared

YearComplaintsRecallsCrashesFiresTop problemGrade
20166310Body, doors & structureB
201522340Transmission & drivetrainC
201420161BrakesC
20139120BrakesB
20128210Visibility & wipersA
201129111LightsC
20100200-A
All TC years

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Questions about the 2014 Scion TC

Does the 2014 Scion TC have any recalls?

Yes - NHTSA lists 1 recall for the 2014 Scion TC: service brakes, hydraulic (September 2018). Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether yours has been fixed.

What are the most common problems with the 2014 Scion TC?

By the complaints owners filed with NHTSA, the most common problem areas are the brakes (8), electrical system (4), airbags (3).

How many complaints has the 2014 Scion TC had?

20 complaints have been filed with NHTSA, the first on May 2, 2015 and the latest on September 29, 2025. Of these, 6 describe a crash and 1 a fire, and together they report 3 injuries and 0 deaths.

Is the 2014 Scion TC a reliable vehicle?

Its Safety Index is 49 out of 100 (grade C: about as many problems as a typical Scion TC year, for its age). The index weighs complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and recalls against how long the vehicle has been on the road, compared with the same model's other years. It is not a measure of every repair - read the complaints and owner experiences, and have any used vehicle inspected before you buy.

Which Scion TC years have the most complaints?

2005 (155), 2007 (117), 2008 (86). See every Scion TC year compared.

What should I do if my 2014 Scion TC has a problem?

If it is a safety problem, stop driving it if it is unsafe and contact your dealer. Report it to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem - enough reports start investigations and recalls - and share your experience here so other owners know what to look for.

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data

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