2005 Scion TC Engine Problems

“My 2005 toyota Scion TC turned off while I was driving. I put vehicle in park and re started it. Moments later the brakes failed and I turned into a plaza. At that point the steering failed. I did not know the vehicle was on fire until this point. I had no control of the car so I reached back and grabbed my two year old who was strapped in her car seat. Right before we jumped out the car stopped completely ( tires melted) , the flames were visible in front of me and the car filled with smoke. We jumped out and ran. Moments later the entire car was in flames. …”

“According to toyota service the engine had a catastrophic failure lower part of the engine due to no oil in the engine. According to the service department this was caused by excessive oil consumption. The problem occurred on the highway while driving to work. The car stopped on the middle of the 210 fwy without any warning lights on the dash panel.”

“I do not understand why toyota knows that there is a defect in their engines on these cars but they would not recall them. They recalled the camry with the same engine but not the Scion TC. They redesigned the engine in 2007 to fix the defect. The known defect is the head bolts were too short, causing them undue stress and eventually stripping out the bolt holes for the heads. This causes the car to overheat blow the engines. This is a safety issue as many people have had this happen in the middle of the road and at intersections where the car dies. …”

“Never had a problem with car before went on freeway to get up to speed n the speedometer was dropping so I pull to side of freeway shut car off turn car back on here clunk clunk shut car off no check engine light was on or has been on no oil light was on nothing get car towed back to safe place well check fluid n oils bone dry cars engine blows just started reading n I guess 2005 goes. …”