There are 4 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2008 Scion tCin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
DRIVING AT 50 MPH,BEING FORCED TO RIGHT PAVING EDGE,CORRECTED QUICKLY TO LEFT,CAR WENT OVER CENTER LINE AND VERY EXTREME SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH WITH DRIVER AND FRONT SET PASSENGER .CAR WAS BEYOND DISTROYED.LOSS OF CONTROL UNKNOWN.ONE FACT THAT IS PRESENT IS LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS NO AIR IN TIRE,STILL ON WHEEL,AND NO DAMAGE TO TIRE.I FEEL THE TIRE WAS FORCE OFF WHEEL BEAD ,AIR LOSS INSTANTLY,AND WAS LIKE A BLOWOUT.THE ONLY MARKINGS ON ROAD WAS THE TIRE THREAD PATTERN WITHOUT ANY SKID MARKS AND A LIGHT SCARTCH MARK,OUTSIDE OF TIRE MARKS.TIRES WE REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER,,7,000 MILES,LIKE NEW,ROTATED,INSPECTD,GAGE AIR CHECKED 5000 MILES/6 MONTHS AGO ,TPS LIGHT NOT ON,SO NO REASON TO THINK LOW AIR PRESSURE NOR ANY TIRE ISSUE .TIRE IS BRIDGESTONE POTENZA 215/45R17 91V.WHEEL IS ORGINAL EQUIPMENT ALLOY 6 DOUBLE SPOKE,TIRE SIZE SAME AS ORGINAL.NO AIR,TIRE THREAD PATTEN PRINTED ON ROAD BUY RUBBER ONLY ,SCRATCH MADE BY OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE WHEEL AS ONLY POSSIBLE CAUSE,SO DID TIRE DEFLATE AND OVER CORRECT DRIVERS ACTIONS .BOTH ARE OK,AND 2 OTHERS THAT SAW ACCIDENT HAPPEN CAN NOT PLACE CAUSE.POLICE ALSO CAN NOT .NO DRINKING,DRUGS,CELL PHONES ECT.AT SITE 2 ADITIONAL TIRES DEFALTED ,STILL ON WHEELS,WITH ONLY ONE REAR WHEEL INFLATED,LEFT REAR,WHERE CAR HAS LITTLE DAMAGE.LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION IS DETACHED ALLOWING WHEEL TO TURN HARD TO LEFT AND UPWARD ,ASSUMED TO BE ACCIDENT DAMAGE,BUT DID STEERING/ SUSPENCION BRAKE LOOSE BEFORE ACCIDENT ? IS THIS A LOW PROFILE PERFORMANCE TIRE/WHEEL ACCIDENT ???
WE OWN A 2008 SCION TC AND IN THE WINTER THIS CAR GETS EXCESSIVE SNOW AND ICE BUILD UP IN THE WHEEL WELLS AND THIS BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO TURN. I AM WONDERING IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS FOR THIS CAR FOR THIS ISSUE, THE PLASTIC USED IN THE WHEEL WELLS SEEMS TO HOLD THE SNOW AND ICE RATHER THEN FALLING OFF. IS THEIR ANYTHING THAT YOU KNOW OF THAT COULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE? I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHER SCION OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE REPLY WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS OR IF THEIR IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, *TR
2008 SCION TC TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM DOES NOT CALIBRATE CORRECTLY. PURCHASED CAR ON MAY 10, 2008 AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVE. DEALER RESET AND STATED LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. ON MAY 12 TOOK BACK TO DEALER, PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, SENSORS IN RIMS. WENT BACK ON MAY 16 FOR A TWO HOUR REPAIR THAT TOOK OVER 14 HOURS TO GET THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM TO CALIBRATE WITH THE SENSOR IN THE WHEELS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SCION KNEW THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN PERFECTED. *TR
AS I WAS CHANGING LANES, I VEERED A LITTLE FAR ONTO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND HIT THE RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TURNED A SLIGHT RIGHT TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE LEFT LANE AND MY TIRES "BROKE LOOSE". THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM, AND I SLID INTO A HORIZONTAL POSITION, ACROSS BOTH LANES, ON THE RIM. I THEN TRIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE LEFT LANE, HOWEVER MY CAR TURNED A 180 AND WENT INTO A FORWARD HORIZONTAL MOTION. I THEN HIT A BUMP OR SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND MY CAR FLIPPED AND WENT AIRBORNE. MY CAR MADE A COMPLETE TURN IN THE AIR, SMASHED ON ITS SIDE AND THEN LANDED ON ITS WHEELS, ON THE MEDIAN. IT THEN BOUNCED AND SMASHED INTO THE METAL POLES OF THE MEDIAN. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND MIRACULOUSLY I HAVE VERY FEW MINOR INJURIES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TIRES ON THE SCION TC ARE SO LOW-PROFILE. I AM CONFUSED HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN ON A BRAND NEW CAR. ON A 2008 VEHICLE, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO OVER RUMBLE STRIPS AND EASILY MANEUVER MY WAY BACK INTO MY LANE. THE TIRES SHOULD NOT BREAK LOOSE ON A BRAND NEW CAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR 3 WEEKS AGO AND HAD ROUGHLY 770 MILES ON IT. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026