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2006 SCION TC — STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

1 injured · 554426 · 2005-09-14

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
TC
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Miles at failure
604

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

1) I WAS SITTING IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT WITH ONLY MY AC RUNNING WHEN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SUNROOF JUST SHATTERS. NO REASON FOR THE GLASS TO SHATTER, HAD NOT OPENED THE SUNROOF IN 3 TO 4 DAYS, NOTHING HIT THE SUNROOF AT ANYTIME, AND I WAS MOTIONLESS WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERED. 2) WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERED PIECES OF GLASS RAINED DOWN ONTO ME INSIDE MY VEHICLE. I HAD A FEW CUTS BUT NOTHING MAJOR. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED I FEEL THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLY GLASS IN MY EYES. 3) THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GLASS, BUT ONLY AFTER I HAD TO ARGUE THAT THEY PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR JUST UNDER 2 WEEKS. NOW THERE IS ADDITIONAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE GLASS THAT I HAVE TO TRY TO GET FIXED. *NM EMAIL REPLY ON MAY 17, 2006 CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SUN/MOON ROOF (NOT THE WIND DEFLECTOR) THAT SHATTERED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10136540
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