I am new to this forum and I really don’t know a whole lot about electrical or the workings of audio but I am begging for help. I have taken my car into the dealership I purchased it at multiple times and keep being told there is nothing they can do and that no one else is having these problems. I am about to start video taping the issues and putting them up on MySpace and YouTube and filing with my states Lemon Law appeals court.

My question is does anyone know what is happening with my car is this something that anyone else has experienced?

I have a 2007 Scion TC With the Upgraded Pioneer stereo with Ipod connections, Sub, and Side airbags (that’s the only options I got with my car nothing else)
The car now has just under 15,000 miles on it and has no mods or aftermarket anything.

My issues are as follows:
1. Within days of me getting the car the auto-headlight turn off when you open the car door started sporadically not working. Or I would come out to my car and the dome light would be on before I got in it and I could push the dome light buttons and it would not turn off. I would have to start the car and turn it off several times to get it to stop.
2. Within a month of me getting the car the windows started sporadically not working. I would have to start the car and turn it off several times to get it to start working.
3. Within a month and a half of me getting the car the AC button and Recirculated air button started sporadically not working. I would have to start the car and turn it off several times to get it to start working.
4. After two months the passenger dash started to get these 4” long deep ripples and the fake leather stuff started to peal away from the dash on the rippled part leaving big bubbles between each ripple. The dealership said that the warranty area manager who comes in town once a month would look at the dash to see if they could replace it. This is the only thing they have consented, kinda, to fix.
5. Within Two months the sub would go off on a constant droning tone getting louder and louder then after a few minutes would stop. This would continue if I turned off the stereo or muted the music. It would start even without me listening to music. It would stop when I would turn the car off but would resume when I started it again. Sometimes if I drove over a speed bump or turned a corner it would get quieter or stop. THIS IS THE MAIN ISSUE, as this now happens for at least 5 minutes a day 6 days a week.

The dealership keeps telling me they cannot duplicate any of the problems and I really need some help or advice! Please help.

 

Take it to a different dealership.

 

go to the dealership, grab a technician, take him for a spin, duplicate the problems.

or take in a tape of you duplicating the problems yourself to prove that you aren't making it up.

but yeah, going to another dealership is a good idea.

oh, and there are lawyers who specialize in lemon law cases, look into that.

 

call scion corporate

 

I do have a case open with Scion Corporate, and I expect to hear back from them by "EOD tomorrow".. Hopefully, that might get me some results.

 

I've just taken my tC in because they interior was all falling apart, A-pillar cover is blistering, roof lining is loose. While the dealership wasn't that nice about it they're replacing all the parts.

Apparently I got the hang-over tC, as mine seems to have been back to the dealer more than most (according to the dealership anyway)

 

i have the ripples. but its not peeling. sorry to hear about your probs.

 

the ripples sound like they could be caused by heat, ie an electrical short...

 

call a priest sounds like you have a possessed tC