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Possible transmission issues
Alyssa, 01/18/2019
2016 Scion iA 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 13 people found this review helpful
Bought this car used about a year ago. It only had 12000 miles on it when I bought it. It now has about 33000 miles on it. The last 2 days I've been having an electrical issue. I drive about 30 miles to work and after driving on the freeway the whole time, the 1st or second stop I come to, when I go to accelerate it feels like the car loses power. All of the dash warning lights come on, the headlights flicker, and the car doesnt accelerate like normal. I took it to a toyota dealership and they kept it overnight. They cant figure out the problem and told me to come get it. I feel scared driving this car right now. It hasn't ever had the issue on the freeway, but the possibility scares me.
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Transmission-related issues
Dave W., 05/13/2018
2016 Scion iA 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 6A)
11 of 15 people found this review helpful
Bought the Scion iA in 2016. Loved it initially. Seemed like a good value and gas mileage was great. It’s a compact car so wasn’t expecting it to be full of luxury features. However, now with less than 30,000 miles it had developed some sort of major transmission-related issue. Intermittently, the car will not be drivable and/or experience some sort of loss of power which causes it to stall out or die in traffic. I’m concerned that this issue will lead to a potential accident as I cannot predict when it will happen next. We have taken it to Dan Wolf Toyota of Naperville (IL) and they say they cannot duplicate the problems. Except, the fact that the car stalled while their porter was driving it, but they can’t duplicate the problem. Therefore, they refuse to fix the car. They’ve kept the car for 3 weeks on two occasions and still can’t pinpoint the problem. The last time the car died, I had it towed to them costing me $160. They say corporate will not allow them to replace the transmission for an intermittent problem. Buyer beware! Same car is now being sold under the Toyota brand calling it a Yaris iA.
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my 75000 mile review(update)
Chris, 07/29/2019
2016 Scion iA 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 6M)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
Back again with some info about my 2016 scion IA, manual. In 3 years I was able to rack up 75k miles with minimal issues. 36mpg average and got up to 49mpg on long trips. The car has survived 2 accidents, one in which I was rear ended at a dead stop with the other person going 40+mph. It handled it like a champ. It's a great a commuter car and made it through 2 severe snow storms of 2+ feet. I drove 3+ hours in both storms, and for the car that it is, handled the storms very well. One storm i did slide into a fire hydrant but that was my fault. Tires are not the worst or best. you are only limited to one brand. They also are pricey for the type of tire. The lack of an arm rest has been annoying but you can order one and install it. Aside from that, this car held its own over the last 3 years. It has been a reliable, fun(on windy roads), gas-sipping machine. Upgrading to a 2019 VW GLI this week but I am sad to let it go.
This far is a death trap
Maria, 01/05/2019
2016 Scion iA 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 6M)
12 of 20 people found this review helpful
Just like many other reviews I’ve seen this care is awful! I tried to start a lemon law claim (never got paperwork returned) for my transmission constantly blowing, and loss of traction when raining. My transmission broke after not even a year of owning the car and several months later after a new transmission was in it did the same thing and Sierra Toyota (CA) said “ because of the vibrations of the car it’s going to be a recurring problem” other then that my center console fell thru and Toyota has yet to fix it even though I get it serviced every couple of months! I’ve almost crashed once before in the rain my car just randomly spun out on the freeway (I told them so when I started my claim) they said it was probably my fault but I actually did crash a different time once again because my car lost traction on the freeway. The tires are hard to get for this car because it’s a special size that only scion makes but they aren’t quality tires! I would advise everyone against this car! Especially if you have a family
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Joe Pietrantoni, 06/05/2016
2016 Scion iA 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
This is a relative spunky and roomy subcompact for the driver and front seat passenger. The interior is well done with richer looking detail than one would expect at this price point. The standard features are generous and it is a standout for safety earning the IIHS "Top Safety Pick Plus" designation!
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