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Good Car with a Noisy Engine
99custom, 06/04/2013
2005 Scion tC 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
It's my wife's car, but I do all the work on it. It's a good car for the price, but the engine is very loud. If you do your research you will see a problem with waterpumps going out, lifters tapping, and cold starts making lots of noise. Another problem I have encountered is the breaks. They always make noise in reverse, no matter what. I'm not using cheap parts either. Of course my rear hatch broke, It's been JB-welded for years now..LOL. But the car runs good and does not consume oil like others have mentioned online.
Great Car
Glenn Cionek, 04/17/2016
2005 Scion tC 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
125kmi....Still drives great, no problems except regular maintenance, could be a little quicker but with the 2.4l the gas mileage is great and that's a sacrifice you take with any car. Handles real well with the stock 18" Alloy Rims Drives Smooth and Quiet
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Reliable at 183k
Tasso GArbis, 02/28/2017
updated 03/09/2022
2005 Scion tC 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Have to say haven't left me broke down ever, a solid car! Not to mention everything still works and it’s from 2005 built,
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Pros far outweigh the cons
fairlady03, 12/01/2011
2005 Scion tC 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought mine as a demo with 2900 miles on it, and we'll be celebrating our 7 year anniversary in February. I've put 155k (not easy miles either - I beat on my cars pretty soundly) and I have to say it has withstood everything I put it through with class and style. It's like the little Scion that could. Most problems have been wear and tear, otherwise VERY minimal maintenance and still runs like a top. Overall a solid investment, fun to tune (have TRD exhaust, K&N Typhoon intake, B&M short throw), easy to work on/troubleshoot, respectably quick. I bought a 350Z this past February and kept the tC for winter and shopping trips - she's still got a lot of life left in her :)
I absolutely loved and adored my tC but....
morrisseygirl, 01/05/2013
2005 Scion tC 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
Okay I bought my 2005 tC on May of 05' and I was way super ecstatic. I still was up until my engine blew. I was completely 110% satisfied with it and I still am, that's why I am considering getting another but before I do I really need some feedback on the engine. I'm hoping what happened to my car was a fluke but any information would be great. What happened was the regulator valve or whatever it is that regulates the pressure of the engine apperantly went out. This caused too much pressure in the engine and blew off my oil filter (while driving) and naturally the oil came out while driving. I haven't read anything about this happening but any help would be great.