NHTSA Complaint #10702262 — 2006 SCION TC

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10702262
Vehicle	2006 SCION TC
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 12, 2014
Date Filed	March 27, 2015
Mileage	130,900 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

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