2008 Scion XB complaints

2008 SCION XB - BRAKE, VSC & ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL COMING ON TOGETHER AND THEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING - WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN OR SNOW I FEEL LIKE I MAY LOSE CONTROL. *TR

1. DRIVING ON SNOW COVERED ROADS + SALT SEVERAL TIMES + LOW TEMPS LOWER THEN 30F 2. ABS+TRAC+VSC+BRAKE TROUBLE INDICATOR ALL COME ON WITH THE VSC LIGHT BLINKING, THIS OCCURS AFTER SNOWFALL AND THE ROADS BEING SALTED. LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, ANTI LOCK BRAKES, AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE DISTRIBUTION. CAUSING THE CAR TO LOOSE ALL ACTIVE SAFETY FEATURES. 3. ANTI-LOCK ELECTRIC CONNECTORS WERE REMOVED CLEANED WITH ELECTRONIC CLEANER AND BRUSHED TO REMOVE SIGNIFICANT CORROSION FROM THE ABS SENSOR AND PLUG. THIS HARS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR THE MOMENT. *LN

AT ABOUT 49K MILES, BRAKE LIGHT, VSC & ABS WARNING LIGHTS STARTING COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY AND REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING.. PER OWNER'S MANUAL TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD CAUSE WAS A DEFECTIVE SPEED SENSOR AND THAT FAILURE TO FIX COULD CAUSE ABS AND VSC SYSTEMS TO FAIL OR NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED. DEALER COULD PROVIDE NO EXPLANATION FOR FAILURE AND COST OF REPAIR WAS OVER $1,000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CORRODED CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WARNING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS SHOULD NOT HAVE CORROSION ON IT SINCE THAT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CORROSION WAS DUE TO SALT. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,900. UPDATED 3/1/11 *CN UPDATED 05/23/11

SENSOR HARNESS CORROSION. *TR

DRIVING ON U.S 23 IN MICHIGAN, TRYING TO SLOW DOWN FROM 55 MPH TO 35 DUE TO APPROACHING AU GRES, MICH. COULD NOT SLOW DOWN, STARTED WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID CARS THEN TURNED OFF ENGINE, TOOK CAR OUT OF GEAR, CAR KEPT GOING. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR COULD BE STOPPED WAS TO HIT A TREE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I MY 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB INTO SHOP FOR ITS 30K CHECKUP. HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO MARINA DEL REY DEALERSHIP FOR FAILING TO PUT BOLT BACK ONTO BOTTOM OF CAR. AT THE TIME TOLD THE DEALER OF PROBLEM WITH RADIO, INTERMITTANT POWER PROBLEM (RADIO WOULD CUT OUT), STATIC, SPEAKER PROBLEMS. WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVEN AROUND AND HAD NO PROBLEM. 2 MONTHS LATER FIRE STARTED IN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS AREA AND BURNED THE CAR TO THE GROUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED FROM 60 TO 70 MPH. THE ACCELERATED PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED NY THE DEALER THAT THE PEDAL MOST LIKELY HAD BECOME STUCK UNDER THE FLOOR MAT CAUSING IT NOT TO RELEASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ON EITHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,600.

I OWN 2008 SCION XB WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 87000 MILES ON IT. 4 WEEKS AGO TODAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND FROM 1ST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR THE CAR JERKED HARD AND ALL VSA, ABS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, AND CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND STEERING BEGAN TO ACT FUNNY. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC IN FEAR OF DRIVING IT ANT FURTHER. MECHANIC RAN DIAGNOSTIC ON CAR AND CODE READ TRANSMISSION SENSOR NO GOOD. THEY REPLACED AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING, LIGHTS ON AS WELL. MECHANIC HAD 3 OTHER MECHANICS COME AND EVALUATE AND AS WELL INQUIRED WITH LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO SUGGESTED ONLY THAT IT MAY BE WIRING HARNESS BELOW BATTERY WHICH IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, ALSO THAT THEY WOULD GLADLY LOOK AT THE CAR FOR 90 PER HOUR! MECHANICS LOOKED AT HARNESS AND ALL LOOKED TO BE IN GOOD WORKING SHAPE. THE CAR IS STILL PARKED AND NOT REPAIRED 4 WEEKS LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY HIS ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THAT THE CV BOOT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS AND FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 47,779.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEATS WERE EXTREMELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SEATS WERE FATIGUED AND WOULD NOT HOLD UP IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RUST WAS CAUSED BY THE ELEMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,657. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

AIR BAG SENSORS BAD TIE RODS KEEP COMING LOOSE. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD IN THE CAR MADE CREAKING NOISES IN COLD WEATHER. SOON AFTER, 3 LARGE CRACKS APPEARED IN THE WINDSHIELD. THEY ARE EACH APPROXIMATELY 2-3 FEET LONG. THEY START AT THE FAR EDGES OF THREE DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD ARE SLOWLY CONVERGING IN THE CENTER. THERE IS NO SIGN OF AN IMPACT, AND I WATCHED THE CRACKS FORM WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING SPACE. I THEN RESEARCHED THE ISSUE, AND NOW I AM AFRAID TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD, BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HEAR, I WILL JUST HAVE TO REPLACE IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) HELLO, MY NAME IS[XXX], I LIVE IN [XXX]AND I AM EXPERIENCING VEHICLE TROUBLE. THIS IS A MODEL OF A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. WELL, AS I SPEAK RIGHT NOW MY VEHICLE HAS 49,409 MILES AND IT IS STILL SITTING IN THEIR SHOP SINCE 05/10/2010 FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM BUT THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS HAVING ALREADY A TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEM. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THEM ON 05/09/2010 BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING ON A 30/45 MPH LANE AND IT STARTING TO VIBRATE PRETTY UNUSUAL. THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SO THEN I TOOK IT BACK LEFT ON MY WAY OUT. WELL, THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED TO OCCUR AGAIN AND THIS TIME, THE VIBRATION WAS MUCH HEAVIER. SO, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME PERSON THAT I'VE HAVE DEALT WITH ON THIS ISSUE. I HAD EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT FIXED. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT "I STILL FEEL THE VIBRATION ON MY VEHICLE YOU NEED TO TEST DRIVE IT YOURSELF SO YOU'LL KNOW WHAT I AM TRYING TO EXPLAIN". WELL THE GUY DID TEST DRIVE IT AND OF COURSE HE DID DESCRIBE IT THAT IT IS AN UNUSUAL NOISE THAT THE SCION XB IS DOING. HE ALSO INDICATED TO ME THAT IT IS TOO SOON FOR THIS VEHICLE TO BE HAVING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. SO THEY WILL HAVE THEIR TOYOTA TECHNICIANS GUYS TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. AND THE 3 WEEKS ARE ALMOST HERE AND MY CAR IT IS STILL SITTING IN THEIR SHOP TO BE FIXE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED AN UNUSUALLY LOUD SCREECHING WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE MANUFACTURER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HE WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AND ADVISED BRINGING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR FURTHER TESTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,355. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FALL INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND WOULD FEEL SPONGY AND SOFT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING LARGE AMOUNTS OF ENGINE OIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE ANY FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED THE REAR CARPET ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE WAS SOAKING WET AND EXHIBITING A FOUL ODOR. HE CONFIRMED IT HAD RAINED THREE WEEKS PRIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE REAR BUMPER WHICH HE BELIEVED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE WATER ENTRY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,617.

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WITH A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 4,800 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WITH THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND THE ROTORS RESURFACED AT 10,000 MILES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE PADS AND ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED A TOTAL OF SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE ENGINEERS WOULD REPLACE CERTAIN PARTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,675.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 50-55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE PREVIOUS DAY BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ROAD SURFACE WAS DRY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. UPDATED 06/17/10.*LJ UPDATED 07/12/10*JB

I HAVE A TOYOTA SCION XB AND I WAS DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD. I HAD A DEER JUMP OUT IN FRONT OF ME. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND MY WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I SLID INTO THE DITCH. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID A SPEED SENSOR WENT OUT. I ORDERED THE PART AND WAS GOING TO HAVE IT REPLACED FOR $90. WHEN THEY WENT TO INSTALL THE PART THEY FOUND A SHORT IN THE WIRING AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE SENSOR TO FAIL. THEY WANTED ME TO PAY OVER $1000 TO HAVE THE WIRING FIXED. THEY GAVE ME A COPY OF THE SERVICE ADVISORY FROM TOYOTA STATING THEY KNEW THEY HAD THIS DEFECT AND HAD A REDESIGNED PART TO INSTALL BECAUSE OF CORROSION WHICH CAUSED THE SHORT. I REFUSED TO HAVE THE NEW PARTS INSTALLED BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR DESIGN FLAWS. *TR

I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY 2008 SCIONXB IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR APPROXIMATELY AND HOUR, THEN ENTERED A TOLL ROAD WITH SPEED OF 65 MPH. I HAD TO GO THROUGH TWO TOLL PLAZAS, SLOWING DOWN FOR EACH. I WAS APPROACHING THE EXIT RAMP FOR MY DESTINATION, APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THE CAR CONTINUED AT HIGH SPEED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. I WAS UNABLE TO BRING MY VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A SNOW PILE THAT HAD BEEN PLOWED TO THE END OF THE RAMP AT THE INTERSECTION WHICH SOFTEND MY CRASH.THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE BRAKE LINE WAS EXAMINED AND NO RUPTURES WERE IN THE BRAKELINE. I AM WAITING FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER. *TR

ABS SYSTEM / VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. FAULTY SPEED SENSORS, HARNESS, AND WIRES / BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. DEFECT RESULTS IN PERMANENT LOSS OF ABS BRAKING AND VSC CONTROL SYSTEMS. *TR

DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT FOR BRAKES, ABS, AND TCS LIGHT UP RANDOMLY SO THE DRIVER CANNOT DETERMINE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OR IT IS A FALSE WARNING. THE CAR WAS EXAMINED BY DON JOSEPH TOYOTA/SCION IN KENT, OHIO ON MARCH 1, 2010. THEY SAID THE RIGHT REAR SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700 TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE CAR HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ONE MONTH. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 SCION XD IN SEPTEMBER 2008. 6 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, I TOTALED IT WHEN STEERING ON AN ON-RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY. IT SPUN THREE TIMES AND FINALLY STOPPED AFTER HITTING THE GUARDRAIL. I WAS ALONE. I GOT WHIPLASH. I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER BUT THE CAR LOST ABSOLUTE CONTROL AT A LOW SPEED (UNDER 25 MPH) BUT ON WET BLACKTOP IN THE FALL IN NEW ENGLAND.. THE CAR WAS $30 FROM BEING CLASSIFIED AS A TOTAL. THE BODY SHOP WAS OWNED BY THE DEALER - NOT SURE IF THE $30 DISCREPANCY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT. THEY ALSO SAID THE FRAME/UNIBODY WAS SLIGHTLY OFF AND LEFT ME WITH A TOTALLY VALUELESS CAR WITH 3,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN I DO NOT TRUST THE STEERING OF THE CAR. IT DOES SEEM TO SWIM AT SPEEDS OVER 55 - 60 MPH - ALMOST A HYDROPLANING FEEL TO THE STEERING ON DRY PAVEMENT. I WONDER WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR IT TO BE RECALLED? *TR

08 SCION HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT VISIBLE AFTER 75 FT. ( LOW BEAMS) COMPLETE DARKNESS AFTER THAT LIMIT. SERIES OF CRACK WIND SHIELDS ALL STARTING AT THE BOTTOM. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY 2008 TOYOTA SCION HAS ALWAYS HAD A MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM. WHEN YOU ARE WAITING AT A LIGHT WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL GRADUALLY SINKS TOWARD THE FLOOR. ORDINARY BRAKING IS O.K. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT SEVERAL TIMES AND HE (GETTEL MOTORS) ALWAYS SAYS IT IS ALL RIGHT. I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA WITH NO RESULTS. I THINK IT IS A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER THAT ALLOWS THE BRAKE FLUID TO BY-PASS. [XXX] *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WHEN SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT THE FRONT END OF THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT. APROX 35-40 MPH. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND I HIT THE ROOF AND BENT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE IMPACT OF MY BODY. POLICE ARRIVED AND I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. MY 2008 SCION XB RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,000. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT AND THIS CONCERNS ME. *TR

MY 2008 SCION XB WAS REAR ENDED WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS A LARGER CHEVY SUV TRAVELING AT A MINIMUM SPEED OF 35 MPH SENDING MY SCION INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT THE STOP LIGHT. MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED... I WAS TOLD TO NOTIFY YOUR AGENCY. *TR

MY 2008 SCION TC HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKING PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2007. THE BRAKE IS SLOW TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND I HAVE MANY TIMES BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE MY CAR CROSSED OVER THE STOPPING LINES AT THE INTERSECTIONS. EVERY TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, I WAS PANIC AND TERRIFIED BECAUSE I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKING PEDAL BUT IT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN IT IS RAINING. WHEN I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKING PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE SEEMED TO TOUCH THE ROAD. I COULD FEEL SOMETHING IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM CRASHING ON THE ROAD UNTIL I STOP PRESSING THE BRAKING PEDAL. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY DIFFERENT CARS, AND THEY DID NOT HAVE BRAKING PROBLEMS I MY SCION TC HAS. *TR

OPEN THE SIDE DOOR OR TRUNK AND SHUT THE DOOR. THE DRIVER DOOR LOCKS AND THE OTHER DOORS ARE NOT LOCKED. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR IS KEY REMOTE..THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL LOCK WHEN IT WANTS TOO.I HAVE HAD TOYOTA TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE TO SEE IT HAPPEN.I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES AND OVER NIGHT AND THEY DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM.THEY TELL ME IT IS BRAIN PROBLEM AND CHANGED SOMETHING BUT IT DID NOT SAVE THE PROBLEM. I AM TRIED OF GETTING OUT OF MY CAR AND THIS DOOR LOCKING ON ME. ANY DOOR CAN BE OPEN EXCEPT THE DRIVERS DOOR. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE TO IF I CAN NOT GET IN MY CAR RIGHT AWAY. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS ISSUE SOLVED. I WOULD HATE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DOOR NOT OPEN BECAUSE IT LOOKED ITSELF. *TR

POOR QUALITY BACK-UP LIGHT COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO BE UNSEEN WHILE BACKING UP. SCION XB HAS ONLY ONE BACK-UP LIGHT MOUNTED ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUMPER. THIS LIGHT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO CHILDREN AND PETS THAT ARE WALKING OR PLAYING AT NIGHT.TOYOTA HAS INSTALLED A VERY SAFE LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE SAME VEHICLE SOLD IN JAPAN AS A (TOYOTA RUMION).THE LIGHTS ON THE TOYOTA ARE A DIRECT FIT WITH THE SCION XB AND COST TOYOTA VERY LITTLE TO FIX.PLEASE NOTE THAT SINGLE LIGHT ON THE BUMPER CAN ILLUMINATE THE GROUND AND THE TOYOTA VERSION LIGHTS UP THE REAR COMPLETELY.THESE TOYOTA LIGHTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AND SOME MEMBERS OF SCIONLIFE. COM HAS INSTALLED THEM ALREADY. THE COST OF THESE LIGHTS SHIPPED TO THE US ARE WAY BEYOND WHAT MOST ARE WILLING TO PAY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

2008 SCION ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. CAR WAS AT A FULL STOP PRIOR MY TURNING INTO A SMALL PARKING LOT, WHEN THE BRAKES RELEASED THE SCION SPED FORWARD. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP.THE SCION. MY CAR WAS TOTALED THE DRIVER SEAT PUSHED FORWARD THROWING ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND PINING ME THERE. ALTHOUGH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED I WAS INJURED WHEN I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. MY NECK ALSO WAS AFFECTED FROM THE IMPACT. UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR HIT A PARKED CAR WHICH BROUGHT THE MY CAR TO A FULL STOP THROWING ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TAKEN TO AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL WHERE I UNDERWENT 3 CTS AND WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR. UPON DISCHARGE I WENT HOME WITH INSTRUCTIONS. I HAVE SINCE HAD A PHYSICAL THERAPY HELP WITH MY NECK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED FORCEFUL ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT WAS UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT COVERED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SURFACE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A FLOOR MAT CLIP THAT DISENGAGED FROM THE FLOOR WHICH RESULTED IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE MAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S ENGINEER WHO REPLACED THE FLOOR MAT CLIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,688.

2008 SCION TC - WORN OUT CLUTCH AFTER ONLY 10K MILES. NO OPTION TO SELECT MODEL TC ON THIS SITE. *TR

CAR WAS SITTING STILL, HAD JUST STARTED IT. HEARD A "POP" AND MY WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. SCION XB 2008. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE L SHAPED CRACK GOING FROM THE DASH BY THE DRIVERS WIPER ACROSS TO PASSENGER SIDE. NO ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD THERE. *TR

WINTER BRAKE PROBLEMS-ON COLD DAYS (30 AND BELOW)THE RIGHT REAR CALIBER LOCKS AND WILL NOT RELEASE.THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE ON AND THE TEMPATURE IS 30 OR BELOW.WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE RELEASED,ONLY THE ONE RIGHT REAR CALIBER STAYS LOCKED.I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO GET THE CALIBER HOT ENOUGH TO RELEASE THE BRAKES.I CAN NOT USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKES AT ALL! *CN

IN MY 2008 SCION TC (SCROLL DOWN OPTIONS WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SELECT THIS MODEL), I EXPERIENCE MOMENTARY FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. THIS OCCURS WHEN I DRIVE OVER A POT HOLE, RAILROAD TRACKS, ETC. & ATTEMPT TO BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. THE BRAKES DO NOT "CATCH" SO TO SPEAK, AND GIVES A FEELING THAT THEY ARE JUST "BOUNCING" AROUND, INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY SLOWING OR STOPPING THE CAR. THIS HAS OCCURED AT LEAST 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2008. IT MOST RECENTLY OCCURED LAST MONTH. *TR

THE TOYOTA SCION I WAS DRIVING SUDDENLY SPED UP CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A HEDGE IN A PARKING LOT. I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ODOR TO TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED WITH HER FOOT ON BRAKE THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT STATING IT WAS A POWER SURGE WITHIN THE COMPUTER MECHANISM. THEY REPAIRED AND RESET IT. THE FAILURE HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE REPAIR WAS DONE . THEY ALSO CHECKED THE BRAKE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8232 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31570.

THIS CONCERNS MY LEASED 2008 SCION XD. THE FIRST TIME MY BRAKES FAILED WAS ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF THE RECALL NOTICE. I WAS GOING DOWNHILL AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED IN VERY COLD WEATHER, DRY GROUND. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE & NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO SWERVE & BUMP THE CURB TO SLOW THE CAR AND AFTER ABOUT 15 FEET, I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. THE RECALL INVOLVES MOISTURE COLLECTED ON THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION PORT,SEEPS INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM VACUUM PORT & FREEZES IN COLDER TEMPERATURES CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. I HAD THE RECALLED PART REPLACED, & THEN THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. AGAIN AT SLOW SPEED. THIS TIME ON A FLAT SURFACE. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, BUT NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TO SCHEDULE SERVICE. BUT BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT THE BRAKES FAILED FOUR TIMES IN ONE HAIR RAISING DRIVE TO WORK. I AM AMAZED EITHER MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE WAS NOT HURT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP & TOLD THEM THERE WAS NO WAY I WOULD DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN. THEY SENT A LOAN VEHICLE OUT WITH A DRIVER TO PICK UP MY CAR & DRIVE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THE MECHANIC IS SAYING THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE 'UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM.' I HAVE A YEAR LEFT ON THE LEASE OF THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS NO WAY I AM GOING TO SUBJECT MYSELF TO THE DANGER OF DRIVING THIS CAR AGAIN . SIX BRAKE FAILURES IS MORE THAN ENOUGH. I MET WITH A DEAD END TRYING TO WORK WITH MY DEALERSHIP REGARDING MY SCION XD. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHIC

DRIVING BACK FROM CHRISTMAS BREAK ON DECEMBER 26, 2009, MY RADIO WAS PLAYING AT A NORMAL VOLUME AT ABOOUT 13, AND THERE WERE NO OVER-PASSES NOR A VEHICLE WITHIN A MILE IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SUNROOF TO MY 2008 SCION TC EXPLODES! IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT WENT OFF RIGHT BESIDE MY HEAD OR A TRACTOR TRAILOR TIRE BLOWING BESIDE ME BUT AGAIN, NOTHING OR NOBODY WAS AROUND. THANKFULLY, MY SHADE WAS PULLED SHUT SINCE IT HAD JUST SNOWED A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THEN AND WHEN IT SNOWS I ALWAYS PULL IT SHUT; SO IT TOOK ME A MINUTE TO REALIZE MY SUNROOF WAS MISSING. GLASS STARTED COMING IN THROUGH THE OPENINGS OF THE SHADE AND THE SHADE ITSELF WAS BLOWING CRAZY SINCE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IT WAS CATCHING WIND. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO SEE THE DAMAGE AND THE ENTIRE GLASS OF MY SUNROOF HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND THERE WAS A HUGE HOLE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE WHERE THE GLASS HAD FALLEN INTO THE CAR. I HAVE A PICTURE. ONCE I'D GOTTEN OFF THE INTERSTATE AND CONTACTED MY PARENTS TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, I CALLED THE POLICE BUT THEY SAID SINCE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND NO ONE WAS HURT THAT THEY DIDN'T NEED TO BE CONTACTED. I CONTACTED MY DEALER TO SEE IF I COULD STORE MY CAR OVER NIGHT SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS ONLY A MILE AWAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME A SCION TC'S SUNROOF HAS EXPLODED. SO ONCE I GOT HOME I RESEARCHED AND SURE ENOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER CASES OF THE EXACT SAME THING. I CONTACTED SCION AND THEY DI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. IMMEDIATELY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), VISIBILITY STABILE CONTROL (VSC) AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPEED SENSOR AND WIRE HARNESS CORROSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

PARKING BRAKES FROZEN DURING DRIVE. IT HAPPEN ONLY IN WINTER TIME. FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WHEN ODO METER AT 9,000 MILE THEN 18,000 AND NOW AT 40,000+ MILES. I CHECKED WITH LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND ENDUP IN REPLACING ROTOR + BRAKEPADS. BUT NOW I FEEL NOW IT GETTING WORSE AND REPAIR SHOP INSIST THAT I SHOULD CONTACT DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS NOT NORMAL TO REPLACE ROTOR AND BRAKEPADS TWICE WITH 40,000 MILES OF DRIVING. WINDOWS ALSO FROZE DURING THE COLD WEATHER. *TR

HAVE A 2008 SCION TC, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 AND CLUTCH BURNT UP IN GEAR. ONLY HAVE 23000 MILES. DEALER DENIED THE WARRANTY. ONLINE MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR

I WAS INTERESTED IN BUYING A 2008 SCION XB. I HAD HEARD THAT THE OLDER XBS HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELDS SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKING. THEY CALLED THEM "STRESS CRACKS" BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE FRAME WAS AND THE SLOPE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I SPOKE TO A SALESMAN BEFORE I BOUGHT THE NEW SCION ABOUT THE WINDSHIELD PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. TODAY, SEPT. 12TH 2009, I FOUND THE L SHAPED CRACK THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT ON THE 1ST GENERATION XBS. I AM CONTACTING THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AND I AM NOT ABOUT TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD NUMEROUS TIMES (AS MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD TO DO, SOMETIMES 7 OR 8 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS!!!) ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SCION XB WINDSHIELD? *TR

MY TOYOTA SCION DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD OVERNIGHT, NOTHING APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK OR HIT THE WINDSHIELD. BELIEVE THAT THIS MIGHT BE A STRUCTURAL ISSUE BASED ON INVESTIGATION AND NOTICE THAT I AM NOT ALONE AS A 2008 SCION XB OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND I AM DISAPPOINTED, I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 2 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS THEN 20K ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR VISIBILITY PURPOSES AS WELL AS OTHERS. *TR

I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE NHTSA REGARDING MY WINDSHIELD CRACK ON MY 2008 SCION XB. MY WINDSHIELD SUSTAINED A IMPACT FROM A PEBBLE SO SMALL THAT I DID NOT EVEN NOTICE THE IMPACT WHILE DRIVING. THE RESULTANT IMPACT POCK WAS LESS THAN THE SIZE OF A DIME AND LOCATED WITHIN AN INCH OF THE CENTER BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. THAT SMALL POCK HAS TURNED INTO A DIAGONAL CRACK THAT THREE DAYS LATER IS 10 INCHES LONG AND GROWING. MY RESEARCH HAS TURNED UP THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS SO FAR NOT CORRECTED AND THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS DEVELOPING IN ORDER TO FORCE A RECALL. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY PURCHASING TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, TOYOTA OF SAN BERNARDINO, CA IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THIS REPAIRED UNDER THE 36 MONTH FULL WARRANTY. *TR

FOUL SMELL 5 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE OF NEW CAR, BEEN INTO SERVICE 9 TIMES DEAL DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO REPLACE COOLING /HEATING VENTS AND REPLACED WITH NEW. *TR

L SHAPED CRACK IN WINDSHIELD OF MY SCION XB. AT ABOUT 8000 MILES, WOKE UP ONE MORNING AND THERE IT WAS.........MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SCION XB. IT DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK STARTED IN THE SEAL, AND FORMED A PERFECTLY STRAIGHT CRACK, WHICH THEN CURVED, AND CRACKED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS TOLD BY THE SCION DEALER THAT IT WAS DUE TO A ROCK HITTING MY WINDSHIELD, BUT THERE IS NOT IMPACT CRACK VISIBLE. THERE IS NOT SPIDER WEBBING OF ANY KIND, JUST A LINE STRAIGHT ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. *TR