2006 SCION XB Problems & Recalls
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GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VE...
SOUTHEAST TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2011 PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." ...
The contact owns a 2006 Scion XB. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, another vehicle crashed into the rear, pushing it with the impact into an intersection due to the other vehicle still accelerating while rear-ending her vehicle. The contact stated that the other vehicle had ...
Mileage: 469,929
No accidents yet related to this issue, several close calls.
When braking, the accelerator had somehow stuck and moved me ahead instead of stopping and caused an accident; running into concrete posts in the parking lot, which by USAA standards, totaled my car; Actually it didn't, but because they didn't want to repair it the settlement totaled it, causing me ...
When braking, the accelerator had somehow stuck and moved me ahead instead of stopping and caused an accident; running into concrete posts in the parking lot, which by USAA standards, totaled my car; Actually it didn't, but because they didn't want to repair it the settlement totaled it, causing me ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR HATCH, THE HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN ...
Mileage: 54,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR HATCH, THE HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN ...
Mileage: 54,000
DOOR LOCKS WILL UNLOCK HALF WAY UNABLE TO EXIT CAR. DOOR LOCKS WILL CLICK OPEN AND CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED, USING KEY REMOTE TO LOCK CAR AND WHILE WALKING AWAY I HEAR CAR LOCKS CLICK. I WALK BACK TO CAR TO FIND ALL DOORS UNLOCKED? REAR HATCH HANDLE ASSEMBLY VERY FLIMSY. IS...
DOOR LOCKS WILL UNLOCK HALF WAY UNABLE TO EXIT CAR. DOOR LOCKS WILL CLICK OPEN AND CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED, USING KEY REMOTE TO LOCK CAR AND WHILE WALKING AWAY I HEAR CAR LOCKS CLICK. I WALK BACK TO CAR TO FIND ALL DOORS UNLOCKED? REAR HATCH HANDLE ASSEMBLY VERY FLIMSY. IS...
DOOR LOCKS WILL UNLOCK HALF WAY UNABLE TO EXIT CAR. DOOR LOCKS WILL CLICK OPEN AND CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED, USING KEY REMOTE TO LOCK CAR AND WHILE WALKING AWAY I HEAR CAR LOCKS CLICK. I WALK BACK TO CAR TO FIND ALL DOORS UNLOCKED? REAR HATCH HANDLE ASSEMBLY VERY FLIMSY. IS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE WIRE WAS HOT, WHICH CREATED A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE LIGHT SWITCH, MIRROR SWITCH, TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH, AIR BAGS, AND DOOR LOCKS NOT TO WO...
Mileage: 174,000
TAKATA RECALL: VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. BACK TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN. TRUNK DOOR SWITCH RELEASE BUTTON COVER W/ SCREWS ARE HANGING ALONG WITH WIRE. BUTTON IS STUCK.
Mileage: 180,000
SEAT RELEASE BUTTON STAYS OPENED AND DOES NOT LOCK BACK UP. SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE THE SEAT WILL MOVE IF NOT LOCKED IN PLACE.
TAKATA RECALL: THE WINDSHIELD OFTER GETS HIT WITH ROCKS/PEBBLES AND CRACKS THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO THE FLATNESS AND ANGLE OF THE WINDOWS. WINDOW IS CONSTANTLY CRACKED.
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE 02 SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE ...
Mileage: 165,782
WHILE BRAKING CAR STARTED TO SLID AND SUDDENLY ACCRETED WHAT SEEMED LIKE FULL THROTTLE. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR IN PARK WHILE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND TIRED CONTINUED TO SPIN. I HAD TO TURN SWITCH OFF TO STOP CAR FROM LUNGING FORWARD AND TIRES SPINNING. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND I TRI...
THE SPRING WHICH BRINGS THE GAS PEDAL BACK UP AFTER YOU PUSH IT, FELL OFF IT'S MOUNTING. SO WHEN YOU PUSH THE GAS, THE GAS STAYS PUSHED. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REINSTALLED THE SAME SPRING. BUT I FEEL THIS PART SHOULD BE MOUNTED MORE SECURELY. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHILE MY CAR WAS...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WOULD FRACTURE ENTIRELY CAUSING INJURIES OR A CRASH WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE...
Mileage: 30,000
WHEN I WAS PULLING UP TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT A LIGHT, HAVING JUST EXITED A HIGHWAY, MY CAR ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF SLOWING TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE NEXT LANE OVER TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS COMING OR IN THAT LANE ALREADY. I WAS NOT HURT NOR...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT'S GRANDDAUGHTER SUSTAINED SHOULDER, BACK, ...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT'S GRANDDAUGHTER SUSTAINED SHOULDER, BACK, ...
Mileage: 150,000
I WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. I ACCELERATED RAPIDLY UP TO 40 MPH AND WHEN I EASED OFF THE GAS, THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV/ACCELERATE. I TRIED PUSHING THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR RESISTED. I CHANGED GEARS INTO NEUTRAL (I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC) AND THOUGH IT REVVED REALLY LOUDLY, WHEN I PUT IT BA...
Mileage: 98,000
THERE IS A TSB FOR THE XA MODELS OF THIS SAME YEAR. MY VEHICLE HAS SAME DESIGN OF EMISION SYSTEM AS THE XA AND SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FUEL FILLER NECK ALLOWS WATER TO INTRUDE INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER EVAP. SYSTEM AND THEREFORE CAUSING FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM.
Mileage: 150
FIFTH DOOR OPENING LEVER BROKE
Mileage: 38,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE CONTACT CROSSED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED BREAST BONE AND RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE R...
Mileage: 73,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE CONTACT CROSSED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED BREAST BONE AND RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE R...
Mileage: 73,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. AFTER A STORM, THE CHECK ENGINE, BSC, AND TRACK OFF WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MI...
Mileage: 85,000
THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE. I WAS TRAPPED INSIDE AND COULD NOT OPEN THE DOORS. THE KEY WAS ALSO PREVENTED FROM UNLOCKING THE DOORS. AFTER CONSIDERABLE EFFORT I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK A REAR DOOR AND EXIT THERE. LATER I COULD NEITHER LOCK OR UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS. THE CAR WAS PARKED. IT DID NOT M...
Mileage: 76,000
THE RUBBER PIECE THAT COVERS THE SWITCH FOR THE REAR HATCH HAS MELTED FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME AND THEN AGAIN WHEN THE WHOLE GARNISH FELL OFF AND WAS REPLACED UNDER A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT". IN OTHER WORDS A RECALL BECAUSE IT HAD HAPPENED TO SO MANY SCION...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 155,000
THE DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY WENT BACK SKIPPING MULTIPLE SEAT SETTINGS. LUCKILY, I AM FAIRLY STRONG (AS WELL AS THE STEERING COLUMN) I WAS ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. BEFORE THE SEAT FAILED, I DID NOT CHANGE ANY SEAT POSITION (I PROBABLY ADJUSTED IT...
Mileage: 65,000
WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME HIT A PARKED CAR DRIVING AT 25MPH. NO AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED, SUFFERED BRUSING TO CHEST AND STOMACH
Mileage: 32,000
WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME HIT A PARKED CAR DRIVING AT 25MPH. NO AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED, SUFFERED BRUSING TO CHEST AND STOMACH
Mileage: 32,000
WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME HIT A PARKED CAR DRIVING AT 25MPH. NO AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED, SUFFERED BRUSING TO CHEST AND STOMACH
Mileage: 32,000
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND WANTED TO PUT MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN SLIGHTLY TO LET AIR CIRCULATE. I NOTICED THAT IT DID NOT MOVE WHEN I HIT THE CONTROL FROM THE FRONT SEAT. LATER AFTER I STOPPED, I WENT AROUND AND OPENED THE DOOR AND TRIED THE SWITCH ON THE DOOR. THE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. I CO...
Mileage: 51,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH , THE CONTACT STRUCK A CURB. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION GOING THROUGH SEVERAL CURVES, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, CRASHED THROUGH TWO METAL FENCES, AND LANDED IN A FOUNTAIN OF APPROXIMATEL...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH , THE CONTACT STRUCK A CURB. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION GOING THROUGH SEVERAL CURVES, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, CRASHED THROUGH TWO METAL FENCES, AND LANDED IN A FOUNTAIN OF APPROXIMATEL...
Mileage: 65,000
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING USED. NOTHING HIT IT OR HAPPENED TO THE CAR. IT WAS JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FACING THE SUN. I HAD JUST BEEN IN THE VEHICLE 15 MINUTES EARLIER GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF IT AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS FINE. THE NEX...
Mileage: 61,687
OUT OF NO WHERE; NO TREES, NO TRUCKS IN FRONT OF ME OR ANY OTHER VEHICLES, ON A CLEAR DAY, MY WINDSHIELD MADE A LOUD POP NOISE AND IT CRACKED FROM THE TOP PASSENGER SIDE EDGE TO THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT SLOWLY CREEPED ACROSS TO THE MID-LINE OF VISIBILITY ON THE DRIVER SIDE OVER THE NEXT 24 H...
Mileage: 35,000
THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON THE CAR WILL OFTEN OPEN ONLY HALFWAY, PREVENTING THE OCCUPANT FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. BOTH FRONT DOORS ARE AFFECTED, BUT THE DRIVERS DOOR IS AFFECTED MORE OFTEN. IT IS DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. REPEATING THE UNLOCK PROCE...
Mileage: 40,000
THE BACK HATCH DOOR HANDLE LOOKS LIKE IT IS MELTED AND VERY STICKY. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALSO WHEN I SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR SOMETIMES I FEEL A LIGHT GRINDING. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN MY CAR IS COLD AND DOES NOT HAPPEN AFTER MY CAR IS WARMED UP. I HOPE IT NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I H...
THE BACK HATCH DOOR HANDLE LOOKS LIKE IT IS MELTED AND VERY STICKY. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALSO WHEN I SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR SOMETIMES I FEEL A LIGHT GRINDING. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN MY CAR IS COLD AND DOES NOT HAPPEN AFTER MY CAR IS WARMED UP. I HOPE IT NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I H...
THE BACK HATCH DOOR HANDLE LOOKS LIKE IT IS MELTED AND VERY STICKY. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALSO WHEN I SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR SOMETIMES I FEEL A LIGHT GRINDING. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN MY CAR IS COLD AND DOES NOT HAPPEN AFTER MY CAR IS WARMED UP. I HOPE IT NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I H...
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT, I TRIED TO COME A STOP AND WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE THE CAR KEPT DRIVING AND I WRECKED IN TO A FENCE AND CRASHING INTO A TREE. *TR
Mileage: 83,000
WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WE WERE NOT ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE LOCKS WOULD ONLY GO UP ABOUT HALF WAYS THEN LOCK AGAIN. I DID SOME ONLINE SEARCHING AND SEE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. MY CONCERN IS IF IN A CAR ACCIDENT YOU CAN NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS AND YO...
Mileage: 94,000
WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE, GOT IN CAR, STARTED ENGINE, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THEN PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT OF GARAGE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN TOO FAST, WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED TOO ...
Mileage: 97,135
WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE, GOT IN CAR, STARTED ENGINE, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THEN PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT OF GARAGE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN TOO FAST, WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED TOO ...
Mileage: 97,135
WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE, GOT IN CAR, STARTED ENGINE, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THEN PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT OF GARAGE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN TOO FAST, WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED TOO ...
Mileage: 97,135
T-BONE ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS HIT AT DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL AND ROLLED. FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. AT FAULT DRIVER STATED GOING 55 MPH, THROUGH STOPS SIGNS, HITTING ME. I WAS DOING 55 AND SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, SO I WAS DOING SOMEWHAT LESS THAN 55. I WAS PINNED IN THE XB AND...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE BODY. THE CONTACT PLACED THE HATCH BACK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO TOP HINGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED...
Mileage: 100,000
MY 2008 SCION XB LOST POWER STEERING AS I WAS DRIVING IT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT ANY CREATING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL UNIT FAILED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THA...
Mileage: 147,602
MY 2008 SCION XB LOST POWER STEERING AS I WAS DRIVING IT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT ANY CREATING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL UNIT FAILED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THA...
Mileage: 147,602
MY 2008 SCION XB LOST POWER STEERING AS I WAS DRIVING IT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT ANY CREATING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL UNIT FAILED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THA...
Mileage: 147,602
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT FIBERS WERE DETERIORATED. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT SAFE TO USE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR LIFTEGATE WOULD NOT RELEASE AND OPEN MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE PLASTIC HANDLE GARNISH DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. T...
Mileage: 70,000
I HAVE A TOYOTA 2006 SCION XB THAT I PURCHASED NEW AND AM EXTREMELY FOND OF IT. IN MARCH OF 2014, THE IGNITION SWITCH STARTED SUSPICIOUSLY LOOSENING UP, MOVING AROUND WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION AND PROGRESSED IN LOOSENING UP TO THE POINT WHERE THE IGNITION KEY WAS ABLE TO BE COMPLE...
Mileage: 78,000
IN COLD TEMPERATURES THE BRAKE PEDAL FREEZES AND YOU CAN NOT PUSH THE PEDAL. THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND. SEEMS TO ACT IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY THAT THE RECALL FOR THE 2008-09 MODELS! *TR
Mileage: 210,000
THE HANDLE TO MY BACK TRUNK DOOR IS MADE OF SOME SORT OF PLASTIC AND LIVING IN THE SOUTH HAS POSSIBLY CAUSED IT TO START MELTING. IT HAS SLOWLY MELTED, DRIPPING TAR LIKE MATERIAL ONTO MY REAR BUMPER OF MY SCION XB. EVERY TIME I OPEN MY TRUNK, THE BLACK TAR MATERIAL WILL END UP ON MY HANDS AND I AM...
Mileage: 120,000
I NOTICED A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE, THAT MY FINGERS WERE COVERED IN A BLACK MUSHY SUBSTANCE. THE SWITCH TO OPEN THE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY MELTED AND WOULD BARELY OPEN. MY WIFE AND I DON'T USUALLY USE THE HATCH DOOR, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG ITS BEEN IN THIS CONDITION ....
Mileage: 26,000
TWO OCCURRENCES WITHIN 3 DAYS, UNINTENDED FULL ACCELERATION - ACCELERATOR STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
TWO OCCURRENCES WITHIN 3 DAYS, UNINTENDED FULL ACCELERATION - ACCELERATOR STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PIVOT BOLT FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT SPEED. CLUTCH PEDAL STOPPED WORKING, TRANSMISSION STUCK IN GEAR AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. REQUIRED EVASIVE ACTIONS TO AVOID COLLISION. MECHANIC DISASSEMBLED TRANSMISSION AND LOCATED SHEARED OFF PIVOT BOLT LYING LOOSE I...
Mileage: 67,855
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE AFTER FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDEN...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DETACHED FROM ITS ASSEMBLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS N...
Mileage: 124,791
THE VEHICLES REAR HATCH HANDLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH MAKES THE PART FAIL. THE REAR HATCH HANDLE IS FASTENED TO THE TRUNK/HATCH WITH PLASTIC CLIPS. WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON FOR THE HATCH IS PRESSED, IT ONLY UNLOCKS THE HATCH DOOR. IT DOES NOT SPRING UPWARD LIKE OTHER VEHICLES. IN THE MANUAL IT S...
Mileage: 78,000
2006 TOYOTA SCION XB REAR HATCH RELEASE. IT BROKE WITHOUT ANY FAULTY USE. THE TOYOTA REPLACEMENT IS NOT SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE BROKEN PART INTERFERES WITH THE PLATE LIGHTS, THE ELECTRIC HATCH RELEASE AND ALLOWS EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE THROUGH NORMALLY COVERED HOLES. I J...
Mileage: 58,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AN...
Mileage: 18,000
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE BASE BETWEEN THE SEATS IS LOOSE. THE TAILGATE HATCH ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE TRUNK AND IT IS A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC ATTACHED TO THE HATCHBACK WITH 2 SCREWS. AS I WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE TRUNK, THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY CAME OFF...
Mileage: 90,222
HAD VEHICLE FOR A YEAR WHEN MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR THE FIRST TIME. A YEAR LATER ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED. I DID RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS MODEL IN PARTICULAR HAD WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS AND CONTINUOUSLY CRACKED EASILY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT AFFECTS VISIBILITY TREMENDOUSLY...
Mileage: 20,000
HAD VEHICLE FOR A YEAR WHEN MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR THE FIRST TIME. A YEAR LATER ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED. I DID RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS MODEL IN PARTICULAR HAD WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS AND CONTINUOUSLY CRACKED EASILY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT AFFECTS VISIBILITY TREMENDOUSLY...
Mileage: 20,000
HELLO TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE FIRST TIME IT WAS FIXED THEY (DEALER) NEVER EXPLAINED JUST WHAT THEY FIXED, SECOND IT HAPPENED AGAIN BOTH TIMES IT BROKE UPON OPENING THEY(DEALER) THE SECOND TIME WANTED 285 BUCKS TO REPAIR IT APPEARS TO BE JUST SIMPLE CLIPS THAT BROKE? THIS ...
ON 4 SEPARATE INCIDENTS, MY CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE SITTING STILL. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON MARCH 23RD WHILE I WAS SITTING STILL IN A MCDONALD'S DRIVE THRU. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACTED AS IF I HAD STEPPED FULLY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO REALLY PUSH MY FOOT DOW...
Mileage: 48,000
ON 4 SEPARATE INCIDENTS, MY CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE SITTING STILL. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON MARCH 23RD WHILE I WAS SITTING STILL IN A MCDONALD'S DRIVE THRU. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACTED AS IF I HAD STEPPED FULLY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO REALLY PUSH MY FOOT DOW...
Mileage: 48,000
THE REAR HATCH HANDLE ON MY 06 SCION XB HAS BROKEN OFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND NOW JUST HANGS THERE. I CAN HARDLY EVER GET INTO MY TRUNK BECAUSE OF THIS. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL COME OFF COMPLETELY AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND BECOME A DANGEROUS HAZARD FOR ANOTHER DRIVER. ALSO THE REAR LATCH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT WOULD ONLY OCCUR IN COLDER TEMPERATURES DU...
Mileage: 15,000
DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK FAILED TO FULLY UNLOCK DOOR MECHANISM, MANUAL DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS (INTERIOR PULL & EXTERIOR KEY) INEFFECTIVE, DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK OR UNLATCH (OPEN) WHEN INTERIOR HANDLE PULLED, OCCUPANT (DRIVER) UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 55,265
DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK FAILED TO FULLY UNLOCK DOOR MECHANISM, MANUAL DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS (INTERIOR PULL & EXTERIOR KEY) INEFFECTIVE, DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK OR UNLATCH (OPEN) WHEN INTERIOR HANDLE PULLED, OCCUPANT (DRIVER) UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 55,265
PROBLEM #1: FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND IT CRACKED AGAIN ON THE REPLACEMENT. A SMALL PEBBLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THAT CAUSED IT TO CRACK. PROBLEM #2: REAR HATCH HANDLE BROKE WHEN IT WAS USED. I OPENED THE REAR HATCH HANDLE AND THE PLASTIC PI...
Mileage: 71,000
PROBLEM #1: FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND IT CRACKED AGAIN ON THE REPLACEMENT. A SMALL PEBBLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THAT CAUSED IT TO CRACK. PROBLEM #2: REAR HATCH HANDLE BROKE WHEN IT WAS USED. I OPENED THE REAR HATCH HANDLE AND THE PLASTIC PI...
Mileage: 71,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE, VSR AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE LEAK DETECTION PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REPAIR COST OF $500 ....
Mileage: 40,000
FRONT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED AN 'L' SHAPED CRACK FROM THE TOP CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR EXTENDING TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMETHING HIT IT ON MY WAY HOME AND FOR SOME REASON I DIDN'T NOTICE... WHEN I INSPECTED IT, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANYTHING HITTING IT, N...
Mileage: 36,700
A ROCK WENT THRU MY GRILLE STRIGHT INTO THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR. ALTHOUGH NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER WHO LIVES IN ANOTHER STATE. THE REPAIR COSTS ARE AROUND $700.00 I BELIEVE THERE ARE MORE OF US OUT THERE AND THAT THE GRILLE IS AN UNSAFE ISSUE FOR MY CA...
Mileage: 65,000
CAR WAS PARKED AFTER BEING DRIVEN IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN CAR WAS STARTED, STABILITY CONTROL, TRAC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE LIT. TOOK CAR TO REPAIR SHOP. LIGHTS WERE RESET, INDICATIONS WERE THERE WAS A LOOSE CLAMP. TWO DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS...
Mileage: 94,000
I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD BRAKED AT A 3 WAY. I TURNED SLOWLY WITH MY FOOT GENTLY ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GO INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT INTO THE ABUTMENT OF THE PARKING SPACE. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE.
Mileage: 39,045
JAN 31, 2011 - 2006 SCION XB WITH APPX. 38,000 MILES STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST DOWN AN EXIT RAMP AND WAITED APPX. 5 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE CAR. IT PERFORMED PERFECTLY AFTER THAT. AFTER LOOKING INTO IT ON THE INTERNET AND REALIZING THAT...
Mileage: 37,500
I HAVE A 2006 SCION XB. THE BACK LATCH (MADE OF FIBERGLASS) HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF ON ONE SIDE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO THE CAR USING THE REAR ENTRANCE. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT IF SOME ONE WAS IN THE CAR IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF THIS W...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 2006 SCION XB. THE BACK LATCH (MADE OF FIBERGLASS) HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF ON ONE SIDE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO THE CAR USING THE REAR ENTRANCE. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT IF SOME ONE WAS IN THE CAR IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF THIS W...
Mileage: 80,000
BACK HATCH DOOR HANDLE BROKEN & LICENSE PLATE LIGHT HANGING.*TR
Mileage: 86,243
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE SENSOR RECALIBRATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RES...
Mileage: 42,000
THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE ON/OFF RESET BUTTON BEING PUSHED. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE DIFFICULT TO DESCRIBE BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURS RANDOMLY WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. ONCE ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE O...
Mileage: 1,100
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE, CAUSING HER TO REMAIN STUCK IN HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO REIMBURSE THE CO...
Mileage: 66,990
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY 2006 SCION XB HAS ACCELERATED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GOING UPHILL ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND BEGAN RACING. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE TO A STOP, BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE ENGINE TO SLOW ...
Mileage: 22,000
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY 2006 SCION XB HAS ACCELERATED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GOING UPHILL ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND BEGAN RACING. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE TO A STOP, BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE ENGINE TO SLOW ...
Mileage: 22,000
ACCELERATED (TOOK OFF) WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (5 INCIDENCES)...ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY AFTERMARKET CRUISE CONTROL. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND AFTERMARKET CRUISE AT THE TIME...THEY CLAIMED NO OTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER 2ND INCIDENCE CRUI...
Mileage: 15,000
ACCELERATED (TOOK OFF) WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (5 INCIDENCES)...ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY AFTERMARKET CRUISE CONTROL. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND AFTERMARKET CRUISE AT THE TIME...THEY CLAIMED NO OTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER 2ND INCIDENCE CRUI...
Mileage: 15,000
ACCELERATED (TOOK OFF) WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (5 INCIDENCES)...ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY AFTERMARKET CRUISE CONTROL. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND AFTERMARKET CRUISE AT THE TIME...THEY CLAIMED NO OTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER 2ND INCIDENCE CRUI...
Mileage: 15,000
MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVER NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE TO WASH THE CAR I NOTICED THERE WAS A VERY LARGE 'L' SHAPED CRACK RUNNING THE LENGTH OF APPROX. 3' FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD DOWN, THEN CURVING AND RUNNING FOR ANOTHER 17' TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS LARGE OF A ...
MY 2006 SCION XB HAS A CRACK ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, STARTING FROM THE CENTER TOP EXTENDING STRAIGHT DOWNWARD APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES AND THEN PROCEEDS TO CRACK IN THE DIRECTION TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE WHICH AGAIN EXTENDS ANOTHER 6 INCHES. THE CRACK HAS NO VISIBLE POINT OF IMPACT FROM A ROCK OR FO...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE VAPOR CANISTER LOCATED ABOVE THE REAR AXLE FAILED, DUE MOISTURE COMING FROM THE FILLER TUBE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE OR WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...
Mileage: 79,900
I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 65MPH. TRAFFIC BEGAN TO SLOW AND WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW MY CAR THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP. TRAFFIC CAME SLOWER AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE IT REVED AGAIN AND AGAIN TURNED IT ...
Mileage: 21,000
2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. CONSUMER STATES INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. VEHICLE STALLING, SURGING AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE STALLED AND SURGED, LOW/ROUGH IDLE, SLOW ACCELERATION, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT...
2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. CONSUMER STATES INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. VEHICLE STALLING, SURGING AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE STALLED AND SURGED, LOW/ROUGH IDLE, SLOW ACCELERATION, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT...
2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. CONSUMER STATES INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. VEHICLE STALLING, SURGING AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE STALLED AND SURGED, LOW/ROUGH IDLE, SLOW ACCELERATION, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT...
TODAY, 3/19/10 AT AROUND 9:30 A.M. I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA SCION HOME FROM THE DENTISTS OFFICE. NEARING THE TOP OF A HILL MY THROTTLE STUCK IN THE FULL POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO DEPRESS. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED AT HIGH SPEED, I RETURNED THE TRANSMISSI...
Mileage: 51,618
TODAY, 3/19/10 AT AROUND 9:30 A.M. I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA SCION HOME FROM THE DENTISTS OFFICE. NEARING THE TOP OF A HILL MY THROTTLE STUCK IN THE FULL POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO DEPRESS. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED AT HIGH SPEED, I RETURNED THE TRANSMISSI...
Mileage: 51,618
CAME OUT TO THE CAR THIS MORNING TO FIND A " L " SHAPED CRACK STARTING FROM THE TOP MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD DOWN ABOUT 8 INCHES, AND TAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN TWORDS THE DRIVER SIDE FOR ANOTHER 12 INCHES. UPON INSPECTION THE CRACK HAS NO IMPACT POINT AND LOOKS TO HAVE STARTED FROM BEHIND THE WEATHER...
Mileage: 54,000
IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN IN ORDER TO PULL OVER AND PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP. TRIED APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS AS THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT COULD HEAR THE CAR REVVING UP. APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FOR...
Mileage: 84,016
IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN IN ORDER TO PULL OVER AND PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP. TRIED APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS AS THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT COULD HEAR THE CAR REVVING UP. APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FOR...
Mileage: 84,016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH THE VEHICLE PLACED IN PARK THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. NO ONE WAS INJURED, A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 97,000
FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT # 10203228. MY WINDSHIELD HAS SUSTAINED TWO MORE BRAKES. I'M READY FOR MY FIFTH WINDSHIELD IN FOUR YEARS. ALL BRAKES HAVE OCCURRED ON PAVED ROADS. *TR
Mileage: 60,100
FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT # 10203228. MY WINDSHIELD HAS SUSTAINED TWO MORE BRAKES. I'M READY FOR MY FIFTH WINDSHIELD IN FOUR YEARS. ALL BRAKES HAVE OCCURRED ON PAVED ROADS. *TR
Mileage: 60,100
THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED (FULL LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD) WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT. CURIOUS WHY IT WOULD CRACK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS OTHERS ...
Mileage: 6,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT. ONE WEEK LATER THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE WAS BLOWN AND THEY A...
Mileage: 3,500
I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND COULD NOT STOP. I HIT MY OTHER CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THAT STOPPED ME BUT DAMAGED BOTH VEHICLES. SINCE THIS OCCURRED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY I DID NOT CONTACT POLICE. *TR
Mileage: 69,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, TRAC OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TH...
Mileage: 15,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, TRAC OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TH...
Mileage: 15,000
SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF CAR WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE IN A 2006 SCION XB. *TR
Mileage: 44,000
CRACKWINDSHIELD: I HAVE(MY INSURANCE COMPANY) HAS REPLACED 3 WINDSHIELDS IN MY 2006 SCION XB AND I CURRENTLY HAVE A (L) SHAPE CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD, WHICH STARTS AT HE TOP OF MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR. IF I DECIDE TO REPLACE THIS WINDSHIELD THIS WILL BE NUMBER 4. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSH...
Mileage: 50,000
ENGINE: ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2010 MY 2006 SCION XB, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX 70MPH. MY ENGINE SHUT OFF - NO POWER - NONE!! NO WARNING - JUST SHUT OFF!!! -WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. ASIDE FROM VEHICLES ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO ALSO AVOID HITTING O...
Mileage: 51,800
2006 SCION XB --- WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME GAS PEDAL PROBLEM ON FOUR OR FIVE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE EITHER DID NOT SLOW WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND IN TWO INSTANCES THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHILE GOING UPHILL APPROACHING SLOWING TRAFFIC. RE: TOYOTA R...
Mileage: 23,560
TOYOTA SCION XB, 2006: WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN CRACKING ONGOING BEGINNING 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR. TOYOTA/SCION REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM, AND OFFERS NO REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED 2 WINDSHIELDS WITHIN A YEAR AND LIVED WITH ANOTHER CRACK FOR 3 YEARS UNTIL NOW, AS I HAVE ACCUMUL...
Mileage: 2,000
TOYOTA SCION XB, 2006: WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN CRACKING ONGOING BEGINNING 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR. TOYOTA/SCION REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM, AND OFFERS NO REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED 2 WINDSHIELDS WITHIN A YEAR AND LIVED WITH ANOTHER CRACK FOR 3 YEARS UNTIL NOW, AS I HAVE ACCUMUL...
Mileage: 2,000
MY CAR, A 2006 SCION XB, WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN I TAPPED ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, IT SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO BEV SMITH TOYOTA & SCION, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS DETERMINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SOFTWA...
Mileage: 32,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP SO THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. HE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PU...
Mileage: 7,000
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT AROUND THIS ISSUE. MY 2006 SCION XB HAS A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME! MY RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL AND I NOTE THAT THIS WILL BE THE 89TH COMPLAINT OF THIS TYPE ON THIS SITE. I HAVE TRAVELED HUNDREDS OF THOUSA...
Mileage: 90,000
ON TUESDAY JANUARY 19, 2010 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE CENTER OF MY WINDSHIELD RIGHT BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR OF MY 2006 SCION XB. I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP TO BE REPAIRED ON WEDNESDAY, ON WEDNESDAY MORNING I SAW THE CRACK HAD DOUBLED IN SIZE AND WAS IN THE SHAP...
Mileage: 79,200
2006 SCION XB DRIVER DOOR OFTEN WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE. DRIVER MUST CLIMB OUT THROUGH WINDOW OR PASSENGER DOOR. NOT REPAIRED YET.*TR
Mileage: 50,000
THE HANDLE FOR THE BACK HATCH ON MY 2006 SCION XB HAS BROKEN. IT IS STILL CONNECTED BY THE WIRES. THE HANDLE IS VERY FLIMSY AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO GRAB ONTO WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE HATCH. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT INTO THE DEALER YET, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL BE TO FIX. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
THE HANDLE FOR THE BACK HATCH ON MY 2006 SCION XB HAS BROKEN. IT IS STILL CONNECTED BY THE WIRES. THE HANDLE IS VERY FLIMSY AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO GRAB ONTO WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE HATCH. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT INTO THE DEALER YET, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL BE TO FIX. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN NEITHER INSTANCE DO I RECALL ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. *TR THE CURRENT CRACK DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. IN MY EXPERIENCE, THIS FREQUENCY OF WINDSHIELD...
Mileage: 38,500
WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED OVERNIGHT WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I DISCOVERED A CRACK STARTING FROM THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, APPROX EYE-LEVEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CRACK EXTENDS ABOUT 10 INCHES DOWNWARD AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A ROCK CHIP OR OTHER EXTERIOR DA...
Mileage: 59,180
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A SEATTLE BOULEVARD AT ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. INSTEAD OF SLOWING, THE ENGINE SPED UP. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BY STOMPING ON THE BRAKE, BUT AT FULL STOP THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING T...
Mileage: 13,000
I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO HAD THE ACCELERATED STICK TO THE FLOOR MAT AFTER ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON PASSING I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK IN THE WINTER FLOOR MAT I HAD. IT REQUIRED ME TO USE...
I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO HAD THE ACCELERATED STICK TO THE FLOOR MAT AFTER ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON PASSING I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK IN THE WINTER FLOOR MAT I HAD. IT REQUIRED ME TO USE...
I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND I HAVE A HUGE CRACK THAT APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE ON MY WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK STARTED OUT BIG, AND THEN ONLY GOT BIGGER WITH TIME. UPON DOING MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAIN WITH THE 2004-2006 SCION XB MOFELS AND I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY HA...
ON SEPTEMBER 25 TH MY FAMILY AND I WENT TO THE FAIR IN OUR TOWN IN OUR 2006 SCION XB. CAME HOME PARKED IT IN THE DRIVE WAY AND THE NEXT MORNING WE GOT UP WENT OUTSIDE AROUND 10:00 A.M. TO WASH OUR CARS AND THE WINDSHIELD IN THE SCION WAS BROKEN. THERE IS A CRACK FROM THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN A V SHAP...
Mileage: 48,000
2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELD CRACK IN MIDDLE OF REARVIEW MIRROR IN TO A "L" SHAPE ! NO APPARENT DAMAGE WOKE UP ONE MORNING AND WAS CRACKED!! *TR
Mileage: 52,000
2006 SCION XB. WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT, A LARGE CRACK DEVELOPED RUNNING DOWN BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND THEN MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR
Mileage: 32,000
REAR POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO OPERATE. SAFETY HAZARD IN HOT CLIMATES. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT REPAIRS NOT COVERED EXCEPT UNDER 3 YEAR/36K MILE FACTORY WARRANTY. SUGGEST A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IN HOT CLIMATES WHERE CHILDREN CAN BE TRAPPED I...
Mileage: 42,500
TWO MONTHS AGO, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR, I HEARD A NOISE. AT FIRST, I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT UNTIL I THEN GLANCED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A CRACK STARTING FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD TO ABOUT A 1/3 DOWN. IT HAS SLOWLY BEEN GETTING LONG...
WOKE UP TO A CRACKED WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR. LINE CRACK THAT IS SPREADING SLOWLY. *TR
Mileage: 31,000
WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON PASSENGER SIDE WHILE VEHICLE SAT IN CLOSED GARAGE OVERNIGHT. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
THIS HAS TO DO WITH FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKING. OUR WINDSHIELD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS FROM A COUPLE OF MINOR HITS BY WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER SMALL PEBBLES. SEVERAL CRACKS HAVE FORMED AND THEY ARE NOW JOINING TOGETHER. I HAVE READ ON LINE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CAR'S AND THEREFORE MAY BE A DEF...
PULLED MY 2006 SCION XB INTO THE GARAGE AFTER WAXING IT. ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER GOT IN TO PULL IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THERE WAS A LARGE "L" SHAPED CRACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
Mileage: 46,600
THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE AT EYE LEVEL. FROM THE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AT THE ROOF SUPPORT MOVING TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE SHIELD. THE CRACK OCCURRED OVERNIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE SAT IN OUR GARAGE . IT DID NOT EXPERIENCES ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE ONLY AN ESTIMATE ...
Mileage: 33,000
I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 SCION XB IN JULY 2006. IN FEBRUARY 2007, I TURNED ON THE DEFROST FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED EXACTLY IN THE MIDDLE ABOUT 5" STRAIGHT UP CURVED TOWARD THE DRIVER FOR ABOUT 9" AND THEN CURVED UP AGAIN ABOUT 1 1/2". THERE WERE NO OTHER CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD...
Mileage: 5,500
2006 SCION JUST DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE WINDSHIELD JUST CRACKED FROM DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 35,000
WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON A SHORT TWO HOUR DRIVE, NOTHING ELSE UNUSUAL HAPPENED. *TR
Mileage: 15,024
STANDARD DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, SUDDENLY SMALL CHIP IN BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD APPEARED, NO OTHER NOTICEABLE CHIPS OR CRACKS. CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN SECURE GARAGE AND OBTAINED A LARGE CRACK GREATER THAN 6 INCHES IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD WAS RE...
THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. IT STARTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND IS DOG-LEGGED IN SHAPE. *TR
Mileage: 25,750
MY 2006 SCION XB (AS WELL AS EVERY OTHER ONE OUT THERE) HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE WINDSHIELD. I AM ON MY SECOND WINDSHIELD. CRACKS HAPPEN FOR NO REASON, SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS TURNING ON YOUR DEFROST. SCION REPLACED MY FIRST WINDSHIELD BECAUSE MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THEY ARE HESITANT TO D...
WINDSHIELD STRESS CRACK ON SCION XB. 2006 MY. THE CRACK HAPPENED SPONTANEOUSLY FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND CURVING RIGHT. FROM INVESTIGATING NUMEROUS POSTS, DISCUSSIONS, ETC. ON THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT. JUST GOOGLE "SCION XB WINDSHIELD CRACKING" AND YOU'LL FIND A PLETH...
Mileage: 23,000
I CAME OUT TO MY CAR AND THE WINDSHIELD HAD AN L- SHAPED CRACK, THATS IT. THE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR
Mileage: 36,000
WINDOW HAS AN L SHAPED CRACKED THAT APPEARED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THERE IS A SMALL CHIP AT THE TOP. I CANNOT FIND THE CHIP. MY FATHER IN LAW LOOKED. THE MAN SPENT 30 YEARS MAKING AUTOMOTIVE GLASS AND COULD NOT FIND IT. *TR
Mileage: 15,000
MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN BUT APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES IN 4 DAYS. ON THE 5TH DAY I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND THERE WAS AN "L" SHAPED CRACK ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK WAS NOT THERE THE LAST TIME I DROVE MY VEHICLE. THE ORIGIN OF THE CRACK BEGINS UNDER THE SEAM WHERE THE WINDSHIELD MEET...
PARKED MY CAR (2006 SCION XB) OUTSIDE ONE EVENING. WOKE THE NEXT MORNING AND THERE WAS A LARGE L-SHAPED CRACK NEAR THE REARVIEW MIRROR. NO ROCK OR IMPACT DAMAGE OCCURRED, JUST A CRACK APPEARED. ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER, NOT ONLY HAD THAT CRACK GROWN, BUT I NOW HAD A NEW CRACK JUTTING IN FROM THE PASSEN...
Mileage: 27,000
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM TOP CENTER DOWN 5"TURNED TO PASS SIDE WENT 13" , 2ND SAME TIME STARTED ON RIGHT PILLAR ACROSS CENTER ENDED JUST UNDER OTHER, HAPPENED WHEN DEFROSTERS WERE ON FOR ABOUT 15 MINS AND OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 10 DEGREES OR A LITTLE LESS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH ON MAJOR ROA...
Mileage: 35,215
A SPONTANEOUS CRACK APPEARED IN MY 2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELD WHILE SITTING OVERNIGHT. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE TOP CENTER EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, TRAVELS DOWN BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, AND ANGLES TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN AN L SHAPE. THERE IS NO CHIP OR OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE C...
FOUND A L-SHAPED CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. IT STARTS FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ENDS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. MY WINDSHIELD DID NOT HAVE A CRACK WHEN I LEFT MY CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE. IT IS A VERY FINE CRACK AND DOESN'T LOOK AS IF SOMETHING HIT THE GLASS. TOOK...
I OWN A 2006 SCION XB. THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED (AT THE EDGE) FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN MARCH 2008, AND IT WAS INDICATED BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS DUE TO INSTALLATION. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. IT HAS CRACKED ONCE AGAIN, DECEMBER 2008, ONCE AGAIN ALONG THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAV...
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. *TR
Mileage: 11,000
THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON A STONE OR ROCK DID NOT HIT THE CAR . IT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT. CRACK STARTED IN LEFT CORNER OF WINDSHIELD TRAVELED UP AND ACROSS WINDSHIELD ABOUT 16 INCHES DEALER SAYS THEY NO NOTHING ABOUT A PROBLEM I GO ON LINE TO MOTORBEAT.COM AND FIND OVER 100 PO...
Mileage: 43,000
I WAS REFERRED TO THIS SITE BY ANOTHER WEBSITE, MYSCIOINSUCKS.COM, AND I AM SO GLAD I WAS! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MY DEALERSHIP TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND HAVE NOT BEEN IN REAL PURSUIT OF ANY JUSTICE UNTIL RECENTLY. I HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON MY SCION 2006 XB. I REALLY WANTED JUSTICE WHEN I...
Mileage: 11,000
I OWN A SCION XB 2006 AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM MANY OTHER SCION XB OWNERS ARE HAVING. MY FRONT WINDSHIELD KEEPS CRACKING IN THE TYPICAL "L" SHAPED PATTERN. THE FIRST TIME WAS LAST YEAR, IT CRACKED FOR NO REASON DURING THE LATE SPRING. A ROCK NEVER HIT IT, NOR DID ANYTHING ELSE THAT LED TO THE C...
Mileage: 14,000
WENT TO MY GARAGE IN THE MORNING AND DISCOVERED AN "L"SHAPED CRACK IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD HAD FORMED OVERNIGHT. I WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED AS NOTHING HAD PREVIOUS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, IT'S CLEAR THE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AS IT CAN NOT BE A COINCIDENCE THAT M...
Mileage: 33,500
1) GENERAL USE OF VEHICLE. 2) WHEN USING RIGHT HAND SIDE DIRECTION INDICATOR, DURING CANCELING, EITHER BY HAND OR AUTOMATICALLY THROUGH TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK INTO THE STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION, THE LEFT HAND SIDE INDICATORS MAY BRIEFLY LIGHT UP, CAUSING POTENTIAL CONFUSING SIGNALING TO OTHER...
Mileage: 13,000
I JUST WENT INTO THE GARAGE TO MOVE MY SCION AND NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN THE SHAPE OF A J AT THE TOP MIDDLE OF MY WINDSHIELD. WHEN SEARCHING FOR AUTO GLASS ON THE NET, I CAME ACROSS TOO MANY POSTS OF XB OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SEE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE A "SILENT RECALL". *TR
Mileage: 21,000
L SHAPED CRACK ON WINDSHIELD OF MY 2006 SCION XB. HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED AND ONE WEEK LATER THE NEW WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACE WITH THE SAME SHAPE. IT ALSO HAPPENED OVERNIGHT WHEN NOT DRIVEN. *TR
Mileage: 48,015
I WALKED INTO MY GARAGE ON 9/24/08 AND FOUND A L-SHAPED CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. IT STARTS FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ENDS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. MY WINDSHIELD DID NOT HAVE A CRACK WHEN I LEFT MY CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE. IT IS A VERY FINE CRACK AND DOESN'T LO...
Mileage: 14,500
THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND CURRENTLY HAS A CRACK IN IT. THE FIRST CRACK APPEARED 6 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT FREE. THE SECOND TIME IT CRACKED I WASN'T AWARE THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER SCION WINDSHIELDS AND REPLACED IT MYSEL...
Mileage: 2,759
I WALKED INTO MY GARAGE THIS MORNING AND FOUND A L-SHAPED CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. IT STARTS FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ENDS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. MY WINDSHIELD DID NOT HAVE A CRACK WHEN I LEFT MY CAR YESTERDAY EVENING. IT IS A VERY FINE CRACK AND DOES...
Mileage: 14,500
OUR CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, WHEN GETTING INTO THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED IN THE SHAPE OF AN L. *TR
Mileage: 15,000
I HAVE A 2006 SCION XB AND IN FEBRUARY OF 2007 APP. 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK IN IT, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A ROCK HITTING NO NOISE I JUST LOOKED UP AND IT WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW AND JUST YESTERDAY SEP. 14, 2008 I GOT IN MY CAR AND THERE WAS...
Mileage: 25,000
I HAVE A 2006 SCION XB THAT WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 2006. LAST YEAR, IN 2007, A CRACK APPEARED THAT STARTED ON THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THEY CRACK THEN GREW FROM A LINE INTO AN L SHAPE. A MONTH OR SO AFTER THAT ANOTHER L SHAPED CRACK APPEARED COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSH...
Mileage: 70,065
I OWN A 2006 SCION XB RELEASE SERIES 3.0 ENVY GREEN AND THE HEAD REST MONITORS THAT CAME FROM FACTORY HAS FAILED. THE FIRST TIME THE MONITORS FAILED TO WORK WAS BACK ON JULY 20 AND EVER SINCE THE MONITORS WILL NOT WORK OR IT WILL TURN ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND SHUTS OFF AND WILL NOT TURN ON AGAIN. I ...
AROUND MARCH 2008, I PEBBLE HIT MY SCION XB WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED A SMALL CRACK. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND I HAD TO GET IT REPLACED. RECENTLY, ON AUGUST 4TH, 2008, ANOTHER PEBBLE HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND ANOTHER CRACK. AND TODAY AUGUST 27TH, 2008, MY FRIEND WHO H...
AROUND MARCH 2008, I PEBBLE HIT MY SCION XB WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED A SMALL CRACK. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND I HAD TO GET IT REPLACED. RECENTLY, ON AUGUST 4TH, 2008, ANOTHER PEBBLE HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND ANOTHER CRACK. AND TODAY AUGUST 27TH, 2008, MY FRIEND WHO H...
1. MAYBE A PEBBLE IMPACT 2. WINDSHIELD CRACK (ONE TIME, I HAVE NOT CHANGED THE WINDSHIELD YET) 3. NOTHING YET. *TR
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF MY 2006 SCION XB DEVELOPED A CRACK WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND NO OTHER CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME TO TOSS ROCKS. THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM A ROCK OR ANYTHING BEFORE THE CRACK APPEARED. I HEARD A POP AND DISCOVERED THE CRACK. THE POP SOUND WAS NOT THE NORMAL ROCK ON THE WINDSHIEL...
Mileage: 39,500
WINDSHIELD CRACKS ON ITS OWN (NOT DUE TO ROCKS OR ANYTHING) THERE IS AN L SHAPED CRACK WHICH STARTS AT THE TOP CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS CAUSED MOST LIKELY BY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN WHICH CAUSED THE BODY TO FLEX. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
MY CAR HAS SEVERAL DEFECTS. I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SCION. I PURCHASE THIS CAR FROM CARMAX BUT THEY TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT A TOYOTA CAR DEALERSHIP PLACE. THIS PLACE HAS BEEN GIVEN ME A RUN AROUND ABOUT FIXING MY CAR EVER SINCE JANUARY. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR ONE THING TO BE REPAIRE...
MY CAR HAS SEVERAL DEFECTS. I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SCION. I PURCHASE THIS CAR FROM CARMAX BUT THEY TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT A TOYOTA CAR DEALERSHIP PLACE. THIS PLACE HAS BEEN GIVEN ME A RUN AROUND ABOUT FIXING MY CAR EVER SINCE JANUARY. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR ONE THING TO BE REPAIRE...
I PURCHASED MY SCION XB 2006 IN AUGUST OF 2006. LAST WEEK, WED. JULY 9, 2008, AN L SHAPED CRACK APPEARED ON MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. IT APPEARED OVERNIGHT OUT OF NOWHERE. I DISCOVERED IT IN THE MORNING. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF TRAUMA TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE VERY TOP EDGE OF THE WINDSHIE...
I PURCHASED MY SCION XB 2006 IN AUGUST OF 2006. LAST WEEK, WED. JULY 9, 2008, AN L SHAPED CRACK APPEARED ON MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. IT APPEARED OVERNIGHT OUT OF NOWHERE. I DISCOVERED IT IN THE MORNING. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF TRAUMA TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE VERY TOP EDGE OF THE WINDSHIE...
REAR RIGHT LIP OF THE BUMPER FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 24,000
REAR RIGHT LIP OF THE BUMPER FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 24,000
REAR RIGHT LIP OF THE BUMPER FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 24,000
A CRACK APPEARED IN THE WINDSHIELD OF MY CAR WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO TRAUMA TO THE WINDSHIELD PRIOR TO THIS CRACK APPEARING. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND PARKED THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT. UPON MY RETURN I FOUND A CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD THAT STARTED ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE, WENT IN ABOUT 2 INCHES, UP ABOUT 6 INCHES, AND THEN LEFT ABOUT 12 INCHES. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THERE WAS ANY IMPACT OR ROCK CHIP TO INITIATE THE CRACK. ...
Mileage: 19,000
2006 SCION XB, FOUND WINDSHIELD CRACKED AFTER LEAVING THE CAR PARKED. THE CRACK WAS NOT THERE IN THE MORNING BUT IN THE AFTERNOON, AN L SHAPED, 4" BY 10" CRACK STARTING FROM BEHIND REAR VIEW MIRROR APPEARED, THE CAR HAS 7700 MILES THIS IS A "WEEKEND CAR" AS IT IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE IN MOST OF T...
Mileage: 7,700
NOTICED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD AFTER VEHICLE PARKED OVERNIGHT. CRACK IS "L" SHAPED BEGINNING AT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD EDGE APPROX. 12" FROM BOTTOM, EXTENDING APPROX. 3" HORIZONTALLY, THEN TURNING 90 DEGREES TOWARD BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD AND EXTENDING APPROX. 9". CRACK IS NOT FROM DEBRIS AND NO P...
Mileage: 33,500
WHILE DRIVING, A CRACK BEGAN IN THE WINDSHIELD COMING UP FROM THE ABOUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD (ABOUT 8" FROM THE MIDDLE, CLOSER TO THE DRIVER). AFTER CLIMBING A ABOUT 9" IT MADE A 90 DEGREE TURN AND CONTINUED ON (MAKING ABOUT AN 18" CRACK W/IN AN HOUR). THERE WAS NO CHIP NEAR THAT AREA...
Mileage: 5,100
TODAY, 6/13/08, I WAS WASHING MY CAR....NOTHING UNUSUAL....AFTER I WAS FINISHED WITH THE OUTSIDE AND STARTED ON THE INSIDE, I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD....I WASN'T EVEN DRIVING SO NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD...AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THI...
Mileage: 26,000
I HAVE A 2006 SCION XB WITH ONLY 9,000 MILES ON IT, AND I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD FOR THE THIRD TIME WITH THE SAME EXACT L-SHAPE CRACK THAT BEGINS AT THE TOP CENTER GOES DOWN ABOUT 6 INCHES AND THEN TO THE LEFT 6 INCHES. NO ROCK DAMAGE OR OTHER DAMAGE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS. THERE IS S...
Mileage: 9,300
MY 2006 SCION XB HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD, "L" SHAPED FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD, BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR, GOING PERPENDICULAR FOR ABOUT 6-8" THEN MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE, EXTENDING FOR ABOUT 12". IT HAS STOPPED PROGRESSING. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN FOR N...
Mileage: 32,000
2006 SCION XB CRACKED WINDSHIELD. IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SCION THAT THEY CORRECTED IN THEIR 2008 MODEL. *TR
STRESS CRACK APPEARED WHEN I RETURNED TO MY PARKED CAR IN THE MORNING. NO IMPACT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS IS A REPORTED DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2006 SCION XB, AND I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR
Mileage: 23,600
17 INCH CRACK JUST BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. LONG CRACK STARTING AT THE RUBBER OF THE WINDSHIELD GOING 7 INCHES DOWN, CRACK TURNS IN A 90 DEGREE ANGLE 10 INCHES TOWARDS THE PASSENGER. NO IMPACT, CRACK WAS NOT THERE WHEN I PARKED MY CAR. CRACK PRESENT WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR THE NEXT MORNING. WILL BE...
Mileage: 28,000
MY SCION WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WENT TO GET IN THE CAR I NOTICED A 12 INCH CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD THAT STARTED ON THE FAR DRIVERS SIDE AND CURVED A LITTLE THEN WENT STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. THE DATE OF THE CRACK WAS 4/19/08. TOYOTA REPLACED THE WINDOW ON 4/22/...
Mileage: 17,000
MY REAR WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED AND COMPLETELY SHATTERED 3 TIME IN 6 MONTHS. I'VE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, AND IM TIRED OF IT....TOYOTA CLAIMS THERE IS NO DEFECT, BUT I'VE READ ON OTHER SITES THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. MY FRONT WINDSHIELD IS NOW CRACKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE OU...
Mileage: 43,000
MY WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK STARTING FROM THE TOP MIDDLE, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE CRACK EXTENDED DOWNWARD APPROXIMATELY 6-8 INCHES AND THEN HORIZONTALLY TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE APPROXIMATELY 6-8 INCHES, FORMING AN "L" SHAPE. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS HAPPENED AS I DON'T RECALL...
I BOUGHT MY SCION BRAND NEW IN NOV. 2005. IT WAS MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR, AND I LOVE MY XB. I HAVE BEEN HAVING UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD CRACKS. I AM CURRENTLY ON MY 5TH WINDSHIELD, AND TODAY I CAME OUT AND SAW A NEW CRACK. APPROX. 12" ON THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED ...
Mileage: 35,250
AN "L" SHAPED CRACK THAT APPEARED WITHOUT INCIDENT FROM THE TOP SECTION OF MY WINDSHIELD ABOVE THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR. APPROX. 10 INCHES LONG AT THIS POINT. APPEARS TO BE GETTING LARGER DAILY. NO CHIPS IN WINDSHIELD THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRACK LIKE THIS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW TO HAVE W...
Mileage: 13,000
CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB. WITH ONLY 3,200 MILES ON THE CAR I STARTED NOTICING SMALL STRESS CRACKS STARTING ON THE SIDE OF HE WINDSHIELD. AFTER I WENT TO SCION THEY ATTRIBUTED THESE CRACKS FROM ROCK CHIPS. THE COMPANY THAT REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD SAID THAT THEIR WHERE NO ROCK DIVOYS IN ...
MY 2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS THAT AREN'T FROM A CHIP. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT RESOLVE IT FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR
Mileage: 16,000
ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 13, 2008 I AWOKE TO FIND A LARGE L SHAPED CRACK(APPROX. 1 FT LONG/DRIVER'S SIDE) IN THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2006 SCION XB. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED THE FOLLOWING DAY(COSTING ME A $50.00 DEDUCTI...
WOKE UP TO FIND UNEXPLAINED CRACK IN WINDSHIELD IN SHAPE OF "L" ABOUT FOOT LONG EACH SIDE. NO PREVIOUS TRAUMA TO WINDSHIELD. A FEW WEEKS LATER SEVERAL MORE CURVY CRACKS SPRANG UP, STARTING FROM EDGE OF WINDSHIELD, AND NOT CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER. NO ACCIDENTS OR DEBRIS STRIKING CAR. LOTS OF TINY FLE...
Mileage: 22,435
I CAME OUT TO 2006 SCION XB IN PARKING LOT AND FOUND "L" SHAPED CRACK STARTING AT THE CENTER OF THE TOP RUBBER SEAL AND EXTENDING DOWN AND TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
Mileage: 12,150
MY WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. CRACK IS ABOUT A FOOT LONG STARTING FROM THE TOP MIDDLE OF MY WINDSHIELD INTO A "L" SHAPED TOWARDS/BEHIND MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THERE WAS SNOW WHICH LEAD TO COLD WEATHER. I AM PLANNING TO TAKE MY CAR TO A LOCAL SCI...
DRIVING MY SCION XB DOWN THE FREEWAY, A CRACK DEVELOPED FROM THE EDGE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD AND GREW BY 18 INCHES WITHIN SECONDS. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT THE WINDSHIELD, I FOUND THERE WAS NO IMPACT POINT AND THIS WAS A STRESS FRACTURE. AFTER READING INTERNET FORUMS AND THIS WEBSITES CO...
Mileage: 16,700
I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD TWICE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME WAS BECAUSE OF A PEBBLE AND I WENT TO THE REPLACEMENT PLACE RECOMMENDED BY MY INSURANCE CARRIER. THE SECOND TIME THE WINDSHIELD JUST CRACKED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD THIS "CLICK". THOUGHT THERE WAS A CRACK, ...
Mileage: 14,000
3 WINDSHIELDS CRACKED IN 15 MONTHS DUE TO WEATHER CHANGE. LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD ALL 3 TIMES. MODEL: 2006 XB SCION. *TR
SCION XB WINDSHIELD DAMAGED REPEATEDLY. FIRST CRACK FROM THE TOP AND DOWN MOST OF THE DRIVER SIDE, L-SHAPED TOWARDS THE DRIVER-SIDE FRAME. NO APPARENT CAUSE, EXCEPT POSSIBLY EXTREME HEAT. REPLACED. SINCE THEN, HAVE HAD TWO NEW CRACKS STARTING FROM THE TOP, DOWN AND MULTIPLE (AT LEAST 5 SEPARATEL...
MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. IN THE MORNING I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD, BEGINNING AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE GLASS MEETS THE FRAME, IN FRONT OF THE APPROXIMATE MIDPOINT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT, EXTENDING VERTICALLY UPWARD APPROXIMATELY 8 - 10 INCHES, THEN TRAVELING HORIZONTALLY TO...
Mileage: 16,950
THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO L SHAPED CRACKS THAT DEVELOPED FROM THE SIDE PILLARS. I AM SURE IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF BEING HIT BY A ROCK. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT I COULD HEAR THE CRACKING SOUND WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR(11-05-07). THE 2ND TIME, THE CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE & NOT DRIVEN ...
Mileage: 32,441
I PURCHASED A 2006 SCION XB IN MARCH OF 2006. I DID NOT DRIVE IT MUCH AS A STUDENT BUT NOW THAT I'VE GRADUATED I SEE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE VEHICLE DESIGN. I HAD ONE PEBBLE HIT THE TOP PART OF MY WINDSHIELD IN DEC 2007 AND IT CAUSED A VERTICAL VEIN DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY WINDOW. I HAVE SIN...
CRACKED WINDSHIELD WARRANTY CLAIM DENIED BY SCION. NO PLAUSIBLE REASON GIVEN BY TOYOTA WARRANTY INSPECTOR AS TO THE REASON FOR CRACK. *TR
Mileage: 20,900
THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2006 SCION XB HAS INEXPLICABLY CRACKED IN A LARGE L SHAPE ORIGINATING FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD AT THE FRAME. THE CAR WAS GARAGED WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN ONE WEEK. THERE WAS NO RECENT IMPACT FROM ANY ROCK, PEBBLE OR STONE. *TR
IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS I HAVE DEVELOPED THREE UNRELATED CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE FIRST ONE I HAD REPAIRED. THE SECOND, A MUCH LARGER CRACK, DEVELOPED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD TWO MONTHS LATER. I THEN HAD THE WHOLE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. AFTER ABOUT ONE MONTH WITH THE NEW WINDSHIE...
Mileage: 23,000
LAST WEEK I FOUND A FOOT LONG CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2006 SCION XB WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY CAR AFTER WORK. IN RESEARCHING REPLACEMENT OPTIONS I FOUND MULTIPLE POSTS ON ON-LINE FORUMS INDICATING THAT THE CRACK MAY BE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE CRACK BEGINS NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND CURVES T...
I BOUGHT MY 2006 SCION XB NEW. SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING I GOT IN AND CLOSED THE DOOR. MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I HAD NOT STARTED THE CAR YET, JUST CLOSED THE DOOR, AND NOT HARD. MY CAR WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE, PERHAPS 6 DEGREES. THE CRACK WAS ON THE LOWER DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER ABOUT 5 IN...
WINDSHIELD CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. *TR
WINDSHIELD BREAKS FOR NO REASON, SEEMS THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME AREA THAT CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGES. *TR
Mileage: 12,000
WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT THE TOP BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR. IT WENT DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD 6 INCHES THEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT 13 INCHES BEFORE STOPPING. I HAVE SEEN TWO OTHER SCIONS ON THE ROAD THAT ARE CRACKED IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT. *TR
Mileage: 35,890
WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BY ROAD DEBRIS. *TR
Mileage: 24,000
THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR IN THE MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT, IT HAS SPREAD DOWNWARD AND ACROSS THE CENTER OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. *TR
Mileage: 23,000
I AM CURRENTLY ON MY SECOND SCION XB AND HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS. WITH MY CURRENT XB I HAVE HAD APPROX. 8 CRACKS OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. I HAD THE FIRST TWO CHIPS REPAIRED THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. HOWEVER THE THIRD CRACK WENT ACROSS 50% OF THE WINDSHIELD. SHORTLY AFTER I RECIEV...
I BOUGHT A USED '06 SCION XB IN AUG. '07 & W/IN A WEEK MY WINDSHIELD(WS) WAS LEAKING BIGTIME. THERE WERE NO CRACKS & THE CARFAX REPORT CAME BACK CLEAN W/ NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. I CALLED THE DEALER & SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY HAD A LOCAL WS CO. REPLACE THE WS. THAT WEEKEND I WASHED MY CAR & NOTIC...
Mileage: 47,000
I BOUGHT A USED '06 SCION XB IN AUG. '07 & W/IN A WEEK MY WINDSHIELD(WS) WAS LEAKING BIGTIME. THERE WERE NO CRACKS & THE CARFAX REPORT CAME BACK CLEAN W/ NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. I CALLED THE DEALER & SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY HAD A LOCAL WS CO. REPLACE THE WS. THAT WEEKEND I WASHED MY CAR & NOTIC...
Mileage: 47,000
JAN 24 2006 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK (AROUND 45 MPH) IN MY 2006 TOYOTA SCION AND MY WINDSHIELD STARTED TO CRACK. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF IT WAS CRACKING BECAUSE OF SOME TYPE OF IMPACT (SAY A ROCK), OR JUST LOOKING TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AND AT THE TIME I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING BUT THE 6-7 INCH CRACKI...
Mileage: 20,000
I HAVE A 2006 SCION XB AND I LOVE THE CAR. FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE TOP PASSENGER SIDE THE CRACK STARTED TODAY. IT IS STARTED AT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW AT THE TRIM AND IS MOVING DOWN TO THE MID LINE OF THE WINDOW TURNING TOWARD THE DRIVERSIDE. *TR
Mileage: 32,000
CRACKED WINDSHIELD BEHIND MIRROR, NO NONE CAUSE. CRACK ABOUT 10 INCH CURVES TOWARDS DRIVER SIDE. *TR
IN MID-NOVEMBER 2007 I GOT A SPONTANEOUS CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD WHILE RUNNING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON I-94 IN WESTERN MICHIGAN. THIS CRACK RUNS FROM UNDER THE RUBBER NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, THEN DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT. IT SHOWED UP AS A 5 INCH CRACK. IT IS NOW 15 INCHES LONG. THREE DAYS LAT...
Mileage: 29,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED. THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN MOMENTS LATER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT WOULD NOT FUNCTION...
Mileage: 400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED. THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN MOMENTS LATER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT WOULD NOT FUNCTION...
Mileage: 400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED. THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN MOMENTS LATER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT WOULD NOT FUNCTION...
Mileage: 400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED. THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN MOMENTS LATER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT WOULD NOT FUNCTION...
Mileage: 400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED. THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN MOMENTS LATER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT WOULD NOT FUNCTION...
Mileage: 400
WHILE DRIVING IN OHIO ON VACATION WE NOTICED THE BEGINNING OF A LINE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. IT STARTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AT THE POINT WHERE THE GLASS MET THE FRAME, EXACTLY OVER THE REAR MIRROR. AS WE DROVE, IT TRAVELED DOWNWARD AND CURVED TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WE CHECKED AND FOU...
Mileage: 16,000
FRONT SUSPENSION. SQUEAKY NOISE WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAD THE LEFT SUSPENSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE RIGHT SUSPENSION IS NOW SQUEAKY. *CN
Mileage: 33,000
I OWN A 2006 SCION XB. I NOTICED AN L SHAPED CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD THE MORNING OF JAN.2, 2008. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE MIDDLE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I HAVE OWED THE CAR FOR 1.5 YEARS. THE NIGHT BEFORE THERE WAS NO CRACK. THE CRACK SEEMS TO BE INTERNAL IN THE GLASS. ...
Mileage: 17,500
THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2006 XB CRACKED ON 12.29.07 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER A STONE HIT IT. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'LL BE REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD. THE FIRST TIME, LAST SUMMER, THERE WAS NO IMPACT; THERE WAS AN L-SHAPED CRACK BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR ONE MORNING. BASED ON YOUR O...
I HAVE HAD MY XB FOR OVER A YEAR, AND THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE WINDSHEILD. I HAVE TWO CRACKS THAT STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO PREVENT THEM FROM CRACKING. *TR
I BOUGHT MY 2006 SCION XB BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2006. I'VE ONLY OWNED MY CAR FOR 1 YEAR, BUT I'VE HAD 4 WINDSHIELD CRACKS/CHIPS. THE FIRST OCCURRED THE 2ND WEEK OF HAVING MY CAR. A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD IN THE MIDDLE AND CAUSED A CHIP, I IMMEDIATELY HAD NOVUS STOP IT BEFORE IT TURNED INTO A BIG...
MY WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY HAS A CRACK GOING ALL THE WAY ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD NOTHING HAS HIT MY WINDSHIELD, THE CRACK HAS STARTED FROM THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER 2006 SCION OWNERS THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO. I NEED TO BE ADVISED ON WHAT TO DO. *TR
Mileage: 21,000
2006 TOYOTA SCION XB CRACKED WINDSHIELD....NO APPARENT REASON. *TR
Mileage: 5,000
THE WAS BEING DRIVEN UNDER ROUTINE CIRCUMSTANCES, TO WORK. THE WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED TWICE (2) DUE TO STRESS. AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED IT ONCE, WILL CONSIDER IT A SECOND TIME. THE PARTS BEING USED ARE THE SAME BUT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED A SECOND TIME. *TR
Mileage: 23,000
I JUST REPLACED MY WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB ON 11/30/07 AFTER 2 CRACKS DEVELOPED AFTER ONLY TINY PEBBLES FROM THE ROAD HIT IN 2 DIFFERENT SPOTS ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND CREATED A CRACKS THAT SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE. THIS OBVIOUSLY MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR REPAIR BECAUSE EVEN IF THE GLASS COMPA...
Mileage: 36,000
THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 68 DEGREES WHICH WAS WHAT IT HAD BEEN MOST OF THE WEEK. NO EXTREME TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH A RECALL SHOULD ...
Mileage: 17,679
WINDSHIELD CRACKS WITHOUT ANY CAUSE! IT'S FROM THE MIDDLE BOTTOM AND IT'S OVER 10 INCHES LONG. *TR
I OWN A 2006 SCION XB, THE WINDSHIELD HAS ABOUT 8 CRACKS IN IT, DUE TO EITHER UNKNOWN FORCES OR THE TINIEST ROCKS HITTING IT. MY CAR CANNOT PASS INSPECTIONS WITH THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD NOT ONLY THAT BUT REPLACEMENTS FOR THE XB'S COST AT LEAST 500 DOLLARS. BY READING ABOUT MANY OTHER ...
THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED FOR NO REASON WHILE PARKED (2 FOOT CRACK). THE TECHNICIAN COULD FIND NO CAUSE. HE SAID THEY REPLACE THESE XB WINDSHIELDS DAILY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 5,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED A WINDSHIELD OR HAD ONE CRACK IN 30 YEARS OF OWNING CARS. *TR
Mileage: 5,500
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THIS VEHICLE WAS THE #2 VEHICLE IN A 4 CAR COLLISION. AS SUCH IT WAS HIT BY VEHICLES 3 AND THEN 4. IT HIT VEHICLE 1 TWO TIMES. THE CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE CRASH AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
MY FIANCE AND I WERE ON OUR AY HOME FROM PLAYING POOL IN MORPARK, CA FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN WE GOT ON THE 118 FREEWAY GOING THE WRONG WAY. WHEN WE REALIZED WE NEEDED TO GO WEST INSTEAD OF EAST, MY FIANCE GOT ON THE ERRINGER RD. EXIT TO TURN AROUND. BY THIS TIME I WAS ASLEEP AND DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING FR...
ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY SCION XB, A PEBBLE HIT MY WINDSHIELD AS OFTEN HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY. THIS MADE A SMALL "SPIDERY" DING IN THE WINDSHIELD. A WEEK LATER, THAT DING GREW TO BE OVER 24" LONG. EVERYWHERE I GO, I SEE SCION XB'S AND PROBABLY 85% OF THEM ALSO HAVE A HUGE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIEL...
I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND IT CONTINUALLY HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKING. THIS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. *TR
I WONDER IF THE SCION XB WINDSHIELD IS TOO THIN. I'VE HAD MY XB ONLY ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AND HAVE HAD TWO BROKEN WINDSHIELDS AND EACH OCCURRED ON PAVED ROADS. PRIOR TO THAT I'D ONLY HAD ONE BROKEN WINDSHIELD IN 45 YEARS OF DRIVING. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. HE STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO CRACKS AND STRESS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THERE A DESIGNED FLAW WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAW AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WAS RES...
Mileage: 1,500
WINDSHIELD CRACKED. *JB
Mileage: 9,200
CRACKED WINDSHIELD WHILE PARKED. *TR
Mileage: 15,000
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD 5 TIMES ON MY 2006 SCION XB WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 2006, I HAVE ALSO FOUND OUT THIS IS THE MOST REPLACED GLASS WINDSHIELD FROM OUR LOCAL SAFELITE GLASS DEALER, SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND OUT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH ISSUE, THIS APPEARS TO BE NATION...
Mileage: 225
I OWN A 2006 SCION XB. THERE SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S FLAW ON THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN. LESS THAN 8 MONTHS THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I THEN HAD TO REPLACED IT WITH A BRAND NEW FRONT WINDSHIELD. ABOUT A WEEK LATER A NEW CRACK APPEARED, THERE WAS NO ROCKS THAT...
Mileage: 9,000
WINDSHIELD CRACKS: MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED, WITH NO ONE IN THE CAR, AND NO CHIP. IT HAD LESS THAN 2000 MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED. I HAD PARKED THE CAR MOST OF THE WAY UNDER A CARPORT, WHERE THE FRONT 2/3 WAS SHADED AS THE SUN ROSE THAT MORNING BUT THE BACK 1/3 HAD SUN SHINING ON IT. I HAD THE FRONT WINDO...
Mileage: 1,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD A 10-INCH CRACK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,000.
Mileage: 11,000
WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY DURING THE DAY I CAME OUTSIDE TO FIND A 12 INCH CRACK THAT STARTED AT THE TOP NEAR THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND CURVED TOWARDS THE 'SIDE.THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM ANY ROAD ELEMENTS.THE CRACK WASN'T THERE WHEN WE DROVE THE CAR HOME THAT DAY.APPEARED WHILE SITTING OU...
Mileage: 10,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 10 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
Mileage: 3,000
CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING , ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR WHEN STOPPING. DEALER FOUND FRONT SUSPENSION HARD WARE LOOSE, TIE ROD NUTS LOOSE. RETORQUE ALL LOOSE HARDWARE. *TR
Mileage: 23,900
CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING , ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR WHEN STOPPING. DEALER FOUND FRONT SUSPENSION HARD WARE LOOSE, TIE ROD NUTS LOOSE. RETORQUE ALL LOOSE HARDWARE. *TR
Mileage: 23,900
CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING , ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR WHEN STOPPING. DEALER FOUND FRONT SUSPENSION HARD WARE LOOSE, TIE ROD NUTS LOOSE. RETORQUE ALL LOOSE HARDWARE. *TR
Mileage: 23,900
WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES IN LENGTH WHILE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN. CRACK INCREASED IN LENGTH TO APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 FEET IN LENGTH THE FOLLOWING DAY. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN BUT WAS PARKED WHEN THE CRACK INCREASED IN LENGTH. THERE WAS NEVER ANY IMPACT FROM ROCKS OR ...
SCION XB SITTING IN ATLANTA AIRPORT PARKING LOT. LEFT FOR 12 DAYS, WINDSHIELD NOTED AS CRACKED UPON RETURN. VEHICLE WAS NOT/HAD NOT MOVED WHEN THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. *AK
Mileage: 4,200
1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: VEHICLE SIT IN THE SUNLIGHT. 2. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: THE WINDSHIELD CRACKS BECAUSE THE FRAME FLEXES WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO THE WINDSHIELD. 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE: I HAD 8 WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS IN 6 MONTHS. TOYOTA/SCION EVENTUALLY REP...
Mileage: 200
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE VEHICLE HAD STRESS CRACKS IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE NORMAL DEBRIS ON THE ROAD HIT THE WINDOW AND CAUSED IT TO CRACK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR COLLISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRESS CRACKS AND THE WINDOW FAILURE ...
Mileage: 2,800
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 16000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WOULD FAIL UNDER THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UNDER DRY CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN A PEBBLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND IT CAUSED A LARGE CRACK CONSIDERING THE SI...
Mileage: 12,000
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB WITH A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 7,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT CAME OUT AND FOUND THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED FROM THE BOTTOM WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS REST ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ABOUT 12 INCHES TO THE T...
Mileage: 6,000
TL*- THE CONTAC COMPLAINED AGAINST TOYOTA. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB SPECIAL EDITION SHE PURCHASED IN MARCH 2006. THETHE VEHICLE HAD A COSTUME MUFFLER THAT OVERLAPED 2 TO 3 INCHES OUT OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER. THIS PART WAS AN OPTION, BUT ON THIS VEHICLE IT WAS STANDARD. ...
PURCHASED CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2006 IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD. SITTING AT GAS STATION EARLY MORNING NEAR MT SHASTA (NORTH CALIFORNIA, TEMPERATURE JUST ABOVE FREEZING) WITH HEATER RUNNING. WHILE PUMPING GAS HEARD A CRACKING NOISE, CAME AROUND TO FRONT OF CAR AND FOUND CRACK RUNNING HORIZONTALLY FROM LOWER DRI...
Mileage: 6,000
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON. I PULLED UP IN THE GARAGE NOTICE THIS 15 INCHES CRACK COMING FROM LOWER PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. NO IMPACT IS VISIBLE TO CAUSE THE CRACK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN LANCASTER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A ROCK THAT CAUSES IT, I ADVISED TO LOOK IN TO A POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLE...
Mileage: 4,886
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 SCION XB IN DECEMBER OF 2006. I GOT A CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO. THERE ARE NO CHIPS FROM BEING HIT BY A ROCK. THERE ARE MESSAGE BOARDS POSTING SIMILAR SITUATIONS FROM OTHER SCION OWNERS AND NEITHER SCION NOR TOYOTA WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE ...
TL *- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CONTACT OPENED THE WINDOWS AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE PANEL WINDOW BEGAN TO CRACK AND BROKE INTO PIECES. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE WARRANTY COMPANY. *AK
Mileage: 1,300
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY WITH TEMPERATURE IN LOW 30'S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRACK STARTED IN THE LOWER DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND CONTINUED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 12,017
TL *- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH AND TURNING TOWARD THE SUN, THE SUN ISOR DID NOT EXTEND FAR ENOUGH TO PREVENT GLARE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THIS HE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE. *AK
Mileage: 2,400
FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WAS 6/06, SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED 1/26/07. I HAVE A NEW SCION BOUGHT IT FROM VALLEY HI TOYOTA, VICTORVILLE, CA., CAR CAME WITH FOUR LOW IMPACT TIRES, MANUFACTURED BY PIRELLI. BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED ON FRONT TIRES, FIRST ONE WAS PASSENGER SIDE, SECOND WAS DRIVER SIDE. TIRES B...
WINDSHIELD CRACK. *NM
Mileage: 2,003
I HAVE A NEW 2006 SCION XB PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2006. FIRST CRACKED WINDSHIELD OCCURRED ON 11/09/06; AT 7AM , TEMPERATURE 65-68 DEGREES, I TURNED ON THE HEAT-LOW- TO GET FOG OFF THE WINDSHIELD, TOOK OUT THE THRASH AND CAME BACK TO THE CAR AND FOUND A NINE INCH CRACK FROM LEFT SIDE UNDER RUBBER BEN...
Mileage: 8,118
THE WINDSHIELD BROKE ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 DUE TO STRESS FRACTURE ACCORDING TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA REPLACED WINDSHIELD AT NO COST TO ME. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2006 THE WINDSHIELD BROKE AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA AT NO COST TO ME. AGAIN BREAKAGE WAS DUE TO A STRESS FRACTURE ACCORDING TO TOYOTA. *JB
Mileage: 13,740
2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELD STRESS CRACKING. THERE WAS NO IMPACT. I HAVE HAD TWO REPLACED IN 4 MONTHS. THE DEALER HAS TAKEN CARE OF THIS SO FAR, BUT I WANTED TO ADVISE IN THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, THE DEALERS ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. ITS EITHER BAD ...
Mileage: 10,120
I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD OF THE CAR AFTER A 6 INCH CRACK APPEARED IN IT INSTANTLY AND THEN DEVELOPED INTO A 12 INCH CRACK BY THE NEXT MORNING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SIG...
EMERGENCY STOP DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL LOOKED IN REAR VIEW TO SEE VEHICLE DRIVER BEHIND NOT LOOKING FORWARD RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL ACTUAL BRAKE RESPONSE DELAYED RESULT LOW SPEED REAR END COLLISION WITH NO MAJOR DAMAGE JUST SCRATCHES ON REAR BUMPER. *NM
Mileage: 10,143
DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL QUICKLY TO TAKE A TURN ACTUAL BRAKE RESPONSE DELAYED MISSED CORNER. THIS OCCURRED TWO TIMES. *NM
Mileage: 8,000
DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL QUICKLY TO TAKE A TURN ACTUAL BRAKE RESPONSE DELAYED MISSED CORNER. *NM
Mileage: 2,000
DEATH RATTLE NOISE AT UPPER LEFT, ABOVE DASH NEAR FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS NOISE HAS BEEN THERE ON AND OFF SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. THIS NOISE INDICATES THAT A CRACK WILL APPEAR IN WINDSHIELD SHORTLY. THE CRACK IS LONGER THAN A FOOT AND WILL APPEAR SUDDENLY. VICTORVILLE TOYOTA DEALER DOESN'T ...
Mileage: 6,168
SOMETIMES WHEN I NEED QUICK RESPONSE POWER FROM THE ENGINE IT DOESN'T NOT HAVE POWER TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR A FEW LESS THAN FULL AND THE VEHICLE RUN LIKE A TURTLE AND AFTER 4000 RPM THE POWER START TO COME. THIS IS A PROBLEM AT INTERSECTIONS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS WHEN I REALLY ...
Mileage: 150
SOMETIMES WHEN I NEED QUICK RESPONSE POWER FROM THE ENGINE IT DOESN'T NOT HAVE POWER TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR A FEW LESS THAN FULL AND THE VEHICLE RUN LIKE A TURTLE AND AFTER 4000 RPM THE POWER START TO COME. THIS IS A PROBLEM AT INTERSECTIONS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS WHEN I REALLY ...
Mileage: 150
CAR DOORS LOCK WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED ON. IF YOU TRY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE DOORS TO UNLOCK, THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. IF YOU DO NOT TIME-IT-RIGHT THE LOCK JAMS HALFWAY UP AND AND YOU CAN NOT MANUALLY EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN OPEN THE DOOR IS THREE WAYS;...
DUE TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION OF THE WINDSHIELD A SMALL ROCK CAN CAUSE STARS WHICH LEAD TO MULTIPLE LEADER CRACKS. DUE TO GRILL DESIGN AND POSITION OF A/C CONDENSER A SMALL ROCK CAN PUNCTURE CAUSING A LEAK AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT COSTS OF UP TO $1100 ON A 4 MONTH OLD CAR. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REALIZE T...
Mileage: 5,000
DUE TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION OF THE WINDSHIELD A SMALL ROCK CAN CAUSE STARS WHICH LEAD TO MULTIPLE LEADER CRACKS. DUE TO GRILL DESIGN AND POSITION OF A/C CONDENSER A SMALL ROCK CAN PUNCTURE CAUSING A LEAK AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT COSTS OF UP TO $1100 ON A 4 MONTH OLD CAR. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REALIZE T...
Mileage: 5,000
BOUGHT NEW 2006 TOYOTA XB FEB 14 2006 MAY 10 STEERING COLUMN FROZE....WHILE MAKING TURN. HIT CURB...CALLED TOYOTA THEY SENT A NATIONAL REP TO DEALERSHIP...LOOKED AT CAR AND SAID "DRIVER FAULT... NOTHING WRONG WITH TOYOTA... SO WE HAD THE CAR FIXED WITH OUR INSURANCE... THE CAR WAS FIXED $1000.00 DE...
Mileage: 4,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE NUMEROUS RUST SPOTS LOCATED ON THE LIFT GATE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FRAME. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED AND DENIED THE PROBLEM. THEY EXPLAINED THIS IS A PAINT DEFECT. UPDATED 6/30/2006 - THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE RUST MAY HAVE ...
Mileage: 16,000