2008 SCION XB Problems & Recalls
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I am writing to report significant safety concerns regarding my 2008 Scion [include model, e.g., tC or xB]. After purchasing the vehicle, I discovered multiple serious mechanical and structural defects that make the car unsafe to operate on public roads. 1. Suspension/Struts – The struts are sever...
I am writing to report significant safety concerns regarding my 2008 Scion [include model, e.g., tC or xB]. After purchasing the vehicle, I discovered multiple serious mechanical and structural defects that make the car unsafe to operate on public roads. 1. Suspension/Struts – The struts are sever...
I am writing to report significant safety concerns regarding my 2008 Scion [include model, e.g., tC or xB]. After purchasing the vehicle, I discovered multiple serious mechanical and structural defects that make the car unsafe to operate on public roads. 1. Suspension/Struts – The struts are sever...
1. Desperfecto de pintura en el bonete. 2. Problemas de pegamento al subir y bajar las ventanas.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE OIL HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TO FOUR TIMES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MAN...
I JUST PURCHASED MY SCION XB IN JANUARY 2019 AND WITHIN THREE WEEKS I HAD THE OIL LIGHT FLASHING SO I TOOK IT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AT MIDTOWN TOYOTA IN CHICAGO. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS I NOTICED THAT MY OIL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AGAIN SO I CHECKED MOTOR OIL AND CAME TO FIND OUT THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY O...
ON 1/11/19 I TOOK MY 2008 SCION XB TO TOYOTA ONE OF OAKLAND FOR 150,000 MILE SERVICE (MY MILEAGE WAS 104,809 AT THE TIME.) AT THE APPOINTMENT, I EXPLAINED I NOTICED MY CAR USING MORE OIL THAN USUAL. I HAD THE 100,000 MILE SERVICE COMPLETED ON 8/10/18 AND NOTICED I HAD TO ADD ADDITIONAL OIL TO THE EN...
Mileage: 104,809
ON 1/11/19 I TOOK MY 2008 SCION XB TO TOYOTA ONE OF OAKLAND FOR 150,000 MILE SERVICE (MY MILEAGE WAS 104,809 AT THE TIME.) AT THE APPOINTMENT, I EXPLAINED I NOTICED MY CAR USING MORE OIL THAN USUAL. I HAD THE 100,000 MILE SERVICE COMPLETED ON 8/10/18 AND NOTICED I HAD TO ADD ADDITIONAL OIL TO THE EN...
Mileage: 104,809
MY SCION XB 2008 MODEL WAS RECALLED A COUPLE YEARS AGO FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. AND I WENT TWICE FOR SERVICE AT THE TOYOTA OF NAPERVILLE, I WAS TOLD TO COME BACK AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES TRAVELED, SO THAT THEY COULD RECALL THE CAR THAT OBVIOUSLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH CONSUMING OIL. THIS WA...
Mileage: 148,000
OIL CONSUMPTION, I WENT TO FEWER AND APPARENTLY MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, WHICH I WAS NEVER INFORMED OR NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE! NOW I'M SCREWED BECAUSE I WAS PLANNING ON KEEPING MY CAR FOREVER AND IT A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIX BY TH MANUFACTURE! I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED AND NEVER REVIVED ANY LETTERS...
Mileage: 130,000
I'VE BEEN HEARING THAT MY CAR HAS AN ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION, AND SINCE I'VE OWN THE CAR I'VE BEEN BUYING 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL A WEEK! TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER RECENTLY AND FOUND OUT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY OR FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED . NOW I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE ABOUT MY FACTORY WARRANT EXPIRATION DATE ...
ENGINE OIL CUMPTION IS TOO HIGH AT ABOUT 1 QUART PER 1,000 MILES
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION
Mileage: 85,000
THERE NO VISIBLE LEAK AND LOSING OR BURNING OIL , WE DONT USE THE OUR CAR THAT MUCH PROBLEM STARTED WHEN IT REACH 100K , I TOOK FOR CHANGE OIL AT DEALERSHIP THEY SAY ITS NORMAL AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM..
Mileage: 100,000
TAKATA RECALL.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND RIGHT KNEE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. ...
Mileage: 104,000
I TURNED ON MY CAR AND WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL ICON LIT UP. THE STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PARK THE CAR ON THE STREET. I'M UNABLE TO USE THE CAR FOR ANYTHING ELSE AS I CAN BARELY STEER AT ALL.
Mileage: 139,353
TAKATA RECALL ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017 AT 7:40AM, I WAS DRIVING BY MYSELF SOUTH BOUND ON ALABAMA STREET IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THIS STREET IS A TWO-LANE STREET ON EACH SIDE. I WAS AWARE THAT I WAS ABIDING BY THE SPEED LIMIT, GOING AROUND 25-30 MILES, BECAUSE I HAD JUST LEFT A STOPPED TRAFFIC LI...
Mileage: 80,000
TAKATA RECALL ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017 AT 7:40AM, I WAS DRIVING BY MYSELF SOUTH BOUND ON ALABAMA STREET IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THIS STREET IS A TWO-LANE STREET ON EACH SIDE. I WAS AWARE THAT I WAS ABIDING BY THE SPEED LIMIT, GOING AROUND 25-30 MILES, BECAUSE I HAD JUST LEFT A STOPPED TRAFFIC LI...
Mileage: 80,000
USING EXCESSIVE OIL. I EVEN USE THE FACTORY RECOMMENDED WEIGHT WITH FULL SYNTH. USES ~2 1/2 QUARTS PER 3000 MILES. NO SMOKE. NO VISIBLE LEAK.
Mileage: 118,000
USING EXCESSIVE OIL. I EVEN USE THE FACTORY RECOMMENDED WEIGHT WITH FULL SYNTH. USES ~2 1/2 QUARTS PER 3000 MILES. NO SMOKE. NO VISIBLE LEAK.
Mileage: 118,000
USING EXCESSIVE OIL. I EVEN USE THE FACTORY RECOMMENDED WEIGHT WITH FULL SYNTH. USES ~2 1/2 QUARTS PER 3000 MILES. NO SMOKE. NO VISIBLE LEAK.
Mileage: 118,000
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, BLOWS SMOKE OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE, AND HAS VERY LOUD ENGINE NOISE. SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTOR IS GOING TO BLOW. CANT USE THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 102,000
THE ECU WENT BAD , WHEN I WENT OVER THE HIGH WAY ALL LIGHTS COME UP AND THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING AND THE BRAKES LIGHT WENT UP AND THE
Mileage: 185,000
POWER STEERING SHUT OFF AND THE LIGHT IS ON ON THE DASHBOARD WITH THE BREAK LIGHT TOO. CAR WAS OK AND THEN START TO DRIVE IT ON HIGHWAY AND ALL AT A SUDDEN THE STEERING LIGHT WENT UP AND HE BRAKE LIGHT TOO AND IT SHUTED OFF THE POWER STEERING
POWER STEERING SHUT OFF AND THE LIGHT IS ON ON THE DASHBOARD WITH THE BREAK LIGHT TOO. CAR WAS OK AND THEN START TO DRIVE IT ON HIGHWAY AND ALL AT A SUDDEN THE STEERING LIGHT WENT UP AND HE BRAKE LIGHT TOO AND IT SHUTED OFF THE POWER STEERING
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER ...
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND HIT MY WINDSHIELD. I COULDN'T SEE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE IT FLEW OFF AND OVER THE CAR ONTO THE HIGHWAY BEHIND ME
Mileage: 170,000
TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AUTONATION...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WA...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WIT...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TOYOTA OF ...
I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. AND I GOT ANOTHER LETTER TODAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES FOR NO REASON.
I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. AND I GOT ANOTHER LETTER TODAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES FOR NO REASON.
I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. AND I GOT ANOTHER LETTER TODAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES FOR NO REASON.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A LOCAL DEAL...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT ...
"TAKATA RECALL" WE RECEIVED A RECALL ON OUR TAKATA AIRBAGS THE DAY OF MY ACCIDENT. I CAME TO A STOP ON THE STREET AND ONE CAR WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR. CAUSING DAMAGE TO ME AND MY PASSENGER. FOR SOME REASON THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CREATING A DAN...
Mileage: 80,000
TAKATA RECALL-- RECVD NOTICE OF RECALL IN AUGUST 2016. CALLED BEAMAN PONTIAC IMMEDIATELY AND PART WAS NOT IN. TO THIS DAY PART IS NOT IN. MY SON IS DRIVING THIS CAR AND IS 24 SO HE CANNOT HAVE A RENTAL. HE DRIVES ALL THE TIME FOR HIS JOB AND HAS HIS WIFE WITH HIM MOST OF THE TIME. SHE IS NOT GOING T...
REAR WHEEL PASSENGER SIDE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND CAN'T BE FIXED. TOP SIDE LEANS INWARD. CAR NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT AND IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM OF WEAR ON THAT TIRE SIDE. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY A AN ALIGNMENT TECHNICIAN, THAT IT COULD BE A KNOWN ISSUE AS HE HAD SEEN THIS ON MANY SCI...
Mileage: 165,000
THE RECALL HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE MAY 2016, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET MY AIR BAG REPLACED OVER A YEAR LATER. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS DONE?
Mileage: 135,000
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTICE SOMETIME AROUND JUNE/JULY 2016 OF THE AIRBAG RECALL. I HAVE BEEN CALLING TOYOTA OF NORTHBROOK, THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION AS TO WHEN THIS AIR BAG WILL BE REPAIRED. WE ARE PLANNING A TRIP IN AUGUST 2017 A...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER...
TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH AND STILL NO RESOLUTION YET. WE ARE TOLD THAT WE CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR WITH A PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS FIX IS TAKING SO LONG. WE RELY ON OUR CAR FOR FAMILY TRANSPORTATION AND THIS IS PREVENTING US FROM RIDING IN THE C...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTE...
TAKATA RECALL
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WIT...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED ...
"TAKATA RECALL" IT IA ABOUT A YEAR FROM THE RECALL. OWNERS WERE CALLED TO AVOID USING PASSENGER SEAT INSTEAD, OTHERWISE ANY PERSON THERE WOULD DEAD . SO I BECAME "UBER" DRIVER? HOW CAN GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY SEATING IN FRONT? THE CAR NOW IS JUST FOR 4 PASSENGERS....FOR A YEAR...WE NEED ...
POWER STEERING WENT OUT. GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS IT IS HAPPENING TO MANY 2008 SCION XB OWNERS. FROM PARKED, TURN KEY TO START, POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS AND WARNING LIGHTS FLASH. TOO MANY 2008 SCION XBS ON THE ROAD TODAY ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWN...
Mileage: 56,130
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER. THE VEHICLE ROLLED THREE TIMES. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES ...
Mileage: 110,000
TOOK CAR TO THOMAS TOYOTA IN JOLIET, IL AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME AS TO WHEN I COULD BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR. NEVER HEARD BACK FROM DEALER. WHO ELSE CAN I BRING THE CAR TO FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAGS?
TANKATA RECALL IT'S A POTENTIALLY DEADLY RECALL AND IT IS TAKING TOYOTA 9 ALMOST 10 MONTHS TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED. THIS SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE TO TOYOTA AND THE NHSTA. I CANNOT USE MY PASSENGER SEAT FOR 10 MONTHS? RIDICULOUS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. WHILE THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE DOORS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED AND THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING WITH HER GRANDCHILD IN THE V...
Mileage: 54,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. WHILE THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE DOORS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED AND THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING WITH HER GRANDCHILD IN THE V...
Mileage: 54,000
TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SORT OF UPDATE ON THE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL...
WE ARE VICTIMS OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE TOYOTA WAS HAVING WITH CERTAIN MODELS. WE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM UNTIL WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP COMPLAINING ABOUT LOW OIL AFTER WE HAD TO PUT OIL IN THE CAR AFTER WE HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE. WE THEN FIGURED OUT THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN OUTSTANDING FOR ...
Mileage: 141,000
"TAKATA RECALL". I RECEIVED THE TOYOTA RECALL NOTICE AND WARNING ABOUT THE TAKATA RECALL ON 2/13/17. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA AND THE DEALER THEY ARE UNABLE TO GIVE ME A REASONABLE TIME WHEN MY CAR WILL BE REPAIRED. I AM TOLD THAT THEY ARE FOCUSING ON CARS IN THE SOUTH WHERE THE HUMIDITY IMPACTS ARE GRE...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CON...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT S...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS PARTIALLY DEPLOYED AND CHEMICALS EXPELLED FROM THE INFLATOR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED....
Mileage: 122,000
"TAKATA RECALL"
TAKATA RECALL. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE BEING INFORMED BY MAIL OF THE RECALL. HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A SCHEDULED REPAIR NOTICE.. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. RESPECTFULLY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL JUNE 2016. A YEAR LATER I HAVE STILL NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS RECALL. THIS IS MY PRIMARY CAR AND I HAVE TO DRIVE MY KIDS IN THIS CAR. MY DAUGHTER IS NOW A NEW DRIVER AND SHE HAS TO DRIVE THIS CAR. THE RECALL STATES " UNTIL THE REMEDY BECOMES A...
TAKATA RECALL, RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL OVER 3 WEEKS AGO, CALLED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ALBUQUERQUE (LARRY H MILLER TOYOTA ALBUQUERQUE) OVER 3 WEEKS AGO REQUESTING SERVICE TO REPLACE PART. CALLED TODAY, PART IS NOT IN, TOLD TO CALL BACK IN A COUPLE WEEKS. NOT SURE WHAT REASONABLE TIMELINE ...
TAKATA RECALL THE TOYOTA DEALER IS REFUSING TO HELP ME LOCATE THE PART TO FIX THE RECALL. MY CAR WAS IN ZONE A AND I MOVED AND NOW I AM BEING TOLD IT COULD TAKE MONTHS TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE TO DRIVE DISABLE PEOPLE TO WORK AND I CAN'T DO MY JOB OR ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE TILL THIS IS DONE.
TAKATA RECALL AS OF 5/5/17, MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. I RECEIVED NOTICE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. I DID SO ON 4/7/17 AND WAS TOLD THE PART NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK WHEN THE PART ARRIVED. AS OF TODAY, 5/5/17, THE PART HAS NOT ARRIVED TO ROUND ROCK TOYOTA (TEXAS). I NE...
Mileage: 132,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND THE INTERIM NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER DID N...
THE ARM WHERE THE WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN ON THE DRIVER SIDE JUST CAUGHT ON FIRE I WAS DRIVEING DOWN THE STREET STILL SMELL SMOKE IN MY CAR I NEED SOME HELP PLEASE I PAID 30000 FOR THIS CAR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONT...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART. THE DEALER HAD ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER PLACED THE...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH ONTO A HIGHWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE...
Mileage: 130,000
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED NOTICE NEARLY 1 YEAR AGO AND HAVE YET TO HEAR WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES TO BE TOLD THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO REPAIR/REPLACE AT THIS TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PA...
THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY CAN'T REPAIR THE AIRBAGS AS THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL: I GOT A SAFETY RECALL ON M CAR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE A FAMILY OF 5. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY CAR SINCE THE END OF JULY 2016, THEY HAVE BEEN NICE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE ME A RENTAL, HOWEVER THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 8 MONTHS NOW, WHAT I...
Mileage: 126,450
TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN 11 MONTHS WITH NO SOLUTION. NOT ACCEPTABLE!!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A...
TAKATA RECALL GOT A NOTICED ON 5/26/2016 AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICED YET, CALLED THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THEY ARE MAKING PARTS STILL.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CON...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE M...
"TAKATA RECALL" - STILL AWAITING REPAIR. RECEIVED LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER IN 2016 AND NOTIFIED DEALER 'BEAVER TOYOTA' OF ST. AUGUSTINE FLA. TO HAVE REPAIRED. DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE AWAITING PARTS AND O.K. FROM MANUFACTURER AND THAT I WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN TO COME IN FOR REPAIR. STILL WAITING TO...
TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL OTHER VEHICLES ARE GETTING FIXED BUT MINE STILL DOES NOT HAVE A RESOLUTION.
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2016 FOR MY VEHICLE. WE HAVE STOPPED USING THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS GREATLY IMPACTING OUR LIVES. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING 10 MONTHS, AND THERE ARE STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IN FEBRUARY 2017, WE GOT A RECALL NOTICE, FOR THE SAME ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS...
TAKATA RECALL-RECEIVED NOTICE OF AIRBAG RECALL IN JUNE 2016. IT IS NOW FEBRUARY 2017 AND ON 2/24/2017 I CALLED THE HOTLINE TO INQUIRE WHEN THE PROBLEM WOULD BE SOLVED. THE REMEDY THAT THE NOTICE GAVE US WAS NOT TO HAVE ANYONE SIT IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM FOR US AS THIS I...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WHEN THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER PROVIDED NO FOLLOW-UP CALL FOR MONT...
TAKATA RECALL CONTACTED TOYOTA OF TRI CITES TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO RECTIFY AIR BAG AS PER TOYOTA'S LETTER OF RECALL RECEIVED IN JANUARY 2017. THEY SAID NO PARTS AVAILABLE NOW OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WOULD NOT SUPPLY LOANER CAR. WAS TOLD TO NOT PUT PASSENGERS IN FRONT SEAT IF I WAS CONCERNED A...
Mileage: 24,000
I WAS BACKING UP INTO THE GARAGE WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL THE USE OF THE POWER STEERING
TAKATA RECALL. WE HAVE 3 COMPANY SCIONS THAT HAVE HAD A RECALL FOR OVER SIX MONTHS. TOYOTA STILL HASN'T CALLED US TO HAVE THE AIR BAGS REPLACED. WHEN WE CALL, THEY SAY THEIR OUT OF STOCK. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO BUY BACK THESE VEHICLES, AS IT IS EFFECTING OUR COMPANY BUSINESS! THE VIN'S ARE [XXX], [XXX...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR MONTHS. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH A LOANER IN THE INTERIM. THE VEHI...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CON...
I RECEIVED THE RECALL ON 7/14/2016. IT'S BEEN ALMOST SEVEN MONTHS AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING!!!!!!!!
I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL TO BE REMEDIED. I CANNOT USE MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THIS IS REMEDIED. THE RECALL WAS IN MAY OF 2016 AND IT IS JANUARY 28TH, 2017. IT HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED IN A TIMELY FASHION WHICH LIMITS THE USAGE OF MY CAR.
TAKATA RECALL, RECEIVED RECALL FOR AIRBAGS IN MAY 2016 BY TOYOTA DEALER LETTER STATED (YOUR AIRBAG IF EXPLODED COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM OR EVEN DEATH. AT THIS TIME WE CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM, WE WILL NOTIFY YOU WHEN THE PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED. WE SUGGEST NO RIDER ON PASSENGER SIDE.THAT WAS NINE MONT...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR....
TAKATA RECALL WAS NOTIFIED OF AIRBAG DEFECT IN JULY 2016. IT IS JANUARY 2017 AND NO REPLACEMENT OR SOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED. RECALL RECOMMENDATION WAS TO HAVE UNOCCUPIED PASSENGER FRONT SEAT UNTIL AIRBAG IS FIXED. THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE FOR A FAMILY VEHICLE. A CALL TO TOYOTA THIS MORNIN...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...
TAKATA RECALL BEEN WAITING FOR TOYOTA/SCION TO FIX AIRBAG PROBLEM SINCE SUMMER OF 2016. LAST TIME I TALKED TO THEM THEY SAID POSS JAN. JUST CALLED AGAIN JAN 24,2017. NOW THEY SAY THEY CANNOT GIVEN A TIME FRAME. HOW LONG ARE WE SUPPOSE TO WAIT? FEEL LIKE ITS AN INCONVENIENCE BECAUSE NO ONE CAN RIDE ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16340000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUF...
TAKATA RECALL: RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL JUNE 2016, TOYOTA DEALER WE BOUGHT FROM STILL CANNOT MAKE REPAIRS/REPLACE AIRBAGS. IT IS A MAJOR DANGER AND INCONVENIENCE TO NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE. THEY AND TOYOTA SEEM UN-INTERESTED IN GETTING THIS DONE AND SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CON...
THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA HAD BEEN RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2016. IT STATED THAT RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR TAKATA FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR. IT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED DO NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DUE TO DANGER OF INFLATOR RUPTURE DURING AIRBAG DEPL...
I RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER FOR MY AIR BAG. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ABOUT FIVE MONTHS A GO AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR TOYOTA TO SEND ME A NOTIFICATION. I HAVE NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION FROM THEM. I THINK THAT FIVE MONTH TO WAIT FOR THEM TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT CAN RESULT ...
"TAKATA RECALL" THIS RECALL HAS BEEN UP SICE MAY, I AM CURRENTLY MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT I CANT DRIVE SINCE I WORK FOR UBER AND LYFT. THEY HAVE YET TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. THIS IS REALLY MESSING ME UP FINANCIALLY, YET NO ONE CAN SEEM TO GIVE ANY ANSWERS. IM THINKING I SHOULD GET AN ATTORNE...
TAKATA RECALL. RECALL DATE: MAY 23, 2016. AS OF DEC. 30, 2016, MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION.
TAKATA RECALL....I CAN'T HAVE A PASSENGER IN FRONT SEAT DUE TO RECALL. IT HAS BEEN 8 MONTHS AND NEED TO RESOLVE.
TAKATA RECALL. NO REMEDY YET
ENGINE HAS USED A QUART OF OIL WHICH STARTED AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES
AIRBAG RECALL NO HELP OR FIX FROM MANUFACTURE ITS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS LETS GET IT TOGETHER TOYOTA
TAKATA RECALL MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET ADDRESSED ISSUE
Mileage: 79,000
TAKATA RECALL - RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED ON MAY, 23 2016 AND AS OF DECEMBER 10, 2016 NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS FAR BEYOND WHAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A TIMELY RESOLUTION TO SUCH A SEVERE SAFETY RISK.
TAKATA RECALL
TAKATA RECALL: PAX SIDE AIRBAG. NOTIFIED 6 MONTHS AGO. USE CAR INTERMITTENTLY TO TRANSPORT ELDERLY FATHER AND OBESE BROTHER, NEITHER OF WHOM CAN GET INTO THE REAR SEAT AREA. TOYOTA OFFERED A LOANER CAR, BUT WILL NOT GIVE ME A SIMILAR MODEL (THEY WANT TO GIVE ME A TINY COROLLA); AND, WILL REQUIRE ME ...
TAKATA RECALL. IF IT WASN'T FOR AN NBC NEWS REPORT ON THE PROBLEM I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THAT I WAS AT RISK. THERE HAS BEEN NO NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA/SCION. I LIVE IN FLORIDA WHICH WAS LISTED AS A PRIORITY AREA BECAUSE OF THE HEAT.
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. QUALIFIED FOR WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. OIL CONSUMPTION TEST CONDUCTED THROUGH DEALERSHIPS IS RIGGED. I HAVE CHARGED THE OIL USAGE IN MY CAR FOR OVER 24 MONTHS AND IT BURNS THROUGH IN EXCESS OF A QUART EVERY 800 - 900 MILES.
Mileage: 12,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EX...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...
WE WERE INFORMED OF THIS RECALL IN AUGUST OF 2016, AND WE WERE ADVISED NOT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. AS A FAMILY OF FOUR, THIS IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT. IT MEANS WE CAN NEVER HAVE AN EXTRA PASSENGER, AND IT MEANS THAT ONE ADULT IS ALWAYS CRAMMED IN THE BACK SEAT WIT...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WE...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR....
TAKATA RECALL WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2016 ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON OUR 2008 SCION XB. WE HAVE PUT INPUT THE VIN NUMBER AND THERE STILL ISN'T AN UPDATE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE AIRBAG IS SAFE.
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE TO ADD TWO QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN EVERY OIL CHANGE AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL A QUART LOW WHEN IT'S CHANGED. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA TO HAVE VEHICLE TESTED FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. TEST RESULTS SHOW IT USES .6 QUARTS IN 1000 MILES, TOYOTA SAYS THAT'S NORM...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTUR...
TAKATA RECALL WHY IS IT THAT I LIVE IN ZONE A AND MY FRIEND LIVES IN ZONE B (MARYLAND) AND HIS CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND I AM STILL WAITING WITH NO INFO AVAILABLE
I WAS SENT A LETTER SAYING I SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY FAMILY TO USE THE VEHICLE. I WAS SOLD THE CAR BY NALLY IN ATLANTA IN FEBRUARY 2016 BUT WAS GIVEN NO NOTICE OF THE ISSUE AT THAT TIME. I WOULD LIKE MY CAR REPAIRED OR BOUGHT BACK OR REP...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOT WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE, WH...
Mileage: 151,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE BUT STATED THAT A LOANER VEHICLE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LOA...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...
TAKATA RECALL, NO REMEDY AVAILABLE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFA...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...
TAKATA RECALL. WE ARE A FAMILY OF 5 AND THE VEHICLE IS A 5 SEAT VEHICLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...
TAKATA RECALL - MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD NOT TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THE AIRBAG IS REPLACED. I CALLED MY TOYOTA/SCION DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO DATE WHEN THE REPAIR CAN BE MADE BUT IT MAY BE MONTHS. SO MEANTIME I'M STUCK WITH A CAR WITH LIMITED FUNCTIONALITY SINCE I CAN'T CARR...
OIL CONSUMPTION. EVER SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS NEW I HAD TO ADD OIL SEVERAL TIMES IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. WHICH I THOUGH WAS "ODD" BUT WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT IT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL FOR MY CAR TO CONSUME OIL. GOT A LETTER CALLED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM SAYS TO BRING CAR IN FOR OIL CONSU...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER W...
TAKATA RECAL AS A UBER DRIVER THERE NEEDS TO BE A REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE NOW NOT YEARS PAST I AM DEMANDING TOYOTA PAY A PORTION OF MY CAR PAYMENT TILL THE RECALL IS FIXED !!
TAKATA AIRBAGS I LIVE IN SAN DIEGO CA AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL AND THERE MAY NOT BE FOR YEARS. I HAVE JUST HEARD FROM FRIENDS IN THE NORTHEAST US AND THEY ARE GETTING THE AIRBAGS TAKEN CARE OF, WHY IS THERE NO FIX AVAILABLE IN SO CA
Mileage: 340,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...
TAKATA RECALL MY COMPLAINT IS THERE IS NO DATE AS TO WHEN THE DEFECT REGARDING THE TAKATA AIRBAGS WILL BE COMPLETED. THE RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION FROM TOYOTA IS TO NOT HAVE ANY ONE RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE. IS RIDICULOUS TO EXPECT MY FAMILY TO CONTINUE TO DO THI...
TAKATA RECALL: I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS RIGHT THAT THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM YET SINCE MY CAR CAN NOW ONLY HOLD 4 PEOPLE INSTEAD OF 5. IT IS AN INCONVENIENCE THAT I CANNOT HAVE A FRONT PASSENGER. THIS SITUATION SHOULD BE FIXED BY PROVIDING EVERYONE A SAFE RENTAL CAR UNTIL THERE CAN BE ...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTU...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO LOCATION AND PARKED. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO PULL AWAY, STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL ASSIST IN THE STEERING DISAPPEARED MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. HAD TO HAVE STEERING ECM REPLACED.
Mileage: 55,000
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO LOCATION AND PARKED. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO PULL AWAY, STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL ASSIST IN THE STEERING DISAPPEARED MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. HAD TO HAVE STEERING ECM REPLACED.
Mileage: 55,000
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED DURING DRIVING. POWER STEERING LIGHT REMAINS ACTIVATED.
Mileage: 128,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE PULLING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE PULLING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL ...
Mileage: 100,000
TAKADA INFLATORS. WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER INCLUDING PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. IN MOTION ON 110 FREEWAY GOING 60 M PH WENT I LOST CONTROL.
TAKADA INFLATORS. WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER INCLUDING PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. IN MOTION ON 110 FREEWAY GOING 60 M PH WENT I LOST CONTROL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL MONITOR AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE DETAILS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAIL...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL MONITOR AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE DETAILS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAIL...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 110,000
I OWE A 2008 SCION XB. I HAVE NOTICE THE OIL CONSUMPTION OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS USE MORE AND MORE EACH TIME. I HAD ASKED THE PLACE I GET SERVICE AT ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD TOLD ME ABOUT TOYOTA HAVING A PROBLEM WITH DIFFERENT MODELS HAVE PROBLEMS USING OIL. I HAVEN'T SEE ANY OIL LEAKS OR HAS MY ME...
ELECTRONIC STEERIN MODULE LOCATED UNDER THE DASH ARE A DANGER TO PEOPLES LIVES AND CAN GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO THESE MODULES ON A 2008 MALIBU, 2009 SATURN AND MANY OTHER VEHICLES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTUERS OF...
Mileage: 72,000
ELECTRONIC STEERIN MODULE LOCATED UNDER THE DASH ARE A DANGER TO PEOPLES LIVES AND CAN GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO THESE MODULES ON A 2008 MALIBU, 2009 SATURN AND MANY OTHER VEHICLES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTUERS OF...
Mileage: 72,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART...
Mileage: 153,063
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART...
Mileage: 153,063
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART...
Mileage: 153,063
I WAS IN A CRASH IN WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OHIO ON 11/20/2015. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50MPH SOUTHBOUND ON I271 WHEN I STRUCK A CAR THAT HAD TURNED SUDDENLY INTO MY LANE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY (ALL OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE CAR I STRUCK WERE DEPLOYED).
Mileage: 64,000
"TOO MUCH OIL CONSUMPTION" EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2008 I NOTICED TOPPING OFF MY OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. OVER THE YEARS I ADDED MORE AND MORE. I CALLED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY TOLD BE AN ENGINE SHOULD CONSUME OIL AND IT IS NORMAL. BUT THIS IS TOO MUCH. I NEVER IN MY LIFE HAD TO...
Mileage: 12,000
STARTED THE CAR AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA SPECIALTY MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ECU HAD FAILED AT IT COULD ONLY BE FIXED PROPERLY AT THE DEALERSHIP.
Mileage: 87,000
ON 9/14/15 AROUND 7AM MY POWER STEERING WAS WORKING GREAT, BUT 30 MIN. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON I SAW THE STEERING WHEEL WARNING INDICATOR HAS TURNED ON. NOT KNOWING ANYTHING I DROVE MY CAR TO AN AUTOBODY TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELECTRIC MECHANISM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND TO ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OTHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, RIGHT HAND, NECK, AND BACK OF HEAD. THE CONTACT DID NOT SEEK ME...
I LOOKED TO SEE HOW FAST I WAS GOING (30 MPH) AND WHEN I LOOKED BACK UP THERE WAS A CAR STOPPED IN THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 35FT AHEAD OF ME. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES MY CAR NEVER SLOWED DOWN AND I HIT THE OTHER CAR.
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AND SPENT SEVEN HOURS WAITING WHILE THEY "TESTED" THE CAR. FINALLY, AFTER PAYING FOR AN OIL CHANGE WAS TOLD TO LET THE ENGINE RUN AND COME BACK IN WHEN EITHER THE OIL LAMP CAME ON OR IT WAS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE. LAMP CAME ON BEFORE MILEAGE WA...
Mileage: 150,000
SCION VEHICLE WAS HIT IN AN ACCIDENT BY ANOTHER CAR ON 1/15/2015. VEHICLE THAT HIT SCION FAILED TO STOP FOR A RED SIGNAL AND COLLIDED INTO SCION HITTING FIRST THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF PASSENGER SIDE, THEN HIT AGAIN HEAD ON. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE HAVE 2 WITNESSES THAT SAW THE ACCIDENT AND A...
Mileage: 159,465
SCION VEHICLE WAS HIT IN AN ACCIDENT BY ANOTHER CAR ON 1/15/2015. VEHICLE THAT HIT SCION FAILED TO STOP FOR A RED SIGNAL AND COLLIDED INTO SCION HITTING FIRST THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF PASSENGER SIDE, THEN HIT AGAIN HEAD ON. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE HAVE 2 WITNESSES THAT SAW THE ACCIDENT AND A...
Mileage: 159,465
TODAY (APRIL 23, 2015) I STOPPED AT A STORE, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AFTER RETURNING TO MY CAR I STARTED IT AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND REALIZED I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK IT TO SEARS AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS THE ECU. I WAS TO...
Mileage: 46,562
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIA...
Mileage: 82,619
2008 SCION XB. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM WHEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE BRAKING. STOPPING CAUSED WHAT LITTLE ENGINE OIL WAS IN PAN TO MOVE OUT OF AREA OF SENSOR TRIGGERING LOW OIL WARNING. ADDED OIL UPON ARRIVAL AT HOME; DIPSTICK DID NOT SHOW ANY OIL. THIS CONTINUED AFTE...
Mileage: 80,000
2008 SCION XB. POWER STEERING FAILURE AS A RESULT OF POWER SUPPLY RELAY FAILURE. LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED UPON START UP. POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ON. WAS TOLD AT LOCAL GARAGE THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT COULD ONLY BE ADDRESSED AT DEALERSHIP. CAR WILL NEED TO BE DRIVEN TO ...
Mileage: 101,700
THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL BEGAN TO DROP QUICKLY IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. OFTEN TIMES A QUART WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BRING THE LEVEL BACK TO ITS PROPER POINT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AS LITTLE AS 1500 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
THE INITIAL INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS DID NOT WORK, AND THE BRAKE, ABS AND VSC LIGHTS CAME ON. THE WARNING LIGHTS REM...
Mileage: 58,000
THE INITIAL INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS DID NOT WORK, AND THE BRAKE, ABS AND VSC LIGHTS CAME ON. THE WARNING LIGHTS REM...
Mileage: 58,000
THE INITIAL INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS DID NOT WORK, AND THE BRAKE, ABS AND VSC LIGHTS CAME ON. THE WARNING LIGHTS REM...
Mileage: 58,000
THE INITIAL INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS DID NOT WORK, AND THE BRAKE, ABS AND VSC LIGHTS CAME ON. THE WARNING LIGHTS REM...
Mileage: 58,000
I DROVE THE VEHICLE ON SATURDAY EVENING AND EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE ON SUNDAY TO ATTEND CHURCH AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT FUNCTION. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY WERE NOT BLOWN. THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING UNIT WORKING. I LIVE FO...
Mileage: 113,000
LOST POWER STEERING WHILE MAKING A U-TURN. WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL BY STEERING HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL! ALMOST CRASHING ONTO ANOTHER CAR. FOUND OUT THAT THEY'RE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER ONLINE. SCION WOULD NOT RECALL, OR INVESTIGATE FURTHER. COST OF REPAIR, TOW, DIAGNOS...
Mileage: 81,000
I PURCHASED THE SCION XB 2008 NEW AND HAVE HAD ALL OIL CHANGES AND RECOMMENDED SERVICE PERFORMED TIMELY. AT APPROX. 45,000 MILES (BUT AFTER THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, (I AM A LOW MILEAGE DRIVER) I NOTICED THAT IT HAD CONSUMED TWO QUARTS OF OIL WITHIN AROUND 1500 MILES AFTER THE OIL CHANGE (RE...
Mileage: 55,000
THE 1ST THING I NOTICED AFTER STARTING MY CAR AFTER WORK WAS THE HEATER WAS BLOWING COLD AIR, EVEN AFTER 4 MILES ON THE ROAD (2 LANE ROAD - 40 MPG). ABOUT 4 MILES FURTHER ON (FREEWAY - 60+ MPH), I NOTICED A THIN GREY CLOUD BEHIND ME, BUT THE EVENING MISTS WERE EVIDENT, SO I WASN'T SURE AT FIRST IF I...
Mileage: 94,000
THE 1ST THING I NOTICED AFTER STARTING MY CAR AFTER WORK WAS THE HEATER WAS BLOWING COLD AIR, EVEN AFTER 4 MILES ON THE ROAD (2 LANE ROAD - 40 MPG). ABOUT 4 MILES FURTHER ON (FREEWAY - 60+ MPH), I NOTICED A THIN GREY CLOUD BEHIND ME, BUT THE EVENING MISTS WERE EVIDENT, SO I WASN'T SURE AT FIRST IF I...
Mileage: 94,000
VEHICLE'S REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CONNECTORS GET CORRODED BY ROAD SALT, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF CAR'S COMPUTER TO REGISTER SPEED OF REAR WHEELS. THEREFORE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL MAY NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. TOYOTA RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVIC...
Mileage: 101,000
VEHICLE'S REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CONNECTORS GET CORRODED BY ROAD SALT, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF CAR'S COMPUTER TO REGISTER SPEED OF REAR WHEELS. THEREFORE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL MAY NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. TOYOTA RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVIC...
Mileage: 101,000
1. INCIDENT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING THE 2008 SCION XB ALONE ON EAST-BOUND I-80, APPROACHING CARQUINEZ BRIDGE, VALLEJO, WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVING SPEED WAS ABOUT 70 MPH. TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS AROUND 12:45 A.M. ON DECEMBER 25, 2014. HE WAS DRIVING ON THE 1ST LANE, AND TO THE...
Mileage: 150,000
SALT AND SNOW CAUSES ERROR CODES C0210, REAR SPEED SENSOR RH CIRCUIT TO MALFUNCTION AND SHUTS DOWN THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ALL SAFETY DEVICES ARE OFF WHEN SALT IS USED ON ROADWAYS. SALT AND SNOW CAUSES ERROR CODES C0215, REAR SPEED SENSOR LH CIRCUIT TO MALFUNCTION AND S...
Mileage: 83,515
SALT AND SNOW CAUSES ERROR CODES C0210, REAR SPEED SENSOR RH CIRCUIT TO MALFUNCTION AND SHUTS DOWN THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ALL SAFETY DEVICES ARE OFF WHEN SALT IS USED ON ROADWAYS. SALT AND SNOW CAUSES ERROR CODES C0215, REAR SPEED SENSOR LH CIRCUIT TO MALFUNCTION AND S...
Mileage: 83,515
SALT AND SNOW CAUSES ERROR CODES C0210, REAR SPEED SENSOR RH CIRCUIT TO MALFUNCTION AND SHUTS DOWN THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ALL SAFETY DEVICES ARE OFF WHEN SALT IS USED ON ROADWAYS. SALT AND SNOW CAUSES ERROR CODES C0215, REAR SPEED SENSOR LH CIRCUIT TO MALFUNCTION AND S...
Mileage: 83,515
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE PARKED. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR MY STEERING WORKED. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND PRECEDED TO BACK UP, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED AND IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. *TR
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE F...
Mileage: 88,000
EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE USES OVER 3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES (5000 MILE OIL CHANGE INTERVAL.) WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE MAY SEIZE WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO LACK OF OIL, CAUSING A CRASH. (TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB REGARDING THIS ISSUE IN 2011, DUE TO A DESIGN DEFEC...
Mileage: 30,000
DATES AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH OIL FOR OVER A YEAR AND I HAVE LESS THAN 90,000 MILES ON MY SCION. I ALSO HAVE A POWER STEERING LEAK. WHEN I FIRST START THE VEHICLE, IT MAKES AN AWFUL NOISE, BUT WHEN I TAKE IT IN, NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE ANOTHER 2,000 ...
Mileage: 75,000
MY 2008 SCION XB IS BURNING THROUGH OIL AT A CRAZY RATE. I DRIVE 100 MILES A DAY AND EVERY TWO DAYS I HAVE TO PUT A WHOLE QUART OF OIL. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT ALL THE COMPLAINTS BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. MY SCION IS NOW AT 175,000 MILES AND ENGINE SOUND BECOMES WORSE ...
Mileage: 125,000
I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A "SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT". OUR 2008 SCION XB WAS DRIVEN OVER 122,000 MILES WITHOUT MAJOR MALFUNCTION UNTIL 3:30 PM ON SEPTEMBER 26 2014. THEN, AFTER STOPPING AT OUR MAILBOX ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD, I PROCEEDED 15 FEET TO OUR DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE AND MADE A LEFT TURN ...
Mileage: 122,913
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WHICH REALLY CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I COULDN'T MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR BUT SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH SO THAT I EVENTUALLY COULD STEER IT (VERY HARD TO STEER). THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE...
Mileage: 73,013
I WENT OVER A HIGH SPEED BUMP NOW MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY BUT MAINLY STAYS ON. NOW I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY IT WILL COST 1100.00 TO FIX.THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING BUT THE DRIVER IS. I'VE ALSO NOTICED OTHER PEOPLE WITH AIRBAG PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER SIDE. MA...
Mileage: 85,000
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING FRONT END DAMAGE ONLY (I.E. I LEFT THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A TREE IN THE AREA OF THE GRILL OF MY VEHICLE, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A DEER). THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS A PROPERLY RESTRAINED DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE WITH NO OCCUPANTS, AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY P...
WENT TO WALMART FOR OIL CHANGE AND THEY DETECTED OIL IS OFF STICKER. HAVE TO TRADE IN MY CAR TO GET A NEW ONE. *TR
I WAS BEHIND A PICKUP TRUCK IN A LEFT TURN LANE .THE TRUCK TURNED AND HIT A MOTORCYCLE WHICH THEN HIT MY BUMPER,LEFT FRONT WHEEL,DRIVERS DOOR ,LEFT PASSENGER DOOR, LEFT REAR WHEEL AND LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL. $5700 DAMAGE. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED CONCUSSION WITH VISION LOSS IN MY LEFT...
Mileage: 77,000
I WAS BEHIND A PICKUP TRUCK IN A LEFT TURN LANE .THE TRUCK TURNED AND HIT A MOTORCYCLE WHICH THEN HIT MY BUMPER,LEFT FRONT WHEEL,DRIVERS DOOR ,LEFT PASSENGER DOOR, LEFT REAR WHEEL AND LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL. $5700 DAMAGE. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED CONCUSSION WITH VISION LOSS IN MY LEFT...
Mileage: 77,000
I WAS BEHIND A PICKUP TRUCK IN A LEFT TURN LANE .THE TRUCK TURNED AND HIT A MOTORCYCLE WHICH THEN HIT MY BUMPER,LEFT FRONT WHEEL,DRIVERS DOOR ,LEFT PASSENGER DOOR, LEFT REAR WHEEL AND LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL. $5700 DAMAGE. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED CONCUSSION WITH VISION LOSS IN MY LEFT...
Mileage: 77,000
AFTER AROUND 50K MILES, I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS ABOUT A QUART LOW WHEN TAKING IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. AT THE TIME I WAS TOLD PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION. I'VE OWNED MANY VEHICLES IN THE PAST, OLD AND NEW, AND NEVER HAD ONE THAT USED THIS MUCH OIL. IF AN...
AFTER AROUND 50K MILES, I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS ABOUT A QUART LOW WHEN TAKING IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. AT THE TIME I WAS TOLD PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION. I'VE OWNED MANY VEHICLES IN THE PAST, OLD AND NEW, AND NEVER HAD ONE THAT USED THIS MUCH OIL. IF AN...
BRAKE, ABS, VSC & TRAC WARNING LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME. EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN PASSENGER SIDE REAR HUB SENSOR CONNECTOR THAT CORRODED ELECTRICAL CONTACTS INSIDE CONNECTOR. TOYOTA DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND ALSO TOYOTA WAS NOT PAYING FOR OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR....
Mileage: 85,000
BRAKE, ABS, VSC & TRAC WARNING LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME. EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN PASSENGER SIDE REAR HUB SENSOR CONNECTOR THAT CORRODED ELECTRICAL CONTACTS INSIDE CONNECTOR. TOYOTA DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND ALSO TOYOTA WAS NOT PAYING FOR OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR....
Mileage: 85,000
AFTER A SNOWSTORM, MY ABS, VSC, STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. STAYED ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC, THEY WENT OUT. HE SUSPECTS ICE BUILD UP. RAN SCAN. IT SHOWS RIGHT REAR WHEEL SENSOR PROBLEM. LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SON'S CAR IS IN SHOP FOR GM IGNITION RECALL FOR OVER A ...
Mileage: 48,000
AFTER A SNOWSTORM, MY ABS, VSC, STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. STAYED ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC, THEY WENT OUT. HE SUSPECTS ICE BUILD UP. RAN SCAN. IT SHOWS RIGHT REAR WHEEL SENSOR PROBLEM. LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SON'S CAR IS IN SHOP FOR GM IGNITION RECALL FOR OVER A ...
Mileage: 48,000
AFTER A SNOWSTORM, MY ABS, VSC, STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. STAYED ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC, THEY WENT OUT. HE SUSPECTS ICE BUILD UP. RAN SCAN. IT SHOWS RIGHT REAR WHEEL SENSOR PROBLEM. LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SON'S CAR IS IN SHOP FOR GM IGNITION RECALL FOR OVER A ...
Mileage: 48,000
AFTER A SNOWSTORM, MY ABS, VSC, STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. STAYED ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC, THEY WENT OUT. HE SUSPECTS ICE BUILD UP. RAN SCAN. IT SHOWS RIGHT REAR WHEEL SENSOR PROBLEM. LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SON'S CAR IS IN SHOP FOR GM IGNITION RECALL FOR OVER A ...
Mileage: 48,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL OF THESE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE LIGHTS ON ARE THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE ABS. THE SKID CONTROL, AND THE VSC. THESE LIGHTS CAME ON DURING THE WINTER AND WENT BACK OUT SEVERAL TIMES. DURING JANUARY THEY CAME ON AND HAVE NOT GONE OUT SENSE. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR THE CAR FAX RE...
Mileage: 62,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL OF THESE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE LIGHTS ON ARE THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE ABS. THE SKID CONTROL, AND THE VSC. THESE LIGHTS CAME ON DURING THE WINTER AND WENT BACK OUT SEVERAL TIMES. DURING JANUARY THEY CAME ON AND HAVE NOT GONE OUT SENSE. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR THE CAR FAX RE...
Mileage: 62,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL OF THESE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE LIGHTS ON ARE THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE ABS. THE SKID CONTROL, AND THE VSC. THESE LIGHTS CAME ON DURING THE WINTER AND WENT BACK OUT SEVERAL TIMES. DURING JANUARY THEY CAME ON AND HAVE NOT GONE OUT SENSE. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR THE CAR FAX RE...
Mileage: 62,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL OF THESE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE LIGHTS ON ARE THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE ABS. THE SKID CONTROL, AND THE VSC. THESE LIGHTS CAME ON DURING THE WINTER AND WENT BACK OUT SEVERAL TIMES. DURING JANUARY THEY CAME ON AND HAVE NOT GONE OUT SENSE. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR THE CAR FAX RE...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, STEERING CONTROL LIGHT, AND THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NO...
Mileage: 60,000
I GOT INTO MY CAR TO LEAVE THE GROCERY STORE ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, WENT TO BACK UP AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BUT IT WAS INSANELY DIFFICULT TO STEER BEING THAT I'M A SMALL FEMALE WITH LITTLE UPPER BODY STRENGTH. THI...
MY SCION EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DURING A SNOW STORM IN WINTER 2012. WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, BRAKES AND VSC ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER ILLUMINATED AT THAT TIME. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED IN THE STORM I REALIZED THAT ABS WAS NOT WORKING. THE WARNING LI...
Mileage: 91,892
MY SCION EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DURING A SNOW STORM IN WINTER 2012. WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, BRAKES AND VSC ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER ILLUMINATED AT THAT TIME. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED IN THE STORM I REALIZED THAT ABS WAS NOT WORKING. THE WARNING LI...
Mileage: 91,892
MY VEHICLE IS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THIS ISSUE STARTED AT ROUGHLY 58K. I HAVE NEVER BEEN LOW ON OIL AT ANY OIL CHANGE. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 3QTS LOW AT 58K WITH NO SIGNS, AT ALL OF AN OIL LEAK. I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA WHERE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED. I WAS THEN INFORMED TH...
Mileage: 58,128
MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A SCION/TOYOTA EXPECTING BETTER RELIABILITY. WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN A PARKING LOT THE STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER ASSIST. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION. IT IS GOING TO BE A FAIRLY COSTLY REPAIR. IT IS UNFORTUNATE TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE SOMETHING TO HELP ...
Mileage: 101,000
MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A SCION/TOYOTA EXPECTING BETTER RELIABILITY. WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN A PARKING LOT THE STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER ASSIST. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION. IT IS GOING TO BE A FAIRLY COSTLY REPAIR. IT IS UNFORTUNATE TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE SOMETHING TO HELP ...
Mileage: 101,000
SPEED SENSOR FAILED DUE TO SHORTENING OF WIRE. THIS HAS CAUSED ABS SYSTEM STOP FUNCTIONING. THERE ARE NO RE-CALL BY TOYOTA SCION YET. THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM HAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PART. NOTICE OTHER PEOPLE HAD SAME PROBLEM ON SAME DAY. ALSO, MANY PEOPLE POSTED SAME PROBLEM ON WEB. *TR
Mileage: 34,000
I WAS DRIVING AT 20MPH OFF A RAMP ONTO ANOTHER ROAD AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO JAM ON MY BRAKES TO STOP MY CAR FAST OR THE CAR WOULD HAVE WENT OFF THE SIDE DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED. THANK GOD I WAS NOT GOING FAST OR I WOULDN'T BE HERE. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME HERE WE GO AGAIN 2ND TIM...
Mileage: 91,500
I WAS DRIVING AT 20MPH OFF A RAMP ONTO ANOTHER ROAD AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO JAM ON MY BRAKES TO STOP MY CAR FAST OR THE CAR WOULD HAVE WENT OFF THE SIDE DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED. THANK GOD I WAS NOT GOING FAST OR I WOULDN'T BE HERE. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME HERE WE GO AGAIN 2ND TIM...
Mileage: 91,500
I OWN A 2008 XB AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN HIT IN PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF CAR BY A DEER AND BACK SHOULDER RESTRAINT DIDN'T LOCK ON IMPACT ALLOWED PERSON TO HIT BACK OF DRIVER SEAT . AFTER CRASH MOTOR STAYED RUNNING BUT HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK AND JUST GLAD NO ONE WAS KILLED. I JUST WANT ...
Mileage: 119,000
I OWN A 2008 XB AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN HIT IN PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF CAR BY A DEER AND BACK SHOULDER RESTRAINT DIDN'T LOCK ON IMPACT ALLOWED PERSON TO HIT BACK OF DRIVER SEAT . AFTER CRASH MOTOR STAYED RUNNING BUT HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK AND JUST GLAD NO ONE WAS KILLED. I JUST WANT ...
Mileage: 119,000
DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AND NOISE STARTED AND IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE WHICH FORCED ME TO DRIFT TO SIDE OF ROAD-- COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AS ALL OTHER CARS GOING WELL OVER 65 MPH. NOW BEING TOLD ENGINE DEAD ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR!!!??? CAN YOU HELP ME? I ALSO BOUGHT A 2004 SIENNA AND...
Mileage: 98,888
MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ATTEMPTING A TURN, WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. SHE WASN'T ABLE TO COMPLETE TURN, ALMOST HAD A WRECK. SHE WAS COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED AND SCARED OUT OF HER MIND WHEN SHE MADE IT HOME(HER CALLS TO ME ON CELL WEREN'T CO...
Mileage: 71,594
TOYOTA SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR 2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELDS, BUT WON'T ADDRESS OTHER YEARS. THE WINDSHIELDS ARE DEFECTIVE AND BREAK. HERE ARE MY 2008 SCION XB WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS FOR THE RECORD. IN 09/2010 WITH 20,000 MILES, MY 1ST WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN 05/2013 WITH 3...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED...
Mileage: 130,000
I WAS ON A FOURWAY STOP AT 36 ST AND 7TH AVE THE CAR TO MY LEFT ON THE DRIVER SIDE RAN THE STOP SIGN AND I HIT THE CAR ON THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, FLAMES WERE SEEN FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, FLAMES WERE SEEN FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 81,000
WHILE DRIVING THE WIRES SPARKED THEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON THEN FIRE STARTED THE WHOLE HALF OF CAR WAS BURNT BY THE TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE ARRIVED. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL FIRE THE WHOLE FRONT WAS MELTED I WAS LUCKY TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE CAR A LIVE EVERY THING HAPPENED VERY QUIC...
Mileage: 190,000
I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND MY BRAKES STUTTERED AND SEEMED AS IF THEY LOCKED UP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY BRAKE,ABS,VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. MINUTES LATER THEY TURNED OFF BUT SINCE THEN KEEP COMING ON AND GOING OFF. THE ROADS WERE VERY DRY NO RAIN OR SNOW CONDITIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED M...
Mileage: 41,240
I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND MY BRAKES STUTTERED AND SEEMED AS IF THEY LOCKED UP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY BRAKE,ABS,VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. MINUTES LATER THEY TURNED OFF BUT SINCE THEN KEEP COMING ON AND GOING OFF. THE ROADS WERE VERY DRY NO RAIN OR SNOW CONDITIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED M...
Mileage: 41,240
POWER STEERING DIED WITHOUT WARNING CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER DEALER SAYS IT IS THE POWER STEERING ESU FAILURE AND THAT IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN BUT I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HERE HAVE TO WAIT TO GET IT REPLACE DUE TO THE VERY HIGH COST TO REPLACE THIS PART. *TR
Mileage: 71,387
SUDDEN FORCEFUL BRAKING 2 TIMES IN A 15 MILE COMMUTE . DRIVING 55 MPH WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR SUDDENLY BRAKE HARD ENOUGH TO TIGHTEN MY SEATBELT. 4 DASH LIGHTS CAME ON . ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE ALL SOLID AND VSC WAS FLASHING. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ALERT EN...
Mileage: 50,000
SUDDEN FORCEFUL BRAKING 2 TIMES IN A 15 MILE COMMUTE . DRIVING 55 MPH WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR SUDDENLY BRAKE HARD ENOUGH TO TIGHTEN MY SEATBELT. 4 DASH LIGHTS CAME ON . ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE ALL SOLID AND VSC WAS FLASHING. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ALERT EN...
Mileage: 50,000
MY TIRES SLIPPED IN THE SNOW IN MARCH, VERY LIGHT SNOW. NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE. MY BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW DAYS LATER THEY WENT OFF. NOW ALL THREE ARE ON MOST OF THE TIME EVEN ON CLEAR, DRY PAVEMENT. MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT ACTIVATING CORRECTLY AN...
Mileage: 71,000
MY TIRES SLIPPED IN THE SNOW IN MARCH, VERY LIGHT SNOW. NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE. MY BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW DAYS LATER THEY WENT OFF. NOW ALL THREE ARE ON MOST OF THE TIME EVEN ON CLEAR, DRY PAVEMENT. MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT ACTIVATING CORRECTLY AN...
Mileage: 71,000
MY TIRES SLIPPED IN THE SNOW IN MARCH, VERY LIGHT SNOW. NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE. MY BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW DAYS LATER THEY WENT OFF. NOW ALL THREE ARE ON MOST OF THE TIME EVEN ON CLEAR, DRY PAVEMENT. MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT ACTIVATING CORRECTLY AN...
Mileage: 71,000
STRIP OF PLASTIC MOLDING ON EXTERIOR ROOF RACK, PASSENGER SIDE, FELL OUT SOMETIME DURING TRAVELS. *TR
Mileage: 53,890
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT THAT CONTROLS THE ELECT...
Mileage: 106,000
AT RANDOM TIMES ALL OF THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATE. IT ALSO SEEMS TO GET HARDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND DRUM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY AN AXLE OR SPINDLE. FOR A CAR BOUGHT NEW IN 2008 WIT...
Mileage: 42,000
AT RANDOM TIMES ALL OF THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATE. IT ALSO SEEMS TO GET HARDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND DRUM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY AN AXLE OR SPINDLE. FOR A CAR BOUGHT NEW IN 2008 WIT...
Mileage: 42,000
AT RANDOM TIMES ALL OF THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATE. IT ALSO SEEMS TO GET HARDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND DRUM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY AN AXLE OR SPINDLE. FOR A CAR BOUGHT NEW IN 2008 WIT...
Mileage: 42,000
WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 37,000 MILES I STARTED HEARING A RATTLE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE CAR NOW HAS 50,000 + MILES AND I HEAR THE RATTLE ALL THE TIME. I SEARCHED EVERY ONLINE FORUM REGARDING RATTLES COMING FROM THE BUMPER WITH NO FINDINGS. IN CONVERSATION WITH A TOYOTA SERVICE REP, HE...
Mileage: 50,000
WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 37,000 MILES I STARTED HEARING A RATTLE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE CAR NOW HAS 50,000 + MILES AND I HEAR THE RATTLE ALL THE TIME. I SEARCHED EVERY ONLINE FORUM REGARDING RATTLES COMING FROM THE BUMPER WITH NO FINDINGS. IN CONVERSATION WITH A TOYOTA SERVICE REP, HE...
Mileage: 50,000
WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS FROM BUYING MY SCION FROM HAMMER TOYOTA MY SCION SWAY BAR BREAKS AND COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT,BUT TOYOTA NEVER SENT ME A NOTICE TILL I TOOK MY CAR IN.THEN THERE WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS WELL THAT SOMETHING WAS BURNING INSIDE MY CAR WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MO...
Mileage: 200
WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS FROM BUYING MY SCION FROM HAMMER TOYOTA MY SCION SWAY BAR BREAKS AND COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT,BUT TOYOTA NEVER SENT ME A NOTICE TILL I TOOK MY CAR IN.THEN THERE WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS WELL THAT SOMETHING WAS BURNING INSIDE MY CAR WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MO...
Mileage: 200
WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS FROM BUYING MY SCION FROM HAMMER TOYOTA MY SCION SWAY BAR BREAKS AND COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT,BUT TOYOTA NEVER SENT ME A NOTICE TILL I TOOK MY CAR IN.THEN THERE WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS WELL THAT SOMETHING WAS BURNING INSIDE MY CAR WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MO...
Mileage: 200
WHILE DRIVING ON SNOWY AND SALTED ROADS, THE BRAKE, ABS, AND VSC LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THEY REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING ON THOSE SAME SNOWY AND SALTY ROADS. THE NEXT DAY THEY EVENTUALLY WENT OFF. WEEKS LATER THEY CAME ON AGAIN IN WET WEATHER AND REMAINED ON. THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE...
Mileage: 78,000
WHILE DRIVING ON SNOWY AND SALTED ROADS, THE BRAKE, ABS, AND VSC LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THEY REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING ON THOSE SAME SNOWY AND SALTY ROADS. THE NEXT DAY THEY EVENTUALLY WENT OFF. WEEKS LATER THEY CAME ON AGAIN IN WET WEATHER AND REMAINED ON. THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE...
Mileage: 78,000
WHILE DRIVING ON SNOWY AND SALTED ROADS, THE BRAKE, ABS, AND VSC LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THEY REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING ON THOSE SAME SNOWY AND SALTY ROADS. THE NEXT DAY THEY EVENTUALLY WENT OFF. WEEKS LATER THEY CAME ON AGAIN IN WET WEATHER AND REMAINED ON. THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE...
Mileage: 78,000
WHILE DRIVING ON SNOWY AND SALTED ROADS, THE BRAKE, ABS, AND VSC LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THEY REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING ON THOSE SAME SNOWY AND SALTY ROADS. THE NEXT DAY THEY EVENTUALLY WENT OFF. WEEKS LATER THEY CAME ON AGAIN IN WET WEATHER AND REMAINED ON. THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE...
Mileage: 78,000
2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WINDOW MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TO HAVE THE RECALL ISSUE ADDRESSED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH, BUT THE WINDOW MOTOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE D...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD FLEW OPEN AND STRUCK THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE...
Mileage: 86,000
SCION HAS A TSB ON PARKING BRAKE CABLES THAT FREEZE IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN THE CABLES FREEZE, IT WILL CAUSE THE REAR BRAKE CALIBERS TO LOCK AGAINST THE ROTORS. YOU WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO WARM THE ROTORS TO UNLOCK THE BRAKES. THIS COULD CAUSE BRAKES TO FAIL AND MAY NOT STOP AT ALL. I ...
Mileage: 59,000
SCION HAS A TSB ON PARKING BRAKE CABLES THAT FREEZE IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN THE CABLES FREEZE, IT WILL CAUSE THE REAR BRAKE CALIBERS TO LOCK AGAINST THE ROTORS. YOU WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO WARM THE ROTORS TO UNLOCK THE BRAKES. THIS COULD CAUSE BRAKES TO FAIL AND MAY NOT STOP AT ALL. I ...
Mileage: 59,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE REAR FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS NOT IDENTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER...
THE REVERSE LIGHTS ARE ONLY PLACED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THERE IS NOT A REVERSE LIGHT VISIBLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT EXIST. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WITH PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES. *TR I HAVE NOTICED THE NEWER MODELS HAVE FIXED THIS SAFETY HAZARD AND HAVE PLACE...
TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THERE WAS A TSB ISSUED BUT I'M TOLD MY VIN ISN'T ONE EFFECTED. *TR PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE COMPUTER (ECM) UNDER THE DRIVER DASH. LOSS OF POWER STEERING IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. TOYOTA DOWNPL...
Mileage: 92,000
DISCOVERED TWO WIRES THAT TORE THROUGH THE FABRIC ON THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. THESE EXPOSED METAL WIRES ARE SHARP AND CAN EASILY CUT SOMEBODY IF THEY SHOULD RUB AGAINST THEM. SOMETHING HAS FAILED INSIDE THE SEAT. MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE ON A DEDICATED ONLINE FORUM FOR THIS VEHICLE. ...
Mileage: 75,000
ENGINE LOCKED. MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH "OIL STARVATION", WHICH WAS DUE TO SCION'S "OIL CONSUMPTION" PROBLEM. BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND A LOOP HOLE TO AVOID PAYING FOR A NEW ENGINE. THERE HAS BEEN A TSB ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM AND SCION REFUSED TO TAKE ...
Mileage: 57,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED THERE WAS A FRACTURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT ON THE GLASS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO MAKE A COMPLAINT WITH NH...
Mileage: 22,000
MALFUNCTIONING RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAUSES ABS AND VSC LIGHTS TO GO ON AND WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON THE ABS AND VSC DO NOT FUNCTION. WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR HUB, BEARING, SENSOR AND HARNESS. VEHICLE HAD ONLY 52939 MILES ON IT AND WAS OFF WARRANTY SO WOULD COST OVER 1000.0...
Mileage: 52,935
MALFUNCTIONING RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAUSES ABS AND VSC LIGHTS TO GO ON AND WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON THE ABS AND VSC DO NOT FUNCTION. WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR HUB, BEARING, SENSOR AND HARNESS. VEHICLE HAD ONLY 52939 MILES ON IT AND WAS OFF WARRANTY SO WOULD COST OVER 1000.0...
Mileage: 52,935
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL HOWEVER, HERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COMPUTER WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE ...
Mileage: 33,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER...
Mileage: 57,000
THIS VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES, FIRST THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAIL 12/26/09 TOYOTA FIXED/REPLACED NOW 4/3/12 DISCOVERED OIL IS BURNING TO THE POINT THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED OIL NO OIL SHOW ON OIL DIPSTICK THEN WENT TO AUTOZONE BOUGHT THE OIL AND TOPPED IT OFF 4/3/12. BEFORE THIS BOTH R...
THIS VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES, FIRST THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAIL 12/26/09 TOYOTA FIXED/REPLACED NOW 4/3/12 DISCOVERED OIL IS BURNING TO THE POINT THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED OIL NO OIL SHOW ON OIL DIPSTICK THEN WENT TO AUTOZONE BOUGHT THE OIL AND TOPPED IT OFF 4/3/12. BEFORE THIS BOTH R...
THIS VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES, FIRST THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAIL 12/26/09 TOYOTA FIXED/REPLACED NOW 4/3/12 DISCOVERED OIL IS BURNING TO THE POINT THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED OIL NO OIL SHOW ON OIL DIPSTICK THEN WENT TO AUTOZONE BOUGHT THE OIL AND TOPPED IT OFF 4/3/12. BEFORE THIS BOTH R...
STEERING PROBLEM ON THE 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB WE BOUGHT A 2008 SCION XB THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING FINE UNTIL THIS SCARY PROBLEM TOOK PLACE. WE CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW PROBLEMATIC THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAN BE. WE ARE FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE SAFETY IS OUR MAIN CONCERN AND THE STEERING PROBLEM IS...
Mileage: 85,000
AT JUST OVER 38,000 MILES THE BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND VSC LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS MOST LIKELY THE REAR SPEED SENSORS BUT ALSO REQUIRES HUNDRED OF DOLLARS WORTH OF OTHER PARTS TO REPLACE. I LOOKED ON MANY OF THE SCION XB FORUMS AND FOUND MANY MANY PEOP...
Mileage: 38,000
AT JUST OVER 38,000 MILES THE BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND VSC LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS MOST LIKELY THE REAR SPEED SENSORS BUT ALSO REQUIRES HUNDRED OF DOLLARS WORTH OF OTHER PARTS TO REPLACE. I LOOKED ON MANY OF THE SCION XB FORUMS AND FOUND MANY MANY PEOP...
Mileage: 38,000
AT JUST OVER 38,000 MILES THE BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND VSC LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS MOST LIKELY THE REAR SPEED SENSORS BUT ALSO REQUIRES HUNDRED OF DOLLARS WORTH OF OTHER PARTS TO REPLACE. I LOOKED ON MANY OF THE SCION XB FORUMS AND FOUND MANY MANY PEOP...
Mileage: 38,000
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), VISIBILITY STABILE CONTROL (VSC) AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, AND BRAKE INDICATORS REMAIN ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE REPAIR CENTER HAS ADVISED ME ON DIFFERENT REPAIRS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT. ONE REPAIR OPTION IS A FAULTY SENSOR IN ONE OF MY REAR...
Mileage: 70,000
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), VISIBILITY STABILE CONTROL (VSC) AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, AND BRAKE INDICATORS REMAIN ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE REPAIR CENTER HAS ADVISED ME ON DIFFERENT REPAIRS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT. ONE REPAIR OPTION IS A FAULTY SENSOR IN ONE OF MY REAR...
Mileage: 70,000
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), VISIBILITY STABILE CONTROL (VSC) AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, AND BRAKE INDICATORS REMAIN ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE REPAIR CENTER HAS ADVISED ME ON DIFFERENT REPAIRS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT. ONE REPAIR OPTION IS A FAULTY SENSOR IN ONE OF MY REAR...
Mileage: 70,000
THE ABS, VSC AND BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO PAY 110.00 TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN-THEY FOUND THAT THE R REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRE HAD FRAYED AND MALFUNCTIONED. I AM ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT THE CONSULTANT AT TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT MY ABS, VSC WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE THE SENSOR IS BAD. SO I H...
Mileage: 52,000
THE ABS, VSC AND BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO PAY 110.00 TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN-THEY FOUND THAT THE R REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRE HAD FRAYED AND MALFUNCTIONED. I AM ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT THE CONSULTANT AT TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT MY ABS, VSC WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE THE SENSOR IS BAD. SO I H...
Mileage: 52,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE PARKING BRAKE BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ...
Mileage: 69,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PISTONS IN THE ENGINE WERE NOT RETAINING OIL AS IT SHOULD. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE PISTON ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTAC...
Mileage: 70,000
MY XB WAS BOUGHT ON APRIL 2008. 1.ON NOVEMBER 2009, THE VSC LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER FIXED IT BY REPLACING #3 IGNITION COIL. 2.ON DECEMBER 2009, THE VSC LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN, THIS TIME DEALER REPLACED #2 IGNITION COIL. 3. ON MARCH 2011, THE VSC LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN AND DEALER REPLACED #1 IGNITION COIL. ...
Mileage: 16,839
MY XB WAS BOUGHT ON APRIL 2008. 1.ON NOVEMBER 2009, THE VSC LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER FIXED IT BY REPLACING #3 IGNITION COIL. 2.ON DECEMBER 2009, THE VSC LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN, THIS TIME DEALER REPLACED #2 IGNITION COIL. 3. ON MARCH 2011, THE VSC LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN AND DEALER REPLACED #1 IGNITION COIL. ...
Mileage: 16,839
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING HIS VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE CHECK THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL OF THE SERVICE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE...
Mileage: 58,000
FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 18 MONTHS THE CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS MAKING THE VEHICLE NOT DRIVABLE. THE LINKAGE HAS BROKEN, OR ACCORDING TO TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, DIRT HAS COLLECTED UNDERNEATH THE CABLE WHICH PREVENTS THE CLUTCH FROM ENGAGING PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKE...
Mileage: 24,392
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM, AIR BAG AND THE ANTI BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR, WIRE, HUB, BEARING ASSEMBLY AND REAR AXLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...
Mileage: 42,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM, AIR BAG AND THE ANTI BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR, WIRE, HUB, BEARING ASSEMBLY AND REAR AXLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...
Mileage: 42,000
AFTER PUMPING GAS IN MY 2008 SCION XB, I PROCEEDED TO TURN THE ENGINE OF MY VEHICLE ON AND TRIED TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME VERY RIGID AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT MANEUVER, IN THAT MOMENT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN FAI...
Mileage: 89,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT NOTICED A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ...
Mileage: 40,000
DEFECTIVE BRAKES OR RELATED PROBLEM WITH 2008 SCION XB MODEL. WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, A LOUD, LOW/DOWNWARD PITCHED SOUND OCCURS AND IT FEELS LIKE EITHER THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING OR SOMETHING RELATED TO THE DRIVE TRAIN IS HAVING A PROBLEM. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT OCCURS MOST OFTEN...
Mileage: 38,000
DEFECTIVE BRAKES OR RELATED PROBLEM WITH 2008 SCION XB MODEL. WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, A LOUD, LOW/DOWNWARD PITCHED SOUND OCCURS AND IT FEELS LIKE EITHER THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING OR SOMETHING RELATED TO THE DRIVE TRAIN IS HAVING A PROBLEM. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT OCCURS MOST OFTEN...
Mileage: 38,000
VEHICLE BRAKE, ABS, VSC, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON DASH. INTERMITTENT DURING WINTER FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN ALL LIGHTS ON SOLID. THERE SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN WHEEL SPEED SENSOR PROBLEM ON THESE CARS, BUT NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. I BOUGHT MY CAR USED, AND THUS DID NOT KNOW THAT THE CAR W...
Mileage: 35,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE BRAKING AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTR...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH IN SNOWY WEATHER WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING COMPONENT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST ALL TRACTION CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER DISCOVERED CORROSION ON THE SPEED SENSOR AND HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 48,132
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
Mileage: 45,999
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 ELECT...
Mileage: 109,000
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 ELECT...
Mileage: 109,000
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 ELECT...
Mileage: 109,000
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 PER...
Mileage: 49,100
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 CORROS...
Mileage: 27,900
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. TH...
Mileage: 15,300
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. TH...
Mileage: 15,300
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 ...
Mileage: 34,245
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 EXPERIEN...
Mileage: 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 T...
Mileage: 87,000
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 T...
Mileage: 87,000
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 T...
Mileage: 87,000
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 DEA...
Mileage: 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...
Mileage: 6,000
AIR BAG SENSORS BAD TIE RODS KEEP COMING LOOSE. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
AIR BAG SENSORS BAD TIE RODS KEEP COMING LOOSE. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
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 IM...
Mileage: 35,000
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...
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 ...
Mileage: 21,355
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 ...
Mileage: 18,000
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 ...
Mileage: 18,000
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 VEHICL...
Mileage: 36,000
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 ...
Mileage: 3,000
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 ...
Mileage: 3,000
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 ...
Mileage: 32,000
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 RE...
Mileage: 50,000
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 RE...
Mileage: 50,000
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 ...
Mileage: 49,000
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
Mileage: 48,505
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
Mileage: 48,505
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 I...
Mileage: 53,000
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 I...
Mileage: 53,000
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 I...
Mileage: 53,000
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...
Mileage: 3,000
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...
Mileage: 3,000
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...
Mileage: 3,000
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 ...
Mileage: 2,500
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...
Mileage: 21,365
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
Mileage: 40,000
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
Mileage: 40,000
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 PRESSE...
Mileage: 10,000
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 ...
Mileage: 500
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 ...
Mileage: 1,500
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. ALTHOU...
Mileage: 5,000
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 IMM...
Mileage: 31,688
2008 SCION TC - WORN OUT CLUTCH AFTER ONLY 10K MILES. NO OPTION TO SELECT MODEL TC ON THIS SITE. *TR
Mileage: 10,300
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
Mileage: 22,000
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 G...
Mileage: 21,000
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 A...
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
Mileage: 5,000
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...
Mileage: 8,232
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...
Mileage: 111,000
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 ...
Mileage: 39,000
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...
Mileage: 90,000
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...
Mileage: 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 SHOU...
Mileage: 40,000
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 SHOU...
Mileage: 40,000
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 SHOU...
Mileage: 40,000
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
Mileage: 23,000
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...
Mileage: 20,899
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 ...
Mileage: 19,010
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 BOTTO...
Mileage: 20,500
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
Mileage: 9
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
Mileage: 8,000
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 IMPAC...
Mileage: 22,000
WINDSHIELD OF 2008 SCION XB HAS CRACKED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF WINDSHIELD. SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THESE LARGE CRACKS OBSCURE DRIVERS VIEW OF ROAD. OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR SITUATION ON VARIOUS WEBSITES (EDMUNDS.COM). *TR
Mileage: 18,000
MY SCION XB DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT, IT JUST SHOWED UP. THERE IS NO IMPACT, JUST A STRAIGHT CRACK FROM THE SEAM THAT EXTENDS ABOUT 5-6 INCHES AND THEN CURVES TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 4-5 INCHES. *TR
Mileage: 12,500
MY 2008 SCION XB DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK AND HAS HUNDREDS OF LITTLE TINY HOLES ON THE WINDSHIELD WHERE SMALL PEBBLES HAVE STRUCK IT. TOYOTA WANTS $1000 TO REPLACE, AND WOULDN'T DO IT UNDER WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE IT'S A DEFECT. *TR
Mileage: 21,000
MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY SCION XB 2008. I HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKING. MY FIRST SCION XB 2008 HAD A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT WAS A STRESS CRACK. TOYOTA OF THE DESERT HAND MY CAR FOR A WHOLE MONTH BEFORE I GOT IT BACK AND THE WINDSHIELD STILL WASN'T REPAIRED. MY CAR H...
Mileage: 28,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND SLID UNDER A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE WHEELS OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER STRUCK THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS ONE INJURY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO...
Mileage: 16,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE "PUTTERED" AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ISSUE OCCURRED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES AND THE ...
Mileage: 10,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE "PUTTERED" AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ISSUE OCCURRED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES AND THE ...
Mileage: 10,000
APPROXIMATELY 3 FOOT HORIZONTAL CRACK APPEARED ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD, BEGINNING AT THE EXTREME BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD (AROUND THE BLACK DEFROST VENT) AS IT SAT PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE. THE CRACK EXTENDS LEFT TOWARD DRIVER'S SIDE. AERONAUTICS EXPERT WHO EXAMINED THE CRACK CONF...
Mileage: 7,200
APPROXIMATELY 3 FOOT HORIZONTAL CRACK APPEARED ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD, BEGINNING AT THE EXTREME BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD (AROUND THE BLACK DEFROST VENT) AS IT SAT PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE. THE CRACK EXTENDS LEFT TOWARD DRIVER'S SIDE. AERONAUTICS EXPERT WHO EXAMINED THE CRACK CONF...
Mileage: 7,200
AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR I HAD TO BRING IN TO BE SERVICED DUE TO STATIC SPEAKERS. THE BACK SPEAKERS WERE REPLACED BUT THAT WAS NOT THE LAST PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE WITH THEM. A FEW MONTHS LATER MY IPOD JACK WENT UP IN SMOKE AND MELTED MY IPOD. THE SERVICE CENTER HAD TO SPECIAL ORDER THE IPOD JACK AND...
Mileage: 6,000
2008 SCION XB WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT ANYTHING COMING IN CONTACT WITH IT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE CRACK EXTENDED THE FULL LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
Mileage: 13,000
MY 2008 SCION XB HAS BEEN THROUGH TWO WINDSHIELDS IN A YEAR. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALER I AM LUCKY BECAUSE THEY HAVE REPLACED AND MANY AS FIVE WINDSHIELDS ON OTHER XB'S. THE WINDSHIELD SEEMS TO CRACK VERY EASILY. *TR
Mileage: 6,500
FRONT WINDSHIELD CONTINUES TO CRACK ON MY 2008 SCION XB. *TR
Mileage: 19,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT SMELLED SULFUR INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. INITIALLY, HE THOUGHT THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE WATER IN THE BATTERY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED TO CHANGE HIS SELECTION OF GASOLINE. THE CO...
Mileage: 200
CAR PARKED AND DASHBOARD ELECTRICAL UNIT CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN 3 MINUTES. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A REAL CONCERN WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL THEY RESPONDED WITHIN 3 MINUTES AND THE CAR WAS GONE. IF MY SON WAS IN THE CAR WHILE IT WAS ON FIRE HE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO GE...
Mileage: 8,417
I HAVE A LARGE CRACK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF MY 2008 SCION XB. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY SO IT IS A LITTLE OVER 3 MONTHS OLD. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. MY SCION DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $1010 TO REPLA...
Mileage: 7,500
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 SCION XB ON AUGUST 3, 2008 AND ONLY AFTER 2.5 WEEKS NOTICED THE "L" SHAPED CRACK ON MY WINDSHIELD. AFTER MY INITIAL INSPECTION I COULD NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE ABRASIONS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 2 DAYS AFTER I FIRST NOTICED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO A ROCK. T...
Mileage: 520
THE CAR SUSTAINED A N L SHAPED CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD PASSENGER SIDE FROM NO APPARENT IMPACT . CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW AND IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN ACCORDING TO HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS . *TR
Mileage: 18,000
SCION XB 2008. GREAT SO FAR 9000MI. NO DEFECTS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. LIGHTS DO NOT SHUT OFF WHEN KEY IS TURNED OFF. VERY LOW WARNING BEEP TO REMIND. I CAN'T REMEMBER LAST VEHICLE I OWNED THAT DID NOT SHUT WITH KEY. *TR
TWO SEPARATE CRACKS ON WINDSHIELD 1ST ON OCCURRED AT 4000 MILES ON PASSENGER SIDE AND IS NOW 14 INCHES LONG. THE 2ND ONE IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT 17000 MILES AND IS 10 INCHES LONG. *TR
Mileage: 17,500
MY WINDSHIELD IN MY 2008 SCION XB CRACKED AT AN ANGLE STARTING AROUND THE MIRROR AND CURVING TO THE RIGHT. IT OCCURRED HOURS AFTER I HAD DRIVEN IT, FROM NO APPARENT REASON. THE GLASS APPEARS TO BE SUBSTANDARD OR SIMILAR TO THE HONDA ELEMENT, A DESIGN DEFECT. I HAD IT REPLACED ALREADY. *TR
Mileage: 4,000
WE HAD A 2008 SCION X B WE TOOK IT TO STEVENS AUTO MALL ON FARMINGTON AVE BRISTOL CT ON TO SEPARATE OCCASIONS COMPLAINING OF A BURNING SMELL I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A NEW CAR SMELL AND IT WOULD GO AWAY WITH MILEAGE. IT HAD 39 MILES WHEN WE BOUGHT ON 1-27-2008 AND ON 5-25-2008 IT CAUGHT FIRE AND ONLY ...
Mileage: 5,500
MY WINDSHIELD HAS A "L" SHAPED CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TOP. I DON'T RECALL HITTING ANYTHING, SO I AM NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED IT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY QUOTED ME $500.00 JUST FOR THE WINDSHIELD PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
Mileage: 8,000
CRACKED WINDSHIELD...DUE TO STRESS. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
FRONT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED L-SHAPED CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE, STARTING AT TOP MOLDING. CAR WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR EVAL, AT FIRST THEY COULD FIND NO REASON FOR CRACK. SERVICE MANAGER THEN USED A PEN TO FIND A MINUTE IMPERFECTION IN THE CRACK LINE. HE...
Mileage: 2,200
CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON 2008 SCION XB....JUST WALKED OUT ONE MORNING AND THE CRACK WAS THERE. *TR
Mileage: 5,000
WALKED TO CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK AT 0730 HOURS. NOTICED "L" SHAPED CRACK IN WINDSHIELD BEGINNING AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD (PASSENGER SIDE) ABOUT 10" FROM THE A PILLAR. TRAVELS VERTICALLY TO 3" ABOVE PASSENGER WIPER BLADE. *TR CHANGES DIRECTION HORIZONTALLY ABOUT 10" MOVING TOWARD DRIVERS ...
Mileage: 15,895
CRACKED WINDSHIELD (AGAIN!) THIS IS MY SECOND XB AND I FIGURED THE FIRST CRACKED WINDSHIELD IN MY 2006 WAS A FLUKE, BUT NO! NOW I HAVE ONE IN MY BRAND NEW (2,100 MILES) 2008 XB! WHAT THE HECK?? IT HAS TO BE A DEFECT. *TR
Mileage: 2,142
ONE MORNING WHEN GETTING INTO MY (5 MO OLD) 2008 SCION XB I FOUND A 2-3 IN. CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT STARTED UNDER THE WEATHERSTRIPING AT THE A-PILLAR ABOUT 6-8 INCHES UP FROM THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WITHIN A SHORT TIME THAT DAY THE CRACK EXTENDED UP TO APPROX. 12-14 IN. IN A U SHAPE. ...
Mileage: 12,000
2008. *TR 2008 SCION XB DURING A 5 HR TRIP , WITHOUT GETTING HIT ON THE WINDSHIELD BY ANYTHING AT ALL, THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK STARTING AT THE TOP EDGE AND EXTENDING DOWN ABOUT 6 INCHES. I HAD READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE EDMUNDS AUTO WEBSITE. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOL...
Mileage: 5,800
CRACKED WINDSHIELD. POSSIBLE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PRESENT IN SCION XBS YEARS 2006-2008. IF YOU GOOGLE "XB WINDSHIELD" YOU WILL FIND NUMEROUS POSTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA/SCION APPEAR TO BE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED SCION AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE DEALER T...
WINDSHIELD CRACKED EASILY. *TR
Mileage: 2,050
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS (ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT) ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE...
Mileage: 16,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS (ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT) ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE...
Mileage: 16,000
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 SCION XB WITH 125 MILES ALREADY ON THE CAR. I'VE ONLY HAD IT FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 WEEKS AND THERE IS A HUGE CRACK ON MY WINDSHIELD THAT STARTED ON THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND HAS NOW SPREAD TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
Mileage: 400
THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2008 SCION XB CRACKED OVERNIGHT WITH NO APPARENT STONE OR IMPACT DAMAGE. THE SERVICE REP AT LOMBARD TOYOTA IN LOMBARD ILLINOIS TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND SAID IT'S ROCK DAMAGE. HE RAN A PEN ALONG THE CRACK AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT A STONE HIT IT AND WILL NOT FIX IT. THE GLASS ...
Mileage: 15,000
AFTER OWNING MY 2008 SCION XB FOR 2 MONTHS I FOUND A SMALL CHIP IN THE WINDSHIELD. NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED. THAT CHIP HAS NOT SPREAD SO FAR. THEN, MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK A TRIP TO OREGON DRIVING ON THE COAST SO THAT WE WOULD NOT GET ROCKS KICKED AT US FROM CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER 8 DAYS WE C...
2008 SCION XB, 5,000 MILES, WINDSHIELD MYSTERIOUSLY CRACKED, NO IMPACT OR REASON. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO REPORTS OR RECALLS. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. TRUE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
I HAVE A 2008 SCION XB THAT HAS DEVELOPED AN" L" SHAPED STRESS CRACK ON THE UPPER PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THERE ARE NO ROCK CHIPS OF ANY KIND LOCATED NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE CRACK. THE CRACK BEGINS UNDER THE MOULDING AND CONTINUES DOWNWARD INTO THE "L" SHAPE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF T...
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 SCION XB IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR (2007) WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR (APPROXIMATELY ON DECEMBER 20, 2007) I NOTICED THAT I HAD A CRACK ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD THAT PROGRESSIVELY SPREAD IN A MATTER OF A DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO EDDY'S TOYOTA/SCION ON DECE...
Mileage: 2,200
LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS ON THE 2008 SCION XB DO NOT PROJECT OUT FAR ENOUGH FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A CLEARLY DEFINED LINE ABOUT 75 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE WHERE THE LIGHT ENDS AND THE DARK BEGINS DURING NIGHT DRIVING. THE SOLUTION ACCORDING TO TOYOTA/SCION WAS TO PURCHASE FOG LAMPS AS AUXILIARY LIGHTI...
Mileage: 100
2008 SCION WINDSHIELD CRACK AND NO APPARENT REASON. *TR
Mileage: 3,500