2009 SCION XD Problems & Recalls

Drove car and heard loud noise issuing from the passenger side rear. Upon viewing the wheel was angled in at the top. After removing the wheel I found the rear crossmember subframe axle had a complete break in the weld holding the angle from the straight part of the beam to the wheel and suspension ...

Drove car and heard loud noise issuing from the passenger side rear. Upon viewing the wheel was angled in at the top. After removing the wheel I found the rear crossmember subframe axle had a complete break in the weld holding the angle from the straight part of the beam to the wheel and suspension ...

Drove car and heard loud noise issuing from the passenger side rear. Upon viewing the wheel was angled in at the top. After removing the wheel I found the rear crossmember subframe axle had a complete break in the weld holding the angle from the straight part of the beam to the wheel and suspension ...

A major safety structural defect has developed in the rear axle beam. About 50 percent of the welds failed where the passenger side swing arm attaches to the rest of the axle. The lack of support ended up creating about a three inch stress crack across the width of the swing arm tube. This could hav...

A RECA FOR MY POWER SWITCH MASTER CONTROL WAS ISSUED ON SEPT 15TH 2015 AND A FIX FOR THIS STILL HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED. THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN MY VEHICLE.

2009 TOYOTA SCION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE RADIO INDEPENDENTLY TURNED ON AND OF AND THE DASH LIGHTS FLASHED. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. *JS

FIX FOR WINDOW LUBRICANT ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED, EVEN THOUGH RECALL IS NOW 2 YEARS OLD.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION XD. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

Mileage: 49,500

THE DEALER THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR ONLY DOES RECALL WORK DURING THE WEEK I UNFORTUNATELY WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. WHICH I CAN NOT TAKE TIME OFF FOR AS THEY SAY IT MIGHT TAKE ALL DAY AND I DEPEND ON MY CAR FOR BUSINESS I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH THE MANAGER...

THE DEALER THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR ONLY DOES RECALL WORK DURING THE WEEK I UNFORTUNATELY WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. WHICH I CAN NOT TAKE TIME OFF FOR AS THEY SAY IT MIGHT TAKE ALL DAY AND I DEPEND ON MY CAR FOR BUSINESS I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH THE MANAGER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION XD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ...

Mileage: 113,283

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION XD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ...

Mileage: 113,283

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION XD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ...

Mileage: 113,283

WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL THE PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN, A PLUME OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE MASTER CONTROL PANEL. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGINING IT, BUT THE BUTTON FROZE INTO PLACE. I TOOK MY SCION INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR 2 RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS (DRIVER'S SEAT RAILING AND INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY) AND MEN...

Mileage: 79,000

WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL THE PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN, A PLUME OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE MASTER CONTROL PANEL. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGINING IT, BUT THE BUTTON FROZE INTO PLACE. I TOOK MY SCION INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR 2 RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS (DRIVER'S SEAT RAILING AND INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY) AND MEN...

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE CAR RUNNING ON THE LOCAL ROAD, APPROX. 40 MPH, REAR WINDOW FROM DRIVER SIDE ROLLED DOWN ITSELF AND A LOT OF SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH CONTROLS AND FROM DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, INSIDE. TWO OF FOUR SWITCHES FROM MASTER SWITCH CONTROL THEN MELTED AND PUSHED ALL THE WAY ...

Mileage: 66,500

WHILE CAR RUNNING ON THE LOCAL ROAD, APPROX. 40 MPH, REAR WINDOW FROM DRIVER SIDE ROLLED DOWN ITSELF AND A LOT OF SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH CONTROLS AND FROM DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, INSIDE. TWO OF FOUR SWITCHES FROM MASTER SWITCH CONTROL THEN MELTED AND PUSHED ALL THE WAY ...

Mileage: 66,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION XD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PUSHING THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW BUTTON, THE WINDOW OPENED AND FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE WINDOW BUT FAILED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER INFORMED TH...

Mileage: 360,000

I HAVE A 2009 SCION XD WITH ONLY 26,000 AND A CLEAN TITLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH WHICH NEARLY GOT ME IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. TURNS OUT THE WATER PUMP WAS THE CULPRIT AND SCION WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAULTY PUMP DESPITE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS AGAINST IT. AFTER PAYI...

Mileage: 26,000

I HAVE A 2009 SCION XD WITH ONLY 26,000 AND A CLEAN TITLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH WHICH NEARLY GOT ME IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. TURNS OUT THE WATER PUMP WAS THE CULPRIT AND SCION WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAULTY PUMP DESPITE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS AGAINST IT. AFTER PAYI...

Mileage: 26,000

ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR (AT CONCORD TOYOTA, CONCORD, CA), MY POWER LOCKS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING ONE BY ONE. THEY FIXED IT BECAUSE I WAS STILL ON THE FACTORY WARRANTY, BUT A YEAR LATER, THE FRONT LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THEY WERE FIXED. IN 2013, THE TWO FRONT LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AG...

ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR (AT CONCORD TOYOTA, CONCORD, CA), MY POWER LOCKS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING ONE BY ONE. THEY FIXED IT BECAUSE I WAS STILL ON THE FACTORY WARRANTY, BUT A YEAR LATER, THE FRONT LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THEY WERE FIXED. IN 2013, THE TWO FRONT LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AG...

LEAKING WATER PUMP. THE PUMP STARTING LEAKING AROUND 31,000 MILES. IT WAS A MINOR WEEP FROM THE DRAIN HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PUMP AT THAT TIME. AT 40071 MILES THE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WARRANTY ON THE XD HAD LAPSED BY FOUR MONTHS. TOYOTA WOULD NOT REIMBURSE FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 40,071

WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TOO QUICKLY, DOWN SHIFT TO PASSING SPEED AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL THE PEDAL BACK UP WITH MY TOE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES IN THE PAST, EACH TIME WHEN STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL QUICKLY TO PA...

Mileage: 78,000

MAJOR LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 20 TIMES THE PAST FEW WEEKS. LUCKILY, EACH TIME, I MANAGED TO GET INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING. TURNING OFF AND ON THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES RETURNED IT TO NORMAL OPERATION. SOME TIMES, THE ENGINEWAS 'RACING' WHEN THE CAR WAS ...

Mileage: 36,000

MAJOR LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 20 TIMES THE PAST FEW WEEKS. LUCKILY, EACH TIME, I MANAGED TO GET INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING. TURNING OFF AND ON THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES RETURNED IT TO NORMAL OPERATION. SOME TIMES, THE ENGINEWAS 'RACING' WHEN THE CAR WAS ...

Mileage: 36,000

ON NOV 11, 2012 I WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FELT SOMETHING UNDER MY FOOT ACCELERATE. MY SCION SURGED BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL. BY THE TIME I GOT IT STOPPED I HAD RUN OVER AND DESTROYED MY PICNIC TABLE ALSO DOING DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT A POSTCARD A COUPLE DAYS AGO R...

Mileage: 53,000

ON NOV 11, 2012 I WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FELT SOMETHING UNDER MY FOOT ACCELERATE. MY SCION SURGED BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL. BY THE TIME I GOT IT STOPPED I HAD RUN OVER AND DESTROYED MY PICNIC TABLE ALSO DOING DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT A POSTCARD A COUPLE DAYS AGO R...

Mileage: 53,000

ON NOV 11, 2012 I WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FELT SOMETHING UNDER MY FOOT ACCELERATE. MY SCION SURGED BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL. BY THE TIME I GOT IT STOPPED I HAD RUN OVER AND DESTROYED MY PICNIC TABLE ALSO DOING DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT A POSTCARD A COUPLE DAYS AGO R...

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION XD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK AN ANIMAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY SWAYED OFF OF THE ROAD OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND LANDED AT AN 90 DEGREE ANGLE WHERE THE FRONT END CRASHED TOWARDS THE GROUND...

Mileage: 60,000

MY BRAKES ON MY 2009 SCION XD STARTED MAKE NOISE AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES , BROUGHT TO DEALER . WAS TOLD THAT BRAKES GO BAD ALL THE TIME AT 25,000 MILES.WELL THAT'S A RED FLAG TO START WITH. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I MUST RIDE MY BRAKES . I ONLY HAVE ONE LEG SO THAT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO DO. THEY PULLE...

Mileage: 25,000

FREQUENT LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN TIRE. LOCAL TIRE COMPANY CHECKS TIRE AND REPORTED THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 16

MY SISTER'S TOYOTA SCIONS XD WAS INVOLVED IN A MULTI CARS ACCIDENT ON SEPT. 9, 2010 AROUND 6:00 PM. THE SCIONS WAS FIRST INVOLVED INTO 1 SUDDEN AND RIGHT AFTERWARD THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CLOSED TO 100 MPH AND IT WENT ABOUT QUARTER MILE BEFORE IT HIT ANOTHER CAR. IT FINALLY STOPPED WHEN THE C...

Mileage: 4,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP TIRES , SIZE 195/16/60R, DOT# 3MDR4409. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND WITHIN IN MINUTES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO...

Mileage: 6,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION XD WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2009 IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. HE REVIEWED RECALLS ON THE INTERNET FOR HIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL PERTAINING TO THOSE SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE "SALT STATES." HE STATED THAT HE DRIVES THE VEHICLE TO NEW YORK OFTEN, WHICH IS ...

Mileage: 15,000