2006 SCION XA Complaints

MY CHECK ENGINE WENT ON AND I CHECKED FOR ALL POSSIBLE PROBLEMS.GAS CAP ETC. I DROVE FOR SEVERAL TRIPS AND WHEN THE LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF I CALLED MY SCION DEALER. I TOLD HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HE SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN AT MY CONVENIENCE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I ASKED HIM IF I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HE SAID YES BECAUSE I ONLY HAD 27,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THEY INSPECTED IT AND FOUND IT TO BE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER WHICH HE SAID HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT. HE SAID IT WOULD COST $531.03 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE IT. I THEN SAID THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. HE SAID NO BECAUSE IT OVER THE WARRANTY TIME. I PURCHASED THE SIONXA ON DEC 5TH 2005, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE 28TH OF DEC. ANY WAY THIS IS AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM WHICH IS COVERED UNDER MY 50 THOUSAND MILE WARRANTY.HE SAID IT IS NOT AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY $45.00 FOR THE CHECK UP. AND THE $531.03 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I WILL NOT BE PAYING THAT MONEY FOR AND OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I WILL BE GETTING RID OF MY SCION XA AND GETTING A VEHICLE WHICH FIXES DEFECTS. TOYOTA REPLACED ALL CHARCOAL CANISTERS WITH A GOOD ONE AFTER THEY FOUND THE DEFECT IN MY VIN # AREA FOR THE 2006 XA'S. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. SINCE THE SOUL PURPOSE OF THE FILTER IS FOR EMISSIONS THAN IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER!!! *TR

I OWN A 2006 SCION XA. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW OFF OF THE SHOW ROOM. AFTER 5 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS PURCHASED FROM. THEY CHECKED IT WITH THE CODE READER. THE CODES WERE P2401- EVAP LEAK DETECTION PUMP STUCK ON, P043E- EVAP LEAK DETECTION ORIFICE LOW FLOW, EVAP LEAK DETECTION PUMP STUCK OFF, P2419- EVAP PRESSURE SWITCHING VALVE STUCK ON, P043F- EVAP LEAK DETECTION ORIFICE FLOW HIGH. THE DEALER REPLACED 4 PARTS FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE COVER, FILLER PIPE COVER HOLDER, CHARCOAL CANISTE, AND CHARCOAL CANISTER FILTER. THEY REPLACED THE PARTS AT NO CHARGE. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND NOW THE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON FOR THE SAME CODES. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE SAME FOUR PARTS IN A CAR THAT IS LESS THEN 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE BACK SEAT, WHICH HOLDS THE SEAT IN POSITION, FAILED. THIS POSES A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD FOR OCCUPANTS SEATED IN THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE THEY COULD BECOME INJURED IF THE SEAT FALLS OUT OF POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

OUR SCION XA WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT RESULTING TO INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, BUT IN PARK WHEN IT WAS HIT IN THE DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE. THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKED VAN WHICH THEN DID SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER'S HEAD BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND RESULTED IN DENTAL, FACIAL INJURIES. A CONCUSSION AND BACK INJURIES. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED EVEN WHEN BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE SEAT BELTED IN THE FRONT SEATS. A CALL TO SCION ON THE 14TH WAS NOT RETURNED UNTIL TODAY WHEN I MADE A FOLLOW UP CALL. I WAS TOLD THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT DESIGNED TO DEPLOY UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING A CERTAIN SPEED. I THINK THAT IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 15 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE THROTTLE WAS FULLY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE AFTERMARKET ROSTRA CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED WITHOUT A CRASH AND THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL BE DISCONNECTED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT DISCONNECTED BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,200. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR

WELL, I TOO HAVE A 2006 SCION XA WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT! THE LEFT TWEETER AND MIRROR COMBINATION MUST BE A BAD DESIGN BECAUSE MINE IS LEAKING AND IT ALSO CAUSED THE TWEETER TO FAIL. THE VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR HEATING/COOLING AND DEFOGGING IS WOEFULLY INADEQUATE. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PERSON WHO STATED THAT HIS SCIONS HAVE IMPROPERLY GAPED SPARK PLUGS!! DOESN'T SEEM LIKE TOYOTA AND NOW, SCION IS BUILDING CARS THE WAY THEY USED TOO. DEALERS AND SERVICE PEOPLE AREN'T VERY FRIENDLY AND BOTH DEALERSHIPS IN THIS MARYLAND AREA ARE LESS THAN AMICABLE OR SKILLED ABOUT SERVICE-NOT VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE OR DON'T REALLY CARE. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS SCION PRODUCT-IT RATTLES AND SQUEAKS ON THE INTERIOR, BUT IT'S HARD TO PINPOINT WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM AND NOT THE USUAL EXPECTED TOYOTA QUALITY. BRAKES SEEM TO TAKE TOO LONG TO STOP AND ARE MUSHY EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. CAR IS BASICALLY A MODERN-DAY DISAPPOINTMENT AND I READ ABOUT THE FUEL FILLER TUBE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED ON A SCION FORUM BECAUSE POOR DESIGN CAUSES FUEL TO SPILL OVER WHEN FILLING THE TANK TO NEAR FULL-HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THOUGHT I WAS SUPPOSED TO ENJOY MY NEW CAR, BUT IT IT WORRISOME AND WILL PROBABLY SPEND A LOT OF TIME GETTING THE DEFECTS STRAIGHTENED OUT. ALSO, ON A SCION FORUM, THE RADIO CONTROLS ON THE STEERING AND RADIO/CD HEAD UNIT HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO FAIL. CAR SEEMS POORLY ENGINEERED AND LOW QUALITY. HEADLIGHTS IN PARTICULAR ARE A VERY POOR DESIGN ON DARK STREETS AND ALSO IN THE FOG-PROVIDE LITTLE ILLUMINATION FOR ANY DISTANCE. *TR

2006 SCION XA WATER LEAKS UNDER TWEETER ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. SECOND COMPLAINT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE HORRIBLE IN FOG YOU CAN SEE BEAMS OF LIGHT GOING STRAIGHT UP INTO THE AIR CAUSING A BLINDING EFFECT BECAUSE OF POOR HEADLIGHT HOUSING DESIGN. IT'S DANGEROUS AND I HAVE MADE SURE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE AIMED PROPERLY. LAST COMPLAINT THE FACTORY TIRES HYDROPLANE VERY EASILY MAKING THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN SAFELY THEY NEED TO GET RID OF THE GOODYEAR FACTORY TIRES. I WAS FORCED TO BUY NEW YOKOHAMA TIRES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT WHICH I WOULD LIKE CONSIDERING THE CAR HAS 11 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WILL LOCK AND THE CAR WOULD SKID. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS HARD BRAKING . THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WORE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 7700 MILES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER RECENTLY, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PADS CRACKED AND WORN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.THIS IS DUE TO HEAVY AND HARD BRAKING. *AK

2006 SCION XA COMES FROM THE FACTORY WITH IMPROPERLY GAPED DENSO SPARK PLUGS THEY ARE GAPED AT 23 THOUSANDTHS THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO RUN RICH CAUSING TONS OF POTENTIAL SENSOR FAILURES. DENSO SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THEIR PLUGS ARE TO BE GAPED TO 44 THOUSANDTHS WE OWN TWO XA THE SAME YEAR AND BOTH CARS HAD THE SAME PLUGS BOTH WERE GAPED WRONG AND BOTH CARS HAD PLUGS THAT WERE FOULED OUT AT LESS THAN 400 MILES THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED SCION ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM TO ME BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL THEY DON'T CARE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM EFFECTING CARS AND THE ENVIRONMENT I PULLED THE PLUGS ON A FRIENDS 2004 MODEL AND THEY WERE GAPED IMPROPERLY AS WELL AND HE HAS HAD TO SPEND THOUSANDS REPLACING SENSORS THAT WERE ALL CAUSED BY HIS CAR RUNNING RICH PLEASE HELP CNN IS LOOKING INTO RUNNING THIS AS A BREAKING STORY AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ALSO THE PAINT ON THESE CARS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO CHIP THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR A NEW CAR I SUSPECT A VERY CHEAP PAINT JOB WITH INSUFFICIENT CLEAR COAT PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *JB