2006 SCION XB Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP SO THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. HE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE NO LONGER OCCURRED.THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT DID CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER; SHE WAS TOLD THAT HER MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V017000. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,717. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000

MY CAR, A 2006 SCION XB, WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN I TAPPED ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, IT SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO BEV SMITH TOYOTA & SCION, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS DETERMINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SOFTWARE MALFUNCTIONED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THEY BELIEVE THAT THE SOFTWARE CAUSED THE ISSUE. *TR

ON TUESDAY JANUARY 19, 2010 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE CENTER OF MY WINDSHIELD RIGHT BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR OF MY 2006 SCION XB. I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP TO BE REPAIRED ON WEDNESDAY, ON WEDNESDAY MORNING I SAW THE CRACK HAD DOUBLED IN SIZE AND WAS IN THE SHAPE OF AN L GOING TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WAS BEYOND ABILITY TO REPAIR. I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A ROCK THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE, BUT I COULD NOT RECALL A ROCK CAUSING SUCH DAMAGE IN SO LITTLE TIME. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE L SHAPE CRACK IN THE 2004 - 2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELD. I DID MORE RESEARCH AND I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA IN HOPE IT COULD BE RESOLVED SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2006 SCION XB DRIVER DOOR OFTEN WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE. DRIVER MUST CLIMB OUT THROUGH WINDOW OR PASSENGER DOOR. NOT REPAIRED YET.*TR

THE HANDLE FOR THE BACK HATCH ON MY 2006 SCION XB HAS BROKEN. IT IS STILL CONNECTED BY THE WIRES. THE HANDLE IS VERY FLIMSY AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO GRAB ONTO WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE HATCH. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT INTO THE DEALER YET, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL BE TO FIX. *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN NEITHER INSTANCE DO I RECALL ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. *TR THE CURRENT CRACK DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. IN MY EXPERIENCE, THIS FREQUENCY OF WINDSHIELD CRACKING IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL. I THINK THE WINDSHIELDS (OR PERHAPS THE WINDSHIELD MOUNTS) MUST BE DEFECTIVE.

WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED OVERNIGHT WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I DISCOVERED A CRACK STARTING FROM THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, APPROX EYE-LEVEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CRACK EXTENDS ABOUT 10 INCHES DOWNWARD AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A ROCK CHIP OR OTHER EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK WAS NOT PRESENT THE EVENING BEFORE THEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A SEATTLE BOULEVARD AT ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. INSTEAD OF SLOWING, THE ENGINE SPED UP. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BY STOMPING ON THE BRAKE, BUT AT FULL STOP THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING TOWARD 5000 RPM, THE CAR WAS STRAINING FORWARD, AND THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. ON RESTARTING THE CAR, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I CALLED THE DEALER, WHOSE SERVICE FOLKS SAID THERE WERE NO SERVICE NOTICES ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE NEXT TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN, THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES IN THE ELECTRONICS. THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECURRENCE. BUT THE INCIDENT WAS MORE THAN UNSETTLING; IT WAS DOWNRIGHT SCARY. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO HAD THE ACCELERATED STICK TO THE FLOOR MAT AFTER ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON PASSING I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK IN THE WINTER FLOOR MAT I HAD. IT REQUIRED ME TO USE MY FOOT AND PULL UP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CAUTIOUS OF THIS AND HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM. HOWEVER, AFTER READING ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH TOYOTA AND LEXUS I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH SCION VEHICLES. FELT I SHOULD REPORT THIS TO SOMEONE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND I HAVE A HUGE CRACK THAT APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE ON MY WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK STARTED OUT BIG, AND THEN ONLY GOT BIGGER WITH TIME. UPON DOING MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAIN WITH THE 2004-2006 SCION XB MOFELS AND I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR