2009 SCION XB Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION XB. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE OVER 50 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIGHTLY SWAY FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OCCASIONALLY VEER INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLANKING SOUND WHENEVER THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A ROUGH TERRAIN. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AFTER A COLD START THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE FOR THE FIRST 5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EACH FAILURE, HOWEVER THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NONE OF THE FAILURES COULD BE REPRODUCED OR SERVICED. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURES SINCE THE DAY HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26500.

I'VE OWNED TWO SCION XBS (2008 & 2009). IN EXTREMELY HOT OR COLD WEATHER THE CAR DOORS OCCASIONALLY LOCK THEMSELVES (EITHER WHEN THE KEYS REMAIN IN THE CAR FLOOR OR WHEN I TAKE THEM W/ME WHEN I GET OUT). I'VE REPORTED THIS TO MY TOYOTA DEALER ON BOTH CARS (WHEN GOING AFTER A KEY TO UNLOCK THE CAR). THEIR RESPONSE IS TO SAY SUCH IS IMPOSSIBLE & THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS (I REMINDED THE SERVICE REP THIS WAS MY SECOND VISIT TO HIM). THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING MY RETURN FROM RALEIGH DURING A SNOW STORM. SIXTY MILES FROM HOME I STOPPED TO REFUEL. I EXITED THE CAR LEAVING THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION (W/ENGINE OFF). UPON RETURNING FROM PAYING FOR FUEL THE CAR WAS AGAIN LOCKED. NOT WANTING TO BRAKE A WINDOW TO GAIN ACCESS, I CALLED MY SON TO BRING MY EXTRA KEY FROM HOME. THANKFULLY I HAD A WARM GAS STATION IN WHICH TO WAIT. WHILE THIS ISN'T A GAS PEDAL STICKING OR FAILING BRAKES, IT DOES I BELIEVE SPEAK TO THE OVER-ALL SAFETY CONCERNS RELATING TO TOYOTA AS A WORLDWIDE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE REMEMBER, THE SCION IS TOTALLY MANUFACTURED AND ASSEMBLED IN JAPAN (NOT BY THE U.S. WORK FORCE). *TR

2009 SCION XB TOYOTA RELEASE SERIES 6. ABS BRAKES. BROUGHT CAR INTO TOYOTA DANBURY CONNECTICUT A MONTH OR MORE AGO THEY SAID NO PROBLEM WITH ABS. ABS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN APPLIED IN SNOW OR BAD RAIN. I SKID OUT SEVERAL TIMES LIGHTS/BRAKES NEVER CAME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE GEARS THE CLUTCH STUCK AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OVER UNTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSES STATED THE FAILURE WAS DRIVERS ERROR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH .THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $900.00. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.

ON 12/08/09 I TOOK MY 09 SCION XD (YOUR FORM DOES NOT HAVE XD OPTION) INTO HOSELTON FOR THE RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. TWO DAYS LATER (12/10/09), I AM DRIVING HOME AND APPROACHING A TURN OFF OF ROUTE 104 TRAVELLING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR (A 55 MPH ROAD) WHEN. I HAD SLOWED DOWN FROM A TOP SPEED OF 45 MPH, BLOWING SNOW AND TRAFFIC WAS SLOW. I GO TO HIT MY BRAKES - I HAVE NO BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. I PUMP THE BRAKES A EVENTUALLY GET A ROUGH (DA,DA,DA) GRAB, THIS COMBINED WITH DOWN SHIFTING ALLOWS ME TO TAKE MY TURN. I CALLED HOSELTON AND THEY WILL SEE ME ASAP. HOWEVER, I COULD GET NO STRAIGHT ANSWER ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD "I YOU (AS IN ME) DON'T THINK IT'S SAFE THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE IT TOWED." AT MY EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ME ANY INFORMATION ON THE TRUE SAFETY OF MY CARS BRAKING SYSTEM. AND WHAT ACTION I MAY TAKE IF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE. *TR

THE (TOYOTA) SCION XB HAS THE SAME ACCELERATOR PROBLEM, I PUT IN A FLOOR MAT ON TOP OF THE ISSUED FLOOR MAT AND IT HAS GOTTEN STUCK 2 OR 3 TIMES ON THE ACCELERATOR, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE STRONG ENOUGH TO GET INTO PARK AND STOP THE VEHICLE, THE WORSE CASE I DROVE OVER THE ISLAND IN MY PARKING LOT. I HAVE SINCE REMOVED THE EXTRA FLOOR MAT AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE SINCE. I KNOW IT'S LATE NOTICE BUT I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS SITE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2009 SCION XD ON DECEMBER 30, 2008. ON JANUARY 4, 2009, MY BRAKES FROZE UP AND I WASN'T ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR, IT WOULDN'T BUDGE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE FROZEN. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR 5 DAYS EARLIER, MARKQUART TOYOTA IN EAU CLAIRE WI, AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE SAID THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING HE COULD DO BECAUSE IT WASN'T A FACTORY DEFECT. I COULDN'T GO TO WORK THAT DAY AND MY STEP FATHER, A RETIRED MECHANIC HAD TO TAKE OFF MY TIRES AND THAW MY BRAKES WITH A HAIR DRYER... THEN 10 MONTHS LATER, I GET THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKE INTAKE MANIFOLD! LATER ON IN THIS REPORT I WILL SELECT SCION XB BECAUSE XD ISN'T A CHOICE. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 SCION XB ON 17 JULY 2009. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE "WARNING BUZZER" ASSOCIATED WITH KEY IN IGNITION, SEAT BELT WARNING, LIGHTS ON, AND DOOR AJAR WAS INAUDIBLE. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE "BUZZER" WAS VERY QUIET AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT EVEN FIND IT. ON 27 JULY 2009, I CALLED SCION CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE "WARNING BUZZER" WAS INDEED QUIET AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I CONSIDER THE 'WARNING BUZZER" TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND SCION'S RESPONSE WAS UNWARRANTED. *TR

1) DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. 2) PASSENGER SEAT (BACK REST) DOES NOT RETRACT FROM RECLINED POSITION TO UPRIGHT POSITION. PASSENGER HAS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND LIFT THE BACK REST BY HAND TO STRAIGHTEN IT UP. ALL 2009 SCIONS-XBS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM! 3) TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT IS HOW THEY DESIGNED THIS CAR,AND CANNOT (WILL NOT) DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM! I HAVE COMPARED THIS YEAR'S MODEL TO EARLIER MODELS AND THEY ALL FUNCTION NORMALLY. WE HAVE EXCHANGED SEVERAL E-MAILS AND PHONE CALLS WITH TOYOTA/SCION CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVES, AND HAD CAR AT THE DEALER,THEIR RESPONSE WAS THE SAME ITS THE DESIGN. MY OPINION IS THAT IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT,SINCE THERE IS NO OTHER VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! *TR

THE ENGINE OIL FILTER ADAPTER DOES NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT THREADS TO SAFELY RETAIN THE OIL FILTER ON THE ENGINE IMO. THE FILTER ON MY XB WAS HELD ON BY 2 1/2 THREADS AFTER IT WAS TIGHTENED BY 3/4 OF A TURN. BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ENGINE HOUSING AND FILTER ADAPTER ARE MACHINED, THE AMOUNT OF PROTRUDING THREADS THAT THE FILTER CAN BE ASSEMBLED ONTO IS UNCONTROLLED AND THERE MAY BE CASES WHERE THE FILTER WILL POP-OFF WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, DUMPING ALL THE OIL FROM THE ENGINE. HERE ARE SOME FIXES; (FOR EXISTING ENGINES) UNSCREW THE ADAPTER SO THAT THE FILTER CAN BE TURNED ON WITH 4-5 TURNS BEFORE THE SEAL CONTACTS THE MATING SURFACE AND STAKE IT IN PLACE. (FOR FUTURE DESIGN) PROVIDE A POSITIVE STOP IN THE HOUSING OR ADAPTER SO THAT THE CORRECT PROTRUSION OF THE ADAPTER THREADS ARE OBTAINED. ISSUE WAS FOUND AND FIXED BY ME WITHOUT THE FILTER COMING OFF IN SERVICE, BUT IT DID CONCERN ME ENOUGH TO FILL OUT THIS COMPLAINT. THIS ISSUE MAY APPLY TO OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH THE 2.4L I4 ENGINE. *TR