2005 SCION XB Complaints

CARFAX REPORTS THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. HOW DO I KNOW IF DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIR BAGS WHERE INSTALLED DURING REPAIRS?

I DRIVE A 2005 SCION XB, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE BACK HATCH HANDLE BROKE OF, WHERE THE LIGHT SHINE TO THE LICENSE PLATE. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HANDLE LIKE THREE YEARS AGO... I CALLED TOYOTA TO SEE IF THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED, THEY DON'T SEE A RECALL EVER BEEN DONE. I DO SEE THIS AS A SAFETY DO TO LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH OTHER SCION LIKE THE ONE I HAVE. SOME DID GET A RECALL AND GOT FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCHBACK HANDLE FRACTURED CAUSING THE OTHER FOUR DOOR LOCKS TO BECOME DISABLED. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE HOLES WHERE THE HATCHBACK HANDLE WAS FRACTURED AND THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,120.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WE HAD OUR LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE STATED DEALER HAD TO FIX BECAUSE OF COMPUTER COST TO READ AIR BAG SENSOR READINGS. MILEAGE 155000. SEVERAL OTHER DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. *TR

AFTER HAVING MY CAR, 2005 XB, SERVICED MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON.DEALER STATED THEY WOULD NEED TO REMOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAR HAS APPROX 160,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE SEEN OTHERS STATING THAT SAME PROBLEM AT OR NEAR THE SAME MILEAGE, TOYOTA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS CAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. ALSO OTHER LIGHTS RANDOMLY COMING ON SUCH VEHICLE STABILITY, CHECK ENGINE AND ANOTHER LIGHT ALL COME ON TOGETHER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. RECALL PLEASE. *JS

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WE HAD OUR LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE TAKEN APART TO FIX IT. THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE CURRENT TOYOTA RECALL FOR THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY YET MY SCION IS NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE LIFTGATE AND NOTICED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

MY SCION OVERHEATED,LOST OIL PRESSURE DUE TO WHATEVER DAMAGE THE OVERHEATING CAUSED AND I'VE HAD A LOW BATTERY CHARGE ALL THIS TIME BUT NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE INDICATED BY ANY GAUGE OR LIGHT ON MY DASH. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. *TR

THE REAR HATCH DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND AND IS NOW DANGLING BY THE WIRES FOR THE TAG LIGHTS WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT MAY FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I OWN 2005 SCION XB FIRST INCIDENT -THURSDAY EVENING 6:30 PM, JULY 11, 2013 IN MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF TO 40-45 MPH. I BRAKED (FOOT BRAKE, HAND BRAKE & USING GEAR) BEFORE ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY IT STOPPED WITH A LOUD BRAKING NOISE; I ENDED UP CLOSE TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET BUT STILL NOT CLEAR FROM THE TRAFFIC LANE. I TRIED TO RESTART AND MOVE OUT OF THE WAY BUT THE ACCELERATION SOUND WAS HORRIBLE AND THE GEAR WAS LOCKED UP. I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, FLIPPING THE SPRING LOADED CABLE BACK AND FORTH, AND IT SEEMED TO BE LOOSE ON THE CABLE SPOOL. I THEN RE-STARTED THE CAR, BUT IT WAS STILL REVVING VERY FAST, SO I TURNED IT OFF AND CONTINUED FLIPPING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE UNTIL IT APPEARED TO BE TIGHTER. WHEN I RE-STARTED IT THIS TIME IT WAS RUNNING NORMALLY AT REDUCED RPMS ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT. I DROVE BACK HOME SLOWLY (ONE MILE AWAY) ON THE CITY STREETS. I DROVE IT SLOWLY TO AUTO SHOP THE NEXT DAY. CHECKED BY MTZ AUTOMOTIVE IN MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2013. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. BUT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE. DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. CHECKING ONLINE AND FOUND YOUR WEBSITE. *TR