2008 SCION XB Complaints

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ATTEMPTING A TURN, WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. SHE WASN'T ABLE TO COMPLETE TURN, ALMOST HAD A WRECK. SHE WAS COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED AND SCARED OUT OF HER MIND WHEN SHE MADE IT HOME(HER CALLS TO ME ON CELL WEREN'T COMING THROUGH FOR SOME REASON). WE PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, BUT HAD BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD ONLY 24K MILES ON IT, SO DIDN'T THINK AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS NEEDED. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAD 71K ON IT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE CASES OF THIS MAKE/MODEL WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS PART GETS RECALLED??? IT COULD'VE BEEN MY DAUGHTER! *JB

TOYOTA SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR 2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELDS, BUT WON'T ADDRESS OTHER YEARS. THE WINDSHIELDS ARE DEFECTIVE AND BREAK. HERE ARE MY 2008 SCION XB WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS FOR THE RECORD. IN 09/2010 WITH 20,000 MILES, MY 1ST WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN 05/2013 WITH 32,715 MILES, MY 2ND WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS MAKES MY 3RD WINDSHIELD. BOTH TIMES A LONG ODD "L" SHAPED CRACK, COVERED A LARGE PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS MADE VISIBILITY AND DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE AND UNSAFE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

I WAS ON A FOURWAY STOP AT 36 ST AND 7TH AVE THE CAR TO MY LEFT ON THE DRIVER SIDE RAN THE STOP SIGN AND I HIT THE CAR ON THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, FLAMES WERE SEEN FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. *TR

I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND MY BRAKES STUTTERED AND SEEMED AS IF THEY LOCKED UP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY BRAKE,ABS,VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. MINUTES LATER THEY TURNED OFF BUT SINCE THEN KEEP COMING ON AND GOING OFF. THE ROADS WERE VERY DRY NO RAIN OR SNOW CONDITIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR THE TIME BEING BEFORE THEY CAN GET ME INTO LOOK AT IT. $120 TO DIAGNOSE IT AND WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH AFTERWARDS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS WITH ONLY 80 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I AM VERY UPSET FOR HOW MUCH I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ON THIS CAR. I ONLY DRIVE IT TO WORK AND HOME WITH THE OCCASIONAL ERRANDS. IS IT WORTH SHELLING OUT ANOTHER $1000. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR A RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE WIRES SPARKED THEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON THEN FIRE STARTED THE WHOLE HALF OF CAR WAS BURNT BY THE TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE ARRIVED. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL FIRE THE WHOLE FRONT WAS MELTED I WAS LUCKY TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE CAR A LIVE EVERY THING HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY. *TR

POWER STEERING DIED WITHOUT WARNING CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER DEALER SAYS IT IS THE POWER STEERING ESU FAILURE AND THAT IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN BUT I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HERE HAVE TO WAIT TO GET IT REPLACE DUE TO THE VERY HIGH COST TO REPLACE THIS PART. *TR

SUDDEN FORCEFUL BRAKING 2 TIMES IN A 15 MILE COMMUTE . DRIVING 55 MPH WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR SUDDENLY BRAKE HARD ENOUGH TO TIGHTEN MY SEATBELT. 4 DASH LIGHTS CAME ON . ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE ALL SOLID AND VSC WAS FLASHING. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ALERT ENOUGH NOT TO REAR-END ME. THE DASH LIGHTS MENTIONED ABOVE COME ON AND GO OFF OCCASIONALLY. *TR