2008 SCION XB Complaints

MY TIRES SLIPPED IN THE SNOW IN MARCH, VERY LIGHT SNOW. NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE. MY BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW DAYS LATER THEY WENT OFF. NOW ALL THREE ARE ON MOST OF THE TIME EVEN ON CLEAR, DRY PAVEMENT. MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT ACTIVATING CORRECTLY AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE SENOR IS BAD. I LOOKED ONLINE AND NOTICED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. THE CAR DOES NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. I ALSO NOTICED FROM MY RESEARCH THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECT AND IT IS COSTING THE CONSUMER UP TO AND OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY TO REPAIR THEIR DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

STRIP OF PLASTIC MOLDING ON EXTERIOR ROOF RACK, PASSENGER SIDE, FELL OUT SOMETIME DURING TRAVELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT THAT CONTROLS THE ELECTRIC STEERING FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 03/20/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SON WAS DRIVING, WHEN THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. AS HIS SON PULLED INTO THE REPAIR SHOP, HE COULD BARELY TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE. THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. UPDATED 06/13/13

AT RANDOM TIMES ALL OF THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATE. IT ALSO SEEMS TO GET HARDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND DRUM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY AN AXLE OR SPINDLE. FOR A CAR BOUGHT NEW IN 2008 WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT. I AM CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND HAVING A WHEEL COME OFF. THE DEALER WANTS A BUNCH OF MONEY TO FIX IT. UNHAPPY TOYOTA OWNER. *TR

WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 37,000 MILES I STARTED HEARING A RATTLE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE CAR NOW HAS 50,000 + MILES AND I HEAR THE RATTLE ALL THE TIME. I SEARCHED EVERY ONLINE FORUM REGARDING RATTLES COMING FROM THE BUMPER WITH NO FINDINGS. IN CONVERSATION WITH A TOYOTA SERVICE REP, HE TOLD BE IT COULD BE THE ROOF BRACE AT THE B PILLAR. I FURTHER INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM ON LINE AND SAW SEVERAL REPORTS WHERE THE 2008 THROUGH 2009 DOES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT SIDE ROOF BRACE AT THE B PILLAR NOT BEING WELDED TO THE FRAME. I REMOVED ENOUGH INTERIOR PARTS TO CONFIRM THE ROOF BRACE IS NOT WELDED TO THE STRUCTURE ON THE LEFT SIDE. IS SEEMS THE ROOF SUPPORT NOT BEING WELDED WOULD WEAKEN THE CRASH RESISTANCE IN A SIDE IMPACT. I ALSO NOTED SEVERAL COMPLAINT OF STRESS CRACKED WINDSHIELDS WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO A LOOSE B PILLAR ROOF BRACE. *TR

WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS FROM BUYING MY SCION FROM HAMMER TOYOTA MY SCION SWAY BAR BREAKS AND COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT,BUT TOYOTA NEVER SENT ME A NOTICE TILL I TOOK MY CAR IN.THEN THERE WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS WELL THAT SOMETHING WAS BURNING INSIDE MY CAR WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS AND THEN A HAMMER TOYOTA EMPLOYEE BRINGS ME MY CAR AND THEY HAD CRASH MY DRIVER SIDE DOORS.MY NEXT PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD I BOUGHT IT WITH 0 MILES OFF THE LOT AND NOW THE CAR CHARCOAL CANISTER BREAKS AND I BOUGHT THE EXTRA WARRANTY ON MY CAR ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT AND IT COST ME $1800.00 FOR THEM TO FIX IT.NOW THE NEXT PROBLEM IS THAT THE ENGINE IS BURNING TO MUCH OIL WITHIN A MONTH 1 QTY OF OIL.I TAKE THE CAR TO GET SERVICE AND CHECK THE OIL BEFORE THE MONTH END AND ITS BURN JUST ABOUT 1 QTY AND THAT'S ONLY DRIVING WITHIN THE CITY NOT DRIVING HIGHWAY.NOW I AM GETTING CALLS FROM TOYOTA WANTING TO BUY MY CAR BACK FROM ME FOR LESS THEN WHAT I BOUGHT MY CAR FOR.THIS CAR HAS COST ME MORE MONEY THEN ANYTHING AND PROBLEMS.SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE FOR THEM TO BE CALLING ME TO BUY MY CAR BACK FROM ME WHY IS MY QUESTION? AFTER SO MANY PROBLEMS I PAY MY CAR IN FULL AND ONLY 3 TO 5 MONTHS OLD WHEN ALL THIS PROBLEMS STARTED AND TOYOTA GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND EACH TIME I TOOK THE CAR INTO THEM AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE OIL PROBLEM FOR THEM TO TELL ME JUST TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY TWO WEEKS WHY SHOULD I CHECK THE OIL EVERY TWO WEEKS WHEN THE CAR IS NEW AT THE TIME DOZEN MAKE ANY SENSE IF IT GETS OIL SERVICE EVERY 2,500 MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON SNOWY AND SALTED ROADS, THE BRAKE, ABS, AND VSC LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THEY REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING ON THOSE SAME SNOWY AND SALTY ROADS. THE NEXT DAY THEY EVENTUALLY WENT OFF. WEEKS LATER THEY CAME ON AGAIN IN WET WEATHER AND REMAINED ON. THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER DUPLICATED THE ISSUE AND PULLED THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES C0210 & C1238. THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER SAID THE ENTIRE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THE INTERNAL ABS SENSOR WHICH THEY SAID WAS AT FAULT WAS NOT SOLD SEPARATELY AND ONLY CAME AS PART OF THE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY KIT. THEIR QUOTE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE WAS $915 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ONE HUB AND BEARING KIT! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. BRAKE SENSORS SHOULD NOT FAIL DUE TO SNOW, SALT, OR WATER COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE AND ONE THAT IS NOT COMMONLY FOUND WITH OTHER MAKES AND MODELS, BUT IS COMMONLY REPORTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET FROM OTHER OWNERS OF TOYOTA'S SCION XB. TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE SENSORS WITH ONES THAT DO NOT FAIL DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WINDOW MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TO HAVE THE RECALL ISSUE ADDRESSED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH, BUT THE WINDOW MOTOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $ 502.03. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED MONTHS BEFORE THE RECALL. THE MASTER SWITCH IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR PANEL FOR THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD STICK IN EITHER THE FULL UP OR FULL DOWN POSITION AND HE COULD HEAR THE ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR CONTINUE TO RUN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS RELEASED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD FLEW OPEN AND STRUCK THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INSPECTOR TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

SCION HAS A TSB ON PARKING BRAKE CABLES THAT FREEZE IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN THE CABLES FREEZE, IT WILL CAUSE THE REAR BRAKE CALIBERS TO LOCK AGAINST THE ROTORS. YOU WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO WARM THE ROTORS TO UNLOCK THE BRAKES. THIS COULD CAUSE BRAKES TO FAIL AND MAY NOT STOP AT ALL. I DROVE THE SCION ABOUT 1 MILE WHEN A CAR MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME AND THE BRAKES AND OR TRACTION CONTROL FAILED TO WORK. I'VE NOTICED THAT THE CAR STILL HAS STOPPING PROBLEMS WHEN ITS COLD. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS A LOW SPEED CRASH THAT CAUSED ABOUT 5000 IN DAMAGE. SCION TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THESE CARS FOR BRAKES AND ONLY YOUR TOYOTA MECHANICS KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. *TR