2008 SCION XB Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CORRODED CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WARNING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS SHOULD NOT HAVE CORROSION ON IT SINCE THAT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CORROSION WAS DUE TO SALT. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,900. UPDATED 3/1/11 *CN UPDATED 05/23/11

DRIVING ON U.S 23 IN MICHIGAN, TRYING TO SLOW DOWN FROM 55 MPH TO 35 DUE TO APPROACHING AU GRES, MICH. COULD NOT SLOW DOWN, STARTED WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID CARS THEN TURNED OFF ENGINE, TOOK CAR OUT OF GEAR, CAR KEPT GOING. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR COULD BE STOPPED WAS TO HIT A TREE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I MY 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB INTO SHOP FOR ITS 30K CHECKUP. HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO MARINA DEL REY DEALERSHIP FOR FAILING TO PUT BOLT BACK ONTO BOTTOM OF CAR. AT THE TIME TOLD THE DEALER OF PROBLEM WITH RADIO, INTERMITTANT POWER PROBLEM (RADIO WOULD CUT OUT), STATIC, SPEAKER PROBLEMS. WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVEN AROUND AND HAD NO PROBLEM. 2 MONTHS LATER FIRE STARTED IN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS AREA AND BURNED THE CAR TO THE GROUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED FROM 60 TO 70 MPH. THE ACCELERATED PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED NY THE DEALER THAT THE PEDAL MOST LIKELY HAD BECOME STUCK UNDER THE FLOOR MAT CAUSING IT NOT TO RELEASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ON EITHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,600.

I OWN 2008 SCION XB WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 87000 MILES ON IT. 4 WEEKS AGO TODAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND FROM 1ST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR THE CAR JERKED HARD AND ALL VSA, ABS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, AND CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND STEERING BEGAN TO ACT FUNNY. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC IN FEAR OF DRIVING IT ANT FURTHER. MECHANIC RAN DIAGNOSTIC ON CAR AND CODE READ TRANSMISSION SENSOR NO GOOD. THEY REPLACED AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING, LIGHTS ON AS WELL. MECHANIC HAD 3 OTHER MECHANICS COME AND EVALUATE AND AS WELL INQUIRED WITH LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO SUGGESTED ONLY THAT IT MAY BE WIRING HARNESS BELOW BATTERY WHICH IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, ALSO THAT THEY WOULD GLADLY LOOK AT THE CAR FOR 90 PER HOUR! MECHANICS LOOKED AT HARNESS AND ALL LOOKED TO BE IN GOOD WORKING SHAPE. THE CAR IS STILL PARKED AND NOT REPAIRED 4 WEEKS LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY HIS ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THAT THE CV BOOT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS AND FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 47,779.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEATS WERE EXTREMELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SEATS WERE FATIGUED AND WOULD NOT HOLD UP IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RUST WAS CAUSED BY THE ELEMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,657. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

THE WINDSHIELD IN THE CAR MADE CREAKING NOISES IN COLD WEATHER. SOON AFTER, 3 LARGE CRACKS APPEARED IN THE WINDSHIELD. THEY ARE EACH APPROXIMATELY 2-3 FEET LONG. THEY START AT THE FAR EDGES OF THREE DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD ARE SLOWLY CONVERGING IN THE CENTER. THERE IS NO SIGN OF AN IMPACT, AND I WATCHED THE CRACKS FORM WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING SPACE. I THEN RESEARCHED THE ISSUE, AND NOW I AM AFRAID TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD, BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HEAR, I WILL JUST HAVE TO REPLACE IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) HELLO, MY NAME IS[XXX], I LIVE IN [XXX]AND I AM EXPERIENCING VEHICLE TROUBLE. THIS IS A MODEL OF A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. WELL, AS I SPEAK RIGHT NOW MY VEHICLE HAS 49,409 MILES AND IT IS STILL SITTING IN THEIR SHOP SINCE 05/10/2010 FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM BUT THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS HAVING ALREADY A TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEM. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THEM ON 05/09/2010 BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING ON A 30/45 MPH LANE AND IT STARTING TO VIBRATE PRETTY UNUSUAL. THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SO THEN I TOOK IT BACK LEFT ON MY WAY OUT. WELL, THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED TO OCCUR AGAIN AND THIS TIME, THE VIBRATION WAS MUCH HEAVIER. SO, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME PERSON THAT I'VE HAVE DEALT WITH ON THIS ISSUE. I HAD EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT FIXED. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT "I STILL FEEL THE VIBRATION ON MY VEHICLE YOU NEED TO TEST DRIVE IT YOURSELF SO YOU'LL KNOW WHAT I AM TRYING TO EXPLAIN". WELL THE GUY DID TEST DRIVE IT AND OF COURSE HE DID DESCRIBE IT THAT IT IS AN UNUSUAL NOISE THAT THE SCION XB IS DOING. HE ALSO INDICATED TO ME THAT IT IS TOO SOON FOR THIS VEHICLE TO BE HAVING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. SO THEY WILL HAVE THEIR TOYOTA TECHNICIANS GUYS TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. AND THE 3 WEEKS ARE ALMOST HERE AND MY CAR IT IS STILL SITTING IN THEIR SHOP TO BE FIXED. NOW, THE BIG QUESTION IS " WILL THIS CAR BE SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE WITH MY FAMILY ON THE HIGHWAY? YES, THEY ARE CHANGING THE TRANSMISSIONS BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THIS TRANSMISSION BREAKS DOWN ON ME 1 YEAR FROM NOW OR EVEN MONTHS FROM NOW. I WILL REALLY BE WORRIED ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM WITH MY CHILDREN. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS OR ANY TIPS THAT I NEED TO DO? I FEEL VERY UNSAFE NOW THAT THIS VEHICLE IT IS NOT GOING TO BE SAFE. *TR UPDATED 07/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED AN UNUSUALLY LOUD SCREECHING WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE MANUFACTURER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HE WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AND ADVISED BRINGING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR FURTHER TESTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,355. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.