2008 SCION XB Complaints

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY 2008 TOYOTA SCION HAS ALWAYS HAD A MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM. WHEN YOU ARE WAITING AT A LIGHT WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL GRADUALLY SINKS TOWARD THE FLOOR. ORDINARY BRAKING IS O.K. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT SEVERAL TIMES AND HE (GETTEL MOTORS) ALWAYS SAYS IT IS ALL RIGHT. I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA WITH NO RESULTS. I THINK IT IS A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER THAT ALLOWS THE BRAKE FLUID TO BY-PASS. [XXX] *TR

MY 2008 SCION XB WAS REAR ENDED WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS A LARGER CHEVY SUV TRAVELING AT A MINIMUM SPEED OF 35 MPH SENDING MY SCION INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT THE STOP LIGHT. MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED... I WAS TOLD TO NOTIFY YOUR AGENCY. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WHEN SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT THE FRONT END OF THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT. APROX 35-40 MPH. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND I HIT THE ROOF AND BENT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE IMPACT OF MY BODY. POLICE ARRIVED AND I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. MY 2008 SCION XB RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,000. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT AND THIS CONCERNS ME. *TR

MY 2008 SCION TC HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKING PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2007. THE BRAKE IS SLOW TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND I HAVE MANY TIMES BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE MY CAR CROSSED OVER THE STOPPING LINES AT THE INTERSECTIONS. EVERY TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, I WAS PANIC AND TERRIFIED BECAUSE I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKING PEDAL BUT IT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN IT IS RAINING. WHEN I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKING PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE SEEMED TO TOUCH THE ROAD. I COULD FEEL SOMETHING IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM CRASHING ON THE ROAD UNTIL I STOP PRESSING THE BRAKING PEDAL. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY DIFFERENT CARS, AND THEY DID NOT HAVE BRAKING PROBLEMS I MY SCION TC HAS. *TR

OPEN THE SIDE DOOR OR TRUNK AND SHUT THE DOOR. THE DRIVER DOOR LOCKS AND THE OTHER DOORS ARE NOT LOCKED. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR IS KEY REMOTE..THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL LOCK WHEN IT WANTS TOO.I HAVE HAD TOYOTA TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE TO SEE IT HAPPEN.I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES AND OVER NIGHT AND THEY DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM.THEY TELL ME IT IS BRAIN PROBLEM AND CHANGED SOMETHING BUT IT DID NOT SAVE THE PROBLEM. I AM TRIED OF GETTING OUT OF MY CAR AND THIS DOOR LOCKING ON ME. ANY DOOR CAN BE OPEN EXCEPT THE DRIVERS DOOR. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE TO IF I CAN NOT GET IN MY CAR RIGHT AWAY. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS ISSUE SOLVED. I WOULD HATE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DOOR NOT OPEN BECAUSE IT LOOKED ITSELF. *TR

POOR QUALITY BACK-UP LIGHT COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO BE UNSEEN WHILE BACKING UP. SCION XB HAS ONLY ONE BACK-UP LIGHT MOUNTED ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUMPER. THIS LIGHT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO CHILDREN AND PETS THAT ARE WALKING OR PLAYING AT NIGHT.TOYOTA HAS INSTALLED A VERY SAFE LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE SAME VEHICLE SOLD IN JAPAN AS A (TOYOTA RUMION).THE LIGHTS ON THE TOYOTA ARE A DIRECT FIT WITH THE SCION XB AND COST TOYOTA VERY LITTLE TO FIX.PLEASE NOTE THAT SINGLE LIGHT ON THE BUMPER CAN ILLUMINATE THE GROUND AND THE TOYOTA VERSION LIGHTS UP THE REAR COMPLETELY.THESE TOYOTA LIGHTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AND SOME MEMBERS OF SCIONLIFE. COM HAS INSTALLED THEM ALREADY. THE COST OF THESE LIGHTS SHIPPED TO THE US ARE WAY BEYOND WHAT MOST ARE WILLING TO PAY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED FORCEFUL ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT WAS UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT COVERED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SURFACE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A FLOOR MAT CLIP THAT DISENGAGED FROM THE FLOOR WHICH RESULTED IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE MAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S ENGINEER WHO REPLACED THE FLOOR MAT CLIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,688.

2008 SCION ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. CAR WAS AT A FULL STOP PRIOR MY TURNING INTO A SMALL PARKING LOT, WHEN THE BRAKES RELEASED THE SCION SPED FORWARD. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP.THE SCION. MY CAR WAS TOTALED THE DRIVER SEAT PUSHED FORWARD THROWING ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND PINING ME THERE. ALTHOUGH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED I WAS INJURED WHEN I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. MY NECK ALSO WAS AFFECTED FROM THE IMPACT. UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR HIT A PARKED CAR WHICH BROUGHT THE MY CAR TO A FULL STOP THROWING ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TAKEN TO AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL WHERE I UNDERWENT 3 CTS AND WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR. UPON DISCHARGE I WENT HOME WITH INSTRUCTIONS. I HAVE SINCE HAD A PHYSICAL THERAPY HELP WITH MY NECK. *TR

CAR WAS SITTING STILL, HAD JUST STARTED IT. HEARD A "POP" AND MY WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. SCION XB 2008. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE L SHAPED CRACK GOING FROM THE DASH BY THE DRIVERS WIPER ACROSS TO PASSENGER SIDE. NO ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD THERE. *TR

2008 SCION TC - WORN OUT CLUTCH AFTER ONLY 10K MILES. NO OPTION TO SELECT MODEL TC ON THIS SITE. *TR