2010 SCION XB Complaints

THE FIRST TIME MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING WAS IN THE ENDINGS OF MAY OF 2010, I WAS IN A BUMPY ROAD GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. I WAS NEARING A STOP SIGN AND MY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD TOUCH THE FLOOR UNTIL I RECEIVED SIGNALS THAT IT WAS WORKING. IT DID THIS ABOUT 3-4 TIMES. I TOOK MY CAR IN THAT SAME DAY AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. SIX MONTHS LATER, THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. BUT THIS TIME I WAS IN A TRAFFIC AREA AND PEOPLE AROUND. MY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, THEY WERE AGAIN DOING THE SAME THING. I CONTACTED A SPECIALIST FROM TOYOTA SCION AND HE CAME A WEEK LATER AND INSPECTED MY CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. BUT HE DID ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, WHICH WAS GREAT. HE REPLACED MY BRAKE CYLINDER. SO AFTER THIS SECOND TIME I THOUGHT IT WOULDN'T HAPPENED AGAIN. BUT IT WAS A MUCH SHORTER TIME FRAME THAN THE LAST 2. THE THIRD TIME WAS ON FEBRUARY 14, 2011, ONLY 3 MONTHS FROM THE 2ND,. NOW I JUST DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. I HAVE A CHILD, AND A LITTLE SISTER THAT OFTEN RIDE WITH ME. I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE A BAD ACCIDENT WHERE I WONT BE ABLE TO BRAKE AT ALL. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT MY BRAKES SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FELT VERY LOOSE AND THAT THE ROTORS OVER HEATED AT 5,000 MILES. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT FORCED THE CONTACT TO INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE ROTORS CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT AND THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,812.

I HAVE A RS 7.0 WHICH HAS THE BODY KIT. VERY OFTEN, WHEN I TURN, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A PASSENGER OR EXTRA WEIGHT IN THE CAR, IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE FRONT WHEELS ARE SCRAPING AGAINST THE BODY OF THE CAR. OF COURSE, THE DEALER CAN'T HEAR THE SOUND AT ALL. BUT THAT IS WHAT I EXPECTED. I JUST HOPE THAT WHEN THE TIRE BLOWS BECAUSE OF WEAR, I DON'T GET KILLED. THE CAR IS ALMOST THREE MONTHS OLD AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT IT. *TR

A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD HAS APPEARED. IT IS ABOUT 12' LONG, IN A SLIGHT "L" SHAPE, STARTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE TOP. THERE WAS NO IMPACT BY PEBBLES OR ICE OR ANYTHING. THE CAR IS A MONTH OLD TODAY, AND HAS ABOUT 1900 MILES ON IT. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS AIR INSIDE THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE CAR TAKES LONGER TO STOP TIME TO TIME. THE BRAKING IS INCONSISTENT. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY PROBLEM IN THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ADVISED HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO OFFER A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,100. UPDATED 06/21/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BACK GROUND OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE BLACK AND THE POINTERS AND NUMBERS WERE RED. IN DULL LIGHT AND AT NIGHT, WITH THE PANEL LIGHTS ON, EVERYTHING WAS VISIBLE. HOWEVER, AS DAY LIGHT BECAME BRIGHTER, THE ABILITY TO READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME DIFFICULT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS NOT ELECTRICAL, HOWEVER THIS IS THE CLOSEST COMPONENT WE HAVE TO DESCRIBE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I ALSO CHOSE STRUCTURE AS A COMPONENT AS WELL, AS IT MAY JUST BE A DESIGN ISSUE. UPDATED 06/24/10. *JB

RETURNED ACCELERATOR PROBLEM TO DEALER WAS TOLD THEY WOULD TEST DRIVE IT TO TRY TO DUPLICATE THE STICKING. THEN WOULD CONTACT TOYOTA "TO SEE WHAT TOYOTA WANTED TO DO ABOUT IT". I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED O BUY BACK ALL OF THE VEHICLES THEY SOLD WHICH ARE CLEARLY POTENTIAL DEATH TRAPS. TOYOTA TELLS ME THERE IS NO ELECTRONIC PROBLEM, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ADMITTING THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHATSOEVER WHAT IS CAUSING STICKY GAS PEDALS. THEIR FRANCHISE TO BUILD AND DISTRIBUTE VEHICLES IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY, I DON'T CARE HOW MANY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THEY LOSE. *TR

WE QUESTION WHY NONE OF THE 4 AIRBAGS (2 SIDES, DRIVER OR PASSENGER) DEPLOYED IN A CRASH THAT HAD THE 2010 SCION XB AIRBORNE. AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED RESTING UPRIGHT ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE INJURIES WERE PREDOMINANTLY SEATBELT BRUISES AND A FRACTURED KNEECAP. THE MULTIPLE IMPACTS DURING ROLLING MAY HAVE BEEN TOO LOW TO INITIATE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR IT COULD INDICATE A PROBLEM. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE RESPONSE WAS APPROPRIATE? THE CAR WILL LIKELY BE TOTALED BY STATE FARM. IS THERE (OR SHOULD THERE BE) ANY "TRIGGER" THAT CAUSES RECORDS TO BE KEPT ON LEVELS OF DAMAGE AND WHETHER AIRBAGS ACTUALLY DEPLOYED? *TR

2010 SCION XB-THE STEERING WILL SOMETIMES FEEL AS IF IT JUST GIVES OUT. IT ONLY HAPPENS FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS-BUT WHEN IT DOES IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING. I HAVE FELT IT HAPPEN TWICE NOW-THE FIRST TIME I WAS ON A RAMP AND IT FELT AS IF THE CAR WAS GOING TO GO STRAIGHT OFF THE RAMP--BUT IT KEPT CURVING AS IT SHOULD-THEN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WAS RESTORED AND I WAS FINE. *TR

MY SCION XB DEVELOPED AN L-SHAPED CRACK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENGER SIDE (BELOW THE WIPERS), GOING UP AND TO THE LEFT TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CRACK IS ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG AND IT SUDDENLY APPEARED WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE ONE MORNING. *TR