2006 SCION XB Complaints

A ROCK WENT THRU MY GRILLE STRIGHT INTO THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR. ALTHOUGH NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER WHO LIVES IN ANOTHER STATE. THE REPAIR COSTS ARE AROUND $700.00 I BELIEVE THERE ARE MORE OF US OUT THERE AND THAT THE GRILLE IS AN UNSAFE ISSUE FOR MY CAR. *TT

CAR WAS PARKED AFTER BEING DRIVEN IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN CAR WAS STARTED, STABILITY CONTROL, TRAC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE LIT. TOOK CAR TO REPAIR SHOP. LIGHTS WERE RESET, INDICATIONS WERE THERE WAS A LOOSE CLAMP. TWO DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY I HAD GOTTEN BAD GAS. PRIOR TO ALL THIS, I HAD PURCHASED A FULL TANK OF GAS, BUT NOTICED AS I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AFTER MAKING THE PURCHASE THAT THE CAR SEEMED "SLUGGISH" AT TIMES, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF STALLING OUT. IT NEVER STALLED OUT. HE SUGGESTED PUTTING AN ADDITIVE IN MY FUEL TANK, RESET THE LIGHTS AND I WENT ON. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WENT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. HE DID A DEEPER DIAGNOSIS. AGAIN HE STATED THE SAME 10 FUEL-RELATED CODES CAME UP. HE STATED I SHOULD GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS OF A CANISTER PROBLEM. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE EVAPORATOR CANISTER WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, AS WELL AS THE FACT I NEEDED A NEW GAS CAP. I PURCHASED A NEW GAS CAP, AND AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE EVAPORATOR CANISTER TO COME IN TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED. I AM HOPING IT WILL BE REPAIRED 4/1/11. *TR

I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD BRAKED AT A 3 WAY. I TURNED SLOWLY WITH MY FOOT GENTLY ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GO INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT INTO THE ABUTMENT OF THE PARKING SPACE. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE.

JAN 31, 2011 - 2006 SCION XB WITH APPX. 38,000 MILES STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST DOWN AN EXIT RAMP AND WAITED APPX. 5 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE CAR. IT PERFORMED PERFECTLY AFTER THAT. AFTER LOOKING INTO IT ON THE INTERNET AND REALIZING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE NOW CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DATE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SCION XB. THE BACK LATCH (MADE OF FIBERGLASS) HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF ON ONE SIDE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO THE CAR USING THE REAR ENTRANCE. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT IF SOME ONE WAS IN THE CAR IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF THIS WAS THE ONLY ACCESS TO GET INTO THE CAR TO HELP VICTIMS ACCESS IS NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE SEEN 4 CARS OF THIS MODEL JUST IN MY AREA THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS AN ACTUAL ACCIDENT THIS IS A INFERIOR SYSTEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE SENSOR RECALIBRATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE ON/OFF RESET BUTTON BEING PUSHED. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE DIFFICULT TO DESCRIBE BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURS RANDOMLY WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. ONCE ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE ON/OFF BUTTON AND ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION THE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TWICE TO GET THE DEVICE TO RESET. WE CONTACTED AFTERMARKET QUALITY ACCESSORIES THAT INSTALLED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE DEALER KERRY TOYOTA SCION OF FLORENCE WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. WE WERE TOLD BY AQA THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRING ON 12/11/10. WE LEARNED THROUGH A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CRUISE CONTROL ON THE 2006 SCION XB BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT RECALL APPLIED ONLY TO FACTORY INSTALLED CRUISE CONTROLS. THE CRUISE CONTROL ON OUR CAR IS A ROSTRA MODEL AND WAS INSTALLED AT THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO OUR TAKING POSSESSION OF THE CAR. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THE RECALL ONLY PERTAINED TO CRUISE CONTROLS THAT WERE INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. UPDATED IVOQ 02/18/11 UPDATED IVOQ 03/18/11 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE, CAUSING HER TO REMAIN STUCK IN HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO BE RECEIVED BY THE DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 66,990.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY 2006 SCION XB HAS ACCELERATED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GOING UPHILL ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND BEGAN RACING. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE TO A STOP, BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE ENGINE TO SLOW WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE CAR. AS WITH THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE THAT I WAS ACCIDENTALLY STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR, SINCE I USED THE BRAKE TO BRING THE CAR TO A HALT. IT WAS SCARY THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS SCARY THIS TIME TOO. *TR

ACCELERATED (TOOK OFF) WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (5 INCIDENCES)...ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY AFTERMARKET CRUISE CONTROL. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND AFTERMARKET CRUISE AT THE TIME...THEY CLAIMED NO OTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER 2ND INCIDENCE CRUISE CONTROL WAS REPLACED BY INSTALLER AND HE CALLED THE COMPANY...NONE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM ON MY CRUISE MODULE (HE SHOWED ME HOW TO DISCONNECT CRUISE UNDER THE HOOD SINCE CURRENT STILL RUNS THROUGH MECHANISM SINCE CRUISE WAS IN OFF POSITION DURING 2ND INCIDENT)...THE PROBLEM THEN HAPPENED AGAIN (3 TIMES IN SAME DAY ON WAY TO AIRPORT)WITH NEW CRUISE MECHANISM. NO PROBLEMS IN LAST 2 YEARS, BUT IT'S A DAILY GAMBLE...NOW I HAVE TO WONDER IF THE CRUISE WAS EVER EVEN PART OF THE EQUATION IN THE PROBLEM WITH ALL THE ACCELERATOR AND OTHER PROBLEMS I'VE READ ONLINE. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN THIS YEAR AND THEY DENY ANY PROBLEM WITH SCION ACCELERATORS OR BRAKE NOT DEPRESSING (IT ALWAYS FELT LIKE MY BRAKE AND GAS WERE FIGHTING LIKE IF YOU 2 FOOTED IN A MANUAL EQUALLY, BUT I OWN A AUTOMATIC...IT'S VERY SCARY). *TR