2005 SCION XB Complaints

WE HAVE A 2005 SCION XB WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED TWICE SO FAR DUE TO CRACKS CAUSED BY ROCKS. IN ADDITION WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE CHIPS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH SCION XB'S BUT EVEN THOUGH SCION IS NO HELP. IN ALL MY YEARS OF HAVING CARS I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TYPE OF PROBLEM LIKE THIS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO HAVE A WINDSHEILD REPLACED. THIS CAR SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE TO REPLACE A WINDSHIELD LIKE YOU REPLACE YOUR OIL !! I HAVE CONTACTED SCION WITH NO LUCK OR NO REMENDY. *NM

FRONT END COLLISION ON 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB, BOTH SENSORS WERE SMASHED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! *NM

(1) CORNERING HARD AT HIGH SPEED (45-60 MPH) (2) MY 2005 SCION XB'S ABS SYSTEM APPLIES THE BRAKES WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO VEER OPPOSITE AWAY FROM THE DIRECTION I'M STEERING TOWARD THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE OR OFF THE ROAD. (3) THE MECHANIC AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THAT BRAKING SYSTEM AND HE COULD NOT REPAIR IT. *NM

ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCURRENCES (6/2005 AND 8/2005, 6/20,2006 AND 6/23, 2006) WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT, THE CAR REVVED UP AND LUNGED FORWARD. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JULY 3, 2006 AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *NM

SUBJECT: 2005 SCION XB STRUCTURAL SAFETY ITEM AFTER PURCHASE OF THE ABOVE AUTOMOBILE IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE IS NO MECHANICAL WAY TO OPEN THE REAR TRUNK DOOR. IT HAS NO KEY, NO EXTERNAL HANDLE, AND NO CABLE RELEASE. ENTRY AND EXIT IS DEPENDENT SOLELY ON THE BATTERY-POWERED WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL. IF THAT SHOULD FAIL OR BREAK, ONE HAS TO CLIMB INTO THE REAR AND REMOVE A PANEL SECURED WITH FASTENERS TO RELEASE THE LOCK. CONSIDER - SOUTH FLORIDA WITH NUMEROUS WATER-FILLED CANALS - ACROSS ALLIGATOR ALLEY CARS RUN INTO CANALS OFTEN, NOSE-FIRST. DRIVER HAS NO WAY TO RELEASE REAR LOCK. YOUR OFFICE RECENTLY ISSUED A DIRECTIVE TO INSTALL EMERGENCY INTERNAL LOCK RELEASES FOR NORMAL CAR TRUNKS. HOW DID THE SCION PASS INSPECTION? I TRIED CONTACTING THE SCION ORGANIZATION ON THIS SUBJECT, AND WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK TO ANYONE WITH ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS SUBJECT. SHOULD YOU CONCUR WITH MY REPORT, PERHAPS SCION COULD BE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE A FIX. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS SIDE SWIPED THEN HIT A ROCK WALL WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END. THIS OCCURRED AT 65 MPH AND THE DAMAGE WAS BETWEEN THE CORNER AND HEADLIGHTS. THE SEATBELTS WERE WORN, BUT THE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC.

THE SCION TC WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS A MAJOR FLAW WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND DRIVEN SLOWLY. THE ENGINE BUCKS AND JERKS VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMS UP. IT WILL ONLY HAPPEN WHEN DRIVEN SLOWLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. THE VEHICLE WILL BUCK AND JERK, VIOLENTLY SOME TIMES, UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE MOVES. IT HAPPENS IN SUMMER AND WINTER AND IS OK WHEN THE ENGINE IS EVENTUALLY WARMED UP. THE DEALER CAN DO NOTHING FOR IT AS THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IS FIXED BY TOYOTA. *NM

THERE IS A DRIVING PROBLEM WITH A NEW CAR WHEN STARTING IT WITH A COLD ENGINE. THE VEHICLE BUCKS AND JERKS WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED UNTIL THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT PRODUCE TROUBLE CODES. THEREFORE, THE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS OPERATING NORMALLY ALTHOUGH THE JERKING AND BUCKING IS QUITE DISRUPTIVE AND NOT AT ALL NORMAL. *AK

ON, 4 JAN 2006, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA SCION XB, 2005. SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP BEHIND A VEHICLE THAT HAS STOPPED AT A YIELD SIGN. SHE COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE THE THROTTLE HAD STUCK. SHE RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, DAMAGING HER FRONT END. *NM

THE FIRST NIGHT THAT I DROVE IT, I WAS IN THE HILLY COUNTRY AND NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. WITH LOW BEAM ON THE LIGHT DOES NOT SHINE ANY HIGHER THAN ABOUT 3 FEET OFF THE GROUND. GOING DOWN THE HILL THE LIGHTS ONLY SHINE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, NOT UP THE OTHER SIDE LIKE A NORMAL VEHICLE. WHEN I REACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, MY WIFE SCREAMED AT ME. THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WAS A LARGE BUCK. THE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE HIM. WITH ANOTHER CAR COMING I COULDN'T USE MY BRIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A FEW DAYS LATER BECAUSE THEY HAD ONLY 2 MECHANICS AND COULDN'T HANDLE ANYMORE WORK. THEY CALLED ME THAT FRIDAY AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN MONDAY. NO-ONE AT THAT DEALERSHIP KNEW HOW THE LIGHTS WERE SUPPOSED TO WORK. NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUCKS THEY SELL. THE MASTER MECHANIC WORKED ON IT TWICE. HE TOLD ME THAT HE DROVE HIS DAUGHTERS TUNDRA AND THAT WHAT I HAD DESCRIBED WAS FACT. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE COMPLAINTS. THEY HAD NO IDEA WHY IT WAS LIKE THAT. AFTER 3 TELEPHONE CALLS TO TRY AND GET SOME SATISFACTORY AFTER THE SALE CUSTOMER SERVICE, FROM A DEALERSHIP WHERE THERE IS NONE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP CLOSED MY CASE. I WILL NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT. TOO DANGEROUS. *JB