2006 SCION XB Complaints

I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET AND COULD NOT STOP. I HIT MY OTHER CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THAT STOPPED ME BUT DAMAGED BOTH VEHICLES. SINCE THIS OCCURRED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY I DID NOT CONTACT POLICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT. ONE WEEK LATER THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE WAS BLOWN AND THEY ALSO REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE YEAR LATER THE COMPUTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD REPLACE THE COMPUTER FOR $4,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3500 AND THE WAS CURRENT MILEAGE IS 52,600. UPDATED 4/13/10 *CN UPDATED 07/06/10

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED (FULL LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD) WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT. CURIOUS WHY IT WOULD CRACK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS OTHERS SCION XB OWNERS WERE REPORTING AN IDENTICAL SITUATION. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF CAR WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE IN A 2006 SCION XB. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, TRAC OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR TO FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE THE FUEL CAP WHICH WAS REPLACED SIX TIMES. THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS THEN TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB

ENGINE: ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2010 MY 2006 SCION XB, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX 70MPH. MY ENGINE SHUT OFF - NO POWER - NONE!! NO WARNING - JUST SHUT OFF!!! -WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. ASIDE FROM VEHICLES ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO ALSO AVOID HITTING OTHERS- I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND THIS COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING COULD HAVE KILLED OTHERS AS WELL. OF COURSE I WAS OVER MY WARRANTY FOR THIS PARTCULAR COVERAGE BY APPROX 1,000 MILES. GUESS WHAT THE TOYOTA DEALER TOOK CARE OF THE ISSUE, WHICH THEY STATED WAS THE "CRANK SENSOR". THEY SEEEMED HESITANT TO FULLY PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION, WHICH OF COURSE I WANT AND NEED AS I AM VERY HESITANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THERE HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF WARNING, YOU CAN'T JUST BE DRIVING AND HAVE YOUR ENGINE SHUT OFF, ENGINE WON'T TURN-OVER, NO STEERING, VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY! I AM VERY CONCERNED, VERY - THE WARRANTY FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE WAS EXPIRED, ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND I APPRECIATE THIS MORE THAN YOU KNOW. I ASKED FOR ANSWERS AND THEIR LACK OF COMMUNICATION/INFORMATION CONCERNS ME. *TR

CRACKWINDSHIELD: I HAVE(MY INSURANCE COMPANY) HAS REPLACED 3 WINDSHIELDS IN MY 2006 SCION XB AND I CURRENTLY HAVE A (L) SHAPE CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD, WHICH STARTS AT HE TOP OF MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR. IF I DECIDE TO REPLACE THIS WINDSHIELD THIS WILL BE NUMBER 4. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHEN-EVER I BRING MY CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS THICKER THAN MOST DUE TO THE SHAPE OF THE GLASS! HAH! THIS IS SERIOUSLY A PROBLEM. IF I CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY THEY REPLACE THE GLASS, IF I WANT TO CONSIDER A NEW INSURANCE COMPANY THEY CONSIDER THIS A CLAIM AGAINST MY POLICY AND THIS MAKES MY INSURANCE COVERAGE HIGHER WITH OTHER INSURANCE COMPANIES, WHICH OF COURSE LIMITS MY OPTIONS! THIS WINDSHIELD SITUATION IS COSTLY AND DANGEROUS! *TR

TOYOTA SCION XB, 2006: WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN CRACKING ONGOING BEGINNING 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR. TOYOTA/SCION REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM, AND OFFERS NO REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED 2 WINDSHIELDS WITHIN A YEAR AND LIVED WITH ANOTHER CRACK FOR 3 YEARS UNTIL NOW, AS I HAVE ACCUMULATED 3 CRACKS. TOYOTA OFFERS ME THE CHANCE TO PAY TWICE AS MUCH FOR THEIR GLASS AS THE COST FOR AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT. *TR

2006 SCION XB --- WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME GAS PEDAL PROBLEM ON FOUR OR FIVE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE EITHER DID NOT SLOW WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND IN TWO INSTANCES THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHILE GOING UPHILL APPROACHING SLOWING TRAFFIC. RE: TOYOTA RECALL NOT ON SCION MODELS?*TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT AROUND THIS ISSUE. MY 2006 SCION XB HAS A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME! MY RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL AND I NOTE THAT THIS WILL BE THE 89TH COMPLAINT OF THIS TYPE ON THIS SITE. I HAVE TRAVELED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES IN MY LIFE AND MY WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN HIT BY ROCKS ON MANY OCCASIONS. NOT ONCE HAVE THOSE STRIKES RESULTED IN A FATALLY CRACKED WINDSHIELD UNTIL MY SCION. A SMALL NICK WILL ALMOST INVARIABLY END UP IN MAJOR CRACK. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS BECAUSE OF HOW THE WINDSHIELD IS SLOPED. I BELIEVE IT IS A CHEAP PIECE OF GLASS OR A DESIGN FLAW OF SOME KIND. AT $500 A WINDSHIELD IT IS BECOMING AN EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION TO OWN THIS VEHICLE. *TR