2009 SCION XB Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION XB EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TIRES, SIZE: 235/40ZR18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE AWKWARDLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BECAME DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A USED TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" WE RECEIVED OUR RECALL WARNING ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THE SOLUTION FOR NOW IS NOT TO SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER (1609063378). WE WERE TOLD THERE IS NOT CURRENT SOLUTION AND THERE IS NOT ANY INFORMATION AS TO WHEN THE PART(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE. THIS IS ONE OF OUR MAIN MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND DRIVING AROUND LIKE CHAUFFEUR AND PASSENGER IS GETTING VERY TEDIOUS. WE RECENTLY HAD DEATH OF OUR FAMILY AND HAD TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN IN OUR DODGE TRUCK. ONLY TO FIND OUT UPON RETURNING HOME, THE DODGE TRUCK HAS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, TOO. NOW, BOTH VEHICLES ARE WAITING FOR PARTS. WHEN WE CONTACTED THE SCION DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD THAT UPON EMERGENCIES, WE COULD POSSIBLY GET A LOANER FOR TRAVEL, WHICH IS VERY INCONVENIENT . WE WANT SOME ANSWERS, THAT IS, WHEN WILL A SOLUTION BE FOUND AND HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE PARTS TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE BOTH ARE SENIOR CITIZENS, HAVE OUR MEDICAL ISSUES AND WE DO NOT NEED THE STRESS OF THIS ISSUE.

TAKATA RECALL. THERE IS NO PART AVAILABLE TO FIX MY CAR. I REQUESTED A LOANER CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN ORLANDO WOULD TAKE MY 2009 SCION AND PARK IT IN AN "UNGUARDED UNFENCED LOT" WITH NO PROTECTION FROM THE EXTREME FL HEAT AND WEATHER. IN ADDITION, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT START OR SERVICE THE MOTOR FOR APPROX. 6 MONTHS (WHEN THE PART "MIGHT" BE AVAILABLE). IF THE MOTOR/CAR IS DAMAGED, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT LIABLE FIX IT. IF THE CAR IS STOLEN, THEY ARE ALSO NOT LIABLE! THESE ARE UNACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS. TOYOTA IS NOT AUTHENTICALLY OFFERING A SOLUTION TO THIS LIFE THREATENING RECALL. FIRST, THERE IS NO PART AVAILABLE TO FIX IT! THEN, TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THE CONSUMER WILL NOT TAKE A LOANER UNDER THE CONDITIONS THAT THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLE WILL BE KEPT UNDER. IT'S A SCAM! WE THE CONSUMER ARE FORCED TO DRIVE CARS THAT HAVE RECALLS THAT KILLED SEVERAL PEOPLE BY METAL PROJECTILES SLICING THROATS AND CAUSING HEAD AND BRAIN INJURIES! WHY IS TOYOTA GETTING AWAY WITH THIS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED OIL PREMATURELY; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE WARRANTY REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST FOR OVER ONE YEAR. THE CONTACT ADDED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE....UPDATED 10/11/16 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. JUST RECEIVED NOTICE OF TAKATA RECALL, AND ACCORDING TO SCION WEBPAGE, NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. PERSON I SPOKE TO AT SCION SAID REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS ARE JUST NOW BEING MANUFACTURED, AND NO KNOWN DATE IS AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. IN THE MEANTIME RIDERS IN THE CAR ARE IN DANGER.

1. DEFECTIVE AIR BAG INFLATORS MANUFACTURED MY TAKATA WERE INSTALLED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET, HOWEVER, THE STABILITY OF THE THE AIR BAGS IS UNPREDICTABLE AND PUTS PASSENGERS AT RISK UNTIL IT IS CORRECTED. THE INFLATORS MAY RUPTURE DUE TO PROPELLANT DEGRADATION OCCURRING AFTER LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO HUMIDITY AND HIGH TEMPERATURE. AN INFLATOR RUPTURE MAY RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. 2. A POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH MAY MELT. THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ARE NOT PROTECTED BY NECESSARY LUBRICANT WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SHORT CIRCUIT AND AN INCREASE THE RISK OF FIRE.

MARCH 15 MY SCION XB SPONTANEOUSLY ERUPTED IN FLAMES, WE ON OUR WAY HOME AT THE INTERSECTION OF UNION TPKE AND PARSONS BLVD IN QUEENS NY, WE WERE STOPPED FOR CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE, WE PULLED INTO A KFC/PIZZA HUT PARKING LOT, , WITHIN MINUTES FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ONE OF THE FIRE FIGHTERS THOUGHT IT WAS ELECTRICAL

2009 SCION XB. ALMOST EMPTY BY THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. IT TOOK A WHILE TO REALIZE AFTER YEARS OF OIL CHANGES THAT BY THE TIME IT WAS TIME FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE, THE ENGINE WAS ALMOST WITHOUT OIL. THIS WENT ON FOR YEARS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO PERFORM A TEST. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TEST AND STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE TO USE 1 QT PER THOUSAND MILES. I THEN ASKED HIM HOW MANY QUARTS DOES THE CAR HAVE. HE ANSWERED ABOUT 5. IF THE OIL CHANGES ARE EVERY 5K MILES THEN THE ENGINE HAS NO OIL BY THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. HE STATED THAT WAS TOYOTAS RULE. I TOOK THE CAR A SECOND TIME AND THEY STATED KNOW I HAVE A LEAK THAT WASN'T THERE DURING THE FIRST TEST. I BELIEVE THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE RUNNING ON SO LITTLE OIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BURNED FOUR QUARTS OF OIL WITHIN 3,500 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT NEEDED TO UNDERGO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. AFTER THE TEST, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.