2008 SCION XD Complaints

This complaint is about other cars affecting me while I’m driving at night. Around 50% of oncoming traffic is using dangerously bright headlights. It is so bright that it’s physically painful to my eyes and leaves a blind spot in my field of vision that lasts for several minutes after each encounter. The head lights are so bright that when highbeams are switched off manually, there is barely a difference. They are so bright when they are NOT on high beams that the turn signals are very difficult or literally impossible to see. Some amount of vehicles are using automatic highbeams that do not adapt properly. They are sometimes on full high beam brightness during daylight hours (and are just as painful to look at in daylight). They do not register my vehicle’s headlights or approaching traffic so instead of automatically dimming, I am being blinded by full high beams. Sometimes flashing my highbeams will trigger them to dim, but their vehicle has to be pretty close to mine for it to work. Their automatic highbeams do not dim when they are behind my car, causing my rear view and side mirrors to be completely unusable. Flipping the rear view mirror does not help. While sitting at a stoplight at an intersection, vehicles opposite to mine often maintain their highbeams and are too far from mine for flashing my highbeams at them to do anything. Some of the bright headlights (not on high beams) I believe are LED retrofit and this is probably why turn signals are barely or not at all visible with some vehicles. Some of these suspected LED retrofits are as bright as the ones on a fire truck or ambulance. I saw them side by side tonight, prompting me to finally write this complaint. This problem needs to be regulated for the safety of everyone, especially night drivers and cars that sit lower to the ground than SUV/trucks. My windshield and my eye level is at the same height as an SUV’s headlights. Maybe a lumens test as part of the yearly inspection would help.

The rear axel beam on the vehicle cracked on the drivers side. It separated at a weld and caused the entire wheel assemble to lean inward (extreme negative camber) and rub against the wheel well. Fortunately I was off the highway when the incident occurred and barely made it safely to my work place. If this had happened at a greater speed I fear for what may have happened to myself and others. It is UNKNOWN if this problem has been reproduced in other circumstances. It has not been inspected by the manufacturer or police. It was inspected by an independent service provider (mechanic). It is available for additional inspection if needed. There was no warning, message or any other symptoms prior to the issue occurring.

MY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ARE COMING ON AND CAUSING THE CAR TO LOCK UP, JERK, AND STALL WHILE IN MOTION IN SLOWER SPEEDS USUALLY WHEN AT A STREET SIGN AND GOING INTO A TURN, A STOP LIGHT ALSO GOING INTO A TURN ON MAIN HWYS AND WORSE OF ALL IN NEIGHBORHOODS PRIOR TO MY GETTING TO THE HOSPITAL. I'M NOT IN GOOD HEALTH AND GO FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT REGULARLY. PLEZ HELP I KNOW Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF THIS THING BUT IT'S NOT A RECALL YET. PLEZ FIX MY CAR. I'M ON DISABILITY DUE TO CANCER.

NOTICED RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS LEANING INWARD. FOUND THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY CRACKED. WE THEN HAD IT WELDED AND CHECKED THE OTHER SIDE. NOTHING WAS VISIBLE, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT ASSEMBLY COULD BE RUSTING FROM INSIDE OUT. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, WHILE TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY, CAR STARTED MAKING NOISE AND HAD A HOT TIRE SMELL. PULLED OVER AND LEFT REAR TIRE HAD LEANED IN AND CUT THE TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND. LEFT SIDE HAD ALSO CRACKED. WE FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR OF OUR CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V169000 (SEATS). THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKARA RECALL LETTER RECEIVED AMONG OTHER 2. AFTER CHECKING ON AIRBAGRECALL.COM AND VERIFYING THAT MY CAR DEFINETALY HAVE A RECALL, I CALLED DEALER, AFTER BEING TRANSFERRED TO 5 DIFFERENT REPS, I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY ONE RECALL WAS FOUND ONLY FOR MASTER SWITCH. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP AS I AM VERY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY SAFETY. MY DRIVER SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORT WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN JUNE 2016. AIRBAG FAILED. THE BRAKE HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. IT WOULD RANDOMLY WORK AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WHERE THE CAR JUST SKIDS WITH THE PEDAL ON THE FLOOR.

TAKATA RECALL - TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE AIRBAGS. THEY ARE STATING THAT LETTER I RECEIVED FROM TK HOLDINGS INC. AND THE WEB-SITE THEY REFERRED ME TO (WWW.AIRBAGRECALL.COM) ARE FRAUDS. THEIR STATEMENTS SUGGEST THAT EVERYONE IS "GETTING ON THE BANDWAGON" TO DEFRAUD CONSUMERS. THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE TOYOTA WEB-SITE IS NOT INDICATING MY CAR'S AIRBAG IS DANGEROUS THEY ARE NOT GOING TO REPLACE IT. I AM OUTRAGED!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V169000 (SEATS), 12V491000 (VISIBILITY), AND 09V338000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (STEVE LANDERS TOYOTA, 10825 COLONEL GLENN RD, LITTLE ROCK, AR) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE APRIL 2017. CALLED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR APPT. WAS TOLD 3-5 DAY TIMEFRAME FOR PARTS. NO RESPONSE SO CALLED AGAIN JUNE 2017. WAS TOLD PARTS WOULD BE IN ON THE 23RD. JULY 2017 WITH NO RESPONSE WENT TO NEXT LEVEL & CALLED SCION CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. PERSON I VOICED MY CONCERNS TO PUT ME ON HOLD & CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO TOLD HER SOME PARTS CAME IN & SOME DID NOT. WILL CALL ME WHEN THEY DO. CASE # GIVE TO ME FOR REFERENCE BY SCION CENTER IS 1707180347. THERE ARE 3 RECALLS. AUGUST 2017 STILL NO UPDATE & TOOK IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL BY WRITING TO NHTSA IN WASHINGTON, DC. DUE TO MY CONCERNS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY DAUGHTER WHO UTILIZES THIS VEHICLE & ONE OF THE RECALLS REFERS TO BRAKES. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 & NO RESPONSE TO ANY OF MY INQUIRIES & STILL NO WORD ON MY REPAIRS BEING MADE. I HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL MEANS TO GET THESE PROBLEMS RECTIFIED. THE RECALL NOTICE SPECIFICALLY STATES TO HAVE THE REMEDY PERFORMED ASAP! IT IS NOW 5 MONTHS SINCE MY FIRST ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THIS & STILL NO REPAIRS. WHAT IS MY NEXT OPTION TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED & PROTECT THE WELL BEING OF MY FAMILY?