SCION Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL: RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL JUNE 2016, TOYOTA DEALER WE BOUGHT FROM STILL CANNOT MAKE REPAIRS/REPLACE AIRBAGS. IT IS A MAJOR DANGER AND INCONVENIENCE TO NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE. THEY AND TOYOTA SEEM UN-INTERESTED IN GETTING THIS DONE AND SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF USE. IF IT CANNOT BE REPPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER THEY SHOULD PROVIDE A LOANER OR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA THAT MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED WITH THIS RECALL OVER 6 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ELSE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH AN 11 & 13 YEAR OLD AND AM PARANOID OF LETTING THEM RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND NEED TO KNOW WHEN CAN THEY RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM/MAKE REPAIRS ON THE AIR BAGS. I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, HIGH HUMIDITY, HIGH HEAT. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA HAD BEEN RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2016. IT STATED THAT RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR TAKATA FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR. IT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED DO NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DUE TO DANGER OF INFLATOR RUPTURE DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS RUPTURE CAN HAPPENED ANY TIME DUE TO DEGRADATION OF THE PROPELLANT IN THESE INFLATORS AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH HUMIDITY AND FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURES. SEVEN MONTHS LATER THERE STILL NO REMEDY HAD BEEN ISSUED. I MADE TWO PHONE CALLS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER CENTER. FIRST TIME IN OCTOBER 2016 AND SECOND IN JANUARY 2017 AND STILL DID NOT GET ANY REASONABLE ANSWERS ON WHEN THIS RECALL WOULD BE FIXED FOR OUR VEHICLE. OUR FAMILY JUST AS MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING EXTREME INCONVENIENCE DUE TO THIS RECALL AND TOYOTA HAS NOT SHOWED ANY EMPATHY AND/OR ABILITY OF TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT TAKES A VERY LONG AND UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

I PURCHASED MY 2009 SCION XB, 2.4 LITER, BRAND NEW. I CURRENTLY HAVE 113100 MILES ON IT. I HAVE ROUTINELY MAINTAINED MY CAR, BUT THE LAST YEAR OR SO, I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I NEED TO ADD A MINIMUM OF 1/2 QUART OF OIL EVERY WEEK, JUST TO KEEP THE LEVEL ABOVE THE ADD MARK

STEERING WHEEL TURNS TOO EASILY TO HAVE A SAFE AMOUNT OF CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THERE IS VERY LITTLE TRACTION WHERE THE TIRES MEET THE ROADS. I SPENT $700.00 ON COOPER TIRES THINKING THIS WOULD HELP, BUT STILL CAR SLIDES OVER THE GROUND. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS OFF BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR. I PAID CASH FOR MY CAR AND HAVE NO OTHER RECOURSE BUT TO KEEP IT. I HAVE NO MORE MONEY. SPECIFICALLY, WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION THERE IS VERY LITTLE STABILITY OR TRACTION ON THE ROAD, AND IT IS VERY SCARY. THIS KIND OF DRIVING WOULD BE NORMAL ON ICY ROADS, BUT SCION TC DRIVES LIKE THIS ON DRY ROADS IN WARM WEATHER. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCION XB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THERE IS A TSB FOR THE XA MODELS OF THIS SAME YEAR. MY VEHICLE HAS SAME DESIGN OF EMISION SYSTEM AS THE XA AND SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FUEL FILLER NECK ALLOWS WATER TO INTRUDE INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER EVAP. SYSTEM AND THEREFORE CAUSING FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM.