Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 2,833 complaints for SCION
Incident date: Apr 15, 2012
HELLO I WENT TO MY CAR TO GET MY GROCERY OUT OF THE TRUNK AND WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE TRUCK THE HATCH HANDLE CLIPS BROKE I CONTACTED SCION THEY SAID THERE AREN'T ANY COMPLAINTS AND BECAUSE I HADN'T HAD MY CAR SERVICE AT SCION DEALERSHIP I WASN'T SHOWING BRAND LOYALTY SO THEY CAN'T HELP ME, WITH THIS PART BEING BROKEN THEIR ISN'T A WAY TO GET INTO THE TRUNK. *TR
Incident date: Mar 8, 2012
REAR HATCH HANDLE ON 2004 SCION XB CONTINUES TO BREAK OFF. HAD IT REPLACED JUNE 5 2009 AND IT BROKE OFF AGAIN MARCH 2012. THE ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Incident date: Mar 8, 2012
REAR HATCH HANDLE ON 2004 SCION XB CONTINUES TO BREAK OFF. HAD IT REPLACED JUNE 5 2009 AND IT BROKE OFF AGAIN MARCH 2012. THE ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Incident date: Dec 1, 2009
I OWN A 2006 SCION TC. WHEN I GRABBED THE HANDLE TO RAISE THE TRUNK THE ENTIRE REAR HANDLE RIPPED COMPLETELY OFF THE CAR. UPON RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS A COMPLETELY COMMON ISSUE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY CLAIMED THIS WAS ENTIRELY MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE. HOWEVER CLEARLY THIS IS MALFUNCTION IN THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Incident date: May 19, 2012
MOONROOF DEFLECTOR SHATTERED WITH A POP SOUND AT SPEEDS 55 WITH ALL WINDOWS CLOSED. LATER INSPECTION THAT IT WAS CRACKED AROUND ALL THE EDGES ABOUT 1/2 ~ 1 INCHES INTO THE CENTER. *TT
Incident date: May 19, 2012
MOONROOF DEFLECTOR SHATTERED WITH A POP SOUND AT SPEEDS 55 WITH ALL WINDOWS CLOSED. LATER INSPECTION THAT IT WAS CRACKED AROUND ALL THE EDGES ABOUT 1/2 ~ 1 INCHES INTO THE CENTER. *TT
Incident date: May 16, 2007
HELLO TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE FIRST TIME IT WAS FIXED THEY (DEALER) NEVER EXPLAINED JUST WHAT THEY FIXED, SECOND IT HAPPENED AGAIN BOTH TIMES IT BROKE UPON OPENING THEY(DEALER) THE SECOND TIME WANTED 285 BUCKS TO REPAIR IT APPEARS TO BE JUST SIMPLE CLIPS THAT BROKE? THIS IS CLEARLY SAFETY RELATED FOR EMERGENCY EXIT IF LOCKS FAIL OR AIRBAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY OR EVEN IF THE... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2012
2010 TOYOTA SCION XB. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, UNTIL THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. *JB
Incident date: Feb 10, 2011
THE RIMS ON MY SCION/TOYOTA ARE CRACKING ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO LEAK AIR. I CONTACTED SCION/TOYOTA BACK IN FEBRUARY 2011 ABOUT THESE RIMS CRACKING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. GOODYEAR SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT MASON WELDING COMPANY TO HAVE THE WHEELS WELDED. I HAD TO AGAIN REPLACE THE TIRES FROM GOODYEAR BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE. GOODYEAR DID STAND BEH... Read more
Incident date: Feb 29, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASH. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, CAUSING IT TO SPIN AROUND AND BURST INTO FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES AND INJURIES TO THE NECK, AND BACK. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THERE WERE ANY FATALITIES OR ANY OTHER INJURIES ... Read more
Crash
Fire
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 30, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE MOTOR SHORTED AND THE FRAME BENT WHICH CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,203. UPDATED 7/18/12 *CN UPDATED 07/25/... Read more
Incident date: Feb 25, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN A BURNING SMELL EMITTED FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,576.
Fire
Incident date: Apr 23, 2012
MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 07 SCION TC, EXITING AN INTERSTATE HE LOST TRACTION IN THE GORE AREA, OVERCORRECTED AND IMPACTED HEAD FIRST INTO GUARDRAIL THEN SPUN LEFT IMPACTING THE SAME GUARDRAIL. THREE HAD SEATBELTS ON, ONE IN REAR DID NOT AND WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. *TR
Crash
4 injured
Incident date: Apr 23, 2012
MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 07 SCION TC, EXITING AN INTERSTATE HE LOST TRACTION IN THE GORE AREA, OVERCORRECTED AND IMPACTED HEAD FIRST INTO GUARDRAIL THEN SPUN LEFT IMPACTING THE SAME GUARDRAIL. THREE HAD SEATBELTS ON, ONE IN REAR DID NOT AND WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. *TR
Crash
4 injured
Incident date: Feb 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAG... Read more
Incident date: Apr 18, 2012
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STALLED AND THEN PROCEEDED WITH ABOUT HALF POWER. A VISIT TO THE DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED AN ISSUE WITH THE FIRST CYLINDER. VALVE SPRINGS, ETC. THEY HAVE DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE..... *TR
Incident date: Apr 18, 2012
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STALLED AND THEN PROCEEDED WITH ABOUT HALF POWER. A VISIT TO THE DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED AN ISSUE WITH THE FIRST CYLINDER. VALVE SPRINGS, ETC. THEY HAVE DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE..... *TR
Incident date: Sep 23, 2010
CPSC#I1230455A. 2009 SCION XB. CONSUMER STATED AFTER A YEAR OF HAVING THIS BRAND NEW CAR EVERY LIGHT IN THE CAR HAS BEEN SHORTED OUT FROM THE RADIO, INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH A PIONEER GPS ENABLED ADIC RADIO FOR AN EXTRA $2000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIO WOULD COME ON FOR 30 SECONDS AND THEN SHUT OFF.*JB
Incident date: Apr 8, 2012
MY 2008 SCION TC'S REAR TRUCK HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF. I HAVE NEVER OPENED MY TRUNK IN THE PAST NOR PRESENT WITH ANY FORCEFUL MANNER. THIS IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO A VEHICLE AND I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE TO FIND THAT THIS PRODUCTION FLAW BY TOYOTA/SCION HAS AFFECTED MANY. *TR
Incident date: Mar 29, 2012
THIS VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES, FIRST THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAIL 12/26/09 TOYOTA FIXED/REPLACED NOW 4/3/12 DISCOVERED OIL IS BURNING TO THE POINT THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED OIL NO OIL SHOW ON OIL DIPSTICK THEN WENT TO AUTOZONE BOUGHT THE OIL AND TOPPED IT OFF 4/3/12. BEFORE THIS BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL WORN OUT. REPLACED BOTH SIDES COST ALMOST $900 JUST PARTS ALONE. I'VE NEVER ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 29, 2012
THIS VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES, FIRST THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAIL 12/26/09 TOYOTA FIXED/REPLACED NOW 4/3/12 DISCOVERED OIL IS BURNING TO THE POINT THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED OIL NO OIL SHOW ON OIL DIPSTICK THEN WENT TO AUTOZONE BOUGHT THE OIL AND TOPPED IT OFF 4/3/12. BEFORE THIS BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL WORN OUT. REPLACED BOTH SIDES COST ALMOST $900 JUST PARTS ALONE. I'VE NEVER ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 29, 2012
THIS VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES, FIRST THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAIL 12/26/09 TOYOTA FIXED/REPLACED NOW 4/3/12 DISCOVERED OIL IS BURNING TO THE POINT THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED OIL NO OIL SHOW ON OIL DIPSTICK THEN WENT TO AUTOZONE BOUGHT THE OIL AND TOPPED IT OFF 4/3/12. BEFORE THIS BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL WORN OUT. REPLACED BOTH SIDES COST ALMOST $900 JUST PARTS ALONE. I'VE NEVER ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 22, 2012
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS APPROX. THREE CAR LENGTHS BEHIND HER (WHICH IS PLENTY OF DISTANCE AT 25MPH) WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THOUGH NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY MADE A GRINDING NOISE (LIKE THE PADS WERE GONE, BUT THEY ARE NEW CERAMIC PADS). I ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT A CITATION FOR FOLLOWING TO CLOSE, WHICH IS $260.... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Mar 22, 2012
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS APPROX. THREE CAR LENGTHS BEHIND HER (WHICH IS PLENTY OF DISTANCE AT 25MPH) WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THOUGH NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY MADE A GRINDING NOISE (LIKE THE PADS WERE GONE, BUT THEY ARE NEW CERAMIC PADS). I ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT A CITATION FOR FOLLOWING TO CLOSE, WHICH IS $260.... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Mar 22, 2012
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS APPROX. THREE CAR LENGTHS BEHIND HER (WHICH IS PLENTY OF DISTANCE AT 25MPH) WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THOUGH NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY MADE A GRINDING NOISE (LIKE THE PADS WERE GONE, BUT THEY ARE NEW CERAMIC PADS). I ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT A CITATION FOR FOLLOWING TO CLOSE, WHICH IS $260.... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF GLASS WINDOW DEFLECTOR SHATTERED WITHOUT IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V483000 (VISIBILITY: SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE VEHICLE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 29, 2011
THE LIP COVERING THE TRUNK HATCH ON THESE CARS IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS A CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE HELD ON WITH PLASTIC CLIPS THAT BREAK! TOYOTA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS AND FIX IT. THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND LET IT GO ON FOR FIVE YEARS UNTIL THEY CHANGED THE PARTS BEING USED. *TR
Incident date: Apr 29, 2011
THE LIP COVERING THE TRUNK HATCH ON THESE CARS IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS A CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE HELD ON WITH PLASTIC CLIPS THAT BREAK! TOYOTA NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS AND FIX IT. THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND LET IT GO ON FOR FIVE YEARS UNTIL THEY CHANGED THE PARTS BEING USED. *TR
Incident date: Feb 9, 2012
THE HATCH HANDLE ON MY CAR BROKE OFF WHEN I WAS LIFTING THE HATCH TO PUT SOME ITEMS IN MY TRUNK. WHEN I LOOKED FURTHER INTO WHY IT BROKE, I REALIZED THAT THE PIECES WERE JUST SMALL PLASTIC PIECES AND COULD BE EASILY SNAPPED. I WAS ABLE TO TAPE THE PIECE BACK, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT COMPLETELY BECAUSE THERE ARE WIRES THAT CONNECT THE HANDLE PIECE TO THE CAR AND YOU NEED THEM TO BE ABLE TO LI... Read more
Incident date: Mar 25, 2012
THE REAR DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2007 SCION TC SNAPPED OFF WHEN I OPENED IT ONE DAY. THIS IS POORLY MADE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Incident date: Dec 28, 2011
ON 4 SEPARATE INCIDENTS, MY CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE SITTING STILL. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON MARCH 23RD WHILE I WAS SITTING STILL IN A MCDONALD'S DRIVE THRU. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACTED AS IF I HAD STEPPED FULLY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO REALLY PUSH MY FOOT DOWN ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM LUNGING FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED IT INTO PARK AND THE CAR STOPPE... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2011
ON 4 SEPARATE INCIDENTS, MY CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE SITTING STILL. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON MARCH 23RD WHILE I WAS SITTING STILL IN A MCDONALD'S DRIVE THRU. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACTED AS IF I HAD STEPPED FULLY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO REALLY PUSH MY FOOT DOWN ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM LUNGING FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED IT INTO PARK AND THE CAR STOPPE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2012
STEERING PROBLEM ON THE 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB WE BOUGHT A 2008 SCION XB THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING FINE UNTIL THIS SCARY PROBLEM TOOK PLACE. WE CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW PROBLEMATIC THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAN BE. WE ARE FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE SAFETY IS OUR MAIN CONCERN AND THE STEERING PROBLEM IS LIFE THREATENING. AS WE STARTED THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PAN... Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2012
MY QUESTION IS HAS THE TOYOTA SCION XA-2006 , WITH ITS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF A FUEL TANK PROBLEM BEEN RECALLED YET. I ASK THAT BECAUSE WITH A MERE 37,000 MILES SCION HAS OFFERED ME $235 OUT OF THE $800 REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE FUEL SYSTEM BECAUSE OF AN EVAP. PROBLEM. I INITIALLY AGREED TO THE AMOUNT AND NOW THINK THAT IS NOT ENOUGH, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OF THE MANY MANY TOYOTA, SCION XA 2006 WIT... Read more
Incident date: Feb 17, 2012
THE REAR HATCH HANDLE ON MY 06 SCION XB HAS BROKEN OFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND NOW JUST HANGS THERE. I CAN HARDLY EVER GET INTO MY TRUNK BECAUSE OF THIS. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL COME OFF COMPLETELY AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND BECOME A DANGEROUS HAZARD FOR ANOTHER DRIVER. ALSO THE REAR LATCH BUTTON RUBBER COVER BECOMES SO HOT THAT IT BEGINS TO MELT. WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON IT WILL LEAVE B... Read more
Incident date: Feb 6, 2012
THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 7:00AM ON 2/6/12 ON THE 215 S. GOING AROUND 75MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FLOORED ALL THE WAY DOWN AS IF SOMEONE HAD THEIR FOOT ON IT. I PANICKED AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO BUT PRESS THE BRAKES. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES THE CAR JERKED ME AROUND. I NOTICED CARS IN FRONT OF ME STARTING TO SLOW DOWN AS I WAS ENTERING TRAFFIC. B... Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2012
THE REAR HATCH HANDLE GARNISH BROKE OFF. *TR
Incident date: Mar 31, 2005
THE REAR TRUCK RELEASE OF THE SCION XB'S FAIL FOUR TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN 2005 AND TOYOTA SAYS ITS NOT THEIR FAULT. *TR
Incident date: Mar 31, 2005
THE REAR TRUCK RELEASE OF THE SCION XB'S FAIL FOUR TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN 2005 AND TOYOTA SAYS ITS NOT THEIR FAULT. *TR
Incident date: Dec 5, 2007
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT WOULD ONLY OCCUR IN COLDER TEMPERATURES DURING WINTER MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2012
VEHICLE STRUCK HIGHWAY 99 CENTER GUARD RAIL (AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE) ON PASSENGER FRONT BUMPER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR (SPIN) THEN REVERSED SPIN SLAMMING REAR BUMPER OF VEHICLE INTO SAME GUARD RAIL. VEHICLE HAS FRONT (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) AND SIDE AIRBAGS, NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLE SAFETY FEATURES, THE FRONT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 14, 2012
VEHICLE STRUCK HIGHWAY 99 CENTER GUARD RAIL (AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE) ON PASSENGER FRONT BUMPER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR (SPIN) THEN REVERSED SPIN SLAMMING REAR BUMPER OF VEHICLE INTO SAME GUARD RAIL. VEHICLE HAS FRONT (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) AND SIDE AIRBAGS, NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLE SAFETY FEATURES, THE FRONT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 10, 2012
BRAKES FEEL HESITANT TO STOP AND SLOW DOWN, FEEL LIKE ITS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE, MY 17 YEAR OLD SON HAS TO DRIVE THIS CAR, AND I NEED TO FEEL THAT HE HAS A SAFE, STURDY SORT OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR
Incident date: Feb 10, 2012
BRAKES FEEL HESITANT TO STOP AND SLOW DOWN, FEEL LIKE ITS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE, MY 17 YEAR OLD SON HAS TO DRIVE THIS CAR, AND I NEED TO FEEL THAT HE HAS A SAFE, STURDY SORT OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR
Incident date: Feb 10, 2012
BRAKES FEEL HESITANT TO STOP AND SLOW DOWN, FEEL LIKE ITS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE, MY 17 YEAR OLD SON HAS TO DRIVE THIS CAR, AND I NEED TO FEEL THAT HE HAS A SAFE, STURDY SORT OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR
Incident date: Mar 3, 2012
IT HAD RAINED EARLIER IN THE DAY, BUT BY THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE RAIN HAD BEEN OVER FOR A FEW HOURS. I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, AND I REACHED A HILL IN THE ROAD, AND I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE MY MOMENTUM. I THEN EASED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DIDN'T EASE UP WITH ME. INSTEAD, IT KEPT GOING DOWN. I TRIED THE BRAKES. THEY WERE LOCKED UP. AFTER SEEING ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2012
IT HAD RAINED EARLIER IN THE DAY, BUT BY THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE RAIN HAD BEEN OVER FOR A FEW HOURS. I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, AND I REACHED A HILL IN THE ROAD, AND I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE MY MOMENTUM. I THEN EASED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DIDN'T EASE UP WITH ME. INSTEAD, IT KEPT GOING DOWN. I TRIED THE BRAKES. THEY WERE LOCKED UP. AFTER SEEING ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 2, 2012
THE TRUNK LATCH BROKE OFF! A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND LOW AND BEHOLD, THIS PROBLEM IS EVERYWHERE! IT IS SUCH A CHEAPLY MADE PART AND SO CLEARLY BREAKS ALL THE TIME. TOYOTA ABSOLUTELY SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE TO OWNERS! *TR
Incident date: Feb 14, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN EVAPORATION LEAK IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000... Read more
Incident date: Feb 26, 2012
AT JUST OVER 38,000 MILES THE BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND VSC LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS MOST LIKELY THE REAR SPEED SENSORS BUT ALSO REQUIRES HUNDRED OF DOLLARS WORTH OF OTHER PARTS TO REPLACE. I LOOKED ON MANY OF THE SCION XB FORUMS AND FOUND MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR(FROM NEW) IT HAS BEEN A PAIN. I HAVE HAD TO RE... Read more