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: May 1, 2008
2004 SCION XA. DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT INTERFERES WITH GAS PEDAL. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO DATE. ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS. *TR
Incident date: Mar 18, 2010
CAME OUT TO THE CAR THIS MORNING TO FIND A " L " SHAPED CRACK STARTING FROM THE TOP MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD DOWN ABOUT 8 INCHES, AND TAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN TWORDS THE DRIVER SIDE FOR ANOTHER 12 INCHES. UPON INSPECTION THE CRACK HAS NO IMPACT POINT AND LOOKS TO HAVE STARTED FROM BEHIND THE WEATHER STRIPPING. CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY REFUSE TO BELIEVE THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM. A SIMPLE... Read more
SCION
XB
(2008) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 16, 2010
Incident date: Mar 8, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 50-55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Nov 13, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WITH AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.... Read more
Incident date: Sep 15, 2009
2009 SCION TC, REMOTE DOES NOT UNLOCK TRUCK PREDICTABLE IT CONTINUES AND WE CANNOT FIND WHERE THE PROPER PROCEDURE IS SHOWN IN THE MANUAL. *TR
Incident date: Nov 1, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND SIMILAR TO A GUN SHOT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF AND METAL SUPPORT BARS HAD FALLEN INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 5/10/10 *CN UPDATED 05/14... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2010
FOUR WAY FLASHERS START AND STOP WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Incident date: Mar 10, 2010
FOUR WAY FLASHERS START AND STOP WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2005
NUMEROUS TIMES MY 2004 TOYOTA SCIONXB REQUIRED ME TO SOMETIMES PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT DUE TO THE ENGINE RACING. WHEN I TOLD TOYOTA SERVICE ABOUT IT, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. JUNE 1, 2005 APPROACHING A KIDS PLAYGROUND AREA AT 30MPH, I PUT ON BRAKES AS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THE BRAKE DID NOT HOLD, I HIT THE REAR OF THE CAR AH... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Mar 10, 2010
I WAS DRIVING IN A 35 MPH ZONE, I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I TAPPED THE CRUISE CONTROL UP 1 MPH MY CAR ACCELERATED TO ALMOST 57 MPH. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKE TO GET THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 5 MONTHS LATER, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR ACCELERATED FROM 65 MPH TO 80 MPH, I AGAIN HIT THE BRAKES TO SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS RESULTED IN A SPEEDING TICKET, SINCE TH... Read more
Incident date: Mar 11, 2010
IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN IN ORDER TO PULL OVER AND PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP. TRIED APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS AS THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT COULD HEAR THE CAR REVVING UP. APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FOR SAFETY. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO RESIDENCE. *TR
Incident date: Mar 11, 2010
IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN IN ORDER TO PULL OVER AND PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP. TRIED APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS AS THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT COULD HEAR THE CAR REVVING UP. APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FOR SAFETY. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO RESIDENCE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 13, 2008
TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION COUPE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE TRUNK WITH THE IGNITION KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Incident date: Feb 16, 2010
I DRIVE A 2009 SCIONXB. AT LEAST SIX TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN LATE 2008, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. AT ALL TIMES THE CARWAS MOVING LESS THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR. IT OCCURRED ONCE WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT ABOUT TO GO GREEN. I STILL MADE A SOFT HIT ON THE CAR IN FRONT. A SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE EASING UP TO THE IMMIGRATION BOOTH ON THE QUEENSTON-LEWISTON BRID... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 16, 2010
I DRIVE A 2009 SCIONXB. AT LEAST SIX TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN LATE 2008, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. AT ALL TIMES THE CARWAS MOVING LESS THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR. IT OCCURRED ONCE WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT ABOUT TO GO GREEN. I STILL MADE A SOFT HIT ON THE CAR IN FRONT. A SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE EASING UP TO THE IMMIGRATION BOOTH ON THE QUEENSTON-LEWISTON BRID... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Aug 22, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION TC. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH USING THE CRUISE CONTROL THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED,CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY DIRT EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED BUT NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE AN... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 2, 2009
AFTER MY CAR, A 2006 SCION XA, HAD SAT IN THE PARKING LOT ALL DAY AT WORK, I DROVE ABOUT A BLOCK TO A STOP SIGN WAITING TO CROSS TWO LANES. IT WAS COLD AND RAINY THAT DAY. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, ALL OF SUDDEN THERE WAS A CLUNK FROM UNDERNEATH THAT I HEARD AND FELT AND WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE CAR BUCKING, AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO LEAP AHEAD. I HAD MY FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE. IT KEPT DOING THI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2010
I HAVE A TOYOTA SCION XB AND I WAS DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD. I HAD A DEER JUMP OUT IN FRONT OF ME. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND MY WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I SLID INTO THE DITCH. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID A SPEED SENSOR WENT OUT. I ORDERED THE PART AND WAS GOING TO HAVE IT REPLACED FOR $90. WHEN THEY WENT TO INSTALL THE PART THEY FOUND A SHORT IN THE WIRING AND THAT IS WHA... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jan 2, 2010
I HAVE A TOYOTA SCION XB AND I WAS DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD. I HAD A DEER JUMP OUT IN FRONT OF ME. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND MY WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I SLID INTO THE DITCH. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID A SPEED SENSOR WENT OUT. I ORDERED THE PART AND WAS GOING TO HAVE IT REPLACED FOR $90. WHEN THEY WENT TO INSTALL THE PART THEY FOUND A SHORT IN THE WIRING AND THAT IS WHA... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jan 15, 2010
OCCASIONALLY WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, MY ENGINE WILL REV UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT MY ME TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL, THIS HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO JERK FORWARD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAS ALMOST MADE ME HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WORST IT HAS FORCED ME INTO THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. *TR
Incident date: Nov 9, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING UP TO 25 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE SIDE WALK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH THE VEHICLE PLACED IN PARK THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. NO ONE WAS INJURED, A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE M... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 14, 2010
I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY 2008 SCIONXB IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR APPROXIMATELY AND HOUR, THEN ENTERED A TOLL ROAD WITH SPEED OF 65 MPH. I HAD TO GO THROUGH TWO TOLL PLAZAS, SLOWING DOWN FOR EACH. I WAS APPROACHING THE EXIT RAMP FOR MY DESTINATION, APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THE CAR CONTINUED AT HIGH SPEED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. I WAS UNABLE TO BRING MY VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. FORT... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 19, 2010
I DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS AND 18000 MILES AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF MY NEW, 2009 TOYOTA/SCION XB VEHICLE, THAT THE "TIRE PLACARD" INFORMATION WAS INCORRECT (SHOWING 35PSI FRONT AND 32PSI REAR). IT SHOULD HAVE SHOWED 39PSI FRONT AND 37PSI REAR. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THIS WHOLE TIME WITH GROSSLY UNDERINFLATED TIRES RESULTING IN EXTREMELY UNEVEN WEAR. THE SAFETY ISSUE GOES WITHOUT SAYING...I... Read more
Incident date: Feb 19, 2010
I DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS AND 18000 MILES AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF MY NEW, 2009 TOYOTA/SCION XB VEHICLE, THAT THE "TIRE PLACARD" INFORMATION WAS INCORRECT (SHOWING 35PSI FRONT AND 32PSI REAR). IT SHOULD HAVE SHOWED 39PSI FRONT AND 37PSI REAR. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THIS WHOLE TIME WITH GROSSLY UNDERINFLATED TIRES RESULTING IN EXTREMELY UNEVEN WEAR. THE SAFETY ISSUE GOES WITHOUT SAYING...I... Read more
Incident date: Jul 4, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACTS DAUGHTER WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT WERE THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE POLICE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 90 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE HAPPENED TWICE PRIOR. THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING AND WHEN THE CONTACT HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS OTHER VEHICLES, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND HIT A UTILITY POLE. THE VEHICLE HAD 30000 MILES ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
1 deaths
Incident date: Mar 2, 2010
RETURNED ACCELERATOR PROBLEM TO DEALER WAS TOLD THEY WOULD TEST DRIVE IT TO TRY TO DUPLICATE THE STICKING. THEN WOULD CONTACT TOYOTA "TO SEE WHAT TOYOTA WANTED TO DO ABOUT IT". I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED O BUY BACK ALL OF THE VEHICLES THEY SOLD WHICH ARE CLEARLY POTENTIAL DEATH TRAPS. TOYOTA TELLS ME THERE IS NO ELECTRONIC PROBLEM, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ADMITTING THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHATSOE... Read more
Incident date: Dec 4, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRASH AND 3 INDIVIDUALS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A $220 CITATION FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL SPEED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS N... Read more
Crash
3 injured
Incident date: Nov 15, 2009
ABS SYSTEM / VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. FAULTY SPEED SENSORS, HARNESS, AND WIRES / BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. DEFECT RESULTS IN PERMANENT LOSS OF ABS BRAKING AND VSC CONTROL SYSTEMS. *TR
Incident date: Nov 15, 2009
ABS SYSTEM / VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. FAULTY SPEED SENSORS, HARNESS, AND WIRES / BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. DEFECT RESULTS IN PERMANENT LOSS OF ABS BRAKING AND VSC CONTROL SYSTEMS. *TR
Incident date: Feb 28, 2010
FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT # 10203228. MY WINDSHIELD HAS SUSTAINED TWO MORE BRAKES. I'M READY FOR MY FIFTH WINDSHIELD IN FOUR YEARS. ALL BRAKES HAVE OCCURRED ON PAVED ROADS. *TR
Incident date: Feb 28, 2010
FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT # 10203228. MY WINDSHIELD HAS SUSTAINED TWO MORE BRAKES. I'M READY FOR MY FIFTH WINDSHIELD IN FOUR YEARS. ALL BRAKES HAVE OCCURRED ON PAVED ROADS. *TR
Incident date: Feb 12, 2009
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, THE SUNROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT ANYTHING HITTING IT. SUNROOF COVER WAS CLOSED PREVENTING GLASS FROM COMING INTO THE CABIN AND PREVENTING POSSIBLE INJURY. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SCION THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COVER REPAIR COSTS SIGHTING THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD. CLEARLY, I HAVE NO PROOF EXCEPT FOR THE NUMEROUS OTHER CLAIMS THROUGH NHTSA. REGARDLESS... Read more
Incident date: Feb 12, 2009
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, THE SUNROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT ANYTHING HITTING IT. SUNROOF COVER WAS CLOSED PREVENTING GLASS FROM COMING INTO THE CABIN AND PREVENTING POSSIBLE INJURY. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SCION THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COVER REPAIR COSTS SIGHTING THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD. CLEARLY, I HAVE NO PROOF EXCEPT FOR THE NUMEROUS OTHER CLAIMS THROUGH NHTSA. REGARDLESS... Read more
Incident date: Jan 31, 2010
I OWN A 2006 SCION XA. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW BOUGHT OCT 2005. MY CAR HAS AN INCONSISTENT BRAKING SYSTEM. THE BRAKES FEELS AS IF THEY HAVE A GAP OF AIR THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM STOPPING THE CAR AND THE PEDAL JERKS BENEATH MY FOOT. I LIVE IN BOSTON AND THE FAILURE APPEARS MORE OFTEN IN COLD AND SLUSH/SNOW CONDITIONS. THE BRAKES ARE FRIGHTENING BECAUSE THEY HAVE FAILED AT SEVERAL PEDESTR... Read more
Incident date: May 13, 2007
IN MAY 2007 I HAD A REAR END ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR WHERE MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKE. THE OTHER CAR MOVED FORWARD AND MY CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP AND HIT IT AGAIN. IT FINALLY STOPPED WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK. IT SEEMED TO ME THE ACCELERATOR WAS OVERPOWERING THE BRAKE. IT HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR IT TO INVESTIGATED, ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 24, 2010
WE QUESTION WHY NONE OF THE 4 AIRBAGS (2 SIDES, DRIVER OR PASSENGER) DEPLOYED IN A CRASH THAT HAD THE 2010 SCION XB AIRBORNE. AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED RESTING UPRIGHT ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE INJURIES WERE PREDOMINANTLY SEATBELT BRUISES AND A FRACTURED KNEECAP. THE MULTIPLE IMPACTS DURING ROLLING MAY HAVE BEEN TOO LOW TO INITIATE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR IT COULD INDICATE A PROBLEM. WHAT SHOUL... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 1, 2010
DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT FOR BRAKES, ABS, AND TCS LIGHT UP RANDOMLY SO THE DRIVER CANNOT DETERMINE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OR IT IS A FALSE WARNING. THE CAR WAS EXAMINED BY DON JOSEPH TOYOTA/SCION IN KENT, OHIO ON MARCH 1, 2010. THEY SAID THE RIGHT REAR SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700 TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE CAR HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND IS OUT OF WA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2010
DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT FOR BRAKES, ABS, AND TCS LIGHT UP RANDOMLY SO THE DRIVER CANNOT DETERMINE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OR IT IS A FALSE WARNING. THE CAR WAS EXAMINED BY DON JOSEPH TOYOTA/SCION IN KENT, OHIO ON MARCH 1, 2010. THEY SAID THE RIGHT REAR SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700 TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE CAR HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND IS OUT OF WA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2010
DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT FOR BRAKES, ABS, AND TCS LIGHT UP RANDOMLY SO THE DRIVER CANNOT DETERMINE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OR IT IS A FALSE WARNING. THE CAR WAS EXAMINED BY DON JOSEPH TOYOTA/SCION IN KENT, OHIO ON MARCH 1, 2010. THEY SAID THE RIGHT REAR SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700 TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE CAR HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND IS OUT OF WA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 12, 2008
I BOUGHT A 2008 SCION XD IN SEPTEMBER 2008. 6 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, I TOTALED IT WHEN STEERING ON AN ON-RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY. IT SPUN THREE TIMES AND FINALLY STOPPED AFTER HITTING THE GUARDRAIL. I WAS ALONE. I GOT WHIPLASH. I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER BUT THE CAR LOST ABSOLUTE CONTROL AT A LOW SPEED (UNDER 25 MPH) BUT ON WET BLACKTOP IN THE FALL IN NEW ENGLAND.. THE CAR WAS $30 FROM BEIN... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Nov 12, 2008
I BOUGHT A 2008 SCION XD IN SEPTEMBER 2008. 6 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, I TOTALED IT WHEN STEERING ON AN ON-RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY. IT SPUN THREE TIMES AND FINALLY STOPPED AFTER HITTING THE GUARDRAIL. I WAS ALONE. I GOT WHIPLASH. I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER BUT THE CAR LOST ABSOLUTE CONTROL AT A LOW SPEED (UNDER 25 MPH) BUT ON WET BLACKTOP IN THE FALL IN NEW ENGLAND.. THE CAR WAS $30 FROM BEIN... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Nov 12, 2008
I BOUGHT A 2008 SCION XD IN SEPTEMBER 2008. 6 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, I TOTALED IT WHEN STEERING ON AN ON-RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY. IT SPUN THREE TIMES AND FINALLY STOPPED AFTER HITTING THE GUARDRAIL. I WAS ALONE. I GOT WHIPLASH. I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER BUT THE CAR LOST ABSOLUTE CONTROL AT A LOW SPEED (UNDER 25 MPH) BUT ON WET BLACKTOP IN THE FALL IN NEW ENGLAND.. THE CAR WAS $30 FROM BEIN... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 1, 2008
08 SCION HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT VISIBLE AFTER 75 FT. ( LOW BEAMS) COMPLETE DARKNESS AFTER THAT LIMIT. SERIES OF CRACK WIND SHIELDS ALL STARTING AT THE BOTTOM. *TR
Incident date: Feb 22, 2010
AT THE BEGINNING OF 2009, I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2009 SCION TC FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I HAD NOT HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL MONDAY 22FEB10. AT 5:30PM, I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR, HAVING TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN AT THE END OF MY STREET BEFORE TURNING ONTO THE MAJOR INTERSTATE (RTE. 1). UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I ROLLED DIRECTLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON RTE 1; LUCKILY, I QUICKLY ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2006
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
Incident date: Sep 9, 2009
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... Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2008
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY 2008 TOYOTA SCION HAS ALWAYS HAD A MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM. WHEN YOU ARE WAITING AT A LIGHT WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL GRADUALLY SINKS TOWARD THE FLOOR. ORDINARY BRAKING IS O.K. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT SEVERAL TIMES AND HE (GETTEL MOTORS) ALWAYS SAYS IT IS ALL RIGHT. I REPORT... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2010
2007 SCION TC HAS HAD ACCELERATOR ISSUES SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED (NEW IN OCT 2006). OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE A FEW FEET AND I HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED FROM THIS BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHEN I AM CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NOW WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT I KEEP A FULL CAR DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN CASE ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP AS SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD GO TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER AND AFTE... Read more