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: Feb 2, 2009
WHILE PARKING AT A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT MY BRAKES DID NOT WANT TO ENGAGE AND ENDED UP HITTING A TRASH CAN AT ABOUT 5 MPH IT JUST HAPPENED THAT ONE TIME. ONE FENDER HAD MINOR DAMAGES. TOOK THE CAR TO GET SERVICED UP AND THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY THE CAR DEALERSHIP AT NO COST WITH THE CAR UNDER 8000 MILES *CN
Crash
Incident date: Feb 1, 2010
BRAKES FAILED FOR SECONDS IN FREEZING WEATHER; THEN BRAKES RETURNED; THIS LOSS OF POWER IN THE BRAKES HAS HAPPENED INFREQUENTLY; ONLY 6-10 TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP; BUT LAST WEEK IT HAPPENED TWICE ON IL SR 38 DRIVING WEST, AND TWO EACH REAR-ENDERS ALMOST OCCURRED; BECAUSE WHEN YOU NEED THE BRAKES YOU EXPECT THEM TO FUNCTION, AS USUAL; *CN
Incident date: Dec 9, 2007
MY DAUGHTER PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR OF HER 2007 SCION IN 2009 OF LAST YEAR. I CAN PROVIDE THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT. SHE WAS DRIVING NORMAL SPEED IN CORONA CALIFORNIA DOWN HIDDEN VALLEY PARKWAY. SHE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BUT THE PEDAL WAS STUCK & THE RUG MAT ALWAYS GAVE US PROBLEMS WITH THIS FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT PLOWED IN TO THE CAR AT A HIGHER SPEED DUE TO THE PETAL STUCK... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jan 31, 2010
I'VE OWNED TWO SCION XBS (2008 & 2009). IN EXTREMELY HOT OR COLD WEATHER THE CAR DOORS OCCASIONALLY LOCK THEMSELVES (EITHER WHEN THE KEYS REMAIN IN THE CAR FLOOR OR WHEN I TAKE THEM W/ME WHEN I GET OUT). I'VE REPORTED THIS TO MY TOYOTA DEALER ON BOTH CARS (WHEN GOING AFTER A KEY TO UNLOCK THE CAR). THEIR RESPONSE IS TO SAY SUCH IS IMPOSSIBLE & THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS (I REMIN... Read more
Incident date: Aug 11, 2009
2007 SCION TC SET ON CRUISE AT 70 MPH CRASHED INTO GUARDRAIL ON HIGHWAY. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND HE DOES NOT REMEMBER THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT BUT STATE POLICE ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION CLAIM CAR HIT THE GUARDRAIL AT A SPEED IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH UPON CRASH. CRASH SEVERELY INJURED MY SON AND KILLED HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND. TWO THINGS ARE KNOWN FOR CERTAIN, DRIVER CLAIMS CAR WAS ON CRUISE AND ACCIDENT... Read more
Crash
Fire
Incident date: Aug 11, 2009
2007 SCION TC SET ON CRUISE AT 70 MPH CRASHED INTO GUARDRAIL ON HIGHWAY. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND HE DOES NOT REMEMBER THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT BUT STATE POLICE ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION CLAIM, CAR HIT THE GUARDRAIL AT A SPEED IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH UPON CRASH. CRASH SEVERELY INJURED MY SON AND KILLED HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND. TWO THINGS ARE KNOWN FOR CERTAIN, DRIVER CLAIMS CAR WAS ON CRUISE AND ACCIDEN... Read more
Crash
Fire
1 injured
1 deaths
Incident date: Nov 5, 2008
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SCION XB TO MY OFFICE. AS I SLOWED DOWN AND TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO 3000 RPMS JUMPED THE CURB AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. WHEN I REPORTED THESE FACTS TO A TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A CAR DOING THAT AND IT MUST HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE ON MY PART. SINCE THE REPAIR OF THE CAR IN A PERIOD OF TWO... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Nov 5, 2008
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SCION XB TO MY OFFICE. AS I SLOWED DOWN AND TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO 3000 RPMS JUMPED THE CURB AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. WHEN I REPORTED THESE FACTS TO A TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A CAR DOING THAT AND IT MUST HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE ON MY PART. SINCE THE REPAIR OF THE CAR IN A PERIOD OF TWO... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Mar 17, 2009
2006 SCION XB --- WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME GAS PEDAL PROBLEM ON FOUR OR FIVE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE EITHER DID NOT SLOW WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND IN TWO INSTANCES THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHILE GOING UPHILL APPROACHING SLOWING TRAFFIC. RE: TOYOTA RECALL NOT ON SCION MODELS?*TR
Incident date: Jan 29, 2010
IN MY 2008 SCION TC (SCROLL DOWN OPTIONS WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SELECT THIS MODEL), I EXPERIENCE MOMENTARY FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. THIS OCCURS WHEN I DRIVE OVER A POT HOLE, RAILROAD TRACKS, ETC. & ATTEMPT TO BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. THE BRAKES DO NOT "CATCH" SO TO SPEAK, AND GIVES A FEELING THAT THEY ARE JUST "BOUNCING" AROUND, INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY SLOWING OR STOPPING THE CAR. THIS HAS OCCURED AT LEAS... Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2010
MY BRAKES FAIL TO WORK ON BUMPY OR SLIPPERY ROADS. WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY START TO SHAKE AND THE CAR DOES NOT STOP. I HAVE NOTICED IF I PRESS THE BRAKE HARDER IN THOSE SITUATIONS I'M ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE CAR DEALER AND THEY TELL ME MY BRAKES ARE FINE THAT THEY ARE JUST WORN DOWN, BUT AFTER REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS THE PROBLEM... Read more
Incident date: Apr 12, 2009
I HAVE A 2006 SCION TC. THIS CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE THE PRIUS. WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS, RAILWAY TRACKS, PUDDLES OR WHEN IT IS RAINING THE BRAKES STOP FOR A SECOND. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME LIKE 4 TIMES .. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER, I HAVE TALKED TO MY MECHANIC THEY ALL SAY THAT MY BRAKE IS FINE AND IT IS MORE THAN 90%. BUT I COULD SWEAR I HAVE NOTICED THIS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2010
I OWN A 2006 SCION TC AND HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALLS FOR OTHER TOYOTA MODELS. I HAVE HEARD A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE AND IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO ISSUES WITH MY SCION. WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHILE BREAKING THERE IS A SKIPPING MOTION AND A SERIOUS LAG IN BREAKING. I HAVE BROUGHT IT UP WITH THE DEALER IN THE PAST AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. WHAT CAN I DO TO FORCE THE DEALER OR TOYOTA TO INV... Read more
Incident date: Nov 20, 2009
MY WIFE'S 2007 SCION TC BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM WONDRIES TOYOTA IN ALHAMBRA CA. MY WIFE HAD THREE INCIDENTS WHERE THE BRAKES JUST WOULDN'T ENGAGE AND FELT "FLAT". FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED BACK IN FEBRUARY 2008, SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED MARCH 2008 AND THE THIRD IN NOVEMBER 2009. LUCKILY MY WIFE DRIVES SLOW. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA WHEN THIS HAPPENED (NOT IN COLD CLIMATES). TOOK IT T... Read more
Incident date: Jan 31, 2010
TOYOTA SCION XB, 2006: WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN CRACKING ONGOING BEGINNING 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR. TOYOTA/SCION REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM, AND OFFERS NO REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED 2 WINDSHIELDS WITHIN A YEAR AND LIVED WITH ANOTHER CRACK FOR 3 YEARS UNTIL NOW, AS I HAVE ACCUMULATED 3 CRACKS. TOYOTA OFFERS ME THE CHANCE TO PAY TWICE AS MUCH FOR THEIR GLASS AS THE COST FOR AFT... Read more
Incident date: Jan 31, 2010
TOYOTA SCION XB, 2006: WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN CRACKING ONGOING BEGINNING 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR. TOYOTA/SCION REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM, AND OFFERS NO REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED 2 WINDSHIELDS WITHIN A YEAR AND LIVED WITH ANOTHER CRACK FOR 3 YEARS UNTIL NOW, AS I HAVE ACCUMULATED 3 CRACKS. TOYOTA OFFERS ME THE CHANCE TO PAY TWICE AS MUCH FOR THEIR GLASS AS THE COST FOR AFT... Read more
Incident date: Dec 27, 2009
2009 SCION XB TOYOTA RELEASE SERIES 6. ABS BRAKES. BROUGHT CAR INTO TOYOTA DANBURY CONNECTICUT A MONTH OR MORE AGO THEY SAID NO PROBLEM WITH ABS. ABS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN APPLIED IN SNOW OR BAD RAIN. I SKID OUT SEVERAL TIMES LIGHTS/BRAKES NEVER CAME ON. *TR
Incident date: Jul 14, 2006
I HAVE NOTICED THE SAME BRAKE ISSUE WITH MY 2005 SCION (TOYOTA) XA AT LEAST TWICE, AS REPORTED ON THE NEWS THIS MORNING ABOUT THE TOYOTA PRIUS. I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT @ SUNRISE BLVD AND FOLSOM BLVD. AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I WAS GOING OVER A COUPLE OF SETS OF TRAIN TRACKS. THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE I WAS PROPELLED FORWARD WHEN I HIT THE TRACKS INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. IT LASTED ONLY A SECON... Read more
Incident date: Jan 30, 2010
HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND, WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN MY NEW 2010 SCION TC. CAR IS JUST BARELY 2 MONTHS OLD AND LESS THAN 800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. MIDDLE PART OF A NICE, MILD DAY, DRY ROAD, BUT SOME BROKEN PAVEMENT/ROUGHNESS AT THE CORNER THERE. SOMEONE COMING FROM MY 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WAS PLANNING TO MAKE A U-TURN IN THE INTERSECTION SO I ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR THEM BEFORE COMPLETING MY RIGHT TURN.... Read more
Incident date: Aug 28, 2009
MY CAR, A 2006 SCION XB, WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN I TAPPED ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, IT SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO BEV SMITH TOYOTA & SCION, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS DETERMINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SOFTWARE MALFUNCTIONED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THEY B... Read more
Incident date: Dec 30, 2009
THE TOYOTA SCION I WAS DRIVING SUDDENLY SPED UP CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A HEDGE IN A PARKING LOT. I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ODOR TO TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Jul 1, 2008
BRAKES WON'T WORK SOMETIMES. FEELS MUSHY WITH NO PRESSURE AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY ON HARD BRAKING AND HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE ANY PRESSURE IS FELT. FIRST OCCURRED SOME TIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2008. HAD THE BRAKE FLUID FLUSHED TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO AIR BUBBLES IN SYSTEM. DEALERS DOESN'T WANT TO LOOK AT BRAKE SYSTEMS UNDER WARRANTY, BECAUSE THE EXCUSE IS, "ISSUE CAN'T BE ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2009
WAS DRIVING 2006 TOYOTA SCION XA TO WORK IN MORNING GOING AROUND CURB I HAVE DRIVEN FOR 8 YEARS. AFTER BRAKING TO TAKE CURB NO LONGER HAD CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DROVE LONG WAY ON CURVY ROAD AND COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL OF CAR. ENDED UP GOING OFF ROAD AT APPROX 40MPH HIT A TREE STUMP AND THEN FLIPPED VEHICLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED OR SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP. CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT AIRBAGS ONLY G... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 30, 2009
WAS DRIVING 2009 SCION TC ON HIGHWAY NO TRAFFIC AROUND AND GLASS ROOF IMPLODED INTO VEHICLE WITH SHARDS OF GLASS FALLING INTO VEHICLE, IT WAS LIKE PLATE GLASS BREAKING NOT LIKE SAFETY GLASS, NOTHING APPEARED TO STRIKE VEHICLE TO CAUSE THE BREAK. *TR
Incident date: Jan 12, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE GEARS THE CLUTCH STUCK AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OVER UNTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSES STATED THE FAILURE WAS DRIV... Read more
Incident date: May 9, 2007
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP SO THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. HE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE NO LONGER OCCURRED.THE CONT... Read more
Incident date: Oct 6, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED WITH HER FOOT ON BRAKE THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT STATING IT WAS A POWER SURGE WITHIN THE COMPUTER MECHANISM. THEY REPAIRED AND RESET I... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 9, 2009
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT AROUND THIS ISSUE. MY 2006 SCION XB HAS A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME! MY RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL AND I NOTE THAT THIS WILL BE THE 89TH COMPLAINT OF THIS TYPE ON THIS SITE. I HAVE TRAVELED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES IN MY LIFE AND MY WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN HIT BY ROCKS ON MANY OCCASIONS. NOT ONCE HAVE TH... Read more
Incident date: Dec 25, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP TIRES , SIZE 195/16/60R, DOT# 3MDR4409. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND WITHIN IN MINUTES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAG... Read more
Incident date: Jan 23, 2010
PLASTIC REAR TAILGATE HANDLE BROKE OFF UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN. APPARENT DESIGN DEFECT WHEREBY HEAVY WEIGHT OF REAR VERTICAL TAILGATE DOOR PLACES STRESS ON TWO PLASTIC CONNECTORS. NO PRACTICAL WAY TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUT. PART ALSO HOUSES REAR LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS AND ELECTRONIC OPENING LATCH CONTROL WHICH BECOMES INOPERABLE. DOZENS OF SIMILAR E... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2010
THIS CONCERNS MY LEASED 2008 SCION XD. THE FIRST TIME MY BRAKES FAILED WAS ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF THE RECALL NOTICE. I WAS GOING DOWNHILL AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED IN VERY COLD WEATHER, DRY GROUND. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE & NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO SWERVE & BUMP THE CURB TO SLOW THE CAR AND AFTER ABOUT 15 FEET, I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. THE RECALL INVOLVES MOISTURE C... Read more
Incident date: Jan 19, 2010
ON TUESDAY JANUARY 19, 2010 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE CENTER OF MY WINDSHIELD RIGHT BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR OF MY 2006 SCION XB. I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP TO BE REPAIRED ON WEDNESDAY, ON WEDNESDAY MORNING I SAW THE CRACK HAD DOUBLED IN SIZE AND WAS IN THE SHAPE OF AN L GOING TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WAS BEYOND ABILITY TO REPAIR. I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE B... Read more
Incident date: Jan 7, 2010
2006 SCION XB DRIVER DOOR OFTEN WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE. DRIVER MUST CLIMB OUT THROUGH WINDOW OR PASSENGER DOOR. NOT REPAIRED YET.*TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES, G-FORCE SPORT TIRES, SIZE P215/45/R17. HE STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SEVERE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS AND THE TREAD. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2006. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A LOCAL TIRE CENTER WHERE THE TIRES WERE INVESTIGATED AND REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AGREED TO REIMB... Read more
Incident date: Dec 26, 2009
DRIVING BACK FROM CHRISTMAS BREAK ON DECEMBER 26, 2009, MY RADIO WAS PLAYING AT A NORMAL VOLUME AT ABOOUT 13, AND THERE WERE NO OVER-PASSES NOR A VEHICLE WITHIN A MILE IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SUNROOF TO MY 2008 SCION TC EXPLODES! IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT WENT OFF RIGHT BESIDE MY HEAD OR A TRACTOR TRAILOR TIRE BLOWING BESIDE ME BUT AGAIN, NOTHING OR NOBODY WAS AROUND. THANKF... Read more
Incident date: Jan 18, 2010
MY SCION XB DEVELOPED AN L-SHAPED CRACK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENGER SIDE (BELOW THE WIPERS), GOING UP AND TO THE LEFT TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CRACK IS ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG AND IT SUDDENLY APPEARED WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE ONE MORNING. *TR
Incident date: Jan 10, 2010
1. STARTED THE CAR AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD NOT STOP FLASHING. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. THE CAR NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, NEVER HAD ANY DAMAGE AND WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. STILL UNDER 60,000 MILES AND IS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR 2. IT WOULD FLASH NON STOP WHEN THE CAR WAS OPERATING 3. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE WIRE UNDER... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2010
1. STARTED THE CAR AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD NOT STOP FLASHING. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. THE CAR NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, NEVER HAD ANY DAMAGE AND WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. STILL UNDER 60,000 MILES AND IS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR 2. IT WOULD FLASH NON STOP WHEN THE CAR WAS OPERATING 3. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE WIRE UNDER... Read more
SCION
XB
(2008) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
Jan 6, 2010
Incident date: Dec 28, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. IMMEDIATELY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), VISIBILITY STABILE CONTROL (VSC) AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECH... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. IMMEDIATELY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), VISIBILITY STABILE CONTROL (VSC) AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECH... Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2009
THE PASSENGER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2007 TOYOTA SCION WERE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 25MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY PREVIOUS ACCICENT. THE PASSENGER WAS ABOVE 120LBS AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THIS RECORD.
Incident date: Dec 1, 2009
PARKING BRAKES FROZEN DURING DRIVE. IT HAPPEN ONLY IN WINTER TIME. FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WHEN ODO METER AT 9,000 MILE THEN 18,000 AND NOW AT 40,000+ MILES. I CHECKED WITH LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND ENDUP IN REPLACING ROTOR + BRAKEPADS. BUT NOW I FEEL NOW IT GETTING WORSE AND REPAIR SHOP INSIST THAT I SHOULD CONTACT DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS NOT NORMAL TO REPLACE ROTOR AND BRAKEPADS TWICE ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2009
PARKING BRAKES FROZEN DURING DRIVE. IT HAPPEN ONLY IN WINTER TIME. FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WHEN ODO METER AT 9,000 MILE THEN 18,000 AND NOW AT 40,000+ MILES. I CHECKED WITH LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND ENDUP IN REPLACING ROTOR + BRAKEPADS. BUT NOW I FEEL NOW IT GETTING WORSE AND REPAIR SHOP INSIST THAT I SHOULD CONTACT DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS NOT NORMAL TO REPLACE ROTOR AND BRAKEPADS TWICE ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2009
PARKING BRAKES FROZEN DURING DRIVE. IT HAPPEN ONLY IN WINTER TIME. FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WHEN ODO METER AT 9,000 MILE THEN 18,000 AND NOW AT 40,000+ MILES. I CHECKED WITH LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND ENDUP IN REPLACING ROTOR + BRAKEPADS. BUT NOW I FEEL NOW IT GETTING WORSE AND REPAIR SHOP INSIST THAT I SHOULD CONTACT DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS NOT NORMAL TO REPLACE ROTOR AND BRAKEPADS TWICE ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 14, 2009
THE HANDLE FOR THE BACK HATCH ON MY 2006 SCION XB HAS BROKEN. IT IS STILL CONNECTED BY THE WIRES. THE HANDLE IS VERY FLIMSY AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO GRAB ONTO WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE HATCH. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT INTO THE DEALER YET, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL BE TO FIX. *TR
Incident date: Nov 14, 2009
THE HANDLE FOR THE BACK HATCH ON MY 2006 SCION XB HAS BROKEN. IT IS STILL CONNECTED BY THE WIRES. THE HANDLE IS VERY FLIMSY AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO GRAB ONTO WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE HATCH. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT INTO THE DEALER YET, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL BE TO FIX. *TR
Incident date: Dec 19, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED, AND BLEW OUTWARD. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $815.00 WHICH CONSISTS OF APPLYING A SUNROOF GLASS SEALANT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 20, 2009
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2007 SCION TC AND THE CAR POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND BEGAN TO REV-UP. I THEN TRIED TO PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR AND IT WAS VERY LOOSE AND WOULD NOT GO. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE TOP OF THE SHIFTER BASE BROKE OFF AND MUST BE A DEFECT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND MUST BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
Incident date: Dec 19, 2009
FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN NEITHER INSTANCE DO I RECALL ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. *TR THE CURRENT CRACK DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. IN MY EXPERIENCE, THIS FREQUENCY OF WINDSHIELD CRACKING IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL. I THINK THE WINDSHIELDS (OR PERHAPS THE WINDSHIELD MOUNTS) MUST BE DEF... Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2009
WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED OVERNIGHT WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I DISCOVERED A CRACK STARTING FROM THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, APPROX EYE-LEVEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CRACK EXTENDS ABOUT 10 INCHES DOWNWARD AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A ROCK CHIP OR OTHER EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK WAS NOT PRESENT THE EVENING BEFORE THEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. *TR