2006 Scion xB

The contact owns a 2006 Scion XB. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, another vehicle crashed into the rear, pushing it with the impact into an intersection due to the other vehicle still accelerating while rear-ending her vehicle. The contact stated that the other vehicle had lifted the rear end of her vehicle and had almost driven under her. The contact stated that the other vehicle then backed up and went around her vehicle, and left the scene. The contact mentioned that the driver of the other vehicle was intoxicated. The contact stated that she called the police, and she was advised to drive the vehicle off the roadway. The contact stated that she was able to drive the vehicle to a nearby parking lot. The contact stated that her vehicle's rear bumper had dents and cracks, and the rear lift gate was damaged. The contact stated that a lower section of the rear bumper had fallen off. The contact stated that the air bag warning was illuminated but the air bags had not deployed. The contact stated that the police arrived and filed a report. The contact stated that the EMTs were on scene and had taken her blood pressure and also checked her passenger for any injuries. The contact was asked if she or her passenger wanted to be transported to the hospital. They both declined, and the contact was able to drive the vehicle to her destination. The contact stated that the following day she had a scheduled medical appointment and told the doctor that her neck was stiff and she had a headache. The contact stated that the passenger had also gone for medical attention and was complaining of neck stiffness and headaches. The contact stated that she had not yet taken the vehicle to be repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 469,929.

No accidents yet related to this issue, several close calls.

When braking, the accelerator had somehow stuck and moved me ahead instead of stopping and caused an accident; running into concrete posts in the parking lot, which by USAA standards, totaled my car; Actually it didn't, but because they didn't want to repair it the settlement totaled it, causing me lots of issues in finding transportation. This was not the first time. It has happened three times with this car. I never went back to the dealer (too far to find out if there was a fix for it, or a recall.) In searching for one, never found it.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR HATCH, THE HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *TT CONSUMER STATED THIS MFG DEFAULT IS COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE. HANDLE PART SNAPS OFF FROM THE DOOR WHICH RESULTS IN THE BACK DOOR BEING UNABLE TO OPEN. PAID $150 TO REPLACE THE HANDLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE WIRE WAS HOT, WHICH CREATED A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE LIGHT SWITCH, MIRROR SWITCH, TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH, AIR BAGS, AND DOOR LOCKS NOT TO WORK AFTER THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

TAKATA RECALL: VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. BACK TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN. TRUNK DOOR SWITCH RELEASE BUTTON COVER W/ SCREWS ARE HANGING ALONG WITH WIRE. BUTTON IS STUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE 02 SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,782.

WHILE BRAKING CAR STARTED TO SLID AND SUDDENLY ACCRETED WHAT SEEMED LIKE FULL THROTTLE. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR IN PARK WHILE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND TIRED CONTINUED TO SPIN. I HAD TO TURN SWITCH OFF TO STOP CAR FROM LUNGING FORWARD AND TIRES SPINNING. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND I TRIED TO TURN LEFT TO GET CAR OFF OF MAIN ROAD.

TAKATA RECALL: THE WINDSHIELD OFTER GETS HIT WITH ROCKS/PEBBLES AND CRACKS THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO THE FLATNESS AND ANGLE OF THE WINDOWS. WINDOW IS CONSTANTLY CRACKED.

THE SPRING WHICH BRINGS THE GAS PEDAL BACK UP AFTER YOU PUSH IT, FELL OFF IT'S MOUNTING. SO WHEN YOU PUSH THE GAS, THE GAS STAYS PUSHED. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REINSTALLED THE SAME SPRING. BUT I FEEL THIS PART SHOULD BE MOUNTED MORE SECURELY. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHILE MY CAR WAS IN "PARK" IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAD IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED. IS THIS A PATTERN, ARE DEALERSHIPS REQUIRED TO REPORT THIS. I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE WAS A RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. - THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHEN I WAS PULLING UP TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT A LIGHT, HAVING JUST EXITED A HIGHWAY, MY CAR ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF SLOWING TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE NEXT LANE OVER TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS COMING OR IN THAT LANE ALREADY. I WAS NOT HURT NOR DID ANY DAMAGE. THIS IS ONE OF THREE INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACELERATION. THE OTHER TWO WERE WHILE PARKING. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED WITH ANY OF THE INCIDENCES.

DOOR LOCKS WILL UNLOCK HALF WAY UNABLE TO EXIT CAR. DOOR LOCKS WILL CLICK OPEN AND CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED, USING KEY REMOTE TO LOCK CAR AND WHILE WALKING AWAY I HEAR CAR LOCKS CLICK. I WALK BACK TO CAR TO FIND ALL DOORS UNLOCKED? REAR HATCH HANDLE ASSEMBLY VERY FLIMSY. IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PULL DOOR OPEN. MINE CAME OFF IN MY HAND SQUEEZING THE RELEASE THEN PULLING IT OPEN! CANNOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE WITHOUT IT OR IN AN EMERGENCY. ALSO WITHOUT THE HANDLE THERE IS NO ILLUMINATION OF THE LICENSE PLATE WHICH GETS YOU PULLED OVER AND GETS YOU A TICKET!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT'S GRANDDAUGHTER SUSTAINED SHOULDER, BACK, AND HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 06/28/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES AND THE AIR BAGS BOTH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. UPDATED 09/20/2017*JS

I WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. I ACCELERATED RAPIDLY UP TO 40 MPH AND WHEN I EASED OFF THE GAS, THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV/ACCELERATE. I TRIED PUSHING THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR RESISTED. I CHANGED GEARS INTO NEUTRAL (I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC) AND THOUGH IT REVVED REALLY LOUDLY, WHEN I PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE, IT WAS RESPONSIVE AGAIN TO THE GAS AND BRAKE.

FIFTH DOOR OPENING LEVER BROKE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE CONTACT CROSSED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED BREAST BONE AND RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 09/29/16*LJ *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. AFTER A STORM, THE CHECK ENGINE, BSC, AND TRACK OFF WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE. I WAS TRAPPED INSIDE AND COULD NOT OPEN THE DOORS. THE KEY WAS ALSO PREVENTED FROM UNLOCKING THE DOORS. AFTER CONSIDERABLE EFFORT I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK A REAR DOOR AND EXIT THERE. LATER I COULD NEITHER LOCK OR UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS. THE CAR WAS PARKED. IT DID NOT MATTER IF THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING OR NOT OR IF THE "KEY BOB" OR DOOR LOCK SWITCH OR MANUALLY PULLING/PUSHING THE LOCK LEVER; NOTHING WOULD ALTER THE LOCKED STATUS. GRATEFUL THERE WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY SUCH AS A FIRE.

THE RUBBER PIECE THAT COVERS THE SWITCH FOR THE REAR HATCH HAS MELTED FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME AND THEN AGAIN WHEN THE WHOLE GARNISH FELL OFF AND WAS REPLACED UNDER A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT". IN OTHER WORDS A RECALL BECAUSE IT HAD HAPPENED TO SO MANY SCION XB OWNERS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY CONTINUE TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART WITH A DEFECTIVE PART! NOW I AM SUPPOSED TO FORK OUT $90.00 FOR ANOTHER PART THAT IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY DO THE SAME THING. THIS IS CLEARLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS A SEARCH FOR "MELTED SWICH COVERS ON SCION XB" ON YOUR COMPUTER AND IT BRINGS UP MANY SITES. THERE ARE BLOGS AND EVEN A FACEBOOK PAGE DEDICATED TO THE FAULTY HANDLES! WHEN THERE ARE COMPANIES WHO ARE MAKING A PROFIT PRODUCING ENHANCED REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR YOUR CAR BECAUSE TOYOTA WON'T SOMETHING IS WRONG. I WILL BE BUYING MY REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM THEM. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA.