There are 2 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2008 Scion xBin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
MY TIRES SLIPPED IN THE SNOW IN MARCH, VERY LIGHT SNOW. NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE. MY BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW DAYS LATER THEY WENT OFF. NOW ALL THREE ARE ON MOST OF THE TIME EVEN ON CLEAR, DRY PAVEMENT. MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT ACTIVATING CORRECTLY AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE SENOR IS BAD. I LOOKED ONLINE AND NOTICED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. THE CAR DOES NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. I ALSO NOTICED FROM MY RESEARCH THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECT AND IT IS COSTING THE CONSUMER UP TO AND OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY TO REPAIR THEIR DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
REAR WHEEL PASSENGER SIDE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND CAN'T BE FIXED. TOP SIDE LEANS INWARD. CAR NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT AND IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM OF WEAR ON THAT TIRE SIDE. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY A AN ALIGNMENT TECHNICIAN, THAT IT COULD BE A KNOWN ISSUE AS HE HAD SEEN THIS ON MANY SCIONS. ITS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. ALWAYS BUYING NEW TIRES DUE TO THIS CONDITION. DUE TO THIS ISSUE AS WELL, CAR WANTS TO VIER TO RIGHT MOST OFTEN, EVEN WITH PERFECT ALIGNMENT IN THE FRONT. PURCHASED NEW LATE 2007
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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