Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 42000 | ||
| At random times all of the traction control lights, brake lights and other lights on the dash illuminate. it also seems to get harder to steer the vehicle. i have been told it is a wheel speed sensor and drum that needs to be replaced and possibly an axle or spindle. for a car bought new in 2008 with only 42,000 miles the manufacturer should stand behind the product. i am concerned of the saftey of driving this vehicle and having a wheel come off. the dealer wants a bunch of money to fix it. unhappy toyota owner | |||
| 12/30/2012 | 78000 | 1 | |
| While driving on snowy and salted roads, the brake, abs, and vsc lights all came on at the same time. they remained on while driving on those same snowy and salty roads. the next day they eventually went off. weeks later they came on again in wet weather and remained on. the local toyota service center duplicated the issue and pulled the diagnostic codes c0210 & c1238. the toyota service center said the entire hub and bearing assembly had to be replaced as the internal abs sensor which they said was at fault was not sold separately and only came as part of the hub and bearing assembly kit. their quote to repair this issue was $915 for the replacement of one hub and bearing kit! this is ridiculous. brake sensors should not fail due to snow, salt, or water coming into contact with them. this is a dangerous flaw in the design of this vehicle and one that is not commonly found with other makes and models, but is commonly reported all over the internet from other owners of toyota's scion xb. toyota should issue a safety recall for this vehicle and cover the cost to replace the sensors with ones that do not fail due to weather conditions. *tr | |||
| 12/30/2012 | 78000 | ||
| While driving on snowy and salted roads, the brake, abs, and vsc lights all came on at the same time. they remained on while driving on those same snowy and salty roads. the next day they eventually went off. weeks later they came on again in wet weather and remained on. the local toyota service center duplicated the issue and pulled the diagnostic codes c0210 & c1238. the toyota service center said the entire hub and bearing assembly had to be replaced as the internal abs sensor which they said was at fault was not sold separately and only came as part of the hub and bearing assembly kit. their quote to repair this issue was $915 for the replacement of one hub and bearing kit! this is ridiculous. brake sensors should not fail due to snow, salt, or water coming into contact with them. this is a dangerous flaw in the design of this vehicle and one that is not commonly found with other makes and models, but is commonly reported all over the internet from other owners of toyota's scion xb. toyota should issue a safety recall for this vehicle and cover the cost to replace the sensors with ones that do not fail due to weather conditions. | |||
| 10/19/2012 | 59000 | 1 | |
| Scion has a tsb on parking brake cables that freeze in cold weather. when the cables freeze, it will cause the rear brake calibers to lock against the rotors. you would have to drive about 10 minutes to warm the rotors to unlock the brakes. this could cause brakes to fail and may not stop at all. i drove the scion about 1 mile when a car made a left turn in front of me and the brakes and or traction control failed to work. i've noticed that the car still has stopping problems when its cold. i was lucky it was a low speed crash that caused about 5000 in damage. scion toyota has not recalled these cars for brakes and only your toyota mechanics know of the problem. *tr | |||
| 10/19/2012 | 59000 | ||
| Scion has a tsb on parking brake cables that freeze in cold weather.when the cables freeze,it will cause the rear brake calibers to lock against the rotors.you would have to drive about 10 minutes to warm the rotors to unlock the brakes.this could cause brakes to fail and may not stop at all.i drove the scion about 1 mile when a car made a left turn in front of me and the brakes and or traction control failed to work.i,ve noticed that the car still has stopping problems when its cold.i was lucky it was a low speed crash that caused about 5000 in damage.scion toyota has not recalled these cars for brakes and only your toyota mechanics know of the problem. | |||
| 02/26/2012 | 38000 | ||
| At just over 38000 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 replace the o2 sensor the clutch master cylinder the rear brake pads and the low wheel pressure light goes on when it is cold or wet out. so much for toyota reliability. i owned a 1985 toyota celica that had 185000 miles on it when i bought it drove it for 3 years and put on an additional 100000 miles myself and all i had to replace was an alternator belt. so why am i having so many problems with a car that is 23 years newer. i have also received a recall for the ignition coils. seems to me as though all of us that own theses xb's have been suckered into buying lemons. | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 70000 | ||
| , the anti-lock brake system (abs), visibility stabile control (vsc) and traction control warning light, and brake indicators remain illuminated on the instrument panel. the repair center has advised me on different repairs that are inconsistent. one repair option is a faulty sensor in one of my rear wheels that needs replacing. the other repair was that the wheel bearing was bad on the left front wheel and that when fixed would re-set the sensor lights. this is an obvious flaw in the design of this vehicle and toyota should make every effort to repair the sensor problem. i an not sure why the bearings need to be replaced at this time at over $500.00/wheel. the brake pads, rotors, calipers and other brake parts need frequent replacement at a very high cost. | |||
| 11/15/2009 | 16839 | ||
| My xb was bought on april 2008. 1.on november 2009, the vsc light was on. dealer fixed it by replacing #3 ignition coil. 2.on december 2009, the vsc light was on again, this time dealer replaced #2 ignition coil. 3. on march 2011, the vsc light was on again and dealer replaced #1 ignition coil. 4. on september 2011, the electric steering light was on and steering will not turn. this time i was out of warranty. the dealer replaced power steering ecm (computer) and charged me $863.36 including $75 rental during repair. the dealer said there was 4 ignition coil in the car, so 3 of 4 of them failed within the first 3 years. he also agreed that the steering problem is life threatening. however he said he couldn't do anything and it was an individual case. | |||
| 12/14/2010 | 42000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 toyota scion xb. the contact stated that the brake system, air bag and the anti brake warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the dealer diagnosed that the speed sensor, wire, hub, bearing assembly and rear axle would need to be replaced. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 42,000. the current mileage was 46,000. the vin was unavailable. rvk | |||
| 12/14/2010 | 42000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 toyota scion xb. the contact stated that the brake system, airbag and the anti brake warning light illuminated on the instrument panel of the vehicle. the dealer diagnosed that the speed sensor and wire, hub and baring assembly and rear axle would need to be replaced. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure was not remedied. the failure mileage was 42,000 and the current mileage was 46,000. the vin was unavailable. nw | |||
| 01/28/2011 | 109000 | ||
| 1. driving on snow covered roads + salt several times + low temps lower then 30f 2. abs+trac+vsc+brake trouble indicator all come on with the vsc light blinking, this occurres after snowfall and the roads being salted. loss of traction control, vehicle stability control, anti lock brakes, and electronic brake distribution. causing the car to loose all active safety features. 3. anti-lock electric connectors were removed cleaned with electronic cleaner and brushed to remove significant corrosion from the abs sensor and plug. this hars resolved the problem for the moment | |||