Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 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. | |||
| 03/29/2012 | |||
| This vehicle had a lot of issues, first the front passenger seat belt fail 12/26/09 toyota fixed/replaced now 4/3/12 discovered oil is burning to the point the oil light came on. checked oil no oil show on oil dipstick then went to autozone bought the oil and topped it off 4/3/12. before this both rear wheel bearings fail worn out. replaced both sides cost almost $900 just parts alone. i've never own a new car before that has so much issues like this one. this vehicle is poorly made and toyota should do something about this. is this mean i will have to topped off my vehicle every other week or change my rear bearing and hubs every 50-70 miles or sooner? this is ridiculous and this is not toyota it used to known for. i own honda/acura and nissan never have this problem before. not even once and have the vehicle more than 5-7 years already. now my rear door/trunk don't want to open like there is time delay or some type. why aren't toyota warn people of the know issues or fixed it before they sell it? | |||
| 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. | |||