Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V338000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 06/13/2007 to 06/09/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 95705 | 09/21/2009 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 08/27/2009 | 08/27/2009 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 scion xd and my 2009-2010 corolla, and corolla matrix vehicles equipped with 1.8l engine and originally sold in or currently registered in the states of alaska, colorado, idaho, illinois, iowa, kansas, maine, michigan, minnesota, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin, and wyoming. when driving under certain unique conditions in extremely low ambient temperatures, the intake manifold suction port for the brake vacuum can become blocked due to the freezing of condensation resulting from positive crankcase ventilation. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could lead to an increase in vehicle stopping distance and a crash could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a newly designed intake air connector which will relocate the brake system vacuum port. this service will be performed free of charge. the recall began on september 21, 2009. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 01/07/2013 | 80000 | ||
| Anti-lock braking system engaged while traveling at low speed and applying the brakes causing the vehicle to continue through an intersection. abs and brake warning light came on after driving the vehicle for several more miles. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who said both rear wheel speed sensors have corroded and need to be replaced along with the wires. since both rear wheel sensors failed at the same time, this does not appear to be a random part issue but seems to be a design issue. toyota is aware of this issue and has issue a service bulletin regarding this same failure on the yaris model. | |||
| 05/20/2012 | 29211 | 1 | |
| Was stopping behind a line of cars on an exit ramp, mashed brake pedal and brake did not stop car completely,hit truck in front of me rolled back and hit it again rolled back again and finally had to pull emergency brake to get car to stop completely. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 01/13/2012 | 28000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 toyota scion xd. while the vehicle was parked the contact noticed the abs and brake warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 09v338000 (service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum). the warning light continued to illuminate after the recall repair was performed. the technician stated additional diagnostic test had to be performed in order to determine the reason the warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 28,000. rvk | |||
| 01/13/2012 | 28000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 toyota scion xd. while parked the contact noticed the abs and brake warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for repair under nhtsa campaign id number: 09v338000 (service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum). the warning light continued to illuminate after the repair was performed. the technician stated additional diagnostics would have to be performed to determine the reason of the warning light. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 28,000. ds | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 3190 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 scion xd. the contact was attempting a turn while driving 5 mph when the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly and crashed into a building. the brakes failed to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. a police report was filed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 3,190 and the current mileage was 3,195. kmj | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 3190 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 scion xd. the contact was making a turn at 5mph when the vehicle accelerated un expectantly, and crashed into a building. the brakes failed to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. the vehicle was not destroyed, and the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 3,190 and the current mileage was 3,195. rds | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 38100 | ||
| The contact owns a 2008 scion xd with <40k miles. the brake system, in particular, the speed sensor and parking brakes, failed during a snow a week ago. the contact was forced to slide without abs and with a funny brake all the way home. toyota obviously knows this safety-related defect on their scion xd and yaris (platform mates) since a tsb was issued for yaris (t-sb-0120-08, june 27, 2008) and the dealer immediately guessed failed rear passenger-side wheel sensor without even looking at the vehicle when the vehicle was brought in for repair. the contact agreed to pay $750 our of pocket for the repair, yet the part was back-ordered for more than a month due to the large number vehicles suffering from the same defect. nhtsa, look at the recent surge in abs related complaints on the scion xd and the yaris. toyota obviously knows that this is a design/manufactoring defect yet no recall have been issued and the owners are forced to pay for the repairs while waiting indefinitely for the replacement part. even worse, the rear driver side sensor is likely to be defective, yet toyota won't do anything about it even if a recall is issued. it's like sitting on a bomb that's waiting to explode. | |||
| 12/01/2010 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 toyota scion xd. the vehicle was experiencing recurring brake failures in which the anti lock brake lights would illuminate and the anti lock brakes would engage involuntarily. whenever the anti lock brakes engaged the vehicle experienced an increased stopping distance. the failures were intermittent and recurred while driving at any speed. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told there was a failure within a sensor in the rear wheel hubs. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 66,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 01/29/2011 | 49669 | ||
| Tl- the owns a 2008 toyota scion. the contact stated the dealer told her the abs sensor has failed. this failure causes every other warning light to come on. the dealer does not have the part available to replace the sensor to replace the part and the manufacturer has said even though the abs sensor has failed and every warning light has failed, they insist the vehicle is safe to drive. the failure mileage and current mileages were 49,669.rl | |||
| 12/04/2009 | 62000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2008 toyota scion xd. prior to finding out about the recall for the abs system, my abs light indicator on the dash board came an along with my parking brake light. while driving i was coming to a stop sign, the abs and brake light shut off. when i tried to apply my brakes the abs brakes kicked in and wouldn't allow me to stop my vehicle before i came to the intersection! i released my foot from the brakes, then re applied the brakes. i was finally able to stop. i had the recall repair performed on my car january 2010, but the problem still persists. the abs indicator light still remains on, and when it shuts off the abs brakes activate causing my car to be out of my control. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | |||
| 12/30/2009 | 25000 | 1 | |
| While returning home on nov.19, 2009 there was fresh snow and cold temperatures. approaching an intersection, a garbage truck failed to yield the right of way. i applied the brakes on my 2008 scion xd and they locked, the abs failed to activate. this resulted in an injury accident. after the car was in the body shop i contacted toyota safety department and the sent a rep to inspect the car, he reported no problem w/ the brakes. today i found that there is a recall on the brake system of the 2008 scion xd which states the brakes may fail in extremely cold ambient temperatures. toyota only released this recall in 19 states that it deemed cold enough. i had taken this car to the dealer 3 times prior to the accident with concerns about the brakes. and they refused to look at the car at that time, stating they were to busy and to make an appointment, by the appointment the temp would have risen and the problem non existent. your site won't allow me to continue unless i select model xb when i was driving an xd. updated 03/04/10 | |||