2005 Toyota Scion XB

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/27/2007· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDSHIELD IN MY VEHICLE IS NOT VERY GOOD. IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS IT CRACKED AND SOON AFTER I HAD ANOTHER CRACK. I DID NOT HEAR ANY HIT ON MY WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THAT IT IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS BUILT. I HAVE HEARD THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER CAR OWNERS SO I THOUGHT I WOULD VOICE ME CONCERN HERE. THANK YOU *TR

• 11/30/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS

  POWER WINDOWS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAVE ISSUES; BACK WINDOWS NO LONGER WORKS, FRONT DRIVER SIDE WILL GO UP IN STAGES BUT ONLY IF ACTIVELY MOVING. DRIVER SEATBELT UNLATCHES. BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST 5 MONTHS IF NOT LONGER.

• 11/30/2010· VISIBILITY,TIRES,EQUIPMENT,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2005 SCION XB WE HAVE HAD TO PUT THREE WINDSHIELDS IN, FOUR SETS OF TIRES AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. WE JUST SPENT TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AT THE DEALERSHIP, IT HAD TO HAVE THE SEAT BELTS DONE, THE CRUISE CONTROL STUCK ALL THE TIME AND WE NEVER GOT RECALL LETTERS, I WENT ON LINE. I AM SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY SON. THERE SHOULD NEVER BE THREE WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEAL ON THIS IS AND WE HAVE CHECKED THE TIRES DAILY. I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION HERE. *TR

• 11/25/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  SEVERAL LIGHTS TURN ON CONSOLE DUE TO TECHNICAL RECALL. DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIX ISSUE DUE TO LIGHTS NOT BEING ON. I'VE TAKEN TO 2 OTHER MECHANICS WHO SAID TAKE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS CLOSE ON (AND NOW OUT OF ) WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AS I LOOKED ON MANY SITES IN REGARDS TO 2005 SCION XB'S AND FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AFTER IGNITION IS RESTARTED NUMEROUS TIMES, THEREFORE REMOVING THE DATA FROM THE COMPUTER. TRAC CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, YOU CAN FEEL THE CAR SHUTTER AND TRYING TO CATCH. *TR

• 11/20/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  WHILE OPENING THE REAR HATCH DOOR THE HANDLE SNAPPED AND NO LONGER CAN BE USED TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE ELECTRIC NO LONGER WORKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, I CAN NOT OPEN OR LOCK THESE DOORS. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS REMAIN ON NO MATTER HOW OFTEN I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO FIX. THESE PROBLEMS ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND IT SEEMS THEY CAN NOT REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

• 11/17/2011· STRUCTURE

  REAR HATCH OUTSIDE OPENING MECHANISM BROKE AFTER ROUTINE USE. THIS APPEARS TO BE DESIGN FLAW USING FLIMSY PLASTIC DOOR APPARATUS. THIS IS DANGEROUS SITUATION - IT HAS RESULTED IN IMPROPER CLOSING OF REAR HATCH DOOR WHICH CAN CAUSE EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE INSIDE ON THE CAR. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE OBJECTS TO FALL OUT OF THE REAR OF THE CAR WHILE ON THE ROAD. (ANECDOTAL NOTE: I SEE NUMEROUS SCIONS OF THIS ERA WITH TAPED UP REAR HATCH DOOR HANDLES INDICATING THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/15/2023· AIR BAGSCrash

  I rolled the car three times and almost died on [XXX]. The airbags did not deploy. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 11/02/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  05 XB TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE BROKE LOOSE. IT WAS ATTACHED BY 2 SMALL STUDS THAT WERE FRICTION FITTED TO THE HANDLE, THE TRUNK IS TOO HEAVY FOR THIS HANDLE. POWER DOOR LOCK FOR DRIVER AND BOTH REAR ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. REAR PASSENGER WINDOW IS NOT FUNCTIONING.

• 10/23/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONT END COLLISION ON 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB, BOTH SENSORS WERE SMASHED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! *NM

• 10/19/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE FIRST NIGHT THAT I DROVE IT, I WAS IN THE HILLY COUNTRY AND NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. WITH LOW BEAM ON THE LIGHT DOES NOT SHINE ANY HIGHER THAN ABOUT 3 FEET OFF THE GROUND. GOING DOWN THE HILL THE LIGHTS ONLY SHINE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, NOT UP THE OTHER SIDE LIKE A NORMAL VEHICLE. WHEN I REACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, MY WIFE SCREAMED AT ME. THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WAS A LARGE BUCK. THE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE HIM. WITH ANOTHER CAR COMING I COULDN'T USE MY BRIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A FEW DAYS LATER BECAUSE THEY HAD ONLY 2 MECHANICS AND COULDN'T HANDLE ANYMORE WORK. THEY CALLED ME THAT FRIDAY AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN MONDAY. NO-ONE AT THAT DEALERSHIP KNEW HOW THE LIGHTS WERE SUPPOSED TO WORK. NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUCKS THEY SELL. THE MASTER MECHANIC WORKED ON IT TWICE. HE TOLD ME THAT HE DROVE HIS DAUGHTERS TUNDRA AND THAT WHAT I HAD DESCRIBED WAS FACT. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE COMPLAINTS. THEY HAD NO IDEA WHY IT WAS LIKE THAT. AFTER 3 TELEPHONE CALLS TO TRY AND GET SOME SATISFACTORY AFTER THE SALE CUSTOMER SERVICE, FROM A DEALERSHIP WHERE THERE IS NONE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP CLOSED MY CASE. I WILL NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT. TOO DANGEROUS. *JB

• 10/18/2024· TIRES

  See attached document for complaint.

• 10/16/2011· STRUCTURE

  THE TAILGATE "HANDLE" RELEASE BROKE OF IN MY HANDS, WITHOUT EVEN PULLING ON IT, ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB. I WENT OUT TO PLACE SOMETHING INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR AND WHEN I PINCHED THE RELEASE BUTTON AND LIFTED THE GATE AS I HAVE DONE HUNDREDS OF TIMES, THE HANDLE SNAPPED OFF IN MY HANDS! AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE, MANY HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MORE THAN ONCE! DEALERSHIPS HAVE EVEN STATED, "IT IS FAULTY PART." HOWEVER, TOYOTA FAILS TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

• 10/13/2011· STRUCTURE

  EARLIER IN 2011 WHILE ACCESSING THE REAR OF MY CAR THROUGH THE HATCH DOOR, MY HATCH HANDLE SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY. AFTER FURTHER LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC CLIPS BUILT INTO THE HANDLES BROKE. MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IS AWARE OF THE "ISSUE" AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS A "DEFECT" WITH THIS SPECIFIC MAKE AND MODEL CAR. ON TOP OF THAT, I HAVE BOTH SEEN MANY BROKEN HATCH HANDLES WHILE ON THE ROAD, AND READ MANY OTHER INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO MINE ON SEVERAL NOTABLE SCION FORUMS ONLINE. OTHERS REPORT THAT THEIR TOYOTA DEALERS FIXED THE ISSUE, FREE PART, BUT STILL CHARGED UPWARDS OF $100 FOR LABOR. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROBLEM GET FIXED BY TOYOTA AS IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

• 10/12/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVING ON AN ACCESS ROAD, A CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME AT LOW SPEED, AND I STEPPED ON BRAKES HARD AND THEY DID NOT WORK. HAVE HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS IN PAST AND REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF CRUISE CONTROL STICKING AND ACCELERATION AND ODOMETER GOING OUT AND DASHBOARD. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY AND DID NOT INFLATE FULLY. SERVICE LIGHT STICKING PREVENTING INSPECTION UNTIL DEALERSHIP CAN ORDER PART RESULTING IN TWO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS OF NO INSPECTION EVEN THOUGH PRESENTING DOCUMENTATION OF SEEKING INSPECTION AND FAILED. REPLACED PART ON SERVICE BULLETIN, REPLACED THREE WINDSHIELDS HAVING NOTHING HITTING IT BUT CRACKING ANYWAY,BACK TRUNK HANDLE BROKE,GLOVE COMPARTMENT BROKE,SEAT BELT PROBLEMS,CAR TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY EVEN THOUGH FRONT HAD NO DAMAGE VISIBLE, SEVERE DAMAGE TO FRONT BUMPER UNDERNEATH=SIX THOUSAND DOLLAR ESTIMATE-NO TRANSPORTATION NOW-UNSAFE CAR , WAS LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER BUT THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR FOUR SETS OF TIRES BEFORE FORTY THOUSAND MILES, FACTORY PUT WRONG SIZE ON CARE, PRIVATE TIRE COMPANY IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AND TIRE RIMS WERE DAMAGED. THIS WAS A RIP OFF CAR. BOUGHT NEW-NEVER AGAIN. *KB

• 10/11/2012· STRUCTURE

  WENT TO PUT MY GROCERIES AWAY AFTER LEAVING THE STORE. LIFTED ON THE REAR HATCH HANDLE AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE TRUNK STILL CLOSED AND THE HANDLE STILL IN MY HAND. NOW MY LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS AND MY HANDLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK ARE DANGLING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR. *TR

• 10/11/2005· SEAT BELTS

  *****ATTENTION***** *****SCION XB SEAT BELTS VERY DANGEROUS FOR LITTLE KIDS********* REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS LOCKING TO THE POINT OF EXTREME PAIN AND SUFFOCATION. THE BELT MECHANISM ONCE LOCKED IT CONTINUES TO RACHET BACKWARD TO ITS LOCKING STATE SO THAT IF ONE LEANS BACK ON THE SEAT YOU BECOME GLUED TO IT. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT GIVE IN FORWARD WHICH MAKES DIFFICULT TO REACH THE UNLATCH BUTTON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN!. MY SON (7 YRS OLD) FELL ASLEEP WHILE ON THE FREEWAY ONLY TO WAKE UP WITH HIS SEAT BELT LOCKED, I SUGGESTED TO LEAN BACKWARD ON THE SEAT TO GIVE IT SOME SLACK AND THEN TO PULL FORWARD, TO MY SURPRISED THE SEAT BELT BECAME TIGHTER. ONCE I PULLED OVER IT HAD BECOME SO TIGHT AROUND MY SON'S CHEST THAT IT WAS CAUSING HIM PAIN AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO UNLATCH IT BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO PUSH THE BUTTON DOWN. THE ONLY OPTION WAS TO REMOVE THE REAR SIDE PANEL (BEHIND THE BACK SEAT) AND REMOVE THE ENTIRE LOCKING MECHANISM FROM THE CAR FRAME. IT'S BEEN TWO DAYS SINCE THE INCIDENT AND THE BELT IS STILL LOCKED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!! AND IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN IN A FENDER BENDER, FIRE OR AN ACCIDENT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF NOT DEATH... I'M VERY CONCERNED WILL GET RID OFF THIS CAR..... I WILL BE FILING A COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

• 10/05/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINEFire

  MY SCION OVERHEATED,LOST OIL PRESSURE DUE TO WHATEVER DAMAGE THE OVERHEATING CAUSED AND I'VE HAD A LOW BATTERY CHARGE ALL THIS TIME BUT NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE INDICATED BY ANY GAUGE OR LIGHT ON MY DASH. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. *TR

• 10/03/2018· STRUCTURE

  REAR SUB FRAME WHERE THE REAR AXLE MOUNTING BRACKETS ARE RUST OUT. ALSO SIDE ROCKERS ROT OUT DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE OF PLASTIC SIDE SKIRTS

• 10/03/2005· STRUCTURE

  THE DRIVER DOOR DETENT ON THE 2005 SCION XB VIN JTLK324154008954 DOES NOT HOLD ON A MODEST INCLINE, CREATING A SERIOUS INJURY HAZARD. REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER (RIVERHEAD TOYOTA). RESPONSE: "VEHICLE NOT DESIGNED TO. NO PROBLEM FOUND". THE DEALER IS WRONG. THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A COMBINATION OF 2 PROBLEMS -- AN INADEQUATE DETENT FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR COMBINED WITH APPLICATION OF EXCESSIVE WHITE GREASE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DESIGN A STRONGER DETENT AND ALL SERVICE PERSONNEL NEED TO BE WARNED NOT TO APPLY ANY GREASE TO THE DETENT AND TO REMOVE ANY GREASE APPLIED AT THE FACTORY OR IN PRIOR SERVICE. *NM

• 09/30/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  (1) CORNERING HARD AT HIGH SPEED (45-60 MPH) (2) MY 2005 SCION XB'S ABS SYSTEM APPLIES THE BRAKES WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO VEER OPPOSITE AWAY FROM THE DIRECTION I'M STEERING TOWARD THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE OR OFF THE ROAD. (3) THE MECHANIC AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THAT BRAKING SYSTEM AND HE COULD NOT REPAIR IT. *NM

• 09/28/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

  THE HANDLE TO THE HATCH BROKE OFF SO MANY TIMES AFTER PROPERLY BEING REPAIRED WE INSTALLED A STRAP HANDLE TO THE HATCH SO THAT WE ONLY NEED TO TOUCH THE BUTTON AND PULL THE STRAP. THE DAMAGED HANDLE WOULD PREVENT THE HATCH FROM SHUTTING PROPERLY. THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY BLOW FUSES AND MECHANICS CAN NOT FIND OUT WHY. THIS LEAVES YOU SUDDENLY WITH NO TAIL LIGHTS WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN BEING PULLED OVER MANY TIMES AND A FEW TICKETS. I HAVE TAKEN TO KEEPING THE REPAIR TICKET WITH ME TO AVOID TICKETS AT DAWN AND DUSK. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND WHY THE FUSE IS BLOWING. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT HAD FIXED MANY TIMES. LAST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS 2 MONTHS AGO.

• 09/28/2007· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL; TRACTION CONTROL; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAVE COME ON AND REMAINED ON. THE LIGHT WAS TEMPORARILY DEACTIVATED WHEN A CAM GEAR WAS REPLACED AT WAGNER TOYOTA IN LANCASTER MA. THE ERROR CODE RETURNED AND HAS REMAINED ON DESPITE LEAVING THE CAR AT GATORLAND TOYOTA IN GAINESVILLE FL ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER AFTER FIRST REPLACING THE COMPUTER ADVISED ME THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR MY CAR. I AM UNCERTAIN WHETHER THE VSC OR THE TRACTION CONTROL IS OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME (SAFETY CONCERN). *TR

• 09/27/2013· STRUCTURE

  THE REAR HATCH DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND AND IS NOW DANGLING BY THE WIRES FOR THE TAG LIGHTS WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT MAY FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

• 09/26/2005· SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT (MAY APPLY TO REAR BELTS AS WELL) RETRACTOR DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BELTS APPEAR TO HAVE A LIMIT SET ON THEM THAT IS TOO SHORT FOR THE VEHICLE CONFIGURATION. A SIMPLE ACT SUCH AS LEANING FORWARD SLIGHTLY IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TO OPEN THE GLOVE BOX CAN CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TO LIMIT UP AND BEGIN IT'S LOCK DOWN. IT THEN BEGINS TO RATCHET BACKWARDS AND WILL NOT GIVE IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION AT ALL. IF THE PASSENGER LEANS BACK IT TIGHTENS FURTHER, AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE FROM THE LATCH MECHANISM. THE ONLY OPTION IF THE LIMIT IS ACCIDENTALLY REACHED IS TO UNDO THE SEAT BELT, LET IT ALL THE WAY BACK, AND PULL IT OUT AGAIN. MY WIFE AND I OFTEN FIND OURSELVES HAVING TO DO IT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY OR IN OTHER SITUATIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, BECAUSE OF THE RATCHETING ACTION. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. THE DRIVER'S BELT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT SEEMS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WITHOUT THIS LIMIT AND RATCHET BACK SYSTEM. DRIVER'S SIDE HAS NO ISSUES FOR THE SAME PERSON DOING ACTIONS THAT MAY REACH EVEN FURTHER THAN THE PASSENGER MIGHT NORMALLY DO. ALSO, PAINT VERY EASILY CHIPS AND SCRATCHES. LEANING AGAINST THE CAR TOO HARD, OR ACCIDENTALLY RUNNING A FINGERNAIL ON IT CAUSES SEVERE WHITE SCRATCHES TO APPEAR ON MY DARK RED SCION XB. *NM

• 09/23/2010· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  HATCH HANDLE, MADE OF FLIMSY PLASTIC AND HELD ON BY A COUPLE OF SCREWS, BROKE OFF. THIS PART, WHICH CONTAINS THE HANDLE, LOCK MECHANISM AND THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT, GETS A LOT OF USE, OPENING AND CLOSING THE HATCH, AND IS NOT VERY WELL MADE FOR THE AMOUNT OF USE IT IS SUBJECTED TOO. *TR

• 09/15/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, MAINTENANCE, AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,829.

• 09/10/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  BY 2011, BOTH BACK WINDOWS INOPERABLE (MOTOR BURNED OUT DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES) AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND ELECTRICAL DASH DISPLAY. THE DEALER (AVENUES TOYOTA IN JACKSONVILLE, FL) SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL TOYOTA DIRECTLY ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $500 EACH TO REPLACE THE MOTOR IN BOTH BACK WINDOWS AND CLAIMS THERE ARE NO ISSUES THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AT THIS TIME. I FOUND NUMEROUS CLAIMS ON THE INTERNET TO SUBSTANTIATE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AND THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES EXTEND THROUGHOUT THE TOYOTA LINE DURING THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. *TR

• 08/30/2017· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  ACCIDENT INVOLVED ON HWY TRAVELING 65 -70 MILES, RAINY CONDITIONS, CAR WAS IN MOTION AND SKIDDED A UNKNOWN LENGTH, HITTING THE REAR END OF A STOPPED VEHICLE ON FREEWAY, AND 3X LARGER IN SIZE THAN THE SCION. THE AIR BAG ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER HAS SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK, SPINE,LEGS AND CHEST. THERE WAS NOT A PASSENGER. THE SCION HAS BEEN DEEMED TOTALED AT A LOSS. THE INJURIES SUSTAINED WERE DUE TO NOT BEING PROTECTED FROM THE AIRBAG.

• 08/22/2008· SEATSCrash

  I WAS A PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY '05 SCION WHEN WE WERE REAR ENDED AT LOW IMPACT APPROX 15 MPR. I IMMEDIATELY FELT INTENSE PAIN BETWEEN MY SHOULDER BLADES FROM THE IMPACT OF THE FRAME AROUND BACKSEAT AND HEADREST AREA. I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR MY INJURY EVER SINCE. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE METAL FRAME WITHIN THE BACK OF THE BACKSEAT, I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY INJURY. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO KNOW THAT IF AN ADULT SITS IN THE BACKSEAT, THEY ARE IN DANGER OF POSSIBLE INJURY IF REARENDED. AND THE INJURY IS FROM THEIR SEAT CONSTRUCTION, NOT WHIPLASH. *TR

• 08/16/2018· AIR BAGS

  AER BAG LITE ON DASHBOARD....WORRIED TO EXPLODE AS I ,M DRIVING ??

• 08/13/2005· STRUCTURE

  GLASS ROOF/SUNROOF ASSEMBLY CONSTANTLY CREAKS AND POPS. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND TSB PERFORMED, NOISES WENT AWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AND NOISE RETURNED. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP, WAS INFORMED IT NEEDED "LUBRICATION" AND IT SHOULD BE FINE, NOISES HAVE RETURNED AGAIN. ALSO, THE HATCHBACK ALWAYS RATTLES, AS RECOMMENDED BY A SCION MESSAGE BOARD, SLIGHTLY LARGER BUMP STOPS WERE PURCHASED, WHICH LESSENED THE RATTLING, BUT IS STILL PRESENT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, SOUNDS LIKE IF HATCH WAS NOT FULLY CLOSED, BUT IT IS. ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS FOR A SCION TC, OPTION FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN COMPLAINT FORM SO A SCION XB WAS SELECTED. *JB

• 08/06/2008· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD KEEPS CRACKING. I AM OWN MY SECOND WINDSHIELD. *TR

• 08/04/2008· VISIBILITY

  THE SCION XB SEEMS PARTICULARLY PRONE TO WINDSHIELD DAMAGE. A TINY ROCK HIT IT ONCE BEFORE, AND A LARGE CRACK FORMED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I REPLACED THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD AND THEN WITHIN 2 WEEKS, I HAD THE SAME SITUATION AGAIN. *TR

• 07/27/2019· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL, AIRBAG

• 07/20/2009· VISIBILITY

  WE HAVE A 2005 SCION XB. ROAD DEBRIS HIT THE CAR ONE MONTH AGO, BUT THE CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD, STARTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EDGE, APPEARED 2 DAYS BACK. IT APPEARS UNRELATED. INSURANCE POLICY DID NOT COVER COST OF REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK IS MORE THAN A FOOT LONG. *TR

• 07/20/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  JUNE 19, 2007 I NOTICED THAT MY MUFFLER WAS LOUDER THAN USUAL AND NOTICED THAT THE TIP OF MY MUFFLER WAS MISSING. I OWN A SCION 2005 XB RELEASE SERIES 2.0 VEHICLE. THERE WERE 2500 OF THESE CARS MANUFACTURED AND THEY HAVE A SPECIAL DC SPORT EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE DEALER INITIALLY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. UPON LOOKING AT THE WEB SITE ENTITLED SCIONLIFE.COM, I FOUND A FORUM THAT CONTAINED MANY SCION XB RELEASE SERIES 2.0 OWNERS WHOSE MUFFLER TIPS HAD COME APART. I PROVIDED THIS INFORMATION TO THE DEALER. THE NOISE INSIDE MY VEHICLE CAN BE OPPRESSIVE WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. JULY 6, 2007 THE DEALER STATES THAT HE IS ORDERING A MUFFLER AND THAT IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AS OF JULY 19, THE PART IS STILL ON ORDER. AFTER SEEING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE MUFFLER ON THESE VEHICLES, I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE MUFFLER AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED BY A FLYING MUFFLER TIP. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THESE MUFFLERS WITH A SAFER AND MORE RELIABLE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TR

• 07/18/2013· ENGINE

  I OWN 2005 SCION XB FIRST INCIDENT -THURSDAY EVENING 6:30 PM, JULY 11, 2013 IN MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF TO 40-45 MPH. I BRAKED (FOOT BRAKE, HAND BRAKE & USING GEAR) BEFORE ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY IT STOPPED WITH A LOUD BRAKING NOISE; I ENDED UP CLOSE TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET BUT STILL NOT CLEAR FROM THE TRAFFIC LANE. I TRIED TO RESTART AND MOVE OUT OF THE WAY BUT THE ACCELERATION SOUND WAS HORRIBLE AND THE GEAR WAS LOCKED UP. I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, FLIPPING THE SPRING LOADED CABLE BACK AND FORTH, AND IT SEEMED TO BE LOOSE ON THE CABLE SPOOL. I THEN RE-STARTED THE CAR, BUT IT WAS STILL REVVING VERY FAST, SO I TURNED IT OFF AND CONTINUED FLIPPING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE UNTIL IT APPEARED TO BE TIGHTER. WHEN I RE-STARTED IT THIS TIME IT WAS RUNNING NORMALLY AT REDUCED RPMS ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT. I DROVE BACK HOME SLOWLY (ONE MILE AWAY) ON THE CITY STREETS. I DROVE IT SLOWLY TO AUTO SHOP THE NEXT DAY. CHECKED BY MTZ AUTOMOTIVE IN MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2013. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. BUT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE. DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. CHECKING ONLINE AND FOUND YOUR WEBSITE. *TR

• 07/16/2008· VISIBILITY

  I HAVE A 2005 SCION XB I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED SO FAR DUE TO CRACKS CAUSED BY ROCKS. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH SCION XB'S BUT TOYOTA OF SCION IS NO HELP WHAT SO EVERY THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TYPE OF PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH ANY OTHER CARS I'VE HAD AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO HAVE A WINDSHIELD REPLACED. THIS CAR SEEMS LIKE !! I HAVE CONTACTED SCION WITH NO LUCK. WHEN WILL THIS BE FIX?? *TR

• 07/11/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCURRENCES (6/2005 AND 8/2005, 6/20,2006 AND 6/23, 2006) WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT, THE CAR REVVED UP AND LUNGED FORWARD. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JULY 3, 2006 AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *NM

• 07/08/2015· STRUCTURE

  MY 10 YEAR OLD SON WAS SIMPLY OPENING THE BACK HATCH TO GET OUT A BAG AND THE WHOLE REAR DOOR GARNISH BROKE OFF. IT BROKE FROM SIMPLE DESIGNED USE AND NOW HANGS OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE HATCH WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. SCION ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM BUT IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR ONE YEAR AND DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE NOW EVEN THOUGH THE PART IS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. PLEASE INSIST ON A VEHICLE RECALL SO THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

• 07/07/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  SUBJECT: 2005 SCION XB STRUCTURAL SAFETY ITEM AFTER PURCHASE OF THE ABOVE AUTOMOBILE IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE IS NO MECHANICAL WAY TO OPEN THE REAR TRUNK DOOR. IT HAS NO KEY, NO EXTERNAL HANDLE, AND NO CABLE RELEASE. ENTRY AND EXIT IS DEPENDENT SOLELY ON THE BATTERY-POWERED WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL. IF THAT SHOULD FAIL OR BREAK, ONE HAS TO CLIMB INTO THE REAR AND REMOVE A PANEL SECURED WITH FASTENERS TO RELEASE THE LOCK. CONSIDER - SOUTH FLORIDA WITH NUMEROUS WATER-FILLED CANALS - ACROSS ALLIGATOR ALLEY CARS RUN INTO CANALS OFTEN, NOSE-FIRST. DRIVER HAS NO WAY TO RELEASE REAR LOCK. YOUR OFFICE RECENTLY ISSUED A DIRECTIVE TO INSTALL EMERGENCY INTERNAL LOCK RELEASES FOR NORMAL CAR TRUNKS. HOW DID THE SCION PASS INSPECTION? I TRIED CONTACTING THE SCION ORGANIZATION ON THIS SUBJECT, AND WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK TO ANYONE WITH ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS SUBJECT. SHOULD YOU CONCUR WITH MY REPORT, PERHAPS SCION COULD BE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE A FIX. *JB

• 07/05/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON DELAWARE STATE HIGHWAY 1 TOWARDS OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND, MAINTAINED A CONSTANT SPEED OF 50 MPH WHEN THE TAIL PIPE ON THE SCION XB 2005 RELEASED SERIES 2.0 FELL OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT BOUNCED AGAINST THE ROAD, FLEW UP, AND HIT THE SUV DRIVING BEHIND ME IN THE WINDSHIELD. FORTUNATELY, THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT CRACK, AND THE DRIVER , AFTER WE BOTH PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, DROVE OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION WITH FREQUENT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, I NOTE THAT POOR WELDING ON THE TAIL PIPES OF THE RELEASE SERIES 2.0 HAS BEEN RECORDED FREQUENTLY ONLINE. SEE, HTTP://WWW.SCIONLIFE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=105750. ONLY 2500 OF THE CARS WITH THIS MUFFLER WERE PRODUCED, AND OVER A DOZEN COMPLAINTS WERE EASILY OBSERVABLE ONLINE. I WAS HAPPY THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS AN SUV INSTEAD OF A MOTORCYCLE, AS THE FLYING TAILPIPE COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED A MOTORCYCLE DRIVER. I AM PRESENTLY ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE PART, BUT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WA SNO LONGER AVAILABLE. SCION HAS REPLIED THAT THE DEALER NEEDED TO SEARCH FOR THE PART NUMBER VIA THE VIN NUMBER, AND I AM AWAITING THE RESULT ON THIS COUNT.*AK

• 07/03/2014· AIR BAGS

  THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WE HAD OUR LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE STATED DEALER HAD TO FIX BECAUSE OF COMPUTER COST TO READ AIR BAG SENSOR READINGS. MILEAGE 155000. SEVERAL OTHER DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. *TR

• 06/19/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  MY SCION SB HAS HAD THE REAR HATCH LOCK, AND LIGHTING WITH LICENSE PLATE BREAK 5 TIMES, SCION DEALER DID IT FIRST AND CHARGED $599.00. SINCE THEN I HAVE BOUGHT THE PARTS AND DID THE WORK MYSELF. *TR

• 06/19/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER THE CRASH, THE PEDAL WAS STILL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,700.

• 06/18/2013· STRUCTURE

  REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE OFF WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. WILL NOT RELEASE. *TR

• 06/18/2012· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK LATCH CAME OFF, MADE OF PLASTIC AND HELD BY TWO SCREWS, HAPPENED TWICE, FIRST TIME HAD TO GLUE SCREW TO THREAD ON PLASTIC LATCH BASE BUT IT WONT HOLD. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WHILE THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS. A 4 DOOR XB WITHOUT A TRUNK ACCESS? C'MON MAN!! *TR

• 06/14/2014· AIR BAGS

  AFTER HAVING MY CAR, 2005 XB, SERVICED MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON.DEALER STATED THEY WOULD NEED TO REMOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAR HAS APPROX 160,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE SEEN OTHERS STATING THAT SAME PROBLEM AT OR NEAR THE SAME MILEAGE, TOYOTA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS CAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. ALSO OTHER LIGHTS RANDOMLY COMING ON SUCH VEHICLE STABILITY, CHECK ENGINE AND ANOTHER LIGHT ALL COME ON TOGETHER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. RECALL PLEASE. *JS

• 06/14/2011· VISIBILITY

  2005 SCION XB WINDSHIELD. ROCK CHIPS TURN INTO HUGE CRACKS! I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WINDSHIELD DO THIS. WHAT WOULD THE POINT BE IN REPLACING IT?! ARE THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THESE WINDSHIELDS? *TR

• 06/08/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 100 SMALL FRACTURES AND CHIPS IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS FOUR LARGER, DIME-SIZED CHIPS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY DEFECT THAT WAS NOT IN THE CONTACT'S LINE OF SIGHT.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAS EXISTED SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.