Scion XB engine problems
19 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
1,047 owner complaints analyzed
15 distinct recall campaigns
48,889 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2003 to 2015 model years. Data snapshot: . 634 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
19 of 1,047 complaints match this topic (1.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10341759 · 2010-07-07 (July 7, 2010)
WHILE DRIVING POSTED SPEED ON INTERSTATE 71 SOUTHBOUND FROM CLEVELAND TOWARDS COLUMBUS OHIO, MY CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF AND KEPT SLOWING DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAD STALLED. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT WOULD CRANK NORMALLY BUT WOULD NOT START. I CHECKED ALL THE FLUIDS, THEY WERE AT OPERATING LEVELS. I PERFORMED A VISUAL CHECK UNDER THE CAR AND HOOD FOR FLUID LEAKS. THERE WERE NONE. I CALLED A NEARBY (40 MILES) TOYOTA DEALER WHO DISPATCHED A TOW TRUCK TO PICK US UP AND BRING THE…
Owner-reported narrative. 132,533 miles reported. Look up ODI 10341759 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10307074 · 2010-02-06 (February 6, 2010)
BRAKES FAILED FOR SECONDS IN FREEZING WEATHER; THEN BRAKES RETURNED; THIS LOSS OF POWER IN THE BRAKES HAS HAPPENED INFREQUENTLY; ONLY 6-10 TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP; BUT LAST WEEK IT HAPPENED TWICE ON IL SR 38 DRIVING WEST, AND TWO EACH REAR-ENDERS ALMOST OCCURRED; BECAUSE WHEN YOU NEED THE BRAKES YOU EXPECT THEM TO FUNCTION, AS USUAL; *CN
Owner-reported narrative. 66,924 miles reported. Look up ODI 10307074 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10323197 · 2010-04-01 (April 1, 2010)
2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. CONSUMER STATES INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. VEHICLE STALLING, SURGING AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE STALLED AND SURGED, LOW/ROUGH IDLE, SLOW ACCELERATION, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10323197 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10384269 · 2011-02-24 (February 24, 2011)
JAN 31, 2011 - 2006 SCION XB WITH APPX. 38,000 MILES STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST DOWN AN EXIT RAMP AND WAITED APPX. 5 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE CAR. IT PERFORMED PERFECTLY AFTER THAT. AFTER LOOKING INTO IT ON THE INTERNET AND REALIZING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE NOW CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DATE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 37,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10384269 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10393899 · 2011-03-31 (March 31, 2011)
CAR WAS PARKED AFTER BEING DRIVEN IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN CAR WAS STARTED, STABILITY CONTROL, TRAC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE LIT. TOOK CAR TO REPAIR SHOP. LIGHTS WERE RESET, INDICATIONS WERE THERE WAS A LOOSE CLAMP. TWO DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY I HAD GOTTEN BAD GAS. PRIOR TO ALL THIS, I HAD PURCHASED A FULL TANK OF GAS, BUT NOTICED AS I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AFTER MAKING THE PURCHASE THAT THE CAR SEEMED "SLUGGISH" AT TIMES, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF STALLING OUT. IT NEVER S…
Owner-reported narrative. 94,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10393899 at NHTSA ↗