NHTSA — Service Brakes Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
116,385 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2006 Scion xB brakes problems

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2006 Scion xB Owner Comments

problem #5

Dec 222022

xB

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

When braking, the accelerator had somehow stuck and moved me ahead instead of stopping and caused an accident; running into concrete posts in the parking lot, which by USAA standards, totaled my car; Actually it didn't, but because they didn't want to repair it the settlement totaled it, causing me lots of issues in finding transportation. This was not the first time. It has happened three times with this car. I never went back to the dealer (too far to find out if there was a fix for it, or a recall.) In searching for one, never found it.

- Steilacoom, WA, USA

problem #4

May 012017

xB 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 150,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Scion Xb. While driving 20 mph, the contact's vehicle crashed into the preceding vehicle. The failure occurred because the contact depressed the brake pedal. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact's granddaughter sustained shoulder, back, and head injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000. Updated 06/28/17 the consumer stated the brakes and the air bags both failed. The vehicle was destroyed. Updated 09/20/2017

- Yucca Valley, CA, USA

problem #3

Aug 242014

xB 4-cyl

  • 97,135 miles
Was leaving the house, got in car, started engine, put my foot on the brake then put the gear shift into reverse and proceeded to pull out of garage when all of a sudden for no reason whatsoever the car just took off on its own too fast, while my foot was still on the brake, the car accelerated too quickly and I nearly crashed into the neighbor's garage door.

- Yorba Linda, CA, USA

problem #2

Feb 032014

xB 4-cyl

  • 210,000 miles
In cold temperatures the brake pedal freezes and you can not push the pedal. The car does not respond. Seems to act in exactly the same way that the recall for the 2008-09 models!

- Oak Grove, MN, USA

problem #1

Feb 152012

xB

  • 124,791 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Scion Xb. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the brake pedal became detached from its assembly. As a result, the contact erroneously engaged the accelerator pedal instead of the brake pedal and crashed into a tree. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure however, proceeded to reinstall the pedal. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent an engineer to inspect the vehicle. The engineer advised that the vehicle was performing up to standards and did not provide any additional assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 124,791 and the current mileage was 145,000.

- Gilbert , AZ, USA

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