Sudden Unintended Acceleration

10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
70,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. none my car was totlled and i got the ticket plus back prob (1 reports)
2005 Scion xB electrical problems

electrical problem

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2005 Scion xB Owner Comments

problem #1

Dec 252006

xB

  • Automatic transmission
  • 70,000 miles

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

I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THE CAR THEN ONE DAY ON I95 IT JUST CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT KEPT GOING FASTER I WANTED TO HIT THE BRAKES BUT IT ACCELERATED SO FAST I WAS WELL OVER 100MPH AROUND 113 WHEN I LAST LOOKED SO I WAS AFRAID IF I HIT THE BREAKS THE CAR WOULD LOSE CONTROL AND POSSIBLY FLIP,NEEDLESS TO SAY THATS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND I DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH THE BRAKES,I FLIPPED AT LEAST SIX TIMES WHEN I LOST COUNT AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN,AND ODDLY ENUFF THE AIRBAGS ALSO HAD NOT WENT OFF,I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I SURVIVED,NOW I HAVE CHRONIC BACK PAINS BUT DUE TO MY FINANCIAL SITUATION I NEVER CALLED A LAWYER AND I NEVER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED,I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO EXCEPT BE GRATEFUL I SURVIVED,.ANY INPUT FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT RAFATEE13@YAHOO.COM

- cruzr, Lantana, FL, US

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