2004 Scion xB Service and Repair Manual

FRONT END COLLISION WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. 2004 SCION WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND REAR ENDED A PICK UP TRUCK; DAMAGING THE SCION AND PICK UP TRUCK.THE SCION HAD TWO FEET OF DRIVERS SIDE INTRUSION AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD 1-1/2 FEET OF INTRUSION. THE SCION HAD A STAR TO THE WINDSHIELD AND AN INJURED DRIVER, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT HAPPENED. THE DAMAGE TO THE SCION CAUSED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE EXPOSING THE ENGINE AND HITTING DAMAGING AND EXPOSING TH

HEAD ON COLLISION AT 35 MPG - NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING HER 2004 TOYOTA SCION XB ON HER WAY TO CHURCH. TURNED ONTO BATON CHAPEL RD. TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, STARTED SLOWING DOWN DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT WHERE SHE WOULD HAVE MADE HER TURN, AND ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEATBELT SHE WAS WEARING AT THE TIME DID NOT HOLD HER BACK. AS A RESULT SHE ENDED UP HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUFFERING FROM COSTOCHONDRITIS

MOTHER SUFFERED FROM COSTOCHONDRITIS AS A RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY LOCKING RETRACTOR IN 2004 TOYOTA SCION XB NOT LOCKING WHEN VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THIS CAUSED HER CHEST TO STRIKE THE STEERING WHEEL, INJURING THE RIBS AND CARTILAGE ON THE FRONT OF THE CHEST. *TR

COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AN HOUR DEPLOYED DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN VEHICLE. PASSENGER AIRBAG INTERLOCK MALFUNCTIONED. *JB THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF CHILD IS IN SEAT AND SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS. *JB

MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 SCION XB WHEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK. HE TRIED THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT STOP OR EVEN SLOW THE CAR DOWN. HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE ACCELERATION WAS TURNING THE IGNITION OFF. THIS MORNING WHEN THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR STARTED THE CAR, THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN RACING, AND HE QUICKLY SHUT IF OFF. *TR

NUMEROUS TIMES MY 2004 TOYOTA SCIONXB REQUIRED ME TO SOMETIMES PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT DUE TO THE ENGINE RACING. WHEN I TOLD TOYOTA SERVICE ABOUT IT, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. JUNE 1, 2005 APPROACHING A KIDS PLAYGROUND AREA AT 30MPH, I PUT ON BRAKES AS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THE BRAKE DID NOT HOLD, I HIT THE REAR OF THE CAR AHEAD OF ME , I BRAKED AGAIN AND HIT THE CAR AGAIN. NO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER CAR BUT I WAS CITED FOR A M

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VSC, ABS, AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH HANDLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE HATCHBACK FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THE REAR DOOR LATCH HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND AFTER TRYING TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. I REPLACED THE PART AT THE DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF ALMOST $300. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN NOV. 2012. IT IS A HIGH STRESS PART THAT IS HELD ON BY 2 VERY SMALL CHEAP PLASTIC BRACKETS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SCION XB. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LARRY MILLER TOYOTA, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 505-545-8699) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SCION XB. IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A 1 FOOT BY 1 FOOT CRACK ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

DRIVER HIT A DEER WITH LEFT FRONT END OF VEHICLE, ONE SENSOR WAS SMASHED, BUT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED! *NM

I HAVE A 2004 SCION XB . I BOUGHT IT NEW IN MARCH '04. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE XB HAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE SIZE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE STRESS POINTS CAUSE CRACKING VERY EASILY. IT TURNS OUT THE TOYOTA BB IN JAPAN HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WASN'T CONSIDERED A BIG PROBLEM. THE BB IS THE SCION XB HERE IN AMERICA . ACCORDING TO SCION,THEY KNOW THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND ARE GOING TO CHANGE SOME OF ITS DESIGN IN THE '08 MODEL. THEY ARE NOT VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW WE OWNERS FEEL ON THIS SUBJEC