Pull a specification out of this 2012 Scion xB service and repair manual and it is the one issued for this exact year, engine and trim — the 2.4L l4 (2AZ-FE) — not a value borrowed from an adjacent model year that happens to share the same body.
Engines
- 2.4L l4 GAS Naturally Aspirated
Trims
- Automatic Trans
- Standard Trans
Known issues on the 2012 xB. Four recalls are on federal record for this model year. One covers the hydraulic service brakes: TRD brake kits sold as an optional accessory, part numbers PTR09-21111 and PTR09-52080, contain hoses that may fatigue and fail over time, and failure of a brake hose will reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash. The other three all concern the passenger-side frontal air bag inflator module. Two describe an inflator explosion that may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death — one of those two covering vehicles whose frontal air bag inflators had already been replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The third describes an inflator rupture that may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants, again with the risk of serious injury or death. Owners have filed 57 complaints for the year and Scion has issued 55 technical service bulletins. The diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.
A brake hose inspection, an air bag inflator replacement or a routine service interval on the 2AZ-FE each run on the OEM procedure and the published values for this 2012 xB.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BUMP TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND OTHER INTERNAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE WITH CAUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA SCION. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. AS A RESULT, THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE USED OVER A QUART OF OIL IN 1,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE DID NOT MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MANUFACTURER ENHANCED WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE VEH
STRESS FRACTURE ON PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK WAS ABOUT 1 INCH WHEN FIRST NOTICED AND THEN SPREAD TO ABOUT 8 INCHES WITHIN JUST A FEW DAYS. IT STARTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE WEATHER STRIPPING AND FRAME ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT QUICKLY STARTED INTO A Y LIKE SHAPE. I REPORTED IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND I WAS INSTRUCTED THAT IT WAS JUST A FREAK INCIDENT AND THAT MY INSURANCE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. I DID HAVE IT REPLACED JUST A DAY AGO AND CONTACTED MY DEALER TO HAVE
