2006 Scion Xa

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DEALERSHIP COMES UP WITH CODES P043E, P043F, P0456, P0401,P0402, P2419 EVAP CODES RELATED TO TSB EG047-06. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT RESTRICTED TO JUST THIS MODEL AND IS CAUSED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, THAT ALLOWS WATER INTRUSION INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THE FILTER, LEADING TO EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. MANY OTHER SCION MODELS AS WELL AS OTHER ECONOMY SIZED TOYOTA VEHICLES SHARE THE SAME DEFECT IN THE DESIGN LEADING TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN, WHICH ACTUALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL SO THAT THIS DESIGN DEFECT CAN BE FIXED PROPERLY AT THE DEALERSHIP BY TOYOTA. IF NEGLECTED BY CONSUMERS OR IF THE FIX IS POSTPONED DUE TO IT BEING SO EXPENSIVE, IT CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND USING CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT OFF, THE LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HOLD SPEED. THE I TRIED TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DECELERATE/ACCELERATE, BUT THE ONLY EFFECT WAS ACCELERATING UP TO 80MPH. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES ONLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND DIDN'T DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEARS TO NEUTRAL AND STILL NO EFFECT EXCEPT THE ENGINE REVVING TO THE RED LINE. SO I FLOORED THE BRAKES AND COULD ONLY SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 20MPH. WORRIED ABOUT WHAT ELSE MAY HAPPEN, I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED ON TO A STREET. SEEING NO OTHER OPTIONS, I CHOSE TO JUST TURN THE ENGINE OFF. AT THAT POINT THE POWER BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR WAS STILL ROLLING. SO I SHIFTED THE GEAR TO PARK AND WE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. *TR

SCION XA 2006 WITH JUST 46000 (MOSTLY HIGHWAY!) MILES DID NOT PASS EMISSIONS TEST DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC CODES: P2401, P043E, PO43F, P2419, P2402 INDICATING 'EVAPORATION LEAK/EMISSION PROBLEMS. TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS STATED THE REPAIR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO HELP ME WITH THE COST OF REPAIR - SEE CASE #: 1310120509. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $588.39 (AFTER A DISCOUNT OF $95.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE) TO INSTALL 'CHARCOAL CANISTER, FUEL FILLER NECK, FUEL TANK FILLER HOLDER, & CHARCOAL FILTER SUB-ASSY.' THE FACT THAT IT IS STANDARD FOR A CAR WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES TO FAIL AN EMISSIONS TEST SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED IN COMPLIANCE WITH EPA STANDARDS. TOYOTA IS CHARGING CONSUMERS THE COST OF REPAIRING A DEFECTIVE EVAPORATION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH EPA STANDARDS THEREFORE THE NHTSA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT(S) - SEE TSB #: EG047-06. UPDATED 02/04/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE THAT ERUPTED IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT MERGED OFF THE ROADWAY AND OPENED THE HOOD TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH WENT OUT. I COULD NOT PUT MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW UP. I WENT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I GET MY MAINTENANCE DONE AND THIS WAS THERE ASSESSMENT. I SEE TODAY ON LINE THAT TOYOTA IS RECALLING VEHICLES DUE TO THE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES MALFUNCTIONING! I CHECKED AND MY MODEL YEAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL. I FIND THIS A VERY ODD COINCIDENCE I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED SCION CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY SAID I WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. OBVIOUSLY THIS PROBLEM TO ME EXTENDS BEYOND THE MODEL YEARS LISTED. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE. THANK YOU *TR

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN REPUBLIC, MO AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWYS. 60 AND P. I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION TRAVELING WEST ON HWY 60, MAKING A LEFT TURN (SOUTH) ON A GREEN ARROW ONTO HWY P. A DRIVER TRAVELING EAST ON HWY 60 RAN A RED LIGHT (SHE CLAIMS IT WAS YELLOW) AND STRUCK MY VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. BUT, AS THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THE MOMENTUM OF THE CRASH WAS SET IN MOTION, I WAS THROWN SIDEWAYS INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY RIGHT LEG STRUCK THE GEARSHIFT (MY CAR IS A STANDARD), SHATTERING MY RIGHT FEMUR. I UNDERWENT SURGERY TO HAVE A ROD INSTALLED IN MY LEG AND SPENT 5 DAYS IN COX SOUTH HOSPITAL IN SPRINGFIELD, MO. I BELIEVE THE SEAT BELT FAILED (WAS SPRUNG) WHEN MY ELBOW SMASHED DOWN ON THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM WHEN MY CAR WAS STRUCK. ONE INJURY RECORDED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS AN INDENTATION ON MY RIGHT ELBOW AND HORRIBLE BRUISING--AN INJURY INCURRED I SURMISE WHEN MY ELBOW STRUCK THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM, RELEASING THE BELT. ON THE XA, THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM SITS UP HIGH--I OFTEN RESTED MY ELBOW ON IT WHEN SHIFTING--WHICH I NOW REALIZE WAS UNSAFE. I HAVE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF RECALLS FOR THIS EXTENDED SEAT BELT MECHANISM, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DURING AN ACCIDENT, AS MY ACCIDENT SHOWS. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, MY NEPHEW "TESTED" MY THEORY BY STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM IN THE MANNER I HAD DESCRIBED. HE REPORTED THAT THE BELT POPPED OPEN EASILY. *TR

STARTED UP THE CAR AND SMELLED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED SPEWING FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION. THANK GOD WE STOPPED THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY OR WE WOULD HAVE BEEN INCINERATED ONCE WE HAD REACHED HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ENGINE WAS HOT. VEHICLE IS NOW NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS TO BE TOWED IN FOR REPAIRS. *TR

MY QUESTION IS HAS THE TOYOTA SCION XA-2006 , WITH ITS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF A FUEL TANK PROBLEM BEEN RECALLED YET. I ASK THAT BECAUSE WITH A MERE 37,000 MILES SCION HAS OFFERED ME $235 OUT OF THE $800 REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE FUEL SYSTEM BECAUSE OF AN EVAP. PROBLEM. I INITIALLY AGREED TO THE AMOUNT AND NOW THINK THAT IS NOT ENOUGH, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OF THE MANY MANY TOYOTA, SCION XA 2006 WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. I DID FILE A COMPLAINT ON ABOUT FEB 27TH. THE O.D.I NUMBER IS 10449553- IF THAT IS PERTINENT.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN EVAPORATION LEAK IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 04/11/12*LJ UPDATED 04/23/12