2006 Scion Xb

THE VEHICLES REAR HATCH HANDLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH MAKES THE PART FAIL. THE REAR HATCH HANDLE IS FASTENED TO THE TRUNK/HATCH WITH PLASTIC CLIPS. WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON FOR THE HATCH IS PRESSED, IT ONLY UNLOCKS THE HATCH DOOR. IT DOES NOT SPRING UPWARD LIKE OTHER VEHICLES. IN THE MANUAL IT SHOWS TO HOLD THE RELEASE BUTTON AND LIFT WITH THE HATCH HANDLE. BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SPRINGS TO HELP LIFT IT APPLIES LOTS OF PRESSURE TO THE CLIPS WHICH WEAKEN THEM. EVENTUALLY, THEY JUST SNAP. THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR SNAPPING WHEN THE HATCH IS LOCKED, IN COLD WEATHER, AND THERE ARE EVEN REPORTS OF THE RELEASE BUTTON MELTING. ANOTHER PROBLEM DEVELOPS WHEN THE HATCH HANDLE IS COMPLETELY REMOVED AFTER FAILING. THERE ARE HOLES FOR THE CLIPS WHICH ARE LEFT OPEN IF THIS PIECE IS NOT ATTACHED. THESE HOLES CAN ALLOW EXHAUST AND OTHER EMISSIONS INTO THE VEHICLE. LASTLY, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT THAT LEFT THE SIDE DOORS INOPERABLE AND THE PERSON(S) IN THE VEHICLE WERE ABLE TO EXIT SAFELY THROUGH THE HATCH, THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO SO. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANY TYPE OF MANUAL RELEASE (WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED BY LAW). HOWEVER, RESCUERS CANNOT OPEN THE HATCH FROM THE OUTSIDE EITHER. THIS IS BECAUSE WHEN THIS DEFECTIVE PART BREAKS OFF, IT LEAVES THE DANGLING RELEASE BUTTON. CONSUMERS ARE CAPPING THE WIRES SO IT DOESN'T RIP OFF WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NOW NO WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SCION XB REAR HATCH RELEASE. IT BROKE WITHOUT ANY FAULTY USE. THE TOYOTA REPLACEMENT IS NOT SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE BROKEN PART INTERFERES WITH THE PLATE LIGHTS, THE ELECTRIC HATCH RELEASE AND ALLOWS EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE THROUGH NORMALLY COVERED HOLES. I JUST WANT TO LIST MY COMPLAINT ALONG WITH THE OTHER SEVERAL THOUSAND HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 10/31/12 *BF UPDATED 11/02/12

THE REAR HATCH HANDLE ON MY 06 SCION XB HAS BROKEN OFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND NOW JUST HANGS THERE. I CAN HARDLY EVER GET INTO MY TRUNK BECAUSE OF THIS. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL COME OFF COMPLETELY AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND BECOME A DANGEROUS HAZARD FOR ANOTHER DRIVER. ALSO THE REAR LATCH BUTTON RUBBER COVER BECOMES SO HOT THAT IT BEGINS TO MELT. WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON IT WILL LEAVE BLACK REIDUE ON YOUR HANDS. THIS PREVENTS THE BUTTON FROM WORKING AND UNLATCHING THE BACK HATCH. NOT SURE IF IT IS MELTING DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OR THE SUN. WORRIED COULD GET TO HOT AND CATCH FIRE SOMETIME. *TR

PROBLEM #1: FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND IT CRACKED AGAIN ON THE REPLACEMENT. A SMALL PEBBLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THAT CAUSED IT TO CRACK. PROBLEM #2: REAR HATCH HANDLE BROKE WHEN IT WAS USED. I OPENED THE REAR HATCH HANDLE AND THE PLASTIC PIECE BROKE OFF IN THE PROCESS ALMOST INJURING MY HAND. I CONTACTED SCION ABOUT THE SITUATION THEY THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF. THEY REQUIRED ME TO RECEIVE AN ASSESSMENT FROM THE DEALER. I DROVE TO MY NEAREST DEALER AND THEY DID NOT REQUIRE AN ASSESSMENT BECAUSE THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS ALREADY KNOWN. I CONTACTED SCION AGAIN AND THEY GET BACK TO ME FOR A SOLUTION. THE SOLUTION WAS FOR ME TO REPLACE THE REAR HANDLE WITH A HIGH PRICE AMOUNT. THE REAR HANDLE EXPENSIVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF ON SCION'S END, ESPECIALLY WHEN A NEAR INJURY COULD HAVE TAKE PLACE. I RECEIVED CASE NUMBER FOR MY RECORDS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SCION XB. THE BACK LATCH (MADE OF FIBERGLASS) HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF ON ONE SIDE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO THE CAR USING THE REAR ENTRANCE. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT IF SOME ONE WAS IN THE CAR IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF THIS WAS THE ONLY ACCESS TO GET INTO THE CAR TO HELP VICTIMS ACCESS IS NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE SEEN 4 CARS OF THIS MODEL JUST IN MY AREA THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS AN ACTUAL ACCIDENT THIS IS A INFERIOR SYSTEM! *TR

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF MY 2006 SCION XB DEVELOPED A CRACK WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND NO OTHER CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME TO TOSS ROCKS. THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM A ROCK OR ANYTHING BEFORE THE CRACK APPEARED. I HEARD A POP AND DISCOVERED THE CRACK. THE POP SOUND WAS NOT THE NORMAL ROCK ON THE WINDSHIELD SOUND. THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY IMPACT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD IN THIS AREA. THE CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE AREA BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND IS AN "L" SHAPED CRACK. THE FIRST DAY THE CRACK WAS ABOUT 8-10" IN LENGTH AND HAS PROGRESSED ANOTHER 2-4" OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE THAT IS CAUSING SO MANY XB OWNERS TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY SCION XB 2006 IN AUGUST OF 2006. LAST WEEK, WED. JULY 9, 2008, AN L SHAPED CRACK APPEARED ON MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. IT APPEARED OVERNIGHT OUT OF NOWHERE. I DISCOVERED IT IN THE MORNING. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF TRAUMA TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE VERY TOP EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND GOES IN AN L SHAPE. THE NEXT MORNING (THUR, JULY 10) A SECOND L-SHAPED CRACK APPEARED IN MY WINDSHIELD IN THE SAME FASHION. THIS ONE IS ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE AND ALSO STARTS AT THE VERY EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO TRAUMA TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE CRACK APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE. THE TWO CRACKS ARE NOW HEADING TOWARD EACH OTHER, AND I AM WORRIED THIS DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WILL CRACK. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND TALKING TO MECHANICS, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT IN THE SCION XB 2006 MODEL. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED L-SHAPED CRACKS APPEARING OUT OF NOWHERE AND FILED COMPLAINTS. THE MECHANIC I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT HE HAS REPLACED MANY CRACKED WINDSHIELDS ON SCION XB'S. HE ATTRIBUTES WHAT HE TERMED THIS DESIGN DEFECT TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR SITS SO LOW AND THE STEEP GRADE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I KNOW YOU HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND I URGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION.*TR