There are 16 owner-reported body & structure complaints for the 2006 Scion xBin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR HATCH, THE HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *TT CONSUMER STATED THIS MFG DEFAULT IS COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE. HANDLE PART SNAPS OFF FROM THE DOOR WHICH RESULTS IN THE BACK DOOR BEING UNABLE TO OPEN. PAID $150 TO REPLACE THE HANDLE. *JB
TAKATA RECALL: VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. BACK TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN. TRUNK DOOR SWITCH RELEASE BUTTON COVER W/ SCREWS ARE HANGING ALONG WITH WIRE. BUTTON IS STUCK.
THE RUBBER PIECE THAT COVERS THE SWITCH FOR THE REAR HATCH HAS MELTED FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME AND THEN AGAIN WHEN THE WHOLE GARNISH FELL OFF AND WAS REPLACED UNDER A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT". IN OTHER WORDS A RECALL BECAUSE IT HAD HAPPENED TO SO MANY SCION XB OWNERS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY CONTINUE TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART WITH A DEFECTIVE PART! NOW I AM SUPPOSED TO FORK OUT $90.00 FOR ANOTHER PART THAT IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY DO THE SAME THING. THIS IS CLEARLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS A SEARCH FOR "MELTED SWICH COVERS ON SCION XB" ON YOUR COMPUTER AND IT BRINGS UP MANY SITES. THERE ARE BLOGS AND EVEN A FACEBOOK PAGE DEDICATED TO THE FAULTY HANDLES! WHEN THERE ARE COMPANIES WHO ARE MAKING A PROFIT PRODUCING ENHANCED REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR YOUR CAR BECAUSE TOYOTA WON'T SOMETHING IS WRONG. I WILL BE BUYING MY REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM THEM. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE BODY. THE CONTACT PLACED THE HATCH BACK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO TOP HINGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR LIFTEGATE WOULD NOT RELEASE AND OPEN MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE PLASTIC HANDLE GARNISH DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
I NOTICED A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE, THAT MY FINGERS WERE COVERED IN A BLACK MUSHY SUBSTANCE. THE SWITCH TO OPEN THE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY MELTED AND WOULD BARELY OPEN. MY WIFE AND I DON'T USUALLY USE THE HATCH DOOR, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG ITS BEEN IN THIS CONDITION . WE HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THE SCION UP TO THIS POINT.I FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FEEL TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA'S PRODUCT. I'M SERIOUSLY PLANNING ON TAKING THIS FLAW TO THE MEDIA SINCE THE DOOR MAY NOT EVEN OPEN IN AN EMERGENCY. THE OTHERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY, AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER $200.00 TO FIX IT. I FEEL IT IS A FLAW THAT TOYOTA SHOULD REPAIR AND NOT ME. THE PART WAS PROBABLY MADE IN CHINA AND IS JUNK.THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN THE CARPORT AND NEVER ABUSED. *TR
THE HANDLE TO MY BACK TRUNK DOOR IS MADE OF SOME SORT OF PLASTIC AND LIVING IN THE SOUTH HAS POSSIBLY CAUSED IT TO START MELTING. IT HAS SLOWLY MELTED, DRIPPING TAR LIKE MATERIAL ONTO MY REAR BUMPER OF MY SCION XB. EVERY TIME I OPEN MY TRUNK, THE BLACK TAR MATERIAL WILL END UP ON MY HANDS AND I AM UNSURE OF HOW SAFE THIS PRODUCT IS TO MY HEALTH. *TR
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
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
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
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
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 HANDLE FOR THE BACK HATCH ON MY 2006 SCION XB HAS BROKEN. IT IS STILL CONNECTED BY THE WIRES. THE HANDLE IS VERY FLIMSY AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO GRAB ONTO WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE HATCH. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT INTO THE DEALER YET, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL BE TO FIX. *TR
REAR RIGHT LIP OF THE BUMPER FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *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
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE NUMEROUS RUST SPOTS LOCATED ON THE LIFT GATE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FRAME. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED AND DENIED THE PROBLEM. THEY EXPLAINED THIS IS A PAINT DEFECT. UPDATED 6/30/2006 - THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE RUST MAY HAVE DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF WELD SPLATTER. THE RUST APPEARED AT THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE DOOR FRAME AND OPPOSING RUBBER DOOR SEAL. *NM
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