2008 Scion XB electronic stability control (esc) problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2008 Scion XB — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Vehicle was driven to location and parked. When I returned to the vehicle, restarted and began to pull away, steering light came on and all assist in the steering disappeared making it almost impossible to steer. Had to have steering ecm replaced.”
filed Jul 1, 2016
“Takada inflators. While driving my power steering was extremely hard to turn making it extremely difficult to steer including pull over to the side. In motion on 110 freeway going 60 m ph went I lost control.”
filed Mar 2, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other XB years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 XB | 1 | 2% |
| 2009 XB | 4 | 3% |
| 2006 XB | 2 | 1% |
| 2005 XB | 2 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Scion XB
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.