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2008 Scion XB service brakes, hydraulic problems

20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2008 Scion XB6% of all complaints for this model year.

20
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
6%
share of all complaints
49,100 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Malfunctioning right rear wheel speed sensor causes abs and vsc lights to go on and when lights are on the abs and vsc do not function. Was told that I needed to replace the right rear hub, bearing, sensor and harness. Vehicle had only 52939 miles on it and was off warranty so would cost over…

    filed Jun 14, 2012

  • At just over 38,000 miles the brake, abs, traction control, and vsc lights all illuminated on my dash. From what I have read it is most likely the rear speed sensors but also requires hundred of dollars worth of other parts to replace. I looked on many of the scion xb forums and found many many…

    filed Feb 28, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other XB years

YearReportsShare
2012 XB12%
2011 XB12%
2010 XB59%
2009 XB75%
2006 XB52%
2005 XB33%
2004 XB25%
XB service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

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.