2008 Scion XB vehicle speed control problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2008 Scion XB — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The initial incident occurred while driving the vehicle on partially snow covered pavement. As I applied the brakes to stop at an intersection, the vehicle began to skid. The vehicle stability control and abs systems did not work, and the brake, abs and vsc lights came on. The warning lights…”
filed Apr 1, 2015
“I recently experienced a "sudden acceleration incident". Our 2008 scion xb was driven over 122,000 miles without major malfunction until 3:30 pm on september 26 2014. Then, after stopping at our mailbox on the left side of the road, I proceeded 15 feet to our driveway entrance and made a left turn…”
filed Sep 28, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other XB years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 XB | 1 | 2% |
| 2010 XB | 5 | 9% |
| 2009 XB | 9 | 6% |
| 2006 XB | 27 | 11% |
| 2005 XB | 10 | 11% |
| 2004 XB | 4 | 11% |
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.