2006 Scion Xa

AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY REPORTED I HAVE A 2006 SCION XA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THEY STATED IT WAS A CHARCOAL CANISTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR COVERED BY ANYTHING. THEY WANT $784.00 PLUS TAX TO FIX THE ISSUE. WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM I DO NOT SEE HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH MAKING CUSTOMERS PAY FOR THIS ON BASICALLY BRAND NEW CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH SHE HEARD A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE NOTICE SMOKE UNDER HOOD. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT INSURANCE COMPANY WILL INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 23,000. UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 03/28/11

THE INTERIOR FRONT DISC PADS CONSTANTLY RUB, GRIND AND WEAR OUT ON MY SCION XA 2006. I WAS TOLD BY A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN (THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT BRAKES) THAT IF THE BRAKES ARE INSPECTED AND I AM TOLD THEY HAVE LOTS OF WEAR LEFT - THEY ARE NOT REPORTING THE WEAR ON THE INNER WHEEL PADS BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN DESIGN. THIS HAS CAUSED I BELIEVE MUCH BRAKE FADING DURING NORMAL CITY FREEWAY STOP AND GO. *TR

I HAD PARKED THE CAR BUT MY FRIEND SAID THAT I WAS TOO FAR FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE RESTAURANT SO HE OFFERED TO MOVE IT CLOSER. AFTER HE BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT HE CHANGED GEARS TO D[RIVE] BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE BACKWARDS. HE CALLED ME OVER AND SHOWED ME WHAT THE CAR WAS DOING. HE THEN PUT THE CAR INTO P[ARK], TURN THE ENGINE OFF THEN STARTED IT BACK UP AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN HE PUT THE GEAR INTO D[RIVE] THE CAR MOVED FORWARD AND THINGS SEEMED HAVE GONE BACK TO NORMAL. *TR

I HAD DRIVEN INTO A LEFT TURN LANE TO PERFORM A LEFT TURN AND HAD WAITED FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AS USUAL AND THE CAR MOVED BACKWARDS INSTEAD OF FORWARDS. I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED BUT STILL HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME THAT WAS ALSO WAITING TO TURN LEFT. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD NO VISIBLE DAMAGE BUT MY REAR BUMPER WAS PUSHED FORWARDS JUST ENOUGH THAT MY REAR LEFT PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. *TR

2006 SCION XA- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT 89K MILES; CODES INDICATED "EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM" ISSUES. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER; WAS TOLD CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED REPLACING AS THERE WAS WATER IN IT THAT SHORTED OUT A PURGE VALVE. DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND A TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB EG04706) THAT DESCRIBED RETROFITTING A NEW FUEL VENT TUBE COLLAR TO PREVENT WATER INTRUSION AND ALL SUBSEQUENT CARS AFTER A CERTAIN VIN GOT A NEW DESIGN. SINCE THE CAR IS WELL OUT OF WARRANTY I ENDED UP SPENDING $750 TO FIX. IF THE TSB WAS IMPLEMENTED EARLIER AS PART OF NORMAL SERVICING IT WOULD HAVE ONLY BEEN .5 HRS LABOR ADDING A SMALL PART (COLLAR) AT MUCH LOWER COST. THE FACT THAT TOYOTA LETS THE CONSUMER TAKE THE CAR TO FAILURE BEFORE RECTIFYING THE ISSUE IS JUST NOT RIGHT. *TR