I first reported the break, airbag, and acceleration failure on my brand new 2005 Scion XB on June 20, 2005. I only had the Daihatsu/ Toyota two week when a driver in front of me stopped short at a Yield sign forcing me to slam on my brakes. immediately heard the sound of metal snapping and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I pumped the pedal to the floor but there was no resistance. The vehicle immediately accelerated, and I struck the rear of Ford Explorer at about 30-35 miles per hour. I suffered catastrophic injuries. I filed complaints at every level of government possible, but no one would investigate my claims. My FDFS complaint dated [XXX] might be the first to accurately report and describe causation regarding of these known defects sold by Toyota/Daihatsu with willful intent to defraud the public by fraudulent concealment of these known Defective Products. Toyota/ Daihatsu's Top Brass had full knowledge of the danger they were selling to the American Public under the Toyota Brand built on Safety. In a criminal conspiracy designed to defraud the U,S. Government by importing and selling 200,000 Scion models 2003, 2004, 2005 without safety crash testing thru Project Genesis. Toyota/Daihatsu didn't just cheat on safety testing on these models they failed to perform any safety crash testing until the model change in 2006 then just included all models 2003, 2004, 2005 into the 2006 rating applying those standards to all models. The information is overt and online just google 2005 XB crash test. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
2005 Scion XB airbags problems
15 complaints (16% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 98,000. 8 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 16%
- typical mileage
- 98,000
- crashes
- 8
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Scion XB airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2005 Scion XB airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2005 Scion XB owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
I rolled the car three times and almost died on [XXX]. The airbags did not deploy. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Takata recall, airbag
Aer bag lite on dashboard....worried to explode as I ,m driving ??
Accident involved on hwy traveling 65 -70 miles, rainy conditions, car was in motion and skidded a unknown length, hitting the rear end of a stopped vehicle on freeway, and 3x larger in size than the scion. The air bag on driver side and passenger side did not deploy. The driver has suffered injuries to the neck, spine,legs and chest. There was not a passenger. The scion has been deemed totaled at a loss. The injuries sustained were due to not being protected from the airbag.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 scion xb. The contact stated that that the check engine, maintenance, and air bag warning indicators illuminated. The dealer diagnosed that the air bag wiring harness was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,829.
Carfax reports the vehicle was in an accident. How do I know if defective takata air bags where installed during repairs?
The air bag light came on and stayed on. We had our local mechanic look at it. He stated dealer had to fix because of computer cost to read air bag sensor readings. Mileage 155000. Several other dash lights come on and off.
After having my car, 2005 xb, serviced my air bag light came on.dealer stated they would need to remove the steering wheel to fix the problem. Car has approx 160,000 miles on it and I have seen others stating that same problem at or near the same mileage, toyota needs to look into this cause it seems to be a problem. Also other lights randomly coming on such vehicle stability, check engine and another light all come on together for no apparent reason. Recall please.
The air bag light came on and stayed on. We had our local mechanic look at it and he said the steering column needed to be taken apart to fix it. This sounds exactly like the current toyota recall for the spiral cable assembly yet my scion is not on the list of recalled vehicles.
Questions about the 2005 Scion XB airbags
Does the 2005 Scion XB have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 15 complaints about the airbags of the 2005 Scion XB, 16% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2005 Scion XB airbags problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 98,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2005 Scion XB airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Scion XB have bad airbags?
The Scion XB model years with the most airbags complaints are 2008 (132 complaints), 2009 (74 complaints) and 2011 (41 complaints).
Other 2005 Scion XB problems
Body 24Visibility 16Electrical 11Acceleration 10Engine 10Locks 7Brakes 6Seat belts 5Lights 4Tires 4Driver assistance 3Fuel system 3Seats 1
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