2004 Scion Xb problems, complaints & recalls

2025-01-18 · Unknown Or Other · 💥 crash

“the vehicle belongs to a sex trafficker involving minors …”

2019-04-04 · Air Bags · 150,000 mi

“air bag light came on am while driving down a bumpy county road. no error code. unable to reset. vehicle mileage right at 150k.…”

2017-11-20 · Air Bags · 90,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2004 scion xb. when the vehicle was started, the air bag warning indicator illuminated and remained lit. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (larry miller toyota, albuquerque, nm, 505-545-8699) where the technician recommended a diagnostic test. the test was not performed and the failure recurred. the manufacturer was made aw…”

2017-07-19 · Electrical System · 70,000 mi

“when car is stationary and our intention is to exit the vehicle, the electronic door locks intermittently do not work and cause driver and passengers to be locked inside the car. cannot manually unlock the car from the inside, but rather, have to open the window, reach outside through the window and insert key in the outside door lock, and then ca…”

2017-02-09 · Electrical System

“engine light comes on, will not go off. have to take it to repair shop so it can be fixed for a time. so it will pass inspection with light off. soon after the engine light will go on again. this has been going on for many years. car was in motion, starting car, driving car, forward and backing up. light is always on. mechiniac cant find wha…”

2016-12-08 · Electrical System · 44,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2004 scion xb. while driving approximately 20 mph, the vsc, abs, and traction warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure recurred on several occassions. the manufacturer was notified. the vin was unknown. the approximate failure mileage was 44,000. updated 01/25/2017*ct *cn…”

2015-09-17 · Structure:body · 71,213 mi

“while opening rear hatch the handle pulled off. no undue pressure was used, it literally just pulled off into my hand as i attempted to simply open the door. i have read numerous complaints of this problem with this particular year & model scion , this is obviously a manufacturing defect. scion/toyota refuses to replace the part without a substanti…”

2015-03-20 · Electrical System · 65,455 mi

“electric door locks have increasingly become a problem. first, the front passenger side stopped working and now has to be manually locked and unlocked. then the same happened to the passenger side rear, which has to be locked and unlocked manually. finally, the driver's door has on three occasions, locked me in, forcing me to roll down the windo…”

2014-12-02 · Structure:body:hatchback/Liftgate · 76,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota scion xb. the contact stated that the rear hatch handle fractured. the contact was not able to open the hatchback from inside or outside the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 76,000. …”

2014-06-11 · Latches/Locks/Linkages:hatchback/Liftgate:lock · 178,850 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2004 scion xb. while the contact attempted to open the rear hatch, the garnish latching attachment fractured and created sharp plastic edges. after the failure, the rear hatch door could not be opened from inside or outside the vehicle. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 178,850.…”