https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Scion XD. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:29:05 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-2178300 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT This complaint is about other cars affecting me while I’m driving at night. Around 50% of oncoming traffic is using dangerously bright headlights. It is so bright that it’s physically painful to my eyes and leaves a blind spot in my field of vision that lasts for several minutes after each encounter. The head lights are so bright that when highbeams are switched off manually, there is barely a dif https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-2084370 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Drove car and heard loud noise issuing from the passenger side rear. Upon viewing the wheel was angled in at the top. After removing the wheel I found the rear crossmember subframe axle had a complete break in the weld holding the angle from the straight part of the beam to the wheel and suspension plate. After going online to see if similar issues happen on the same side of the vehicle, I found m https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-2084371 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Drove car and heard loud noise issuing from the passenger side rear. Upon viewing the wheel was angled in at the top. After removing the wheel I found the rear crossmember subframe axle had a complete break in the weld holding the angle from the straight part of the beam to the wheel and suspension plate. After going online to see if similar issues happen on the same side of the vehicle, I found m https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-2084372 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Drove car and heard loud noise issuing from the passenger side rear. Upon viewing the wheel was angled in at the top. After removing the wheel I found the rear crossmember subframe axle had a complete break in the weld holding the angle from the straight part of the beam to the wheel and suspension plate. After going online to see if similar issues happen on the same side of the vehicle, I found m https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-2080620 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Right rear axel is cracked and broken, wheel is rubbing on inside weel well, car is un driveable until it's fixed and has a very large cost to repair. https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1930719 Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT The rear axel beam on the vehicle cracked on the drivers side. It separated at a weld and caused the entire wheel assemble to lean inward (extreme negative camber) and rub against the wheel well. Fortunately I was off the highway when the incident occurred and barely made it safely to my work place. If this had happened at a greater speed I fear for what may have happened to myself and others. It https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1895077 Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT A major safety structural defect has developed in the rear axle beam. About 50 percent of the welds failed where the passenger side swing arm attaches to the rest of the axle. The lack of support ended up creating about a three inch stress crack across the width of the swing arm tube. This could have led to a complete failure of the swing arm, had I not found the problem. Had this failure occurred https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1867522 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT Read axle beam broke on the right side. Appears to have rusted through. https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1775667 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT There is a repetitive problem with mold and AC leaks with the Scion xD. I’m having breathing problems and I feel sick. Geico and Toyota have discovered mold in my vehicle. It is actually visible but I have no idea how long there has been a leak or how long I have been breathing in mold. The AC line is under the carpet with no protective barrier which is an ideal environment for mold to grow. Wh https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1775668 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT There is a repetitive problem with mold and AC leaks with the Scion xD. I’m having breathing problems and I feel sick. Geico and Toyota have discovered mold in my vehicle. It is actually visible but I have no idea how long there has been a leak or how long I have been breathing in mold. The AC line is under the carpet with no protective barrier which is an ideal environment for mold to grow. Wh https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1742399 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT A RECA FOR MY POWER SWITCH MASTER CONTROL WAS ISSUED ON SEPT 15TH 2015 AND A FIX FOR THIS STILL HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED. THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN MY VEHICLE. https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1737301 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SCION XD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH SECURELY. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND THAT NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1705218 Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT 2009 TOYOTA SCION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE RADIO INDEPENDENTLY TURNED ON AND OF AND THE DASH LIGHTS FLASHED. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. *JS https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1691997 Sun, 13 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT MY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ARE COMING ON AND CAUSING THE CAR TO LOCK UP, JERK, AND STALL WHILE IN MOTION IN SLOWER SPEEDS USUALLY WHEN AT A STREET SIGN AND GOING INTO A TURN, A STOP LIGHT ALSO GOING INTO A TURN ON MAIN HWYS AND WORSE OF ALL IN NEIGHBORHOODS PRIOR TO MY GETTING TO THE HOSPITAL. I'M NOT IN GOOD HEALTH AND GO FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT REGULARLY. PLEZ HELP I KNOW Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1691998 Sun, 13 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT MY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ARE COMING ON AND CAUSING THE CAR TO LOCK UP, JERK, AND STALL WHILE IN MOTION IN SLOWER SPEEDS USUALLY WHEN AT A STREET SIGN AND GOING INTO A TURN, A STOP LIGHT ALSO GOING INTO A TURN ON MAIN HWYS AND WORSE OF ALL IN NEIGHBORHOODS PRIOR TO MY GETTING TO THE HOSPITAL. I'M NOT IN GOOD HEALTH AND GO FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT REGULARLY. PLEZ HELP I KNOW Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1688031 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT NOTICED RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS LEANING INWARD. FOUND THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY CRACKED. WE THEN HAD IT WELDED AND CHECKED THE OTHER SIDE. NOTHING WAS VISIBLE, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT ASSEMBLY COULD BE RUSTING FROM INSIDE OUT. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, WHILE TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY, CAR STARTED MAKING NOISE AND HAD A HOT TIRE SMELL. PULLED OVER AND LEFT REAR TIRE HAD LEANED IN AND CUT THE TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND. https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1676101 Sat, 11 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY BEHIND A SLOW TRUCK. WENT TO PASS AND ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH WHEN ENGINE BECAME ABNORMALLY LOUD AND FELT AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAD TAKEN OVER THE CAR AND IT WANTED TO RACE. RPMS WERE MAXED. I FLOORED BRAKES AND GOT VEHICLE TO SLOW TO 40MPH. PULLED BACK INTO MY LANE, BUT COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO ANY SLOWER. I FELT AS IF I WAS GOING TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WITH TW https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1676102 Sat, 11 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY BEHIND A SLOW TRUCK. WENT TO PASS AND ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH WHEN ENGINE BECAME ABNORMALLY LOUD AND FELT AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAD TAKEN OVER THE CAR AND IT WANTED TO RACE. RPMS WERE MAXED. I FLOORED BRAKES AND GOT VEHICLE TO SLOW TO 40MPH. PULLED BACK INTO MY LANE, BUT COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO ANY SLOWER. I FELT AS IF I WAS GOING TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WITH TW https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1652892 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT MY BATTERY WENT DEAD WHILE I WAS AT WORK AS I HAD LEFT THE LIGHTS ON. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME, I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK MY DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB. THERE WAS ONE PLACE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY AND IT WAS THE DRIVER DOOR. I UNLOCKED THAT AND REACHED OVER TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER DOOR. I REACHED BACK TO UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS FROM THE INSIDE AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THERE WAS NO WAY TO OPEN T https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1647270 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BE VERY STIFF AND WON'T MOVE UNLESS I CRANK THE WHEEL TO TURN. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. ALL OF MY FLUIDS ARE FULL AND I HAVE NO LEAKS IN MY CAR, EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT IN A MULTIPOINT INSPECTION. https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1496644 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V169000 (SEATS). THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1495822 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT TAKARA RECALL LETTER RECEIVED AMONG OTHER 2. AFTER CHECKING ON AIRBAGRECALL.COM AND VERIFYING THAT MY CAR DEFINETALY HAVE A RECALL, I CALLED DEALER, AFTER BEING TRANSFERRED TO 5 DIFFERENT REPS, I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY ONE RECALL WAS FOUND ONLY FOR MASTER SWITCH. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP AS I AM VERY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY SAFETY. MY DRIVER SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORT WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL. https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1495823 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT TAKARA RECALL LETTER RECEIVED AMONG OTHER 2. AFTER CHECKING ON AIRBAGRECALL.COM AND VERIFYING THAT MY CAR DEFINETALY HAVE A RECALL, I CALLED DEALER, AFTER BEING TRANSFERRED TO 5 DIFFERENT REPS, I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY ONE RECALL WAS FOUND ONLY FOR MASTER SWITCH. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP AS I AM VERY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY SAFETY. MY DRIVER SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORT WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL. https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1495824 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT TAKARA RECALL LETTER RECEIVED AMONG OTHER 2. AFTER CHECKING ON AIRBAGRECALL.COM AND VERIFYING THAT MY CAR DEFINETALY HAVE A RECALL, I CALLED DEALER, AFTER BEING TRANSFERRED TO 5 DIFFERENT REPS, I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY ONE RECALL WAS FOUND ONLY FOR MASTER SWITCH. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP AS I AM VERY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY SAFETY. MY DRIVER SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORT WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL. https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1452945 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN JUNE 2016. AIRBAG FAILED. THE BRAKE HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. IT WOULD RANDOMLY WORK AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WHERE THE CAR JUST SKIDS WITH THE PEDAL ON THE FLOOR. https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1452946 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN JUNE 2016. AIRBAG FAILED. THE BRAKE HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. IT WOULD RANDOMLY WORK AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WHERE THE CAR JUST SKIDS WITH THE PEDAL ON THE FLOOR. https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1449121 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL - TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE AIRBAGS. THEY ARE STATING THAT LETTER I RECEIVED FROM TK HOLDINGS INC. AND THE WEB-SITE THEY REFERRED ME TO (WWW.AIRBAGRECALL.COM) ARE FRAUDS. THEIR STATEMENTS SUGGEST THAT EVERYONE IS "GETTING ON THE BANDWAGON" TO DEFRAUD CONSUMERS. THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE TOYOTA WEB-SITE IS NOT INDICATING MY CAR'S AIRBAG IS DANGEROUS THEY ARE NOT G https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1436004 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V169000 (SEATS), 12V491000 (VISIBILITY), AND 09V338000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (STEVE LANDERS TOYOTA, 10825 COLONEL GLENN RD, LITTLE ROCK https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1436005 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V169000 (SEATS), 12V491000 (VISIBILITY), AND 09V338000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (STEVE LANDERS TOYOTA, 10825 COLONEL GLENN RD, LITTLE ROCK https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd https://plaincars.com/make/scion-xd#complaint-1436006 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V169000 (SEATS), 12V491000 (VISIBILITY), AND 09V338000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (STEVE LANDERS TOYOTA, 10825 COLONEL GLENN RD, LITTLE ROCK