2008 Scion XB problems
Owners have filed 424 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Scion XB. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 31% of complaints. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (11%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 424 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 42 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 32 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 276 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 63 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 32 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 58 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 33 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 36 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 25 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 276 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 54,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (25 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 42 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 32 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Scion XB with enough data (214 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
After purchasing my car I had to bring in to be serviced due to static speakers. The back speakers were replaced but that was not the last problem I would have with them. A few months later my ipod jack went up in smoke and melted my ipod. The service center had to special order the ipod jack and cable which took 30 days to arrive. After replacing said parts I tried them out. They did not function properly and I was told that was the best they could do.
The arm where the windows go up and down on the driver side just caught on fire I was driveing down the street still smell smoke in my car I need some help please I paid 30000 for this car
Car parked and dashboard electrical unit caught on fire, the car was engulfed in flames within 3 minutes. Fire department has a real concern with this make/model they responded within 3 minutes and the car was gone. If my son was in the car while it was on fire he would not have had a chance to get out. That is how fast the car fire spread. The vehicle had all original factory components (radio, speakers, etc.) there is a serious problem in the electrical part of the vehicle.
Parking brakes frozen during drive. It happen only in winter time. First time it happen when odo meter at 9,000 mile then 18,000 and now at 40,000+ miles. I checked with local repair shop and endup in replacing rotor + brakepads. But now I feel now it getting worse and repair shop insist that I should contact dealer about this problem, because it is not normal to replace rotor and brakepads twice with 40,000 miles of driving. Windows also froze during the cold weather.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota scion xb. The contact started the ignition. Immediately, the anti-lock brake system (ABS), visibility stabile control (vsc) and traction control warning light indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The warning light indicators remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician stated the failures were contributed to the speed sensor and wire harness corrosion.