2009 Scion XB problems
Owners have filed 172 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Scion XB. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 43% of complaints. Next are engine (15%) and brakes (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 172 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 43% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 28 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 97 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 | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 14 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 97 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 72,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 88,000 miles (21 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 28 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Scion XB with enough data (58 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 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.
I purchased a scion 2009 xb for my mom. A few months ago, she complained it accelerated unexpectedly in her driveway. I assumed operator error. She was killed in it two weeks ago when it left the roadway at an extremely high speed and witnesses said it accelerated out of control. She traveled 750 feet after she left the roadway and was severely injured when it hit a very deep drainage ditch. She died the next day. There was no evidence of braking at all but she missed several people and several large trees.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 scion xb. While driving 10 MPH, the contact's vehicle was struck on the front driver's side by another vehicle traveling 20 MPH. None of the air bags deployed. The contact injured her shoulder and the other driver had minor injuries to his face. A police report was filed. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 3,250.
Takata recall -my daughter hit a parked car and over corrected making the vehicle flip. No airbags deployed. My daughter had a cut on her head, huge bump on forehead, black eye, huge bump on top of her head. Her passanger fractured three finger and had her nails ripped off. She will be having surgery. We had the passenger air bag replaced due to the takata recall in november.
The issue I am having with my vehicle is the traction control. There is no way to disable it permanently. I have contacted the manufacturer several times to resolve this issue but they were unable to help. The intersection exiting my neighborhood is often busy and occasionally there is loose sand and gravel at the exit. At times, to cross the intersection safely, I will need to step on the accelerator a little more than usual.
Takata recall. Recall notice was received in january 2017 for passenger airbag. The recall directed that the passenger seat not be used. When calling toyota to ask about a tentative time frame for a remedy a toyota representative informed me that a remedy will not be available until about september 2017. I appreciate that this is a massive recall across the country. However, I am a one car owner and regularly need to use of the passenger seat. I have no recourse but to use the car.