NHTSA Complaint #10285911 — 2009 SCION XB

I PURCHASED MY 2009 SCION XD ON DECEMBER 30, 2008. ON JANUARY 4, 2009, MY BRAKES FROZE UP AND I WASN'T ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR, IT WOULDN'T BUDGE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE FROZEN. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR 5 DAYS EARLIER, MARKQUART TOYOTA IN EAU CLAIRE WI, AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE SAID THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING HE COULD DO BECAUSE IT WASN'T A FACTORY DEFECT. I COULDN'T GO TO WORK THAT DAY AND MY STEP FATHER, A RETIRED MECHANIC HAD TO TAKE OFF MY TIRES AND THAW MY BRAKES WITH A HAIR DRYER... THEN 10 MONTHS LATER, I GET THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKE INTAKE MANIFOLD! LATER ON IN THIS REPORT I WILL SELECT SCION XB BECAUSE XD ISN'T A CHOICE. *TR