NHTSA Complaint #10390331 — 2009 SCION XB

ABS,PARKING BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, VERTICAL STABILITY LIGHTS CAME ON AND NOSE IN THE CAR. IN SAME TIME COMPLETELY DISABLE ABS AND VERTICAL STABILITY SYSTEMS. LIGHTS DISAPPEARED LATER FOR A WEEK AND CAME BACK ON. OVER THE TIME THIS CYCLE APPEARS MORE FREQUENTLY SOMETIMES BEFORE LIGHTS APPEAR I LOST ABILITY TO BRAKE A VEHICLE TILL I FULLY RELEASE A BRAKE PEDAL. BROUGHT TO TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID I HAVE TO CHANGE 2 REAR HUB ASSEMBLES, BECAUSE OF SENSORS, SOME CORRODED WIRES AND COMPUTER. THEIR ESTIMATE WAS ALMOST 15% OF THE PRICE OF BAND NEW CAR. I HAD TO GIVE MY CAR TO MY RELATIVE WHO WORKS FOR VOLVO DEALER. ONE OF MY REAR WHEEL BEARING WERE BAD WE REPLACE WITH GENUINE TOYOTA PART. WHILE WE REPAIR WE SAW WIRE CONNECTION WHICH GOES TO REAR SENSOR WERE CORRODED AND SENSOR CONNECTION WERE ALSO CORRODED BECAUSE OF WATER DAMAGE WHICH CAN LEAK THOUGH THIS TYPE OF CONNECTION. THE HUB WE HAD REPLACE OF AMOUNT OF CORRODE HUB CONNECTION BROKE. NEW HUB DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO ANOTHER SENSOR IS ALSO CORRODE EVEN IF THE WHEEL BEARING IS GOOD. ONE MORE THING THE ABS SENSOR IS A PART OF HUB ASSEMBLY AND COULD NOT BE REPLACE ITSELF. I TALK TO TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE AND SHE SAID ALL THOSE FIXES ARE OUT MY POCKET. EVEN IF I AM ORIGINAL OWNER ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE THE VEHICLE IT LOCKS ITSELF. BEFORE I THOUGHT KIDS PLAYING WITH KEYS BUT FEW TIMES HAPPEN WHEN KEYS IN MY HAND, I OPEN THE CAR AND IT KEEPS LOCK ITSELF FOR QUIT AMOUNT OF TIMES. ONE TIME IT LOCKS WITH KEYS INSIDE THE CAR ON 90 DEGREE DAY WITH BABY ON BOARD. NO POLICE WERE INVOLVED BECAUSE INSIDE THE CAR WAS OLDER CHILD WHO CAN UNLOCK THE CAR MANUALLY. *TR