2006 Scion XB vehicle speed control problems
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2006 Scion XB — 11% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“When braking, the accelerator had somehow stuck and moved me ahead instead of stopping and caused an accident; running into concrete posts in the parking lot, which by USAA standards, totaled my car; Actually it didn't, but because they didn't want to repair it the settlement totaled it, causing me…”
filed Jan 25, 2023
“While braking car started to slid and suddenly accreted what seemed like full throttle. I managed to get the car in park while engine was revving and tired continued to spin. I had to turn switch off to stop car from lunging forward and tires spinning. All of this happened on a city street and I…”
filed Jun 1, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- CERTAIN ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS' SPEED CONTROLS MAY HAVE A FAULTY MODULECampaign 07V048000 · Feb 12, 2007
- CERTAIN ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS' SPEED CONTROLS MAY HAVE A FAULTY MODULECampaign 07V030000 · Feb 1, 2007
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other XB years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 XB | 1 | 2% |
| 2010 XB | 5 | 9% |
| 2009 XB | 9 | 6% |
| 2008 XB | 15 | 4% |
| 2005 XB | 10 | 11% |
| 2004 XB | 4 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2006 Scion XB
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.