2004 Scion Xa
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2004 Scion Xa. Newest first.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Toyota Scion xA vehicles. The air bag control module for the supplemental restraint system (SRS ECU) may experience an internal short, possibly causing the air bags to unintentionally deploy, or become deactivated.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners unintentionally deploy, it can increase the risk of a crash. If the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners are deactivated, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the SRS ECU, and if necessary, replace the air bag control module, free of charge. The recall began December 21, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0W.
Certain rostra cruise controls, p/nos. 00012-X0486-01, 00015-x0486-01, 00012-x0486-21, 00016-79910, 00016-79910-01, and 250-1755, installed as original equipment on my 2006-2007 gulf states toyota and southeast toyota scion vehicles and also sold as aftermarket equipment. the cruise control may not return to idle when the on/off switch IS pressed for the…
Risk and remedy
Risk
Failure to release the throttle when the cruise control IS turned off could result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
The vehicle manufacturers will notify their owners and replace the cruise control free of charge. rostra will notify purchasers of the atermarket cruise controls and replace the units free of charge. the recall began on february 13, 2007. owners can contact rostra at 910-291-2538.
Owner complaints
14 complaints2 involved a crash1 involved a fire1 injuries1 deaths
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Air bags · Structure › Body
My mother in law hit a tree going 50 mph hitting the passenger side of her car into tree, airbags did not go off. Because the airbags did not deploy she suffered major head trauma that lead to her death. The impact was so severe her passenger side of car was bent in to drivers side and she suffered broken limbs on right side of her body.
- Unknown or other
License plate IS stolen over the night, while parked at 1200 lick av. San jose.
- Electrical system · Engine · Unknown or other
I just got home from work I was home 30 minutes. My son told me my car was cutting off an on. Grabbed my keys went outside an my was turning off an on ,started my car with the keys it started up, turned it off it came back on an it was idling hard then smoke started coming from engine popped my…
I just got home from work I was home 30 minutes. My son told me my car was cutting off an on. Grabbed my keys went outside an my was turning off an on ,started my car with the keys it started up, turned it off it came back on an it was idling hard then smoke started coming from engine popped my hood smoke flooding everything ran for fire extinguisher couldn't find it ran for the hose wet it. It's the wires from the battery down to under the front of the car. Left the hood up. Came out 3 hours later the fan IS on in the car! Had to disconnect the battery to get the car to turn off completely! !!!
- Air bags
Driving home and hit another vehicle that was stopped. I was going approx. 40-45 mph. At the time of the accident. I rear ended a older cadillac, in my scion xa, the air bags never went off!!
- Vehicle speed control
During a routine drive home, I drove over rail road tracks and the car began to accelerate without my foot on the gas pedal. the car continued to accelerate with both feet on the break. I verified that the floor mat was not stuck on the pedal. I placed the car in neutral and the engine was still…
During a routine drive home, I drove over rail road tracks and the car began to accelerate without my foot on the gas pedal. the car continued to accelerate with both feet on the break. I verified that the floor mat was not stuck on the pedal. I placed the car in neutral and the engine was still pegging. I also tried to depress and release the gas pedal several times and that did not stop the acceleration. in order to keep from crashing, I had to keep my feet firmly on the break. this unintended acceleration was occurring for about a quarter mile. I attempted one final cycle of the gas pedal (depress and release) and that finally stopped the acceleration. *js
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
2004 scion xa. drivers side floor mat interferes with gas pedal. no damage or injuries to date. ongoing problem for more than 2 years. *Tr
- Exterior lighting · Service brakes, hydraulic · Tires
Toyota motor corp manufacturing of the 2004 solara IS absurd. Toyota will not repair or warranty anything on these vehicles. I have gone through 3 complete braking systems, replaced multiple sets of tires, the interior IS already falling apart as the rear taillight IS out and the front headlight as…
Toyota motor corp manufacturing of the 2004 solara IS absurd. Toyota will not repair or warranty anything on these vehicles. I have gone through 3 complete braking systems, replaced multiple sets of tires, the interior IS already falling apart as the rear taillight IS out and the front headlight as well. Toyota refuses to warranty any parts says its stated in the new warranty terms which I was never showed when I purchased the vhl brand new? the right side of the car IS all rusted out from the braking system failings as well on a 2004 car? Worst car ever and worst manufacturer ever dealt with. Going to go back to gm corp they stand behind consumer complaints. *nm
- Tires › Sidewall
Dt: 2004 toyota sienna. the consumer stated two of the original tires have split. the front passenger and rear driver side tires were the ones affected. he woke up one morning and the front tire was flat. after taking it off the vehicle he noticed a two inch split by the sidewall. this was…
Dt: 2004 toyota sienna. the consumer stated two of the original tires have split. the front passenger and rear driver side tires were the ones affected. he woke up one morning and the front tire was flat. after taking it off the vehicle he noticed a two inch split by the sidewall. this was about an inch in the tread down two or three inches on the sidewall. the rear tire had the same split. when he noticed it had not gone flat. toyota maintained that the consumer ran over something. he had to order and replace two new tires by himself, he replaced both front tires. the second tire occurred two weeks later. these are dunlop tires. *ak
- Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/rack · Tires
Dt: 2004 toyota sienna. the consumer states the run flat tires needed to be replaced with only 20,000 miles on the vehicle. this complaint has been found on other web sites. the dealership stated it was a problem with the alignment of the vehicle. on one of the tires, the core could be seen.…
Dt: 2004 toyota sienna. the consumer states the run flat tires needed to be replaced with only 20,000 miles on the vehicle. this complaint has been found on other web sites. the dealership stated it was a problem with the alignment of the vehicle. on one of the tires, the core could be seen. these are the original tires for the vehicle. there was nothing to indicate there was a problem with the tires on the vehicle. none of the warning lights came on. these are dunlop tires, sp400tdsscott. the vehicle was taken in today, for a loud noise she believed to be the roof rack. *jb
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
On may 28, 2005, while driving my 2004 toyota prius, several warning lights appeared on the dashboard, and my wife and I decided to take it to a dealer (toyota of dallas) immediately. before we went much distance, the engine stalled and would not re-start. we called the dealer, who we asked to…
On may 28, 2005, while driving my 2004 toyota prius, several warning lights appeared on the dashboard, and my wife and I decided to take it to a dealer (toyota of dallas) immediately. before we went much distance, the engine stalled and would not re-start. we called the dealer, who we asked to send a wrecker. this was done, and the car was taken to the dealer. the following appears on the dealer's work order: 10835 check engine light and other warning lights 801013 .2 eg4017 .8 1.0 as per tsb ego47-04 reflashed ecu and cleared codes T1-8A - T2-99" the car seems to be in good working order. there was no injury to me, my wife, or anyone else.
- Unknown or other
My car IS a 2004 prius purchased august 2004. on april 18, I had been driving for about 15 minutes, then stopped at a stop sign. upon resuming driving, a warning light (triangle/exclamation mark) and the hybrid system warning light (exclamation mark over a car) came on. There was no warning…
My car IS a 2004 prius purchased august 2004. on april 18, I had been driving for about 15 minutes, then stopped at a stop sign. upon resuming driving, a warning light (triangle/exclamation mark) and the hybrid system warning light (exclamation mark over a car) came on. There was no warning sound. initially, the car still ran, so I continued at low speed (<30mph) and had my passenger look up what to do. as I continued, I realized the power was lessening, so after about a mile, I pulled off the road and parked. at that point, I could not get the car to turn off, or to do much of anything. the manual said not to drive the car if the hybrid system warning light comes on, so I called for a tow. when the tow driver got there, we realized we would have to turn off the car to get it onto the flatbed tow truck, so the driver kept pushing buttons until the car finally turned off. then, when we turned it on again to put it in neutral, it seemed to behave normally. nonetheless, I had it towed to the dealership (world toyota, atlanta, ga) where they kept the car for 2 days, but could not find anything wrong, and did no repair. subsequently, I found a "tod" service bulletin (http://www.alldata.com/tsb/toyota/1100764800000_1103011200000_eg047r-04/1.html ) and brought that to their attention, but they did not seem to think that it fit my circumstance, and again did no repair.
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Emission control › Catalytic convertor
Dt: consumer states: the car smells like sulfur dioxide coming in the car through vents and comes catalytic converter. Dealer tried to fixed it. Thought it was originally from buses in the city. *Ak
- Electrical system
Dt: while driving at 60 mph the car decreased in speed to about 20 mph. called the dealer, and dealer urged consumer to turn the car off and restart it. did that, but all indicator lights stayed on. the car drove normal from that point. took the car back to the dealer, and they repaired this problem. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Our 2004 prius on four separate occasions had a complete engine shutdown with lots of indicator lights lit on the dashboard. this happened twice while we were traveling on interstate highways in traffic at highway speeds, once in a toyota dealership while the vehicle was being serviced, and once…
Our 2004 prius on four separate occasions had a complete engine shutdown with lots of indicator lights lit on the dashboard. this happened twice while we were traveling on interstate highways in traffic at highway speeds, once in a toyota dealership while the vehicle was being serviced, and once as we pulled into a toyoto dealership for service. we were not aware we could send a complaint to nhtsa until we say today's msnbc article. the first engine shutdown occurred in the hyannis toyota dealership in massachusetts. they took quite a while to fix the vehicle and made several phone calls to toyota engineers for help. they wrote on our receipt: "needs trans replacement for permanent repair." after we left massachusetts we drove across country toward our home in california. the other three engine shutdowns happened during this trip. we had to be towed (at toyota's expense) twice as a result of the interstate engine shutdowns and ended up at a toyota dealership in jackson, mississippi. we had to stay several days at our own expense while they repaired the vehicle, again consulting several times with toyota engineers during the repair. after we reached california we took the vehicle to south bay toyota and requested the "permanent" repair described on the hyannis toyota receipt. we were told they would do nothing because there was no indicator showing any problems at that time. we made several phone calls to toyota but were unable to get them to do anything further to our car.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10200383Automatic/Continuously Variable Transmission Replacement Precautions
- 10200379Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset
- 10134472SB: Flash reprogramming allows the ECU software to be updated without replacing the ECU. Flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ECUs are released as field-fix procedures described in individual Service Bulletins. This bulletin details the Techstream ECU flash reprogramming process and outlines use of the Technical Information System (TIS) and the Calibration Update Wizard (CUW). Flash calibration updates can only be applied to the vehicle/ECU combination for which they are intended. ECUs have internal security that will not allow them to be programmed with another ECU?s information.
- 10133921Scion vehicles are equipped with SRS, including various airbags and in some models, seat belt pre-tensioners, to help reduce the risk of injury in a collision. If a customer expresses any concerns that the SRS airbags or pretensioner devices did not perform as expected, please follow the steps in the recommendations section below.
- 10133905Flash reprogramming allows the ECU software to be updated without replacing the ECU. Flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ECUs are released as field-fix procedures described in individual Service Bulletins. This bulletin details the Techstream ECU flash reprograming process and outlines use of the TIS and the CUW.
- 10133902When servicing interior electrical switches and components, please note the precautions in this bulletin to avoid damaging electrical components and switches. Many lubricants, cleaners, and automotive chemicals contain silicone or other compounds that may contaminate electrical contacts, and therefore increase electrical resistance and decrease switch performance. The use of any cleaners or fluids may increase the rick of further damage to electrical components.
- 10132774TSB: OBSOLETE NOTICE-June 6, 2014: This bulletin is now obsolete.
- 10132773TSB: Flash reprogramming allows the ECU software to be updated without replacing the ECU. Flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ECUs are released as field-fix procedures described in individual Service Bulletins. This bulletin details the Techstream ECU flash reprogramming process and outlines use of the Technical Information System (TIS) and the Calibration Update Wizard (CUW). Flash calibration updates can only be applied to the vehicle/ECU combination for which they are intended. ECUs have internal security that will not allow them to be programmed with another ECU?s information.
- 10132725TSB: The Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master keys are lost. Once the system is reset, all previously registered keys will be erased.
- 10132722TSB: The Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master keys are lost. Once the system is reset, all previously registered keys will be erased. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to reset a vehicle Immobilizer or Smart Key system.
- 10132574SB: Flash reprogramming allows the ECU software to be updated without replacing the ECU. Flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ECUs are released as field-fix procedures described in individual Service Bulletins. This bulletin details the Techstream ECU flash reprogramming process and outlines use of the Technical Information System (TIS) and the Calibration Update Wizard (CUW). Flash calibration updates can only be applied to the vehicle/ECU combination for which they are intended. ECUs have internal security that will not allow them to be programmed with another ECU?s information.
- 10132298If a creak, tick, or rattle noise is heard at the top of the windshield, the source of the noise may be the two windshield stoppers bonded to the top of the windshield. This bulletin provides the recommended repair procedure to eliminate these types of noises from the windshield area.
- 10132270Prior to tire rotation use the quick reference chart below to verify the size of the lug nut and the lug nut torque specifications. The quick reference chart is applicable to current generation vehicles only.
- 10132165To receive satellite radio functions after the initial trial period has expired, the customer must enter into a contract with XM Satellite Radio Inc. After entering into a contract, registration of an 8-digit XM Radio ID is required. This 8-digit XM Radio ID is found by turning to channel ?0? of the satellite radio.
- 10132141The appearance of spots in tempered glass (when viewed at certain angles) is the result of the heat treating and quick quenching process during manufacturing.
- 10132105The purpose of this service bulletin is to provide precautions to follow when installing an automatic transmission/transaxle assembly to avoid MIL ?ON,? shifting issues, and/or transmission damage. Use the information in this bulletin when installing an automatic transmission/transaxle assembly.
- 10132070All Scion models may include side airbags as optional equipment. Scion does NOT recommend replacement of original seat covers with non-Scion leather or other seat cover materials on vehicles due to the following: Seat covers NOT recommended by Scion may affect side airbag performance, in general or in part, during an accident. Modifications that negatively affect side airbag performance can result in severe occupant injuries. Seat covers are an integral part of this safety system. Replacing fabric seat covers with non-Scion leather or other seat cover materials may compromise the effectiveness of this safety system. The design of the seat is complex, integrating safety and strength with comfort and luxury.
- 10132050Please refer to the following recommendations for the best practices for vehicle tire rotations.
- 10132030California (CA), Federal (FED), and 50 State Certified emission control underhood labels (emission labels) may be obtained through your dealership?s Parts Department utilizing standard replacement parts ordering procedures. Follow the guidelines outlined in this bulletin to ensure proper label application.
- 10131996The following procedures are recommended during routine maintenance or in the event of a customer concern for wiper performance.
- 10131962Scion vehicles are equipped with Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS), including various airbags and in some models, seat belt pre-tensioners, to help reduce the risk of injury in a collision. If a customer expresses any concerns that the SRS airbags or pre-tensioner devices did not perform as expected (including an unintended deployment event), please follow the steps in the recommendations section below.
- 10111570SSB: The procedure in this bulletin is a general guideline on how to properly diagnose the air conditioning system after a component failure. Refer to the applicable Repair Manual for vehicle specific repair procedures and parts.
- 10111395SSB: When servicing interior electrical switches and components, please note the precautions in this bulletin to avoid damaging electrical components and switches. Many lubricants, cleaners, and automotive chemicals contain silicone or other compounds that may contaminate electrical contacts, and therefore increase electrical resistance and decrease switch performance. The use of any cleaners or fluids may increase the risk of further damage to electrical components.
- 10111202SSB: When servicing interior electrical switches and components, please note the precautions in this bulletin to avoid damaging electrical components and switches. Many lubricants, cleaners, and automotive chemicals contain silicone or other compounds that may contaminate electrical contacts, and therefore increase electrical resistance and decrease switch performance. The use of any cleaners or fluids may increase the risk of further damage to electrical components.
- 10111187SSB: The procedure in this bulletin is a general guideline on how to properly diagnose the air conditioning system after a component failure. Refer to the applicable Repair Manual for vehicle specific repair procedures and parts.
- 10109419TSB: OBSOLETE NOTICE-October 16, 2014: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see S-SB-0024-14.
- 10109416TSB: The purpose of this service bulletin is to provide precautions to follow when installing an automatic transmission/transaxle assembly to avoid MIL "ON," shifting issues, and/or transmission damage. Use the information in this bulletin when installing an automatic transmission/transaxle assembly.
- 10109412TSB: The purpose of this service bulletin is to provide information regarding the installation of the correct torque converter bolts during automatic transmission/transaxle assembly replacement. Incorrect torque converter bolts or missing washers can cause damage to the torque converter assembly. Use the information in this bulletin when installing an automatic transmission/transaxle assembly.
- 10060943Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10060937Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10060936Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10060913Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10060912Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10060886Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10060821Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10034471Scion: techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure. Flash reprogramming allows the ecu software to be updated without replacing the ecu. Flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ecus are released as field fix procedures described in individual service bulletins.
- 10022144Techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure.
- 10017658Clogged or blocked fuel injectors. Fuel injector cleaning. All 1990 - 2006 toyota and scion models equipped with port electronic fuel injection (efi).
- 10016638U340e/u341e transmission solenoid identification.
- 10007586Repair manual supplement: vehicle pulling to one side. Toyota all model years. 2002 - 2007 model years. Toyota/scion models.
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