Tl* the contact owns a 2009 scion xb. while driving 60 mph, the hood latch failed. the contact stated that the hood flew open and smashed into the windshield. mac haik toyota in league city, texas was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to be repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 08v451000 (structure). the failure mileage was approximately 79,500.
I've owned two scion xbs (2008 & 2009). in extremely hot or cold weather the car doors occasionally lock themselves (either when the keys remain in the car floor or when i take them w/me when i get out). i've reported this to my toyota dealer on both cars (when going after a key to unlock the car). their response is to say such is impossible & they have never heard of any other complaints (i reminded the service rep this was my second visit to him). the latest incident occurred during my return from raleigh during a snow storm. sixty miles from home i stopped to refuel. i exited the car leaving the keys in the ignition (w/engine off). upon returning from paying for fuel the car was again locked. not wanting to brake a window to gain access, i called my son to bring my extra key from home. thankfully i had a warm gas station in which to wait. while this isn't a gas pedal sticking or failing brakes, it does i believe speak to the over-all safety concerns relating to toyota as a worldwide manufacturer. please remember, the scion is totally manufactured and assembled in japan (not by the u.s. work force). *tr