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#87 of 149 Re: Does anyone know how to change the spark plugs on the Scion XA 2005? [4_flat_tires] by aatherton Sep 09, 2006 (5:12 pm)
Replying to: 4_flat_tires (Aug 31, 2006 3:48 pm) See article: http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=43053 Replies to this message: 4_flat_tires (Sep 13, 2006 5:00 pm)
#88 of 149 Re: Does anyone know how to change the spark plugs on the Scion XA 2005? [aatherton] by 4_flat_tires Sep 13, 2006 (5:00 pm)
Replying to: aatherton (Sep 09, 2006 5:12 pm) awesome!thank you so much.
#89 of 149 persistent rain leak by tinkuy Nov 29, 2006 (2:32 pm)
My 2006 Scion xA leaks every time it rains. Does anyone else have the following problem or a solution to it? Toyota/Scion of Berkeley, CA and the factory field technician certainly don't! This is the 7th time I've taken it in since March 2006, 6 weeks after purchasing the car.   PROBLEM: Water enters the driver's side door and dribbles onto the floor when it rains. The water accumulates on the outside of the door sill and makes its way into the car. Water entry is documented by placing newspaper on the floor, flush against the base of the door sill.   SOLUTIONS? NONE SO FAR. At first Toyota/Scion denied there was a problem because they couldn't duplicate it. It leaked for me but not for them when they did the hose test. Maddening & frustrating. Recently they finally determined that water enters when the car is on a slight slope towards the street gutter. The slope is only 5 degrees, following the camber of the street. The door seals have been replaced twice. The car still leaks. A vapor barrier was installed in the door. The car still leaks. Carpeting was replaced after intial complaint -- soaked & moldy. The car still leaks. The A/C is not the cause of the problem. The car still leaks. The dealership & Scion claim nobody else has this problem. My car still leaks.   MY CONCLULSION: STRUCTURAL DEFECT/DESIGN FLAW This car is a LEMON & Toyota/Scion are incapable of fixing the problem.   WHAT WOULD YOU DO? IS THERE A SOLUTION? I'm sick & tired of this situation & being given the runaround by a bunch of incompetents.   Thanks for listening, Tinkuy Replies to this message: scie (Jan 23, 2007 1:55 pm) tinkuy (Feb 14, 2007 8:07 pm) belle5 (Mar 29, 2007 8:03 pm) and 12 more... jek2 (Jun 03, 2007 6:58 am) deborah123 (Nov 22, 2008 5:12 pm)
#90 of 149 Re: persistent rain leak [tinkuy] by scie Jan 23, 2007 (1:55 pm)
Replying to: tinkuy (Nov 29, 2006 2:32 pm) I'm experiencing the same problem with my 2006 xA except the leak is on the passenger side. I've had it at the dealership 3 times and they replaced the door seals but it's still leaking in the same area. I also called Scion directly but they haven't heard of this problem before. It's currently at the dealership to be fixed yet again. One technician suggested that it might be coming from the side mirror gasket which is put on at the dealership after it arrives from the manufacturer. I will let you know if/when/how they repair it. Replies to this message: tinkuy (Feb 14, 2007 8:07 pm) belle5 (Mar 29, 2007 8:03 pm) tinkuy (Mar 29, 2007 10:08 pm) and 11 more... jek2 (Jun 03, 2007 6:58 am) deborah123 (Nov 22, 2008 5:12 pm)
#91 of 149 Tranny and radiator fluid change by crazedcommuter Jan 28, 2007 (8:19 am)
Replying to: gtw (Mar 21, 2006 3:40 pm) Several months ago I called the Scion dealer that I bought the XB from and asked about flushing the fluids. The service department stated that the Scion recommendation is at 100K miles for both flushes. That seems like bad info to me after reading the posts here, and will probably prevent me from taking the XB into a Scion dealer for service. The mechanic on Motorweek (PBS TV) also stated that Toyota is recommending those fluids be flushed on their vehicles every 24K miles. Does anybody know the correct spec on these flushes? I have 55K on my '05 Box and will probably get BG flushes and the 60K service at independant garages in the next month.
#92 of 149 CRACKING DRIVERS SIDE ARM REST. by albs Jan 31, 2007 (9:52 am)
I HAVE A 2006 XA.THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE ARM REST HAS CRACKED.SCION SAYS IT IS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM?
#93 of 149 CRACKING DRIVERS SIDE ARM REST. by albs Jan 31, 2007 (9:53 am)
I HAVE A 2006 XA. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE ARM REST HAS CRACKED. SCION SAYS IT IS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? Replies to this message: joesbar (Feb 02, 2007 9:41 pm) plastic96 (Aug 27, 2009 7:24 pm)
#94 of 149 Slight "drift" problem by joesbar Feb 02, 2007 (9:32 pm)
When I had my sub put in at Toy I also had them check the alignment. It seems the car, even though brand new, feels like it wants to drift LEFT most of the time (drivers side). I checked the tire pressure and they were all maxxed at 44psi. I reduced it all around to 32 but it did little good. Toy said the xB is perfectly "in specs" and the alignment wasn't even necessary. But it is tiring on my hands while driving to constantly be correcting the direction by holding or nudging the wheel to the right. Any ideas on what could be the problem? On the straightest of straight roads, admittedly the xB feels fairly spot on, but on real world roads I feel as though I have to practically hold the sterring wheel to the right, which like I said is very tiring after 8 hours. Any help will be greatly appreciated.   It would seem that if it were the "roads" at any rate sometimes it would drift right or left but I have about an 85% (of the time) left drift, while only rarely will the xB drift right. Am I imagining all this? Any one else have anything similar to this? Something just doesn't feel right.
#95 of 149 Re: CRACKING DRIVERS SIDE ARM REST. [albs] by joesbar Feb 02, 2007 (9:41 pm)
Replying to: albs (Jan 31, 2007 9:53 am) I don't but you have to admit they are just cheap plastic. I leaned on it once to get something on the floor and you could just feel the thing wincing.
#96 of 149 joesbar... by iluvmysephia1 Feb 03, 2007 (9:21 am)
I would take it to your Scion dealer and ask them to check all of the front end parts. If they say they've already done that then ask them what they think it could be. A new Scion xB shouldn't pull to the side like that.   I think it may be a bad tire or something off-kilter with one of your tires. Just having one tire with less or more air in it can cause the problem you're describing. Go to your dealer for this-they're responsible for making it right for you.   We're paying a lot of money for our new cars and even though Kia's and Scion's and Mitsubishi's are low cost automobiles(generally)we are paying enough for them to expect a decent riding rig. Go get it fixed and please report back what the problem was so we can all learn what needed to be done to correct it, OK? Replies to this message: joesbar (Feb 03, 2007 10:54 am)

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