Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2006 Toyota Scion Xb

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Scion Xb. While driving in a parking lot at approximately 4 mph , the contact struck a curb. The vehicle experienced unintended acceleration going through several curves, down an embankment, crashed through two metal fences, and landed in a fountain of approximately three feet of water. The front air bags failed to deploy. The stability control system did not activate. A police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to a lot. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Scion Xb. While the contact was stopped in traffic with the vehicle placed in park the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into the vehicle in front of her. No one was injured, a police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 97000.

Sudden acceleration of car while transitioning from the accelerator to the brake in a 2006 Scion Xb.

The contact owns a 2006 Scion Xb. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while her husband was driving. The engine began to rev up so the driver depressed the brake pedal however, the vehicle would not stop accelerating. He turned off the ignition, re-started the vehicle and pulled to the side of the road. After re-starting the vehicle, the failure no longer occurred. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealership but did contact the manufacturer; she was told that her model was not included in recall 10v017000. The vehicle had not been repaired to-date. The current mileage was approximately 21,717. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000.