general problems of the 2006 Toyota Scion Xb

Was leaving the house, got in car, started engine, put my foot on the brake then put the gear shift into reverse and proceeded to pull out of garage when all of a sudden for no reason whatsoever the car just took off on its own too fast, while my foot was still on the brake, the car accelerated too quickly and I nearly crashed into the neighbor's garage door.

In cold temperatures the brake pedal freezes and you can not push the pedal. The car does not respond. Seems to act in exactly the same way that the recall for the 2008-09 models!.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Scion Xb. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the brake pedal became detached from its assembly. As a result, the contact erroneously engaged the accelerator pedal instead of the brake pedal and crashed into a tree. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure however, proceeded to reinstall the pedal. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent an engineer to inspect the vehicle. The engineer advised that the vehicle was performing up to standards and did not provide any additional assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 124,791 and the current mileage was 145,000.

Accelerated (took off) while driving at highway speed (5 incidences). . . Originally I thought it was a problem with my aftermarket cruise control. I called dealership and reported that they should not recommend aftermarket cruise at the time. . . They claimed no other problems. After 2nd incidence cruise control was replaced by installer and he called the company. . . None was familiar with the problem on my cruise module (he showed me how to disconnect cruise under the hood since current still runs through mechanism since cruise was in off position during 2nd incident). . . The problem then happened again (3 times in same day on way to airport)with new cruise mechanism. No problems in last 2 years, but it's a daily gamble. . . Now I have to wonder if the cruise was ever even part of the equation in the problem with all the accelerator and other problems I've read online. I checked with the dealership again this year and they deny any problem with scion accelerators or brake not depressing (it always felt like my brake and gas were fighting like if you 2 footed in a manual equally, but I own a automatic. . . It's very scary).

Depressing brake pedal quickly to take a turn actual brake response delayed missed corner. This occurred two times.

Depressing brake pedal quickly to take a turn actual brake response delayed missed corner.