Other Fuel System Problems of Toyota Scion Xd

Major loss of vehicle power on the highway about 20 times the past few weeks. Luckily, each time, I managed to get into the breakdown lane without an accident occurring. Turning off and on the vehicle sometimes returned it to normal operation. Some times, the engine was 'racing' when the car was turned back on. And other times, I had to perform multiple off-on cycling of the engine before normal behavoir was restored. The check engine light was illuminated when the problem occurred. This behavior also occurred a few times last year but since the check engine light did not remain on, I wasn't sure that the dealer would be able to reproduce or diagnose the problem. I'm not sure whether or not the recent hot weather was associated with the problem to occurring more frequently. I made an appointment with acton Toyota for 7/20/2013. They diagnosed the problem as being caused by a failed throttle body and parts are on order. They said that the repair would be $1300. So, I'm now researching whether this defective part should be replaced under the customer service program of the Toyota economic loss settlement that received final approval by the federal court on 7/19/2013. It is unacceptable for a throttle body to fail on a vehicle with only 36k miles and 4 years old.

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On Nov 11, 2012 I was backing into my driveway when I felt something under my foot accelerate. My scion surged backwards out of control. By the time I got it stopped I had run over and destroyed my picnic table also doing damage to the back of my vehicle. When I got a postcard a couple days ago regarding sudden acceleration I realized was Toyota was having a problem with acceleration and I should report it.

Approximately 1 month ago, I had exited from the freeway and came to an intersection. As I pressed the accelerator to drive through the intersection, the car stalled. I turned the ignition to the "off" position and put the car in "park" inorder to attempt to re-start the car. The car continued to crank even when I took my hand off of the ignition. I had the car towed to Toyota to diagnose and fix the problem. Invoice indicated that battery was changed and that tech performed ecm calibration and fuel injector service. One month later, I was driving on the freeway at 55 miles an hour and my accelerator went out again. The car rolled down the freeway unable to accelerate until I managed to steer the car to the right side of the freeway and pulled over. I turned off the car and tried to restart the car. Again, (like in the first incident) the car continued to crank without starting. I again had the car towed to Toyota for car service. It is currently in their service department. The service tech did tell me today that he believes the problem may be with the fuel level sensor, but not sure. This needs to be investigated thoroughly as this car has stalled (without warning) on me twice while on the road, once in an intersection and once on the freeway, which puts myself, my family, and others at high risk for a collision.

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