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2008 SCION XB — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

crash · 1048520 · 2014-03-21

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
XB
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
91,892
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY SCION EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DURING A SNOW STORM IN WINTER 2012. WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, BRAKES AND VSC ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER ILLUMINATED AT THAT TIME. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED IN THE STORM I REALIZED THAT ABS WAS NOT WORKING. THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED LIT FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS, THEN WENT OUT AND DID NOT RETURN UNTIL DECEMBER 2013. MY VEHICLE WAS IN CALIFORNIA DURING THE WINTER OF 2013, AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY LOSS OF ABS, BRAKES, VSC OR TRACTION CONTROL OR ILLUMINATED WARNING LIGHTS. IN DECEMBER 2013 WHILE DRIVING IN A LIGHT SNOW, APPROX 2 INCHES, EXITING A LOCAL HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 25 MPH I PUT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. MY CAR SPUN AROUND 360 DEGREES. I HIT A SNOW BANK AND CAME TO A STOP. THE ENTIRE TIME THE VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE THREE WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, BRAKES AND VCS ARE NOW CONTINUOSLY LIT. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL STILL DO NOT FUNCTION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10574046
Machine
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