# 2008 SCION XB — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `772697` · 2010-03-10 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SCION
- **Model:** XB
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
I HAVE A TOYOTA SCION XB AND I WAS DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD.  I HAD A DEER JUMP OUT IN FRONT OF ME.  THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND MY WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I SLID INTO THE DITCH.  I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID A SPEED SENSOR WENT OUT.  I ORDERED THE PART AND WAS GOING TO HAVE IT REPLACED FOR $90.  WHEN THEY WENT TO INSTALL THE PART THEY FOUND A SHORT IN THE WIRING AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE SENSOR TO FAIL.  THEY WANTED ME TO PAY OVER $1000 TO HAVE THE WIRING FIXED.  THEY GAVE ME A COPY OF THE SERVICE ADVISORY FROM TOYOTA STATING THEY KNEW THEY HAD THIS DEFECT AND HAD A REDESIGNED PART TO INSTALL BECAUSE OF CORROSION WHICH CAUSED THE SHORT.  I REFUSED TO HAVE THE NEW PARTS INSTALLED BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR DESIGN FLAWS. *TR
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