2005 Scion XB Engine cooling Problems

“I was driving southbound on delaware state highway 1 towards ocean city, maryland, maintained a constant speed of 50 MPH when the tail pipe on the Scion XB 2005 released series 2.0 fell off without warning. It bounced against the road, flew up, and hit the SUV driving behind me in the windshield. Fortunately, the windshield did not crack, and the driver , after we both pulled to the side of the road, drove off without incident. I was unable to find the tail pipe. …”

“Vehicle stability control; traction control; check engine have all lit up. This first occurred in september 2007 the dealership had my car for almost 2 weeks before they fixed it by replacing something with my cam shaft? They stated it was under warranty because of a recall. January 1, 2008 the lights all reappeared, I brought it back and was told that nothing could be found wrong and that the lights reset themselves. Now february 13, 2008 the lights have come back on again accompanied by a very loud squealing coming from my steering.”

“The vehicle stability control; traction control; check engine light have come on and remained on. The light was temporarily deactivated when a cam gear was replaced at wagner toyota in lancaster ma. The error code returned and has remained on despite leaving the car at gatorland toyota in gainesville fl on three separate occasions. The dealership service manager after first replacing the computer advised me that they do not know how to repair my car. I am uncertain whether the vsc or the traction control is operational at this time (safety concern).”

“There is a driving problem with a new car when starting it with a cold engine. The vehicle bucks and jerks when driving at slow speed until the engine is warmed up. The vehicle does not produce trouble codes. Therefore, the dealer claims it is operating normally although the jerking and bucking is quite disruptive and not at all normal.”

“The Scion tc with a manual transmission has a major flaw when the engine is cold and driven slowly. The engine bucks and jerks violently until the engine warms up. It will only happen when driven slowly when the engine is cold. The vehicle will buck and jerk, violently some times, until the temperature needle moves. It happens in summer and winter and is ok when the engine is eventually warmed up. The dealer can do nothing for it as the computer programming is fixed by toyota.”