2009 Scion XB Vehicle speed control Problems

“I was driving in a 35 MPH zone, I set my cruise control. When I tapped the cruise control up 1 MPH my car accelerated to almost 57 MPH. I had to hit the brake to get the cruise control shut off. This happened again about 5 months later, I was on the highway, my car accelerated from 65 MPH to 80 MPH, I again hit the brakes to shut off the cruise control. This resulted in a speeding ticket, since the officer had no interest in my vehicle trouble.”

“While at a drive thru and foot firmly on the brake my 2009 Scion XB surged by releasing the pressure on the brake, I quickly removed my foot and reapplied pressure and it did it again at a stop light same occurrence. Vehicle at both these times was not in motion. I took it to the dealership to ask if problems had been reported as both these instances happened within minutes of each other and they stated to leave the vehicle and they would check it out. …”

“The issue I am having with my vehicle is the traction control. There is no way to disable it permanently. I have contacted the manufacturer several times to resolve this issue but they were unable to help. The intersection exiting my neighborhood is often busy and occasionally there is loose sand and gravel at the exit. At times, to cross the intersection safely, I will need to step on the accelerator a little more than usual. If my tires so happen to be sitting on a patch of loose sand or gravel, the traction control will activate when I accelerate. …”

“The (toyota) Scion XB has the same accelerator problem, I put in a floor mat on top of the issued floor mat and it has gotten stuck 2 or 3 times on the accelerator, luckily I was able to depress the brake strong enough to get into park and stop the vehicle, the worse case I drove over the island in my parking lot. I have since removed the extra floor mat and have not had a problem with this issue since. I know it's late notice but I just found out about this site.”

“I purchased a Scion 2009 XB for my mom. A few months ago, she complained it accelerated unexpectedly in her driveway. I assumed operator error. She was killed in it two weeks ago when it left the roadway at an extremely high speed and witnesses said it accelerated out of control. She traveled 750 feet after she left the roadway and was severely injured when it hit a very deep drainage ditch. She died the next day. There was no evidence of braking at all but she missed several people and several large trees. Updated 05/19/10 updated 06/17/10 updated 9/27/11”