2008 Scion XD Suspension Problems

“Noticed right rear tire was leaning inward. Found the rear axle assembly cracked. We then had it welded and checked the other side. Nothing was visible, but was informed that assembly could be rusting from inside out. Several weeks later, while traveling the highway, car started making noise and had a hot tire smell. Pulled over and left rear tire had leaned in and cut the tire all the way around. Left side had also cracked. We feel toyota should replace the entire rear of our car.”

“I don't know what went wrong but I was on the way back from work and for some reason as I began to try and break my car maneuvered in a strange way I hit a pothole and the car swerved into the wall. Now the model is having all sorts of recalls and issues. I have received three letters regarding safety hazards in my car.”

“While driving on any ordinary day my car began making loud noises in the front and made the car feel as though it's jerking when I brake. My husband looked under the car and said he could see a bolt that looks rusty and the top is gone. I took my car to the toyota dealership and they confirmed that the #2 control arm bolt head was broken from the left front to lower sub frame. After looking for the part online my search results were mainly other Scion owners who were experiencing the same thing unfortunately.”

“I had been hearing clunking noise from right front wheel for a few weeks, that seemed to be getting louder over time. Most prominent during braking or hitting potholes. Father looked at wheel while I backed out of driveway and noticed wheel shifting forward/backward within the wheel well about an inch when starting and stopping. Took vehicle to local tire shop and was told bold attaching lower control arm to body had corroded and broken off. Suggested I take car to dealer for repair, and mentioned there was a TSB issued for this problem that extended the warranty to 7 years/100,000 miles. …”

“The front lower control arm on 2007-present toyota yaris and 2008-present Scion XD have a design flaw. The #2 bolt rusts badly on some vehicle starting from as early as 20000 miles, and some even snaps off and causes the car to lose control while driving. Toyota have issued a TSB to replace the whole control arm with a new design, yet have only extended the warranty to the #2 bolt. The arms are still rusted, and the flawed design still causes the #2 bolt to rust prematurely. This is a serious safety defect and toyota still refuses to issue a recall.”