2008 Scion XD Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 13%of 67 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 34,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2008 Scion XD, 13% of the 67 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 34,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“As I was driving, my ABS, brake light, vsc lights all came on . They flash constantly. I had the vehicle checked and was told I needed to replace my ABS sensors both the left and right side. Now again the lights came back on and I'm told that the wire harness has to be replace to fix the problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10620661, filed 2014-08, 38,800 miles“I was driving and all of a sudden the check engine would come on and the vehicle would start shaking and slow down for maybe a couple of seconds then it would drive normal, sometimes either the same day or in a couple of days the check engine light would shut off and vehicle would drive normal again, this happened about 4/5 times, I took it to a mechanic, but when I did the check engine was off and he found nothing wrong with it, (not really sure if he even did a diagnostic on it) he stated maybe it was just a temporary gliche. …”
NHTSA complaint #10762155, filed 2015-09, 39,104 miles“This is the fourth incident, and the fourth time I have brought it to the dealer who cannot find or duplicate the issue. I hit the brakes, and instead of slowing or stopping the car, the car accelerates. One time, it damaged a tire, this time it happened while merging on a highway and nearly caused a dangerous collision. This last incident, I was traveling around 30 MPH. The two times before, I had been attempting to come to a stop from 25-30 MPH, and the first time I had been traveling between 30-35 MPH when I attempted to break to avoid another vehicle switching lanes. …”
NHTSA complaint #10906138, filed 2016-09, 85,000 miles“Approximately 1 month ago, I had exited from the freeway and came to an intersection. As I pressed the accelerator to drive through the intersection, the car stalled. I turned the ignition to the off position and put the car in park inorder to attempt to re-start the car. The car continued to crank even when I took my hand off of the ignition. I had the car towed to toyota to diagnose and fix the problem. Invoice indicated that battery was changed and that tech performed ECM calibration and fuel injector service. …”
NHTSA complaint #10336560, filed 2010-06, 34,000 miles“Was stopping behind a line of cars on an exit ramp, mashed brake pedal and brake did not stop car completely,hit truck in front of me rolled back and hit it again rolled back again and finally had to pull emergency brake to get car to stop completely.”
NHTSA complaint #10466765, filed 2012-07, 29,211 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Scion XD
30 complaintsSuspension
11 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
6 complaintsSeats
5 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Scion XD
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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