TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON 12/08/09 I TOOK MY 09 SCION XD (YOUR FORM DOES NOT HAVE XD OPTION) INTO HOSELTON FOR THE RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. TWO DAYS LATER (12/10/09), I AM DRIVING HOME AND APPROACHING A TURN OFF OF ROUTE 104 TRAVELLING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR (A 55 MPH ROAD) WHEN. I HAD SLOWED DOWN FROM A TOP SPEED OF 45 MPH, BLOWING SNOW AND TRAFFIC WAS SLOW. I GO TO HIT MY BRAKES - I HAVE NO BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. I PUMP THE BRAKES A EVENTUALLY GET A ROUGH (DA,DA,DA) GRAB, THIS COMBINED WITH DOWN SHIFTING ALLOWS ME TO TAKE MY TURN. I CALLED HOSELTON AND THEY WILL SEE ME ASAP. HOWEVER, I COULD GET NO STRAIGHT ANSWER ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD "I YOU (AS IN ME) DON'T THINK IT'S SAFE THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE IT TOWED." AT MY EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ME ANY INFORMATION ON THE TRUE SAFETY OF MY CARS BRAKING SYSTEM. AND WHAT ACTION I MAY TAKE IF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE. *TR
