Electric door locks have increasingly become a problem. First, the front passenger side stopped working and now has to be manually locked and unlocked. Then the same happened to the passenger side rear, which has to be locked and unlocked manually. Finally, the driver's door has on three occasions, locked me in, forcing me to roll down the window and use my key to get out of the vehicle. I've never had anything like this happen w/ any of the other vehicles I've owned.
While driving posted speed on interstate 71 southbound from cleveland towards columbus ohio, my car downshifted by itself and kept slowing down. I was able to get on the shoulder of the freeway when I noticed that the car had stalled. I attempted to restart the car. It would crank normally but would not start. I checked all the fluids, they were at operating levels. I performed a visual check under the car and hood for fluid leaks. There were none. I called a nearby (40 miles) Toyota dealer who dispatched a tow truck to pick us up and bring the car to their repair center in delaware ohio. This occurred yesterday afternoon, and as of this writing all they at byers Toyota, suspect is a possible ecm failure. They are still troubleshooting. They have not been able to make the car start and run successfully.
My son was driving our 2004 Scion Xb when the accelerator got stuck. He tried the breaks but could not stop or even slow the car down. He rear-ended another car and the engine was still racing. The only thing that stopped the acceleration was turning the ignition off. This moring when the tow truck operator started the car, the engine immediately began racing, and he quickly shut if off.
the contact owns a 2008 scion tc. the contact stated that the trunk rubber seal had melted onto the bumper, causing the battery to drain and the electrical system to fail with several unknown warning lights illuminated. the dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 92,000.