I was cruisen down the 5 frwy in san diego yesterday at 80MPH, when i heard a pop and something inside my eninge was shot out of the engine agianst my radiator, creating a hole the size of a golf ball. I'll admit that i do drive kinda fast at times but its not like i'm out racing my little toaster van. Has any one else EVER heard of the XB breaking??? well i'm waiting for toyota to decide if its my fault or their fault, i'll be sure and update anyone who reads.

some facts: bought in March of 2004
41,000 miles on the car
the only things i have changed on my car is oil, tires, air filter, and brakes. all regularly changed.

i just read this over and noticed that it sounds like theres a hole in my radiator...nope... theres a hole in the block of my engine the size of a golf ball.

ok, so i went to toyota today and they said that the rod conecting the piston and the crank twisted!!!!!! WTF... and when it twisted it started banging agianst the wall of the block and put a hole in it.

I REALLY NEED HELP HERE, if any one has heard of this happening to an echo or other scions please let me know so i can metion it to the toyota rep when i see him...I BOUGHT THIS CAR SO IT WOULDNT BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks so much for any help! i really hope Toyota dosent screw me on this.

I haven't heard of one, but thats scary, I've got an xb too, and it does seem like its running a bit funny to me

Do you know how fast the engine was spinning when it happened? (i.e. Do you have a tachometer?) I've only really heard of stuff like this when a motor was seriously over-revved.

Do you know how fast the engine was spinning when it happened? (i.e. Do you have a tachometer?) I've only really heard of stuff like this when a motor was seriously over-revved.

80 mph in even in that little car isn't fast... 130 kmh.. I think the problem is something more along the lines of quality. These defects can happen in any brand of car.

i havent heard of this problem but thanks for the heads up, my xb has about 27500 on its odometer right now so i'll keep an eye out for this problem to arise. was yours a manual or an automatic?

Anyone know where these cars are manufactured?

Anyone know where these cars are manufactured?

At the Toyota plant in Indiana, that would make them domestic manufacture :smooch:

Scions are manufactured in Japan. That is why it takes so long to get your order.At 80 mph the 5 speed is turning about 4000 rpm and the automatic is turning 3500 rpm. I have read of this happening on scionlife.com, and it was possibly attributed to the CAI that was installed. It was raining and because the CAI picks up air low and in front of the front tire, it was thought to have gotten a shot of water and hydrauliced the engine.

and because the CAI picks up air low and in front of the front tire, it was thought to have gotten a shot of water and hydrauliced the engine.

thats sweet... a cold water intake... how loverly

yep, theres probably 40 people that have blown xb motors on scionlife

I hope you have the extended warrenty on yours.... I have an '05 manual xB which I JUST rolled over 40,000 miles a few days ago. I have a 72,000 mile extended warrenty on mine.

I hope everything works out for you.

everything I've read is the dealers aren't doing anything about it