2014 Scion XD problems

“On 6/27/2025 my car, 2014 Scion Xd, was serviced at Lee Toyota of Topsham, ME for brakes, tire rotation, recommended oil pan reseal. Who was driving? I had just traded cars with my daughter so I could babysit my triplet [XXX] grandchildren. I drove my 2014 Scion Xd without any issues for 3 hours (from [XXX] to the border of [XXX] ). I traded cars with my daughter, mother of triplets, and she drove off with her husband to attend a reunion. Approximately 10 minutes after my daughter and her husband left, she called and said the car made a loud pop sound and she had to pull over. Then, a man ran across four lanes of [XXX] to tell her the car was on fire. My husband fielded the call from my daughter who screamed, 'The car is on fire!' - then the call went dead. I had to drive my husband and triplet grandchildren in the direction of the car, visible by the black smoke plumes, while not knowing if my daughter and her husband were alive. The fire department, a state trooper, and local police were on the scene and I am thankful everyone was safe. Needless to say, this situation was very traumatic for my family. My daughter reported the oil light and the engine coming…”

“I had just traded cars with my daughter so I could babysit my triplet 14 month old grandchildren. I drove my 2014 Scion Xd without any issues for 3 hours (from Bath, Maine to the border of Vermont). I traded cars with my daughter, mother of triplets, and she drove off with her husband to attend a reunion. Approximately 10 minutes after my daughter and her husband left, she called and said the car made a loud pop sound and she had to pull over. Then, a man ran across four lanes of rt 89 to tell her the car was on fire. My husband fielded the call from my daughter who screamed, 'The car is on fire!' - then the call went dead. I had to drive my husband and triplet grandchildren in the direction of the car, visible by the black smoke plumes, while not knowing if my daughter and her husband were alive. The fire department, a state trooper, and local police were on the scene and I am thankful everyone was safe. Needless to say, this situation was very traumatic for my family. My daughter reported the oil light and the engine coming on, as well as a dash symbol she didn't recognize, right before the car caught on fire. The right hand lane of route 89 had a 1/4 mile…”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SCION XD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A WIRE SHORTAGE IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT. A POLICE/FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 999.”