NHTSA Complaint #10213176 — 2006 SCION XB

I BOUGHT MY 2006 SCION XB BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2006. I'VE ONLY OWNED MY CAR FOR 1 YEAR, BUT I'VE HAD 4 WINDSHIELD CRACKS/CHIPS. THE FIRST OCCURRED THE 2ND WEEK OF HAVING MY CAR. A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD IN THE MIDDLE AND CAUSED A CHIP, I IMMEDIATELY HAD NOVUS STOP IT BEFORE IT TURNED INTO A BIGGER PROBLEM. I HAD NO PROBLEMS THROUGH THE SUMMER AND LIVED WITH A CHIP WINDSHIELD. THEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ANOTHER ROCK HIT THE EDGE OF MY WINDSHIELD (WHERE THE FRAME OF THE CAR IS BEHIND THE GLASS) AND THE CRACK IMMEDIATELY SPREAD TO BEING ABOUT 12 INCHES LONG. I PLACED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED WITH TOYOTA MANUFACTURED GLASS ABOUT A WEEK LATER. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED AGAIN, WITH NO CAUSE OR ROCK DAMAGE NOTICED. THE CRACK GREW QUICKLY AND IS ABOUT 15 INCHES LONG. I CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE PEOPLE WHO REPLACED MY WINDSHIELD. I ALSO DID A BIT OF RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS APPARENTLY CURSED BECAUSE OWNERS EVERYWHERE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AND NOW I HAVE A SECOND 15 INCH CRACK ON THE SAME WINDSHIELD. I'M WAITING FOR THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA MANUFACTURED GLASS TO COME IN (SO THAT TOYOTA IS STILL RESPONSIBLE WHEN I HAVE TO REPLACE IT A THIRD TIME) AND THEN I'LL HAVE IT REPLACED. 4 CRACKS IN LESS THAN A YEAR... SEEMS LIKE THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS WINDSHIELD. *TR