NHTSA Complaint #10247325 — 2006 SCION XB
VISIBILITY issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10247325 |
| Vehicle | 2006 SCION XB |
| Component | VISIBILITY |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 11,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | GA |
Consumer Description
I WAS REFERRED TO THIS SITE BY ANOTHER WEBSITE, MYSCIOINSUCKS.COM, AND I AM SO GLAD I WAS! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MY DEALERSHIP TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND HAVE NOT BEEN IN REAL PURSUIT OF ANY JUSTICE UNTIL RECENTLY. I HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON MY SCION 2006 XB. I REALLY WANTED JUSTICE WHEN I ALMOST GOT INTO ANOTHER SCION EXACTLY LIKE MINE THE OTHER DAY WITH THE SAME CRACK IN IT'S WINDSHIELD. I HAVE NOW BEEN WAITING FOR ALMOST A YEAR ON SOMETHING TO BE SAID BY THEM ABOUT A RECALL WHEN I GO TO GET MY OIL CHANGED. NOT ONE BREATH OF ANYTHING YET. I AM A VERY PASSIVE PERSON, SOMETIMES TOO PASSIVE BUT NOT ANYMORE WITH THIS ISSUE. I GOT THE CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD IN THE END OF NOVEMBER OF 2007. I AM FINANCIALLY STRAPPED, OR CHECK TO CHECK AS MOST SAY AND COULD NOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED AND DIDN'T SEE A NEED TO IF IT WASN'T MY FAULT. AS I SAID, WHY SPEND MY MONEY WHEN TOYOTA WONT ADMIT TO ANYTHING. I WOKE UP TO FIND THIS CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD ON A VERY MILD TEMP. DAY OF ABOUT 70 I BELIEVE. NEITHER HOT NOR COLD. I REMEMBER VIVIDLY. I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND NOTICED THIS L-SHAPED CRACK STARTING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE CURVING DOWN AND GOING TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I DROVE ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER AFTER HAVING THE CAR LOOKED AT IN TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, ON A 5 HOURS TRIP AND ANOTHER CRACK STARTED APPEARING FROM THE BOTTOM MIDLINE.... AND PROGRESSED UPWARD AND LEFT TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE, AND BY THE END OF THE TRIP IT WAS OVER A FOOT IN LENGTH. APPEARING TO BE STRESS FROM AN 80 MPH SPEED MAJORITY OF THE TRIP. I HAVE ASKED TOYOTA ABOUT IT MANY TIMES AND NEVER ONCE WAS IT THEIR FAULT. I JUST RECENTLY GO ONLINE AFTER SEEING MY 5TH 2006 XB CRACKED WINDSHIELD IDENTICAL TO MINE. I AM WANTING IT FIXED AND NOTHING MORE AND CANNOT GET ANY ANSWERS. *TR
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