2006 SCION XB Visibility Problems

FRONT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED AN 'L' SHAPED CRACK FROM THE TOP CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR EXTENDING TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMETHING HIT IT ON MY WAY HOME AND FOR SOME REASON I DIDN'T NOTICE... WHEN I INSPECTED IT, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANYTHING HITTING IT, NO DING NO ANYTHING, IT SEEMED TO JUST APPEAR OVERNIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT I HAD GONE OVER THE 36000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY BY A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES. I LOVE MY CAR, BUT THE MORE I READ THE MORE DISCOURAGED I GET. IT SEEMS IF I PAY TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD, IT WILL ONLY BREAK AGAIN. IF I DON'T HAVE IT REPLACED, I COULD BE DECAPITATED OR CRUSHED IN AN ACCIDENT. FOR ONLY HAVING 36700 MILES THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED UNPROVOKED. *TR

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVER NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE TO WASH THE CAR I NOTICED THERE WAS A VERY LARGE 'L' SHAPED CRACK RUNNING THE LENGTH OF APPROX. 3' FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD DOWN, THEN CURVING AND RUNNING FOR ANOTHER 17' TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS LARGE OF A CRACK HAPPENED OVERNIGHT!! THE CRACK HAS SEEMINGLY APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE AS THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE THAT THE CRACK WOULD HAVE ORIGINATED FROM; IT APPEARS TO BEGIN UNDER THE TRIM OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER SCION XB OWNERS. THIS WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE WINDSHIELDS TOYOTA INSTALLED IN THE XB MODEL ARE DEFECTIVE. AGAIN, MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT AND I LIVE IN A VERY QUIET RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD....

MY 2006 SCION XB HAS A CRACK ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, STARTING FROM THE CENTER TOP EXTENDING STRAIGHT DOWNWARD APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES AND THEN PROCEEDS TO CRACK IN THE DIRECTION TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE WHICH AGAIN EXTENDS ANOTHER 6 INCHES. THE CRACK HAS NO VISIBLE POINT OF IMPACT FROM A ROCK OR FOREIGN OBJECT AND ORIGINATES FROM ON TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE TRIM. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND MANY OTHER SCION XB CONSUMERS WHO SHARE THE SAME EXACT CRACK SIMILAR TO MINE. IT IS CLEARLY DUE TO THE TOYOTA OEM WINDSHIELD BEING DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK ON ITS OWN. THE SCION XB WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT IN RESIDENTIAL WHEN FIRST NOTICED. *TR

CAME OUT TO THE CAR THIS MORNING TO FIND A " L " SHAPED CRACK STARTING FROM THE TOP MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD DOWN ABOUT 8 INCHES, AND TAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN TWORDS THE DRIVER SIDE FOR ANOTHER 12 INCHES. UPON INSPECTION THE CRACK HAS NO IMPACT POINT AND LOOKS TO HAVE STARTED FROM BEHIND THE WEATHER STRIPPING. CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY REFUSE TO BELIEVE THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH OF 'SCION XB WINDSHIELD' TURNS UP THOUSANDS OF RESULTS AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. REPAIR ESTIMATE; 680$. *TR

FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT # 10203228. MY WINDSHIELD HAS SUSTAINED TWO MORE BRAKES. I'M READY FOR MY FIFTH WINDSHIELD IN FOUR YEARS. ALL BRAKES HAVE OCCURRED ON PAVED ROADS. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED (FULL LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD) WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT. CURIOUS WHY IT WOULD CRACK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS OTHERS SCION XB OWNERS WERE REPORTING AN IDENTICAL SITUATION. *TR

TOYOTA SCION XB, 2006: WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN CRACKING ONGOING BEGINNING 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR. TOYOTA/SCION REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM, AND OFFERS NO REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED 2 WINDSHIELDS WITHIN A YEAR AND LIVED WITH ANOTHER CRACK FOR 3 YEARS UNTIL NOW, AS I HAVE ACCUMULATED 3 CRACKS. TOYOTA OFFERS ME THE CHANCE TO PAY TWICE AS MUCH FOR THEIR GLASS AS THE COST FOR AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT AROUND THIS ISSUE. MY 2006 SCION XB HAS A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME! MY RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL AND I NOTE THAT THIS WILL BE THE 89TH COMPLAINT OF THIS TYPE ON THIS SITE. I HAVE TRAVELED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES IN MY LIFE AND MY WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN HIT BY ROCKS ON MANY OCCASIONS. NOT ONCE HAVE THOSE STRIKES RESULTED IN A FATALLY CRACKED WINDSHIELD UNTIL MY SCION. A SMALL NICK WILL ALMOST INVARIABLY END UP IN MAJOR CRACK. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS BECAUSE OF HOW THE WINDSHIELD IS SLOPED. I BELIEVE IT IS A CHEAP PIECE OF GLASS OR A DESIGN FLAW OF SOME KIND. AT $500 A WINDSHIELD IT IS BECOMING AN EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION TO OWN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED OVERNIGHT WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I DISCOVERED A CRACK STARTING FROM THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, APPROX EYE-LEVEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CRACK EXTENDS ABOUT 10 INCHES DOWNWARD AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A ROCK CHIP OR OTHER EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK WAS NOT PRESENT THE EVENING BEFORE THEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 25 TH MY FAMILY AND I WENT TO THE FAIR IN OUR TOWN IN OUR 2006 SCION XB. CAME HOME PARKED IT IN THE DRIVE WAY AND THE NEXT MORNING WE GOT UP WENT OUTSIDE AROUND 10:00 A.M. TO WASH OUR CARS AND THE WINDSHIELD IN THE SCION WAS BROKEN. THERE IS A CRACK FROM THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN A V SHAPE GOING HALF WAY DOWN THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING LINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAPPENS WITH THIS CAR. THERE WAS EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE ON IN. *TR

2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELD CRACK IN MIDDLE OF REARVIEW MIRROR IN TO A "L" SHAPE ! NO APPARENT DAMAGE WOKE UP ONE MORNING AND WAS CRACKED!! *TR

2006 SCION XB. WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT, A LARGE CRACK DEVELOPED RUNNING DOWN BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND THEN MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR

TWO MONTHS AGO, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR, I HEARD A NOISE. AT FIRST, I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT UNTIL I THEN GLANCED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A CRACK STARTING FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD TO ABOUT A 1/3 DOWN. IT HAS SLOWLY BEEN GETTING LONGER AND IS NOW HALFWAY TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO EXAMINE THE CRACK, THERE IS NO SIGN OF A ROCK OR ANY OTHER ITEM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. MY INSURANCE WILL ONLY COVER IT AFTER I PAY MY DEDUCTIBLE (WHICH IS MORE THAN A NEW WINDSHIELD WOULD COST ME). *TR

WOKE UP TO A CRACKED WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR. LINE CRACK THAT IS SPREADING SLOWLY. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON PASSENGER SIDE WHILE VEHICLE SAT IN CLOSED GARAGE OVERNIGHT. *TR

PULLED MY 2006 SCION XB INTO THE GARAGE AFTER WAXING IT. ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER GOT IN TO PULL IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THERE WAS A LARGE "L" SHAPED CRACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE AT EYE LEVEL. FROM THE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AT THE ROOF SUPPORT MOVING TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE SHIELD. THE CRACK OCCURRED OVERNIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE SAT IN OUR GARAGE . IT DID NOT EXPERIENCES ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE ONLY AN ESTIMATE OF REPLACEMENT COST. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 SCION XB IN JULY 2006. IN FEBRUARY 2007, I TURNED ON THE DEFROST FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED EXACTLY IN THE MIDDLE ABOUT 5" STRAIGHT UP CURVED TOWARD THE DRIVER FOR ABOUT 9" AND THEN CURVED UP AGAIN ABOUT 1 1/2". THERE WERE NO OTHER CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A PEN DIGGING INTO THE CRACK SAYING THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME PRIOR DAMAGE. THERE WASN'T ANY PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

STANDARD DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, SUDDENLY SMALL CHIP IN BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD APPEARED, NO OTHER NOTICEABLE CHIPS OR CRACKS. CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN SECURE GARAGE AND OBTAINED A LARGE CRACK GREATER THAN 6 INCHES IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. IT STARTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND IS DOG-LEGGED IN SHAPE. *TR

MY 2006 SCION XB (AS WELL AS EVERY OTHER ONE OUT THERE) HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE WINDSHIELD. I AM ON MY SECOND WINDSHIELD. CRACKS HAPPEN FOR NO REASON, SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS TURNING ON YOUR DEFROST. SCION REPLACED MY FIRST WINDSHIELD BECAUSE MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THEY ARE HESITANT TO DO IT AGAIN. I LET THEM KNOW THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE WEB WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE. APPARENTLY IT'S THE 04-06 SCION XB. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GO OUT AND REPLACE A WINDSHIELD EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENS, ON TOP OF MY CAR PAYMENT, AND INSURANCE, NOT TO MENTION MY OTHER BILLS. I THINK SCION OWES IT TO THE CUSTOMERS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THEY CLAIM TO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DESIGN FLAW, BUT AFTER SOME INTERNET SEARCHING, THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THEM FOR THE WINDSHIELD PROBLEM....

WINDSHIELD STRESS CRACK ON SCION XB. 2006 MY. THE CRACK HAPPENED SPONTANEOUSLY FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND CURVING RIGHT. FROM INVESTIGATING NUMEROUS POSTS, DISCUSSIONS, ETC. ON THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT. JUST GOOGLE "SCION XB WINDSHIELD CRACKING" AND YOU'LL FIND A PLETHORA OF INCIDENTS. SOME CUSTOMERS REPORT REPLACING WINDSHIELDS 8 TIMES IN ONE YEAR! *TR

I CAME OUT TO MY CAR AND THE WINDSHIELD HAD AN L- SHAPED CRACK, THATS IT. THE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

WINDOW HAS AN L SHAPED CRACKED THAT APPEARED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THERE IS A SMALL CHIP AT THE TOP. I CANNOT FIND THE CHIP. MY FATHER IN LAW LOOKED. THE MAN SPENT 30 YEARS MAKING AUTOMOTIVE GLASS AND COULD NOT FIND IT. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN BUT APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES IN 4 DAYS. ON THE 5TH DAY I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND THERE WAS AN "L" SHAPED CRACK ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK WAS NOT THERE THE LAST TIME I DROVE MY VEHICLE. THE ORIGIN OF THE CRACK BEGINS UNDER THE SEAM WHERE THE WINDSHIELD MEETS THE TOP OF THE CAR A FEW INCHES TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACK THEN GOES STRAIGHT DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES AND THEN ANGLES SHARPLY TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUES FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES. THERE IS NO CHIP,CRACK, OR NICK THAT APPEARS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THIS LARGE "L" SHAPED CRACK. THE REASON FOR THE CRACK IS COMPLETELY UNKNOWN. *TR

PARKED MY CAR (2006 SCION XB) OUTSIDE ONE EVENING. WOKE THE NEXT MORNING AND THERE WAS A LARGE L-SHAPED CRACK NEAR THE REARVIEW MIRROR. NO ROCK OR IMPACT DAMAGE OCCURRED, JUST A CRACK APPEARED. ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER, NOT ONLY HAD THAT CRACK GROWN, BUT I NOW HAD A NEW CRACK JUTTING IN FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH CRACKS EXCEED WELL OVER 18 INCHES. THERE IS NOTHING OF MY DOING OR OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVED IN THESE CRACKS. I HAVE VISITED A NUMBER OF ONLINE FORUMS, AND THIS APPEARS COMMONPLACE WITH THESE XBS AND THEIR OWNERS. IT SEEMS THERE IS TOO MUCH STRESS IN THE DESIGN ON THE GLASS, AND IT CRACKS AT WILL. ANYWAYS, IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT, AND I DO NOT WANT TO PAY $500 FOR A NEW WINDSHIELD THAT IS ONLY TO CRACK AGAIN AT THE SLIGHTEST TEMPERATURE CHANGE. PLEASE HELP US. SCION NEEDS TO...

WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM TOP CENTER DOWN 5"TURNED TO PASS SIDE WENT 13" , 2ND SAME TIME STARTED ON RIGHT PILLAR ACROSS CENTER ENDED JUST UNDER OTHER, HAPPENED WHEN DEFROSTERS WERE ON FOR ABOUT 15 MINS AND OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 10 DEGREES OR A LITTLE LESS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH ON MAJOR ROAD ,WAKEFIELD AREA, MAKING A SLIGHT TURN (BEND)IN ROAD TO RIGHT. *TR

A SPONTANEOUS CRACK APPEARED IN MY 2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELD WHILE SITTING OVERNIGHT. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE TOP CENTER EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, TRAVELS DOWN BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, AND ANGLES TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN AN L SHAPE. THERE IS NO CHIP OR OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRACK. THERE WAS NO ROCK IMPACT IN DAYS/WEEKS/MONTHS PRECEDING THE CRACK. IT'S PERHAPS 8-12" LONG. THE LACK OF ANY OBVIOUS OR ACCIDENTAL CAUSE FOR THIS CRACK IS WHAT CONCERNS ME AND SEEMS TO IMPLY A DEFECT. *TR

FOUND A L-SHAPED CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. IT STARTS FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ENDS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. MY WINDSHIELD DID NOT HAVE A CRACK WHEN I LEFT MY CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE. IT IS A VERY FINE CRACK AND DOESN'T LOOK AS IF SOMETHING HIT THE GLASS. TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP . THE SERVICE MANAGER PROCEEDED TO RUN A BALLPOINT PIN THROUGH THE CRACK AND TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THERE WAS PITTING. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SCION XB. THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED (AT THE EDGE) FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN MARCH 2008, AND IT WAS INDICATED BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS DUE TO INSTALLATION. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. IT HAS CRACKED ONCE AGAIN, DECEMBER 2008, ONCE AGAIN ALONG THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT TO SEE IF THE DEALER WILL REPLACE IT ONCE AGAIN FOR NO CHARGE. THIS IS ALSO AN INCONVENIENCE AS THE DEALERSHIP IS ONE HOUR FROM MY HOME. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON A STONE OR ROCK DID NOT HIT THE CAR . IT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT. CRACK STARTED IN LEFT CORNER OF WINDSHIELD TRAVELED UP AND ACROSS WINDSHIELD ABOUT 16 INCHES DEALER SAYS THEY NO NOTHING ABOUT A PROBLEM I GO ON LINE TO MOTORBEAT.COM AND FIND OVER 100 POSTS. *TR

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...

WENT TO MY GARAGE IN THE MORNING AND DISCOVERED AN "L"SHAPED CRACK IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD HAD FORMED OVERNIGHT. I WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED AS NOTHING HAD PREVIOUS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, IT'S CLEAR THE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AS IT CAN NOT BE A COINCIDENCE THAT MANY OTHER 2006 XB OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR CRACKS IN THEIR WINDSHIELDS. THE TOYOTA/SCION SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE DSM INSPECTION IS POSSIBLE. I AM GOING TO GO THE OTHER DEALERSHIPS TO SEE IF I CAN SCHEDULE THE INSPECTION SOONER. *TR

I WALKED INTO MY GARAGE ON 9/24/08 AND FOUND A L-SHAPED CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. IT STARTS FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ENDS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. MY WINDSHIELD DID NOT HAVE A CRACK WHEN I LEFT MY CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE. IT IS A VERY FINE CRACK AND DOESN'T LOOK AS IF SOMETHING HIT IT (NO SPLINTERS IN THE GLASS). I CONTACTED SCION CORPORATE THIS ON 9/24/08 AND THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A SCION DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE UP TO THE DEALERSHIP WHETHER THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND IF THE DEALERSHIP DEEMS THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE, THEN I SHOULD GET AN ESTIMATE AND CONTACT THEM AGAIN WITH THE INFORMATION. THEY OPENED UP A CASE NUMBER FOR ME. I CONTACTED MILLER TOYOTA IN CULVER CITY AND TOOK MY CAR INTO THE...

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND CURRENTLY HAS A CRACK IN IT. THE FIRST CRACK APPEARED 6 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT FREE. THE SECOND TIME IT CRACKED I WASN'T AWARE THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER SCION WINDSHIELDS AND REPLACED IT MYSELF 2 WEEKS LATER FOR $226.63. NOW I HAVE ANOTHER CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD BUT HAVEN'T FIXED IT BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL CRACK AGAIN. *TR

I WALKED INTO MY GARAGE THIS MORNING AND FOUND A L-SHAPED CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. IT STARTS FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ENDS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. MY WINDSHIELD DID NOT HAVE A CRACK WHEN I LEFT MY CAR YESTERDAY EVENING. IT IS A VERY FINE CRACK AND DOESN'T LOOK AS IF SOMETHING HIT IT (NO SPLINTERS IN THE GLASS). I CONTACTED SCION CORPORATE THIS MORNING AND THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A SCION DEALERSHIP (I AM MAKING AN APPOINTMENT FOR TOMORROW MORNING). THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE UP TO THE DEALERSHIP WHETHER THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND IF THE DEALERSHIP DEEMS THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE, THEN I SHOULD GET AN ESTIMATE AND CONTACT THEM AGAIN WITH THE INFORMATION. THEY OPENED UP A CASE NUMBER FOR ME. THE FUNNY THING IS WHEN I WAS...

I HAVE A 2006 SCION XB AND IN FEBRUARY OF 2007 APP. 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK IN IT, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A ROCK HITTING NO NOISE I JUST LOOKED UP AND IT WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW AND JUST YESTERDAY SEP. 14, 2008 I GOT IN MY CAR AND THERE WAS ANOTHER CRACK I HERE A POPPING NOISE THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE NEXT MORNING THERE WAS AN L SHAPED CRACK IN IT. *TR

AROUND MARCH 2008, I PEBBLE HIT MY SCION XB WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED A SMALL CRACK. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND I HAD TO GET IT REPLACED. RECENTLY, ON AUGUST 4TH, 2008, ANOTHER PEBBLE HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND ANOTHER CRACK. AND TODAY AUGUST 27TH, 2008, MY FRIEND WHO HAS AN XB ALSO GOT A CRACK ON HER WINDSHIELD FROM A SMALL PEBBLE. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR SOME SORT OF EXPLANATION AND IT SEEMS THAT TONS OF SCION XB OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF SUCH A DEFECT ON THEIR WINDSHIELDS. SO I AM ALSO HERE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE IM GOING THROUGH MY 2ND WINDSHIELD. *TR

1. MAYBE A PEBBLE IMPACT 2. WINDSHIELD CRACK (ONE TIME, I HAVE NOT CHANGED THE WINDSHIELD YET) 3. NOTHING YET. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKS ON ITS OWN (NOT DUE TO ROCKS OR ANYTHING) THERE IS AN L SHAPED CRACK WHICH STARTS AT THE TOP CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS CAUSED MOST LIKELY BY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN WHICH CAUSED THE BODY TO FLEX. *TR

A CRACK APPEARED IN THE WINDSHIELD OF MY CAR WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO TRAUMA TO THE WINDSHIELD PRIOR TO THIS CRACK APPEARING. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND PARKED THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT. UPON MY RETURN I FOUND A CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD THAT STARTED ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE, WENT IN ABOUT 2 INCHES, UP ABOUT 6 INCHES, AND THEN LEFT ABOUT 12 INCHES. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THERE WAS ANY IMPACT OR ROCK CHIP TO INITIATE THE CRACK. *TR

NOTICED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD AFTER VEHICLE PARKED OVERNIGHT. CRACK IS "L" SHAPED BEGINNING AT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD EDGE APPROX. 12" FROM BOTTOM, EXTENDING APPROX. 3" HORIZONTALLY, THEN TURNING 90 DEGREES TOWARD BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD AND EXTENDING APPROX. 9". CRACK IS NOT FROM DEBRIS AND NO PITS CAN BE FELT ANYWHERE ALONG THE CRACK. VEHICLE IS IN WARRANTY BUT DEALER STATES THAT SINCE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE WINDSHIELD. AS OF 6/16/08 THE WINDSHIELD HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, A CRACK BEGAN IN THE WINDSHIELD COMING UP FROM THE ABOUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD (ABOUT 8" FROM THE MIDDLE, CLOSER TO THE DRIVER). AFTER CLIMBING A ABOUT 9" IT MADE A 90 DEGREE TURN AND CONTINUED ON (MAKING ABOUT AN 18" CRACK W/IN AN HOUR). THERE WAS NO CHIP NEAR THAT AREA. THERE HAD BEEN A CHIP ON THE FAR PASSENGER SIDE THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. SINCE THEN THE WINDSHIELD HAS GOTTEN 4 OTHER ROCK CHIPS (INCLUDING ON THAT CAUSED A CRACK EXTENDING EXACTLY OPPOSITE OF THE 1ST CRACK -- COMING FROM THE TOP-PASSENGER SIDE OF CENTER, TOWARD THE DRIVER). THIS CAR HAS ONLY BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 2000 MILES (IT HAS A TOTAL OF 20000 MILES). IT HAS NOT DRIVEN ON ANY ABNORMAL OR INDUSTRIAL ROADS (ALL CHIPS/CRACKS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON AN URBAN INTERSTATE AT SEPARATE TIMES). I...

I HAVE A 2006 SCION XB WITH ONLY 9,000 MILES ON IT, AND I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD FOR THE THIRD TIME WITH THE SAME EXACT L-SHAPE CRACK THAT BEGINS AT THE TOP CENTER GOES DOWN ABOUT 6 INCHES AND THEN TO THE LEFT 6 INCHES. NO ROCK DAMAGE OR OTHER DAMAGE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS. THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT TO CAUSE A WINDSHIELD TO CONSTANTLY CRACK IN THE SAME PLACE EVERY TIME WITH THE SAME LOOK. *TR

MY 2006 SCION XB HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD, "L" SHAPED FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD, BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR, GOING PERPENDICULAR FOR ABOUT 6-8" THEN MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE, EXTENDING FOR ABOUT 12". IT HAS STOPPED PROGRESSING. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN FOR NO REASON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONGST XB OWNERS. *TR

STRESS CRACK APPEARED WHEN I RETURNED TO MY PARKED CAR IN THE MORNING. NO IMPACT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS IS A REPORTED DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2006 SCION XB, AND I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

17 INCH CRACK JUST BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. LONG CRACK STARTING AT THE RUBBER OF THE WINDSHIELD GOING 7 INCHES DOWN, CRACK TURNS IN A 90 DEGREE ANGLE 10 INCHES TOWARDS THE PASSENGER. NO IMPACT, CRACK WAS NOT THERE WHEN I PARKED MY CAR. CRACK PRESENT WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR THE NEXT MORNING. WILL BE GETTING THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED TOMORROW. WILL NOT HAVE IT REPLACED AT THIS TIME SINCE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF ISSUE OF THE WINDSHIELD CRACKING AGAIN FROM OTHER SCION XB OWNERS. I DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO KEEP REPLACING WINDSHIELD AS MANY OTHER HAVE HAD DONE. *TR

MY SCION WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WENT TO GET IN THE CAR I NOTICED A 12 INCH CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD THAT STARTED ON THE FAR DRIVERS SIDE AND CURVED A LITTLE THEN WENT STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. THE DATE OF THE CRACK WAS 4/19/08. TOYOTA REPLACED THE WINDOW ON 4/22/08. I GOT INTO MY CAR ON 4/27/08 TO GO TO A FRIENDS HOUSE 1 HOUR LATER I GOT INTO MY CAR AND THERE WAS ANOTHER CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. IT STARTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND CAME UP ABOUT 5 INCHES AND CURVED TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE FOR ABOUT 5 OR 6 INCHES. *TR

TL *- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH AND TURNING TOWARD THE SUN, THE SUN ISOR DID NOT EXTEND FAR ENOUGH TO PREVENT GLARE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THIS HE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE. *AK