2006 SCION XB Visibilitywindshield Problems

CRACKED WINDSHIELD BEHIND MIRROR, NO NONE CAUSE. CRACK ABOUT 10 INCH CURVES TOWARDS DRIVER SIDE. *TR

IN MID-NOVEMBER 2007 I GOT A SPONTANEOUS CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD WHILE RUNNING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON I-94 IN WESTERN MICHIGAN. THIS CRACK RUNS FROM UNDER THE RUBBER NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, THEN DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT. IT SHOWED UP AS A 5 INCH CRACK. IT IS NOW 15 INCHES LONG. THREE DAYS LATER A SMALL ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD IN THE LOWER RIGHT PART OF THE WINDSHIELD. WITHIN A FEW HOURS, THE SMALL CRACK BECAME A MULTIFACETED SPIDERWEB OF CRACKS. OVER TIME, SOME OF THE CRACKS GROW WHEN THE CAR IS JUST SITTING THERE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN OHIO ON VACATION WE NOTICED THE BEGINNING OF A LINE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. IT STARTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AT THE POINT WHERE THE GLASS MET THE FRAME, EXACTLY OVER THE REAR MIRROR. AS WE DROVE, IT TRAVELED DOWNWARD AND CURVED TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WE CHECKED AND FOUND NO APPARENT CHIP FROM ANY ROAD DEBRI, NOR HAD WE HEARD ANYTHING. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SCION XB. I NOTICED AN L SHAPED CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD THE MORNING OF JAN.2, 2008. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE MIDDLE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I HAVE OWED THE CAR FOR 1.5 YEARS. THE NIGHT BEFORE THERE WAS NO CRACK. THE CRACK SEEMS TO BE INTERNAL IN THE GLASS. THERE ARE NO EXTERNAL CRACKS ON THE GLASS INSIDE AND OUT. THERE WAS NO EVENT THAT LED TO THE CRACKING. IT JUST APPEARED. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR WILL NOT REPLACE THE GLASS. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF A SIMILAR CRACK IN THESE CARS.*CN

THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2006 XB CRACKED ON 12.29.07 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER A STONE HIT IT. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'LL BE REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD. THE FIRST TIME, LAST SUMMER, THERE WAS NO IMPACT; THERE WAS AN L-SHAPED CRACK BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR ONE MORNING. BASED ON YOUR OWN COMPLAINT DATABASE AND NUMEROUS POSTINGS ON WWW.EDMUNDS.COM, XB OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELDS. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY XB FOR OVER A YEAR, AND THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE WINDSHEILD. I HAVE TWO CRACKS THAT STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO PREVENT THEM FROM CRACKING. *TR

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...

MY WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY HAS A CRACK GOING ALL THE WAY ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD NOTHING HAS HIT MY WINDSHIELD, THE CRACK HAS STARTED FROM THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER 2006 SCION OWNERS THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO. I NEED TO BE ADVISED ON WHAT TO DO. *TR

2006 TOYOTA SCION XB CRACKED WINDSHIELD....NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

THE WAS BEING DRIVEN UNDER ROUTINE CIRCUMSTANCES, TO WORK. THE WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED TWICE (2) DUE TO STRESS. AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED IT ONCE, WILL CONSIDER IT A SECOND TIME. THE PARTS BEING USED ARE THE SAME BUT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED A SECOND TIME. *TR

I JUST REPLACED MY WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB ON 11/30/07 AFTER 2 CRACKS DEVELOPED AFTER ONLY TINY PEBBLES FROM THE ROAD HIT IN 2 DIFFERENT SPOTS ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND CREATED A CRACKS THAT SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE. THIS OBVIOUSLY MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR REPAIR BECAUSE EVEN IF THE GLASS COMPANY CAME WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS, THE CRACK HAD ALREADY SPREAD FROM MAYBE 3-4 INCHES TO OVER 12 INCHES! ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE IMPACT POINTS WERE NO MORE THAN 1 INCH FROM THE MOLDING EDGE IN THE BLACK AREA OF THE GLASS. ANY OTHER TIME THAT I HAVE HAD ANYTHING HIT IN THE MIDDLE/IN MY LINE OF VIEW, IT JUST BOUNCES OFF LIKE A PIECE OF RUBBER WITH NO DAMAGE. ALL IN ALL, IT HAS ONLY BEEN ABOUT 2 1/2 WEEKS SINCE I PAID ABOUT $250 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO HAVE THE THING REPLACED, AND I...

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 68 DEGREES WHICH WAS WHAT IT HAD BEEN MOST OF THE WEEK. NO EXTREME TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKS WITHOUT ANY CAUSE! IT'S FROM THE MIDDLE BOTTOM AND IT'S OVER 10 INCHES LONG. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SCION XB, THE WINDSHIELD HAS ABOUT 8 CRACKS IN IT, DUE TO EITHER UNKNOWN FORCES OR THE TINIEST ROCKS HITTING IT. MY CAR CANNOT PASS INSPECTIONS WITH THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD NOT ONLY THAT BUT REPLACEMENTS FOR THE XB'S COST AT LEAST 500 DOLLARS. BY READING ABOUT MANY OTHER CRACKED WINDSHIELDS FROM THE SCION XB'S I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT ONLY ME BUT MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE WINDSHIELDS.** MY ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ARE FOR THE NHTSA ONLY, THEY ARE NOT TO BE SOLD OR TRADED TO ANYONE UNDER THE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT, TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.** *TR

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED FOR NO REASON WHILE PARKED (2 FOOT CRACK). THE TECHNICIAN COULD FIND NO CAUSE. HE SAID THEY REPLACE THESE XB WINDSHIELDS DAILY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 5,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED A WINDSHIELD OR HAD ONE CRACK IN 30 YEARS OF OWNING CARS. *TR

ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY SCION XB, A PEBBLE HIT MY WINDSHIELD AS OFTEN HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY. THIS MADE A SMALL "SPIDERY" DING IN THE WINDSHIELD. A WEEK LATER, THAT DING GREW TO BE OVER 24" LONG. EVERYWHERE I GO, I SEE SCION XB'S AND PROBABLY 85% OF THEM ALSO HAVE A HUGE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND IT CONTINUALLY HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKING. THIS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

I WONDER IF THE SCION XB WINDSHIELD IS TOO THIN. I'VE HAD MY XB ONLY ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AND HAVE HAD TWO BROKEN WINDSHIELDS AND EACH OCCURRED ON PAVED ROADS. PRIOR TO THAT I'D ONLY HAD ONE BROKEN WINDSHIELD IN 45 YEARS OF DRIVING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. HE STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO CRACKS AND STRESS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THERE A DESIGNED FLAW WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAW AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,200 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1500. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ

WINDSHIELD CRACKED. *JB

CRACKED WINDSHIELD WHILE PARKED. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD 5 TIMES ON MY 2006 SCION XB WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 2006, I HAVE ALSO FOUND OUT THIS IS THE MOST REPLACED GLASS WINDSHIELD FROM OUR LOCAL SAFELITE GLASS DEALER, SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND OUT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH ISSUE, THIS APPEARS TO BE NATIONWIDE. ALTHOUGH TOYOTA/SCION WILL NEVER ADMIT TO A DESIGN FLAW I AM WONDERING WHAT IF ANYTHING IS BEING DOME TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED YET, I AM SURE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WILL FAIL COMPLETELY. *JB

I OWN A 2006 SCION XB. THERE SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S FLAW ON THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN. LESS THAN 8 MONTHS THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I THEN HAD TO REPLACED IT WITH A BRAND NEW FRONT WINDSHIELD. ABOUT A WEEK LATER A NEW CRACK APPEARED, THERE WAS NO ROCKS THAT HAD HIT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IT JUST SLOWLY STARTED TO CRACK FROM THE DRIVER'S EDGE FRAME AND SLOWING INCREASED IN LENGTH. TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD TWICE IN 8 MONTHS WAS NOT REGULAR. I SEARCHED ONLINE FORUMS AROUND, AND IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TOYOTA SCION WINDSHIELD DEFECTS. I THINK SCION SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE CRACKED WINDSHIELDS THAT OCCRURED WITH THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKS: MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED, WITH NO ONE IN THE CAR, AND NO CHIP. IT HAD LESS THAN 2000 MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED. I HAD PARKED THE CAR MOST OF THE WAY UNDER A CARPORT, WHERE THE FRONT 2/3 WAS SHADED AS THE SUN ROSE THAT MORNING BUT THE BACK 1/3 HAD SUN SHINING ON IT. I HAD THE FRONT WINDOWS DOWN A COUPLE OF INCHES EACH. THE CRACK CAME FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE SEAL ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE WINDOW, AND TRAVELED IN TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE HORIZONTALLY THEN TOOK A TURN 90 DEGREES UPWARD FOR A COUPLE OF INCHES AND THEN 90 DEGREES TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE AGAIN. TOTAL LENGTH WAS APPROX 14 INCHES. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. MIND YOU I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM KERRY SCION IN FLORENCE, KY. WHERE THEY CLAIM THE CAR SELLS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD A 10-INCH CRACK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,000.

WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY DURING THE DAY I CAME OUTSIDE TO FIND A 12 INCH CRACK THAT STARTED AT THE TOP NEAR THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND CURVED TOWARDS THE 'SIDE.THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM ANY ROAD ELEMENTS.THE CRACK WASN'T THERE WHEN WE DROVE THE CAR HOME THAT DAY.APPEARED WHILE SITTING OUTSIDE. *AK

WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES IN LENGTH WHILE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN. CRACK INCREASED IN LENGTH TO APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 FEET IN LENGTH THE FOLLOWING DAY. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN BUT WAS PARKED WHEN THE CRACK INCREASED IN LENGTH. THERE WAS NEVER ANY IMPACT FROM ROCKS OR ANY DEBRIS. THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT TOUCHED IN ANY WAY THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE. WINDSHIELD WAS REPAIRED BY SAFELITE GLASS, REPAIR WAS COVERED BY INSURANCE CLAIM. *JB

SCION XB SITTING IN ATLANTA AIRPORT PARKING LOT. LEFT FOR 12 DAYS, WINDSHIELD NOTED AS CRACKED UPON RETURN. VEHICLE WAS NOT/HAD NOT MOVED WHEN THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. *AK

1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: VEHICLE SIT IN THE SUNLIGHT. 2. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: THE WINDSHIELD CRACKS BECAUSE THE FRAME FLEXES WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO THE WINDSHIELD. 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE: I HAD 8 WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS IN 6 MONTHS. TOYOTA/SCION EVENTUALLY REPURCHASED THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS A LEMON. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE VEHICLE HAD STRESS CRACKS IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE NORMAL DEBRIS ON THE ROAD HIT THE WINDOW AND CAUSED IT TO CRACK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR COLLISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRESS CRACKS AND THE WINDOW FAILURE WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 2,800. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 16000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WOULD FAIL UNDER THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UNDER DRY CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN A PEBBLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND IT CAUSED A LARGE CRACK CONSIDERING THE SIZE OF THE PEBBLE THAT HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD HIM TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 MILES.

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SCION XB WITH A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 7,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT CAME OUT AND FOUND THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED FROM THE BOTTOM WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS REST ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ABOUT 12 INCHES TO THE TOP DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.*AK

PURCHASED CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2006 IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD. SITTING AT GAS STATION EARLY MORNING NEAR MT SHASTA (NORTH CALIFORNIA, TEMPERATURE JUST ABOVE FREEZING) WITH HEATER RUNNING. WHILE PUMPING GAS HEARD A CRACKING NOISE, CAME AROUND TO FRONT OF CAR AND FOUND CRACK RUNNING HORIZONTALLY FROM LOWER DRIVER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. WITHIN TWO HOURS CRACK HAD GROWN ALMOST SEVEN INCHES, CURVING UP FIRST THEN RUNNING HORIZONTALLY TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE NEXT MORNING (AGAIN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES) THE CRACK HAD GROWN ALMOST A FULL FOOT FURTHER. BY THE TIME I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE "SERVICE MANAGER" RAN A PEN ALONG THE CRACK AND DECLARED THAT A GRAIN OF SAND HAD STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD DEFER TO THE DEALERSHIPS "EXPERTS," EVEN THOUGH I POINTED OUT THE MANY, MANY POSTINGS ON THIS FAULT ON...

WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON. I PULLED UP IN THE GARAGE NOTICE THIS 15 INCHES CRACK COMING FROM LOWER PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. NO IMPACT IS VISIBLE TO CAUSE THE CRACK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN LANCASTER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A ROCK THAT CAUSES IT, I ADVISED TO LOOK IN TO A POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM ON THE GLASS OR DESIGN THEY SAID NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE SO I SAID TO DO A SEARCH IN THE INTERNET. I DON'T MIND REPLACING IT BUT NOT EVERY FEW WEEKS..LIKE OTHERS DID..SOMEONE NEED TO LOOK IN TO THIS POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH OUT BEING THROWN OUT.. *NM

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 SCION XB IN DECEMBER OF 2006. I GOT A CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO. THERE ARE NO CHIPS FROM BEING HIT BY A ROCK. THERE ARE MESSAGE BOARDS POSTING SIMILAR SITUATIONS FROM OTHER SCION OWNERS AND NEITHER SCION NOR TOYOTA WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND NOT A CAUSE OF A ROCK CHIP. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY WITH TEMPERATURE IN LOW 30'S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRACK STARTED IN THE LOWER DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND CONTINUED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT, # 200701301072. *AK UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB

WINDSHIELD CRACK. *NM

I HAVE A NEW 2006 SCION XB PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2006. FIRST CRACKED WINDSHIELD OCCURRED ON 11/09/06; AT 7AM , TEMPERATURE 65-68 DEGREES, I TURNED ON THE HEAT-LOW- TO GET FOG OFF THE WINDSHIELD, TOOK OUT THE THRASH AND CAME BACK TO THE CAR AND FOUND A NINE INCH CRACK FROM LEFT SIDE UNDER RUBBER BENDING TOWARD THE RIGHT INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT. NO OBJECTS HAVE HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND DEALER COULD FIND NO IMPACT POINT. TOYOTA REPLACED WINDSHIELD UNDER WARRANTY. TODAY, 12/20/06, I TURNED ON THE HEAT-SPECIFICALLY KEPT IT LOW-TO CLEAR FOG AGAIN (70 DEGREES OUTSIDE). DROVE 0.2 MILE AND NOTICED A NEW CRACK COMING FROM UNDER THE RUBBER AT THE TOP CENTER NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. NOTHING HAS HIT THIS SECOND WINDSHIELD. FOUND MANY INTERNET BLOGS ABOUT SCION XB WINDSHIELDS CRACKING WHILE THEY JUST SIT IN PEOPLES' GARAGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. I...

THE WINDSHIELD BROKE ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 DUE TO STRESS FRACTURE ACCORDING TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA REPLACED WINDSHIELD AT NO COST TO ME. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2006 THE WINDSHIELD BROKE AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA AT NO COST TO ME. AGAIN BREAKAGE WAS DUE TO A STRESS FRACTURE ACCORDING TO TOYOTA. *JB

2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELD STRESS CRACKING. THERE WAS NO IMPACT. I HAVE HAD TWO REPLACED IN 4 MONTHS. THE DEALER HAS TAKEN CARE OF THIS SO FAR, BUT I WANTED TO ADVISE IN THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, THE DEALERS ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. ITS EITHER BAD GLASS, OR THE CRADLE THE GLASS SITS IN, IS NOT MATCHED TO THE GLASS PROFILE. BOTH CRACKS APPEARED WHILE SITTING. THERE WAS NO IMPACT. *NM

I OWN A 2006 SCION XB AND I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD OF THE CAR AFTER A 6 INCH CRACK APPEARED IN IT INSTANTLY AND THEN DEVELOPED INTO A 12 INCH CRACK BY THE NEXT MORNING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SIGN OF TRAUMA THAT WOULD CAUSE A CRACK AND THE GUY TOOK A PEN AND RAN IT UP THE CRACK AND SAID THERE WAS A CHIP THAT CAUSED THIS CRACK. THE "CHIP" IN NO WAY SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS DAMAGE SEEING AS THE CAR WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY AND THEY DID NOT DETECT ANY FLAWS IN THE GLASS AND FOR THIS "CHIP" TO HAVE HAPPENED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS AND LEAD TO A CRACK IS UNHEARD OF AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED CHIPS IN OTHER WINDSHIELDS AND THEY LEAD...

DEATH RATTLE NOISE AT UPPER LEFT, ABOVE DASH NEAR FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS NOISE HAS BEEN THERE ON AND OFF SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. THIS NOISE INDICATES THAT A CRACK WILL APPEAR IN WINDSHIELD SHORTLY. THE CRACK IS LONGER THAN A FOOT AND WILL APPEAR SUDDENLY. VICTORVILLE TOYOTA DEALER DOESN'T BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE CRACK APPEARED AFTER I HAD THE NOISE CHECKED OUT BY VICTORVILLE TOYOTA AFTER THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS THE WINDSHIELD SUPPORT BRACKETS THAT NEED TO BE TRIMMED THAT WILL CAUSE THE CRACK. *NM

DUE TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION OF THE WINDSHIELD A SMALL ROCK CAN CAUSE STARS WHICH LEAD TO MULTIPLE LEADER CRACKS. DUE TO GRILL DESIGN AND POSITION OF A/C CONDENSER A SMALL ROCK CAN PUNCTURE CAUSING A LEAK AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT COSTS OF UP TO $1100 ON A 4 MONTH OLD CAR. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT THEIR DESIGN HAS MAJOR FLAWS WITH POSITIONING. UNFORTUNATELY, ROCKS ARE EVERYWHERE AND IF YOU DRIVE ANY AT ALL ON THE FREEWAY YOU ARE SURELY GOING TO ENCOUNTER SOME. *JB