2006 SCION XB Complaints

AN "L" SHAPED CRACK THAT APPEARED WITHOUT INCIDENT FROM THE TOP SECTION OF MY WINDSHIELD ABOVE THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR. APPROX. 10 INCHES LONG AT THIS POINT. APPEARS TO BE GETTING LARGER DAILY. NO CHIPS IN WINDSHIELD THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRACK LIKE THIS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW TO HAVE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. *TR

CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB. WITH ONLY 3,200 MILES ON THE CAR I STARTED NOTICING SMALL STRESS CRACKS STARTING ON THE SIDE OF HE WINDSHIELD. AFTER I WENT TO SCION THEY ATTRIBUTED THESE CRACKS FROM ROCK CHIPS. THE COMPANY THAT REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD SAID THAT THEIR WHERE NO ROCK DIVOYS IN THE CRACK LINE AND THAT THESE WAS AN STRESS ISSUE. *TR

MY 2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS THAT AREN'T FROM A CHIP. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT RESOLVE IT FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR

ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 13, 2008 I AWOKE TO FIND A LARGE L SHAPED CRACK(APPROX. 1 FT LONG/DRIVER'S SIDE) IN THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2006 SCION XB. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED THE FOLLOWING DAY(COSTING ME A $50.00 DEDUCTIBLE). I COULD OFFER NO REASON AS TO HOW THE CRACK HAPPENED...IT SEEMED TO JUST APPEAR(AS MOST OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ON HERE SUGGEST). IN ADDITION, I HAVE OWNED MY XB FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR AND A HALF AND IN THAT TIME I HAVE HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED 2 OTHER TIMES DUE TO CHIPS/SMALL CRACKS. JUDGING BY THE DATA I HAVE FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE AND ELSEWHERE, I WOULD DEFINITELY CONCLUDE THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE 2006 SCION XB. AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD, BEING THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE'S SAFETY. *TR

WOKE UP TO FIND UNEXPLAINED CRACK IN WINDSHIELD IN SHAPE OF "L" ABOUT FOOT LONG EACH SIDE. NO PREVIOUS TRAUMA TO WINDSHIELD. A FEW WEEKS LATER SEVERAL MORE CURVY CRACKS SPRANG UP, STARTING FROM EDGE OF WINDSHIELD, AND NOT CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER. NO ACCIDENTS OR DEBRIS STRIKING CAR. LOTS OF TINY FLECKS IN GLASS. PAID $200 TO REPLACE. *TR

I CAME OUT TO 2006 SCION XB IN PARKING LOT AND FOUND "L" SHAPED CRACK STARTING AT THE CENTER OF THE TOP RUBBER SEAL AND EXTENDING DOWN AND TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

MY WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. CRACK IS ABOUT A FOOT LONG STARTING FROM THE TOP MIDDLE OF MY WINDSHIELD INTO A "L" SHAPED TOWARDS/BEHIND MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THERE WAS SNOW WHICH LEAD TO COLD WEATHER. I AM PLANNING TO TAKE MY CAR TO A LOCAL SCION DEALER FOR REPAIR. I AM HESITANT TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD IF ANOTHER CRACK IS GOING TO DEVELOP. NO PEBBLES/ROCKS HIT MY WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS TO AND FROM WORK. HOPEFULLY SCION WILL REPLACE THE WINDOW AT NO COST. THERE IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE 2006 SCION XB. OTHERS WHO COMPLAINED HAD CRACKS DEVELOP WITHOUT ANY MATERIAL HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

DRIVING MY SCION XB DOWN THE FREEWAY, A CRACK DEVELOPED FROM THE EDGE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD AND GREW BY 18 INCHES WITHIN SECONDS. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT THE WINDSHIELD, I FOUND THERE WAS NO IMPACT POINT AND THIS WAS A STRESS FRACTURE. AFTER READING INTERNET FORUMS AND THIS WEBSITES COMPLAINTS, I CAN SEE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD TWICE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME WAS BECAUSE OF A PEBBLE AND I WENT TO THE REPLACEMENT PLACE RECOMMENDED BY MY INSURANCE CARRIER. THE SECOND TIME THE WINDSHIELD JUST CRACKED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD THIS "CLICK". THOUGHT THERE WAS A CRACK, BUT SAW NOTHING. NEXT MORNING I GOT INTO MY CAR AND THERE WAS A CRACK ABOUT 3" LONG ON THE BOTTOM, LEFT, DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. NO LITTLE IMPACT CRATER INDICATING A DEBRIS HIT, JUST A CRACK. I WENT TO ONE OF THOSE REPAIR PLACES AND THEY DID THEIR THING, BUT OVER THE COURSE OF 2 WEEKS THE CRACK GREW UNTIL IT WAS ABOUT 18" LONG. FINALLY JUST GAVE UP AND REPLACED IT. WHEN I CALLED THE WINDSHIELD REPAIR PLACE THEY SAID THEY GET A LOT OF XB CALLS. THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN IS FAULTY CAUSING IT TO KEEP CRACKING. I LOVE MY XB AND DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT, BUT ALSO DON'T WANT TO KEEP BUYING WINDSHIELDS!!! *TR

3 WINDSHIELDS CRACKED IN 15 MONTHS DUE TO WEATHER CHANGE. LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD ALL 3 TIMES. MODEL: 2006 XB SCION. *TR