SCION Complaints

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

-DRIVING S ON 101 NEAR CALABASIS DEC 9, 2007 APPROX. 4:35PM -APPROX. 65 MPH APPROACHING 405 IN MIDDLE LANE -SUNSHADE IN CLOSED POSITION -MOON-ROOF IN ?VENT? POSITION (FRONT LOWERED; BACK RAISED FOR AIRFLOW) -3-4 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN EACH CAR (FRONT AND BACK) -WITHOUT WARNING OR INCIDENT, INCREDIBLY LOUD BANG SOUND; LIKE A GUNSHOT -LOOKED UP AND SAW SHATTERED GLASS THROUGH VENT SLITS IN CLOSED SHADE -OTHER CARS NOTICED AS WELL, AND BACKED OFF -SLOWED TO 45 MPH AND EXITED TO NEAREST EXIT; WENT TO CALABASAS VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND WAS HELPED BY SALES PEOPLE. -VOLVO OF CALABASAS -- STEPHEN (SALES MANAGER) VOLUNTARY WITNESS -THEY APPLIED TAPE TO SECURE REMAINING GLASS AND VACUUMED SHARDS (A LOT) FROM RECESSED MOONROOF AREA (AND TRACK) -ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THE MOON-ROOF GLASS HAD SHATTERED AWAY. -SINGLE LARGE CHUNK (APPROX. 6X3 INCHES) IN SHADE; NONE MADE IT INTO PASSENGER CABIN. -MOON-ROOF GLASS CONTINUED TO ?CRACKLE? AND ?POP? FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTERWARDS -CONTINUED DRIVE HOME -NO DEBRIS WHATSOEVER BEFORE THE INCIDENT -PREVIOUSLY HAD REPORTED A BLEMISH IN THE MOON-ROOF. -TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND SAID THEY ?BUFFED IT OUT? AND THAT IT ?TOOK A LOT OF PRESSURE...BUT I GOT IT OUT.? -STILL IN PROGRESS WITH DEALERSHIP, POWER SCION IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 949-768-0688 AND THEY HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, AND RESISTANT TO BE HELPFUL. THEY?VE BEEN TRYING TO GET ME TO PAY FOR MY OWN RENTAL CAR. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING 63 MPH, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS SHATTERED EVERYWHERE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND FOUND NO GLASS REMAINING ON THE SUNROOF. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT PRESSURE MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE FOR THE EXPLOSION. SCION HAD NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION AND WOULD NOT SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,500.

I PARKED MY 20069 SCION XB IN MY GARAGE FOR A FEW HOURS. WHEN I RETURNED THERE WAS A CRACK STARTING AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD AND WENT HALF WAY DOWN. THERE WAS NO WAY SOMEONE HAD BEEN IN THERE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE HIT MY WINDOW. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT THEY SAID IT WAS FROM AN IMPACT. I THEN TOOK IT TO A FEW OF THE LOCAL GLASS REPAIR COMPANIES. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A STRESS CRACK AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX IT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THIS VEHICLE WAS THE #2 VEHICLE IN A 4 CAR COLLISION. AS SUCH IT WAS HIT BY VEHICLES 3 AND THEN 4. IT HIT VEHICLE 1 TWO TIMES. THE CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE CRASH AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT. *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

MY FIANCE AND I WERE ON OUR AY HOME FROM PLAYING POOL IN MORPARK, CA FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN WE GOT ON THE 118 FREEWAY GOING THE WRONG WAY. WHEN WE REALIZED WE NEEDED TO GO WEST INSTEAD OF EAST, MY FIANCE GOT ON THE ERRINGER RD. EXIT TO TURN AROUND. BY THIS TIME I WAS ASLEEP AND DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM WHEN WE GOT ON THE FREEWAY TO WAKING UP SATURDAY MORNING. BUT,HIS EXPERIENCE WAS THIS, WE GOT OFF ON THE ERRINGER RD. EXIT, HE WENT TO MAKE THE U-TURN TO GET ON THE 118 WEST. HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR I WAS RESTING ON POPPED OPEN AND I WAS SUCKED OUT OF THE CAR GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AND NO DOOR ADJAR LIGHT WAS ON, I THOUGHT I WAS SAFE. MY FIANCE QUICKLY PULLED THE CAR OVER AND CARRIED ME TO THE CAR. HE SAID I LOOKED DEAD. HE KNEW I WAS ALIVE BECAUSE HE SAID HE HEARD "CRYING LIKE" NOISES. I VERY WELL COULD BE DEAD. THE NEXT MORNING WE TOOK PICTURES WITH THE NEWSPAPER. THE PICTURES ARE VERY GRAPHIC AND THEY EXPLAIN THE DANGER OF THIS DEFECT MORE THAN WORDS. *JB

CD PLAYER MALFUNCTIONS AND WON'T PLAY CDS. IT READS ERROR 4 AND COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN ALL CD FUNCTIONS INCLUDING EJECT. *TR