SCION Complaints

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 TO NO SUCH DAMAGE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. *NM

DRIVER HIT A DEER WITH LEFT FRONT END OF VEHICLE, ONE SENSOR WAS SMASHED, BUT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED! *NM

FRONT END COLLISION ON 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB, BOTH SENSORS WERE SMASHED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! *NM

DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL QUICKLY TO TAKE A TURN ACTUAL BRAKE RESPONSE DELAYED MISSED CORNER. *NM

DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL QUICKLY TO TAKE A TURN ACTUAL BRAKE RESPONSE DELAYED MISSED CORNER. THIS OCCURRED TWO TIMES. *NM

EMERGENCY STOP DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL LOOKED IN REAR VIEW TO SEE VEHICLE DRIVER BEHIND NOT LOOKING FORWARD RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL ACTUAL BRAKE RESPONSE DELAYED RESULT LOW SPEED REAR END COLLISION WITH NO MAJOR DAMAGE JUST SCRATCHES ON REAR BUMPER. *NM

COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AN HOUR DEPLOYED DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN VEHICLE. PASSENGER AIRBAG INTERLOCK MALFUNCTIONED. *JB THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF CHILD IS IN SEAT AND SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 SCION XB . I BOUGHT IT NEW IN MARCH '04. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE XB HAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE SIZE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE STRESS POINTS CAUSE CRACKING VERY EASILY. IT TURNS OUT THE TOYOTA BB IN JAPAN HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WASN'T CONSIDERED A BIG PROBLEM. THE BB IS THE SCION XB HERE IN AMERICA . ACCORDING TO SCION,THEY KNOW THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND ARE GOING TO CHANGE SOME OF ITS DESIGN IN THE '08 MODEL. THEY ARE NOT VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW WE OWNERS FEEL ON THIS SUBJECT. THERE ARE MANY FORUMS OUT THERE WITH MANY SCION OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE WINDSHIELDS. MANY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM 3-4 TIMES. I THINK TOYOTA HAS DROPPED THE BALL AND I FEEL REALLY ANGRY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE REPUTATION AND MY EXPERIENCE WITH TOYOTA PRODUCTS. NOW I FEEL LEFT OUT. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE CARS. THEY ARE UNSAFE. *JB

SOMETIMES WHEN I NEED QUICK RESPONSE POWER FROM THE ENGINE IT DOESN'T NOT HAVE POWER TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR A FEW LESS THAN FULL AND THE VEHICLE RUN LIKE A TURTLE AND AFTER 4000 RPM THE POWER START TO COME. THIS IS A PROBLEM AT INTERSECTIONS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS WHEN I REALLY ARE A LOW SPEED CAR AT TRAFFIC WHEN START TO RUN. ALSO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CHANGE UP TO OVERDRIVE AT 35 MPH TOO QUICK GETTING WORST THE ACCELERATION WHEN YOU ARE NORMAL DRIVING. IS NOT "CHECK ENGINE" INDICATION BUT ONE AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC AFTER HE DRIVE SAYS THAN THE ENGINE HAVE A BOG PROBLEM TOO LEAN FUEL MIXTURE. WHEN HE TURN OFF THE A/C THE PROBLEM IS LESS HE SAYS IS BECAUSE THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE DON'T BY PASS AIR AT THROTTLE AND IT'S LESS AIR GETTING AT THE ENGINE WITHOUT TPS REGISTRATION. *JB

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