2006 Scion Xb

IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS I HAVE DEVELOPED THREE UNRELATED CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE FIRST ONE I HAD REPAIRED. THE SECOND, A MUCH LARGER CRACK, DEVELOPED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD TWO MONTHS LATER. I THEN HAD THE WHOLE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. AFTER ABOUT ONE MONTH WITH THE NEW WINDSHIELD A NEW LARGE CRACK HAS DEVELOPED. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 SCION XB NEW. SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING I GOT IN AND CLOSED THE DOOR. MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I HAD NOT STARTED THE CAR YET, JUST CLOSED THE DOOR, AND NOT HARD. MY CAR WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE, PERHAPS 6 DEGREES. THE CRACK WAS ON THE LOWER DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER ABOUT 5 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM AND ONLY A FEW INCHES LONG. OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS IT GREW AND TURNED DOWN CONNECTING WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE. NOW THE SAME WINDSHIELD HAS SPROUTED ANOTHER CRACK. I JUST RETURNED FROM THE DEALERSHIP, KEARNY MESA TOYOTA (92111) WHERE THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, THAT THE GLASS WAS IMPACTED BY ROCKS. THE MANAGER CAME OUT WITH HIS BALLPOINT PEN AND TRACED THE CRACK. WHEN HE FOUND NO IMPACT CRATER HE MADE A CHIP BY RUNNING HIS PEN CROSSWISE TO THE CRACK, WHICH MADE A SMALL STAR CHIP THAT LOOKS LIKE A IMPACT MARK. HE TOLD ME THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME 700 TO 900 TO FIX MY CAR. I AM STILL DRIVING WITH A BROKEN WINDSHIELD. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED '06 SCION XB IN AUG. '07 & W/IN A WEEK MY WINDSHIELD(WS) WAS LEAKING BIGTIME. THERE WERE NO CRACKS & THE CARFAX REPORT CAME BACK CLEAN W/ NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. I CALLED THE DEALER & SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY HAD A LOCAL WS CO. REPLACE THE WS. THAT WEEKEND I WASHED MY CAR & NOTICED WATER RUNNING DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE WS AGAIN BY THE REARVIEW MIRROR. STILL NO OBVIOUS REASON OF WHY IT SHOULD BE LEAKING. I WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES W/ THE WATER & THE FACT THAT I LIVE IN PORTLAND WHICH MEANT LOTS OF RAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN & THIS TIME I ASKED FOR ANOTHER CO. TO REPLACE THE GLASS, THINKING THE OTHER CO. HAD JUST DONE A BAD JOB. AFTER THE 2ND TIME OF FIXING IT I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I NOTICED LOUD POPPING & CRACKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. A COUPLE OF THE POPS WERE SO LOUD IT SCARED ME BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE THE WHOLE WS CRACKED, BUT THERE WERE NO VISIBLE CRACKS. JUST IN CASE I WAS HEARING THINGS, I HAD MY HUSBAND RIDE ALONG & HE HEARD THE SAME NOISES. A WEEK OR TWO LATER, I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE WS WAS FOGGING THERE WERE STREAM LINES FROM WATER ON THE LEFT INSIDE AND I KNEW THOSE SHOULDN'T BE THERE BECAUSE THE LAST CO. HAD PUT IN A BRAND NEW WS. LATER, I FINALLY NOTICED WATER DRIPPING IN THE SAME SPOT & I KNEW IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN. FRUSTRATED & NOT WANTING TO DEAL W/ IT, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH A LEAKY WS FOR ABOUT WEEK, UNTIL I WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH & NOTICED A STRONG STREAM OF WATER RUNNING DOWN THE LEFT INSIDE OF THE WS INSIDE THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY (TODAY) I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I'M TAKING THE CAR IN TONIGHT. I'M SUGGESTING, SOME SORT OF EXTRA STRENGTH SEAL & POSSIBLY A SWAY BAR TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE MORE. IF THIS DOESN'T WORK THEN I WANT TO TRADE IT IN FOR A NEWER XB OR POSSIBLY SOMETHING ELSE. MY WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 100,000 MILES & I'M HALF WAY THERE & I DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO START PAYING TO REPLACE ANY OF THIS WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW WITH THE CAR. *TR

I AM CURRENTLY ON MY SECOND SCION XB AND HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS. WITH MY CURRENT XB I HAVE HAD APPROX. 8 CRACKS OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. I HAD THE FIRST TWO CHIPS REPAIRED THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. HOWEVER THE THIRD CRACK WENT ACROSS 50% OF THE WINDSHIELD. SHORTLY AFTER I RECIEVED ANOTHER CRACK PARALLEL TO THE FIRST, ALSO COVERING APPROX. 50% OF MY WINDSHIELD. NOW I HAVE GOT TWO NEW CHIPS. I TRAVEL DIFFERENT ROUTES TO INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE, COUNTRY ROADS, AND CITY ROADS. I HAVE EVEN RECIEVED CRACKS IN VARIOUS STATES. *CN