2006 Scion Xb

MY REAR WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED AND COMPLETELY SHATTERED 3 TIME IN 6 MONTHS. I'VE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, AND IM TIRED OF IT....TOYOTA CLAIMS THERE IS NO DEFECT, BUT I'VE READ ON OTHER SITES THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. MY FRONT WINDSHIELD IS NOW CRACKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE OUTSIDE MOLDING....HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DO I HAVE TO SPEND BEFORE THEY RECALL THIS ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY SCION BRAND NEW IN NOV. 2005. IT WAS MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR, AND I LOVE MY XB. I HAVE BEEN HAVING UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD CRACKS. I AM CURRENTLY ON MY 5TH WINDSHIELD, AND TODAY I CAME OUT AND SAW A NEW CRACK. APPROX. 12" ON THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FACING THE GARAGE DOOR SINCE ABOUT 530PM YESTERDAY. SOME ONE OF THE PREVIOUS CRACK WAS DUE TO A SMALL PEBBLE LIKE OBJECT THAT LIGHTLY HIT THE WINDSHIELD. IT WAS INSTANTANEOUSLY A 10" CRACK. MY FIRST TWO WINDSHIELDS WERE COVERED BY MY INSURANCE, THAT LAST ONE I PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. WITH THE NEW CRACK I WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT UNLESS TOYOTA OWNS UP TO THE DEFECT. THE NEW CRACK SHOWS NO SIGNS OF IMPACT. IT GROWS OUT FROM UNDER THE MOLDING AND GOES UP, THEN SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, THEN UP AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA TWICE HOPING TO GET THIS SOLVED. I'LL KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED. *TR

MY WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK STARTING FROM THE TOP MIDDLE, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE CRACK EXTENDED DOWNWARD APPROXIMATELY 6-8 INCHES AND THEN HORIZONTALLY TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE APPROXIMATELY 6-8 INCHES, FORMING AN "L" SHAPE. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS HAPPENED AS I DON'T RECALL HAVING ANY DEBRIS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. 8TR

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

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

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