2006 Scion Xb

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

JAN 24 2006 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK (AROUND 45 MPH) IN MY 2006 TOYOTA SCION AND MY WINDSHIELD STARTED TO CRACK. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF IT WAS CRACKING BECAUSE OF SOME TYPE OF IMPACT (SAY A ROCK), OR JUST LOOKING TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AND AT THE TIME I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING BUT THE 6-7 INCH CRACKING OF MY WINDSHIELD. I CAME TO WORK AND ASKED OTHER PEOPLE TO LOOK AND THEY DID NOT SEE ANY TYPE OF DEBRIS DAMAGE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER WERE I PURCHASED IT...AND THEN TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. JAN 25 2006 I TOOK MY TOYOTA IN, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CRACK (AND CONTINUOUSLY CRACKING STILL TODAY) WAS CAUSED BY IMPACT OF A STONE (OR SOMETHING) AND MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THE WINDSHIELD SHOULD CRACK LIKE THAT, AND IF IT WAS NOT A STRESS CRACK--THEN THE WINDSHIELD IS DEFECTIVE. [I MEAN WERE THE SAFETY--WHAT IF I AS IN AN ACCIDENT]. THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY AND RECOMMENDED THAT I GET IT FIXED. I ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY TOLD ME YES. SO I CAME TO WORK. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE...ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT I AM NOT ALONE...THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF 2006 TOYOTA SCIONS...AND I FOUND THIS WEB SITE. *TR

IN MID-NOVEMBER 2007 I GOT A SPONTANEOUS CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD WHILE RUNNING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON I-94 IN WESTERN MICHIGAN. THIS CRACK RUNS FROM UNDER THE RUBBER NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, THEN DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT. IT SHOWED UP AS A 5 INCH CRACK. IT IS NOW 15 INCHES LONG. THREE DAYS LATER A SMALL ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD IN THE LOWER RIGHT PART OF THE WINDSHIELD. WITHIN A FEW HOURS, THE SMALL CRACK BECAME A MULTIFACETED SPIDERWEB OF CRACKS. OVER TIME, SOME OF THE CRACKS GROW WHEN THE CAR IS JUST SITTING THERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED. THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AGAIN MOMENTS LATER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT WOULD NOT FUNCTION UNLESS THEY WERE ENGAGED AT A RAPID PACE. OCCASIONALLY THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, THE FRONT END SHAKES WHILE DRIVING 20-50 MPH, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BURN AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE RADIO FAILED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BACK OF THE BUMPER WAS SPLIT, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ALSO OFFERED HER $14,000 FOR THE VEHICLE ONLY IF SHE PAID THEM $5,000. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE ELECTRICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB

WHILE DRIVING IN OHIO ON VACATION WE NOTICED THE BEGINNING OF A LINE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. IT STARTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AT THE POINT WHERE THE GLASS MET THE FRAME, EXACTLY OVER THE REAR MIRROR. AS WE DROVE, IT TRAVELED DOWNWARD AND CURVED TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WE CHECKED AND FOUND NO APPARENT CHIP FROM ANY ROAD DEBRI, NOR HAD WE HEARD ANYTHING. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SCION XB. I NOTICED AN L SHAPED CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD THE MORNING OF JAN.2, 2008. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE MIDDLE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I HAVE OWED THE CAR FOR 1.5 YEARS. THE NIGHT BEFORE THERE WAS NO CRACK. THE CRACK SEEMS TO BE INTERNAL IN THE GLASS. THERE ARE NO EXTERNAL CRACKS ON THE GLASS INSIDE AND OUT. THERE WAS NO EVENT THAT LED TO THE CRACKING. IT JUST APPEARED. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR WILL NOT REPLACE THE GLASS. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF A SIMILAR CRACK IN THESE CARS.*CN

THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2006 XB CRACKED ON 12.29.07 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER A STONE HIT IT. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'LL BE REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD. THE FIRST TIME, LAST SUMMER, THERE WAS NO IMPACT; THERE WAS AN L-SHAPED CRACK BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR ONE MORNING. BASED ON YOUR OWN COMPLAINT DATABASE AND NUMEROUS POSTINGS ON WWW.EDMUNDS.COM, XB OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELDS. *TR