2006 Scion Xb

I BOUGHT MY 2006 SCION XB BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2006. I'VE ONLY OWNED MY CAR FOR 1 YEAR, BUT I'VE HAD 4 WINDSHIELD CRACKS/CHIPS. THE FIRST OCCURRED THE 2ND WEEK OF HAVING MY CAR. A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD IN THE MIDDLE AND CAUSED A CHIP, I IMMEDIATELY HAD NOVUS STOP IT BEFORE IT TURNED INTO A BIGGER PROBLEM. I HAD NO PROBLEMS THROUGH THE SUMMER AND LIVED WITH A CHIP WINDSHIELD. THEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ANOTHER ROCK HIT THE EDGE OF MY WINDSHIELD (WHERE THE FRAME OF THE CAR IS BEHIND THE GLASS) AND THE CRACK IMMEDIATELY SPREAD TO BEING ABOUT 12 INCHES LONG. I PLACED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED WITH TOYOTA MANUFACTURED GLASS ABOUT A WEEK LATER. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED AGAIN, WITH NO CAUSE OR ROCK DAMAGE NOTICED. THE CRACK GREW QUICKLY AND IS ABOUT 15 INCHES LONG. I CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE PEOPLE WHO REPLACED MY WINDSHIELD. I ALSO DID A BIT OF RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS APPARENTLY CURSED BECAUSE OWNERS EVERYWHERE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AND NOW I HAVE A SECOND 15 INCH CRACK ON THE SAME WINDSHIELD. I'M WAITING FOR THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA MANUFACTURED GLASS TO COME IN (SO THAT TOYOTA IS STILL RESPONSIBLE WHEN I HAVE TO REPLACE IT A THIRD TIME) AND THEN I'LL HAVE IT REPLACED. 4 CRACKS IN LESS THAN A YEAR... SEEMS LIKE THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS WINDSHIELD. *TR

I JUST REPLACED MY WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB ON 11/30/07 AFTER 2 CRACKS DEVELOPED AFTER ONLY TINY PEBBLES FROM THE ROAD HIT IN 2 DIFFERENT SPOTS ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND CREATED A CRACKS THAT SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE. THIS OBVIOUSLY MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR REPAIR BECAUSE EVEN IF THE GLASS COMPANY CAME WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS, THE CRACK HAD ALREADY SPREAD FROM MAYBE 3-4 INCHES TO OVER 12 INCHES! ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE IMPACT POINTS WERE NO MORE THAN 1 INCH FROM THE MOLDING EDGE IN THE BLACK AREA OF THE GLASS. ANY OTHER TIME THAT I HAVE HAD ANYTHING HIT IN THE MIDDLE/IN MY LINE OF VIEW, IT JUST BOUNCES OFF LIKE A PIECE OF RUBBER WITH NO DAMAGE. ALL IN ALL, IT HAS ONLY BEEN ABOUT 2 1/2 WEEKS SINCE I PAID ABOUT $250 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO HAVE THE THING REPLACED, AND I ALREADY HAVE ANOTHER CRACK!!! SAME AS THE LAST COUPLE OF TIMES... A VERY SMALL PEBBLE/ROCK HIT ABOUT AN INCH FROM THE MOLDING IN THE "BLACK AREA" OF THE GLASS ON MY WAY IN TO WORK THIS MORNING (12/18/07). AND WITHIN MY HOUR COMMUTE TO WORK, IT HAD ALREADY SPREAD TO ABOUT 3-4 INCHES. THAT WAS AT ABOUT 8:00 THIS MORNING. IT IS NOW 10:20AM, AND WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN AT 9:30AM, IT HAD ALREADY SPREAD TO ABOUT 12 INCHES!!! I GUESS THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO REPAIR IT!!! IF IT'S LONGER THAN A DOLLAR BILL, THEY CAN'T FIX IT ACCORDING TO MY GLASS COMPANY THAT I USUALLY CALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET AND A VERY CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA/ODI. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF THE LEMON LAW AND HAVE NO PROBLEM GIVING IT BACK TO THEM FOR A FULL REFUND OF ALL PAYMENTS I HAVE MADE TO DATE SINCE MY PURCHASE BACK IN AUG 2006 OR A NEW VEHICLE UNDER MY CURRENT FINANCING OPTION. *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