2004 Scion Xb

2004 SCION XB. CAR DROVE BY, SMALL STONE HIT WINDSHIELD. VERY TINY MARK ON WINDSHIELD. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, A HUGE CRACK SPREAD ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR BEFORE THAT WITH A SMALL CHIP OR STONE MARK, THE WHOLE WINDSHIELD CRACKS. THIS HAS TOO BE A DESIGN FLAW. MAYBE THEY NEED TO COAT THE WINDSHIELD FOR PROTECTION, OR CHANGE THE DESIGN. *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

FRONT END COLLISION WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. 2004 SCION WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND REAR ENDED A PICK UP TRUCK; DAMAGING THE SCION AND PICK UP TRUCK.THE SCION HAD TWO FEET OF DRIVERS SIDE INTRUSION AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD 1-1/2 FEET OF INTRUSION. THE SCION HAD A STAR TO THE WINDSHIELD AND AN INJURED DRIVER, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT HAPPENED. THE DAMAGE TO THE SCION CAUSED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE EXPOSING THE ENGINE AND HITTING DAMAGING AND EXPOSING THE AIR BAG SENSORS. THIS VEHICLE WAS AIR BAG EQUIPED AND AIRBAGS, WHICH FAILED TO OPPERATE. THE RESULTING FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND HIS FACE CAUSING AN OPEN WOUNDS AND LACERATIONS THAT WERE SUTURED IN A EMERGENCY ROOM WERE DRIVER WAS EVALUATED BY A EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN.THERE WAS NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, THE DRIVER NOTIFED TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY. TOYOTA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT SINCE IT WAS NOT A TRUE HEAD ON COLLISION THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE AND DECRIBED IT AS A TOTAL LOSS AND UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED.*AK