2006 Scion Xb

MY 2006 SCION XB (AS WELL AS EVERY OTHER ONE OUT THERE) HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE WINDSHIELD. I AM ON MY SECOND WINDSHIELD. CRACKS HAPPEN FOR NO REASON, SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS TURNING ON YOUR DEFROST. SCION REPLACED MY FIRST WINDSHIELD BECAUSE MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THEY ARE HESITANT TO DO IT AGAIN. I LET THEM KNOW THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE WEB WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE. APPARENTLY IT'S THE 04-06 SCION XB. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GO OUT AND REPLACE A WINDSHIELD EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENS, ON TOP OF MY CAR PAYMENT, AND INSURANCE, NOT TO MENTION MY OTHER BILLS. I THINK SCION OWES IT TO THE CUSTOMERS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THEY CLAIM TO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DESIGN FLAW, BUT AFTER SOME INTERNET SEARCHING, THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THEM FOR THE WINDSHIELD PROBLEM. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

WINDSHIELD STRESS CRACK ON SCION XB. 2006 MY. THE CRACK HAPPENED SPONTANEOUSLY FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND CURVING RIGHT. FROM INVESTIGATING NUMEROUS POSTS, DISCUSSIONS, ETC. ON THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT. JUST GOOGLE "SCION XB WINDSHIELD CRACKING" AND YOU'LL FIND A PLETHORA OF INCIDENTS. SOME CUSTOMERS REPORT REPLACING WINDSHIELDS 8 TIMES IN ONE YEAR! *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN BUT APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES IN 4 DAYS. ON THE 5TH DAY I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND THERE WAS AN "L" SHAPED CRACK ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK WAS NOT THERE THE LAST TIME I DROVE MY VEHICLE. THE ORIGIN OF THE CRACK BEGINS UNDER THE SEAM WHERE THE WINDSHIELD MEETS THE TOP OF THE CAR A FEW INCHES TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACK THEN GOES STRAIGHT DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES AND THEN ANGLES SHARPLY TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUES FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES. THERE IS NO CHIP,CRACK, OR NICK THAT APPEARS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THIS LARGE "L" SHAPED CRACK. THE REASON FOR THE CRACK IS COMPLETELY UNKNOWN. *TR

PARKED MY CAR (2006 SCION XB) OUTSIDE ONE EVENING. WOKE THE NEXT MORNING AND THERE WAS A LARGE L-SHAPED CRACK NEAR THE REARVIEW MIRROR. NO ROCK OR IMPACT DAMAGE OCCURRED, JUST A CRACK APPEARED. ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER, NOT ONLY HAD THAT CRACK GROWN, BUT I NOW HAD A NEW CRACK JUTTING IN FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH CRACKS EXCEED WELL OVER 18 INCHES. THERE IS NOTHING OF MY DOING OR OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVED IN THESE CRACKS. I HAVE VISITED A NUMBER OF ONLINE FORUMS, AND THIS APPEARS COMMONPLACE WITH THESE XBS AND THEIR OWNERS. IT SEEMS THERE IS TOO MUCH STRESS IN THE DESIGN ON THE GLASS, AND IT CRACKS AT WILL. ANYWAYS, IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT, AND I DO NOT WANT TO PAY $500 FOR A NEW WINDSHIELD THAT IS ONLY TO CRACK AGAIN AT THE SLIGHTEST TEMPERATURE CHANGE. PLEASE HELP US. SCION NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS ISN'T A SPARK PLUG...THESE WINDSHIELDS ARE $500 AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM TOP CENTER DOWN 5"TURNED TO PASS SIDE WENT 13" , 2ND SAME TIME STARTED ON RIGHT PILLAR ACROSS CENTER ENDED JUST UNDER OTHER, HAPPENED WHEN DEFROSTERS WERE ON FOR ABOUT 15 MINS AND OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 10 DEGREES OR A LITTLE LESS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH ON MAJOR ROAD ,WAKEFIELD AREA, MAKING A SLIGHT TURN (BEND)IN ROAD TO RIGHT. *TR

A SPONTANEOUS CRACK APPEARED IN MY 2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELD WHILE SITTING OVERNIGHT. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE TOP CENTER EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, TRAVELS DOWN BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, AND ANGLES TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN AN L SHAPE. THERE IS NO CHIP OR OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRACK. THERE WAS NO ROCK IMPACT IN DAYS/WEEKS/MONTHS PRECEDING THE CRACK. IT'S PERHAPS 8-12" LONG. THE LACK OF ANY OBVIOUS OR ACCIDENTAL CAUSE FOR THIS CRACK IS WHAT CONCERNS ME AND SEEMS TO IMPLY A DEFECT. *TR

FOUND A L-SHAPED CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. IT STARTS FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ENDS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. MY WINDSHIELD DID NOT HAVE A CRACK WHEN I LEFT MY CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE. IT IS A VERY FINE CRACK AND DOESN'T LOOK AS IF SOMETHING HIT THE GLASS. TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP . THE SERVICE MANAGER PROCEEDED TO RUN A BALLPOINT PIN THROUGH THE CRACK AND TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THERE WAS PITTING. *TR