2006 Scion xB Complaint Log

DRIVING MY SCION XB DOWN THE FREEWAY, A CRACK DEVELOPED FROM THE EDGE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD AND GREW BY 18 INCHES WITHIN SECONDS. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT THE WINDSHIELD, I FOUND THERE WAS NO IMPACT POINT AND THIS WAS A STRESS FRACTURE. AFTER READING INTERNET FORUMS AND THIS WEBSITES COMPLAINTS, I CAN SEE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *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

THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO L SHAPED CRACKS THAT DEVELOPED FROM THE SIDE PILLARS. I AM SURE IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF BEING HIT BY A ROCK. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT I COULD HEAR THE CRACKING SOUND WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR(11-05-07). THE 2ND TIME, THE CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE & NOT DRIVEN THAT DAY. THE DAY BEFORE, IT HAD ONLY BEEN WASHED & PUT BACK IN THE GARAGE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 SCION XB IN MARCH OF 2006. I DID NOT DRIVE IT MUCH AS A STUDENT BUT NOW THAT I'VE GRADUATED I SEE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE VEHICLE DESIGN. I HAD ONE PEBBLE HIT THE TOP PART OF MY WINDSHIELD IN DEC 2007 AND IT CAUSED A VERTICAL VEIN DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY WINDOW. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE WINDOW AND NOW, TWO MONTHS AFTER, MY WINDSHIELD HAS AGAIN VEINED AS A RESULT OF A PEBBLE HITTING THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED ON A DAILY COMMUTE ON THE HIGHWAY. SINCE I ACTUALLY HAD TWO DIFFERENT BRANDS OF WINDSHIELD I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT THIS IS NOT A WINDSHIELD PROBLEM, BUT RATHER A DESIGN DEFECT. THE SHAPE OF THE VEHICLE LEAVES THE WINDSHIELDS SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRACKS MORE THAN OTHER VEHICLES. FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ECONOMICAL I FEEL THAT PAYING OVER 300 DOLLARS EVERY COUPLE MONTHS FOR A NEW WINDSHIELD IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR

IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS I HAVE DEVELOPED THREE UNRELATED CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE FIRST ONE I HAD REPAIRED. THE SECOND, A MUCH LARGER CRACK, DEVELOPED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD TWO MONTHS LATER. I THEN HAD THE WHOLE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. AFTER ABOUT ONE MONTH WITH THE NEW WINDSHIELD A NEW LARGE CRACK HAS DEVELOPED. *TR

CRACKED WINDSHIELD WARRANTY CLAIM DENIED BY SCION. NO PLAUSIBLE REASON GIVEN BY TOYOTA WARRANTY INSPECTOR AS TO THE REASON FOR CRACK. *TR

3 WINDSHIELDS CRACKED IN 15 MONTHS DUE TO WEATHER CHANGE. LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD ALL 3 TIMES. MODEL: 2006 XB SCION. *TR

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD TWICE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME WAS BECAUSE OF A PEBBLE AND I WENT TO THE REPLACEMENT PLACE RECOMMENDED BY MY INSURANCE CARRIER. THE SECOND TIME THE WINDSHIELD JUST CRACKED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD THIS "CLICK". THOUGHT THERE WAS A CRACK, BUT SAW NOTHING. NEXT MORNING I GOT INTO MY CAR AND THERE WAS A CRACK ABOUT 3" LONG ON THE BOTTOM, LEFT, DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. NO LITTLE IMPACT CRATER INDICATING A DEBRIS HIT, JUST A CRACK. I WENT TO ONE OF THOSE REPAIR PLACES AND THEY DID THEIR THING, BUT OVER THE COURSE OF 2 WEEKS THE CRACK GREW UNTIL IT WAS ABOUT 18" LONG. FINALLY JUST GAVE UP AND REPLACED IT. WHEN I CALLED THE WINDSHIELD REPAIR PLACE THEY SAID THEY GET A LOT OF XB CALLS. THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN IS FAULTY CAUSING IT TO KEEP CRACKING. I LOVE MY XB AND DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT, BUT ALSO DON'T WANT TO KEEP BUYING WINDSHIELDS!!! *TR

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. IN THE MORNING I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD, BEGINNING AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE GLASS MEETS THE FRAME, IN FRONT OF THE APPROXIMATE MIDPOINT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT, EXTENDING VERTICALLY UPWARD APPROXIMATELY 8 - 10 INCHES, THEN TRAVELING HORIZONTALLY TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE, ENDING NEAR THE ODOMETER. THE CRACK WAS DEFINITELY NOT THERE WHEN I PARKED THE CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE. *TR

LAST WEEK I FOUND A FOOT LONG CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2006 SCION XB WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY CAR AFTER WORK. IN RESEARCHING REPLACEMENT OPTIONS I FOUND MULTIPLE POSTS ON ON-LINE FORUMS INDICATING THAT THE CRACK MAY BE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE CRACK BEGINS NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND CURVES TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE WITH A TOTAL LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 16-18 INCHES. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. *TR

WINDSHIELD BREAKS FOR NO REASON, SEEMS THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME AREA THAT CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGES. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED '06 SCION XB IN AUG. '07 & W/IN A WEEK MY WINDSHIELD(WS) WAS LEAKING BIGTIME. THERE WERE NO CRACKS & THE CARFAX REPORT CAME BACK CLEAN W/ NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. I CALLED THE DEALER & SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY HAD A LOCAL WS CO. REPLACE THE WS. THAT WEEKEND I WASHED MY CAR & NOTICED WATER RUNNING DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE WS AGAIN BY THE REARVIEW MIRROR. STILL NO OBVIOUS REASON OF WHY IT SHOULD BE LEAKING. I WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES W/ THE WATER & THE FACT THAT I LIVE IN PORTLAND WHICH MEANT LOTS OF RAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN & THIS TIME I ASKED FOR ANOTHER CO. TO REPLACE THE GLASS, THINKING THE OTHER CO. HAD JUST DONE A BAD JOB. AFTER THE 2ND TIME OF FIXING IT I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I NOTICED LOUD POPPING & CRACKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. A COUPLE OF THE POPS WERE SO LOUD IT SCARED ME BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE THE WHOLE WS CRACKED, BUT THERE WERE NO VISIBLE CRACKS. JUST IN CASE I WAS HEARING THINGS, I HAD MY HUSBAND RIDE ALONG & HE HEARD THE SAME NOISES. A WEEK OR TWO LATER, I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE WS WAS FOGGING THERE WERE STREAM LINES FROM WATER ON THE LEFT INSIDE AND I KNEW THOSE SHOULDN'T BE THERE BECAUSE THE LAST CO. HAD PUT IN A BRAND NEW WS. LATER, I FINALLY NOTICED WATER DRIPPING IN THE SAME SPOT & I KNEW IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN. FRUSTRATED & NOT WANTING TO DEAL W/ IT, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH A LEAKY WS FOR ABOUT WEEK, UNTIL I WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH & NOTICED A STRONG STREAM OF WATER RUNNING DOWN THE LEFT INSIDE OF THE WS INSIDE THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY (TODAY) I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I'M TAKING THE CAR IN TONIGHT. I'M SUGGESTING, SOME SORT OF EXTRA STRENGTH SEAL & POSSIBLY A SWAY BAR TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE MORE. IF THIS DOESN'T WORK THEN I WANT TO TRADE IT IN FOR A NEWER XB OR POSSIBLY SOMETHING ELSE. MY WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 100,000 MILES & I'M HALF WAY THERE & I DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO START PAYING TO REPLACE ANY OF THIS WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW WITH THE CAR. *TR

THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR IN THE MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT, IT HAS SPREAD DOWNWARD AND ACROSS THE CENTER OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. *TR

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

WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BY ROAD DEBRIS. *TR

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

I HAVE A 2006 SCION XB AND I LOVE THE CAR. FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE TOP PASSENGER SIDE THE CRACK STARTED TODAY. IT IS STARTED AT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW AT THE TRIM AND IS MOVING DOWN TO THE MID LINE OF THE WINDOW TURNING TOWARD THE DRIVERSIDE. *TR

CRACKED WINDSHIELD BEHIND MIRROR, NO NONE CAUSE. CRACK ABOUT 10 INCH CURVES TOWARDS DRIVER SIDE. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT THE TOP BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR. IT WENT DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD 6 INCHES THEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT 13 INCHES BEFORE STOPPING. I HAVE SEEN TWO OTHER SCIONS ON THE ROAD THAT ARE CRACKED IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT. *TR

MY 2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS THAT AREN'T FROM A CHIP. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT RESOLVE IT FOR THE CONSUMER. *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

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

ACCELERATED (TOOK OFF) WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (5 INCIDENCES)...ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY AFTERMARKET CRUISE CONTROL. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND AFTERMARKET CRUISE AT THE TIME...THEY CLAIMED NO OTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER 2ND INCIDENCE CRUISE CONTROL WAS REPLACED BY INSTALLER AND HE CALLED THE COMPANY...NONE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM ON MY CRUISE MODULE (HE SHOWED ME HOW TO DISCONNECT CRUISE UNDER THE HOOD SINCE CURRENT STILL RUNS THROUGH MECHANISM SINCE CRUISE WAS IN OFF POSITION DURING 2ND INCIDENT)...THE PROBLEM THEN HAPPENED AGAIN (3 TIMES IN SAME DAY ON WAY TO AIRPORT)WITH NEW CRUISE MECHANISM. NO PROBLEMS IN LAST 2 YEARS, BUT IT'S A DAILY GAMBLE...NOW I HAVE TO WONDER IF THE CRUISE WAS EVER EVEN PART OF THE EQUATION IN THE PROBLEM WITH ALL THE ACCELERATOR AND OTHER PROBLEMS I'VE READ ONLINE. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN THIS YEAR AND THEY DENY ANY PROBLEM WITH SCION ACCELERATORS OR BRAKE NOT DEPRESSING (IT ALWAYS FELT LIKE MY BRAKE AND GAS WERE FIGHTING LIKE IF YOU 2 FOOTED IN A MANUAL EQUALLY, BUT I OWN A AUTOMATIC...IT'S VERY SCARY). *TR

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

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

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

THE WAS BEING DRIVEN UNDER ROUTINE CIRCUMSTANCES, TO WORK. THE WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED TWICE (2) DUE TO STRESS. AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED IT ONCE, WILL CONSIDER IT A SECOND TIME. THE PARTS BEING USED ARE THE SAME BUT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED A SECOND TIME. *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

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 68 DEGREES WHICH WAS WHAT IT HAD BEEN MOST OF THE WEEK. NO EXTREME TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKS WITHOUT ANY CAUSE! IT'S FROM THE MIDDLE BOTTOM AND IT'S OVER 10 INCHES LONG. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY XB FOR OVER A YEAR, AND THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE WINDSHEILD. I HAVE TWO CRACKS THAT STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO PREVENT THEM FROM CRACKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT WOULD ONLY OCCUR IN COLDER TEMPERATURES DURING WINTER MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I WAS REFERRED TO THIS SITE BY ANOTHER WEBSITE, MYSCIOINSUCKS.COM, AND I AM SO GLAD I WAS! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MY DEALERSHIP TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND HAVE NOT BEEN IN REAL PURSUIT OF ANY JUSTICE UNTIL RECENTLY. I HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON MY SCION 2006 XB. I REALLY WANTED JUSTICE WHEN I ALMOST GOT INTO ANOTHER SCION EXACTLY LIKE MINE THE OTHER DAY WITH THE SAME CRACK IN IT'S WINDSHIELD. I HAVE NOW BEEN WAITING FOR ALMOST A YEAR ON SOMETHING TO BE SAID BY THEM ABOUT A RECALL WHEN I GO TO GET MY OIL CHANGED. NOT ONE BREATH OF ANYTHING YET. I AM A VERY PASSIVE PERSON, SOMETIMES TOO PASSIVE BUT NOT ANYMORE WITH THIS ISSUE. I GOT THE CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD IN THE END OF NOVEMBER OF 2007. I AM FINANCIALLY STRAPPED, OR CHECK TO CHECK AS MOST SAY AND COULD NOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED AND DIDN'T SEE A NEED TO IF IT WASN'T MY FAULT. AS I SAID, WHY SPEND MY MONEY WHEN TOYOTA WONT ADMIT TO ANYTHING. I WOKE UP TO FIND THIS CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD ON A VERY MILD TEMP. DAY OF ABOUT 70 I BELIEVE. NEITHER HOT NOR COLD. I REMEMBER VIVIDLY. I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND NOTICED THIS L-SHAPED CRACK STARTING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE CURVING DOWN AND GOING TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I DROVE ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER AFTER HAVING THE CAR LOOKED AT IN TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, ON A 5 HOURS TRIP AND ANOTHER CRACK STARTED APPEARING FROM THE BOTTOM MIDLINE.... AND PROGRESSED UPWARD AND LEFT TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE, AND BY THE END OF THE TRIP IT WAS OVER A FOOT IN LENGTH. APPEARING TO BE STRESS FROM AN 80 MPH SPEED MAJORITY OF THE TRIP. I HAVE ASKED TOYOTA ABOUT IT MANY TIMES AND NEVER ONCE WAS IT THEIR FAULT. I JUST RECENTLY GO ONLINE AFTER SEEING MY 5TH 2006 XB CRACKED WINDSHIELD IDENTICAL TO MINE. I AM WANTING IT FIXED AND NOTHING MORE AND CANNOT GET ANY ANSWERS. *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

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB CRACKED FOR NO REASON WHILE PARKED (2 FOOT CRACK). THE TECHNICIAN COULD FIND NO CAUSE. HE SAID THEY REPLACE THESE XB WINDSHIELDS DAILY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 5,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED A WINDSHIELD OR HAD ONE CRACK IN 30 YEARS OF OWNING CARS. *TR

MY FIANCE AND I WERE ON OUR AY HOME FROM PLAYING POOL IN MORPARK, CA FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN WE GOT ON THE 118 FREEWAY GOING THE WRONG WAY. WHEN WE REALIZED WE NEEDED TO GO WEST INSTEAD OF EAST, MY FIANCE GOT ON THE ERRINGER RD. EXIT TO TURN AROUND. BY THIS TIME I WAS ASLEEP AND DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM WHEN WE GOT ON THE FREEWAY TO WAKING UP SATURDAY MORNING. BUT,HIS EXPERIENCE WAS THIS, WE GOT OFF ON THE ERRINGER RD. EXIT, HE WENT TO MAKE THE U-TURN TO GET ON THE 118 WEST. HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR I WAS RESTING ON POPPED OPEN AND I WAS SUCKED OUT OF THE CAR GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AND NO DOOR ADJAR LIGHT WAS ON, I THOUGHT I WAS SAFE. MY FIANCE QUICKLY PULLED THE CAR OVER AND CARRIED ME TO THE CAR. HE SAID I LOOKED DEAD. HE KNEW I WAS ALIVE BECAUSE HE SAID HE HEARD "CRYING LIKE" NOISES. I VERY WELL COULD BE DEAD. THE NEXT MORNING WE TOOK PICTURES WITH THE NEWSPAPER. THE PICTURES ARE VERY GRAPHIC AND THEY EXPLAIN THE DANGER OF THIS DEFECT MORE THAN WORDS. *JB

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THIS VEHICLE WAS THE #2 VEHICLE IN A 4 CAR COLLISION. AS SUCH IT WAS HIT BY VEHICLES 3 AND THEN 4. IT HIT VEHICLE 1 TWO TIMES. THE CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE CRASH AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT. *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

I WONDER IF THE SCION XB WINDSHIELD IS TOO THIN. I'VE HAD MY XB ONLY ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AND HAVE HAD TWO BROKEN WINDSHIELDS AND EACH OCCURRED ON PAVED ROADS. PRIOR TO THAT I'D ONLY HAD ONE BROKEN WINDSHIELD IN 45 YEARS OF DRIVING. *JB

HAD VEHICLE FOR A YEAR WHEN MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR THE FIRST TIME. A YEAR LATER ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED. I DID RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS MODEL IN PARTICULAR HAD WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS AND CONTINUOUSLY CRACKED EASILY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT AFFECTS VISIBILITY TREMENDOUSLY AND CONTINUES TO BE AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE. AS MOST WARRANTY HAVE EXPIRED BY NOW, A RECALL ON THESE WINDSHIELD SHOULD BE IN PROCESSED. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF CAR WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE IN A 2006 SCION XB. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKED. *JB

CRACKED WINDSHIELD WHILE PARKED. *TR

FRONT SUSPENSION. SQUEAKY NOISE WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAD THE LEFT SUSPENSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE RIGHT SUSPENSION IS NOW SQUEAKY. *CN

I BOUGHT MY 2006 SCION XB NEW. SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING I GOT IN AND CLOSED THE DOOR. MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I HAD NOT STARTED THE CAR YET, JUST CLOSED THE DOOR, AND NOT HARD. MY CAR WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE, PERHAPS 6 DEGREES. THE CRACK WAS ON THE LOWER DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER ABOUT 5 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM AND ONLY A FEW INCHES LONG. OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS IT GREW AND TURNED DOWN CONNECTING WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE. NOW THE SAME WINDSHIELD HAS SPROUTED ANOTHER CRACK. I JUST RETURNED FROM THE DEALERSHIP, KEARNY MESA TOYOTA (92111) WHERE THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, THAT THE GLASS WAS IMPACTED BY ROCKS. THE MANAGER CAME OUT WITH HIS BALLPOINT PEN AND TRACED THE CRACK. WHEN HE FOUND NO IMPACT CRATER HE MADE A CHIP BY RUNNING HIS PEN CROSSWISE TO THE CRACK, WHICH MADE A SMALL STAR CHIP THAT LOOKS LIKE A IMPACT MARK. HE TOLD ME THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME 700 TO 900 TO FIX MY CAR. I AM STILL DRIVING WITH A BROKEN WINDSHIELD. *TR

SCION XB WINDSHIELD DAMAGED REPEATEDLY. FIRST CRACK FROM THE TOP AND DOWN MOST OF THE DRIVER SIDE, L-SHAPED TOWARDS THE DRIVER-SIDE FRAME. NO APPARENT CAUSE, EXCEPT POSSIBLY EXTREME HEAT. REPLACED. SINCE THEN, HAVE HAD TWO NEW CRACKS STARTING FROM THE TOP, DOWN AND MULTIPLE (AT LEAST 5 SEPARATELY OCCURRING) ROCK IMPACTS. COMMUTE THE SAME ROUTE AS HAVE IN THE PREVIOUS SEVEN YEARS, WITH NO SIMILAR DAMAGE/FREQUENCY TO PREVIOUS VEHICLE WINDSHIELDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD A 10-INCH CRACK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,000.

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

WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY DURING THE DAY I CAME OUTSIDE TO FIND A 12 INCH CRACK THAT STARTED AT THE TOP NEAR THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND CURVED TOWARDS THE 'SIDE.THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM ANY ROAD ELEMENTS.THE CRACK WASN'T THERE WHEN WE DROVE THE CAR HOME THAT DAY.APPEARED WHILE SITTING OUTSIDE. *AK