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.
2006 Scion XB visibility complaints
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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.
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.
I own a 2006 scion xb. The windshield cracked (at the edge) for no apparent reason in march 2008, and it was indicated by the dealer that it was due to installation. The windshield was replaced at no charge. It has cracked once again, december 2008, once again along the edge of the windshield. I have not had an opportunity to have it looked at to see if the dealer will replace it once again for no charge. This is also an inconvenience as the dealership is one hour from my home.
Windshield cracked for no apparent reason. This is the second occurrence.
The windshield cracked for no reason a stone or rock did not hit the car . It was not involved in a accident. Crack started in left corner of windshield traveled up and across windshield about 16 inches dealer says they no nothing about a problem I go on line to motorbeat.com and find over 100 posts.
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.
I own a scion xb 2006 and have the same problem many other scion xb owners are having. My front windshield keeps cracking in the typical "l" shaped pattern. The first time was last year, it cracked for no reason during the late spring. A rock never hit it, nor did anything else that LED to the crack. Yesterday, I noticed the same "l" shape crack starting, this morning, it spread across my windshield to the passenger side. The crack is just under 3 feet long. This is exactly the same as the first crack, starts on the drivers side about three inches from the end of the window frame and moves to the passenger side. I've had it replaced by my insurance company using their suggested auto glass repair people. I will have it replaced again, tomorrow. So far, this seems to occur every 8,000 miles. I called scion today to tell them about my situation after finding numerous web-sites dedicated specifically to this problem. It seems to be a structural problem with the car and spans many years models as the newer 2008's have the same issues as my 2006 and the older 2005 models.
Went to my garage in the morning and discovered an "l"shaped crack in the center of the windshield had formed overnight. I was completely shocked as nothing had previous hit the windshield. After searching the web, it's clear the must be a defect in the design as it can not be a coincidence that many other 2006 xb owners have similar cracks in their windshields. The toyota/scion service manager said he would call me when the dsm inspection is possible. I am going to go the other dealerships to see if I can schedule the inspection sooner.
L shaped crack on windshield of my 2006 scion xb. Had the windshield replaced and one week later the new windshield cracked in the same place with the same shape. It also happened overnight when not driven.
I just went into the garage to move my scion and noticed a large crack in the shape of a j at the top middle of my windshield. When searching for auto glass on the net, I came across too many posts of xb owners with the same problem and see that it looks like a "silent recall".
I walked into my garage on 9/24/08 and 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 it (no splinters in the glass). I contacted scion corporate this on 9/24/08 and they told me to make an appointment with a scion dealership. They said that it would be up to the dealership whether the replacement would be covered by the warranty and if the dealership deems that it shouldn't be, then I should get an estimate and contact them again with the information. They opened up a case number for me. I contacted miller toyota in culver city and took my car into the dealership 9/25/08 @ 1:00 pm. 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. I then requested an estimate, which came to $1.019.27. Then I contacted scion corporate again and was told that they would arrange a person from corporate to inspect the windshield. Scion corporate told me that the corporate rep would be there at noon on 9/29/08. I went to the dealership on 9/29/08 at noon and the representative was not there. And she didn't show for another 50 minutes. I told the service manager that I was leaving around 12:50 pm and he kept saying: "she will be here any minute". Then as he gets to my car, I see a short asian woman with her hair pulled into a bun. He gives her a pen from his pocket and she runs a ballpoint pen through the crack (she spent 5-10 seconds with my car). The same service manager that did the ballpoint pen test was the one who wrote up the report to say the same thing. They are unconscionable. The funny thing is when I was researching my car purchase, I saw on edmunds that the 2006 scion xb had problems with spontaneous cracks forming in the windshield.
The windshield on my 2006 scion xb has been replaced twice and currently has a crack in it. The first crack appeared 6 weeks after purchasing the car and the dealer replaced it free. The second time it cracked I wasn't aware that there were problems with other scion windshields and replaced it myself 2 weeks later for $226.63. Now I have another crack in the windshield but haven't fixed it because I know it will crack again.
I walked into my garage this morning and 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 yesterday evening. It is a very fine crack and doesn't look as if something hit it (no splinters in the glass). I contacted scion corporate this morning and they told me to make an appointment with a scion dealership (I am making an appointment for tomorrow morning). They said that it would be up to the dealership whether the replacement would be covered by the warranty and if the dealership deems that it shouldn't be, then I should get an estimate and contact them again with the information. They opened up a case number for me. The funny thing is when I was researching my car purchase, I saw on edmunds.com that the 2006 scion xb had problems with spontaneous cracks forming in the windshield. Hopefully, toyota/scion resolves this issue in a reasonable manner. I will keep you posted on how this pans out.
Our car was parked overnight, when getting into the car the next morning I noticed that the windshield had cracked in the shape of an l.
I have a 2006 scion xb and in february of 2007 app. 4 months after purchasing my car the windshield developed a crack in it, there was no sign of a rock hitting no noise I just looked up and it was cracked. The dealer replaced the window and just yesterday sep. 14, 2008 I got in my car and there was another crack I here a popping noise the night before and the next morning there was an l shaped crack in it.
I have a 2006 scion xb that was purchased in may 2006. Last year, in 2007, a crack appeared that started on the edge of the windshield on the driver's side. They crack then grew from a line into an l shape. A month or so after that another l shaped crack appeared coming from the top of the windshield behind the rearview mirror. I replaced the windshield on august 29, 2008. Last night the windshield was fine, this morning (september 12, 2008 - two weeks later!!) there is another l shaped crack behind the rearview mirror that appeared overnight while the car was sitting in my driveway.
Around march 2008, I pebble hit my scion xb windshield and caused a small crack. About a week later the windshield cracked in different places and I had to get it replaced. Recently, on august 4th, 2008, another pebble hit my windshield and another crack. And today august 27th, 2008, my friend who has an xb also got a crack on her windshield from a small pebble. I looked online for some sort of explanation and it seems that tons of scion xb owners are complaining of such a defect on their windshields. So I am also here to complain about this problem since im going through my 2nd windshield.
1. Maybe a pebble impact 2. Windshield crack (one time, I have not changed the windshield yet) 3. Nothing yet.
Windshield cracks on its own (not due to rocks or anything) there is an l shaped crack which starts at the top center of the windshield which is caused most likely by a defect in the design which caused the body to flex.
I purchased my scion xb 2006 in august of 2006. Last week, wed. July 9, 2008, an l shaped crack appeared on my front windshield. It appeared overnight out of nowhere. I discovered it in the morning. There are no signs of trauma to the windshield. The crack starts at the very top edge of the windshield and goes in an l shape. The next morning (thur, july 10) a second l-shaped crack appeared in my windshield in the same fashion. This one is on the lower left side and also starts at the very edge of the windshield. Again, there was no trauma to the windshield and the crack appeared out of nowhere. The two cracks are now heading toward each other, and I am worried this defective windshield will crack. After researching this issue online and talking to mechanics, I have found out that this is a common defect in the scion xb 2006 model. Many owners have reported l-shaped cracks appearing out of nowhere and filed complaints. The mechanic I spoke with said that he has replaced many cracked windshields on scion xb's. He attributes what he termed this design defect to the fact that the car sits so low and the steep grade of the windshield. I know you have received numerous other complaints about this problem, and I urge you to take action.
A crack appeared in the windshield of my car while it was parked in my driveway. There was no trauma to the windshield prior to this crack appearing.
I own a 2006 scion xb and parked the car in a parking lot. Upon my return I found a crack in my windshield that started on the lower right side, went in about 2 inches, up about 6 inches, and then left about 12 inches. It does not appear that there was any impact or rock chip to initiate the crack.
2006 scion xb, found windshield cracked after leaving the car parked. The crack was not there in the morning but in the afternoon, an l shaped, 4" by 10" crack starting from behind rear view mirror appeared, the car has 7700 miles this is a "weekend car" as it is parked in the garage in most of the time. Showed the crack to local scion dealer and they claim it was due to an impact from a pebble. They used a ball point to demonstrate that there is a pit. I am planning to replace the glass soon.
Noticed a crack in the windshield after vehicle parked overnight. Crack is "l" shaped beginning at driver's side windshield edge approx. 12" from bottom, extending approx. 3" horizontally, then turning 90 degrees toward bottom of windshield and extending approx. 9". Crack is not from debris and no pits can be felt anywhere along the crack. Vehicle is in warranty but dealer states that since no recall has been issued the warranty does not cover the windshield. As of 6/16/08 the windshield has not been replaced.
While driving, a crack began in the windshield coming up from the about from the bottom of the windshield (about 8" from the middle, closer to the driver). After climbing a about 9" it made a 90 degree turn and continued on (making about an 18" crack w/in an hour). There was no chip near that area. There had been a chip on the far passenger side that had been repaired. Since then the windshield has gotten 4 other rock chips (including on that caused a crack extending exactly opposite of the 1st crack -- coming from the top-passenger side of center, toward the driver). This car has only been on the interstate for about 2000 miles (it has a total of 20000 miles). It has not driven on any abnormal or industrial roads (all chips/cracks occurred while the vehicle was traveling on an urban interstate at separate times). I would also like an assessment of how many chips/cracks can occur before a catastrophic failure of the windshield. As I will not replace my windshield with every oil change (only when the state forces me to due to the frequent nature of these incidents).
Today, 6/13/08, I was washing my car....nothing unusual....after I was finished with the outside and started on the inside, I noticed a crack in the windshield....I wasn't even driving so nothing hit the windshield...after doing some research, I have discovered that this is an ongoing issue with this particular make and model....
I have a 2006 scion xb with only 9,000 miles on it, and I am about to replace the windshield for the third time with the same exact l-shape crack that begins at the top center goes down about 6 inches and then to the left 6 inches. No rock damage or other damage can be attributed to this. There is some kind of defect to cause a windshield to constantly crack in the same place every time with the same look.
My 2006 scion xb has developed a crack in the windshield, "l" shaped from the top of the windshield, behind the rearview mirror, going perpendicular for about 6-8" then making a 90 degree turn toward the passenger side, extending for about 12". It has stopped progressing. It seemed to happen for no reason. This seems to be a common complaint amongst xb owners.
2006 scion xb cracked windshield. It is a problem with the scion that they corrected in their 2008 model.
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