2016 Toyota Tacoma: windshield cracks

5 of the 324 complaints about the 2016 Toyota Tacoma describe windshield cracks.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 1,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Windshield cracks by model year

2017
2
2016
5
2015
1
2013
1
2010
1
2005
1
1999
1
1998
2
1997
1

What owners say

Filed Jan 5, 2017 · Visibility · 6,000 miles · KS

While driving on a highway a small pebble stuck my windshield causing a 10 inch crack. While researching cost of new windshield I found that lots of people are dealing with the same problem on this vehicle. I live in the midwest and drive on gravel roads daily and have had hundreds of rocks hit my window causing chips that can be repaired but never a crack like this especially from such a small impact.

Filed Nov 2, 2016 · Visibility · 1,700 miles · NC

My windshield "popped" and caused a crack. Nothing hit the windshield. When I tried to get the half inch crack repaired, the crack spread to over 18 inches.

Filed May 2, 2016 · Transmission, Visibility · 1,000 miles · NV

Windshield cracked 2 weeks after purchasing the truck. Had to pay $500 deductible through my insurance, windshield from toyota cost $1,000. Next issue is my transmission slipping when shifting from reverse to drive. Took it into the dealership and they found the transmission to be low, they topped it off and it's still lagging when shifting. Miss the engine in my 2012 2nd gen. Come on toyota!!!!

Filed Feb 5, 2016 · Visibility · 500 miles · VA

I had this truck less than 2 weeks with around 500 miles on it and the windshield cracked due to a pebble hitting it at a fairly low speed. The windshield seems to be especially fragile in the 2016 tacoma as I have had multiple rocks hit my windshield at higher speeds and never had it crack so easily. I have also found that many other 2016 tacoma owners are experiencing the same issue.

Filed Dec 13, 2015 · Visibility · 200 miles · GA

The windshield cracked after the first pebble hit it on the interstate. I was in a construction zone doing about 50 MPH. While this sounds like a normal issue, this happened 200 miles after getting the vehicle. I traded in my 2009 tacoma which had been hit hundreds of times on this same stretch of road. I didn't think too much of it until I went to the auto glass repair place and discovered mine was the 3rd 2016 tacoma that week for the same issue. Further research revealed that the 2016 went to a new multi-layered glass that cuts down on noise. I think this contributed to the windshield damage. While a minor chip may have been the result if it had happened with an older version windshield.