Hit by a very small rock. Started with a small fracture about 8 inches long and after 8 hours the crack has multiplied to be about 16-18 inches.
2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid visibility complaints
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The front glass (windshield) on the passenger side was broken; I got into the car, I turned it on and suddenly I heard a loud clicking noise and dirt came out from the top to the middle, disgonally, I emphasize the car was not moving.
I was driving down the freeway and my windshield unexpectedly cracked. I was not struck by a rock or other object, it cracked out of nowhere.
a small rockchip hit the windshield and caused a crack which quickly began to grow at an alarming rate. the crack grew to about the size of half the windshield in a one day time. The windshield is very surprisingly fragile.
HUGE crack developed suddenly in windshield. This is the third repair I have had to make. This windshield seems to crack easily - even the slightest hit damages the windshield. With this crack I can feel the separation in the glass. It’s dangerous. Doing a simple internet search reveals this as a known issue.
I have been driving this car for over a year and have not had any impact, collision or any kind of accident. Last week I noticed a crack around the windshield. I starts from the bottom, up towards the middle and arcs toward the driver side. There is no point of contact or any indication that a small/tiny rock fell on it. At first I thought it was a rain drop that rolled down on the windshield but after cleaning both inside and outside, I realized it was a crack.
Recently while driving on [XXX] in long island New York I got multiple hits by bolder, one bolder made a crack which is almost 18 inches now and increasing. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
windshield crack for no resend. no impact at all. car was parked.
I recently bought this car and without any reason have a Crack on my windshield I have read many people who have had similar issues and gets worse after replacement having to replace their windshield many times. I am concerned at the safety of the cars windshield and its defect nature. Also have issues with visibility with wipers not clearing rain effectively on the drivers side.
Toyota 2021 Venza has faulty windshield glass the prematurely cracks under no external impact. In fact, the car was parked and when I came back, there was a crack on the windshield. Several owners have reported similar issue with similar failure patterns mode. There's also pending class action law suit for this issue.
winsheild cracked out of no where. Driving on I95
My windshield cracked and was replaced twice for some unknown reason. First in 2021 and now 2023.
A small crack appeared on the windshield driver side of vehicle. I have no recollection of any items or debris hitting the car and damaging it. I then searched online and found there have been many registered instances of this specific car model windshield (2021 and newer) either easily cracking or seemingly cracking under no impact.
The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Venza Hybrid. The contact stated that the windshield had developed a crack that formed from the front passenger’s side corner to approximately 2-feet towards the front driver’s side. An undisclosed dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to contact the manufacturer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.
Driving at 45MPH alone on a paved road. Outside temperature 85F. Suddenly a crack appeared on the driver side of the windshield (about halfway up from hood). Crack was initially about 3 to 4 inches long. By the time I got home (10 miles - about 15 minutes) the crack was 24 inches long and still growing. Failed component: Windshield Risk? Degraded driver vision, possibility of glass flying into passenger compartment Reproduced: Not yet, it happened Saturday afternoon. Inspected: Not yet it happened Saturday afternoon Warning lamps? No
Front windshield struck by a rock creating a dime sized crack on the upper driver side windshield and within days an approximately one foot long horizontal crack extended toward the center
The windshield has cracked 2 times since I bought the car – 1 crack per year. This is an expensive repair. In no other vehicle have I experienced windshield cracks so frequently. Is this windshield thinner than industry norms? Two times an object has hit the windshield while I was driving. Initially each impact only caused a chip on the windshield. Then a 12 inch crack appeared: a) the first crack appeared during the chip repair; b) the second incident's crack appeared 30 minutes after the windshield was chipped. The latest crack is available for inspection. The cracks caused no safety issues.
Windshield cracked with no reason. Did not drive on highway but a over 10-inch crack appeared nowhere on the driver side. It was the second time our windshield cracked. This is definitely an issue with defective glasses.
windshield cracking when i hit a "hard Shell" BUG on the interstate...Not a rock, nor a stone, but a bug!...Nobody around the vehicle in the middle of nowhere...;in broad daylight...going to cost me a high deductable because it cracked right in the line of vision for the driver...total replacement required...Toyota wont stand behind their product ...this windshield is way too soft...!!!
A crack in the windshield appeared at approximately 13,000 on June 20, 2022. It appeared after a short local trip-seemingly out of no where. Initially the crack was about six inches long, ending at the bottom of the window pane. Minutes later, the crack continued an additional foot. The crack has continuted to grow and on 10/14/22 is in excess of 2 feet long, with approximately 19,000 miles. The windshield had been out of stock since July, 2022 when I initiated an insurance claim. It is now scheduled to be replaced on 10/24/22.
The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Venza. The contact stated that on two separate occasions the front windshield cracked. The contact stated that the first time he noticed the crack was ten days after the vehicle was purchased. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the windshield was replaced however, the contact stated that the second time his wife was seated on the passenger side when she noticed that the windshield started to crack. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer had taken photos of the windshield and sent them to the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened and the contact was advised to contact the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 11,500.
Windshield cracked on its own
Windshield crack development possibly from an unnoticed very small impact. On August 13, 2022 we noticed a crack from center passenger side bottom edge arcing up and towards the driver side. No impact was ever noticed, heard, or seen. Upon close inspection there appears to possibly be a small/micro impact point that should not result in the development of a crack. This affects safety due to visibility issues. Insurance claim filed but not inspected or repaired.
I came out to get in my vehicle and observed a large crack beginning in the heat band along the bottom of the windshield. I was not aware of anything that hit my windshield to cause such a significant crack. After observing where the crack begins, it appears to have just split and cracked. A clear point of impact is not apparent.
The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Venza. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, an unidentified part fell from the vehicle ahead and struck and cracked the windshield. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they replaced the front windshield. The contact stated that weeks later another similar event occurred. The windshield was replaced; however, the windshield was cracked by another foreign object. The dealer nor the manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10.
My windshield was hit by a small rock about 2 inches from the bottom. This spread into a crack at least a foot long that curves across the windshield.
The windshield inexplicably cracked. The outside temp was 78 degrees, it was sunny and I was driving with no traffic or other cars at all on the road. There is no sign of a rock strike or any object impact to the windshield.
Cracked windshirld
The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Venza. The contact stated that the windshield started to crack at the base and extended to the driver’s side. The contact stated that the crack had expanded significantly. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000.
Windshield cracked extremely easily, small pebble cracked more than half my windshield. People also reporting theirs cracking from just sitting. (have never seen this happen in other cars I’ve owned) many other people owning 2021 Venza are having same issue. Already called Toyota Corperate to inform them of issue.
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