2005 SCION XB Visibility Problems

BY 2011, BOTH BACK WINDOWS INOPERABLE (MOTOR BURNED OUT DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES) AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND ELECTRICAL DASH DISPLAY. THE DEALER (AVENUES TOYOTA IN JACKSONVILLE, FL) SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL TOYOTA DIRECTLY ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $500 EACH TO REPLACE THE MOTOR IN BOTH BACK WINDOWS AND CLAIMS THERE ARE NO ISSUES THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AT THIS TIME. I FOUND NUMEROUS CLAIMS ON THE INTERNET TO SUBSTANTIATE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AND THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES EXTEND THROUGHOUT THE TOYOTA LINE DURING THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. *TR

2005 SCION XB WINDSHIELD. ROCK CHIPS TURN INTO HUGE CRACKS! I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WINDSHIELD DO THIS. WHAT WOULD THE POINT BE IN REPLACING IT?! ARE THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THESE WINDSHIELDS? *TR

2005 SCION XB WINDSHIELD CRACK IN THE MIDLINE, BETWEEN THE WIPERS. FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE CRACK CONTINUOUSLY INCREASING LENGTH. DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING NOR IT OCCURED FROM SOME OBJECT. BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM THE DEALER AND FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THIS WINDSHIELD IS NOT OEM STOCK, MIGHT BE REPLACED WINDSHIELD AND POSSIBLY THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURED BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2005 SCION XB WE HAVE HAD TO PUT THREE WINDSHIELDS IN, FOUR SETS OF TIRES AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. WE JUST SPENT TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AT THE DEALERSHIP, IT HAD TO HAVE THE SEAT BELTS DONE, THE CRUISE CONTROL STUCK ALL THE TIME AND WE NEVER GOT RECALL LETTERS, I WENT ON LINE. I AM SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY SON. THERE SHOULD NEVER BE THREE WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEAL ON THIS IS AND WE HAVE CHECKED THE TIRES DAILY. I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION HERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 100 SMALL FRACTURES AND CHIPS IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS FOUR LARGER, DIME-SIZED CHIPS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY DEFECT THAT WAS NOT IN THE CONTACT'S LINE OF SIGHT.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAS EXISTED SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 6

WE HAVE A 2005 SCION XB. ROAD DEBRIS HIT THE CAR ONE MONTH AGO, BUT THE CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD, STARTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE EDGE, APPEARED 2 DAYS BACK. IT APPEARS UNRELATED. INSURANCE POLICY DID NOT COVER COST OF REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK IS MORE THAN A FOOT LONG. *TR

WINDSHIELD KEEPS CRACKING. I AM OWN MY SECOND WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 50,512

THE SCION XB SEEMS PARTICULARLY PRONE TO WINDSHIELD DAMAGE. A TINY ROCK HIT IT ONCE BEFORE, AND A LARGE CRACK FORMED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I REPLACED THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD AND THEN WITHIN 2 WEEKS, I HAD THE SAME SITUATION AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A 2005 SCION XB I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED SO FAR DUE TO CRACKS CAUSED BY ROCKS. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH SCION XB'S BUT TOYOTA OF SCION IS NO HELP WHAT SO EVERY THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TYPE OF PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH ANY OTHER CARS I'VE HAD AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO HAVE A WINDSHIELD REPLACED. THIS CAR SEEMS LIKE !! I HAVE CONTACTED SCION WITH NO LUCK. WHEN WILL THIS BE FIX?? *TR

SPONTANEOUS CRACK ON WINDSHIELD OF MY XB SCION. IT HAS BEEN CRACKED OUT OF MY FIELD OF VISION FOR OVER A YEAR, AND THEN JUST A FEW WEEKS BACK IT CRACK ALL THE WAY ACROSS! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED CRACKED WINDSHIELD WITHOUT ANY APPARENT CAUSE. I NOTICED THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE DUE TO MANY COMPLAINTS RECORDED ON THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0E5312/30. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

MY WINDSHIELD INEXPLICABLY CRACKED. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACK. TWICE!*CN

THE WINDSHIELD IN MY VEHICLE IS NOT VERY GOOD. IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS IT CRACKED AND SOON AFTER I HAD ANOTHER CRACK. I DID NOT HEAR ANY HIT ON MY WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THAT IT IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS BUILT. I HAVE HEARD THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER CAR OWNERS SO I THOUGHT I WOULD VOICE ME CONCERN HERE. THANK YOU *TR

I AM NOW FORCED TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD FOR THE THIRD TIME ON MY SCION XB 05'. EVERY TIME IT STARTS OUT WITH A TINY CHIP THAT LEADS TO A CRACK THAT SPREADS QUICKLY. THE DESIGN OF THE CAR AND THE ANGLE OF THE GLASS CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 37,500

WE HAVE A 2005 SCION XB WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED TWICE SO FAR DUE TO CRACKS CAUSED BY ROCKS. IN ADDITION WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE CHIPS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH SCION XB'S BUT EVEN THOUGH SCION IS NO HELP. IN ALL MY YEARS OF HAVING CARS I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TYPE OF PROBLEM LIKE THIS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO HAVE A WINDSHEILD REPLACED. THIS CAR SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE TO REPLACE A WINDSHIELD LIKE YOU REPLACE YOUR OIL !! I HAVE CONTACTED SCION WITH NO LUCK OR NO REMENDY. *NM