2008 SCION XB Visibility Problems

THE 1ST THING I NOTICED AFTER STARTING MY CAR AFTER WORK WAS THE HEATER WAS BLOWING COLD AIR, EVEN AFTER 4 MILES ON THE ROAD (2 LANE ROAD - 40 MPG). ABOUT 4 MILES FURTHER ON (FREEWAY - 60+ MPH), I NOTICED A THIN GREY CLOUD BEHIND ME, BUT THE EVENING MISTS WERE EVIDENT, SO I WASN'T SURE AT FIRST IF IT WAS COMING FROM MY CAR. I CHECKED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WHICH SHOWED FLAT COLD - UNUSUAL! I CHECKED MY REARVIEW MIRROR AGAIN, MAYBE 200 YDS LATER, AND THERE WAS A PALER GREY CLOUD FOLLOWING ME. I CHECKED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AGAIN AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS SHOWING. ABOUT 200-500 YARDS FARTHER, THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND ANOTHER LIGHT THAT IS NOT SHOWN IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL STARTED BLINKING: THE SYMBOL WAS A CAR WITH A RECYCLE ARROW INSIDE THE BODY. I TOOK IT TO MEAN THAT THE CONTROLS WERE ACKNOWLEDGING THE HEATER WASN'T WORKING (THE SYMBOL IS THE SAME AS "AIR INTAKE SELECTOR" ON THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS). I FELT THAT I STILL HAD GOOD CONTROL OVER THE STEERING; IT WAS A CLEAR EVENING AND THE ROAD WAS DRY, SO I FELT I COULD GET HOME SAFELY (2 MILES). THE CAR WAS RUNNING QUITE ROUGH WHEN I GOT HOME AND THERE WAS WHAT SEEMED TO BE STEAM COMING FROM THE FRONT QUADRANT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER SAYS THE WATER PUMP FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, SO NOW THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ($6800). WHY DID THE WARNING LIGHTS AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE NOT LET ME KNOW THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING????? OR WHY DID THE WATER PUMP SUDDENLY FAIL?? NO WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE FAILURE OF A CRITICAL PART!!!!!??!. (CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED, ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE PERFORMED BY CERTIFIED MECHANICS). NO SIGN THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TOYOTA SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR 2006 SCION XB WINDSHIELDS, BUT WON'T ADDRESS OTHER YEARS. THE WINDSHIELDS ARE DEFECTIVE AND BREAK. HERE ARE MY 2008 SCION XB WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS FOR THE RECORD. IN 09/2010 WITH 20,000 MILES, MY 1ST WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN 05/2013 WITH 32,715 MILES, MY 2ND WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS MAKES MY 3RD WINDSHIELD. BOTH TIMES A LONG ODD "L" SHAPED CRACK, COVERED A LARGE PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS MADE VISIBILITY AND DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE AND UNSAFE. *TT

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, FLAMES WERE SEEN FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 37,000 MILES I STARTED HEARING A RATTLE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE CAR NOW HAS 50,000 + MILES AND I HEAR THE RATTLE ALL THE TIME. I SEARCHED EVERY ONLINE FORUM REGARDING RATTLES COMING FROM THE BUMPER WITH NO FINDINGS. IN CONVERSATION WITH A TOYOTA SERVICE REP, HE TOLD BE IT COULD BE THE ROOF BRACE AT THE B PILLAR. I FURTHER INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM ON LINE AND SAW SEVERAL REPORTS WHERE THE 2008 THROUGH 2009 DOES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT SIDE ROOF BRACE AT THE B PILLAR NOT BEING WELDED TO THE FRAME. I REMOVED ENOUGH INTERIOR PARTS TO CONFIRM THE ROOF BRACE IS NOT WELDED TO THE STRUCTURE ON THE LEFT SIDE. IS SEEMS THE ROOF SUPPORT NOT BEING WELDED WOULD WEAKEN THE CRASH RESISTANCE IN A SIDE IMPACT. I ALSO NOTED SEVERAL COMPLAINT OF STRESS CRACKED WINDSHIELDS WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO A LOOSE B PILLAR ROOF BRACE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WINDOW MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TO HAVE THE RECALL ISSUE ADDRESSED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH, BUT THE WINDOW MOTOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $ 502.03. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED MONTHS BEFORE THE RECALL. THE MASTER SWITCH IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR PANEL FOR THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD STICK IN EITHER THE FULL UP OR FULL DOWN POSITION AND HE COULD HEAR THE ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR CONTINUE TO RUN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS RELEASED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED THERE WAS A FRACTURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT ON THE GLASS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO MAKE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000. UPDATED 7/13/12*LJ UPDATED 07/17/12

Mileage: 22,000

THE WINDSHIELD IN THE CAR MADE CREAKING NOISES IN COLD WEATHER. SOON AFTER, 3 LARGE CRACKS APPEARED IN THE WINDSHIELD. THEY ARE EACH APPROXIMATELY 2-3 FEET LONG. THEY START AT THE FAR EDGES OF THREE DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD ARE SLOWLY CONVERGING IN THE CENTER. THERE IS NO SIGN OF AN IMPACT, AND I WATCHED THE CRACKS FORM WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING SPACE. I THEN RESEARCHED THE ISSUE, AND NOW I AM AFRAID TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD, BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HEAR, I WILL JUST HAVE TO REPLACE IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

POOR QUALITY BACK-UP LIGHT COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO BE UNSEEN WHILE BACKING UP. SCION XB HAS ONLY ONE BACK-UP LIGHT MOUNTED ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUMPER. THIS LIGHT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO CHILDREN AND PETS THAT ARE WALKING OR PLAYING AT NIGHT.TOYOTA HAS INSTALLED A VERY SAFE LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE SAME VEHICLE SOLD IN JAPAN AS A (TOYOTA RUMION).THE LIGHTS ON THE TOYOTA ARE A DIRECT FIT WITH THE SCION XB AND COST TOYOTA VERY LITTLE TO FIX.PLEASE NOTE THAT SINGLE LIGHT ON THE BUMPER CAN ILLUMINATE THE GROUND AND THE TOYOTA VERSION LIGHTS UP THE REAR COMPLETELY.THESE TOYOTA LIGHTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AND SOME MEMBERS OF SCIONLIFE. COM HAS INSTALLED THEM ALREADY. THE COST OF THESE LIGHTS SHIPPED TO THE US ARE WAY BEYOND WHAT MOST ARE WILLING TO PAY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

Mileage: 1,500

CAR WAS SITTING STILL, HAD JUST STARTED IT. HEARD A "POP" AND MY WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. SCION XB 2008. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE L SHAPED CRACK GOING FROM THE DASH BY THE DRIVERS WIPER ACROSS TO PASSENGER SIDE. NO ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD THERE. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

DRIVING BACK FROM CHRISTMAS BREAK ON DECEMBER 26, 2009, MY RADIO WAS PLAYING AT A NORMAL VOLUME AT ABOOUT 13, AND THERE WERE NO OVER-PASSES NOR A VEHICLE WITHIN A MILE IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SUNROOF TO MY 2008 SCION TC EXPLODES! IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT WENT OFF RIGHT BESIDE MY HEAD OR A TRACTOR TRAILOR TIRE BLOWING BESIDE ME BUT AGAIN, NOTHING OR NOBODY WAS AROUND. THANKFULLY, MY SHADE WAS PULLED SHUT SINCE IT HAD JUST SNOWED A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THEN AND WHEN IT SNOWS I ALWAYS PULL IT SHUT; SO IT TOOK ME A MINUTE TO REALIZE MY SUNROOF WAS MISSING. GLASS STARTED COMING IN THROUGH THE OPENINGS OF THE SHADE AND THE SHADE ITSELF WAS BLOWING CRAZY SINCE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IT WAS CATCHING WIND. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO SEE THE DAMAGE AND THE ENTIRE GLASS OF MY SUNROOF HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND THERE WAS A HUGE HOLE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE WHERE THE GLASS HAD FALLEN INTO THE CAR. I HAVE A PICTURE. ONCE I'D GOTTEN OFF THE INTERSTATE AND CONTACTED MY PARENTS TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, I CALLED THE POLICE BUT THEY SAID SINCE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND NO ONE WAS HURT THAT THEY DIDN'T NEED TO BE CONTACTED. I CONTACTED MY DEALER TO SEE IF I COULD STORE MY CAR OVER NIGHT SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS ONLY A MILE AWAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME A SCION TC'S SUNROOF HAS EXPLODED. SO ONCE I GOT HOME I RESEARCHED AND SURE ENOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER CASES OF THE EXACT SAME THING. I CONTACTED SCION AND THEY DID REPAIR MY VEHICLE FOR FREE BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. IF MY SHADE WAS NOT PULLED I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY WRECKED. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE WITHOUT MY SHADE NOT BEING PULLED WITH FEAR OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING AGAIN. NEITHER SCION OR SHELOR MOTORMILE OF CHRISTIANSBURG, VA COULD DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. SCION DIID APOLOGIZE BUT TOLD ME THE REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE FOR ONE TIME. SO IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I'M STUCK WITH A CAR AND A BUSTED SUNROOF. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

PARKING BRAKES FROZEN DURING DRIVE. IT HAPPEN ONLY IN WINTER TIME. FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WHEN ODO METER AT 9,000 MILE THEN 18,000 AND NOW AT 40,000+ MILES. I CHECKED WITH LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND ENDUP IN REPLACING ROTOR + BRAKEPADS. BUT NOW I FEEL NOW IT GETTING WORSE AND REPAIR SHOP INSIST THAT I SHOULD CONTACT DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS NOT NORMAL TO REPLACE ROTOR AND BRAKEPADS TWICE WITH 40,000 MILES OF DRIVING. WINDOWS ALSO FROZE DURING THE COLD WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS INTERESTED IN BUYING A 2008 SCION XB. I HAD HEARD THAT THE OLDER XBS HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELDS SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKING. THEY CALLED THEM "STRESS CRACKS" BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE FRAME WAS AND THE SLOPE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I SPOKE TO A SALESMAN BEFORE I BOUGHT THE NEW SCION ABOUT THE WINDSHIELD PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. TODAY, SEPT. 12TH 2009, I FOUND THE L SHAPED CRACK THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT ON THE 1ST GENERATION XBS. I AM CONTACTING THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AND I AM NOT ABOUT TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD NUMEROUS TIMES (AS MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD TO DO, SOMETIMES 7 OR 8 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS!!!) ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SCION XB WINDSHIELD? *TR

Mileage: 20,899

MY TOYOTA SCION DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD OVERNIGHT, NOTHING APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK OR HIT THE WINDSHIELD. BELIEVE THAT THIS MIGHT BE A STRUCTURAL ISSUE BASED ON INVESTIGATION AND NOTICE THAT I AM NOT ALONE AS A 2008 SCION XB OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND I AM DISAPPOINTED, I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 2 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS THEN 20K ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR VISIBILITY PURPOSES AS WELL AS OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 19,010

I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE NHTSA REGARDING MY WINDSHIELD CRACK ON MY 2008 SCION XB. MY WINDSHIELD SUSTAINED A IMPACT FROM A PEBBLE SO SMALL THAT I DID NOT EVEN NOTICE THE IMPACT WHILE DRIVING. THE RESULTANT IMPACT POCK WAS LESS THAN THE SIZE OF A DIME AND LOCATED WITHIN AN INCH OF THE CENTER BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. THAT SMALL POCK HAS TURNED INTO A DIAGONAL CRACK THAT THREE DAYS LATER IS 10 INCHES LONG AND GROWING. MY RESEARCH HAS TURNED UP THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS SO FAR NOT CORRECTED AND THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS DEVELOPING IN ORDER TO FORCE A RECALL. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY PURCHASING TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, TOYOTA OF SAN BERNARDINO, CA IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THIS REPAIRED UNDER THE 36 MONTH FULL WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 20,500

L SHAPED CRACK IN WINDSHIELD OF MY SCION XB. AT ABOUT 8000 MILES, WOKE UP ONE MORNING AND THERE IT WAS.........MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

I HAVE A 2008 SCION XB. IT DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK STARTED IN THE SEAL, AND FORMED A PERFECTLY STRAIGHT CRACK, WHICH THEN CURVED, AND CRACKED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS TOLD BY THE SCION DEALER THAT IT WAS DUE TO A ROCK HITTING MY WINDSHIELD, BUT THERE IS NOT IMPACT CRACK VISIBLE. THERE IS NOT SPIDER WEBBING OF ANY KIND, JUST A LINE STRAIGHT ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

WINDSHIELD OF 2008 SCION XB HAS CRACKED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF WINDSHIELD. SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THESE LARGE CRACKS OBSCURE DRIVERS VIEW OF ROAD. OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR SITUATION ON VARIOUS WEBSITES (EDMUNDS.COM). *TR

Mileage: 18,000

MY SCION XB DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT, IT JUST SHOWED UP. THERE IS NO IMPACT, JUST A STRAIGHT CRACK FROM THE SEAM THAT EXTENDS ABOUT 5-6 INCHES AND THEN CURVES TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 4-5 INCHES. *TR

Mileage: 12,500

MY 2008 SCION XB DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK AND HAS HUNDREDS OF LITTLE TINY HOLES ON THE WINDSHIELD WHERE SMALL PEBBLES HAVE STRUCK IT. TOYOTA WANTS $1000 TO REPLACE, AND WOULDN'T DO IT UNDER WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE IT'S A DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY SCION XB 2008. I HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKING. MY FIRST SCION XB 2008 HAD A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT WAS A STRESS CRACK. TOYOTA OF THE DESERT HAND MY CAR FOR A WHOLE MONTH BEFORE I GOT IT BACK AND THE WINDSHIELD STILL WASN'T REPAIRED. MY CAR HAD SCRATCHES AND WAS DAMAGED BY THE COMPANY. THEY EVEN BROKE THE REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD AND THAT'S WHY I HAD TO WAIT A WHOLE MONTH FOR IT TO GET BACK TO ME. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE MANAGER HE IGNORED ME AND JUST ASKED ME WHY I HAD TRADED IN ANOTHER CAR THAT I BOUGHT FROM THE THERE HONDA DEALER. NEXT MY OTHER SCION XB HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND NOW THE SAME COMPANY TOYOTA OF THE DESERT IS SAYING THAT THIS CRACK IS NOT CAUSED BY STRESS AND THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO PAY $1000.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

APPROXIMATELY 3 FOOT HORIZONTAL CRACK APPEARED ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD, BEGINNING AT THE EXTREME BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD (AROUND THE BLACK DEFROST VENT) AS IT SAT PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE. THE CRACK EXTENDS LEFT TOWARD DRIVER'S SIDE. AERONAUTICS EXPERT WHO EXAMINED THE CRACK CONFIRMED THAT THE CRACK WAS NOT DUE TO A ROCK OR OTHER FOREIGN OBJECT, BUT THAT THERE IS MOST LIKELY A DESIGN FLAW, OR THAT THERE IS A BOLT OR OTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FASTENED TOO TIGHTLY. *TR

Mileage: 7,200

2008 SCION XB WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT ANYTHING COMING IN CONTACT WITH IT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE CRACK EXTENDED THE FULL LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

MY 2008 SCION XB HAS BEEN THROUGH TWO WINDSHIELDS IN A YEAR. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALER I AM LUCKY BECAUSE THEY HAVE REPLACED AND MANY AS FIVE WINDSHIELDS ON OTHER XB'S. THE WINDSHIELD SEEMS TO CRACK VERY EASILY. *TR

Mileage: 6,500

FRONT WINDSHIELD CONTINUES TO CRACK ON MY 2008 SCION XB. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

I HAVE A LARGE CRACK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF MY 2008 SCION XB. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY SO IT IS A LITTLE OVER 3 MONTHS OLD. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. MY SCION DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $1010 TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD AND THE MOLDING. *TR

Mileage: 7,500

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 SCION XB ON AUGUST 3, 2008 AND ONLY AFTER 2.5 WEEKS NOTICED THE "L" SHAPED CRACK ON MY WINDSHIELD. AFTER MY INITIAL INSPECTION I COULD NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE ABRASIONS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 2 DAYS AFTER I FIRST NOTICED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO A ROCK. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT CONDUCTED THE TEST HAD TO LITERALLY TRY TO FIND A "POINT OF CONTACT". HE EVEN HAD TO REQUEST FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO FIND ONE. FINALLY AFTER NUMEROUS PASSES WITH HIS PEN AND FINGER HE FINDS A SMALL CHIP ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PEN TIP, AN INCH DOWN FROM THE SEAM OF WHERE THE GLASS MEETS THE CAR. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 600 MILES. IS PARKED IN A GARAGE (AT WORK AND HOME). THE CRACK IS NOW AN ESTIMATED 7+ INCHES. I SAID TO THE SERVICE REP, "IS THE QUALITY OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT POOR, THAT A VERY SMALL ROCK HITTING A BRAND NEW WINDSHIELD WOULD CAUSE THIS MUCH DAMAGE". HIS RESPONSE WAS YES. *TR

Mileage: 520

TWO SEPARATE CRACKS ON WINDSHIELD 1ST ON OCCURRED AT 4000 MILES ON PASSENGER SIDE AND IS NOW 14 INCHES LONG. THE 2ND ONE IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT 17000 MILES AND IS 10 INCHES LONG. *TR

Mileage: 17,500

MY WINDSHIELD IN MY 2008 SCION XB CRACKED AT AN ANGLE STARTING AROUND THE MIRROR AND CURVING TO THE RIGHT. IT OCCURRED HOURS AFTER I HAD DRIVEN IT, FROM NO APPARENT REASON. THE GLASS APPEARS TO BE SUBSTANDARD OR SIMILAR TO THE HONDA ELEMENT, A DESIGN DEFECT. I HAD IT REPLACED ALREADY. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

MY WINDSHIELD HAS A "L" SHAPED CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TOP. I DON'T RECALL HITTING ANYTHING, SO I AM NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED IT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY QUOTED ME $500.00 JUST FOR THE WINDSHIELD PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

CRACKED WINDSHIELD...DUE TO STRESS. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

FRONT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED L-SHAPED CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE, STARTING AT TOP MOLDING. CAR WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR EVAL, AT FIRST THEY COULD FIND NO REASON FOR CRACK. SERVICE MANAGER THEN USED A PEN TO FIND A MINUTE IMPERFECTION IN THE CRACK LINE. HE CLAIMED IT WAS AN IMPACT, HOWEVER, IT WAS LESS THAN 2MM LONG BY 1 MM, NOT CIRCULAR IN SHAPE AND FOLLOWS EXACTLY THE LINE OF THE CRACK. IN MY OPINION HE BROKE OFF A TINY SHARD WHEN HE DID THE PEN TRICK. AFTER I MADE HIM LOOK AT IT AGAIN, AND A ROCK IMPACT ON ANOTHER ONE OF MY CARS (WITH NO CRACK), HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW SUCH A TINY CHIP COULD LOOK SO DIFFERENT AND CAUSE SUCH A CRACK. HE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY DEFECT OR KNOWLEDGE OF SCION PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELDS. IRONICALLY, I FOUND AN ENTRY FOR ANOTHER 2008 FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP. I AM FOLLOWING INCREASED ESCALATION OF THE ISSUE, NEXT STEP IS AN INSPECTION BY THE FACTORY REP. AFTER THAT, I WILL CALL THE NATIONAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. IF I CAN GET NO ACTION, THEN I WILL CALL THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE. *TR

Mileage: 2,200

CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON 2008 SCION XB....JUST WALKED OUT ONE MORNING AND THE CRACK WAS THERE. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

WALKED TO CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK AT 0730 HOURS. NOTICED "L" SHAPED CRACK IN WINDSHIELD BEGINNING AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD (PASSENGER SIDE) ABOUT 10" FROM THE A PILLAR. TRAVELS VERTICALLY TO 3" ABOVE PASSENGER WIPER BLADE. *TR CHANGES DIRECTION HORIZONTALLY ABOUT 10" MOVING TOWARD DRIVERS A PILLAR. OUTSIDE AIR TEMP 53 DEGREES.

Mileage: 15,895

CRACKED WINDSHIELD (AGAIN!) THIS IS MY SECOND XB AND I FIGURED THE FIRST CRACKED WINDSHIELD IN MY 2006 WAS A FLUKE, BUT NO! NOW I HAVE ONE IN MY BRAND NEW (2,100 MILES) 2008 XB! WHAT THE HECK?? IT HAS TO BE A DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 2,142

ONE MORNING WHEN GETTING INTO MY (5 MO OLD) 2008 SCION XB I FOUND A 2-3 IN. CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT STARTED UNDER THE WEATHERSTRIPING AT THE A-PILLAR ABOUT 6-8 INCHES UP FROM THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WITHIN A SHORT TIME THAT DAY THE CRACK EXTENDED UP TO APPROX. 12-14 IN. IN A U SHAPE. DUE TO CONFLICTS I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR 2 WEEKS. BY THAT TIME THE CRACK HAD EXTENDED ABOUT 4-5IN. MORE HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD AND A SECOND CRACK STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE U SHAPE EXTENDING DOWN TO THE HOOD (ABOUT 2-3 IN). VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE WINDSHIELD REVEALED NO OBVIOUS PITS OR IMPACT HITS. THE WEATHERSTRIPPING WHERE THE CRACK INITIATED ALSO APPEARS FREE OF DEFECTS OR DAMAGE. UPON QUICK REVIEW FROM THE DEALER THEY DECLARED THAT IT WAS CRACKED DUE TO SOME IMPACT (ROCK/PEBBLE/ETC...) AND REFUSED REPLACEMENT AS FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

2008. *TR 2008 SCION XB DURING A 5 HR TRIP , WITHOUT GETTING HIT ON THE WINDSHIELD BY ANYTHING AT ALL, THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK STARTING AT THE TOP EDGE AND EXTENDING DOWN ABOUT 6 INCHES. I HAD READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE EDMUNDS AUTO WEBSITE. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE ADVISER THAT I WAS FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR, I WENT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER TO COMPLAIN THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, AND I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD CONTACT THE TOYOTA REP FOR THE AREA AND WOULD GET BACK TO ME. THEY DID APPROVE THE REPAIR, BUT I'M AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, ITS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE TO MANY OWNERS, TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS WITHOUT GIVING CUSTOMERS A HARD TIME ABOUT IT.

Mileage: 5,800

CRACKED WINDSHIELD. POSSIBLE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PRESENT IN SCION XBS YEARS 2006-2008. IF YOU GOOGLE "XB WINDSHIELD" YOU WILL FIND NUMEROUS POSTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA/SCION APPEAR TO BE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED SCION AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE DEALER TO LOOK AT THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER USES A BIASED 3RD PARTY GLASS COMPANY WHO, OF COURSE, SAYS THE FREQUENCY OF WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER CAR. WHICH, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INTERNET POSTS AND WEBSITES DEDICATED TO THIS ISSUE AND A POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT, ALL BEG TO DIFFER. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKED EASILY. *TR

Mileage: 2,050

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 SCION XB WITH 125 MILES ALREADY ON THE CAR. I'VE ONLY HAD IT FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 WEEKS AND THERE IS A HUGE CRACK ON MY WINDSHIELD THAT STARTED ON THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND HAS NOW SPREAD TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 400

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2008 SCION XB CRACKED OVERNIGHT WITH NO APPARENT STONE OR IMPACT DAMAGE. THE SERVICE REP AT LOMBARD TOYOTA IN LOMBARD ILLINOIS TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND SAID IT'S ROCK DAMAGE. HE RAN A PEN ALONG THE CRACK AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT A STONE HIT IT AND WILL NOT FIX IT. THE GLASS IS NOT CHIPPED AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF AN IMPACT, ONLY A CRACK THAT RUNS FROM THE EDGE OF THE WINDOW TO ABOUT 5 INCHES IN, ON THE DRIVER SIDE. AT THIS TIME I EITHER HAVE MY INSURANCE COMPANY FIX IT OR PAY FOR IT MYSELF. THE WINDSHIELD DOES NOT HAVE ANY STONE CHIPS ON IT AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 15,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

AFTER OWNING MY 2008 SCION XB FOR 2 MONTHS I FOUND A SMALL CHIP IN THE WINDSHIELD. NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED. THAT CHIP HAS NOT SPREAD SO FAR. THEN, MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK A TRIP TO OREGON DRIVING ON THE COAST SO THAT WE WOULD NOT GET ROCKS KICKED AT US FROM CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER 8 DAYS WE CAME HOME WITH 3 MORE CHIPS ON OUR WINDSHIELD AND 2 CRACKS EACH MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES IN LENGTH AND SPREADING. WE HEARD 2 SEPARATE TIMES WHERE A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND LEFT THE CHIP; HOWEVER, THE OTHER CHIP AND 2 CRACKS ARE UNKNOWN HOW THEY HAPPENED. ONE MORNING WE CAME OUT OF OUR HOTEL AND FOUND THE 2ND CRACK. WE WERE NOT PARKED BY A LOT OF CARS AND WE WERE NOT BY A MAIN STREET OR HIGHWAY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL SITES ON THE INTERNET WHERE OTHER SCION OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR WINDSHIELD. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATION INTO A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD. I PLAN ON GETTING THIS WINDSHIELD REPLACED IN THE NEXT MONTH, BUT IF A RECALL OCCURS, I HOPE THAT I WILL BE REIMBURSED. *TR

2008 SCION XB, 5,000 MILES, WINDSHIELD MYSTERIOUSLY CRACKED, NO IMPACT OR REASON. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO REPORTS OR RECALLS. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. TRUE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SCION XB THAT HAS DEVELOPED AN" L" SHAPED STRESS CRACK ON THE UPPER PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THERE ARE NO ROCK CHIPS OF ANY KIND LOCATED NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE CRACK. THE CRACK BEGINS UNDER THE MOULDING AND CONTINUES DOWNWARD INTO THE "L" SHAPE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF TOYOTA WILL BE MADE TO REPLACE THIS SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SCION OWNERS.*CN

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 SCION XB IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR (2007) WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR (APPROXIMATELY ON DECEMBER 20, 2007) I NOTICED THAT I HAD A CRACK ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD THAT PROGRESSIVELY SPREAD IN A MATTER OF A DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO EDDY'S TOYOTA/SCION ON DECEMBER 21, 2007 TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE SERVICE REP. SAID THAT HE SAW A ROCK CHIP THAT HAD ALLEGEDLY CAUSED THE CRACK AND ROCK CHIPS WERE NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA. A WEEK AND A HALF LATER ON DECEMBER 28, 2007 I WOKE UP TO DISCOVER ANOTHER CRACK ON MY WINDSHIELD LOCATED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. I TOOK THAT CRACK TO GO BE INSPECTED AT THE DEALER, HAVING OBSERVED NO CHIPS IN THIS ONE, AND I WAS TOLD YET AGAIN THAT THERE WAS A TINY MARK THAT THEY CONSIDERED TO BE A ROCK CHIP AND THAT THIS NEW CRACK, WHICH BY THAT TIME HAD VISIBLY SPREAD, WAS ALSO NOT COVERED. I AM ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS AT THE LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY TOYOTA IS TAKING IN THIS MATTER. I HAVE SINCE CALLED THE CORPORATE SCION OFFICES AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WHICH I AM WAITING TO HERE BACK ON. I ALSO PROCEEDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON THING AMONGST SCION OWNERS AND THEY HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THE SAME NON RESPONSIVENESS FROM THE TOYOTA CORPORATION. I BOUGHT A TOYOTA PRODUCT BECAUSE I VALUED THEIR WORKMANSHIP AND RELIABILITY AND NOW I AM BEGINNING TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE CUTTING CORNERS AND NOT OWNING UP TO THE DEFECTS THAT ARE IN THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE RECEIVED NO CUSTOMER SERVICE IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER AND HAVE BASICALLY BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AND THAT I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY WHENEVER MY WINDSHIELD GETS DAMAGED. THE SCION XB WINDSHIELDS ARE DEFECTIVE AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MATTER. THIS IS NOT ONLY A DEFECT BUT IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD, ONE IN WHICH I WAS NOT TOLD OF WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 2,200

2008 SCION WINDSHIELD CRACK AND NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

Mileage: 3,500