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2008 Scion Xb Visibility Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA

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Visibility reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
46
Latest Dec 7, 2015
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
14%
of 339 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Scion Xb submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 46 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming visibility

The 25 most recent of 46, in the owner's own words

ElectricalSteeringVisibility
Filed Dec 7, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,063.

NHTSA ID
10808807
Incident
Dec 5, 2015
Mileage
153,063 mi
EngineVisibility
Filed Mar 10, 2015

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

NHTSA ID
10693440
Incident
Feb 27, 2015
Mileage
94,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Aug 29, 2013

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

NHTSA ID
10537985
Incident
Sep 12, 2010
Mileage
20,000 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Aug 6, 2013
Fire reported

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.

NHTSA ID
10533925
Incident
Aug 6, 2013
Mileage
60,000 mi
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Feb 15, 2013

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

NHTSA ID
10498204
Incident
Feb 14, 2013
Mileage
50,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jan 2, 2013

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

NHTSA ID
10491081
Incident
Jan 2, 2013
Visibility
Filed Jun 18, 2012

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

NHTSA ID
10462130
Incident
Jun 18, 2012
Mileage
22,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jun 17, 2010

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

NHTSA ID
10336801
Incident
Nov 15, 2009
Mileage
35,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Feb 13, 2010
Crash reported

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

NHTSA ID
10310134
Incident
Dec 1, 2008
Mileage
1,500 mi
Visibility
Filed Feb 9, 2010

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

NHTSA ID
10308002
Incident
Jan 7, 2010
Mileage
22,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jan 25, 2010

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

NHTSA ID
10302226
Incident
Dec 26, 2009
Mileage
39,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceVisibility
Filed Jan 4, 2010

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

NHTSA ID
10298038
Incident
Dec 1, 2009
Mileage
40,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 13, 2009

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

NHTSA ID
10283791
Incident
Sep 12, 2009
Mileage
20,899 mi
Visibility
Filed Aug 27, 2009

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

NHTSA ID
10281968
Incident
Aug 27, 2009
Mileage
19,010 mi
Visibility
Filed Jul 7, 2009

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

NHTSA ID
10275981
Incident
Jul 4, 2009
Mileage
20,500 mi
Visibility
Filed Jun 15, 2009

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

NHTSA ID
10273811
Incident
Sep 9, 2008
Mileage
8,000 mi
Visibility
Filed May 20, 2009

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

NHTSA ID
10269478
Incident
May 10, 2009
Mileage
22,000 mi
Visibility
Filed May 19, 2009

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

NHTSA ID
10269339
Incident
Jan 15, 2009
Mileage
18,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Apr 29, 2009

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

NHTSA ID
10267282
Incident
Apr 29, 2009
Mileage
12,500 mi
Visibility
Filed Apr 28, 2009

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

NHTSA ID
10267145
Incident
Feb 5, 2009
Mileage
21,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Apr 13, 2009

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

NHTSA ID
10265059
Incident
Apr 3, 2009
Mileage
28,000 mi
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Jan 19, 2009

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

NHTSA ID
10255572
Incident
Jan 5, 2009
Mileage
7,200 mi
Visibility
Filed Jan 12, 2009

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

NHTSA ID
10254716
Incident
Jan 10, 2009
Mileage
13,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Dec 31, 2008

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

NHTSA ID
10253373
Incident
Apr 20, 2008
Mileage
6,500 mi
Visibility
Filed Dec 20, 2008

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

NHTSA ID
10252358
Incident
Dec 20, 2008
Mileage
19,000 mi

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