[Shancopp]

Has anyone read this? Anyone having trouble?

post 125 has a link to complain to the govt. Didn't go there yet, but am gonna check it out later.

http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0e5312/0

 

[eviljack]

I am not sure that post is valid to our vehicla. I didn't read the whole thing of course, but the dates start in 2006 before the new xB's were being made. I do know that there was a pillar re-call on earlier versions of the gen2 causing noise in the dash, but not sure about cracking windshields. That should be fixed by now on newer xB's

 

[sonicmyk]

Yeah peoples replies are from way back when. They're referring to Gen 1 xB. Ha, and the person mentions that everyone in Texas has a cracked window. Maybe it's a Texas thing so I'm not worried. Just make sure you don't drive behind construction trucks or trucks holding dirt because debris is always falling off.

 

[Shancopp]

Just looking at the last page, posts 142 and 148 talk about 08s having trouble too.

 

[CamSr]

I keep hearing a popping sound from my right hand A pillar. I haven't desided if its from -15F temps, ice, snow or if it is a loose panel.

 

[Frostwolf]

...Maybe it's a Texas thing so I'm not worried. Just make sure you don't drive behind construction trucks or trucks holding dirt because debris is always falling off.

I've had my NEW xb since the 2nd week of January, I already have about 12 very small chips in the windshield, 3 dents in the nose, and about 8 chips in the paint on mine. I got all of them on 3 different trips through Mississippi.

We use the xb's for service vehicles, I don't expect the windshield to last the year. All our vehicles will end up with busted windshields eventually. Now to find that touch up paint....

 

[Shancopp]

Dang, that sux! I'm staying the heck outta Mississippi!

 

[TunerChick]

...Maybe it's a Texas thing so I'm not worried. Just make sure you don't drive behind construction trucks or trucks holding dirt because debris is always falling off.

I've had my NEW xb since the 2nd week of January, I already have about 12 very small chips in the windshield, 3 dents in the nose, and about 8 chips in the paint on mine. I got all of them on 3 different trips through Mississippi.

We use the xb's for service vehicles, I don't expect the windshield to last the year. All our vehicles will end up with busted windshields eventually. Now to find that touch up paint....

I'm having the same problem here in Michigan...but Michigan roads suck!!

I just recently got a huge *** crack along the bottom of my windshield...

 

[Frostwolf]

Add one more chip today, #13! Sheesh just can't keep a car nice anymore. And the Boss says they have to last 10 years.

 

[icey]

Just looking at the last page, posts 142 and 148 talk about 08s having trouble too.

Yep.... the 2008 xB has a windshield stress crack problem just like to 1st Gen did. Perhaps the shock tower stiffener should be a stock item?

I have 17,000 miles on my xB (purchased it in April of 2007), and the window cracked in Jan of 08.
The dealer dope traces the crack with a pen and as soon as he felt some resistance he says its a chip. All stress cracks will throw a glass chip when the window flexes.

I saw when the window cracked and it was after a fresh snowfall on a unplowed road with about 6 inches of snow. It seems the uneven driving conditions cause the body to flex too much. Just today another crack appeared just below the first with the same type of curve, both on the driver side from the lower 1/3 of the A pillar.

Perhaps my insurance company will fix the window, but I don't think this is a stone chip problem. The body seems to be flexing and causing the crack. If the insurance company gets wise they won't fix the window. i field a complaint with the Toyota help line and the NTSB. I think my experience may be what's in store for many xB's, but my mileage is a little more than most owners.

bill


bill