so today was turning out of my condo and there is a dip. I creaped over it as usual and as im turning right the window breaks gets a 13 inch crack across it. for the past month my right pillar has ben popping and creaking im going to the dealership tomorrow cause they better fix this.

 

Picture?

 

its dark now but its on the right side about 4 inches from the pillar

 

Windshield *cracked* from a dip? I read about xB windshields cracking easily but always from rocks hitting the windshield. I hope your windshield crack is covered under warranty cause a dip means problems with the physical structure of the car.

Mine just got cracked as well... I was really ____ed. 7" crack on the bottom left corner.

It's not covered under warranty when I asked my Toyota dealer, but I heard there are people that can fix it. So I called Ultra BOND windshield repair guys, 800-398-2663, they directed me to a place in Southern California that I can visit to get it fixed for under $100 in an hour... they say they can fix a crack so it just looks like a hairline instead. I'd rather that then drop $500 on a replacement. I'll take a picture of before and after and post it here.

 

Here are pics of my crack. =( Doesn't seem horrible but damn... it's a new car! I wanted this thing to be pristine for at least a little while.

 

unity303- was that from a rock or a bump?

Coryjames-Holy crap man...I hope the dealer can link the a pillar noise with the crack. the more and more I read Im starting to get worried about buing an XB I hope Im making the right choice....
Good luck and keep us informed.
-nick

 

Nick, yea unfortunately from a rock on the freeway. =P I've hit rocks before in the past 10 years of driving but it never resulted in a crack. I can't believe my xB is only a few months old too.

 

unity303, dude, seriously... My crack is almost in the EXACT same spot...

Weeeeeeird. Wow.

 

severedvegan: WOW. I'm vegetarian too (tho not vegan) so I wonder if that has to do with it. LOL

F'ing A I wonder how true it is that xB's crack more often than other vehicles... I mean no cracks for 10 years, then I drive this car and BAM! a few months later I get my first crack. Did you ever fix it? Are you going to? If so, let me know how it worked out, how much it costed ya...

 

Dude... Even more craziness. Well, since we have so much craziness going on, wanna hook me up with a radabonzical gauge face?

 

This happened on the 4th day i had the car I wanted to cry.
I did put 3,500 miles on it in the first 5 days i had it though. road trip WA to Ak.

 

You needed to tape the windshield too... you obviously had a big roll of tape!

 

like tape much? lol

 

Thats bad but in Florida our car insurance covers windshield cracks free of charge.

 

To bad it isn't covered. I have been looking into a 2nd Gen since I just had my 3rd windshield replaced on my 1st Gen. Luckily the 1st was due to a stress fracture that was covered under the factory warranty. The last 2 have been due to rocks. I am getting tire of having to replace the windshield.

 

so whats the deal with the windshield, are the to thin or made wrong? I dont get it..maybe the angle that its installed??
-nick

 

nameless: GAH! woah that is quite the crack, were you driving in a softball sized hailstorm or something?? suddenly my crack seems pale, i should count my blessings =P sorry man

 

I dont think its anything wrong with the car, or windshield, I think it has more to do with a semi truck throwing a rock the size of a golfball at my window going 70 mph. I have like 5 other chips on my window too, including two other cracks, most of them happened from that one semi, it was like it was raining rocks.

 

I can understand rock and other debris but stress cracks? it sounds like something was not put together correctly one the left side of the car. First the seem creak and now cracks in the same general area....somethings fishy...
-nick

 

I swear a stress crack HAAAAS to be covered under warranty... windows should not just be breaking when you hit potholes.