Cracked Wind shield
09-02-2004, 10:18 AM
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Yesterday it was HOT ..101 I think, and apon returning to my car at the end of the day I noticed that my wind shield had cracked. Starting at the top of the window just to the left of the rain sensor down the window about 8-9 inches. I did get the car HAND WASHED at lunch time and I don't remember being struck by any gravel or anything on the way back from lunch,I find this really odd.... Just wondering if anyone has had this happen ??
09-02-2004, 10:21 AM
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Yes this has happened before and is known as a stresscrack. There has been a discussion about this issue also concerning dealers not wanting to replace it under warranty. Do a search on cracked windshield and you should get some answers
09-02-2004, 04:45 PM
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yes, indeed this happened to me about a week after I got the car. It doubled in size the next day... Dealer looked at it and could not see any evidence of a stone hitting it, so replaced it under warranty. I have seen a few other postings like this as well, so it does seem to be a bit more often than you would want to tolerate.
09-02-2004, 07:38 PM
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It happen to me as well, three days after taking the car off the dealership, the windshild cracked, started on the left side and made its way to the middle. I bought the windshield protection plan the day I bought the car and the dealership did not want to replace it. I'm sure it was a stress crack but they were saying that it was not. Finally the windshield protection insurance plan replaced the windshield.
Ever since this happen to me I do not trust those service guys at the dealership.
Ever since this happen to me I do not trust those service guys at the dealership.
09-03-2004, 03:38 AM
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Mine was (is) a HUD windshield. Replacement was a mess as the dealer got the wrong part TWICE and when I finally got the car back, the light grey interior around the window was full of black finger prints... :'( 
09-03-2004, 06:03 AM
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Well, that shot that theory down.
Bummer about the fingerprints. That is a pretty nonchalant service department that will let that happen. You have to wonder about the discipline of the rest of the shop. I have never had anything like that happen at John Roberts or Classic in Dallas, but if it ever does . . .
Bummer about the fingerprints. That is a pretty nonchalant service department that will let that happen. You have to wonder about the discipline of the rest of the shop. I have never had anything like that happen at John Roberts or Classic in Dallas, but if it ever does . . .
09-03-2004, 09:42 AM
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Mine cracked too. I thought a rock hit it so I claimed it on my ins. I was listening to my stereo load so I assumed it was a rock since I was on the freeway doing about 80 mph. It cracked in the same place upper left hand side and went down toward the middle. What's up???????????????????