Windshield Crack in Cold
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Windshield Crack in Cold
The windshield cracked all across the bottom lenth in an L shaped manner while driving in cold weather yesterday. No ding, nothing else. Just snapped with a loud noise. Dealer is giving a hard time saying it is not covered under warranty as windshields never crack by themselves. Did anyone else have similar expereince. Thanks.
#2
The windshield cracked all across the bottom lenth in an L shaped manner while driving in cold weather yesterday. No ding, nothing else. Just snapped with a loud noise. Dealer is giving a hard time saying it is not covered under warranty as windshields never crack by themselves. Did anyone else have similar expereince. Thanks.
Fast forward to last month (November 2009), 6 months after the windshield was replaced a similar crack developed again! I didn't have time to take it in until this Monday but the service adviser has been informed when it happened.
Again the shop foreman inspected it and confirmed it's a stress crack, but this time MB regional warranty manager refuse to replace it because he claims "windshield warranty is only 1 year / 12,000 miles".
So right now I am out of luck, will have to replace it out of my own pocket. Needless to say this will be the last American-build MB product I will ever own.
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Windshield Crack in Cold
I dont think glue would do the trick. If it bothers you, I would have someone come out and replace it or give a place that does windshield replacement a call and ask them if the have anything that would prevent the cracks from getting longer.
As for the growth, its weather related. I had a crack at the far side of my windshield that was no more than 1/2" and it stayed that way for almost a year. One day in the winter I had it in a heated garage for repair and when I pulled out I watched the crack extend clear across the entire windshield in about 60 seconds. Fortunately the crack is about 3" from the bottom and poses no sight issues.
As for the growth, its weather related. I had a crack at the far side of my windshield that was no more than 1/2" and it stayed that way for almost a year. One day in the winter I had it in a heated garage for repair and when I pulled out I watched the crack extend clear across the entire windshield in about 60 seconds. Fortunately the crack is about 3" from the bottom and poses no sight issues.
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