If the windshield were cheap glass, they'd be randomly EXPLODING like some people sunroofs If there's cheap glass anywhere on the tC, I'd have to say its on the roof, and not on your windshield

 

read below.

 

Guys, please don't complain about windshields. I just got another rock chip and within 5 minutes, it already left an 3 in crack. I got my car in Oct '06, replaced 1 windshield in Dec ' 06 (read above in link 2) and I got another crack again. Going on my third windshield in 10 months...

 

i own an xb and havent had good luck with my windshield either
shortly after i replaced my 1st windshield b4 the 1st yr i end up with 2 cracks, one from top down and 2nd from buttom up, got 2nd windshield and got 2 crakcs and 2 chips but too expensive to be replaceing them everytime that happens.

 

I think it has a lot to do with the NY/NJ/CT area. My sister-in-law has had to replace the windshield on her mini van 3 times in 7 years and my brother has replaced the windshield in his Maxima twice.

 

if i put my thinking cap on, it's probably several factors. and mind you this is not scientific.
yes the NY tristate area has a lot of construction..but i have some thoughts as to why my matrix used to get pelted and show more wear than my murano.

1 - there are more drivers on the road than ever before. more opportunity to be behind someone chucking rocks at you.

2 - there are now more suvs on the road than ever before. you only used to have to look out for trucks. but now everything has big wheels and from a tC perspective..just about every car on the road is higher than you. so the pebbles that might hit a grill on someone elses car are pelting our windshields.

3 - the xB in particular has a much less angled windshield, closers to 90 degrees than the tC. I imagine this provides for more head on collisions with rocks rather than letting then ricochet off.

4 - sure throw into the mix that there is more gravel on the road from bad weather and salt breaking down the asphalt.

just my guess...not cheap glass.