i was driving on the e-way and out of nowhere i hear a crack sound coming from the far passenger side. i looked over and there is a spiderweb crack right along the very edge about halfway up the side pillar. the thing is, i didn't see any rock or anything flying at me and when i look at and rub my hand over the outside of the windshield there is absolutely no chip or crack on the outside of the glass. it's perfectly smooth but you can see the crack is kind of in the middle of the glass.
is it possible that my windshield just cracked on it's own!!?? that's f*#@ed up but that's what it seems like.
is this something the dealer may take care of? i was going to go straight there but figured it may be best to wait a bit cuz i'm kinda ____ed at the moment and i don't want to go off on someone.

 

oh...whoa whoa whoa...

Same thing just happened to mine. Haven't had a chance to take it into a dealer yet....

Almost the EXACT same place...

 

whaaaa??????????
i'll try to borrow a camera and take a pic sometime tonight.
i might just have to go over to the dealership now.

 

I need to look at mine closer...there's no rock chips anywhere on it...but it's possible there's one there.

I will try to get a picture as well.

 

BAH...my bad...mine is chipped....possibly the smallest rock chip ever about 1/4" from the edge of my windshield....takes off in 2 directions from there

 

they're saying it is from impact from a rock or something. they also agree that there is no damage or chip whatsoever to the outside of the glass.
i have to admit it does look like impact must have caused it because of the way it is spider-webbed, all cracks running from a central point (of impact?)
the service manager said that they probably can't do anything about it but will try to have his rep take a look at it and see what we can do. the technician that looked at it was a real _______ and got an attitude with me and i told him to go f*** himself. the other service people were real nice though.
i took it to an auto glass place who would work with my insurance company and it's not repairable. i need a whole new windshield.
i'm either stuck paying $1275 ($500 deductible and obviously have to file a claim which will screw with my insurance) to go with the oem 'asahi' glass or i can get some other kind (i think PPG) made in the US that is original equipment on toyotas that are assembled in the US for $475.
two final words. this blows.

 

WHOA....$1275 for the windshield?

I was quoted at $365 from a local body shop...only one w/ a tC windshield.

 

Sorry to here that. I have a bunch of big nicks in the center of my windshild from a large rock hitting it, didn't crack though. I'm also going to have to have mine fixed soon and I'm going to go with PPG if possible. My family has had quite a few windshilds replace and PPG's always work out real well, most of the time better then OEM. Good luck with whatever why you get it fixed, let us know how it goes. I'm not looking forward to someone messing with my car when they fix the windshild, but oh well.

 

Ouch. I had a hairline crack on my windshild when I owned my acura vigor. It started small and grew until it had to be replaced. DONT WAIT! Get it checked out ASAP

 

theres stuff that you can put on to prevent it from cracking more.

 

Make sure it is a QUALITY replacement being that cheap. Same thickness and spec as factory glass. It is not uncommon at all for a windshield replacement to cost 1000 - 2000 dollars, so be leary of that cheap glass. I have heard stories of cheap replacement glass having terrible visual qualities as well as cracking/breaking easily!

 

Your full coverage did not come with unlimited glass coverage?? Most insurance companies I know of provide that with the comprehensive coverage. Does not have a deductable and does not affect your policy. Check it out to see if you have it. I know that last time I shopped for insurance it came with all of the comp policies no matter what.

 

I wish my parents would've been that smart. They've still got me on their plan until I move in a month and they have a $500 deductible now....even on glass

 

damn that sucks

 

how are you going to put something on a crack that is in the inside of the glass???? the stuff your speaking of only does good if the crack is on the outside of the glass on the exterrior or interrior of the car

 

My windshield cracked last week. I was quoted close to $1300 as well. There are aftermarket glasses you can get installed for around $300. But I read some stuff about the windshield being a vital support structure for the car, preventing the roof from caving in and all. So Ive decided to use my insurance and pay a deductable to get the factory glass and seal. It definitely sucks. My car is only 4 months old and it is hurt already.

Oh, dont bother trying to get it warranteed. Dealers will straight up tell you "NO". Ive tried.

 

Yeah...the crap thing about mine...lasted about a month

BAH....I wonder if I go get insurance on my own w/ no glass deductible...then do it....does someone look at your car first?

 

Hold up! Is it a coincidence that all 3 of us have the crack in the same spot? Mine is passenger side middle right along the edge. Can we say DEFECT!?!?!

 

That's what I thought....except you can see the impact crater near the edge of the glass....so a rock did whack it....just got stressed after the chip and blew up

Hmm....$365 for crap glass or $500 deductible for OEM....hmm....

 

that is some crazy coincidence