Hi (again ...),

Yesterday during a motorway drive my daughter pointed to me that the windshield had a large crack on the top, by the rearview mirror that seemed to party contour the black dotted part of the glass. I could not feel it from the inside with my fingernails, only the outside. There were no apparent impact marks that could explain this... what could cause this? I'm taking it to the dealership to have it inspected and my insurance covers damage to the glass, by unsure about this one without apparent cause...

 

Cheers!

The same happened to me, a vertical crack straight down from the top edge near the middle with no apparent cause. It was replaced under insurance with no questions asked.

It will be put down to any number of things.

 

- impact damage may not always leave a mark

- interior mirror hit too hard

- pothole causing slight chassis twist 

- something hot touching the screen when frozen

- possible already had a screen and a defect in the glass or fitting

- rusty area causing pressure on the glass in the glue area 

 

not saying it is any of these but that’s all you’ll be told. Insurance will cover it no problem.

Thanks for the replies. I was just trying to understand possible causes to avoid future problems. I've had windshields break on other cars but with known reasons (usually a rock projected from a another car while driving). But this just appeared and I can't say "maybe this or that caused it".  Anyway, booked the car to have them look at the stupid vibration at high speed that I've been complaining about for a long while and asked them to inspect this too. In the meantime, I'll contact the insurance company to sort it out. I have insurance against own damages, including isolated broken glass.

Edited 23 May, 20224 yr by pcspinheiro