I got a rock chip on the windshield when the car was only 500 miles while on the way to the dealership to pick up the license plate. Anyone had the similar issue? I think they were trying to cut down the cost, which resulted softer windows? I was trying to bring the issue to the dealership and no success.

Today just paid $85 to get it fixed..

 

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Rock chips happen. If they will or won't grow into cracks is unpredictable. I've seen people have a rock chip one day and when they wake up the next day, it's a giant crack across the windshield.

Doesn't your car insurance cover rock chips? I've had about 3 or 4 of those filled on my 9 year old TL all covered by insurance.

 

Unfortunately the windshields are not as resistant to chips and cracks as they used to be. This is not a cost cutting measure. The real reason they get damaged easier is because they are engineered to lessen the potential injury to a pedestrian if struck and they come into contact with the windshield.

 

Pedestrian safety through vehicle design

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Almost two-thirds of the 1.2 million people killed annually in road traffic crashes worldwide are pedestrians[1]. Despite the magnitude of the problem, most attempts at reducing pedestrian deaths have focused solely on education and traffic regulation. However, in recent years crash engineers have begun to use design principles that have proved successful in protecting car occupants to develop vehicle design concepts that reduce the likelihood of injuries to pedestrians in the event of a car-pedestrian crash. These involve redesigning the bumper, hood (bonnet), and the windshield and pillar to be energy absorbing (softer) without compromising the structural integrity of the car.

 

Unfortunately, I have $500 deductable from my insurance so I had to pay that through my own pocket. I got a 2006 Pilot and feel it got a much better glass.

 

Doesn't your car insurance cover rock chips? I've had about 3 or 4 of those filled on my 9 year old TL all covered by insurance.




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No, they don't cover. They said they could recommend some company with free services. I was just concerned about their work quality, so had to find a reliable one to do the work, even at not cheap end. Maybe their work quality are all the same. I thought the free = OK quality.

 

All of the insurance companies that I have had over the years pay for rock chip repairs and wave the deductible. I guess they feel that a rock chip repair is much cheaper than a window replacement.

Regards, Jim