Windshield stress crack again! Question...

[ONRAILS]

I've heard of a few people on this board having the same problem. I was wondering if it's only happening on the 03.5 msp's.

My first crack came when I left a strip mall (steep incline with a couple of people in the car), saw it crack as I went up the incline. Second one, happened Thurs last week, saw it crack as I made a hard left. Both times the dealer is replacing it.

Thanks,
Dave

 

[ONRAILS]

I've heard of a few people on this board having the same problem. I was wondering if it's only happening on the 03.5 msp's.

My first crack came when I left a strip mall (steep incline with a couple of people in the car), saw it crack as I went up the incline. Second one, happened Thurs last week, saw it crack as I made a hard left. Both times the dealer is replacing it.

Thanks,
Dave

oh... btw. Same exact location for both cracks. (nervous)

 

[jersey_emt]

It's happening on all the MSPs and MP3s. Our windshields are pretty weak, and the combination of a very stiff suspension setup makes them crack all the time.

 

[AutoBox]

mine cracked back in decemeber on the passenger side about 3/4 the way up the glass and came from the edge.....dealer said it was a rock impact cus there was a lil chip less them a milimeter wide...i mean its tiny..and i found 5 more chips like that across the glass..anyway im gonna take it to a glass place to have them write a recommendation that it was caused by a rock so i can go to another dealer or write to mazda...i havent had time to do any of this though..it hasnt been spreadin that quick so hopefully soon

 

[ONRAILS]

mine cracked back in decemeber on the passenger side about 3/4 the way up the glass and came from the edge.....dealer said it was a rock impact cus there was a lil chip less them a milimeter wide...i mean its tiny..and i found 5 more chips like that across the glass..anyway im gonna take it to a glass place to have them write a recommendation that it was caused by a rock so i can go to another dealer or write to mazda...i havent had time to do any of this though..it hasnt been spreadin that quick so hopefully soon

That's exactly where mine is cracked.

 

[JOS3]

i have a chip in my windshield (p5)

my bro in law has a stress crack on his p5 windshield, and my sister has a chip in her sedan es windshield

 

[AutoBox]

That's exactly where mine is cracked.

figured you did...my nephew works for jiffy lube and has worked on 2 p5's and a msp with the same crack in the same location...its bull s***...cus im not payin for my replacement...mazda usa gonna hear about it before then

 

[ONRAILS]

figured you did...my nephew works for jiffy lube and has worked on 2 p5's and a msp with the same crack in the same location...its bull s***...cus im not payin for my replacement...mazda usa gonna hear about it before then

where in baltimore do you live? I was up there this weekend visiting my parents. Actually saw a titanium on 32. I was right behind, coming from odenton. Was in a white minivan.

 

[Brian MP5T]

I've heard of a few people on this board having the same problem. I was wondering if it's only happening on the 03.5 msp's.

My first crack came when I left a strip mall (steep incline with a couple of people in the car), saw it crack as I went up the incline. Second one, happened Thurs last week, saw it crack as I made a hard left. Both times the dealer is replacing it.

Thanks,
Dave

I have newe even heard of this problem on any car. (boom07) Thats bad. Is this a common problem for all MSPs or just a couple??

 

[Brian MP5T]

It's happening on all the MSPs and MP3s. Our windshields are pretty weak, and the combination of a very stiff suspension setup makes them crack all the time.

(shocked) s***, I hope It never happens to me.

 

[AutoBox]

from what i heard is on all protege models.........

d_stickney- i was actually down at d.c with the promazda club for a meeting but me and saabaadoo (has a titanium too) were on 95 coming back??? we pasted 32 a couple times but didnt actually drive on it.....i live in catonsville right on the border of baltimore and anne arundel county

 

[Vassago]

Is this crack in the same location? I think it is a stress crack but the dealer wont cover it because there is a tiny chip along it. They chip is so small the only way you can see it is when the light reflects off of it. BTW it happened over night.

 

[AutoBox]

same thing for me vassago..mine is so small the camera cant even pick it up....my crack is about 6 " higher and it slopes down instead of up..but its basiclaly the same.......real bs...like i said go to a glass place amd ask if they can verify in wiritng that it snot caused by a rock and take that with u to a dealer

btw what coberau are those ...me like(thumb)

 

[Vassago]

yeah, I think Im going to do that. All you have to do is look at the pic to see all the litle chips in my windshield. (lots of highway driving) If the crack was caused by a chip, my windshield would be cracked in a dozen places by now.

 

[AutoBox]

yeh thats what i told the dealer..they just shurggled .......mine hasnt spread that much since it happened in decmeber....im almost done my spring semester so ill have time to b**** with mazda on this s***

 

[MazdaDryvr]

they just shurggled

I hate it when people shurggle!!!

I had two windsheilds already. Both happened in the same general area (passenger side, near the top) and both happened over night in my garage. The first one was replaced under warranty but the second one had the tiniest little stone mark so they told me to shurggle off. (sorry but i am going to steal that word)

 

[AutoBox]

yep well ithink my was because i had just got off work and the car was cold and i had the defroster on...took a turn and hit a bump in the road and "CRACK"......the dealer looekd at me like i was crazy when i explained it wasnt a rock chi...i ****** hate the shrug too

 

[garretts77]

I had one after the 1st month of ownership. I replaced with PPG glass and have been crack free for 11 months.

 

[AutoBox]

i dont wanna have tpo pay for somehting i didnt do

 

[garretts77]

i dont wanna have tpo pay for somehting i didnt do

I can understand that, but if you or anybody else needs to pay, I used www.89glass.com .They paid the first $100 of the windshield deductable so out of pocket was only $100. Not too bad, and they came to my work and did it here instead of me having to find the time to go there... Just an FYI.