Sorry to bump this thread, but my LX produced a stress crack over the weekend, it is at 44k miles and warranty is up in June, I have already taken it to the dealer and the Service Manager said was amazed by the stress crack. But he did say that he would have to run it by the District Manager, but should be no problem....Well today I get a call from the Service Manager telling me that my claim is denied, due to a rock pit being in the windshield at the very bottom and the stress crack is at the top of the shield. I called Mazda USA and they couldn't do anything cause the DM had already made a decision. So I don't know what I should do now, just pay for it or what?