Gm Windshields Suck!?!?

MotoMedic · July 29, 2007

pull onto I-10 this morning, doing about 65 when i hear the distinct sound of a rock hitting the windshield. wasn't too loud.. glanced around but didn't see any mark, no big deal. travel 2-3 mins down the road & i finally see it.. about 1/4" line crack w/ tiny dot in the middle. i'm pissed (new truck and all) but that's life. i'll have to get it fixed when i get back in town.

continue down the road few more mins.. crack is now about 2 inches & growing.. few more miles & d**n thing is almost a foot long! i slow down, kill radio & a/c to reduce the vibration/pressure & immediately head back to town. by the time i get home, this freakin crack is almost 3 feet long & smack in my field of view!!!! grrrrr!

-has anyone else been disappointed by lack of durability from their GM glass???

in the last 5 years, i've owned a brand new Honda, Toyota, Chevrolet & now GMC- both the foreigns took a ton of hits & never even a mark. my 03 silverado and now 07 sierra both failed miserably after one hit!

gonna cost me 50 for new glass, 20 for inspection, 25 to re-tint and a few ours of my time... wonder if the GM warranty covers this..? hahaha

in closing, this thread might prove to be pointless, but eh, i felt like venting!!!

VMax2007 · July 29, 2007

pull onto I-10 this morning, doing about 65 when i hear the distinct sound of a rock hitting the windshield. wasn't too loud.. glanced around but didn't see any mark, no big deal. travel 2-3 mins down the road & i finally see it.. about 1/4" line crack w/ tiny dot in the middle. i'm pissed (new truck and all) but that's life. i'll have to get it fixed when i get back in town.
continue down the road few more mins.. crack is now about 2 inches & growing.. few more miles & d**n thing is almost a foot long! i slow down, kill radio & a/c to reduce the vibration/pressure & immediately head back to town. by the time i get home, this freakin crack is almost 3 feet long & smack in my field of view!!!! grrrrr!

-has anyone else been disappointed by lack of durability from their GM glass???

in the last 5 years, i've owned a brand new Honda, Toyota, Chevrolet & now GMC- both the foreigns took a ton of hits & never even a mark. my 03 silverado and now 07 sierra both failed miserably after one hit!

gonna cost me 50 for new glass, 20 for inspection, 25 to re-tint and a few ours of my time... wonder if the GM warranty covers this..? hahaha

in closing, this thread might prove to be pointless, but eh, i felt like venting!!!

Do you honestly think GMs glass is "inferior"? Do you think GM even makes glass? OEM glass has to meet certain criteria, especially in modern vehicles where the windshield is actually a structural member. I would chalk it up to coincidence and bad luck. GM's glass is just as "good" as any other glass in other brand vehicles.

July 29, 2007

pull onto I-10 this morning, doing about 65 when i hear the distinct sound of a rock hitting the windshield. wasn't too loud.. glanced around but didn't see any mark, no big deal. travel 2-3 mins down the road & i finally see it.. about 1/4" line crack w/ tiny dot in the middle. i'm pissed (new truck and all) but that's life. i'll have to get it fixed when i get back in town.
continue down the road few more mins.. crack is now about 2 inches & growing.. few more miles & d**n thing is almost a foot long! i slow down, kill radio & a/c to reduce the vibration/pressure & immediately head back to town. by the time i get home, this freakin crack is almost 3 feet long & smack in my field of view!!!! grrrrr!

-has anyone else been disappointed by lack of durability from their GM glass???

in the last 5 years, i've owned a brand new Honda, Toyota, Chevrolet & now GMC- both the foreigns took a ton of hits & never even a mark. my 03 silverado and now 07 sierra both failed miserably after one hit!

gonna cost me 50 for new glass, 20 for inspection, 25 to re-tint and a few ours of my time... wonder if the GM warranty covers this..? hahaha

in closing, this thread might prove to be pointless, but eh, i felt like venting!!!

Do you honestly think GMs glass is "inferior"? Do you think GM even makes glass? OEM glass has to meet certain criteria, especially in modern vehicles where the windshield is actually a structural member. I would chalk it up to coincidence and bad luck. GM's glass is just as "good" as any other glass in other brand vehicles.

I don't think GM makes it a point to contract out to companies that make cheap glass. I do think they look for the most inexpensive glass that just meets government or industry standards. It's all about the bottom line and for the record, I must have the exact same coincidence and bad luck as the OP because mine is pockmarked and cracked like a mo' fo' and I don't do much highway driving.

DieTryin · July 29, 2007

He's not attacking GM he's just venting. I had a Jeep that took a direct hit a week after I bought it with less than 100 miles on odo. Right in the middle of driver side. I was not the most happy person that day. Fixed and a week later-ANOTHER D@MN ROCK!!! It's no ones fault but it still pisses you off.

921500Z71 · July 29, 2007

I seem to have the same problem. Cracked the windshield in my truck 3 times in a year then a 4th time a year after that, Im still on that windshield its been going strong for a while now. Cracked another in a new chevy van, new volkswagon beetle, new sierra, and new malibu bad luck i suppose. But Im doing good right now havent cracked one in a couple years now. Bad luck, wrong place at the wrong time, karma, whatever you wanna call it, I think I fall under one of those categories when it comes to windshields.

67ChevyRedneck · July 29, 2007

Quit tailgating

AFD256 · July 29, 2007

I think it is a conspiracy by the chinese

95Sierra2500 · July 29, 2007

Of course you can always try to avoid construction areas and stay away from gravel trains...That tends to help keep rock chips at bay. Of course, I'm convinced all new glass is pretty crappy, since I've gotten cracks and pockmarks in all kinds of windshields, but my old '68 Firebird has taken some pretty good-sized rocks to the glass and still doesn't have a mark on it...Old school stuff rocks.

dvwright · July 29, 2007

Windshields just don't last anymore. My last 2 windshields were replaced because of pits in the glass. Visibility was reduced but you never notice the gradual impairment of it until you get a replacement. My 93 headlights were hazy too. I cleaned the lights and new windshield installed on the 93 and it was amazing how much better visibility I had driving into the sun and of course at night. Of course I did live in Denver Colorado from 1993 to 2005, and the roads have a ton of debris all winter long. I retired to Texas and the 03's windshield was replaced when I got here because of the pits and hazing of the glass. Out of pocket costs are about $180 at Safelite here in Arlington and Denver. just my 2 cents.

David

overlord1 · July 29, 2007

I lived in Phoenix for a couple of years and there you have to budget for a new windshield every few months. Not only that but headlight/foglight lenses don't last more than a few months before they get cracked too. Must be a lot of debris on those roads because windshield repair/replacement shops do great business in Phoenix. Now that I moved to a "mid-sized" town in NC no more rock strikes (knock on wood )

j.roffel · July 29, 2007

Here in Manitoba anything to do with the windshield is insured, so for me its at most 200 bucks to get the windshield replaced, or getting chips filled is free too.

rjdyer · July 29, 2007

That's why I carry "Full glass coverage" on insurance. Zero to have it replaced. In Phoenix its an everyday thing.

New windshields are a rock magnet.

TravelinSierra · July 29, 2007

You guys' glass must suck...Got my windshield replaced in January (Third owner since September 06) and haven't had any cracks, chips or significant imperfections on or in the glass. I would have thought that hot Louisiana weather and cold A/C would surely increase the chances of getting a crack. Or all of these big rigs with dirt and rock in the dump beds (not tail gating at all btw) would do throw rocks at the windshield. But, I guess it's just more luck than anything else.

MotoMedic · July 30, 2007

Quit tailgating

the only cars in front of me were about 100 yrds ahead.

yeah, i know it's just bad luck, but wanted to make sure there wasn't a foreign versus domestic glass quality issue that i wasn't aware of.

now my decision is whether to get the exact GM glass or aftermerket as a replacement. probably no difference, but GM glass is 0 for 2 with me so far! ha

Song · July 30, 2007

Can't wait to change out the stock glass in mine. I have 3 stars in it and it's from I-10 here in Lafayette as well. Slightest knock on the glass stars it. I've always had better luck with the replacement windshields I have installed in my other GM's. I may go ahead and bust this one so Allstate will change it.