Ranger stress crack in windshield

"Caesar Romano" <Spam RemoveThis @uce.gov> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:08:23 -0500, Terry <lftaileron RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote
> Re Ranger stress crack in windshield:
>
>>I've got a 08 Ranger that developed a stress crack on the lower center
>>part of the windsheild. It runs more or less horizontal a few inches
>>from the bottom. I went to the local Ford dealer and he claims it
>>was a rock chip that spread and wants $450 for a replacement. There's
>>no eveidence of a rock chip and i've been the only person that ever
>>drove the vehicle and never heard anything hitting the truck. Has
>>anyone else had a similar problem and did Ford fix it under warrantee?
>>The vehicle is 6 mo old and has 10000 miles on it. TIA.
>>
>>Terry
>
> Seems like if it was a rock, there would be some kind of ding on the
> *outside* of the glass (other than the crack itself) where the rock
> hit. Does the crack go through the indside and outside of the glass?

Maybe, maybe not. My SO had a big crack in the window of Her RAV4. She knows
a rock caused it (she was driving at the time), but I could never find the
crater. Stuff like this is why I have full glass coverage. It is the only
insuracne I have that has actually not been a huge money loser. Around here
(Raleigh, NC) the dump trucks are constantly dumping rocks on the road.

Ed
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"Terry" <lftaileron DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a 08 Ranger that developed a stress crack on the lower center
> part of the windsheild. It runs more or less horizontal a few inches
> from the bottom. I went to the local Ford dealer and he claims it
> was a rock chip that spread and wants $450 for a replacement. There's
> no eveidence of a rock chip and i've been the only person that ever
> drove the vehicle and never heard anything hitting the truck. Has
> anyone else had a similar problem and did Ford fix it under warrantee?
> The vehicle is 6 mo old and has 10000 miles on it. TIA.
>
> Terry

That's one of those things Ford just isn't going to fix under
warranty.
Chance of that cracking like you claim from anything other
than a rock is damn unlikely.
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It happened to me......another make of car: got it brand new, taking
delivery in January cold weather. The first warm day, I went outside
and the windshield was cracked from top to bottom.

The dealer was suspicious, but replaced it at no charge to me (they
probably made nice money for a warranty repair). It broke again a few
weeks later. Dealer replaced it.

When it cracked the third time, the manufacturer sent a factory crew to
replace it........don't know what else they did, but I know the dash
panel was removed and they acknowledged that the sheetmetal wasn't
right, stressing the glass. Looking back, I'm surprised they believed
me the first time. And first I ever heard that there were factory
repair crews that travel around taking care of weird problems.
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