Cracked windshield
I live in Canada and I am the owner of a 2003 Sonata. During the last cold
snap (- 33 celsius) we had, my windshield cracked without any reason. Would this be covered by warranty? |
Re: Cracked windshield
Jérôme Lapierre wrote:
> I live in Canada and I am the owner of a 2003 Sonata. During the last cold > snap (- 33 celsius) we had, my windshield cracked without any reason. Would > this be covered by warranty? Probably not, unless it can be proven that it's a defect. Check with your insurance company; you may have glass coverage. If so, let them pay for it. Filing a glass claim will not affect your insurance rates, as it's not an accident. |
Re: Cracked windshield
The dealer will be able to tell. If there are no actual impact chips, then
they should be happy to warrant it. You can check yourself by looking along the crack line for a chips. They can be very small. I've seen people check for them by running a ball point pen along the line. |
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Well there is a very little chip but the crack is about 2 feet long. I don't
know much about windshields but is it normal that such a small chip would end up doing such damage? To answer Bryan Nystrom, I do not have glass coverage, I took financial planning classes and one of the lessons I have learned on car insurance is to always insure yourself with the highest deductible possible and don't pay for glass coverage. Reason for this is that insurance company will always make you pay way more than what it's worth in the end. "hyundaitech" <notpublic@not.public.com> a écrit dans le message de news: b37a9576c0350d1a29a7b857cfbab55a@loc...o utautos.com... > The dealer will be able to tell. If there are no actual impact chips, > then > they should be happy to warrant it. You can check yourself by looking > along the crack line for a chips. They can be very small. I've seen > people check for them by running a ball point pen along the line. > |
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It is amazng how a small chip can cause a crack. It is usually the case
however. The smallest of chips creates the slight weakening and HEAT or COLD will exploit that flaw. Find your best cash deal and replace it. Happy hyundai "Jérôme Lapierre" <jlapie73@telusplanet.net> wrote in message news:71Uzd.33052$dv1.24820@edtnps89... >I live in Canada and I am the owner of a 2003 Sonata. During the last cold >snap (- 33 celsius) we had, my windshield cracked without any reason. Would >this be covered by warranty? > > > |
Re: Cracked windshield
Yep, that's normal. One a tiny chip or crack starts, temperature changes
can aggravate it and thermal expansion/contraction can cause it to lengthen significantly. Your dealer won't fix this for you unless they want to be really, really nice for some reason. Ultimately, they're pretty much committing warranty fraud and risking Hyundai rejecting the claim if they repair it under warranty. |
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Jérôme Lapierre wrote:
> To answer Bryan Nystrom, I do not have glass coverage, I took financial > planning classes and one of the lessons I have learned on car insurance is > to always insure yourself with the highest deductible possible and don't pay > for glass coverage. I subscribe to the same philosphy, but glass coverage is so dirt cheap that it's worth it, IMO. Actually, I think it's included in my policy, rather than being an add-on rider. On the other hand, the extended warranty on the car is definitely not worth the $700 they want for it. Sure, it works out for some people, but in the majority of cases, it's a serious screwing. |
Re: Cracked windshield
This is completely norman and occurs with any windshield on any car.
Whenever you get a chip in your windshield, you need to get the chip repaired asap (this usually costs very little - $15.00-$30.00). Otherwise, during winter weather, water gets into the little chip, and freezes. When this occurs, the frozen water expands inside the chip and thus cracks the windshield JM On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 00:02:10 GMT, "Jérôme Lapierre" <jlapie73@telusplanet.net> wrote: >Well there is a very little chip but the crack is about 2 feet long. I don't >know much about windshields but is it normal that such a small chip would >end up doing such damage? <snip> |
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I had the same issue last year with my 02 Elantra...I live in Ottawa and
driving the 417 with all the transports and the salt/sand wreaks havoc. Not even the bug deflector could help! Luckily the crack spanned the bottom of the glass and I haven't changed it yet...$$$ is the issue. Trying not to go through the no-fault insurance and claim it under comprehensive. I may get it fixed after this winter. D "Jérôme Lapierre" <jlapie73@telusplanet.net> wrote in message news:71Uzd.33052$dv1.24820@edtnps89... > I live in Canada and I am the owner of a 2003 Sonata. During the last cold > snap (- 33 celsius) we had, my windshield cracked without any reason. Would > this be covered by warranty? > > > |
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