Windshield Cracking?

I bought my 2009 Aveo less than a week ago (with 27,039 miles) and I already need to replace my windshield. I am very unhappy about this. It is possible when driving I got hit by a rock but I don't remember hearing anything. Also, I didn't see anything until last night. It seems like someone purposely hit it to break it. The crack starts under the wiper blade and extends up half way then over half way, it starts in the middle of the windshield. I took my car to lunch at 1:30 and didn't notice anything then got in it to drive home and there it was plain as day and very noticeable. My friend thinks that possibly it is a vehicle defect. Has anyone else had a problem with their windshield? I read on another forum of a few people who had. To me it doesn't look like it is but then again I don't know much about cars. Oh and the picture I attached is not my car but it shows what the starting of the crack looks like. It's got kind of a bubble look to it and then it just heads up the windshield and curves over. There is only one crack out of it.

any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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if it was a vehicle defect, it would have happen long before the 27000 miles.

odds are there was a chip or something, look for one. Why a chip turned into a crack during an afternoon is beyond me. It typically takes cold / heat cycles or flex from a floor jack.

maybe some did break it while it was sitting there? it happens. Lawn mowers throw stones, things fall from trees, people have sex on the hoods of cars. Never know what can happen while it sits there.

Well, you made some interesting suggestions although I think all of them are wrong. It was in a public parking lot cause I was at work so lawn mower and sex and whatnot are out... Someone did suggest that it was possible someone lifted the wiper and pulled it far back then snapped it down but to me that doesn't seem possible for what happened. It doesn't go through all the layers cause you can feel it on the outside but inside the car you can't feel the crack at all. The whole thing is weird to me cause it just happened all of a sudden. It also just sucks that having the car less than a week and I already have to replace the whole windshield.

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My deductible is 500 with USAA, so any windshield replacement is better done out of pocket.... It's pretty easy to find windshields for 100-150 though...

My insurance is under my parents but I know it is full coverage because it is on a loan. So I'll have to check. The car is still under warranty but I guess the glass isn't cover.

Thanks for the help! :)

Full coverage doesn't mean you have no deductible. And windshield only claims (i.e. no other damage to the car but the cracked windshield) are usually separate too on your policy. I would have your parents call the insurance company and find out.

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It is a 2009 Chevy Aveo Sedan 2LT... Sorry I forgot to mention that. My mom says she thinks it is covered but she didn't know what the deductible is so we'll have to call. I don't actually have insurance on the car yet cause it like $50 higher than my last car and they wanted the amount upfront. So I have been waiting for payday to get it. So of course something had to happen when I didn't have insurance but they said something about having 14 days to do it because of just buying it.

Also, I did a check on a website... www.autoglassguru.com ...and they said it would be about $300 but they had an option for "insurance cost" and I am unsure what that means but when I hit that it said it was free.

These probably seem like really stupid questions.. I do not know much about cars or insurance.

all i was saying is you dont know what could have happened to break the glass, but if it was on the outside pane then it was something outside of the car. you would be surprised what can happen.

and different areas have different prices for windshields, i could get used glass installed for $119..

I wasn't trying to be mean, I just meant I know those three things didn't happen. I'll never know what happened it just is kind of weird that it shot up in that little bit of time. Thank you everyone for your help.

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My deductible is 500 with USAA, so any windshield replacement is better done out of pocket.... It's pretty easy to find windshields for 100-150 though...

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Yeah, Right. a new winshield installed for 100-150? you smokin somethin? This is for an 09 hatch, you didn't say sedan or not, from safelite.

,Web-Only Price: $285.95
(includes labor, before tax and disposal fee)

When you get your own insurance, price the difference for comp with a 100 vs 500 deductable, usually very little and comp covers winshields and deer as well as fire and theft. just food for thought

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Who are you going through, Rob? I went to one place (probably like the one you checked out) and they quoted me around 400 for the windshield for my hhr (same shape from 06 to 09). Then I asked the shop that tinted my windows who they go through, and they gave me a company name and phone # and said to tell them who referred them. Their price was around 160 installed. You would be surprised how much you can save when you wander a little bit away from big name shops...

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It's got kind of a bubble look to it and then it just heads up the windshield and curves over. There is only one crack out of it.
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This is from a rock bro. You probably picked it up on the road or something from another car. Happens all the time. I live in Alaska, trust me, I know. I have about 4 chips just like that picture in my windshield. You can get them filled so they won't spread into cracks if you're not ready to buy one yet. Everyone here in Alaska has a cracked windshield...I mean everyone too. It's not uncommon to see cars with cracks all the way across the glass from one side to the other up here. But yes, that is definitely from a rock. Maybe you had your music up and didn't hear it? I don't know where you guys are looking for windshields, but I can buy them locally up here brand new for $180 installed. I've already checked, to replace mine. :D I believe all models of Chevy Aveo share the same windshield, but don't quote me on that. I know for sure all the 04-10 Aveo5's do as well as 04-06 Sedans. All the same.

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My 09 has 24k miles I don't consider it new. Besides it's only an aveo, not a Ferrari

List on the windshield from the dealer is over $500.

Used glass install comes with a 1 year warrAnty. Stone chips or anything if it cracks they replace it free. And they only reuse oem glass. No replacement glass.

I put aftermarket glass in my Audi had all the defroster lines for the wipers the internal gold layer for defrost etc. It was $220 installed. Oem was $900!

It's only a windshield. If it broke once it will break again. Why spend $600 each time if you can do it for less and get the same quality?

+1 on rabbits statement. And to each their own, Rob. I like OEM too, but when it makes sense. And to me it doesn't in this case. Most small shops work directly with people. Large shops work with insurance companies, so they know they can overcharge.

You will be paying MSRP for what I will pay at a smaller shop, and both those glass pieces probably came in the same shipment. 8)

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AveoRob, in your case out of pocket cost is $100, for me they said my deductible even for the windshield is $500 :!: for whatever reason, so it's cheaper for me to go small shop route. I'm not about to spend $460 on something I can get for $160... And you don't have to be in the "industry" to ask around. Many Russian/Hispanic owned shops here in WA, OR, and CA will get you one of those prices. (not because they get them from different sources, but because their "overhead" pricing is lower, they sell them for cheaper so they usually sell more).

Or even check craigslist... Some will install it for $149 if they have it in stock...

Like I said at the beginning of the post, if your out of pocket cost is only $100 no matter what you get and the insurance pays for the rest - you should get OEM. That's what I would do. But if I'm paying for it I'll ask around and go for the cheaper price for the same thing... Just because you don't pay retail for something doesn't mean that it's inferior. It just may mean that the guy doesn't want or need to make as much money on you.

It's just like buying parts from a dealer or from an Autozone/NAPA/O'Reilly's/Action/etc... you name it. A lot of times you can get a part manufactured by the same company for quite a bit less if you shop around. Is it a worse part because you paid less for it? No, you're just practicing smart shopping.

Not trying to offend you or anything, it's just if you're set on getting the OEM and you can do it for cheap - go for it. Not all of us can get an OEM windshield for $100 out of pocket (at least at this moment).

A log truck put a crack in my windshield that would prevent me from getting an Inspection Sticker but I got away with it for two years So the price could come down Two years ago the price for new Windshield 250.56 Plus tax I recently had it put in for only 131.82 cheaper than any place in my area was going to charge me. Next time it happens I will U-Turn and Make them pay for it.

I still have to see if mine is damaged badly...
Mine took a big chunk of tar today from a speeding dump truck. I thought I was going to see a crack right away.
I cleaned the bugs off just now and am feeling lucky. nothing but very tiny and typical little micro chips .

Phew. for now..

The shop that quoted me $180 installed only offers HANGLAS laminated windshields for the Aveo up here, which is exactly the same windshield that comes in the car...aka OEM. I agree, OEM is best, however I see no reason to not save some money where applicable. Personally if they offered one without a blue tint strip I would get it, because I run a 5% eyebrow on all my cars anyways.

for some reason ppg and diamond auto glass are the cheapest for me, perhaps that is because they are "made here"? or they want us to keep thinking that?

aftermarket matches everything to oem options. you can even get the antennas etc added to the windshield on special order. factory dipped glass (tinted) etc. and it still comes out less or about the price of dealer list.


i think you do have a point about you deductible, i have full coverage because its required and as long as the car is nice i keep it, but i have checked into the glass coverage yet. i should read that my car needs a windshield still..
maybe it because dealers call the aftermarket installers to put in the glass anyhow.. that i choose aftermarket. eliminate the middle man, get the better installer with more experience. Ive painted enough rotting rusty roofs on 3-4 year old cars because the glass knife cut the window opening down to bare metal..

but like you said its our choice/