Yeah, and then the insurance company raises your rates because you
made a claim and cost them something...the bloodsuckers.

John D.



TL <> wrote in message news:<92v4ivctbblcbakl5nr2aip46hn93e8r51@4ax.com>. ..
> For a trivial extra cost, we have complete glass coverage in our
> insurance policy. This would be replaced at no cost by the insurance
> even if Honda were to balk. Might check on yours, you may have such
> coverage.
>
> On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 11:02:48 GMT, Gus <GusPod@XXX.optonline.net>
> wrote:
>
> >Bill Lavernoich wrote:
> >> I've been lurking in the news group for several months and have found out
> >> many useful facts and tips. I'm putting this question on the news group as
> >> I recall seeing several posts regarding problems with Accord windshields
> >> cracking.
> >>
> >> We have a 2003 Accord EX-L that we took delivery of a month ago. Tonight,
> >> leaving work, my wife went out to the car and found an unusual crack
> >> starting at the upper edge of the windshield on the driver's side. The
> >> crack is in a "s" or "z" pattern and extends not quite half way down the
> >> glass. She had used the car at lunch time and said it was OK then.
> >>
> >> She parks in a restricted employee lot and wasn't parked near any building
> >> or the highway overpass. There was no sign of any stone or other projectile
> >> on the car or down in the plenum area of the windshield.
> >>
> >> Has anybody had the same or a similar experience? Was it covered by Honda's
> >> warranty?
> >
> >FWIW, I had a similar problem with my Porsche 911 when it hit its first
> >winter, but the crack started immediately above a defroster vent.
> >Porsche decided it was a faulty windshield and replaced it under
> >warranty (no further problems).
> >
> >If there's no sign of a rock impact or anything else like that, I'd
> >certainly approach Honda with the assumption it's a warranty issue.