> I don't know what happened last week - but I was using my windshield wipers
> as usual - we had a few days of heavy rain storms. Now my windshield wipers
> are only 3.5-4 months old with out going through a winter (car was delivered
> in april and wasnt driven until the end of april early may), however
> suddenly I noticed I had a lot of streak marks on my windshield. I didn't
> think much of it as I thought it was just dirt - however after a few days I
> tried to remove them - but I couldn't. I took the car to Formula Honda
> (where I got the car.) The guy did my oil change and took a look and said
> looks like your wipers are worn out....he then looked at the marks and
> noticed that the windshield has scratches - not streaks. He said to bring
> the car in on Mondays so another service person could look at it.....however
> I don't understand how 3.5-4 month wipers, that did not go through snow or
> ice pellets, with the rubber still on them could scratch my windshield like
> it has. My wipers are not even used that much, and now my windshield is
> marked with tonnes of scratches now.

I am also a 2003 Accord owner.

What types of roads were you driving on during the days of heavy rain
storms?
If these roads included highways, it's entirely possible that passing
trucks
in the adjacent lane(s) have thrown up road grit onto your car. (The
road
grit may have been loosened by the rain, especially those in
construction
areas.) If your wipers were operating at the same time as the trucks
were passing you, it is possible that the grit landed on the
windshield (and the
wipers) and caused the scratches you report.

Paul