Are our windshields prone to damage?

[Nicksta43]

Less then a week into ownership and under 800 miles I got a nice nickel sized bullseye with a couple inch long crack off of it.

Just wondering if this is going to be an ongoing problem or was I just super unlucky.

 

[Fatherof3]

I think you are the 2nd person I’ve heard of that had a windshield problem

 

[jdmartin]

No, it's just the nature of trucks with huge windshields. Before the Ram, I drove Nissan Titans for 15 years. My first one I went through 4 windshields and the second I went through 2. So I always keep comprehensive deductible at zero on my trucks so I can get "free" windshields

 

[Biga]

No, it's just the nature of trucks with huge windshields. Before the Ram, I drove Nissan Titans for 15 years. My first one I went through 4 windshields and the second I went through 2. So I always keep comprehensive deductible at zero on my trucks so I can get "free" windshields

Yea, I always been pretty lucky with windshields until I had a Titan, couldn't keep the rocks off it. On my second Ram and both have taken a couple good rock hits without damage.

 

[mrbullred]

While replacing my second one on my Longhorn another fella was there getting his second one installed. Mine was months apart and he only had his truck for two months at the time.... They're either weak or just the aerodynamics of the vehicle make it prone to rocks hitting the windshield.

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[Nicksta43]

Any issues getting factory glass put in? I know it's a little thing but I'd hate to lose that little ram logo in the passenger corner.

 

[yankeefan31569]

mines gotta a 1/8th inch split on the front right in thr middle

 

[millrat]

yep just made a claim for winfdshield today...(rock)

 

[Gs72174]

Just got a rock chip. Thinking it can be repaired without replacing windshield. I’ve had multiple trucks and have never had a damaged windshield.

 

[jdmartin]

Just got a rock chip. Thinking it can be repaired without replacing windshield. I’ve had multiple trucks and have never had a damaged windshield.

You must be really lucky or have low mileage! I've had trucks all my life and they're rock magnets. I have over a million miles in truck seats and I'd guess probably 10 windshields in that time. I have noticed the problem getting worse as the trucks got bigger - my earliest GMC S15s/Chevy S10s never had a busted windshield. First Nissan hardbody didn't get one either. After that it was all downhill!

It's a little worse where I live because we have a decent amount of rock quarries and they never clean off the trucks before they hit the highway; some of them don't even tarp even though they're supposed to by law. So there's always pieces of granite gravel lying on the roads. I try to stay far enough back from everyone that it doesn't become an issue but impossible to do on the interstate. My Ram has already taken one direct hit, which chipped but didn't break the windshield. Unfortunately, I scratched the windshield worse trying to use a Scotch-brite to clean the debris out of the chip, which was mud-colored. So don't use a Green Scotch-brite on these windshields, they will scratch! I think a good glass guy can buff these scratches out, so I'm going to try that before going the windshield route.

 

[Jako]

Off topic, just an FYI
Scotch-Brite pads come in different grits and colors, green is pretty aggressive. Can't recall reading it but scotch-brite pads can be more aggressive than steel wool to a finish depending on grade. I believe it was a woodworking magazine.

Scotch Brite Pads grits?

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[Gs72174]

You must be really lucky or have low mileage! I've had trucks all my life and they're rock magnets. I have over a million miles in truck seats and I'd guess probably 10 windshields in that time. I have noticed the problem getting worse as the trucks got bigger - my earliest GMC...

I guess I’m lucky. I’ve put on an average of 20,000-35000 miles a year on my vehicles and the last time I got a chipped or cracked windshield was over 10-15 years ago.

Now if only I was lucky enough to not get my front bumpers all chipped up. That’s a different story.

 

[Jako]

Vehicles: 1994, 2001, 2006, 2017, 2019 all hits on windshield to different degrees. My brother lives in NJ and said only 1 insurance company will cover windshields. Ram took the hit on Rt 75 in Georgia at about 65 mph, OUCH.

 

[Rammit]

It’s just bad luck. Absolutely nothing to do with what truck brand you are driving

 

[rlc2020]

Mine got a rock chip the first month i had it. Safelite did a repair, but its still noticable. Put up a dashcam to cover the spot so it doesn't drive me crazy anymore

 

[ldoh]

As we would expect, a larger frontal surface area increases the chance of windshield damage along with how much traffic on the road. We tend to have multi lane freeways and lots of growth and new development in our territory so lots of semis carrying rocks or heavy off road equipment.

I regularly fix our vehicle window chips with packaged kits from the local auto part store. I've owned the 2019 Ram almost a year and already fixed 4 or 5 windshield rock chips to date with good results. I don't self-fix cracked windshields though. The kits are about $14 locally but Amazon probably has cheaper options.

 

[ldoh]

I've heard about windshield coating protectants but am a bit skeptical. Maybe someone has tried them and would like to share their results?

 

[Nicksta43]

I was just thinking back today. I've been driving for 26 years. Owned well over 30 different cars and trucks, lived in Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Florida and I've never gotten a rock chip until this one. I've had rocks bounce off windshields plenty of times but they have never damaged one. Maybe I've just been super lucky.

 

[Jako]

I was just thinking back today. I've been driving for 26 years. Owned well over 30 different cars and trucks, lived in Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Florida and I've never gotten a rock chip until this one. I've had rocks bounce off windshields plenty of times but they have never damaged one. Maybe I've just been super lucky.

My advice is to play lotto and stay inside if there is lightning. I'm on the other side of that coin. I've been driving 48 years and the last 26 hasn't been good to my windshields. I think me and the wife are 50/50 on the windshields.

 

[yankeefan31569]

same....


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Just got a rock chip. Thinking it can be repaired without replacing windshield. I’ve had multiple trucks and have never had a damaged windshield.
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