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#98 of 129 Re: 2010 Fit Cracked Windshield [htigner] by allenhuffman

Jun 25, 2010 (7:29 am)

Replying to: htigner (Jun 07, 2010 5:04 pm)
htigner, did the dealer try to refuse your window claim originally? How was Honda involved?
 
Our new Fit got a crack the very first morning it was driven to work after taking it home from the dealer the night before. The dealer says it was a rock, and they used a pin to run down the crack to find a speck or something. It just seems rocks love Honda Fit windows, I guess. And now we are on our second tire problem in less than 3000 miles (from a blowout, can happen to anyone I expect, to a "bubble" in the tire wall which seems to be a fairly common issue with these tires).

#99 of 129 Re: 2010 Fit Cracked Windshield [allenhuffman] by htigner

Jun 26, 2010 (8:04 am)

Replying to: allenhuffman (Jun 25, 2010 7:29 am)
Allen,
 
No they didn't try to refuse the claim, the service manager just seemed to me pretty convinced that Honda wouldn't take care of it. He took pics and said he had to send them to Honda and about a week later we got the call that they would replace it.
 
Worth letting the dealer examine, take pics and hope I guess. We called the day we discovered the crack and had it in to them the that evening..

#100 of 129 Honda Fit has Thin Windshield by besb3

Aug 22, 2010 (8:30 pm)

I have had my New 2010 Honda Fit 3 Days Now. Yesterday a Car threw a Rock which was no bigger than a tiny pebble and even though it didn't have much impact when it hit the Windshield - sure enough it Cracked. The fit must have a Very Thin Windshield. I sure hope the replacement windshield is thicker than the Original.

#101 of 129 rear windshield by bluetripp

Sep 04, 2010 (10:40 am)

i stupidly backed out my garage and the long rope that I used to pull down my garage door got caught onto the car and when I notced it it was too late. The rope got too tight on the rear windshield and it poped like someone threw a big rock at my windshield. I called my local Honda and they stated that they could send out someone and yes its out of my pocket. my point to them is yes it was my fault, but the windshield busted out way to easy. So now I am stuck and they Honda does not want to admit that the Honda Fit 2010 windshields are not as strong as they want to claim.

#102 of 129 Re: rear windshield [bluetripp] by stephen987

Sep 04, 2010 (3:44 pm)

Replying to: bluetripp (Sep 04, 2010 10:40 am)
Rear windshields from any manufacturer are not designed for that directional stress. Man up and call the insurance company--it's an accident, not a warranty issue.

#103 of 129 Re: rear windshield [stephen987] by bluetripp

Sep 05, 2010 (2:50 pm)

Replying to: stephen987 (Sep 04, 2010 3:44 pm)
hell yeah, I woman-up (ed) and fixed it out of pocket with out insurance

#104 of 129 same issue with windshield by jcboh

Nov 19, 2010 (5:57 pm)

I had my car for about 2 weeks when the front windshield cracked. I had never had a windshield crack on a car before.
 
I called Honda and was told they never heard of it. I went to the dealer and the service manager said a rock hit it and I just had bad luck. I had printed out the examples in this forum as well as other examples on the web and he said call the Honda 800 number.
 
I called Honda back and this time I talked to someone who opened a case for me since my car only has ~800 miles on it. His manager called me a day later and took down the details. He said he had never heard of the Fit having these issues, only the 2007-ish Element. I told him to come to this forum and read all the examples of this happening (thank you forum). He said they would look into it. About 5 days later, the service manager at the dealer called me and said that they were told to replace my windshield for free.

#105 of 129 09' FIt cracked windshield by maxn

Nov 20, 2010 (9:30 am)

 Our Honda Fit developed a 14" crack while parked. It runs from the middle of the driver's side edge towards the centre. There was no sign of any impact point, We took it immediately to our Honda dealership and they seemed to agree that it could be a stress crack and forwarded pics and details to Honda district office. I was prepared for a fight but 3 days later we were told they had been authorised to replace it.
 I'm glad we took it to the dealer so quickly because the next day a tiny part ofthe crack had opened a miniscule bit and 2 separate windshield repair shops that I showed it to thought that that indicated an impact point, and neither thought it was a stress crack. In forty years of car ownership I have never had this happen before, but it seems as if with this model it could likely happen again. Otherwise love the car.
This forum was invaluable in helping things along - bravo!!!

#106 of 129 Re: Stress Fracture on Windshield of Honda Fit [cindyj] by lexusolution

Jan 21, 2011 (8:30 pm)

Replying to: cindyj (Jul 05, 2007 6:30 pm)
My sister had a crack on the fit at the lowest part of the windshield on the passenger side. Honda's glass people said it's due to a chip. Honda told us that using the heat if there's ice on the windshield would cause it to crack. I guess honda's trying not to admit their windshield crack and break. Just want to add this to the queue. Seems like honda is trying not to admit that windshield need to be recalled.

#107 of 129 Same here.. by lovethecar

Mar 02, 2011 (7:48 pm)

Same windshield problem as everyone else - appeared without impact on the passenger side and runs right to left. My opinion of Honda is slipping...

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