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Commander Windshield Crack
by youngmoney
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Feb 25, 2007 (7:55 pm)
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We just got two Commanders this January and already both of them have a cracked windshield. It must be pretty common for Commanders, if both of our "less than 2000 miles" Commanders already have a cracked windshield. I was thinking maybe it's the upright windshield which causes the impact of a small rock to be much worse than it should be. Just wondering if this is a common problem or is it just a coincidence that they both cracked at around the same time.
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Re: Commander Windshield Crack [youngmoney]
by steve_ HOST
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Feb 25, 2007 (8:40 pm)
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Replying to: youngmoney (Feb 25, 2007 7:55 pm)
What's your commute or local driving like? Any gravel roads? Lots of construction in your area? Are the cracks seemingly random or do they both start near an edge?
You may want to check out a rock deflector/bug guard for the front grill in the hopes of deflecting some of the rocks.
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Re: Commander Windshield Crack [steve_]
by youngmoney
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Feb 26, 2007 (2:49 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Feb 25, 2007 8:40 pm)
All paved roads, and some construction. The first Commander's windshield started from the center and has grown for the last couple of weeks. It's actually in the shop now; getting the windshield replaced. The other one that just happened recently is starting from the bottom edge on the driver's side and curving to the left. It could be the construction, but then why the Commanders and not any of our other cars.
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Re: Commander Windshield Crack [youngmoney]
by steve_ HOST
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Feb 26, 2007 (3:57 pm)
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Replying to: youngmoney (Feb 26, 2007 2:49 pm)
Could be the slope (or lack of one) of the windshield I suppose. I've had good luck gluing chips so you may want to try that if you have small ones in the future that you can catch early. My insurance company fixes those for free.
Anyone else cracking their Commander windshield?
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Re: Commander Windshield Crack [youngmoney]
by jklightner
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Mar 01, 2007 (5:47 am)
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Replying to: youngmoney (Feb 25, 2007 7:55 pm)
Mine also, rock hit turned into a crack the first week I had it. It is because it is so flat and vertical my glass guy says. I do a lot of freeway driving thru construction areas, the replacement one is now cracked across the bottom too. Guess I'm looking at a new windshield every year
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Re: Commander Windshield Crack [youngmoney]
by kelly51106
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Mar 13, 2007 (5:24 pm)
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Replying to: youngmoney (Feb 25, 2007 7:55 pm)
We purchased a 2006 Jeep Commander in July, and since then we have had 2 rock chips in the windshield, which we have had patched. Since then, we now have 4 cracks that all started below the windshield wipers and have spread all the way across the windshield. It doesn't seem that it would be logical that all 4 of these cracks, that all started within 24 hours of each other, would have all been caused by rocks. It seems that there is a design flaw with the windshield, being too flat with no slope. We have never had any problems with any of our other cars like we have had with the windshield on our Commander. We don't drive on gravel roads at all, and haven't driven in any construction zones. We took our Commander to the local Jeep dealership, and asked that they repair it under warranty, and we were told that they don't cover glass repairs under warranty ever. It just seems to us that this is a flaw in the design of the car, and we aren't too excited about replacing the windshield every 6 months for close to $500 (will cost extra because of the rain sensor on the glass), especially since we are afraid that it will continue to be prone to rock chips and cracks for who knows what reason. We have friends who also have a 2006 Commander, and they are currently on their 3rd windshield for the same reasons we have listed. Something has to be wrong with this and we are wondering when Jeep is going to do something about it and either pay to replace the windshields or recall the vehicles all together. We would love to hear from anyone else who has had similar problems.
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Re: Commander Windshield Crack [kelly51106]
by evaddave
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Mar 14, 2007 (7:04 pm)
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Replying to: kelly51106 (Mar 13, 2007 5:24 pm)
So far so good with ours. It's probably just a matter of luck. Well luck and/or speed.  The faster you go, the harder the rocks hit. 
If upright, flat windshields were a big problem for rock chips, then there probably would be a bunch of complaints from Wrangler and Hummer owners. Not to mention tractor-trailer drivers. Now, I don't own any of those, so I have no clue, but maybe in the forums for those vehicles they're having problems, too.
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Jeep Commander - cracked windshield week 1
by movelab
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Mar 20, 2007 (5:09 pm)
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I noticed the crack one morning. Checked it out and it was the slightest chip in the corner on the drivers winshield under the wiper line. My insurance should replace 100%. Got allstate platinum. BUMMER THOUGH! Looks like it's a real problem. What can we do? I don't look forward to replacing this or driving around in this expensive vehicle with a cracked windshield.
Anybody have any news on this?
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Update
by youngmoney
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Mar 20, 2007 (7:52 pm)
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Just to give you guys an update. I replaced one of the Commanders' windshield. Luckily I still have not gotten a new windshield for the other, because I just got another big chip that looks like a bullet hole right in the middle on the drivers side. There must be a design flaw.
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