Owner reviews for windshield

My dad has a 2021 SQ5, and after an aftermarket windshield caused random issues with advanced safety features like ACC or Audi Pre-sense, we got an OEM Audi windshield and no more issues.

That sounds reasonable. I just had the windshield on my wife’s 2021 Santa Fe Calligraphy replaced (because it failed NH state inspection due to a rock chip in the driver’s line of sight ????). Thompson Auto Glass, the company who handled the replacement and calibration, said the glass itself was $685 and then $250 charge for the calibration. The windshield was made by Pilkington, which is a premium auto glass manufacturer (the OEM replacement windshield on my 2001 BMW M5 is a Pilkington brand).

Not even a week later the karma wheel turned and a huge chunk off ice came off a black Ford explorer and took out my windshield.

I used safelite for my Hyundai Palisade, had to get approval from Progressive for OEM. They approved, took vehicle to Safelite a week later and they replaced the windshield and calibrated in 3hrs.

Yes. My wife and I purposely drive far behind other vehicles to avoid rock chips AND STILL we have a few chips on the windshield at 7000 miles. Frustrating but that's just how it is now.

The OEM one seems quite fragile.

My previous car was a ‘21 Mazda 3. The factory windshield was SO fragile in my opinion. Granted I live in AZ where rock chips are extremely common. I had 3 chips that quickly turned into 3 huge cracks within about a 6 month time frame.

I've had 2 cx5's and they seem cursed with windscreen chips. First one had a similar sized chip within a couple months of owning, 2nd one had a chip that would fail the MOT, so got it repaired, then a week later got another chip slightly above the repaired spot! Never had a car where the windscreen loves being stoned this much!

tengo un 2021 hrv y mi parafrisas también se rompio..no lo golpeo ni le cayó nada..simplemente se formo la grieta...sin dudas es un defecto

My 2022 Camry the windshield just cracked from no debris no impact of anything just came out from church Sunday and noticed the crack then it widened on Monday due to the heat?