Cracked windshields?

[Vonblixen]

Last Sunday the wife and I found ourselves at lunch near our Ford dealership so we decided to swing by to see if they had any Broncos we could lust over.
Sure enough, a new Badlands mannequin was parked out front. It looked pretty good but did have a horizontal crack in the windshield all the way across near the bottom. No big deal, probably from shipping, right?
So today I’m watching a YouTube Black Diamond owner review and he casually mentions having to replace his windshield twice in 6 months because of a problem caused by the mounting frame. The windshield is cracked again, horizontally and low near bottom. He says the problem has been fixed in the new Raptors.
Just wondering if you guys have encountered this problem?

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[JoshuaPrieto]

I'm on my 3rd windshield

 

[broncoGIRL21]

Yep. Just happened a few days ago. I've had my Bronco for 3 months. Crack is horizontal about 5-6 inches from the bottom.

 

[Broncotrax]

It's very common on vertical windshields. My 69 gets windshields often as does my Rubicon and every other Jeep Wrangler in the world. Rocks smash into them whereas a car has a very sloped windshield and the rock does not hit at the same angle.

 

[Tricky Dick]

There's been plenty of talk about catching rocks due to being upright, but this is the first I've heard of a frame issue.

 

[HeliPilot]

Sounds to me like the OP is questioning whether or not the windshield is cracking on its own from stresses imposed by the windshield frame.

 

[SevenT]

As of tomorrow, I will be on windshield #3. The previous 2 were cracked by rocks. Both of those were up high on the passenger side, not at the bottom. I have not experienced that kind of failure on my Bronco.

 

[BRONCBOY21]

I'm on my second windshield but due to rock chips that turned into large cracks

 

[Vonblixen]

Yes, having previously owned a Jeep Rubicon, I am accustomed to rock damaged windshields.
I am wondering if some built in stresses are causing some premature cracks.
Otherwise, why would it be corrected in the new Raptor version?

 

[ManikMonday]

It's very common on vertical windshields. My 69 gets windshields often as does my Rubicon and every other Jeep Wrangler in the world. Rocks smash into them whereas a car has a very sloped windshield and the rock does not hit at the same angle.

I wouldn't say its very common on vertical windshields.. I have owned a few G-Wagens over the past 12 years never heard on issue of this... Rocks on the other hand!

 

[Broncotrax]

I wouldn't say its very common on vertical windshields.. I have owned a few G-Wagens over the past 12 years never heard on issue of this... Rocks on the other hand!

You must live in a blessed place. Other than Gorilla glass,...windshields are pretty much the same.
Maybe you are really good at dodging rocks.

 

[ManikMonday]

You must live in a blessed place. Other than Gorilla glass,...windshields are pretty much the same.
Maybe you are really good at dodging rocks.

Sorry miss read your post thought you were saying bad mounting/frame stress causing cracks, rocks of course are an issue

 

[Trueblue2296]

I have my second windshield being replaced next week from a rock chip that stemmed to a huge crack.

 

[Gotdesl]

First I'm hearing of the frame causing cracking. I'd take it, and his claim that they have fixed it on the Raptor, with a grain of salt. There might be something to it if we start seeing multiple corroborating stories, otherwise I question why he has unique information. I've seen lots and lots of false information regarding the Bronco on YouTube.
These windshields do catch rocks and even a minute chip, that you may or may not notice, can easily turn into a crack due to the shape and angle of the windshield. I'd definitely have a glass policy added to insurance. In fact, I got to call them yesterday after catching a rock.

 

[Sancho88]

Same.

Yep. Just happened a few days ago. I've had my Bronco for 3 months. Crack is horizontal about 5-6 inches from the bottom.

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