ERG4ALL
Well-known member
Has anybody noticed that the windshields on the LEAF appear to be very fragile? We got a stone a 60 mph that just hit the edge of the windshield about a month ago. A crack 8" long ensued. About a week later we got another that apparently was smaller and that left a star shaped chip. Yesterday only going 35 mph in town a small stone (couldn't even see it) has left another star break in the windshield. I know that engineers are forever searching for ways to cut down on the weight of the LEAF and the glass has gone through that analysis. My experience has been that they've gone too far and the windshield never gets just a nick in it but always breaks with about a break the size of a quarter or an 8" crack. Because I'm somewhat of a fatalist, I don't replace windshields immediately unless the break is in my line of sight. And sure enough my waiting has paid off with two additional breaks. So our glass insurance doesn't cancel us we're planning on replacing the windshield as a annual ritual.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Has anyone else had a similar experience?