2015 Mazda CX-5: windshield cracks

Filed Aug 30, 2017 · Visibility · 34,000 miles · MD

Windshield developed a crack while sitting in garage. Crack spread quickly from top center of windshield and crack hooked back up towards top approximately 12 inches long. Windshield was fine the day before . No rocks of items hit windshield.

Filed Aug 30, 2017 · Body · 20,000 miles · NY

Windshield got the l-shaped crack at the top. No stone chip, the crack appeared while the car was stationary, we watched it happened from the bench in a park across.

Filed Apr 20, 2015 · Visibility · 700 miles · IL

2 weeks after the purchase of a new 2015 mazda cx5 we noticed a crack in the windshield. Exactly on the top portion of the windshield in the middle coming down to a t. We took the car to the dealer of purchase and a service employee looked at it started digging in a spot and stated that a rock must of hit the windshield because he found a hole. Not satisfied with that answer the supervisor for the service department was called and upon looking at the windshield he pointed to a complete different spot and then pointed to a third spot that he claimed was a hole. How does a windshield of a brandnew car never on the expressway have 3 impact spots that are exactly in the middle of the windshield and with that refused to pay for the replacement. Since the windshield is not available anywhere but the dealership I am no responsible for the repair of something that was a defect.

Filed Mar 30, 2015 · Visibility · 3,500 miles · MI

Cracked windshield we were filling up gas at a gas station & suddenly we heard a pop sound. I tried to go around the car & see what happened but did not notice anything. The car was still pumping gas when this happened. Next day, there was nothing in the morning but after parking at work for couple hours & coming back to the car, we noticed a big crack on the screen.

Filed Dec 9, 2014 · Visibility · 2 miles · CA

Traveling on the freeway I heard a pop sound and right away noticed a horizontal crack from the driver side of the windshield. Cracked turned out to be about 15 inches long. Reading from these post makes it a fact that the windshields of the cx5 are defective. What's the next step?

Filed Dec 3, 2014 · Visibility · 2,000 miles · NY

Have had the car for approximately a month and have gotten 2 large chips in the windshield from unheard and unseen objects. Upon attempt to repair by glass repair company the windshield proceeded to crack over 15 inches. I am replacing the windshield with non oem glass as there appears to be an issue with the oem glass considering the multiple reports by other owners.

Filed Oct 6, 2014 · Visibility · 600 miles · AZ

First incident, cracked windshield, appeared over night. Started out about 8 inches long and grew to about 18 inches. I couldn't get a replacement for 2 weeks -there was no inventory. Just happened again, noticed on october 5 a crack that is a foot long. Again, happened while the vehicle was sitting over night in my garage. Vehicle now has only 3200 miles. 2 cracks in a short period of time and no inventory of replacement parts means I have to drive with poor visibility. I'm also concerned about how the windshields would hold up if there was a crash as these incidents happened with no apparent cause.

Filed Oct 4, 2014 · Visibility · 7,500 miles · NC

Vehicle parked. Got into vehicle and noticed large crack in windshield. The crack was not there 2 hours earlier when I got out of it. The crack starts at top center in the front windshield and runs down to the rear view mirror and forms a 's' shape and stops beneath the mirror. It is about 18 inches long. The rear view mirror is attached to a panel that has rain sensor and smart stop tech package attached to center of windshield right under where the crack appears. This is a safety concern and expensive to replace. I am seeing evidence of many more similar cracks appearing under the tech package mount on the front center windshield.