Ever since I've owned my 06 LX470, I've noticed a slight ticking noise coming from the windshield. It has got annoying to the point that I had someone in my car with their seat belt off trying to figure out whats causing it. We could never pin point the noise, but it sounded like it was coming from somewhere near the top of the windshield.
Last Friday I was driving at to work at 5:30AM and I heard this noise again. It was around 50 degrees outside and there were no cars in front of me. Next thing I hear is a loud bang like my windshield broke/shattered. On the driver side, near the visor, I noticed cracks forming. I pulled over and ran my fingers on top of the cracks, but the glass is completely smooth. I can't feel any pits/scratches on the outside of the glass. If I run my fingernail on the scratch from the INSIDE of the car, I can feel the cracks.
I took the LX to the dealer and the service manager took a look at it and said he's never seen anything like this before. He took pictures to send to Lexus to see if they will cover it under warranty.
What do you think? Is this something that should be covered under warranty. If you notice in the third picture, the center crack is getting worse. Also, what you can't see in the pictures is the cracks that go all the way up to the edge of the windshield.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4658981730_27e8116f04.jpg
Last Friday I was driving at to work at 5:30AM and I heard this noise again. It was around 50 degrees outside and there were no cars in front of me. Next thing I hear is a loud bang like my windshield broke/shattered. On the driver side, near the visor, I noticed cracks forming. I pulled over and ran my fingers on top of the cracks, but the glass is completely smooth. I can't feel any pits/scratches on the outside of the glass. If I run my fingernail on the scratch from the INSIDE of the car, I can feel the cracks.
I took the LX to the dealer and the service manager took a look at it and said he's never seen anything like this before. He took pictures to send to Lexus to see if they will cover it under warranty.
What do you think? Is this something that should be covered under warranty. If you notice in the third picture, the center crack is getting worse. Also, what you can't see in the pictures is the cracks that go all the way up to the edge of the windshield.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4658981730_27e8116f04.jpg
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