Is the windshield covered under warranty?

I got a pretty sweet 26" crack across the passenger side...goddamn road work debris.

 

no but if your car is fully insured some state laws require insurance companys to fix these at no cost to customers

 

no, actually if a construction company caused the damage they're supposed ot be held finacially liable for it

 

No...actually...that's why they have signs plastered all over the back of their trucks that say "do not follow within 500 ft" or whatever. I used to work for a paving company and people always used to try to sue the owner when they'd get a chip in their windshield from driving underneath a tandem dump's bumper. The people's insurance would take care of it when the idiots found out they had no case.

 

I got a friend in Houston that would ship you a new windshield for like $80-120. I have a 94 4 runner that had the windshield replaced in 98 for $100 including install and it still has no cracks and the seal is still good

 

So If I had a flatbed trailer and I was hauling bricks and I had a sign stating to keep back 500 feet and some bricks fell off and took out a headlight or windshield I'm not responsible?

If the object fell FROM the vehicle and THEN hit your windshield they are 100% responsible. Vehicles are 100% responsible for the cargo they carry, regardless of type.

If the vehicle in front of you kicked up something from the road that struck your vehicle THEN they are not responsible.

This a good reason to have a zero deductible for glass coverage.

 

Doesn't matter. It is the same as when you park in a lot/parking garage that you have to pay for. Even if they state "we cannot be held responsible" they technically can.

Found this out from a lawyer first hand.

 

Exactly. Its like putting a bumper sticker on my car that says if I hit you its not my fault.

 

Well there was no construction truck in sight. They do roadwork at night, (repavement) and so they dig up the roads first. There were some chunks on the road, which must have shot up from a cars tire and hit my windhsield.

 

If you live in Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, or South Carolina, you live in what's called a "Zero Deductible State." That means that your insurance company is required by law to allow you to purchase a windshield replacement using insurance with no deductible—as long as you have comprehensive insurance on your vehicle. If you live in one of these states, and have comprehensive insurance, it makes sense to use your insurance to pay for your auto glass replacement. Florida and Massachusetts only fully cover windshields, but Kentucky and South Carolina cover all glass replacement.

Just have insurance replace your windshield and call it a day. They shouldn't give you any issues and it will not effect your rates.

 

Actually its nothing like that. Had a rock fallen off the back of a truck and hit his car, the owner of the truck would not be held accountable. A rock is an inanimate object (in case you didn't know). A person with a brain and control of their own actions would be held accountable. Trust me, the signs are there for just such reasons.

 

Im pretty sure you are responsible for anything in your vehicle, be it a child or a rock. If something you are hauling falls out and causes dammage to my property, why am I accountable for that? What if I threw a rock off an overpass? the same arm that threw the rock could just as well have been driving a vehicle that it fell out of. In both cases theres an inanimate object being controlled be a person

all legal stuff aside, check with your insurance to see if you have full coverage. I found out the hard way that I do, and have had 2 windows broken into completely covered by insurance, with no deductable

 

Like I said...I have personal experience with the situation.

 

thats crazy...seems so counter intuitive

 

I didn't make the signs or the rules that kinda go along with them. But it does make sense. If a truckis displaying a sign that says "Do not follow closely, objects may fall off" and something falls off and hits your car because you were too close, it's your own damn fault. Use common sense.

 

Common sense doesn't apply to the law, the letter of the law is all that applies.

Legally, only clean water (AC condensation, basically) and feathers (damn chickens) can be dropped from a moving vehicle. Anything else is a violation. Any damaged incurred on other vehicles as the result of a violation, is the responsibility of the violator.

The driver/owner/company (depending) is accountable for failing to secure all objects on the vehicle. A warning sign doesn't absolve accountability for failure to obey the law.

 

Dude you're arguing with what I've already said is fact. Argue all you want but I've seen it 10+ times. A couple people were even stupid enough to take pictures of the trucks that supposedly dropped a rock. It was obvious in the pictures that the cars were within 10 feet while moving. While the pictures captured the truck's license plates, it also caught the 6'x8' sign that warns of just such an occurence.

I drove my boss to court for one that actually made it to court. The judge was holding back laughing when the dumb bitch's lawyer pulled up the picture as "evidence". Case was dismissed minutes later.

 

In Massachusetts insurance is required to cover 100% for glass. Call up 800 giant or whoever and they'll take care of payment.