Windshield problems of the 2008 Jeep Commander

Windshield crack for no apparent reason. No signs of impact.

Being having problems with windshield in my Jeep Commander SUV. It cracks easily I had owned it for 2 years and called windshield repair guy 4 times to fix 4 different cracks caused by stones on road costing me $35 dollars each time,yesterday I was barely accessing the hwy another stone hit my windshield again creating a huge crack again it seems to me windshield too weak.

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Commander. The windshield cracked from the bottom of the passenger side to the middle of the vehicle after the front defogger was activated. The contact called the dealership and was awaiting a return call. He had not called the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. Updated 05/11/10.

Cracked windshield -- my wife's 2008 Jeep Commander has experienced three chips in the windshield; one was repaired, one developed into a crack and the third has remained a "star. " in addition, a crack developed below the one cause by a pebble. We have also experienced rust stains on the third row seats where the seat fold-down hinges are rusting through the leather seat coverings.

After a night of 28â° weather, noticed a crack in the windshield on the passenger side stemming up from the wiper blade area, forming an upside-down "l" shape angled to the passenger side of the vehicle. No impact from an object had occurred. Upon driving the same morning and stopping at a gas station, when I re-entered the vehicle noticed the exact same upside-down l-shape crack had occurred on the drivers side while pumping gas. Again, the crack appeared without any impact from an object. The two l-shaped cracks are symmetrical to each other, one on each side of the windshield, both stemming from the two wiper areas, which seems to be related to having the defrost running during cold weather. I have contacted the dealership and will be going there after work today. Hopefully this will be covered under warranty with no cost to me, as it seems to be a defect in the windshield. The consumer stated the cracked windshield was actually caused by the impact of an object and not due to defective glass. The consumer wished to retract his complaint. Updated 12/12/08.

I have owned two Jeep Commanders. 1st was a 2006 Commander that I leased. Seems to be a problem with the windshield cracking easily. I had to replace 2 windshields on the vehicle. I traded it in and purchased a 2008 Commander. Within one week, I already have a rock chip. Seems to be a defect with the windshields they are putting on this vehicle.

One month after picking up my 2008 Jeep Commander I was driving down the interstate at approximately 70mph. A rock from a truck in front of me struck the windshield near the frame in front of the driver. I could not initially see the chip. I parked the car in the driveway. When I returned to the car an hour later the chip had expanded into a 12 inch crack that continued to grow over the course of the next week. I filed a claim with my insurance company and had the entire windshield replaced. I thought it was just bad luck until reading the numerous complaints about the inferior Commander windshield.

Windshield of 2008 Jeep Commander has cracked twice in less than the first 1,000 miles. Both times were very small and slow rocks that would never do any damage to any other windshield I have ever owned. This is an epidemic! I am concerned that this could lead to a future safety issue!.

Only after 3 weeks of driving, the windshield developed a crack starting at the center of the dashboard and spreading up and to the drivers side. There was no impact or object that impacted the windshield that caused this crack. It seemed to occur in response to the heat being lowered in the car during a very cold night (around 28f ). The crack has rapidly spread to about 2 feet in three days.

I just purchased my 2008 Jeep Commander almost 3 weeks ago and I already have a cracked windshield. At first it was just a little star that turned into a very large crack in just a matter of hours. It was a very small rock that made a very big crack. Now my navigation system is bugging out.