Windshield Problems of Mini Cooper S - part 2

The front windsheild cracked, extremely small chips on windsheild. Crack appears when car is parked for a week. I had huge rocks landed on my windshield before and nothing more than an extremely small chip, unlike other cars that are driven daily. I believe the crack is a stress crack and not caused by a rock. . Read more...

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Cracked windshield lower left corner of one week old car. Crack appeared while vehicle was parked in a parking lot. Long beach Mini dealer claims rock damage.

The windshield of my 2003 Mini Cooper S had three significant cracks and multiple chips within a year of ownership.

The windshield on my 2003 Mini copper s cracked right down the center when I sprayed it with a hose while washing it. This was not a high pressure hose, just a regular garden hose. I believe it was probably due to a temperature change. However, it was not a particularly hot day, being barely above 70 degrees. I have washed this car and all of my previous cars in weather hotter than that! additionally, a search of the web shows that others have been having problems with "stress" cracks with Mini windshields. Anyway, I don't know if this represents a significant safety hazard, but it is certainly disturbing and (in my experience) very unusual.

Windshield cracked at 3 months usage and 4,000 miles on the car. I know this to be an inherent problem with the cooper and Cooper S as I have monitored the Mini cooper message board for well over a year now and have seen many failures posted(many of them multiple failures). Don't know how to get the company to address this problem as it monitors the message board continuously but has yet to offer owners any options for the poor quality of the vehicle glass.

Numerous windsheild chips in less than 12,000 miles. I have never had a vehicle with a windshield that chips so easily. The smallest of debris will result in a significant chip. The windsheild has to be too weak. How can the windshield protect you when it is so weak. The first chip happened at about 800 miles another at about 8000 miles and the last at 11000 miles. The first one was "repaired" the next morning. But it is now spidering.

Windshield cracked.

Windshield bullseye produced by very insignificant stone from roadway. Was shocked to see damage result from such a minor impact. Appears to be a recurring problem with these cars.

Cracked windhsield on Mini Cooper S. One of probably thousands suffered by min owners owing to the glass being too thin and the windshield too upright. This IA a design and safety issue. My windshield cracked Monday April 14. A small stone may have hit it, but the crack did no begin until the next morning. Random cracks due to stones and rocks are to be expected from time to time. But the occurrence of cracks on the miji Cooper S is epidemic and widely known. The company denies this is a design or manufacturing issue, but the frequency of these cracks, admitted by the Mini cooper dealer network, is widely known to br a problem with the car, and there is no policy to remedy it, other than having the windhsiled replaced at a cost exceeding $600. These circumstances have meant that hundred if not thousands of owners routinely are forced to drive their cars for long periods with cracked windshields--a clear safety issue.

My 2003 Mini cooper's windshield cracked shortly after I took delivery of the new car. It was never hit by a rock, and many other Mini cooper owners have experienced stress fractures caused by weak windshield glass. BMW/Mini-USA refused to replace the defective windshield under warranty.

There were two chips and a crack in the windshield.

I have a Mini copper s and the windshield cracks very easy. I have talked to Mini USA, and they said that it is not their problem. But this has happen to so many Mini owner, I think that it is a Mini USA problem. Cause why would so many Mini windshields crack all the time.

Consumer called complaining about the windshield. Also, stated that this will be the third windshield. Manufacturer was contacted, and stated that rocks were hitting the vehicle and that was the reason why there were cracks on the windshield.