Just discovered yesterday a crack in the glass ceiling. It has clearly been made by an impact (I don't remember hearing it, though). I guess this is a call to my insurance and then get a new glass roof? Should I ask to get this done at the Tesla Service or some other body shop? Hearing stories of parts taking forever to arrive...
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Nope, not at all. Glass in general is just problematic. It happens to all brands. You only hear about Tesla because... you own a Tesla, and your glass cracked so you went looking for it.
If you go looking around at other car forums, you'll see the exact same things reported in all of them.
BMW:
- iX Cracked Sunroof
- https://www.ixforums.com/threads/ix-moonroof-cracking.605/
- Moon roof cracked with no cause
- Cracked glass roof panel between windshield and sunroof - MBWorld.org Forums
- https://www.benzworld.org/threads/cracked-panorama-roof.3022122/
- https://www.aclassclub.co.uk/threads/glass-roof-panel-disintegrating.22880/
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I had a 1999 Dodge Intrepid with 175,000 miles. I also never had to replace a single pane of glass. But our anecdotes are not proof that Saab and Dodge are masters of glass manufacturing any more than your single broken roof pane is proof that Tesla glass is inferior.
It just means that you were unlucky.
Most auto insurance companies offer a lower deductible for glass replacement specifically because it happens so often. There are companies that specialize in nothing but replacing auto glass, for the same reason.
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You seem intent on missing the point. This isn't specific to luxury cars. It isn't specific to any brand.
Glass is finicky. Glass sometimes cracks for no good reason.
Here are some more posts about non-luxury vehicles.
General Motors:
- Why did my roof crack!?!! - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
- https://www.cadillacforums.com/threads/roof-glass-cracked.1136963/
- Spider cracks in glass roof - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
- https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...om/site/threads/ford-refusing-to-warranty-stress-crack-in-panoramic-roof.30119/
- Cracked panoramic roof!
- Sunroof glass broke! - Ford F150 Forum - Community of Ford Truck Fans
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