# Windscreen cracked in exactly the same place **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 14, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windscreen-cracked-in-exactly-the-same-place/31876 "2009-06-14T17:45:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alehead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@alehead](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alehead)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windscreen-cracked-in-exactly-the-same-place/31876/1 "2009-06-14T17:45:50Z")
I have a 99 cougar that has developed a 6 inch crack in the windscreen from the lower passenger corner towards the center. The annoying thing is that I had replaced a previous winsdscreen and the new crack is in exactly the same place. Coincidence? Or is there some sort of stress point that will cause the same crack if I get a third windscreen? ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windscreen-cracked-in-exactly-the-same-place/31876/2 "2009-06-14T17:53:47Z")
Q1. Not Likely. Q2. Likely. CSA ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windscreen-cracked-in-exactly-the-same-place/31876/3 "2009-06-14T18:32:15Z")
Very possible. Has your car been in a serious accident? I think I would have it checked out by a good frame shop and make sure everything is straight. If not, that could be the problem Then again you could have just been unlucky twice. ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windscreen-cracked-in-exactly-the-same-place/31876/4 "2009-06-14T18:45:11Z")
Have you looked very closely to see if there’s a rock chip that started the crack? I’ve noticed that on some of my cars, they tend to accumulate small rock chips in the same areas which I presume has something to do with aerodynamics. This combined with maybe a somewhat bend body and/or a cheapo windshield could be the problem. ---
**Author:** ![alehead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@alehead](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alehead)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windscreen-cracked-in-exactly-the-same-place/31876/5 "2009-06-16T02:48:20Z")
Car has not been involved in any accident minor or major and I see no real sign of rock chip damage. interesting idea about aerodynamics directling stone chips to the same location on the windscreen ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windscreen-cracked-in-exactly-the-same-place/31876/6 "2009-06-16T23:28:33Z")
One more thought… Have you looked underneath at the condition of the chassis? This car has a “unibody” design, which means the body IS the chassis, and of it’s badly rotted, under the rocker panels for examplle, it could be flexing. The windshield is a part of the structure also, and it may be getting overstressed. No offense meant, but I have no way of knowing the car’s condition from here.