Warped glass is getting worse and spreading.

[CertLive]

This model 3 is the car that keeps on giving!

So got out of the car this afternoon to see multiple areas of the glass warping / showing more flat spots. They also look out of alignment and are easy to push down on the outside with my fingers like seated on a soft pad. So does this mean I now need to have all 3 bits of glass replaced on a new car? Shocking quality I have never experienced this with any car before.

Should the top centre glass be in line or should it be off like this? Also now have the front bumper corner starting to protrude as in the photos.

 

[neptunesfinest]

Never heard of warping spreading in glass. Not sure that's even possible.

 

[XLR82XS]

Time to contact service.

 

[brur]

I think you must be an artist. The pictures are all like studying camouflage.

 

[640k]

OP - are you talking about the curvature of the glass? do you have documentation/previous pictures of your glass prior? the cooling techniques can definitely give the appearance "warp" or flared edges. I think I can assume what you're talking about. glass CAN warp, but it's hard to fathom that enough heat would be generated from the vehicle to do so.

I would caution, after decades of working with dealerships, that Tesla SC MIGHT take issue with your Amazon rubber insert.

 

[Salted]

Your first pic:
Our M3's rear window has a little of that upward curve at the front edge, but nothing has changed since we picked it up 6k miles ago. I don't mean to minimize your annoyance but could what seems like worsening be an illusion, from the reflection's straight lines? In any case, the 6th/7th row of reflected bricks do seem to show lots of curve.

I'm not seeing unusual distortion in the other pics, but then my eyes aren't young. Could you re-post circled versions?

 

[Ludalicious]

This model 3 is the car that keeps on giving!

So got out of the car this afternoon to see multiple areas of the glass warping / showing more flat spots. They also look out of alignment and are easy to push down on the outside with my fingers like seated on a soft pad. So does this mean I now need to have all 3 bits of glass replaced on a new car? Shocking quality I have never experienced this with any car before.

Should the top centre glass be in line or should it be off like this? Also now have the front bumper corner starting to protrude as in the photos.View attachment 519832
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Looks like the glass could be positioned better. Just live with it IMO if it's not leaking. You really want someone in the service department ripping apart your new vehicle. You will end up for more problems then solutions. The bumper could be pushed in i am sure by a mobile service tech. That shouldn't be a big deal at all

 

[KenC]

This model 3 is the car that keeps on giving!

So got out of the car this afternoon to see multiple areas of the glass warping / showing more flat spots. They also look out of alignment and are easy to push down on the outside with my fingers like seated on a soft pad. So does this mean I now need to have all 3 bits of glass replaced on a new car? Shocking quality I have never experienced this with any car before.

Should the top centre glass be in line or should it be off like this? Also now have the front bumper corner starting to protrude as in the photos.View attachment 519832
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I know glass is hard to take pics of, so it's hard to see the warping and flattish spots. Anyhow, the placement of the pieces looks off. Don't know if it's out of spec, but I'd have that checked. The glass is made by St. Gobain, on my Model 3, and they make glass for just about everyone.

 

[Idkorcare]

My windshield had a dip above the mirror off to the side, tesla wasnt going to replace it at first then came back and said they would.

 

[CharleyBC]

Photographing with a very regular brick wall reflection was a good idea. It sure looks weird where I've highlighted here:

 

[CertLive]

Photographing with a very regular brick wall reflection was a good idea. It sure looks weird where I've highlighted here:
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Yes it shows the change in surface angle.

 

[CertLive]

Looks like the glass could be positioned better. Just live with it IMO if it's not leaking. You really want someone in the service department ripping apart your new vehicle. You will end up for more problems then solutions. The bumper could be pushed in i am sure by a mobile service tech. That shouldn't be a big deal at all

All comes part with new car ownership right... first time for me hell no I will not live with it.

 

[linux-works]

Yes it shows the change in surface angle.

reminds me of the photography forums where lens reviewers would 'take a photo of a brick wall' so you could see the distortion levels.

when I was trying to get a windshield replaced (many years ago) and the glass the installer was trying to give me was very distorted; so when he came out the next time with a new brand of windshield, I brought out some graph paper and moved it around to see what the bending might be like, for that instance.

yeah, good idea, cert.

 

[TX_M3P+]

I think I'd chalk this up to a service call and have it replaced. I've never seen or heard of this before, so it's not likely a wide spread issue. Probably just a bad piece of glass.

 

[CertLive]

This is the other side of the car. It was not there when the first flat spot was found on the front glass.

 

[neptunesfinest]

So the glass is bending more over time? It will probably fracture soon if there’s something wrong with the frame that’s causing stress in the glass. It would be cool to see before/after shots.

 

[Whitehawk]

You will be paddling upstream on the glass issue...they won’t touch that. The out of aligned panel can be easily fixed in a few minutes. Poor quality control....but still a great ride.