NHTSA Complaint #11142966 — 2019 LEXUS NX300

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 35 MPH I HEARD A LIGHT "CLICKING" SOUND AND NOTICED A 0.5 INCH STAR-SHAPED CRACK RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. AS I CONTINUED DRIVING THE CRACK STARTED GROWING ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD EVEN WHEN I PARKED THE CAR. OVERNIGHT, IT EXPANDED HORIZONTALLY AS CAN BE SEEN FROM THE ATTACHED "BEFORE AND AFTER" PHOTO AND IS NOW ALMOST 80% OF THE WINDSHIELD WIDTH. IN MY 50 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE HAVING BEEN THROUGH A GOOD DOZEN OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT WHEN TINY CHIPS OR CRACKS WOULD QUICKLY EXPAND TO THAT ENORMOUS SIZE. BECAUSE OF THE FAST CRACK PROPAGATION THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT FOR THE DRIVERS WHICH SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE GLASS MANUFACTURER TO FIX IT.