1st cover fell apart after a few months, 2nd cover (free replacement from Weber) now has the same problem and has cracks all over it.  You would think after years of bad reviews and unhappy customers someone would take notice and start making covers (and grills for that...) like weber used to.   Having defective covers has let in the elements and now my frame is rotting away. another year or 2 and my grill will end up in the scrap pile.  Really sad to see the king of the grilling world waste away to cheaper standards.