Jump to content

2017 Sierra Denali rear window EXPLODED!!!

Paul Wojcicki
 Share

Recommended Posts

SS502 Senior Enthusiast

SS502

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, nw96 said:

I agree, the reason I will never use them again. They just kept saying something "impacted" the bottom left corner. 

Probably a moot point now as I am sure that glass is long gone so lesson learned...next time (with any issue) make them show you the "evidence" they are basing their conclusions from.

  • Replies 338
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

smurfy71
smurfy71

Yeah, just send your VIN to some random on the internet. That should be fine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Paul Wojcicki
Paul Wojcicki

Your post makes absolutely no sense. It's already set up for me at the dealer tomorrow morning. 

lapoolboy
lapoolboy

And how is this different from any random person in the world just walking up in a parking lot and getting it?   This rates up there with folks blacking out their license plates in photos!  

Posted Images

Aaron Ch Enthusiast

Aaron Ch

Posted
Posted
19 minutes ago, nw96 said:

I looked in to the insurance route, $500 deductible, in the end wasn't worth taking the hit on my insurance record over $700.00

I agree with the other post about glass and rates.  If your state doesn't have 'glass' protection, then it would go under comprehensive.  Comprehensive claims don't count against you.  The only time they may become an issue is if you have a string of them over a short period of time.  I have a lower comprehensive deductible than my collision; the price difference was not very significant.

Aaron Ch Enthusiast

Aaron Ch

Posted
Posted
58 minutes ago, nw96 said:

In the end no help from the dealer. Glass guy said it looked like something burned but the wiring looked fine. It cost me about $1200 ($900 for the window and $300 to my Chevy dealer for "diagnosis labor").  Showed them this and other posts but they didn't seem to care and said they've never seen this. I've bought 3 new Chevy trucks over the years from them. Pretty sure this is the last one. I did file the NHST complaint, not sure it will help. 

 

Also the dealer left my backseat out to "make things easier for the glass installer" however the glass installer did not need it out so got stuck putting it back in myself. Not a fun by yourself lol. 

Also, thanks for filing the complaint!

Lee_lee Enthusiast

Lee_lee

Posted
Posted

So even though it wont let me post the video of the smoke. I took a screenshot of the smoke minutes before it shattered and u can zoom in and u see there is no chip! U can also see a little smoke easily mistaken for a dirty window. I will also post the pic of "point of impact" so u can zoom in to that spot of before pic.  Also the dealer is about 15min away so the drive there could have caused that spot to chip off. The spot is right by that black contact box that was smoking. And glass guys said excessive heat could definitely cause that spot.

Roseville GMC lost our buissness too. Google reviewing individual dealerships is a good way to let people know who the bad ones r because a couple peoples dealer actually helped them!

 

Also glass is usually an exception to ur deductible. Mine covered it and state farm didnt care that it was caused by the truck i told them what happened too.

 

 

Screenshot_20190221-195111_Gallery.jpg

Screenshot_20190221-195059_Gallery.jpg

Screenshot_20190221-195040_Gallery.jpg

Aaron Ch Enthusiast

Aaron Ch

Posted
Posted
53 minutes ago, Lee_lee said:

So even though it wont let me post the video of the smoke. I took a screenshot of the smoke minutes before it shattered and u can zoom in and u see there is no chip! U can also see a little smoke easily mistaken for a dirty window. I will also post the pic of "point of impact" so u can zoom in to that spot of before pic.  Also the dealer is about 15min away so the drive there could have caused that spot to chip off. The spot is right by that black contact box that was smoking. And glass guys said excessive heat could definitely cause that spot.

Roseville GMC lost our buissness too. Google reviewing individual dealerships is a good way to let people know who the bad ones r because a couple peoples dealer actually helped them!

 

Also glass is usually an exception to ur deductible. Mine covered it and state farm didnt care that it was caused by the truck i told them what happened too.

 

 

Screenshot_20190221-195111_Gallery.jpg

Screenshot_20190221-195059_Gallery.jpg

Screenshot_20190221-195040_Gallery.jpg

Oh man!  Please tell me you're going to submit a complaint with https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/VehicleComplaint/?!?!

 

This is some of the BEST proof we've come across for our issue.  GM has to step up with this problem especially with your proof.

 

 

Aaron Ch Enthusiast

Aaron Ch

Posted
Posted
28 minutes ago, Lonnie Burkett said:

Just had this happen to my truck yesterday. So far I have the dealers telling me this never happens. Have made a appointment to get replaced by Safelite. 

Broken Rear window.jpeg

Well, there's a huge thread of people that 'this never happens' to....

 

I'd have them investigate the defroster before just taking on the bill...

BPIRKOLA Enthusiast

BPIRKOLA

Posted
Posted

Thanks to this thread I was able to shut my rear defroster off before the window shattered! My son heard a hissing noise and when I looked back saw the smoke just to the drivers side of the power sliding glass, turned off the defrost and it stopped. Since I work at a dealer it is in the shop now, my service department said they've seen a few blown out windows but apparently non of those customers described the same hissing and smoke I experienced. 

 

Waiting to see what they find, as of now it sounds like it was a short of some kind that keeps blowing the fuse.

Aaron Ch Enthusiast

Aaron Ch

Posted
Posted
3 minutes ago, BPIRKOLA said:

Thanks to this thread I was able to shut my rear defroster off before the window shattered! My son heard a hissing noise and when I looked back saw the smoke just to the drivers side of the power sliding glass, turned off the defrost and it stopped. Since I work at a dealer it is in the shop now, my service department said they've seen a few blown out windows but apparently non of those customers described the same hissing and smoke I experienced. 

 

Waiting to see what they find, as of now it sounds like it was a short of some kind that keeps blowing the fuse.

Really hope your service department can get to the bottom of it.  I saw smoke coming out of the black box on the sliding window but shut it off in time.  I also smelled a burning smell.  You and I are the only lucky ones to have avoided a shattered window.... so far.

  • Like 1
BPIRKOLA Enthusiast

BPIRKOLA

Posted
Posted

I will pass along what information I can, he is checking grounds right now. I did see a document regarding a water leak in that area, not sure if that has anything to do with it. 

Aaron Ch Enthusiast

Aaron Ch

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, BPIRKOLA said:

I will pass along what information I can, he is checking grounds right now. I did see a document regarding a water leak in that area, not sure if that has anything to do with it. 

I have a water leak coming in from my OnStar antenna :'( but not sure that is related.  They are going to replace the antenna with a new design.  Apparently, the old design has an opening in the rubber where water can flow in...

 

I've heard of leaks at the back of the cab if the egress filters fall off.  There are two squares between the bed and cab that allow air to flow out when the cab doors are closed.  If those come off, then water would enter the cab (but that is a couple feet below the rear window)...

 

Thanks for letting us know.  You should also report it to:  https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/VehicleComplaint/

Aaron Ch Enthusiast

Aaron Ch

Posted
Posted
16 minutes ago, BPIRKOLA said:

Luckily I am just under my 36k warranty, it was some kind of short and where it is requires the rear glass to be replaced. 

 

This is the bulletin about the water leak, I never noticed a water leak but it is the same area I had the smoke. https://gm.oemdtc.com/8793/water-leak-under-back-glass-from-power-sliding-window-2014-2016-chevrolet-silverado-gmc-sierra

Ah wow, thanks for sharing that.

wforrest08 Senior Enthusiast

wforrest08

Posted
Posted
37 minutes ago, Aaron Ch said:

I have a water leak coming in from my OnStar antenna :'( but not sure that is related.  They are going to replace the antenna with a new design.  Apparently, the old design has an opening in the rubber where water can flow in...

 

I've heard of leaks at the back of the cab if the egress filters fall off.

There’s guys with brand new trucks with the “new” design antenna that have/had leaks

 

Also the third brake light is another area that these trucks can leak multiple threads on here. Guy I work with had his replaced three times and was still leaking. He said f it cause everything was soaked drove it over to the Furd stealership literally next door and traded for a F150. 

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • richard wysong
      Gas Prices

      By richard wysong · Posted

      I haven't seen diesel for less than $5.30 anywhere in my area
    • Chuck FB
      OCI, not when but why?

      By Chuck FB · Posted

      The not as clean as one would assume theme with the new engine oil, that reminds me of comments over the years with mechanics not always being so on board with filling an oil filter, not from the center anyway due to that typically being the clean side of the filter, danger of some contaminant falling into the filter if not careful but the realization now that the oil may not be as pure as one had assumed it would surely be. Yes it would be possible to fill from the small holes but that means messing with something to prop open the anti drain back valve if the filter is so equipped and not damage that valve in the process. Me, I have hardly ever prefilled an engine oil filter however I have prefilled diesel fuel filters with a filter on a fuel bulk tank and for anyone that has messed with diesel engines with filters and units that have a limited or no way of priming them, putting on a dry filter is a bad day to say the least with those crappy systems. But anyway back to not so clean engine oil, indeed perhaps its not so bad after all that I have not made a practice of prefilling oil filters.    As Grumpy Bear commented on keeping things clean, that I really have to wonder what the typical practice is at a dealer or any other shop that changes engine oil, do they make sure to wipe or wash off the oil plug and certainly if it fell into some gunk or onto a dirty floor, or that they wiped the filter mounting flange and didn't go and use some dirty rag and end up adding dirt to the inside of the head of the filter mount. Or be careless in how they stored or handled the new filter and if they were bumping into items under the vehicle with the filter opening facing up and having dirt drop right into the filter and if so right into the threaded center that is on the clean side. The top side, did they clean away the built up gunk that may be around the filler before removing the cap or to be really careful at that point that something right close to the filler hole that was hidden under the caps flange won't fall into the engine. Or did they clean the funnel or was that just laying there covered in oil from the oil change before and dust kicked up from sweeping the floor stuck to the oil and now that will go running into the next persons engine due to just not cleaning the funnel as "they won't know anyway" attitude as that young guy is more worried about taking a break so he can go outside and smoke a joint. Just random points that came to mind when I think about what some hired personnel may do that the shop foreman has no idea of or perhaps the whole attitude of some shops may be "eh ... who cares, they will never know the difference anyway".  
    • CamGTP
      Gas Prices

      By CamGTP · Posted

      $3.69 for 87 octane.   $4.24 for Diesel in town.
    • Atlas
      OCI, not when but why?

      By Atlas · Posted

      On the subject of OLM, Gm's OLM tool may be more "informed" than others brands. I recall OLM's in mid-2000's Chrysler products literally counting down a set number of miles. That's all the OLM appeared to be.    I would actually expect GM to be able to explain the parameters that their OLM takes into account from a high level. No, I would not expect them to disclose their software coding or data analysis around their parameters.   So we're talking about two different topics, so to continue the subject on the other one, I'd be curious to know how much "standard particulate matter" in fresh oil is able to be filtered at first start by a fresh oil filter. How much particulate matter is enough to "matter"?   I.e. how much of a "lever" do we think this equates to (variability in particulate content, in fresh oils, between different makes/brands, some which filter less, and some that filter more).   We can say that more particles = more wear = shorter engine life as a logical statement and use that data with a little marketing to scare people into selecting a more refined/filtered oil. Using a similie, is this like deciding to forego two alcoholic drinks in a lifetime because we're worried about the potential impact on lifespan? Are there numbers which translate the ISO test results into a quantifiable increase in wear for a given engine/use case?
    • chris21
      Brand new to this forum. Questions about re-gearing my 26’ HD

      By chris21 · Posted

      I'm pretty sure it doesn't actually recalibrate the speedometer it just changes the wheel speed sensor inputs to the computer. The truck still thinks it has stock tires.

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...