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So crazy as it sounds I'm wondering if I got a peice of glass with a major flaw in it, this would be the passanger side Extended Cab window.

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I got in my truck after work today and merged onto the freeway, about half way home (30 mile commute) I heard a popping noise, preatty loud. I looked all over, as much as I could without hitting the traffic in front of me, did'nt see anything and kept on driving. I make it all the way to my house, get out, shut the door and walk just around the corner to the walkway to my front door and the entire window shatters. I'm talking full on, not just a crack, spider web and pieces falling all over the inside and ground outside my truck. The shards of glass scratched my paint and made a huge mess on the inside. I called the dealer and they said no dice, that a rock or something must have hit it and cracked it.

 

So now I get to buy the 250$!! extended cab window and drive around with a trash bag taped to the door of my truck, fantastic... has anyone ever heard of anything like this, should I be making more of a stink at the dealership?

minibike132 Senior Enthusiast

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15 years in the buisness and never saw a glass spontaniously shatter. Thats not to say it can't happen (I can't explain how it would without outside influence) but your going to have an uphill battle on the nothing made it shatter explanation. It could be a flaw with the vehicle caused it, something out of place hit it or .... I don't know. I think your going to end up paying for this one unless you can find a reason it might have happened.

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Doomsday

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The rock theory is legit.

 

 

I agree, I just never heard it happen, or saw it even... My girlfriend is instintant that someone shot it with a BB gun, I think she's out of her mind.

 

It makes no sense I tell you! :lol:

FREAKENHYE Enthusiast

FREAKENHYE

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The rock theory is legit.

 

 

I agree, I just never heard it happen, or saw it even... My girlfriend is instintant that someone shot it with a BB gun, I think she's out of her mind.

 

It makes no sense I tell you! :lol:

 

 

Thats possible to, done that on junk cars just cracks it and shatters it to pieces what ever it was it was not god.

Bostonsfavson Senior Enthusiast

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Do you have glass coverage? In any case, that's very odd. I'd cruise around to the other GM forums and see if anyone else with a GMT900 has experienced something similar. If you can find a few other people with the same problem you may be on to something. Honestly though, you're probably SOL.

jrrod2004 Senior Enthusiast

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actually that could be a GM problem...let me find the TSB that addressed that problem.....

jrrod2004 Senior Enthusiast

jrrod2004

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There was a problem with the Cadillac Line up of the SRX and the sedans where there was too much stress causing the window shattering.

superjim Senior Enthusiast

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There was a problem with the Cadillac Line up of the SRX and the sedans where there was too much stress causing the window shattering.

 

 

If this helps....

 

The rear window shatters on the "STS".

The UltraView Sunroof shatters on the SRX.

 

Jim from Texas

hubbycap Senior Enthusiast

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I don't know how similar the various tempered glass applications are, but I had the glass oven door in my kitchen spontaneously explode one day. It had not been in use for at least a day. Blew little glass cubes all over the kitchen. Never figured out why. :lol:

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I don't know how similar the various tempered glass applications are, but I had the glass oven door in my kitchen spontaneously explode one day. It had not been in use for at least a day. Blew little glass cubes all over the kitchen. Never figured out why. :lol:

 

 

You had bad Karma that day! Or maybe one pissed off spirit or ghost trying to get your attention. :) I think I would of had to relocate from there........

JAKD-UP Enthusiast

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Maybe the "pop" sound was a rock hitting the glass. That's why the dealer is saying that. I have had someone shoot the backglass on my firebird and all it did was shatter it but it never fell in. I feel for ya man! I would be raising hell as much as I could until I got my way or someone told me to get out of their office lol.

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