Busted Door Window (due to sun / heat & high humidity)

[67ponycar]

Hi Y'all,
just wonder if someone of you guys had that issue also?!
My car was exposed the first time for a longer periode to the sun (usually it stays in a garage and has only 400 miles on it - I got it 3 weeks ago)
... as this happend approx. 2pm on July 4th in Tuscaloosa, AL.
The window busted towards the outside and was basically just holding together with its tinting foil. The V-shaped gap at the B-pillar was approx. a 1/2 inch wide.
The day after (on Monday) I went to my GM dealer and complained about it, but the service manager told me, he never had that issue before, and that I should report it to my insurancewhich I refused to do.
After my conversation with him, I went to the sales manager and told him about my window, and he told me, that they just had 2 other GM vehicles on their lot with the same issue on door windows (without tinting foil).
So, to me it seems like an supplier issue ...they might have an issue in their glas tempering process
I would appreciate any report of similar issues.
Thx
Martin

[Sterling]

Wow that's the first I've ever heard of a door window breaking from a temperature change.

[motorhead]

Wow that is really odd. Never saw that before. Looks to me like maybe the window went up to far or the indexing didn't drop the window down before the door was opened. Heat you say, that's different. Either way I would make them fix it. It wouldn't be bowed out if someone hit it. Has to be some type of defect. Good luck.

[Russo]

doubt the heat broke the window... unless it got over 1200 degrees... my guess is that while the glass was hot, something hit it which is very possible

[67ponycar]

Originally Posted by motorhead

Wow that is really odd. Never saw that before. Looks to me like maybe the window went up to far or the indexing didn't drop the window down before the door was opened. Heat you say, that's different. Either way I would make them fix it. It wouldn't be bowed out if someone hit it. Has to be some type of defect. Good luck.

...ohh, maybe i should also say, that the car was sitting there since 7am with all Windows up and did not get moved/touched anymore.
Actually we have been sitting in the carage and in carport as it happend and we could hear it bust.
First of all, we wondered what it was, till someone pointed out the Camaro window.

[Toasty]

Originally Posted by Russo

doubt the heat broke the window... unless it got over 1200 degrees... my guess is that while the glass was hot, something hit it which is very possible

something hit it and it's bowed OUT??

[buzzy56]

Looks like an inside job to me! could not help it.Sorry to hear.Seems that the dealer would replace it seeing how there was indication of impact?Every time I open my drivers door I look for the window to index down.Almost if expecting it not to sometime.Need to get over it I guess.I hope the dealer changes their tune and replaces it under warranty.

[Russo]

Originally Posted by Toasty

something hit it and it's bowed OUT??

of course, if he opened the drivers door then closed it, the air would push the broken window out... not to mention the fact that it's wider than it is tall, has tint on it, and cannot physically bow in... i see it alot

[67ponycar]

Originally Posted by Russo

doubt the heat broke the window... unless it got over 1200 degrees... my guess is that while the glass was hot, something hit it which is very possible

...this side was parked towards the house wall, the only thing we have there is a flower bush ...and the only thing jumping around are squirls.
But we had issues like this at Mercedes with Prototype parts... and after researches it was always a window treatment issue during pruduction of the window.
Anyhow, it's now with the dealer, and I hope they fix it nicely without any further damages...

[67ponycar]

Originally Posted by Russo

of course, if he opened the drivers door then closed it, the air would push the broken window out... not to mention the fact that it's wider than it is tall, has tint on it, and cannot physically bow in... i see it alot

...hello guys, come on, give me a break! ...the car was parked...and as a german fellow I'm always locking my cars ..even in my driveway ...it was sittting there next to the BMW till 7am ...never got touched, nor moved, nor opend or what ever...
It just happend without being anybody close...
AND: The dealer had the same issue on 2 further new vehicles on its lot, evenso no Camaros.

[Russo]

Originally Posted by 67ponycar

...this side was parked towards the house wall, the only thing we have there is a flower bush ...and the only thing jumping around are squirls.
But we had issues like this at Mercedes with Prototype parts... and after researches it was always a window treatment issue during pruduction of the window.
Anyhow, it's now with the dealer, and I hope they fix it nicely without any further damages...

gotta watch those squirrels... if you don't keep the feeders full, they'll throw rocks

[67ponycar]

Originally Posted by Russo

gotta watch those squirrels... if you don't keep the feeders full, they'll throw rocks

nutbusters..but damn, they could have done this to our old Passat ...Kreuzteufelnochmal

[jmaryt]

Originally Posted by 67ponycar

nutbusters..but damn, they could have done this to our old Passat ...Kreuzteufelnochmal

isn't that fartvanugen!.,or some such?..it's like "fubar" not found in any "german" dictionary!

[01pewterz28]

Odd heat would do that I mean my car is outside from 7:45am until 6:15pm M-F temps ranging from 70 to high 90's in the hot Florida summer heat and humidity (A/C on from 7am to 7:45, and then again from 5:00om to 6:15pm)

Sean