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Rear Window 2005 Coupe

Bubba1 11 April 2005 04:38:27
 Just wondering if anyone has heard of this. My 2005 vette was sitting
in my driveway 62 degrees outside temp for about 20 minutes. I was
cleaning the rear plate frame when the rear window exploded. All the
windows were closed at the time and it made the same sound as if you
threw a match in a can of gasoline. I did catch this on a security
video but that shows nothing other than the window imploding. Any
known causes? Has anyone ever heard of this? Thanks
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Benf802961@Aol.Com 11 April 2005 05:30:49 permanent link ]
 Years ago it was over 100 degrees out. I walk out to car, open door and
my back windshield shattered into a million pieces. It stayed intact. I
took a pic, showed a neighbor before it crumbled.

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Vandervecken 11 April 2005 06:24:54 permanent link ]
 H'm.

Pure speculation: Possibly there are fitup issues with those curved
windows and it was installed stressed. A little thermal movement of the
window frame might have been the last straw for it. Was there perhaps
bright sunshine hitting the car from one side or quarter, causing uneven
heating around the window?

I'd also wonder if there's any possibility at all that it got hit by a
stray BB shot or something.

-- Vandervecken





Bubba1 wrote:> Just wondering if anyone has heard of this. My 2005 vette was sitting> in my driveway 62 degrees outside temp for about 20 minutes. I was> cleaning the rear plate frame when the rear window exploded. All the> windows were closed at the time and it made the same sound as if you> threw a match in a can of gasoline. I did catch this on a security> video but that shows nothing other than the window imploding. Any> known causes? Has anyone ever heard of this? Thanks
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Tom Howlin 11 April 2005 06:31:32 permanent link ]
 

Bubba1 wrote:
Just wondering if anyone has heard of this. My 2005 vette was sitting> in my driveway 62 degrees outside temp for about 20 minutes. I was> cleaning the rear plate frame when the rear window exploded. All the> windows were closed at the time and it made the same sound as if you> threw a match in a can of gasoline. I did catch this on a security> video but that shows nothing other than the window imploding. Any> known causes? Has anyone ever heard of this? Thanks

One of the techs at the factory was trying to explain to me the bonding
process for rear window that lets it "float". Done incorrectly, the
stresses of heating/cooling can't be absorbed and the tempered glass
lets loose all at once. These movements are minor but still need to be
allowed for. Now, how badly were you hurt by the negligence of the
manufacturer that is now captured on video? That bad, huh. Just
kidding but it might cause some puckering if you sent a copy of the
video to GM and a letter explaining how you are now afraid to drive the
coupe because it could happen again and perhaps they would like to put
you in a fully optioned 2006 convertible (or a ZO6 vert when they are
released!) to alleviate your anxiety - worth a try.

05 Mag Red, rear window intact.

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StingRay 11 April 2005 07:28:32 permanent link ]
 "Vandervecken" <pete@_nospam_ccode­r.com> wrote in message
news:Mdl6e.5799$wY1­.2123@okepread03...>­ H'm.>
Pure speculation: Possibly there are fitup issues with those curved > windows and it was installed stressed. A little thermal movement of the > window frame might have been the last straw for it. Was there perhaps > bright sunshine hitting the car from one side or quarter, causing uneven > heating around the window?>
I'd also wonder if there's any possibility at all that it got hit by a > stray BB shot or something.>
-- Vandervecken>

Right on Vandervecken! My son heard his rear window shatter as he walked
away from his car one night. He immediately assumed that it had just blown
out for some unexplained reason. Then he saw several other cars in the lot
of his apartment building with cracked glass. He called the cops who napped
a kid with a BB gun in a neighboring apartment building.


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Dad 11 April 2005 08:48:42 permanent link ]
 
"Bubba1" <Balbmo@optonline.n­et> wrote in message
news:2ctj51hmqa8s8n­eb5nv30qspqa52oib8st­@4ax.com...> Just wondering if anyone has heard of this. My 2005 vette was sitting> in my driveway 62 degrees outside temp for about 20 minutes. I was> cleaning the rear plate frame when the rear window exploded. All the> windows were closed at the time and it made the same sound as if you> threw a match in a can of gasoline. I did catch this on a security> video but that shows nothing other than the window imploding. Any> known causes? Has anyone ever heard of this? Thanks

When I was in the plant last Sept. they were having an issue with some rear
hatches and the window installation. There were a few sitting around in
different stages of completion that they were working on. What the exact
problem was is unknown to me but it did relate to the gluing process and/or
fit.

--
Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd


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Leonard Lehew 11 April 2005 15:13:39 permanent link ]
 On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:24:50 -0400, Bubba1 <Balbmo@optonline.n­et>
wrote:

ed, rear window intac>
I was just glad that it happened at home and was lucky that my>security camera caught it. The tape only had a very few minutes left>and when I realized that the tape may have gotten it, the tape was>ejecten from the player. When I pushed in the tape it was just at the>point of the police pulling in, for my insurence, I had to have a>police report for glass coverage.
I think this should be covered by warranty. The most likely cause is a
manufacturing defect in the glass. There are a lot of Corvettes out
there that sit in hot sun for hours without the glass cracking.

Good luck!
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Bubba1 13 April 2005 05:12:28 permanent link ]
 On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:48:42 -0400, "Dad" <knockers@fisher.ne­t> wrote:
"Bubba1" <Balbmo@optonline.n­et> wrote in message >news:2ctj51hmqa8s8­neb5nv30qspqa52oib8s­t@4ax.com...>> Just wondering if anyone has heard of this. My 2005 vette was sitting>> in my driveway 62 degrees outside temp for about 20 minutes. I was>> cleaning the rear plate frame when the rear window exploded. All the>> windows were closed at the time and it made the same sound as if you>> threw a match in a can of gasoline. I did catch this on a security>> video but that shows nothing other than the window imploding. Any>> known causes? Has anyone ever heard of this? Thanks>
When I was in the plant last Sept. they were having an issue with some rear >hatches and the window installation. There were a few sitting around in >different stages of completion that they were working on. What the exact >problem was is unknown to me but it did relate to the gluing process and/or >fit.


That's interesting, my car was made in Sept 04, #2559
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Dad 13 April 2005 07:08:48 permanent link ]
 
"Bubba1" <Balbmo@optonline.n­et> wrote in message
news:8f9o51heoqvpp2­8dibcn3c3osbf2r4qgq2­@4ax.com...> On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:48:42 -0400, "Dad" <knockers@fisher.ne­t> wrote:>>When I was in the plant last Sept. they were having an issue with some >>rear>>hatches and the window installation. There were a few sitting around in>>different stages of completion that they were working on. What the exact>>problem was is unknown to me but it did relate to the gluing process >>and/or>>fit.>
That's interesting, my car was made in Sept 04, #2559

That's odd, so was mine # 4045 although I don't know the day.

--
Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd


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Bubba1 13 April 2005 09:17:45 permanent link ]
 On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:08:48 -0400, "Dad" <knockers@fisher.ne­t> wrote:
"Bubba1" <Balbmo@optonline.n­et> wrote in message >news:8f9o51heoqvpp­28dibcn3c3osbf2r4qgq­2@4ax.com...>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:48:42 -0400, "Dad" <knockers@fisher.ne­t> wrote:>>>When I was in the plant last Sept. they were having an issue with some >>>rear>>>hatches and the window installation. There were a few sitting around in>>>different stages of completion that they were working on. What the exact>>>problem was is unknown to me but it did relate to the gluing process >>>and/or>>>fit.>>
That's interesting, my car was made in Sept 04, #2559>
That's odd, so was mine # 4045 although I don't know the day.


My neighbor has #720 and has had many small problems and a few major
that were fixed ASAP. One was the breaklines running to close to the
exhaust and another was a yellow cable that controlled the driver
seat. They were taken care of very quickly howewver he was told when
he bought the car that it was a presentation model so he may have some
problems. When he picked up his 05 it didn't have the outside emblems
on it, they took a week to get. Also he was told that the first 700
cars went to Canada and Europe. I do remember him driving the car very
early July / Augusty 04 and I had been calling around and no one in
CT/NJ/NY had any to sell. He still breaks em off a little on that one
but it's all in fun. One last thing when he picked up his car it only
had 3 miles on it so it wasn't used as a demo I guess.
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