Re: Re: Spontaneous Window Cracking

From: Ryan Krokosinski (ryan@equinoxfinancial.com)
Date: Mon Jun 21 1999 - 19:14:23 EDT


The same thing happened to my Dad in his Caravan. I think it's a
96/97. Driving along and all of the sudden.... BOOM! Broken
window... Wet pants... you know the story.

Ryan K
'99 R/T RC

Bob King wrote:
>
> Glass is strange that way. An unnoticed flaw can spell instant destruction
> under the right conditions.. A few years ago ( when I lived in Florida) I
> had the side window (densely tinted at the factory) of my '92 Caravan ES
> literally explode inward about five minutes after I got into it and got the
> AC going. I thought for sure someone had taken a shot at me but found no
> evidence of any "projectiles". The crash scared the pee out of me though.
> It was about 97F out at the time.
> Bob
>
> Pennsville, NJ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Yates <j_hurricane_y@yahoo.com>
> To: Dakota Truck <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Date: Monday, June 21, 1999 1:54 PM
> Subject: DML: Spontaneous Window Cracking
>
> >
> >Hey, I remember quite awhile back someone mentioned they
> >had problems with their windshield spontaneously cracking
> >in the hot sun (at least that's how I remember the thread).
> > Well, I came home from vacation and found my windshield
> >had cracked while the truck was sitting in the garage
> >during the week! I live in Las Vegas and it has gotten
> >quite hot (over 105), but I still find it exceptionally
> >weird that the windshield cracked while in a dark garage.
> >Yes, I am absolutely sure its not from a rock chip . . .
> >the crack actually starts from the driver's side edge and
> >is about 12 inches long in an upside down J--I'm hoping it
> >doesn't decide to move across the entire windshield.
> >Anyway, can anybody give me any guidance on this? I
> >checked for a TSB, but couldn't find anything on it. It's
> >still under warranty, so I guess it should qualify for a
> >replacement, huh? Thanks in advance.
> >
> >JY
> >'98 5.2L 4x4 CC
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