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#10 of 41 Not the sunroof, passenger window by porchie Jul 12, 2007 (4:57 pm)
My sons 01 Dodge Dakota had the passenger side window blow out the other day. He said he heard a loud popping sound and then a 'bam' sort of sound and the window shattered. No one around for as far as he could see. Driving on a road at about 45 mph. He didn't see anyone anywhere. Nothing was found inside the car that would have able to break the window. The glass guy said he had heard of windows just 'exploding' for no apparent reason. It was a very hot day 90+, but this happened in the early evening. Just weird! Luckily no one was hurt.
#12 of 41 Imploding Caravan Sunscreen Glass by minicoopers Jul 24, 2007 (7:40 pm)
Replying to: bayarea415 (Mar 28, 2007 4:18 pm) Our 1985 Dodge Caravan (when new) with the optional deep tinted factory sunscreen glass imploded on us while sitting in the sun. Not many glass shards on the outside but what a mess inside!
#13 of 41 Infiniti G35 SunRoof Exploded by toby_x Jun 18, 2008 (3:46 pm)
Replying to: bayarea415 (Mar 28, 2007 4:18 pm) Just happened to me yesterday!!!   Driving on the freeway, minding my own business, and.....BOOM!!!   I thought a gun went off or maybe a tire exploded. I Looked around at the other cars on the freeway but no one was swerving.   A few minutes later I looked up to close the sunroof and noticed it was shattered but held together by the tint.   Glass replacement company needed to order the glass and said it would take two days, so they taped it up and let me drive away.   On the freeway, everything seemed fine until I started to hear the sound of tape ripping. Then the entire sunroof all taped together, ripped off and slid down the roof and trunk and finally into traffic where it exploded into thousands of shards of glass.
#14 of 41 sunroof exploded by rgarza4x4 Dec 25, 2008 (12:36 pm)
The sunroof just exploded on my wife's 2008 CX 7 as we were driving on the road at about 65 mph yesterday. I just cannot blame that a rock could have caused this. I believe that the contributing factor is a metal bar that runs across and underneath the front of the sunroof is too close to the sunroof. If a rock or other object hit the sunroof right above the metal bar, it could cause the sunroof to shatter. Another assumption or contributing factor is a variation of temperatures between the sunroof and this metal bar. I am putting this info out there to see if other CX 7 owners have had this happen to them or if it happens to others in the future. My insurance company will be replacing my sunroof at a cost of $50.00 for the deductible. Perhaps Mazda needs to re-engineer the sunroof assembly.       Replies to this message: esfoad (Dec 31, 2008 6:59 am) TripleCrown (Jan 15, 2009 9:27 am) wdl (Feb 12, 2009 11:49 pm) lshoee (Mar 14, 2009 11:15 pm) lakebreeze1 (Apr 29, 2009 2:05 pm) and 7 more... mmmitc (Sep 08, 2009 8:29 am)
#15 of 41 Re: sunroof exploded [rgarza4x4] by esfoad Dec 31, 2008 (6:59 am)
Replying to: rgarza4x4 (Dec 25, 2008 12:36 pm) Shouldn't Mazda replace that sunroof for free under the manufacturer's warranty? Replies to this message: TripleCrown (Jan 15, 2009 9:27 am)
#16 of 41 Re: sunroof exploded by TripleCrown Jan 15, 2009 (9:27 am)
Replying to: esfoad (Dec 31, 2008 6:59 am) The moon roof glass in my 2001 PT Cruiser broke yesterday. Going about 60 on the freeway, and boom! Thought something hit me at first, but then realized that the glass has simply shattered. There is no evidence of anything having hit it, and it appears to be bubbled outward, as if from pressure inside the car. Out of warranty, of course, but seems like the manufacturers should do something about this.
#17 of 41 Re: sunroof exploded [rgarza4x4] by wdl Feb 12, 2009 (11:49 pm)
Replying to: rgarza4x4 (Dec 25, 2008 12:36 pm) Boom! (rattle)..like a rock and sand had hit the car (2007 CX7-2 days ago). A frantic search finds all ok, still going 60 mph, crowded highway, no overpass, not hit by another car.Took the next off-ramp and found a hole in the middle of a shattered sun roof - glass blown upward? The inner slide was closed and caught the pieces - no sign of anything punching thru from the outside which surely would have bust thru the slide as well. We had just driven from the Oregon coast over a very cold and snowy mountain road.The rain had let up when this happened. The heat was on inside. We think its the temp. difference combined with a defect glass. Went straight to the dealer in Portland - great service! Warranty covered the repair and car hire! I read a similar report on a RAV4 Replies to this message: lshoee (Mar 14, 2009 11:15 pm) lakebreeze1 (Apr 29, 2009 2:05 pm) ajgrantcsh (May 21, 2009 11:30 am) and 6 more... mmmitc (Sep 08, 2009 8:29 am)
#19 of 41 Re: sunroof exploded [wdl] by lshoee Mar 14, 2009 (11:15 pm)
Replying to: wdl (Feb 12, 2009 11:49 pm) We were driving about 75 mph and went under a bridge and the sunroof just exploded. When we pulled over we noticed that the glass was pushed UP not down like something hit it. Can it just implode. No windows were open in the car at the time - could it be a change in pressure as we went under the bridge? Glass rained down everywhere but thankfully none of us were injured. Is it true that Mazda pays to replace it. I have their extended warranty. Replies to this message: lakebreeze1 (Apr 29, 2009 2:05 pm) ajgrantcsh (May 21, 2009 11:30 am) britmom (May 26, 2009 3:31 pm) and 1 more... richardb621 (Jul 11, 2009 3:27 pm) and 2 more...

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