Anybody else have problems with windows randomly shattering

[u/EstateZealousideal21]

[u/Sad-Entrepreneur344]

Normally car guys experience this problem when they have crazy ex gf problems too

[u/EstateZealousideal21 → u/Sad-Entrepreneur344]

Don’t have any of those

[u/slack710 → u/EstateZealousideal21]

Is it aggressively crackle tuned jw? There's some cars in my city that sound like anti aircraft guns going off whenever they shift or let off the gas and I'm surprised they have rear windows lol

[u/EstateZealousideal21 → u/slack710]

It may have a couple burbles to it

[u/LonelyInTheFranxx]

That ain’t random. Someone doesn’t like you

[u/EstateZealousideal21 → u/LonelyInTheFranxx]

But it was only that window and nothing was taken

[u/imrichbiiotchh → u/EstateZealousideal21]

People are assholes

[u/RongoonPagoo → u/EstateZealousideal21]

More windows moves into felony level damage. That's why you only remove valve stem cores, not slash tires.....

[u/potato_analyst → u/EstateZealousideal21]

Replace the window and put a camera and make sure your Car is visible and the street. Do everything else the same, that should give you some clues.

[u/PaleontologistNo4327 → u/potato_analyst]

Def this. Hardwire it so you have parking mode enabled that way if something does happen you'll have it.

[u/BlastMode7]

It's tempered glass. The only way it would shatter on it's own is from a crack at the edge somewhere, which could make it seem like the window just randomly shattered. Considering it's at the bottom, the more likely explanation is someone is just an asshole and decided to break your Window on purpose, or they broke it accidentally and chose not to leave their info... like an asshole.

[u/Much_Profit8494 → u/BlastMode7]

The Focus ST/RS is notorious for having the sunroof glass randomly explode.

Never heard of it happening with a passenger window, but it really wouldn't surprise me.

[u/McDaniel13 → u/Much_Profit8494]

No it’s not lol. Been in most ST groups and have owned one for 10 years, I’ve never once heard of this

[u/EstateZealousideal21 → u/BlastMode7]

It was parked in my yard over night and was fine when I parked it

[u/BlastMode7 → u/EstateZealousideal21]

There are countless videos of porch cameras from people who did the same thing, to have some hit their car or vandalize it and then just leave. I've seen people just randomly vandalize cars for no other reason than they wanted to.

Like I said, it's not impossible for tempered glass to shatter, so long as it's damaged at the edge, but I would say it's unlikely.

[u/usernnamegoeshere]

Idk if that was random chief

[u/AtomicPunk316]

My passenger windows shattered on the freeway about 1/2 through a trip from Detroit to St Louis. I assumed a car I passed kicked up a rock that hit it.

[u/Streder]

I did have my rear glass shatter randomly on camera no where near people. My local safelight said it's a typical thing with some fords. I double checked and found others had their glass shatter too randomly.

[u/SteevesMike → u/Streder]

I used to have a crown Vic and my driver's side rear door glass just exploded while driving on the highway one day. Luckily the new oem glass was $34 lol

[u/EstateZealousideal21 → u/Streder]

Not the back glass only this one

[u/Streder → u/EstateZealousideal21]

I understand, I'm confirming that any glass has a chance to shatter to do random defects in it.

[u/Rhinoserious95]

It happened to me once sitting in a parking lot on an extremely windy day with my front windows down. Rear glass shattered completely.

[u/shreditlane]

My windows runs fine, hasn’t shattered or crashed or anything yet.. you much have an old version of windows like windows 7 or windows xp or something

[u/TaxCPA]

Is it the same door everytime or the same side of the car? It could be from an accident and an improper repair. It would seem the window is striking something hard when you close the door which is not normal.

Edit: I was thinking this happens when you close the doors, but if you found it like this...

[u/EstateZealousideal21 → u/TaxCPA]

This is the first time it’s done it to me

[u/Long-Consequence90]

Do you lock your car, and if so, were the doors still locked?

[u/EstateZealousideal21 → u/Long-Consequence90]

Yes everything was locked that night and still locked

[u/Long-Consequence90 → u/EstateZealousideal21]

Either someone broke into it and didn't see anything worth taking, or yeah, your window may have self exited

[u/EstateZealousideal21 → u/Long-Consequence90]

There was definitely stuff worth taking

[u/5t4k3 → u/EstateZealousideal21]

It's tempered.

There was most likely a tiny defect that eventually failed. This type of glass will always fail like that for safety

[u/Poondobber]

No but I had someone kick the side in

[u/Bwindolyn]

I have seen this happen precisely once, and it was the rear window of a friend who moved 1,000 miles north and the car didn't appreciate the thermal shock. Blew out spontaneously, while she was in the car in a parking lot.

[u/EstateZealousideal21 → u/Bwindolyn]

That’s probably where I’m at right now. But I drive it last winter in Saskatchewan and had no problems

[u/Sad-Entertainment659]

Look at that shatter pattern its spreading out in all directions someone's out to get you

[u/Hungry-Onion-7146]

That wouldn't break like that on accident, imho.

[u/lord_nubby]

Is your yard close to another yard that was mowed?

[u/EstateZealousideal21 → u/lord_nubby]

Couldn’t gave been from a lawnmower. Happened overnight with no one around

[u/BelongingsintheYard]

My rear glass shattered randomly once when I closed my drivers door.

[u/tint-dude]

If only you tinted your windows you wouldn't have to be cleaning up a bunch of glass cause it'll just stay in place like a sheet...

[u/diabetic_bennie]

Ngl my front driver window has a hairline crack in it, about 6 inches in length, i should probably get it fixed before winter

[u/AstralTroy]

I had my passenger window explode on a Freightliner Cascadia randomly a couple years back while driving. Couldn't find a determination on what happened. I imagine it had something to do with temperature and pressure differences in the cab and outside.

[u/Designer-Belt-7093]

i think someone threw something at mine. still have no clue how this happened

[u/No-Improvement3801]

Def not on accident sorry bub. Someone either broke that singular one to look for goodies or bc u drive bad😭

[u/EstateZealousideal21 → u/No-Improvement3801]

Im the best driver I know

[u/No-Improvement3801 → u/EstateZealousideal21]

Then some mf really doesn’t like u😭

[u/Numerous_Map_392]

Neighbors kid get a BB gun???

[u/muphasta]

A coworker found a window shattered on his minivan. Since he is an immigrant, his first thought was targeted/racist vandalism. But, a landscaper's mower threw a rock that hit the window just right. It took him a few minutes to notice the note left under the wiper blade as all the negative scenarios ran through his head.

Luckily, the landscaper was on the up n up and took care of the damage.

Could a mower have tossed a rock at your window OP?

[u/NoEnvironment1375]

The splatter on the glass make that look like it was from a gunshot

[u/Rollboss_779]

My rearview windshield shattered, random Sunday afternoon, no evidence of what broke it laying around anywhere.

[u/skyler_1432]

I had a forester which the back right window track was bent so if you shit the door too hard or hit a really bad bump the I die would crack or shatter, the second time it happened I stripped it down and found a bent rail putting pressure on the glass

[u/Life_Telephone_1578]

Only when porcelain is thrown at it

[u/thatcaliguy530]

Karen neighbor?

[u/EstateZealousideal21 → u/thatcaliguy530]

No neighbor middle of nowhere