Shattered window

[Shadman]

2017 Ford escape.
Rear side window shattered driving on interstate about 80mph. Nice smooth road not close to other vehicles. Completely shattered.
Any one ever hear of this happening?
I did look for rock or bullet found nothing.

 

[y_p_w]

Tempered glass is supposedly under constant compression from what I understand. Just a little and it will break into all those little pieces. How about this quick temperature change causing shattering? Like turning on A/C in a really hot car. This piece mentions that there's a tiny crack and then when it gets stressed by a rapid temperature change it will blow up.

 

[Shadman]

Yeah. I don't know I was 65 miles into trip when it happened 3 days ago.
It's weird.

 

[Shadman]

Yeah. I don't know I was 65 miles into trip when it happened 3 days ago.
It's weird.

It's possible thanks for the info, appreciate the vid

 

[Leo99]

Never heard of a car window but have heard of patio tables spontaneously shattering. Guess that scared the dickens out of you?

 

[bullwinkle]

I've seen tempered sheets shatter from the slightest vibration, I'm surprised car windows don't do it more often!

 

[atikovi]

I did look for rock or bullet found nothing.

A rock would bounce off after shattering the glass. Nothing to find. Any dump trucks in the area?

 

[Nukeman7]

2017 Ford escape.
Rear side window shattered driving on interstate about 80mph. Nice smooth road not close to other vehicles. Completely shattered.
Any one ever hear of this happening?
I did look for rock or bullet found nothing.

It has been an issue for years for many makes/models with large dark tinted glass panels like panoramic sunroofs. Hyundai settled a class action lawsuit for several models. A co-worker experienced it in a Veloster while driving to work inside a tunnel. We spent an hour cleaning up the shards of glass with the janitor's upright vacuum cleaner and duct tape.

Exploding Glass Sunroofs

 

[alcyon]

Could be chassis flex

 

[AZjeff]

Nice smooth road not close to other vehicles. Completely shattered.

Chassis flex?

Did the glass blow in or out? Not sure what that would tell you. Did someone crack a window open?

 

[Egg_Head]

Similar thing happened to me years ago. Driving my 540 at highway speeds in moderate traffic on I-85, next thing I know I have a lap full of safety glass.

 

[Shadman]

Chassis flex?

Did the glass blow in or out? Not sure what that would tell you. Did someone crack a window open?

Glass blew inside. Nope all windows were up. And had been for over an hour.
It's weird