# 2018 Chevrolet Equinox - Glass exploded

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-chevrolet-equinox-glass-exploded/141310>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [May 30, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-chevrolet-equinox-glass-exploded/141310 "2019-05-30T17:44:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![simonsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@simonsen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/simonsen)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-chevrolet-equinox-glass-exploded/141310/1 "2019-05-30T17:44:09Z")

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rear passenger door glass exploded while driving, is this defective glass or tempered glass problem ?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-chevrolet-equinox-glass-exploded/141310/2 "2019-05-30T18:48:18Z")

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Tempered glass can explode at anytime.

Seen it many times.

> **[Spontaneous glass breakage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_glass_breakage)**
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> Spontaneous glass breakage is a phenomenon by which toughened glass (or tempered) may spontaneously break without any apparent reason. 
> The most common causes are:
> While glass is being moved and installed, it is easy for the glaziers to nick or chip the edges of the glass with various tools. It is also possible for fasteners such as nails or screws used to attach glass stops to nick the glass edges if these fasteners are installed at an improper angle. These small nicks or chips may not result i...

Tester

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-chevrolet-equinox-glass-exploded/141310/3 "2019-05-30T19:06:30Z")

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The explosion could have been triggered by a small pebble or rock, something that you wouldn’t think should break a window, hitting the window that has some chip or defect as @Tester described.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-chevrolet-equinox-glass-exploded/141310/4 "2019-05-30T19:11:46Z")

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Contact your insurer and ask what to do. They may cover it if your policy has a clause for it. If not, there may be a possibility for warranty coverage because it’s a side window.

I had this happen once at home. I heard a loud bang in the bathroom, went in, and saw a pile of glass pebbles on the floor. I never saw a crack and never damaged the door. I guess residual stresses from manufacturing eventually cause a smal crack inside the glass to fail catastrophically. Stuff happens.

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**Author:** ![auto-owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@auto-owner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/auto-owner)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-chevrolet-equinox-glass-exploded/141310/5 "2019-05-31T01:37:48Z")

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Ask the dealer if it’s covered under warranty.