Prius rear widow explodes

[hycamguy07]

I just finnished a report on a Prius rear window/ hatch window expolding into the car.

The driver/complaintant said this was their 2nd prius and had never happend before. And had I ever heard of this happening?

I told her only on pick up trucks & SUVs...

She said she had parked the car in a publix parking lot and the window was fine, when she returned there was glass all over the inside of the car. I checked the car and there are no signs that it had been hit..

Again I was surprized to this happen on a prius....

[Proco]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hycamguy07 @ Sep 24 2007, 11:47 AM) [snapback]516882[/snapback]</div>

I just finnished a report on a Prius rear window/ hatch window expolding into the car.

The driver/complaintant said this was their 2nd prius and had never happend before. And had I ever heard of this happening?

I told her only on pick up trucks & SUVs...

She said she had parked the car in a publix parking lot and the window was fine, when she returned there was glass all over the inside of the car. I checked the car and there are no signs that it had been hit..

Again I was surprized to this happen on a prius.... [/b]

Yikes! This better not happen to my rental when I'm in Orlando at the beginning of October!!

[hycamguy07]

I know on the SUVs, Minivans & pick up trucks the large rear window has a tendency to expand & retract due to heat-up and cool down..

Ive never heard of a prius having that problem though...

[nerfer]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hycamguy07 @ Sep 24 2007, 10:47 AM) [snapback]516882[/snapback]</div>

I just finnished a report on a Prius rear window/ hatch window expolding into the car.

The driver/complaintant said this was their 2nd prius and had never happend before. And had I ever heard of this happening?

I told her only on pick up trucks & SUVs...

She said she had parked the car in a publix parking lot and the window was fine, when she returned there was glass all over the inside of the car. I checked the car and there are no signs that it had been hit..

Again I was surprized to this happen on a prius....
[/b]

This happened to my cousin's camaro a number of years ago. It was cold in the morning when they checked on something in the car (letting in cold dense air), then got hot during the day. A brief rainshower came along, contracted the metal and the window blew out. I suppose some of the glass then fell back in, but a good deal blew out onto the trunk. If that's what really happened, it's a sign of pretty tight seals.

Maybe it's a good thing I tend to crack the windows on hot days. It's a pretty secure place here, I'm only worried about rain getting in.

[echase]

I would think the battery vents would allow air preassure to equalize. Besides, wouldn't a perfectly sealed car present a suffocation hazard?

[Sonny Jim]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hycamguy07 @ Sep 24 2007, 08:47 AM) [snapback]516882[/snapback]</div>

She said she had parked the car in a publix parking lot and the window was fine, when she returned there was glass all over the inside of the car. I checked the car and there are no signs that it had been hit.. [/b]

Public parking lot + no apparent impact = spark plug chip

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_rocks

[nerfer]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Greenkeeper @ Sep 24 2007, 12:12 PM) [snapback]516928[/snapback]</div>

I would think the battery vents would allow air preassure to equalize. Besides, wouldn't a perfectly sealed car present a suffocation hazard?
[/b]

You're probably right. Just the metal contracting from sudden rainstorm. Could this happen if the sprinklers soak your car? Could be colder water, but not as much at once.

The old VW beetles were known to have tight enough seals (when new) that it could be hard to close the door with the windows rolled up tight, and they could float. But I'm sure the vents still let a little air in and out.

[Tideland Prius]

air can seep in through the vents and the door panels so it's not completely air tight lol.

I believe this is the second time it was reported on PriusChat. Do a search to find the first incident.

[ceric]

I wonder how can one be sure that it was not vendalized by a passerby who hates Prius?!
All it takes is a quick blow when no one is around.

[MegansPrius]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sonny Jim @ Sep 24 2007, 12:28 PM) [snapback]516938[/snapback]</div>

Public parking lot + no apparent impact = spark plug chip

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_rocks
[/b]

There is at least one published press account of these being used:
Suspected car burglars arrested in Newport
Maliki is accused of breaking apart spark plugs and throwing the porcelain insulator at windows to smash them and burglarize at least 15 cars along Back Bay Drive and neighboring streets.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homep...cle_1617608.php