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: Sunroof shattered


JoeBeagle
03-14-2009, 05:14 PM
Out driving today, doing between 70-80, sunny and warm finally. Opened up the sunroof, just as it got to the max position, it cracked, did not fall apart.
Pull the shield back, pull the sunroof down and BOOM. Anyone else have this happen yet?

harddrivet
03-14-2009, 05:14 PM
Sounds like a rock must have landed on it.

WickedMom
03-14-2009, 06:07 PM
pictures?

DRCUSTOMPARTS
03-14-2009, 06:16 PM
Wow that sucks, hopefully the dealer will replace it!

Wicked have you never seen cracked glass before? lol

WickedMom
03-14-2009, 06:22 PM
well, if a rock hit it (or something else, cause i have seen bricks thrown at cars), that would be one thing.... but I have seen glass crack due to assembly type error/flaws. Just trying to help

DRCUSTOMPARTS
03-14-2009, 06:25 PM
Pictures won't indicate how it was cracked, I think you've been watching too much CSI.

WickedMom
03-14-2009, 06:30 PM
spider webs from one spot. vs. a straight line or lines? good luck trying to ask for dealer help if it was vandalized.

sorry for my input. i was just trying to help

Rob Moser
03-14-2009, 08:37 PM
That happened to me on a 1979 Buick Park Avenue..

Did have my sunroof in G8 twist and quit. Got it back into place somehow and dealer installed a new sunroof kit (last summer) Not only works better, it has less wind noise!

Good luck!

JoeBeagle
03-14-2009, 09:19 PM
There wasn't an other car/truck/bus/bird for 5-600 yrds.
I have a pic on my Blackberry, the car is at the dealers now.
If I can figure out how to post on here I will later.

Thanks for the input though

nathan60
03-14-2009, 10:33 PM
went from sunroof to no roof lol.to showers of glass..

Maplehawk
03-16-2009, 08:20 PM
I had exactly the same issue with my 2008 BMW 328 a month ago. BMW Canada would NOT cover the roof. A friend of mine at GM said they DO cover that as it is rare and could be a number of defective issues with the car.

JoeBeagle
03-17-2009, 07:44 AM
GM claims it was a rock, will not cover it. They had made their minds up before they even heard what happened.

WishfulThinking
03-17-2009, 09:32 AM
I was hanging out on a Saturn Sky forum for quit a while before I converted to G8-ism. There were several members there that had a problem with the front glass cracking near the passenger side windshield wiper. If I recall correctly, some managed to get it replaced under warrenty, and others didn't.

For the front glass, though, it's easier for me to see how a flaw in the glass, the A-pillar, or assembly process could lead to a load on the glass. It's harder to imagine for a sunroof. (Which probably translates to "harder get replaced under warrenty".)