Side/rear Glass Problems of Chevrolet K1500

After leaving home fri. Morning, I turned on my rear defroster switch. Shortly after, there was a burning smell from in the vehicle. A minute later I heard a pop and looked in my rear view mirrow to see my rear glass totally shattered. Both my children were in the rear seat, a 7month old facing the window and a 3 year old facing forward. I stopped immediately to make sure no glass was on them. When I closed the door my glass fell out. Because of the smell and that I had just turned on the defroster, I felt like the rear defroster had to be the cause. I had my dealership call gm and they said the defroster couldn't have done that. I also told the dealership that I recently had a cellular antenna installed and he mentioned that to the gm rep who said that that wouldn't affect it. I specifically asked the installer at the cellular CO. If the antenna would affect my defroster and he said no. Upon inspection of the antenna you can see that the defroster had burned the two sided tape on the antenna. It must have got hot enough to bust the glass. It had the same burnt smell as was in the vehicle. A call to gm customer service on 10/1/01 was made. Glass could have easily landed in one of my child's eyes. Why did this happen and how can it be prevented. If the cell companies are improperly installing antennas over defrosters and it's creating a hazard, someone needs to be aware of this. If this is something gm could prevent, they need to check into it. Please respond to me.

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The braket design of the on piece plastic pillar between the driver's window and the pop-out rear window do not support constant shifting of the plastic sides. The design does not fully support the window over any type of road without shifting and creating an unbearable popping noise at any speed.

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