Windshield problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Venture

Consumer states while stopped at red light with no warning the rear window on the van exploded. Consumer is assuming that either the window had been improperly installed or there was faulty material in the glass itself.

I was driving on the hwy and the side window next to the drivers seat exploded. There was no warning. It is supposed to be safety glass. It shaddered into thousand of pieces and they flew all over the van. It is my understand that safety glass is supposed to hold the glass together. This did not happened. It was like if the glass had been frozen and then shaddered. It was very dangerous and almost cause me to crash. Please advise me if this has happened to other chevy vans.

While driving north bound on I-71 in northern kentucky, my driver side window blew out. I immediately pulled to the side of the road and dialed "911". Within minutes, the kentuck state highway patrol was on the scene. As we evaluated the situation and condition of the vehicle in question, I had concerns that the window was shot out. The officer assured me that it was not for the projectile would still be in the vehicle. We further discussed other projectiles hitting the window and that too was ruled out for the same reason as previously stated. Also, the majority of the glass blew outside the vehicle. Glass fragments were inbedded into the paint on the driver side and additional chips were discovered in the rear window (same side) as well. The sound of the window shattering is similar to a shot gun blast. It scared the *&%&*% out of me, my wife and my children. Should we have been in heavier traffic, this could have been fatal. As I have discussed this with many people, I have discovered that this is a more frequent occurence then you would think. I believe that most people assume that something contacted the window causing it break and simply turn it in to the insurance. When in fact, there could be a serious defect in the glass itself or the mechanism used to raise and lower these windows.

Driving with wiper on when the windshield exploded outward.

When using windshield wipers there is a smear present that causes poor visibility. Dealer has replaced the windshield wipers, and problem still exists. Windshield presents a hazar d on the road at night because of the glare from on coming lights and in the day time when it rains.