Hey y'all,
Haven't been here in forever but I have a question I hope you may be able to answer.
Last night around 9:40 I heard what sounded like someone busting a car window. Decided not to go outside (girl home alone, don't live in the poshest apartment complex, all that stuff) and found out this morning...it was mine.
A good 2/3 of the back window is gone and the remaining glass is shattered - no evident point of contact. There are chunks of glass all the way up on my dashboard, throughout the vehicle (had the backseat folded down) side to side, and on the ground behind the vehicle (at least 6 feet back) in a kind of explosive pattern. My first thought was "damn, somebody was reeeeeally angry at my vehicle" cuz it had to be a helluva swing. A piece of the rear wiper (little snap-on piece at the crook of the arm) is even hanging loose off of it. I also noticed that the glass remaining in the window is blown outward away from the vehicle, rather than inward as if someone took a bat to it from the outside. Nothing was stolen (nothing inside to steal really).
So, the reason why this post is in electrical...is there any chance there could have been a short circuit in the rear defroster causing the glass to explode? (Ok I guess I know there's a *chance,* but has anyone heard of it happening?) I haven't used the defroster in at least a month. The vehicle had been sitting, locked, since 5:30 when I got home. It's been warm here recently (40s at night, close to 80 during the day) so it hasn't been suddenly heated or cooled.
This is the first time I've seen a window smashed out like this so I don't know what it looks like when it's vandalism. I don't know if they normally "explode" when they're hit. If there's a possibility that it was a malfunction I'd definitely like to let Nissan know. If y'all have had an experience like this with the X or any other vehicle, please tell me what you know.
Thanks!
Leigh
Haven't been here in forever but I have a question I hope you may be able to answer.
Last night around 9:40 I heard what sounded like someone busting a car window. Decided not to go outside (girl home alone, don't live in the poshest apartment complex, all that stuff) and found out this morning...it was mine.
A good 2/3 of the back window is gone and the remaining glass is shattered - no evident point of contact. There are chunks of glass all the way up on my dashboard, throughout the vehicle (had the backseat folded down) side to side, and on the ground behind the vehicle (at least 6 feet back) in a kind of explosive pattern. My first thought was "damn, somebody was reeeeeally angry at my vehicle" cuz it had to be a helluva swing. A piece of the rear wiper (little snap-on piece at the crook of the arm) is even hanging loose off of it. I also noticed that the glass remaining in the window is blown outward away from the vehicle, rather than inward as if someone took a bat to it from the outside. Nothing was stolen (nothing inside to steal really).
So, the reason why this post is in electrical...is there any chance there could have been a short circuit in the rear defroster causing the glass to explode? (Ok I guess I know there's a *chance,* but has anyone heard of it happening?) I haven't used the defroster in at least a month. The vehicle had been sitting, locked, since 5:30 when I got home. It's been warm here recently (40s at night, close to 80 during the day) so it hasn't been suddenly heated or cooled.
This is the first time I've seen a window smashed out like this so I don't know what it looks like when it's vandalism. I don't know if they normally "explode" when they're hit. If there's a possibility that it was a malfunction I'd definitely like to let Nissan know. If y'all have had an experience like this with the X or any other vehicle, please tell me what you know.
Thanks!
Leigh