redstyles Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Good day to all, So story is my pops just got an 06 Legacy Wgn. He had it for about a week when he was waiting in traffic and the passenger side window randomly exploded. Maybe exploded is a bit of an exaggeration, but the whole window shattered. There was no sound of impact and nothing around to suggest something hit it. Insurance is covering it, but sucks that it took me a year to convince him to get a subi and in the first week this happens. Any ideas what could cause it? known issue somehow? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylar Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Windows dont explode randomly. Only way i can see that possibly happening is if there was some weird very quick and drastic change of temp. My guess is a rock, bb, bullet or something broke the window even if he didnt hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impulse Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 unfortunately, windows CAN and DO explode randomly. You have to remember that tempered glass is constantly under ALOT of internal pressure. If there were impurities in the glass when it was manufactured and if these inclusions dont break up during the tempering process, they can cause the glass to randomly explode as their molecular structure changes over time and puts odd stresses against the glass. Its awkward, but its a known defect and it happens to everyone, its not the fault of subaru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 +1 there are other threads on it My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylar Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Thats weird, must be pretty uncommon. Ive never heard of it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impulse Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Yea its pretty rare, but it happens. From what i've read, its like 2-4% of a batch of glass that gets contaminated, some break early, some break later. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_sulfide_inclusion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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