Explanation for glass just 'popping'!

Oracle · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:04

Ok, its not been that cold my way today, and theres not been much sun, and the car (Rover 25 3dr) hasnt been used today either!

Heard a smash (car is on the drive), went out immediately and saw no one, no objects lying around and majority of glass is 'outside' of the car. Basically, the window's just popped! This is rear 3/4 light Drivers side window.

This has happened once to me before with a Corsa, (although that one was on a stupidly hot day), and the glass just popped a few minutes after the drivers door was shut. (passenger glass popped in this case).

What explanations can you give to make this seem feasible bearing in mind the lack of heat cold, and the fact they I just know no-one smashed it..

(car is on driveway, a fair distance from road).

Oracle · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:11

Nope.....original

Oracle · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:14

Oracle · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:17

sorry, forgot to mention...two different locations! The Corsa, i was stood next to it talking to someone when it popped. We both dived for cover it was that weird!!

Oracle · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:31

Oracle · 3 Mar 2006 at 02:08

to clarify, its been cloudy here all day, and the temp has remained pretty constant, not hot / cold...anyway, its popped, nothing I can really do about it now apart from secure the car and replace it at the earliest convenience!

I am however glad that its not just me it happens to!

Oracle · 3 Mar 2006 at 12:21

The corsa one was defintately IMHO temperature related. Balzing hot day in August 2001, window had been up and aircon had been on, but it was the passenger window that popped when i got out of the drivers side and shut the door. It didnt pop for a minute or two after the door was shut and (apart from the door shuting) there was no real other explanation.

Remember, only the driver door was opened and shut, the passenger window popped!