← NHTSA complaints

2003 PONTIAC VIBE — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

1 injured · 532369 · 2005-04-27

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
VIBE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING, I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO ROLL THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOWN. WINDOW STARTED TO ROLL DOWN AND THEN "EXPLODED", SHOWERING ME (DRIVER) WITH GLASS. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED MY VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS CUT ON MY HANDS WHILE CLEARING GLASS FROM INSIDE MY SHIRT AND OFF MY CLOTHING. AT THIS TIME, SHATTERED GLASS IS INSIDE MY DOOR AND WILL NEED TO BE CLEARED OUT WHEN I HAVE THE WINDOW REPLACED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10118597
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown