# 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA — VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
> NHTSA complaint `557812` · 2005-10-08 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
- **Miles at failure:** 22,486
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA 2004 COROLLA ON THE HIGHWAY @ 60 MPH.  ALL THE CAR WINDOWS WERE OPEN.  THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS/TRUCKS NEAR THE CAR. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE WINDOWS.  THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WENT UP TO APPROX. 6" FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDOW AND STOPPED.  I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN IT DOWN.  THE WINDOW RETURNED DOWN.  I AGAIN PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE WINDOW.  AS THE  WINDOW WAS RAISED TO APPRROX 6" FROM THE TOP, THE GLASS EXPLODED.  I  DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE  TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE A REASON FOR THE OCCURRENCE.  THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED.  I AM AFRAID TO TOUCH THE WINDOW AS WHEN THE GLASS EXPLODED, MY HAND WAS CUT, SOME OF THE GLASS WAS IN MY LAP. I WAS WEARING SUNGLASSES WHICH I THINK PROVIDED SOME PROTECTION. WHEN I  SAW THE BACK OF THE CAR THERE WAS GLASS ON THE FLOOR AND BACK SEAT.  FORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T PANIC WHEN THE GLASS EXPLODED.  I AM FRIGHTENED TO THINK OF THE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF I DID.  ARE THERE ANY REASONS FOR THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE?  THERE WASN'T ANY UNUSUAL SOUND WHEN I PUSHED THE WINDOW BUTTONS.  IS THERE A PROBLEM W THE TOYOTA 2004 COROLLA? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.  *JB
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