# 2005 GMC ENVOY XL 370 — VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
> NHTSA complaint `835222` · 2011-01-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** ENVOY XL 370
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
- **Miles at failure:** 67,000
## Narrative
2005 GMC ENVOY XL BACK REAR DOOR WINDOW BRACKET DETACHED THE FIRST TIME, THE SECOND TIME THE BRACKET ITSELF BROKE AND SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW.  THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE  COUNTRY HAVE EXPERIENCED.  I AM TRYING TO GET WARRANTY TO COVER IT BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY DON'T COVER BROKEN GLASS,  WELL IF THE BRACKET DIDN'T SNAP IN 2 THE GLASS WOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN.  I AM VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT BLINDED BY THE EXPLOSION OF GLASS.  I TOOK PICTURES WHICH SHOW PIECES OF GLASS OVER 20 FEET AWAY.  I ALSO READ POST BY OTHER PEOPLE WHERE CHILDREN WERE CUT IN THE FACE A SCARRED BY THIS SAME EVENT.  *TR
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