Imploding Rear Side Window - 2000 EX

Go to www.edmunds.com and search a topic "Window Shattered Due To Vibration" dated back in May 2000. My wife experienced the shattering effect in her '99 model EX. We video taped and photographed the result to prove that it was not an external object to cause the implosion. With the picture (with proper lighting) to show the bolt/clip line linking all the way to the center of the shattering point, we demanded a coverage from Honda and they did it as a good will but I did not care what they called it at that point. After 1 1/2 years later, I still feel that it may pop again one of these days when the resonant effect is strong enough, i.e., structural issue to me. Note, pay attention under the strong sun light reflection from the good rear wondow, you can see the bending effect...

Good luck.

It's been a little while but I think it was under the honda odyssey discussion area. The problem we had was not unheard of. Ironically, it happened to Siena as well at the time when we reported the problem. As a side note, I have to be careful to reuse your term, "imploded" because in our case, my wife was driving the van without anyone inside and the passenger side window "exploded" outwards. As far as the picture, one set went to the dealer for filing purpose and the other (I believe my wife does double print mostly, I need to dig out if my wife still keeps them. Even then I don't have a scanner (shameful to myself being a high tech worker!).

I know how I convinced my dealer about the structural bending but you need to find a good explanation about your implosion or at least theoratically or else... I wish you the best luck.

I'll let you if those photos can be found.