NHTSA Complaint #10217804 — 2005 FORD ESCAPE

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE REAR WINDOW HAS EXPLODED! THE FIRST REAR WINDOW EXPLODED 12.11.07 ON A MILD (55') RAINY DAY WHILE DRIVING APROX 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC. YESTERDAY (2.11.08), THE SAME WINDOW GAVE WAY ON A SIDE STREET AT APROX 35 MPH WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC. YESTERDAY MAKES THE THIRD WINDOW I HAVE REPLACED IN LESS THAN 12 MOS. THE FIRST WINDOW (REAR RIGHT PASSENGER) EXPLODED IN WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY RAMP WITH NO TRAFFIC ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. MOST PEOPLE GO A LIFE TIME WITH NEVER HAVING AN EXPLODING WINDOW WHILE I HAVE HAD 3 ! THE GLASS REPAIR SHOP I WAS REFERRED TO BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT BY OBSERVING THE BROKEN WINDOW, THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT AT NEITHER TIME WAS THE DEFROST MECHANISM TO BLAME. IF I HAD NOT BEEN CLOSE TO MY OFFICE ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS..........I AM CONFIDENT THAT NOBODY WOULD EVER BELIEVE MY STORIES! *TR