NHTSA Complaint #10552699 — 2013 CHRYSLER 300

WENT THRU A DRIVE THRU MY VENT WAS OPEN SO I DECIDED TO CLOSE IT & THE ENTIRE GLASS SHATTERED! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP & THEY SAID DROP IT OFF. THE ASST. MGR CALLED ME BACK MON. & ASKED WHAT HAPPENED, I TOLD HIM. THE NEXT DAY HE CALLED & SAID THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM, A PIECE OF PAPER THAT I WROTE GPS DIRECTIONS 2 WEEKS PRIOR WAS STUCK IN THE MECHANISM. I WAS LIKE, A PIECE OF PAPER? I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM SHOW ME THE PAPER. I TOLD THEM THERE WAS NO WAY THAT PIECE OF PAPER THAT WAS IN THE CUBBY IN FRONT OF THE SHIFT LEVER: FLEW PAST MY HEAD FOLDED 2 MORE TIMES & STUCK IN THE VENT MECHANISM, THUS SHATTERING THE GLASS. THE PAPER (5"X 8") HAD ONLY BEEN IN THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS & WAS FOLDER IN 1/4'S NOT 16THS. I SAID THERE IS NO WAY THAT PIECE OF PAPER FLEW PAST MY HEAD, FOLDED 2 MORE TIMES (WAS NOW 1.5" X 2") & STUCK IN THE MECHANISM. THEY SAID BECAUSE OF THIS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I'VE TALKED TO FRIENDS, INSURANCE COMP (LOCAL & MAIN AGENT), 6 OTHER MECHANICS (2 AT OTHER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS), ALL SAY BOGUS! THE INS. ADJUSTER SAID IN HIS 30 YRS HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING OR DID HE BELIEVE IT! I BOUGHT THE CAR DEC. 2012, IT HAS 4800 MILES SO I'M APPALLED! I ADDED TO THE EDMUNDS FORUM & RECEIVED A REPLY FROM THE 'HOST' OF THE FORUM: #160 OF 161 RE:2013 CHRYSLER MOONROOF GLASS SHATTERED [BHERTZ300] BY [XXX] HOST NOV 15, 2013 (12:01 PM), REPLYING TO: BHERTZ300 (NOV 13, 2013 5:46 AM) WOW. THAT HAS TO BE THE MOST BIZARRE "BLAME" STORY I'VE SEEN IN THIS DISCUSSION. THERE ARE A LOT OF INSTANCES OF DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSONNEL BLAMING THE INCIDENT ON THE OWNER DROPPING SOMETHING ON THE SUNROOF, OR SOMETHING SPONTANEOUSLY FALLING FROM THE SKY ONTO THE SUNROOF, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY THE FIRST "MAGIC PAPER" EXCUSE I'VE SEEN! IT'S A SHAME THAT EITHER SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE BLAMING IT ON AN OUTSIDE FORCE, OR DON'T KNOW ABOUT POTENTIAL DEFECTS IN GLASS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR