NHTSA Complaint #10806217 — 2008 GMC YUKON

MY 2008 GMC YUKON WAS PARKED IN MY UNCOVERED DRIVEWAY. I REMOTE STARTED IN FROM INSIDE TO THE HOUSE TO WARM UP THE ENGINE. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, I WENT OUTSIDE AND GOT IN THE TRUCK, PLACED KEYS IN IGNITION AND TURNED IT OVER. IT GOT DOWN IN THE MID-30'S LAST NIGHT, SO THERE WAS A THIN LAYER OF FROST ON ALL WINDOWS. I TURNED ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. I DID NOT TURN THE BACK ONE ON AS THE EXHAUST FUMES FROM THE TAILPIPE WERE MELTING THE FROST ON THE BACK WINDOW. I HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE CAR FOR APPROX 3-4 MINUTES WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD BOOM AND GLASS SHATTERING. I LOOKED BACK AND COULD SEE THAT MY BACK WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. SHARDS OF TEMPERED GLASS WERE ALL OVER THE PAVEMENT AND INSIDE THE BACK AREA OF THE TRUCK.