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PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR GLASS FELL OFF WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. FELL TO THE GROUND AND SHATTERED.

THE DRIVER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS SHUT, THE PASSENGER SIDE SIDE MIRROR GLASS FELL OFF AND SHATTERED. THIS LEFT A BLACK PIECE OF METAL WHERE THE MIRROR SHOULD HAVE BEEN. BECAUSE THE GLASS FELL OFF SO EASILY, THIS COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED WHILE ON THE ROAD FROM A GUST OF WIND OR A BUMP. IF THE GLASS HAD FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WAS NOT NOTICED, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF ONE WAS NEEDING TO USE THE MIRROR FOR PASSING OR MERGING.

THE GLASS ON THE EXTERIOR DOOR MOUNTED MIRRORS CAN FALL OUT MAKING A SAFETY ISSUE. SPOKE TO OTHERS WHO OWN SAME VEHICLE AND DOZENS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

LAST SPRING I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, AND NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR GLASS WAS MISSING. THE GLASS LOST THE ADHESION TO THE PLASTIC BACKING. EVEN WITH MANY REPORTS IN ONLINE FORUMS, AND WITH HUNDREDS OF SALES OF MIRRORS ON EBAY, BOTH ONSTAR AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS RELATED TO THE ISSUE. AS IF MIRRORS FAILING IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. INSTEAD OF PAYING OVER $70 ON A NEW MIRROR PLUS INSTALLATION, I FOUND A USED ONE ON EBAY AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. THIS PAST MAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR FELL OUT, BUT THANKFULLY I NOTICED IT BEFORE IT FELL TO THE GROUND AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW TO GET IT BEFORE IT DID. AGAIN, ONSTAR AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS NOT A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE REPORTED. THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDED ME WITH SOME DOUBLE SIDED TAPE TO PUT...