Sorry this is out of order. Anyway, Thanks to all who replied! I spoke with the manager of the svc dept an the pontiac house and he fixed the check stap and reimbursed me for the money I spent getting the window replaced. He said that GM had issued a bulletin that "was not a recall" but th...

Basically, where the check strap is fastened to the body of the car, the metal is rather weak and it has a tendancy to bow out a bit, which tweaks the check strap just enough to mess up the window again. If this happens again, I might try to take a half inch diameter bolt, place it on the head of th...

Did you get the e-mail pics of the door check strap thingies? If so, could you forward them to me? I'm gonna get this thing fixed if I have to do it myself! It may end up with sequins and fringe but I'm pretty handy for a girl!

HELP! I have been fighting with my Pontiac dealer since I bought the car brand new in 2002. The drivers side window has ALWAYS made a popping sound when I rolled it down. It finally shattered on me 3 weeks ago. I took it to another body shop & they said it was the door check strap. Do you know i...