Hi. Small town-big city…We’ll see…In the meantime we googled exploding sunroofs & have found this is indeed an issue & transparency is crucial. Many of these mishaps have occurred during days with extreme temperatures. I noticed a sign for a rest area 1.5 miles ahead, so I sped back up to the speed limit and looked around at my windows, then up and saw the gaping hole in the sunroof. "Kia sunroofs are designed to withstand impacts from road debris, but all sunroofs will break when the impact force is greater than the sunroof's ability to withstand such force. Fortunately, I had the shade closed, and comprehensive coverage with insurance; so they paid $1,500+ to replace it. Had to file an insurance claim. He said he will get in touch with us but is said it will probably not be covered. Cant believe that Toyota got away with the recall fix. We thought the rear window had maybe flipped a rock but as he slowed to a safe retreat to the side we both notice the rear window was indeed intact. Just yesterday my husband and I were traveling about 65mph and heard a loud bang and glass flying. Our 2017 Honda CR-V had the sunroof explode as we were driving at 100 kph. Why So Many of Us Don’t Lose Weight When We Exercise, IMAGE: 'Recall these vehicles': Group calls for expanded investigation of exploding sunroofs, Without warning, sunroofs shatter into 'a million pieces', Shattering sunroofs still a scary issue for many drivers, 'Secret warranties' can save car owners money, Need to see a doctor? The bang was the sunroof on Wheeler’s brand new Kia Optima, which exploded in 2012 as she drive on U.S. Highway 1. Car is kept in a garage. Exploding sunroofs have been an issue with an alarming number of new cars, including Toyota and Honda models–and no one is exactly sure why. I won’t have seen and heard that! Photos from multi-vehicle crashes at I-40, I-85 interchange near Mebane, DRAUGHON DRAWS: Editorial Cartoons from CBC Opinion, Best holiday lights displays in and around the Triangle, Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority. Why does it take so long to recall a dangerous product? Guess I know what I’m doing on my day off. There was nothing that flew up off of the road and no trees overhead. The largest 4Runner community in the world. My insurance deductible was only $50, and seeing that the dealership stated that they will have to keep my car during the investigation, which the service writer was saying, can take as long as three months, I just went the insurance route. I’m driving home at 3:30 AM from work, on the freeway doing 70 mph and bang – I pull over and the entire middle section of my sunroof is gone. Davies says that forced and uneven cooling during manufacturing, contaminants in the molten glass, and incorrect installation can all be contributing factors in exploding sunroofs. I did some research at the time and couldn’t find much information about exploding windows until I saw a report on the local news about the exact same issue I had. And, risk having my insurance premium increased over a “ not at fault” accident. That's where we come in. The lawyers we work with believe lawsuits can be filed over exploding sunroofs, but first need to speak with people who have had this happen. However, the lawsuit also talked about several other ways that this issue can be dangerous besides the obvious ones. Updated: 2017-11-15 17:56:53, Posted November 15, 2017 5:15 p.m. ESTUpdated November 15, 2017 5:56 p.m. EST. And it's always that the sunroof explodes from the inside out. Decide which cookies you want to allow. Dealer would not cover and we were hit with $100 deductible. Top Class Details, Published: 2017-11-15 17:15:00 “These sunroofs are shattering. Consumers Union also wants federal agencies to do different and updated testing of the glass used for sunroofs.