I am trying to find out if anyone else has bad their sunroof explode while driving. a I drive 4Runner 2008. Happened yesterday while driving on 95. My ears are still ringing beside glass flying all over me. I am lucky I didn't have an accident. Has there been any recalls on the sunroof. Thank you. PS the sunroof was closed at the time. Thanks
2008 4Runner Sunroof explosion
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montanaT4R
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I had this happen to my old subaru outback. It was the back window. I was sitting at a stoplight and BANG...window just exploded. I thought someone was shooting at me. The glass place said it had something to do w/ a buildup of pressure inside the vehicle and the cold temps outside.
LandRvr Convert
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while test driving an '04Runner, I opened and closed the sunroof and it made a really loud popping noise like soemone was beating on it with a hammer. I thought for sure it had shattered and glass would rain down on me, but it didn't.
I wound up not purchasing that 04 from Carmax, btw.
Wierd, I know and no explanation from Carmax.
I wound up not purchasing that 04 from Carmax, btw.
Wierd, I know and no explanation from Carmax.
There was some car that had an issue with that. I think it had something to do with the air pressure on the glass. This is the first ive heard of it on a 4runner.
Are you sure its factory? Some dealers will outsource certain features with local companies. For instance my backup sensors (which dont work right) wre done at some audio shop. The dealer says they should beep all the time when in reverse which is BS. I tracked down the Mfg and asked. Sometimes leather seats are done with katskin dealers etc.
Are you sure its factory? Some dealers will outsource certain features with local companies. For instance my backup sensors (which dont work right) wre done at some audio shop. The dealer says they should beep all the time when in reverse which is BS. I tracked down the Mfg and asked. Sometimes leather seats are done with katskin dealers etc.
NCSCOTT
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Believe it or not I have had something similiar happen. While driving down I-40 outside Little Rock, AR in a Dodge Neon, (Sorry that was preToyota Days) Had the drivers side window down approximately 3-4" and all of a sudden it sounded like a gun went off!!! Also lucky there was very little traffic. No overpass to be seen, A truck in front of me had thrown a rock just right and hit the leading edge of the drivers door window. It spider webbed from the point of impact. The whole window was shattered. The only thing that keep the window semi intact was the tint on the window. Scared the Sh!t out of me. Had to carefully roll the window the rest of the way up and it held until I got to Oklahoma City (where I was heading) and just made it to an automotive glass shop, I had called on the way there, right before they closed and got the window replaced.
There is a good chance it was a rock from a truck or one thrown from an overpass. I just think it is unlikely it just blew up on its own.
There is a good chance it was a rock from a truck or one thrown from an overpass. I just think it is unlikely it just blew up on its own.
