Exploding Sunroofs!

flyrv9 · 2017-11-03T01:51:26+00:00

The December 2017 issue of Consumer Reports has an interesting article about exploding sunroofs on vehicles by several manufacturers. Apparently many of these failures are under normal driving conditions and some even with the vehicle parked. Toyota is one of the manufacturers listed; but no Toyota models are listed I can see. Hyundai has the highest failure rate followed by Ford, Nissan and Kia. Some of this is attributed to sunroofs getting larger over the years; but other than that no definitive cause has been determined. So I wondered if any forum members here have had any problems with their sunroof shattering. There have been a few injuries; but no deaths or accidents. Replacement is rather pricy and dealers have been reluctant to cover by warranty. We have had no problems on our 2013 SR5 and hardly use the sunroof. Being in Tornado alley, we often get sizable hail at times; I'd rather not even have a sunroof - but it's too late now!

Thread starter flyrv9
Start date Nov 3, 2017

brownersd

Member

May 12, 2020

Actually, I hadn't pursued it any further. 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. In addition to this, there was going to be no loaner provided as well. This for me was a classic case of "pick your battles." Going the insurance route was less of a headache.

Cheers,

Sean