2011 Honda Accord: sunroof shattered

Filed May 6, 2024 · Body · TX · 1 injury

I was driving on freeway and I heard an explosion. Glass rain down on me. My sunroof shattered for no reason. I was driving with no cars ahead, beside or behind me. The weather was clear. I suffered with glass in my eye and I almost lost control of my car. Honda said they won't fix it with mr having to pay 1,000.00 dollars. I want to join class action lawsuit.

Filed Feb 6, 2016 · Body · 52,000 miles · FL

My honda accord 2 door coupe's sunroof shattered with no explanation when I was driving in a small city highway. At first, I thought it was my large rear window but when I looked in my rearview mirror and saw shards of glass flying behind me I come to find out it was my sunroof. I did not have it open and there was no car or truck in front of me to explain this "exploding sunroof". I was concerned for the safety of others approaching behind me and also for my safety so I pulled over and learned that my sunroof was shattered. I had to get to work so I was not able to take the car to the dealer. This was very shocking as I was driving 65 MPH and the "explosion" could easily have killed a driver that may have less "nerves" or health issues then I, luckily I was able to control my emotions and pull over safely without hurting myself or anyone as there was a car next to me and I had to slow down in order for them to pass by in front of me. This is a concern for me as I understand that the sunroof tempered glass is coming thinner now in order to make the automobile lighter. This definitely has to be addressed as I believe this is a very dangerous item that are being put in automobiles and could possibly endanger the passengers and others near an "exploding" sunroof automobile as glass was "flying" out and may have hurt anyone close to the vehicle having this unfortunate occurrence such as mine. Luckily no one was behind me and even if someone would have been, I hate to think "what if" their windows were open and shards of glass flying out from a car with a shattering sunroof hit their eyes or any passenger or even a pedestrian that may have been near the car as the wind was also very strong that morning that this happened to me. This needs to be addressed with all automobiles with sunroofs. Those reading this should also "google" or watch "youtubes" on exploding sunroofs!!

Filed Jan 2, 2016 · 61,000 miles · TX

Sunroof exploded. Cost of repair to glass and repainting roof, deck lid,antenna, spoiler, and right quarter panel was over $2,400. Car had 61,000 miles on it. Driving with cruise set at 70 MPH and outside temperature at 9:30 a.m. Was 63 degrees.

Filed Jun 6, 2014 · Visibility · 64,000 miles · OK

Driving down the interstate there was a loud explosion. I looked in my rear view mirror and saw the glass from the sunroof flying off into the road. The truck behind me had to swerve to miss the debris. We were in an open area - no bridges or overpasses. We stopped, looked at the damage, turned around at the next exit and came back to look at the road. There was no debris, just pieces of glass in the road. There were no other chips or nicks on the car body. I had hand washed the car the day before and there were no chips in the sunroof. Honda dealer refused to cover under warranty, although they had seen the same thing happen to an odyssey. They could not explain to me how this could happen. About 2/3 thirds of the sunroof broke off. Luckily we had the cover door closed or we could have been hit with broken glass. Apparently they are using cheap lighter weight unlaminated glass which does not hold up. The weather was in the 80's and cloudy. The vehicle had been in the garage overnight. This is a definite safety hazard .

Filed May 13, 2013 · Visibility · 29,937 miles · LA

My sunroof exploded while driving down the interstate with approximately 1/3 of the window blowing out while it was fully closed. I was driving on an elevated interstate without any cars around me. The sunroof had not been previously hit by a rock. The explosion sounded like a shotgun firing, shocking all 3 of the adults in the vehicle. The initial honda dealership stated I was hit by a rock without seeing the vehicle. A second dealership said they could not determine why the sunroof shattered. Corporate honda has stated the window is my problem and contact my insurance company.

Filed Nov 27, 2012 · Visibility · 41,298 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 honda accord. The contact stated that the sun roof suddenly shattered without warning. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated. The sun roof was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. The failure and the current mileages were 41,298.