2015 Honda Accord: sunroof shattered

Filed Apr 21, 2023 · CA

Sunroof exploded and shattered spontaneously without any signs of being hit by a flying debris or foreign objects, while driving approximately at 70 mph along I-15 North, between the Nisqualli and Palmdale Road exits, in Victorville, CA 92392. No vehicle was ahead of me and two cars approximately 300 feet behind were following me. This happened on a Sunday between 1-2 pm. I did not know that there were incidents of spontaneous explosion and shattering of sunroofs until I was able to read an article while shopping online for a genuine Honda sunroof replacement, since Valley-Hi Honda informed me that the part is backordered with no ETA. I hope Honda will replace it for free with a recall advisory.

Filed Oct 28, 2020 · Visibility · 65,000 miles · NY

While driving on the highway at a speed of 65mph I heard a loud pop and then glass breaking. When I stopped the car to see what happened, the sunroof glass was shattered. Luckily the sunroof cover was closed because my son was sitting in the backseat. The weather today was about 50 degrees and rainy. The car was parked inside our garage beforehand since the night before.

Filed Oct 10, 2020 · 49,000 miles · UT

While driving our 2015 honda accord north on I-15 near salt lake city, ut, we heard a very loud, explosion like noise on the top of our car. We exited the interstate and found that the sunroof was shattered. It had exploded! The areas of the car surrounding the sunroof were not affected.

Filed Jul 24, 2019 · 81,000 miles · FL

Traveling in car on highway with no other cars around and sunroof suddenly exploded.

Filed Jul 1, 2019 · Visibility · 84,000 miles · LA

I was driving my 2015 honda accord on my normal drive home from work on july 1, 2019 when all of a sudden I heard a weird pow sound. Not knowing what it was I slowed down because I thought either I ran over something or some other vehicle had an issue. Needless to say, I realized that my entire sunroof had exploded / shatter under unknown circumstances. I was an the interstate driving 65 MPH in light traffic and the weather was partly clear.

Filed Jan 19, 2019 · Visibility · 66,000 miles · LA

On thursday, january 17th, 2019 the sunroof exploded on my 2015 accord. I was driving on a 45 MPH highway leaving a traffic light. There was nothing overhead and no prior damage. The residual glass was pointing upwards as if to have exploded from the inside out. The sound was also indicative of an explosion. As a result, I swerved and ended up with glass raining on my head. Please help with something being done about this. Honda was not helpful at all and was very rude and callous about the situation and I'm now left with a gaping hole that I cannot afford to repair.

Filed Jun 4, 2018 · 39,650 miles · FL

My sunroof exploded twice while I was driving on the highway, january 31, 2018 and again on february 26, 2018. After escalating my concerns to honda corporate in california, lucas honda made the repairs, although the second repair was improperly done. I had the car towed to lucas honda march 13, 2018 for the second repair because it was unsafe to drive with all the loose and broken glass everywhere, plus I had just returned to fl from tx after having major surgery which limited my mobility. I called and emailed tracy to let him know that there was a small gap in the rubber lining that was affixed to the glass as well as there was still loose glass that I could hear when turning the car or opening the sunroof. In fact, the sunroof jammed and it took about 10 minutes to get it closed again, from that point I didn't open it again. He left a voicemail on 03/16/18 saying that once it heats up the rubber should mold in place securing the glass. I received a letter from darian curtis at honda corporate that a district parts and service manager would be overseeing the 3rd repair. I picked up my car shortly thereafter and have heard nothing else,no explanation,no resolution, nothing at all. I have since traded in the vehicle for something else since it is unsafe to drive and I am fearful of driving it. These unexplained instances could cause harm to me and other drivers on the road.

Filed Aug 7, 2017 · Visibility · 20,445 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda accord. While driving 65 MPH, the sun roof exploded. The contact called a local dealer (honda world downey located at 10645 studebaker rd downey, ca 90241), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 06204279. No further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 20,445.

Filed Mar 28, 2017 · Visibility · 28,000 miles · AK

While I was driving my car down a road that was paved no faster than 35mph without any other vehicles in front or behind me or even on the other side of the road my sunroof exploded. It made the loudest scariest noise I've ever heard! When I called honda to receive help I was entirely ignored and blown off. They basically told me it happens and is a common issue, well if that's the case why wasn't I informed of that when I bought my car?

Filed Sep 21, 2016 · 18,000 miles · AR

Sunroof exploded on 2015 honda accord at 9:30 am on 9/19/16 while traveling on highway one mile before exiting. Sounded as if a semi tire exploded near by. It was not an impact break. It exploded outward not inward. There were no vehicles close enough to shoot a rock and it would have hit windshield. I now have on my once perfect unblemished car scratches on top and on trunk. Vehicle is 1.5 years old, 18,000 miles and honda has informed me they will not cover under the warranty despite that it is obviously a known defect. I have images on phone but having a hard time attaching.

Filed Sep 10, 2015 · 10,002 miles · PA

I was driving on a highway and all of a sudden my sunroof exploded. I heard a loud noise. However, I didnt see any rocks or any object flying towards my car. It was very strange for the sunroof to just explode out of nowhere. I went to a honda dealer and they told me that it was impacted by an object. I did not see anything around that would have smashed into the sunroof.

Filed Aug 13, 2015 · Visibility · 1,200 miles · NJ

While traveling southbound on rt. 95 in delaware, the sunroof spontaneously shattered on my three month old 2015 honda accord. The sound was similar to a loud gun shot, followed by a crackling noise. The driver and passengers in my car did not see or hear anything hit the car roof, and none of the surrounding vehicles took any action that would have suggested something had fallen out of the sky. The sunroof shade was closed, so no glass entered the cabin. Price honda in dover, de, replaced the sunroof glass under warranty. The honda dealership, where the car was purchased in marlton, nj, (burns), was reluctant to acknowledge the possibility that the sunroof spontaneously shattered and even had the audacity to charge us for touch-up paint. A quick google search resulted in several news reports regarding this problem with many makes and models. The federal safety agency should put auto manufacturers on notice about this defect and compel them to take action to ensure all sunroof glass is thick enough to eliminate future glass failure, which could result in severe accidents with fatal consequences. Thank you.