2010 Honda Odyssey: sunroof shattered

Filed Apr 22, 2019 · Visibility · 128,000 miles · UT

I was driving (in motion) with my wife and 5 children on a straight, smooth stretch (no curves or lane changes) of eastbound I-84 near burley/rupert, idaho. There was a light drizzle, temp of ~60 f, and no other vehicles within 300 feet front, side, or rear. All windows of the vehicle were closed, and interior temp of the vehicle was ~68 f. We heard a very loud, scary sound -- like a shotgun or as if we had driven under a huge waterfall. I looked around and saw no obvious issues, then looked up and opened the closed sliding sunroof cover. I found the sunroof had shattered, which scared me even more, and promptly closed the cover to prevent glass from falling on me, my wife, or my 1 and 3 y/o daughters who were seated in the second row. We stopped at the first available rest area to assess the damage and take photographs. As we drove, we heard glass continue to break off and both slide from the car roof onto the road surface, as well as toward the rear of the vehicle between the roof and headliner.

Filed Mar 30, 2017 · Body · 102,000 miles · OK

Spontanously the sunroof shattered. Driving on highway at 70mph, the sunroof shattered. It was closed at time, all glass behind car.

Filed May 18, 2016 · 112,000 miles · LA

While I was driving 65mph down the interstate, my sunroof spontaneously exploded. The photos that were taken after this incident indicate the glass is bowed outward as though it were sucked from the vehicle. This was not the result of something impacting the car. There was no object found in or around the vehicle on the sunroof cover. The cover itself was not damaged, also demonstrating that this was an internal combustion. If the shade had not been closed, I could've easily been killed, or at the very least lost control of the vehicle. This is a significant safety hazard. This could kill small children and cause many other accidents.

Filed Aug 16, 2011 · Visibility · 38,000 miles · VA

The car was moving @45 MPH. Sunny dry conditions temp 80 degrees. Sunroof is closed, cover is open, the sunroof explodes. No other windows are open. Glass falls inside cabin. Dealer notified and agrees to replace. A request has been made to escalate this issue with honda and the federal safety agency due to safety concerns with rear passengers being hit with flying glass debris. The same issue has been discovered with other honda models and model years namely 2010 crosstour, and 2005 odyssey. It appears this issue can be inaccurately filed under comprehensive insurance policies whereby owners and dealers "suspect" an object strike as the cause. This is not the case.

Filed Aug 30, 2010 · Visibility · 600 miles · WI

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 honda odyssey. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH with the moon roof closed it shattered. The contact stated that the shade that covers the moon roof was also closed but if it was open all of the passengers could of been seriously injured. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to have the moon roof repaired but does not understand why the roof shattered. The dealer stated it was a crack in the moon roof but the contact stated the moon roof had no cracks nor was hit by an object. The failure mileage was 600.