2018 Honda Pilot: sunroof shattered

Filed Apr 22, 2026 · TX

The moonroof glass shattered for no apparent reason while driving at highway speed. Fortunately, the inner moonroof cover was closed preventing glass pieces from entering the vehicle interior. The incident happened while driving on an interstate highway in light traffic.

Filed Mar 30, 2025 · Visibility · TX

My Honda Pilot’s Sunroof exploded and sounded like a gunshot. Today March 30 while I was driving to pick up an order at Walmart around 7:50 pm. It wasn’t too windy, no cars were in front of me and suddenly I heard a big loud noise followed by wind blowing, my first thought was that I had a tire that popped but then when I checked the pressure on them and everything was fine after I got into the Walmart parking lot and parked. I was able to see the big hole in my sunroof. I do not understand how my sunroof suddenly shattered like that especially when it’s not that old now going on 7 years old and which is not my first Honda Pilot. My latest one was the first model: a 2003 Honda Pilot that last me for 14 years and never had any problems whatsoever with the sunroof.

Filed Mar 4, 2023 · Visibility · MA

While traveling at highway speed there was what sounded like an explosion and first thought was it was a blown tire, but upon stopping to inspect it was discovered that the sunroof had exploded, leaving a large gaping hole across it. There had been no warning signs and there was no previous known damage to sunroof. I was lucky that the sun shade had been closed at the time or there would have been the real risk of the interior passenger compartment being peppered with flying glass shards, posing a danger to all 6 occupants, including 4 minor children, and especially to the front passenger and driver sitting directly underneath the sunroof who would have been at greater risk of injury with the very real possibility of the driver losing control of the vehicle.

Filed Aug 8, 2022 · VA

On 8 August 2022, 1220 pm Chester, Virginia. I was driving my SUV and I heard a loud boom, I thought it was an back fire from another car. When, arrived home, checked my SUV for any possible damages. I noticed there was a slight budge on the sunroof. I opened the sliding portions of the sunroof and I noticed the entire glass had shattered with a large hole in the middle of the sunroof. I inspected the area and didn’t notice anything that could have shattered the glass. In my opinion, with increasing temperatures, the sunroof glass shattered because extremely hot weather. The outside temperature was 97 Degrees Fahrenheit which the inside temperature was much higher.

Filed Mar 4, 2019 · Body · 22,000 miles · VA

The sunroof shattered/exploded while driving down the highway at 65mph. There was a loud noise. No explanation for why.

Filed Nov 15, 2018 · Body · 6,700 miles · LA

While driving on a state highway, travelling at approximately 60 MPH, I heard a loud 'pop' and saw debris fly in my rear view mirror. At first I thought it was a tire, but found my sunroof had exploded. There were no rocks, projectiles, etc, and no overhead structures where something could have fallen. The glass blew out as it may have been under stress and not in as if something may have hit it.

Filed Aug 27, 2018 · Body · 6,200 miles · NC

The moonroof shattered exploding glass. The vehicle was on a highway traveling at 60mph. There was just a loud noise and boom. We owned the car just four months and it has only 6,200 miles on it at the time of this incident.

Filed Aug 2, 2018 · Body · 23,000 miles · LA

On my 2018 honda pilot - exl, the sunroof exploded twice (shattered). The first time was on feb 2018 and the second time was on july 2018.