2012 Hyundai Sonata: sunroof shattered

Filed Apr 23, 2021 · Visibility · 120,000 miles · CA

On april 5, 2021 at about 7am. I was driving my daughter's 2012 hyundai sonata limited edition with a panorama sunroof to a casino call cache creek casino in california. I was driving and she was the passenger that morning. I was going around 70 MPH on interstate 80, eastbound when all of sudden the center sunroof exploded and glass flew everywhere. It sounded like someone shot a gun at us and we almost lost control and barely avoided a major collision with the vehicle in next to us. We pulled of the next exit in hercules,ca. To the first gas station we saw. I call the california highway patrol so they could come and make out a report. It really scared us ,because it sounded like someone shot at us with a shotgun. ,,,,,,,,,,,

Filed Apr 13, 2021 · 118,500 miles · NY

I was driving home from work when I heard an extremely loud boom, it sounded like a bomb went off in my car. Then I was showered with glass from above. I immediately slammed on my breaks (fortunately I was on a country road with no one behind me). The front seat portion of my panoramic sunroof had exploded. I pulled over and got out, looking for a bullet as I thought someone had shot at me then for a rock or anything that would explain why my sunroof just exploded glass all over me. I found nothing. I drove home crying and shaking. My bf told me to google what just happened to see if this has happened to other people. Apparently it has! I am unsure why I was never notified of the class-action law suit, as I bought my car from a dealer and have had it for just over 6 years now. Fortunately it is covered upto 120,000 miles due to the law suit, I have 118,580 miles on my vehicle. I am still extremely shaken today!! I really want to sell my car but cannot afford another car payment (this month is my last payment). Very upset!

Filed Mar 5, 2018 · Body · NC

I just arrived to my destination parked the car and was sititing in the driver seat, within minutes I heard this really loud noise, I froze, I thought someone had ran into the back of me the bang was extremely loud. I saw glass particles coming down my winsheild got out the car to look around the vehicle when I observed the broken glass had come from the sunroof - it shattered and created a large hole.

Filed Apr 11, 2017 · 97,321 miles · NC

I have a 2012 hyundai sonata. Love the car. On a beautiful clear day, temperature was about 55 degrees. However, on march 19 as I was driving I experienced a loud shotgun type explosive noise while driving. I actually thought someone had shot at the car or something. Fortunately I was able to safely pull over to the side of the road. I had small children in the car. We were all terrified. I actually called the police. As I was waiting for the police, pieces of glass begin to fall on the sunroof visor. Thank goodness it was not open. I realized that it was the sunroof that had been compromised. Then I thought that maybe someone had thrown a brick or something. Once the police arrived, they informed me that nothing had externally caused this issue. The sunroof exploded from the inside out. They informed me that they had seen this before and that there were claims against hyundai. So naturally I contacted my hyundai dealership inquiring about if there was a recall. Of course, they said there was not. I had to file a claim with my insurance for repairs. I cannot imagine if I had been on the highay with the kids. I could have wrecked and could have been fatal. This issue really needs to be addressed.

Filed Feb 14, 2017 · Body · 39,400 miles · CA

While driving on the highway at 70 MPH, the panoramic sunroof on the vehicle spontaneously shattered with a loud sound, and glass came showering into the cabin. The vehicle immediately behind me witnessed the event and some of the glass hit his vehicle at high speed. We both pulled to the shoulder and exchanged contact information. He witnessed that no object hit my sunroof, it simply shattered.

Filed Jul 7, 2016 · 94,000 miles · AL

I was on my way to work on I-65 in birmingham, alabama and my sunroof exploded. It sounded like a bomb going off and shattered pieces of glass hit the cars behind me. Nothing hit my car. I wasn't going under an overpass, nor were there trucks around me. The dealership nor hyundai will replace it so I will have to file a claim with my insurance and pay a $500 deductible. Hyundai has recalled other vehicles (veloster) for this exact same reason but will not fix the situation with the sonatas! My car has the panoramic sunroof, just like the velosters. This is an extremely dangerous situation and hyundai needs to address it!! This needs to be investigated because many people are having the same issue.

Filed Mar 12, 2016 · Visibility · 58,000 miles · GA

I was driving down the highway at approximately 60, 65 MPH. Heard a loud noise that startled me, then saw broken glass falling down my windshield. Pulled over, and observed that the sunroof shattered. I called the police. The ga state trooper filed a report (c000392882). He also took two pictures of the sunroof with my phone because each time I shut my car door, the glass continued to shatter and fall more. I took an additional picture at a gas station, where I pulled over to remove some of the shattered glass from the fabric at the top of my car. It began to enter my vehicle after leaving the scene. My insurance company claimed the damage was lower than my $500 deductible, and hyundai wouldn't cover it under my warranty. Hyundai claimed that something must have hit the glass, and that my insurance company is liable, not them.

Filed Jun 23, 2014 · Visibility · 59,000 miles · CA

While visiting my parents, my father pointed out that part of my sunroof was shattered. I did not believe him as I had not been involved in any sort of collision nor had I heard anything hit my car while driving. Upon inspection I was surprised to see that indeed a piece of my sunroof was shattered. There was no point of impact, the glass was intact but completely shattered. I immediately contacted my local hyundai dealership, but since it was a saturday they were unaware if this was something that would be covered by my warranty. I am taking my car in monday morning and hope to hear good news. I am extremely fortunate that this did not occur while my sunroof was open with my children in the passenger seat.

Filed Mar 6, 2014 · Visibility · 26,000 miles · TX

My brother was driving on the expressway at about 60mph. No other cars were on the road. There was a loud bang almost like a gun shot. He pulled over and saw the sunroof completely shattered. There were no rocks or anything found to indicate an object hitting the sunroof had caused the broken glass. The glass shattered out of nowhere.

Filed Aug 14, 2013 · Visibility · 18,300 miles · AR

While driving on the interstate, the sunroof of my 2012 hyundai sonata spontaneously exploded. No vehicles were within 300 feet ahead of me and I was in the far right lane of the six lane divided interstate. Skies were overcast but no hail or lightning. I was not near any overpasses, and I did not witness any flying foreign objects. The service department at the dealership claim to have found an "impact site" on the front edge of the sunroof, but the insurance adjuster reported that it was inconclusive. The explosion left a basketball sized hole in the sunroof glass above the driver side. No injuries were experienced. The sunshade was closed at that time.

Filed Aug 5, 2013 · Visibility · 31,060 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the sunroof exploded, while she drove 45 MPH. The contact and the passenger did not suffer any injuries. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 31,060.

Filed May 17, 2013 · Visibility · 6,100 miles · NY

While driving on the parkway at approximately 60 MPH, the sunroof of my 2012 hyundai sonata shattered. I heard the glass fall onto the thankfully closed sunshade as well as run down the back of my car, scratching the roof and trunk. I pulled over at the next exit and called the police. A state trooper came and stated that he did not feel that there was any evidence of an impact to cause the damage. I feel that this simply was a failure of the sunroof due to a manufacturing defect. I know there is a recall of another hyundai model of the same year. I have also read reports in automobile forums of other sonata experiencing the same issue. Including this one documented by nbc news. Http://www.wkyc.com/news/investigative/article/288566/230/investigator-exploding-sunroof-sounds-like-gun-shot to date, hyundai has refused to cover this, stating that it is not a warrantied part.