2017 Hyundai Veloster: sunroof shattered

5 of the 50 complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Veloster describe sunroof shattered.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 10%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Sunroof shattered by model year

2020
1
2017
5
2016
5
2015
6
2014
3
2013
36
2012
69

What owners say

Filed Sep 10, 2026 · AZ

The sunroof (glass) exploded while I was driving on the highway. It sounded like my car had been shot by a shotgun blast! I was driving on the highway, was completely startled and was lucky to not swerve into any other vehicles or ditch. I managed to drive to the shoulder because I was on a flat highway. I was driving home through the desert and had I been on highway 93, with it's turns and mountains I could have been killed. I did call Hyndai and they said there was no recall on that part. I did note, however, that in 2012 they recalled that part for exploding. My car insurance totaled the vehicle leaving me no choice but to buy a car.

Filed Apr 23, 2024 · ID

I was driving on the highway; the speed limit is 70mph. I had the sunroof of my 2017 Hyundai Veloster open to the first stage. The glass in the sunroof literally exploded, (it sounded like a gun going off) blasting shattered glass down on me and all of the interior of the car, (scared the [XXX] out of me!) Luckily, I wasn't hurt and managed to pull over without any traffic incident, but this could have easily caused personal injury or a collision on the highway at 70mph. It wasn't struck by anything, and the glass was in perfect condition without visual defects, i.e., chips, scratches etc. It has been turned into my insurance and I am going to request that the new glass gets a coating like the windshield to prevent the glass from coming apart like this in the event that this happens again. I think all sunroof glass should be treated this way from the factory, a broken window or sunroof is enough distraction while driving without being showered in glass. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Jan 8, 2020 · Body · 8 miles · UT

Panoramic sun roof shattered today, 8 jan 2019. My car has 14, 200 miles on it. There was snow on the top of my car (on the sun roof). After my car was warmed up (and stopped at a stop light), I heard a strange crackling type noise. I did not suspect it was glass until I hit a bump in the road and then heard pieces of something falling onto the protective/retractable curtain of my sunroof. I pulled off the road and noticed the entire sunroof was cracked with pieces falling onto the curtain.

Filed Oct 21, 2018 · Body · 7,000 miles · MD

Pulling away from residence and upon trying to open sun roof it shattered. Vehicle belongs to grand daughter and she was driving.

Filed Jul 18, 2018 · Visibility · 2,500 miles · TX

On tuesday, april 10, 2018 just after 7p the sunroof exploded - without warning - while I was driving at 70 MPH on interstate 10 just east of houston. It had not been struck by an object and the highway surface is smooth concrete. Glass showered down on my and flew off the roof of my car - striking my paint and spoiler on the rear of the vehicle. I'm thankful that I did not wreck and kill myself or someone else. When it exploded, there was a loud pop that sounded like a gunshot. My heart skipped a beat as glass showered down on me. For a moment, I thought I had been shot at by a sniper - what else would cause a sunroof to explode with no warning and without the vehicle striking road debris?