2011 Kia Sorento: sunroof shattered

Filed Oct 22, 2019 · 131,080 miles · WA

As I was driving home at 35 MPH across a busy bridge in the city what sounded like a bomb went off and then shards of glass pouring into the car and all over me. My sun roof had exploded and for no apparent reason. No known cracks or chips were ever previously noticed.

Filed Sep 24, 2018 · 156,000 miles · MO

I was driving on the highway going straight without any obstructions (bridge, etc.) in sight. Without warning the front sunroof of my car exploded, shattering the glass. No debris hit the car to cause the damage. There was no change in temperature throughout the day to cause temperature stress on the glass. It exploded without cause. Had the cloth cover not been covering it at that moment, the glass would have fallen directly on top of me.

Filed Jun 11, 2018 · 59,530 miles · WA

Rear sunroof suddenly exploded while driving on i5 near everett, wa. Did not see any trucks or obvious source of flying debris. Upon examination later glass was bulged outward. With a 6 inch hole missing. The interior sun shield kept glass from entering the car over our granddaughter.

Filed May 6, 2018 · 135,000 miles · PA

The panoramic sunroof apparently exploded when the car was parked. The was a circle about 3' around the car with small pieces of glass, glass over the entire vehicle, metal pieces from he sunroof were on the hood and windshield, the headliner was ripped from the ceiling with a large hole ripped out of the middle and pieces of glass were piled throughout the interior. The car had been parked one day. No one witnessed the explosion.

Filed Jul 14, 2017 · 100,000 miles · NC

My sunroof exploded. It sounded like a shotgun and then raining glass. I was driving with a speed around 35-40 MPH when this occurred. It was very traumatic.

Filed Jan 28, 2017 · 101,000 miles · AL

While I was driving at approximately 65 MPH, the panoramic sunroof spontaneously detached, flew off, and shattered leaving a gaping hole in the roof. If someone had been driving behind me, they could have been seriously injured or killed. The body shop that replace the sunroof explained that a manufacturing defect caused the failure. I reported this problem to kia, but kia was uninterested. I'm reporting this because I fear that someone could be harmed or killed if their are other sorentos with the same manufacturing defect.

Filed Sep 13, 2016 · 74,000 miles · MN

The sunroof of the vehicle exploded while I was driving it on the interstate

Filed Sep 1, 2016 · 61,000 miles · CA

My sunroof exploded as I was traveling north on the 605 fry around 6:00 am on 8/31/16. I was no passing under any overhead bridges nor did I experience any debris hitting the car.

Filed Apr 8, 2016 · Visibility · 99,000 miles · UT

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. While driving 80 MPH and without warning, the contact heard a loud noise and thought the tire blew out. Upon further investigation, the contact noticed that the sun roof had exploded. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the sun roof needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,000.

Filed Apr 16, 2015 · Visibility · 140,000 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the sun roof fractured and shattered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000. Updated 7/9/15*cn updated 9/18/15

Filed Apr 13, 2015 · Visibility · 44,000 miles · TX

The top back glass roof spontaneously exploded while driving. There was no road debris, or any other material near the car, in fact the glass failed upwards! Glass pieces and small fragments fell on top of the roof screen.

Filed Feb 19, 2015 · Visibility · 64,000 miles · MA

As I was exiting a highway the sunroof literally exploded/shattered above my head sending millions of glass fragments and numerous larger shards raining down on my head and throughout the vehicle. It was not caused by flying debris nor striking a pothole. There were no other vehicles present in front or behind me and it was a very smooth stretch of roadway. Had I not been wearing a peaked cap and leaning to my left at the time I believe I would have suffered facial injuries from the falling glass. The glass appears to have exploded outwards which, I believe, completely rules out the possibility of debris being the cause.