2018 Kia Sorento: sunroof shattered

Filed Feb 9, 2024 · Body, Visibility · FL

While driving, heard a LOUD noise like a large rock hit the top of my 2018 kia sorento SXL, which I just purchased four days ago with 44,441 miles on it~ when I stopped to inspect the panorama sunroof, front panel was shattered could see no impact point of a rock or anything hitting it- researching online seems this happens a lot to Kia vehicles with a panorama sunroof. Also Hyundai and BMW ~seems there is a defect in the material with this occurring for no apparent reason in different weather conditions -garage kept or whatever ~ also read where a repair man stated to a customer plan on it happening again in a year~ lot of sorento issues with this problem- I could have wrecked my car- when exploded it was loud and frightening- just occurred yesterday, so have not reported it to manufacturer -insurance company- anyone With all the complaints from 2011-present it should have already been a recall or the problem fixed

Filed Nov 23, 2020 · Visibility · 34,000 miles · MA

Sunroof exploded while traveling down highway at approx. 65 MPH. Did not see anything strike the vehicle prior to the explosion. Vehicle is equipped with a panoramic sunroof. Failure occurred in the front section which opens and closes.

Filed Oct 20, 2020 · 51,000 miles · WA

Sunroof spontaneously shattered when driving on the highway at 63 MPH. There was no road debris that caused this - in looking at the remaining attached glass, it appears to have broken upwards, not as if something broke it from the outside, but from the inside, like it bubbled upwards. It is the front panel of a panoramic sunroof, and the fabric was open and the sunroof was vented open at the time.

Filed Jul 20, 2020 · Visibility · 65,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 kia sorrento. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the sun roof exploded without impact. The contact pulled over and inspected the vehicle. The contact stated that the sun roof exploded upwards and outwards. There was no glass fragments inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to durango kia (1195 carbon jct, durango, co 81301, 833‑963‑0462) where the contact was informed that the replacement part would be ordered and that the regional manager would be informed of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000. *bf

Filed Mar 14, 2018 · Visibility · 5,000 miles · IL

I am requesting that dot the federal safety agency investigate the issue of kia sorento's sunroofs exploding. We were driving our company leased 2018 kia sorento heading westbound on I-90 going approximately 30 MPH to due rush hour traffic during sunny weather, with optimal road conditions, and we were approximately 16 feet from the car in front of us when all of a sudden we heard a bomb blast sound coming from above us. We carefully felt the sunroof shield and determined the sunroof exploded into many pieces. Nothing from the outside or inside fell on the sunroof to cause it to shatter. We have not used the sunroof since november of 2017. We immediately called the kia dealership to notify them of the problem and they asked us to bring the vehicle in right away. If we had the sunroof shield open, we would have suffered numerous injuries. We continued to investigate online and found a numerous cases of kia sorento's sunroofs exploding. Currently, there is a class action lawsuit against kia for a defect in the sunroofs that causes the sunroofs to shatter without warning. This issue is highly dangerous to kia drivers, passengers and other drivers. Please formally investigate.