2014 Kia Sportage: sunroof shattered

5 of the 125 complaints about the 2014 Kia Sportage describe sunroof shattered.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 4%
typical mileage: 43,500
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 18 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Sunroof shattered by model year

2026
2
2025
7
2024
14
2023
12
2022
3
2021
2
2020
5
2019
2
2018
3
2017
11
2016
4
2015
1
2014
5
2013
4
2012
1
2011
6

What owners say

Filed Jun 28, 2020 · 67,000 miles · MA

I was driving on then highway and my panoramic sunroof exploded. At first, I heard a loud 'bang' and I was immediately tense...I thought I got rear ended, then maybe my tire blew out?! I proceeded to hear the tinkling and shattering of glass. I pulled over once I realized it was the sunroof. The sunroof was not open, so thankfully the glass did not fall in on me. There was no rock or any object that I could see would have caused this. I was alone. I wasn't hurt. No one stopped. I then drove it straight to the dealership. They put a cover on it and told me to call my insurance. It is currently at a body shop.

Filed Mar 29, 2018 · Visibility · 48,000 miles · PA

Sunroof exploded - I was travelling at approx. 60mph on a divided highway and the sunroof exploded causing small pieces of glass to fall into the vehicle.

Filed Aug 28, 2017 · 23,000 miles · VA

On 8/26/17 my kia was in the driveway parked the temperature outside was 69 degrees so it wasn't a hot day all of a sudden there was a loud boom, sounded like something exploded or a bomb went off there was nothing that hit the sunroof it just exploded for no reason, thank goodness I was not driving, I could have hurt someone on the road from the sound I would have panicked had I have been driving.

Filed Apr 12, 2017 · Visibility · 43,500 miles · CA

While backing my 2014 kia sportage out of my garage, I heard a loud noise. It almost sounded like a tire blowout. Upon inspection, all 4 tires were fine. The entire front separate portion of the panoramic sunroof had exploded / shattered.

Filed Feb 24, 2015 · Visibility · 15,000 miles · MO

My sunroof exploded. I had just entered the highway (there was no overpass near me) merging into traffic. I heard a loud pop like a gun shot and glass rained down on me. I immediately called my dealership and drove it in. There was no determination as to the cause. Dealership had to completely replace the sunroof. Had to claim on my insurance and pay the deductible - roughly total repair cost was 1200.00.