2010 Mazda MAZDA3: sunroof shattered

Filed Jul 8, 2019 · Visibility · 120,000 miles · SC

Vehicle was parked in a secured company parking lot. When I left work, the sunroof glass was smashed. There was nothing on the roof of the car. I thought a huge tree limb may have fell on the car and someone moved it but there was nothing nearby to explain what happened. I had the sunroof repaired and forgot about it until I just saw information about this happening on other cars. Reporting to you for statistical purposes. Sunroof glass shattered, vehicle was stationary (parked), the high temp that day was 90 and the low was 72, nothing was on top of the car (rock,tree,etc), no known reason for why the glass broke.

Filed May 17, 2019 · 151,000 miles · OH

We were driving down I-70 in indiana in the evening when suddenly our sunroof exploded. We never saw a rock hit it or anything like that; there was just a loud noise, tinkling glass and it was mostly gone. Luckily we had the sun visor pulled over it, so no glass got in the car, but it's still a pretty major issue to have a hole in the roof of your car, both from a water damage and security standpoint. The temperature was in 70's, so extreme weather didn't play a role.

Filed Oct 29, 2018 · 132 miles · TX

Sitting at a light and my sunroof shattered.

Filed Apr 25, 2018 · Body · 99,900 miles · CA

While driving home from work today, a loud noise sounding like a gunshot came from inside of my car and caught me of guarding causing me to swerve to the side of the road. As I regain control of the car, I saw pieces of unknown debris slide down the back of my rear window. Luckily there was no other cars around me. I continued home since it was about another 2 mile down the road. After arriving home I inspected the car and noticed that the sunroof had exploded outward and had shattered everywhere. The pieces of debris I saw was in fact pieces of shattered glass. At first I though that something went through the glass but I could not find any evidence of an object such as a rock that penetrated the glass. Also the glass was shattered outwards indicating that it exploded from the inside out. This happen on a clear sunny day with temps around 84 degree. I was driving about 35 to 40 MPH along a straight stretch of rural road. At the time of the incident there were no cars within 200+ yards of mine.

Filed Feb 7, 2018 · 134,000 miles · GA · 1 injury

Exploding sunroof. The glass in my sunroof spontaneously exploded while traveling on the highway. A loud bang, followed by glass showering occupants, resulting in minor injuries. Upon review, the glass appeared to blown up and outward from the vehicle.

Filed Apr 4, 2017 · 87,000 miles · OH

I was driving on an interstate at 11:30 am, approximately 65 MPH, 59f on 3/29/17. I heard a loud noise (like a gunshot), and saw that my sunroof had shattered, and glass was on the interior of my car, as the visor was open (sunroof was closed). I was able to pull over and assess the damage, noting no physical harm to myself, and only minor damage (paint chips) to my car. I was not driving under an underpass, and while there was other traffic on the interstate, it was ordinary traffic, and there was no construction in the area.

Filed Jul 10, 2014 · Visibility · 67,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mazda3. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the sun roof suddenly shattered. The contacted indicated that the sun roof was in the closed position during the incident. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified. No assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 67,000...updated 08-26-14 *bf the consumer stated after researching the matter it found that sunroof explosions are a documented occurrence due to low tempered glass, primarily from mexico. Updated 09/2/2014 *js updated 8/20/14

Filed Jun 27, 2014 · Visibility · 80,000 miles · NM

While driving on a highway at approximately 65-70 MPH, I heard like a gunshot and at first thought there was a terrible accident behind me. However, I immediately realized that there was a gaping hole in my sunroof. At the time, the temperature was approximately 92 degrees and the sunroof was closed. The inside cover, however, was open, so there was glass everywhere inside my car. I was traveling uphill at the time and there was no indication of any debris or rocks. My front windshield and the body of my car was fine. It was just the sunroof that seemed to explode on its own. Mazda would not take responsibility for this incident. An insurance claim has been filed.

Filed Jul 19, 2012 · Body, Visibility · 19,000 miles · NM

Hi, this morning I was driving on my way to work when all of a sudden my entire sunroof exploded and shattered. There was nothing that hit my car, nor nothing that hit my sunroof. I was traveling at 65mph on I-25 in albuquerque, nm. Neither the sunroof nor the car have been changed in anyway from their stock form. The explosion of the sunroof was very scary and almost cause me to crash.