2011 Scion TC: sunroof shattered

Filed Oct 18, 2020 · Visibility · 2 miles · NC

Bought this car for my 16 yo. He was driving home last evening with his 9yo brother in the car and they heard a loud pop. He pulled over to investigate the noise and discovered that his sunroof glass had shattered. Thankfully the inner shade was closed. No sign of impact from any type of object and no known prior damage to the sunroof. Just spontaneously shattered while driving down a straight road. Thank goodness my kids were not injured or covered in glass shards from this and it did not cause an accident as the car was in motion at the time.

Filed May 4, 2016 · Body · FL

Every now and then I hear this rattling loud noise on my sunroof at slow speed. I noticed that it has something to do with the weather when it's hot above 80 degrees fahrenheit. I live in florida and it is hot and humid here. The rattling noise disappears after a minute. It's very strange. After reading all the complaints about sunroof shattered,exploded from other owners, I would like to have this particular model recall before anybody will have a serious injury.

Filed Jan 29, 2016 · Visibility · 52,000 miles · LA

Sunroof spontaneously shattered. I was driving down the road around 40mph and suddenly heard a very loud noise. Shortly after this, I heard my sunroof cracking above me. When I pulled over to look, I saw that my sunroof had shattered along the left, right and back of the sunroof. Took it to the dealership and they estimate it to be around $1200-$1300 to fix. $800 for the glass by itself. There were no other cars around me when it happened and nothing above me that could have fallen and done this. If you have had this same issue, please contact scion to let them know so we can get a recall started. 1‑866‑707‑2466.

Filed Dec 30, 2015 · Visibility · 88,000 miles · TX

**sunroof shattered** around 7:00 am on a monday (12/28) I go outside to warm up my car an notice that the sunroof is shattered! It is shattered in a way that appears it was from the inside going outward. The outside edges of the glass near the weather stripping is pulled away in an akward manner. None of my belongings were taken and no noticeable cause as to why it shattered. Again, simply parked in my driveway in roanoke,tx. Through my own investigating, I have found that this is a common occurrence in all year models of scion tcs. I just hope that toyota takes this into consideration moving forward. Lets see what the insurance and dealership have to say.

Filed Jun 29, 2015 · 30,000 miles · FL

My daughter was travelling at about 50 MPH when the sunroof exploded. Thankfully she did not lose control of the automobile. I called scion and they said there were no other reports of this happening. I had to go through my insurance carrier and at this time I am waiting for the part to have this roof put back on the car.

Filed Jan 27, 2015 · Body, Visibility · 64,482 miles · VA

I was driving about 50 MPH and I heard a very loud popping sound like a gunshot. I pulled over and saw that my sunroof glass had shattered (spontaneously).

Filed Jul 2, 2014 · Visibility · 88,888 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 scion tc. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the sunroof exploded. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 88,888.

Filed Dec 15, 2011 · Visibility · 6,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota scion tc. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, he heard an explosion and noticed that the sunroof shattered. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was repaired under warranty. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,000.