2015 Subaru Outback: sunroof shattered

Filed Jan 20, 2025 · Body · AK

My sunroof glass just shattered spontaneously while I was driving. Thankfully the door was closed or me and my daughter would have been showered by glass while in the road. Nothing hit the car , I just heard a loud bang over my heard and when I stopped to see what happened my sunroof was in pieces!

Filed Jul 18, 2023 · Visibility · CO

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the sunroof glass exploded. There was no impact to the sunroof that could have caused the sunroof glass to explode. The shards of glass from the sunroof fell onto the contact, his wife, and his son; however, no injuries were sustained, and medical attention was not received. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the sunroof glass. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Mar 9, 2023 · PA

On my drive in to work this morning, the sunroof on my outback shattered with a loud bang. Fortunately the inside sun shade was closed, otherwise I would have been showered with glass while driving 50mph on the expressway. How does this happen? There were no trees overhead, no cars or trucks near me, the temperature was not especially hot or cold. And, I would think the glass would have a film or something that would hold the pieces together in the unlikely event that it would break!

Filed Jan 7, 2023 · Visibility · NC

Around 8 am on 1/4/2022, driving the car on I85 in Durham County, NC, at a normal highway speed, the sunroof glass shattered suddenly and without warning. The sunroof was fully closed at the time, but the inside cover was open. Shards of glass were sprayed within the cabin. This was a dangerous distraction to the driver, and could have been much more serious if he had gotten glass in his eyes from looking up to see what had happened. There was no apparent impact to the sunroof glass from a rock or other object outside the car, and the sunroof was not being opened or closed at the time. We contacted Subaru of America and our local dealer. The car is no longer under warranty, and Subaru refused to cover the cost of repair (though I see online we are not the only ones to have this problem). The local dealer could not perform the repair for another week, so we bought a new sunroof glass and installed it ourselves. There was no apparent damage to the surrounding metal frame or roof. The car and shattered sunroof were not examined by anyone else. I have the damaged sunroof, but was planning to discard it. I am attaching an email we received from Subaru of America, along with photos of the sunroof.

Filed Dec 12, 2022 · Visibility · AZ

My sunroof exploded. Sounded like a gunshot. On the highway, 12/12 1pm. 50+- degrees partly sunny day.

Filed Oct 23, 2022 · Body · CO

While driving on 55mph road, sunroof suddenly shattered for no apparent reason (no sudden impact from rock or other debris), producing a loud bang, startling driver. Driver momentarily swerved due to being startled by noise from next to head before correcting. No other cars were around on the road at the time and driver is sure no rocks or other objects fell onto sunroof (covered by rooftop cargo box, no trees near street to drop debris). Pieces of glass went upwards and ended up on roof of vehicle.

Filed Dec 30, 2018 · Body · 65,000 miles · OR

We were driving our 2015 subaru outback at about 55mph on us20, the temperature was in the mid 30's, in east oregon when our sunroof spontaneously exploded. There were no other vehicles around and there was no impact from foreign objects. There was a loud, distracting, bang followed by a cloud of shattered glass coming from the back of the car. The sunroof cover was closed and the tempered glass fragments collected in the well and rattled around for the remaining 3 1/2 hours of our journey.

Filed Feb 27, 2018 · 25,000 miles · ID · 1 injury

The sunroof on the vehicle exploded randomly. Causing glass to go everywhere all over the car while on the freeway.

Filed Jun 16, 2017 · Visibility · 18,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. The contact stated that while their wife was driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle's glass for the sunroof suddenly shattered. The contact stated they had to order a new sunroof from texas auto tops then set an appointment to have the sunroof replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 18,000.

Filed Apr 10, 2017 · 28,500 miles · WI

While driving on highway with the sunroof closed, the sunroof glass shattered sending most of the glass out of the car, but some landed on the driver, passenger, and center armrest. There were no other vehicles within a mile of it. We were wearing sunglasses which protected our eyes. The cause was and still remains unknown.

Filed Mar 7, 2016 · 16,000 miles · CA

Driving at highway speed and sunroof glass exploded for no known reason. Shattered glass rained down into driver compartment. Sunroof was closed at the time. Had similar issue with front windscreen cracking for no apparent reason. Car was sitting in driveway.

Filed Mar 11, 2015 · Visibility · NC

4 month old 2015 subaru outback: moonroof exploded, from the inside out, while on interstate; weather was clear and about 60degree day around 2:30pm est; nothing hit the car, sunroof exploded,very loudly, up then the shattered glass went everywhere inside the car and over me, as well as over the top of the car, leaving scratches and dents, requiring body shop work to the outside. The cloth cover was open; the driver side window had just been rolled up; had been on the road for about 10mins before it occurred, after having been parked in uncovered parking lot for several hours; was merging onto the interstate; I can supply pictures if needed. Also, this same car has a seal gap issue in the triangular window on the front passenger side window. An initial resealing done weeks after delivery of the car did not stay sealed. Subaru has issued a 'kit' now to fix the seal problem of the triangular window, which I am currently on a wait list for.