Sunroof exploded for no reason Comments: My son was driving on freeway in Durham North Carolina last night, our 2015 Subaru Crosstrek XV Touring’s sunroof just exploded for no reason at [XXX] in [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek: sunroof shattered
6 of the 79 complaints about the 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek describe sunroof shattered.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sunroof shattered by model year
- 20156
- 20141
- 20133
What owners say
While driving on the freeway (no overpasses) my sunroof suddenly exploded. when I was able to stop and look at the damage, the remaining part of the sunroof was arched upward. There was no evidence of an object having hit the glass.
Sunroof spontaneously exploded while driving 65mph on highway.
I was driving down the highway, and all of the sudden I heard a loud pop. I pulled to the side of the road and got out to see that me sunroof had exploded.
Sunroof exploded while I was driving 60 MPH on the highway. I heard a loud boom, like a gun firing, and then glass flying everywhere. Glass went in my eyes, on my head, down my jacket, all over in the car, and all over the roof. The sunroof was "bubbled" outwards. This is a new vehicle with less than 450 miles.
I was traveling on the highway at about 70mph the temperature outside was 91 the air in the car was on so inside temperature was about 70 degrees. I heard a loud pop and looked back at my two kids in the back then at my daughter. Glass was everywhere. My sunroof just imploded. No trucks were passing to tho up stones no other cars were close enough to cause this damage. There is a huge hole in the sunroof middle the surrounding areas are shattered and glass is in my seats and council as well as the car floor. I thank god no one was hurt going that fast on the highway! I have contacted my insurance company and they state they have never heard of this and I then google it and see there have been a few others where change in temperature and pressure cause the glass to implode. I will be contacting subaru to file a claim.
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek sunroof shattered
Is sunroof shattered a common problem on the 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek?
6 of 79 owner complaints about the 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek (8%) mention sunroof shattered. The model year with the most reports is 2015.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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