2017 Toyota Highlander: sunroof shattered

Filed Aug 16, 2026 · VT

I was driving down the road about 50 miles an hour just south of otter Valley Union, high school and Brandon Vermont when I heard an extremely loud poof/thud sound. It also caused my ears to pop. I pulled over and realized it was the front sunroof that had basically shattered. Now there is a big hole and it’s just getting bigger. I was in a clear area with no overhanging trees. There were no vehicles in front of me or passing me in the opposite direction. I was alone on the road at around 8:30 in the morning.

Filed Mar 4, 2026 · MO

My husband and I were driving down the highway when the front part of our sun roof shattered.

Filed Mar 5, 2021 · Body · 35,000 miles · UT

While driving down the road going about 60 MPH, my sunroof exploded. No cars in front of me. Nothing hit me. Just a load explosion. I pulled over and saw that my sunroof exploded. It was bulging upward, with a big hole in it.

Filed Dec 25, 2019 · Visibility · 24,000 miles · FL

I was driving home from work and hear a loud exploding sound from my vehicle. I thought something extremely heavy was thrown or fell on my car. When I arrived home, I found a gaping hole on my sunroof. The glass was shattered but the object that "hit" it was nowhere to be found. After closely examining it, it doesn't make sense that an object hit it based off the angle the sunroof metal. The metal looks like the explosion came from inward not outward.

Filed Aug 23, 2019 · 38,000 miles · IA

The sunroof in our 2017 toyota highlander hybrid just exploded. It was 80 degrees outside. We were driving on a paved, 2 lane highway. No one else was on the road. There was a loud explosive sound. My husband thought we had been shot; I thought the back of the car had fallen off. We pulled over and inspected the car. There was a large hole (about 10 inches across) in the sunroof. Shattered glass filled the interior sunroof cover. The glass was pushed up, not down like you would expect if something hit the glass.

Filed Jan 2, 2019 · Visibility · 24,800 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 toyota highlander. While driving approximately 35 MPH at night, a cracking noise was heard on the roof followed by a loud explosion. The contact stated that the sun roof was shattered, but did not collapse until the following day. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to toyota of pharr (956‑815‑2285, located at 1625 w expy 83, pharr, tx 78577) where the dealer insisted that the failure was caused by a falling object. The contact was provided an estimate for insurance purposes. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 24,800. The VIN was not provided.

Filed May 11, 2018 · 34,000 miles · AZ

As I was driving on the freeway I heard a loud bang there were no vehicles around me at the time and nothing had hit my vehicle, I then heard falling glass pieces and wind and realized my sunroof had been shattered. Upon inspection it was evident that the sunroof had exploded as it was pushed outward and cracked from one side to the other in multiple areas.

Filed Dec 25, 2017 · 12,000 miles · WA

While driving 60 MPH on an interstate, my sunroof just exploded for no reason.

Filed Nov 10, 2017 · 15,000 miles · IL

I was traveling east at 65 miles per hour on interstate i64 in illinois when a very loud bomb, like a shot gun sound occurred in my car. We were then covered with the shattered glass from the sunroof shattering and glass was blown inside the vehicle and out. We were not hit with any object, it exploded from the inside out. The glass was actually pushed up to the sky. The explosion left a 14 inch hole in my sunroof.

Filed Jul 12, 2017 · Visibility · 5,889 miles · AL

Interstate drive- 70mph. No traffic within at least 0.5 mile ahead. Multiple vehicles behind. No overpasses or overhanging signs or structures. Sudden, extremely loud noise followed by wind noise. Exited first opportunity. Panoramic sunroof shattered with large section missing above passenger seat. Minimal glass above sunroof screen. No foreign objects under glass atop the screen. At the time of explosion cars behind suddenly slowed and swerved, presumably from flying glass.