2010 Toyota Prius: sunroof shattered

Filed Jun 20, 2021 · OR

While driving on an uncrowded 2 lane rural highway at approx. 4pm on June 20th, 2021, I heard what sounded like a gunshot in my ear. I quickly looked around at my interior & saw no broken windows. I had no driving issues, but pulled over safely to inspect the exterior of my vehicle. As soon as I opened my driver's door & exited, I turned to close the door & saw that my sunroof had basically exploded. It was jagged & missing pieces around 3 of 4 edges. I was an hour from home & wanted to make sure I arrived safely. En route I heard chunks falling off & by the time I got home the middle portion had rippled & gaping holes were visible.

Filed Mar 29, 2019 · 140,000 miles · NH

Sunroof exploded driving at highway speed on a clear night

Filed Apr 16, 2018 · Visibility · 63,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While driving at an unknown speed, an abnormally loud noise was heard and then the sun roof shattered. The glass exploded and imploded when the failure occurred. There were no injuries. The dealer (arlington toyota, 10939 atlantic blvd, jacksonville, fl 32225, (904) 302-9611) was notified and a diagnostic appointment was scheduled. The insurance company was also notified to inspect the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. *tt contact states vehicle was traveling at 78mph and failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

Filed Oct 9, 2016 · 99,700 miles · NY

On feb 19, 2016 I was driving my 2010 prius. The sunroof exploded, without being hit by anything. It exploded upward. I called toyota, but they said it was not their fault. I had to replace the glass. I have photographs.

Filed Sep 15, 2016 · 150,000 miles · WA

In feb 2015 after owning the car for a few months, the sunroof exploded on the freeway at a speed of 60 MPH. The break was directed up to the outside (not down as if something struck the window). The side windows were cracked so it was not an issue of the heat/cold change or too much cabin pressure. Now aug 2016, the exact same thing happened again. This time toyota is refusing to acknowledge there is an issue with the sunroof. In both instances, the sound was loud like a shotgun and extremely startling. Glass could have rained down on me or I could have been startled causing an accident. I do not understand how the sunroof can break twice in the same manner within 1 1/2 yrs owning the car. This seems like a dangerous issue and am concerned that it will happen again. I have pictures but am unable to load them. I also have a video camera in my car to show that there were no other cars near me at the time this happened.

Filed Nov 2, 2010 · Visibility · 1,433 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact was driving approximately 65 MPH when she heard a loud bang. Upon examination, she noticed that the sunroof had shattered. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that an object would have had to hit the vehicle to cause the sunroof to shatter. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 1,433.