The contact owns a 2021 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a loud explosion before shards of glass fell from the moon roof onto the rear center seat. There was no impact to the moonroof to have caused the moon roof glass to explode. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2021 Volkswagen Atlas: sunroof shattered
5 of the 483 complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas describe sunroof shattered.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 24 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sunroof shattered by model year
- 20251
- 20241
- 20231
- 20223
- 20215
- 20198
- 20182
What owners say
Driving and sun roof shattered while it was in closed position. nothing struck it. no temperature extremes.
Sunroof exploded while driving on the freeway with no other cars around
I was driving my car and the moonroof exploded and shattered. Nothing his my car there were no cars in front of me, side of me, or behind me. There is no debris or any type of object. It is all over the internet about sunroofs and moonroofs exploding. The incident happened 09/16/2022.
The sunroof exploded while driving with no external object impacts. The retracted roof exploded sounded like a gunshot. I was driving about 75mph on Hwy 70 from Colorado to Utah. There were no vehicles around us.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Water migration under the RAPGARD® protection when vehicle arrives at dealership.
- Lack of paint under roof
- Wind & Water Leak Checking
- Strut or Shock leak assessment.
- Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields
- Pop noise heard from the roof rail area while driving.
- Update to required vehicle wash shampoo.
- Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Any thermostat related concerns (faults,...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas sunroof shattered
Is sunroof shattered a common problem on the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas?
5 of 483 owner complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas (1%) mention sunroof shattered. The model year with the most reports is 2019.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas?
There are 0 recalls and 24 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas
Stalling 44Headlights 42Check engine light 39Grinding brakes 22Start-stop 18Adaptive cruise 17Airbag light 15Door locks 10Fuel pump 9Lane assist 8Warning lights 8Won't start 8Jerking 7No deployment 6Battery drain 5Collision warning 5Engine failure 5Fuel leak 5Overheating 5
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