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I was traveling down I-684 in New York state when my sunroof exploded all over me. I was traveling at the speed limit, no one was immediately in front of me and nothing was in the road or airborne. It sounded like a gunshot and then the roof was shattering all over me. Updated 10/16/12 updated 10/23/12 updated 10/26/2012
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated while driving 45 mph there was a loud explosion on the roof. The contact realized that the glass in the sunroof was broken when it penetrated the vehicle. The contact sustained injuries to the left foot and right arm. The passenger in the front seat was also injured on the arms and face. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made ware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN information was not available. The failure and current mileage was 8,000. Updated 10/12/12 updated 10/17/2012
The sunroof exploded while I was driving with 2 passengers. We heard the explosion but did not realize it was my car until glass leaked from the cloth panel under the sunroof onto my friend in the passenger seat. We moved the car off of the road and called the police. The police went back to the sight where the explosion happened and did not find any object that would have hit the car. The car is less than 3 months old and has less than 2500 miles on it. The day of the incident was warm but not hot like it has been. Updated 10/23/12 updated 10/26/2012
The car was in the driveway at night when the sunroof imploded and shattered all over the seats. Nothing fell on the car - it just imploded. At this time, a tow truck is coming to take it to the dealership. The car in only three months old. Updated 10/02/12
I was driving, making a left hand turn from a stop light and then heard a very loud bang! the sunroof above me then shattered and fell all over me, the car, and outside. I pulled over to inspect the cause and see the damage. There wasn't a sign of why it happened (rock or anything of the sort), but I had shards of glass in the top of my head, back down the inside of my shirt, and the glass still hanging was flying off. Thankfully I had sunglasses on, or else something would have flown into my eyes. Actually have a scratch from the incident on my new prescription sunglasses now. I researched a possible issue or recall and came across a few postings with the exact same issue! I heard good and bad stories on how it was resolved, but its scary nonetheless. This happened today and am second guessing a sunroof, although I've always wanted one. If this is starting to become a known issue with a new model, I hope its treated with caution and swiftness. Please call or email me if you have any questions. Updated 08/15/12
- Riverview, FL, USA
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I am very traumatized since earlier today approximately 11am the glass sun roof on my 2012 Veloster exploded when I was rinsing the car off. The weather was in the high 70S or 80S but whatever the case its extremely dangerous and unacceptable since I had children that could have had bodily injury since they were playing close by. The explosion spread shattered glass around 6 feet around the car and driveway and it was such an unfortunate situation! I would not want this to happen to any other Veloster owners or future owners since it makes me sick since I live far away and was suppose to be home by now but due to this explosion I had to get it towed to a Hyundai dealership! I sincerely hope that Hyundai will resolve this issue since I was informed that this has happened to other Veloster owners and since the car has only been in the us market for 8+ months its utterly unacceptable that its happened to multiple owners! when arriving to the dealership they told me that it is no big deal and this is really not true! it is a big deal since bodily injury did happen during the explosion since I took off my shirt after a frantic traumatic day to try and sleep and I have a small cut from the shattered glass! this is really making me so upset since its my first time as a Hyundai owner and I regret having purchased this vehicle. I no longer feel safe and anxious to see what Hyundai will do to fix the problem! its so wrong for a car company to not care about the safety of the consumer since the statement from the salesman at the dealership where my car was towed is completely unacceptable and untrue! it is not normal for a car to explode when rinsing it off and there is no warning on the vehicle or manuals that would indicate caution to rinse your car in any climate! reading forums some people just hit a bump in the road and the sunroof shatters! this is a major flaw!
The sunroof shattered violently in an upwards direction, sending some glass down inside the car and the rest all over the exterior. After googling I found out there are many other Veloster owners that have had identical instances where their sunroofs shattered spontaneously.this could have resulted in serious injury. The dealership says they do not know exactly what causes it, but they are working on it with Hyundai. They have another sunroof on order, but am worried I may have this happen again due to their manufacturing defect for this component.
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- Amston, CT, USA