I was driving on the highway on my way to work not following anyone closely. I did not go under any overpasses or trees and I had my sunroof closed with the shade visor open at the time. All of a sudden my sunroof exploded out of nowhere (loud boom) and a large amount of glass fell on me into the vehicle. Luckily, there was no one near me on either side and I kept my composure until I pulled over on the side of the highway to look and clear the glass from my seat and the passenger seat. When I inspected the sunroof glass, it looked like some of the broken pieces are forced in an upwards manner as if due to pressure or temperature fluctuation. I checked over the rest of my vehicle and there are numerous chips and deep scratches from the glass that damaged my roof, sharkfin antenna, and my trunk area which I will need to have repaired to avoid rust. I was completely surprised by this incident and got a few small cuts on my hands from cleaning the glass off so I could drive back home. I have dashcam footage (that can be provided as well) of me driving during this occurrence and I was not able to find anything that would have hit the sunroof to damage it in such a way. There were also no objects that went into my car's cabin following the breakage. I was reading over other similar reported issues and this appears to be a problem that is spread across various makes and models throughout the years. This is definitely a factory defect that needs to be taken care of and covered by manufacturers as it is a safety issue.

- Lynn, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru WRX. While driving 65 mph, the sun roof exploded without warning. There were no injuries sustained. The contact called Subaru of America at (866) 520-7894 (3161 automobile blvd, silver spring, md 20904) and was informed to call a local Subaru dealer for inspection. The local dealer (corpus christi Subaru, 3615 S padre island dr., corpus christi, tx 78415, (361) 826-0630) was contacted, but the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was advised to cover the sun roof with plastic until the vehicle could be repaired. The failure mileage was 34,500. The VIN was not available.

- Corpis Christi, TX, USA