Reports of car sunroofs exploding have been popping up with greater frequency and.
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The owner alleged that the sunroof on his 2015 mercedes benz ml350 suddenly exploded while his sister was driving it earlier this year.
These vehicles may have been manufactured with tempered sunroof glass that are susceptible to sudden and unprompted shattering.
Allegedly exploding sunroofs have been seen in all kinds of vehicles volvos fords lincolns and nissans among others.
The class action lawsuit over mercedes benz s exploding sunroofs according to car complaints mercedes benz was recently sued as part of a class action lawsuit by a mercedes benz owner whose sunroof exploded.
An exploding sunroof might sound like a freak occurrence but a consumer reports investigation has found that it s not.
Sunroofs on dozens of newer car models from around the world are shattering spontaneously leaving owners perplexed and seeking answers.
The vehicle model in the spotlight was the 2012 hyundai veloster hatchback.
All four of these manufacturers were named defendants in cases that allege these panoramic sunroofs exploded spontaneously.
In recent years in the edge model alone the ford motor company has independently reported at least 88 instances of sunroof explosions.
By most accounts october 2012 was when the problem of exploding panoramic sunroofs fell into the lap of the nhtsa under safety issue id pe12027.
This sort of incident is inherently dangerous and deserves to be investigated said consumer.
But while even experts don t know entirely why this is.
If this occurs the shattered glass from the sunroof can fall into the passenger compartment potentially causing a serious safety risk to the occupants and other individuals on the road.
And as of late the reason for concern about the structural integrity of sunroofs has only been exacerbated.
Car owners who complain to their dealership about their shattered sunroof are almost always told that it was a flying stone that broke the glass and are advised to make an insurance claim.