Thought something hit me at first but then realized that the glass has simply shattered.
Hyundai glass roof exploding.
Hyundai just settled a lawsuit for earlier models that had a panoramic sunroof that exploded.
If there are impurities in the glass when manufactured it dramatically increases the chance for shattering.
According to the lawsuit hyundai has long known that its sunroofs are prone to shattering.
Hyundai motor america et al was filed against hyundai in 2015.
The moon roof glass in my 2001 pt cruiser broke yesterday.
The lawsuit focused on three key points.
The california case against hyundai scheduled for august in the u s.
District court for the central district of california is believed to be the furthest along of about a dozen developing class.
A exploding sunroof class action lawsuit glenn v.
The lawsuit alleges the automaker has known about exploding panoramic sunroofs for years but concealed the defects from consumers.
Exploding sunroofs are not new to kia and hyundai.
Some have compared the shattering to the sound of a gunshot and say that the broken glass can fall into the vehicle cabin.
A shower of glass fell on me the owner of a 2013 hyundai veloster said in his complaint to nhtsa.
This problem is across all brands though they are too big and under tremendous stress.
December 23 2015 a hyundai exploding sunroof lawsuit has been filed after years of reports of panoramic sunroofs that explode and send shards of glass into the cars.
But barsoum s 2017 hyundai tucson wasn t struck by an object.
Owners were tired of the threat of getting caught in a tempered glass shower.
The sunroofs darkened with a ceramic tint tend to shatter without warning.
Plaintiff billy glenn filed.
The sunroof ruptured without any external force or warning cascading broken glass into the car and streaming it into the path of cars.
Plaintiff billy glenn filed the hyundai exploding sunroof lawsuit.