Kia Sorento Complaints
10,397 consumer complaints on file.
- #11180067February 14, 2019AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - OCS MAT PASSENGER FRONT SEAT- AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT - KIA SAID IT IS NOT A DEFECT HOWEVER I SEE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY WANT TO CHARGE $1950.00 TO FIX IT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11180081February 14, 2019UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'M WORRIED ABOUT THIS MODEL OF CAR BECAUSE ARE BURNING, IN MY CAR I HAD BEING EXPERIENCING SOME SMELL LIKE SOMETHING IS HEATING OR BURNING WHEN I ACCELERATE IN PASSING GEAR MODE THEN I FEEL LIKE A BAD SMELL INSIDE THE CAR THEN IT DISAPPEAR, THE THING IS THAT I'VE BEING SEEING SOME ISSUES ABOUT THIS MODEL THAT THEY START WITH SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION ON THE ROAD. CAN YOU PLEASE VERIFY IF MY CAR DOESN'T HAD AN ELECTRICAL PART REPORT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11180092February 14, 2019UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING IN A NORMAL FREEWAY, BEAUTIFUL DAY, SUDDENLY FOR NOT REASON MY FRON WINDSHIELD GOT A CRACK, OUT OF THE BLUE, VERY SCARY. I DID CALL KIA RIGHT THE WAY, I TOLD THEM I WAS DRIVING FROM LA TO SAN FRANCISCO ON THE FREEWAY 5, ON VACATION FOR 4 DAYS, WHAT HAPPEN, I WAS AFRAID THE CRACK CONTINUE EXPANDING, THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER & THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT - WHEN I CAME BACK AFTER MY VACATION WITH THE KIDS, WE CALLED WENT TO DEALER KIA IN GLENDALE, THEY SAID WAS A ROCK!! WON'T COVER IT, I CALLED MANUFACTURER AGAIN, THEY SAID DON'T WORRY GO AGAIN TO DEALER THEY WILL HELP YOU OUT, NOBODY IS HELPING US, CAR IS NOT SAFE, WE HAD BEEN MISTREATED, VERBALLY ABUSE 7 NOBODY IS DOING ANYTHING TO HELP US OUT. CAR WAS BRAND NEW, LESS THAN 30 DAYS, DEFECTIVE, YOU CAN TRUST THIS CAR, IT IS A RIP OFF!! VERY UPSTED & DEAPOINTED WITH KIA, 1ST AND LAST TIME. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 30 YEARS, NEVER HAD A SITUATION LIKE THIS WITH ANY CAR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11179887February 13, 2019UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THEN HEARD A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION. BY THE TIME I REALIZED WHAT IT WAS I WAS HOME. KIA ISN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED SO ONLY HAVING ONE VEHICLE I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11176439February 12, 2019ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, THIS BANGING NOISE STARTED WHICH FELT LIKE WE HIT SOMETHING OR AN OBJECT THE ROAD (JUST ONE BIG BANG NOISE). THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WE TOOK IT THE AAA AND THEY SERVICED IT AND MADE SOME REPAIRS TO IT AND REPLACED SOME PARTS. THE NOISE WENT AWAY AND NOW (FEB 2019), I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR AND IT CAME BACK AND HAPPENED THREE TIMES ALREADY. UPON RESEARCHING THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, I AM HERE ON THIS SITE TRYING TO FIND ANSWERS FOR THESE ISSUES. NOW, I DO NOT WANT OUR CAR TO CATCH FIRE SINCE I'VE READ A FEW PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THIS HORRIFYING PREDICAMENT. WHAT ARE WE TO DO? WILL KIA TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMETHING WORSE HAPPENED? IT SEEMS TO BE CASE WITH THESE RECALLS, SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAS TO HAPPEN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11176470February 12, 2019STEERING
THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING ON MY CAR, IT HAS A "CATCH" IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHEN YOU GET IT PAST THAT POINT YOU HAVE OVER CORRECTED AND IS DANGEROUS. IT MAKES IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD YOUR LANE STRAIGHT. IVE MENTIONED THIS TO THE CAR DEALER SHIP KIA MANY TIMES AND IM SIMPLY TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR ELECTRIC STEERING THAT I AM NOT USED TO IT. I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL, SEEMS NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, JUST THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH TO CORRECT THIS "CATCH" SENDS YOU ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IN YOUR LANE. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND I FEEL NO ONE IS TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY, SHOULD SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE WE CHECK OUT A POTENTIAL ISSUE? MY CAR HAS 20000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT THE LAST 6 MONTHS, DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11176495February 12, 2019ENGINE
MY CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AFTER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE IN SOLENOID A OF TRANSMISSION. CAR STRUGGLED TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AND WOULD WOULD JERK ME DRIVING. DRIVING YESTERDAY AND PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING TOTAL MOTOR LOSS AND HOLE IN MOTOR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11176630February 12, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE, AIR BAG, AND BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BENSON KIA OF SPARTANBURG (LOCATED AT 1100 N PINE ST, SPARTANBURG, SC 29303, (864) 585-3611), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11175806February 9, 2019UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD AT NIGHT WITH 2 OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND MY SUNROOF JUST SHATTERED. POLICE WERE CALLED AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT A ROCK OR BULLET HIT MY CAR. NO DAMAGE TO MY WINDSHIELD OR FRONT END ON MY CAR. IT WAS LIKE IT JUST EXPLODED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11175885February 9, 2019ENGINE
MY 20 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2012 KIA SORENTO ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE AND LOST ACCELERATION (HE WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT IT FELT LIKE IT WASN'T DOING ANYTHING.) THE KNOCKING NOISE CONTINUED AND GREW LOUDER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A NEARBY GARAGE, AND THE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT IT SAID THE CRANK BEARING WAS BAD AND THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. HE SAID REPLACING IT WOULD $5,000 OR MORE. HE SAID REPAIRING LIKELY WOULDN'T BE AN OPTION BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN OTHER KIAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE ENGINES WERE FULL OF METAL PIECES. AFTER RESEARCHING, I LEARNED OF THE RECALL FOR 2012 KIA SORENTOS FOR THIS VERY REASON, BUT MY SON'S VIN ISN'T LISTED, AND IT OBVIOUSLY SHOULD BE. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. IT WAS MY HUSBAND'S VEHICLE BEFORE, SO WE KNOW IT HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE THE BEGINNING. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS STAYED IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, IT IS NOW IN MY SON'S NAME SO THE WARRANTY DOESN'T APPLY. PLEASE ADD THIS VEHICLE TO THE RECALL! I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM THE MECHANIC, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL THERE AND I CAN GET THAT IF NEEDED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11175775February 8, 2019ENGINE
CAR BURST INTO FLAMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11175791February 8, 2019UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OUR CAR HAS A THIRD ROW WITH TWO SEATS IN THE BACK AND WE PUT 2 PEOPLE ON EACH ROW. WE HAD A STEEL TRAILER HITCH CARGO CARRIER HANGING ON THE BACK OF THE CAR. WE HAVE USED THIS DEVICE MANY TIMES WITH OUR OTHER 2007 KIA SORENTO WITH NO PROBLEMS OF ANY KIND. WE HAD FOUR LARGE TUBS WITH LIDS AND EACH OF THE 4 KIDS WOULD GET A TUB TO HOLD THEIR SUITCASES. THESE TUBS WERE CONNECTED TO THE CARGO CARRIER WITH BUNGIE CORDS. WE HAD PLANNED TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN LAS VEGAS AND AFTER A 5-HOUR DRIVE, WE ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL & WE NOTICED THAT THE TUB ON THE BOTTOM STARBOARD SIDE HAD BEEN BURNED SIGNIFICANTLY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE LEARNED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS PART OF THE BUMPER SYSTEM AND THAT IT HAD HEATED THE ONE TUB AND THE CARGO CARRIER TO SUCH HIGH TEMPERATURES AS TO CAUSE A FIRE INSIDE THE TUB. IT HAD MELTED THE TUB TO THE CARGO CARRIER AND BURNED A BIG HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE TUB. THE SUITCASE INSIDE THE TUB HAD A HUGE BLACK HOLE IN THE SIDE AND ALL OF ITS CONTENTS WERE BURNED OR SCORCHED. SINCE THE FIRE WAS NO LONGER BURNING, WE DECIDED TO NOT CALL THE LAS VEGAS FIRE DEPARTMENT AS THE THREAT WAS OVER. THE NEXT DAY, BEFORE WE LEFT LAS VEGAS, WE WENT TO HOME DEPOT AND FOUND SOME MATERIALS AND CRAFTED AN ALUMINUM SHIELD TO BLOCK THE EXHAUST FROM HITTING THE CARGO CARRIER. THEN WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OUR DESTINATION IN SEAL BEACH CA. WHEN WE TOOK THE CARGO CARRIER OFF THE CAR, WE SAW THAT SEVERAL OF THE BUNGIE CORDS HAD BEEN MELTED RIGHT TO THE CARGO CARRIER. THROUGH OUR ASSESSMENT, WE DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGES DONE TO THE CARGO CARRIER, THE BUNGIE CORDS, THE TUB, THE SUITCASE AND ALL OF ITS (MOSTLY BRAND NEW) CONTENTS TO BE ABOUT $1547.15. THIS DID NOT COUNT THE COST TO BUILD A DEFLECTOR SO WE COULD CONTINUE OUR TRIP. IT IN NO WAY COUNTS THE DISCOMFORT AND TRAUMA MY FAMILY SUFFERED FROM THIS EVENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11175131February 8, 2019ENGINE
ALL THIS HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS DAY, 2018. MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE TO VISIT FAMILY FOR THE HOLIDAY, WHEN THE ENGINE OUT OF NO WHERE MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE AND THEN STARTED KNOCKING. IT WAS LIKE I IMMEDIATELY LOST A LOT OF POWER OF THE ENGINE AND IT WAS HARD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD. IT DIED AND WHEN RESTARTED IT WAS KNOCKING AND BARELY WANTED TO GO. WE DROVE IT 4 MILES TO THE EXIT AND PARKED IT AT A BK FOR THE NIGHT. WE GOT IT TOWED BACK TO OUR HOUSE 40 MILES AWAY. INITIALLY HAD THOUGHT THE TIMING CHAIN BUT LATER FOUND OUT IT THAT THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT HAD METAL FLAKES AND SHAVINGS ALONG WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE CAMSHAFT. WE WERE TOLD BY KIA THAT OURS WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS ONLY FOR ORIGINAL OWNERS. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2012. THE VEHICLE IS JUST OVER 100K MILES.I STILL OWE ABOUT $8000 LEFT ON THE CAR. ENGINE REPLACEMENT QUOTES ABOUT $3000 BUT I FEAR PUTTING IN A NEW MOTOR THE SAME PROBLEM COULD EVENTUALLY HAPPEN AGAIN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11174900February 7, 2019SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 98K+ MILES ON IT FROM STEVENS CREEK SUBARU. THEY DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY RECALLS NOR ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS WEEK, I BEGAN HEARING A CLICKING NOISE IN THE GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE EVERY TIME I BRAKED. ITS SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING HITTING PIECE OF PLASTIC. IT HASN'T CHANGED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR THAT I CAN EASILY TELL. HOWEVER, THIS EVENING, MY MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON AND IS NOT TURNING OFF. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE CAR WAS SERVICED BEFORE I DROVE OFF THE LOT, BUT GIVEN IT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE WASHER FLUID, I'M NOT CONVINCED IT WAS SERVICED PROPERLY. I'M ALSO NOTICING THAT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T SHIFT EASILY WHEN I AM NEEDING TO PICK-UP SPEED WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THE SHIFT TRANSITION ISN'T SMOOTH. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE HEAT FEATURE ON THE DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT WORK - IT WORKED A WEEK PRIOR WHEN I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11174969February 7, 2019FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY KIA LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON MARCH 17, 2017 ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER KIA REPLACED THE MOTOR I REALIZED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER MY CAR WON'T START AT ALL. I'VE HAD SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS DONE BUT NOTHING SHOWS UP. I'VE EVEN HAD THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COME TO MY LOCATION WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, BECAUSE I WAS ONCE AGAIN STRANDED AND HAD JUST PAID TO HAVE THE MACHINE PUT ON MY VEHICLE THE DAY BEFORE. AGAIN NOTHING SHOWED UP. IT ONLY HAPPENS DURING COLD HARD FREEZE WEATHER. I'VE FILED A REPORT WITH KIA AND TO THIS DAY NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME. NEXT ISSUE IS A CLICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND OF COURSE IT'S NOT COVERED. LASTLY, I JUST RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS AFTER FILLING THE CAR WITH CAR AND DRIVING MINUTES LATER THERE'S A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CAR. KIA HAS THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WONT GIVE YOU A RENTAL CAR NOR DO THEY RETURN OR FOLLOW UP ON COMPLAINTS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11175087February 7, 2019AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED A SIDE IMPACT BY A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES AS WELL AS INTERNAL BLEEDING FROM THE SEAT BELT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGERS ALSO SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 3
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11174832February 6, 2019ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I AM A LITTLE PERPLEXED WITH YOUR JUDGEMENT CALL KIA...I OWN A 2014 KIA SORENTO THAT'S AS APART OF YOUR ENGINE RECALL...THE CAR 'PASSED' THE TESTS RAN ON IT TO DETERMINE IF A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED, ONLY TO HAVE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CEASE GOING 50MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN VIRGINIA...I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY ABOUT AN OPEN RECALL ON A FUEL PUMP ISSUE POTENTIALLY CAUSING FIRE...WHILE I WAS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION DUE TO THE NATIONAL NEWS THE ISSUE HAS RECEIVED I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE SUPPOSED RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE...I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION TO DETERMINE 'IF THEY' THOUGHT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...SO, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT YOU WANT ME TO YET AGAIN TRUST PEOPLE THAT TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY FINE WHEN IT WASN'T TO NOW TELL ME I DON'T NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP BUT POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE ??? SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS SITUATION ! THE FACT THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO PUT PEOPLES SAFETY AT JEOPARDY IS DISHEARTENING...I HAVE ZERO TRUST THAT IF I AM TOLD THE FUEL PUMP DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED THAT I AM SAFE...YOU NEED A BETTER RESOLUTION AND YOU NEED ONE FAST....
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11174843February 6, 2019AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY. HAS NOT SHUT OFF.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11174883February 6, 2019STEERING
WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING LOCKS AND YOU CAN'T MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO STAY IN YOUR LANE OF TRAVEL WITHOUT HAVING TO APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE TO BREAK IT FREE. THIS CAUSES YOU TO OVER CORRECT. BROUGHT IT IN TO KIA IN JANUARY AFTER A COMPLETELY MISERABLE 4 HOUR TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. DROVE AN HOUR HOME AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. FEW DAYS LATER IT BEGAN AGAIN AND IS GETTING WORSE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11174480February 5, 2019UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING MYSELF AND MY BROTHER SOUTHBOUND ON THE 101 FREEWAY NEAR TEMPE, AZ ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20AM WHEN WE SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION OVER OUR HEADS AND SAW GLASS RAINING DOWN THROUGH THE OVERHEAD VISOR AND OFF THE BACK OF THE CAR. STUNNED AND SHOCKED, I CAREFULLY MADE MY WAY ACROSS THREE LANES OF BUSY MORNING TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND INSPECT THE DAMAGE. THE ENTIRE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED, LEAVING JAGGED GLASS PARTICLES OVER THE TOP AND INSIDE THE SUNROOF MECHANISM, AS WELL AS INSIDE MY CAR. I'M GRATEFUL MY TWO CHILDREN WEREN'T SITTING IN BACK OR THEY MAY HAVE BEEN CUT BY THE SPRAYING GLASS! WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT AVERAGE HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DURING A COOL, CLOUDY DAY. IT WAS ABOUT 55 DEGREES AND THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY OR DEBRIS ON THE ROAD THAT MORNING. I NEVER NOTED PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND WAS TRAVELING WITH THE SUNROOF COMPLETELY SHUT THAT MORNING. THIS WAS AN ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE THAT VERY WELL COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I'M FURIOUS TO FIND SO MANY REPORTS OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRING! RECALLS MUST BE MADE AND A BETTER SOLUTION NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0