NHTSA Complaint #10608187 — 2012 KIA OPTIMA

I WAS ON I-40 GOING ABOUT 75 MPG. TEMP WAS ABOUT 75 AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CRACKED A LITTLE. THE SHADE WAS NOT DOWN ON THE SUNROOF, BUT THE SUNROOF WAS NOT LIFTED.I WAS ABOUT TO PASS A VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD. I WAS SO THROWN OFF, I ALMOST LET GO OF THE WHEEL. IT ECHOED IN MY HEAD. I PANICKED AND PULLED OVER ON THE INTERSTATE AND FLAGGED DOWN A STATE TROOPER. THE TROOPER CHECKED... MY CAR WAS NOT HOT. NOTHING FLEW IN MY CAR. NOTHING FLEW OUT OF MY CAR. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE BESIDES THE HOLE IN THE SUNROOF. BUT YOU COULD TELL THAT THE EXPLOSION CAME FROM INSIDE THE CAR. THE TROOPER WAS SPEECHLESS. I WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT. WE CONCLUDED THAT IT HAD TO BE SOME KIND OF AIR PRESSURE THAT CAUSED IT. AGAIN, I'M NOT AN EXPERT BUT I DO KNOW THAT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS. I KEEP MY CAR IN GREAT CONDITION. AFTER SEEING THE OTHER REPORTS, I'M GLAD I HEARD ABOUT THIS SITE. PLEASE MANDATE A RECALL OR REBATE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. THE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY HEARING IN MY RIGHT EAR WAS "FUZZY" FOR A FEW HOURS, I HAD A MASSIVE HEADACHE, MY EAR IS SORE, THE WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BODY HURTS. THANK GOD I DIDN'T HAVE ANY CUTS OR BRUISES, BUT IT FELT LIKE IT (WEIRD). I COULD HAVE CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT IF I TOOK BOTH HANDS OFF OF THE WHEEL. AND IT'S SAD THAT KIA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS WITH SO MANY COMPLAINS. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE FOR A MANUFACTURE FLAW. *TR