NHTSA Complaint #10691589 — 2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA

SUNROOF EXPLODED! I WAS DRIVING MY NEW, 3 WEEK OLD, 2015 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65 MPH, WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AND MY RETRACTABLE PANEL OF THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED, WITHOUT CAUSE, AND BLEW OUTWARD. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN THE CAR AS THE PASSENGER SEAT AND REAR SEATS WERE COVERED WITH SHARDS OF GLASS. THE REMAINING GLASS IN THE FRAME WAS ALL BENT OUTWARD WHICH MADE IT APPEAR THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL EXPLOSION TO PUSH MOST OF THE GLASS UP AND OUT OF THE CAR. WHY THE MFG DOESN'T USE SAFETY GLASS, LIKE THE WINDSHIELD, INSTEAD OF TEMPERED GLASS WHICH BREAKS INTO A THOUSAND PIECES IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HIT THE SUNROOF GLASS, IT JUST EXPLODED ON ITS OWN. *TR