NHTSA Complaint #10946955 — 2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AT JUST A LITTLE PAST DUSK WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE I HEARD A VERY LOUD POP. AT FIRST I ASSUMED THAT MY WINDSHIELD HAD BEEN HIT BY A LARGE ROCK OR SOMETHING THAT HAD BEEN KICKED UP OFF THE ROAD AND I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN LOOKING FOR ANY SIGN OF DAMAGE. I SAW NOTHING AND CONTINUED DRIVING. A MINUTE LATER I HEAR A WHISTLING NOISE. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IT'S COMING FROM, I EVENTUALLY PARTIALLY SLIDE OPEN THE ROOF PANEL AND DISCOVER THAT THERE IS A GAPING HOLE IN THE SUNROOF. THE MORE I DRIVE, AND THE MORE BUMPS I HIT, MORE AND MORE GLASS KEEPS FALLING. FORTUNATELY, MY SLIDING ROOF PANEL WAS CLOSED, SO IT PREVENTED ANY OF THE GLASS FROM FALLING ON ME. IT COULD BE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE FOR GLASS TO RANDOMLY SHATTER A DRIVER WHO IS ON THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, IT HAD JUST STOPPED RAINING 30 MINUTES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM, AND THEY'RE GOING TO FIX IT IN A FEW DAYS, BUT IT'S GOING TO COST MORE THAN MY $500 DEDUCTIBLE. ONE ESTIMATE I RECEIVED WAS FOR $600. I'VE KNOWN VERY MANY PEOPLE WHO DRIVE CARS WITH SUNROOFS AND HAVE OWNED PRIOR, AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING ON OTHERS. HERE'S HOPING IT DOESN'T RAIN BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN IT'S FIXED. *TR