NHTSA Complaint #11047083 — 2011 ACURA MDX

I WAS TRAVELING ALONG AN INTERSTATE AND HEARD A DEAFENING SOUND. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, LEFT THE INTERSTATE AND WAS HEADING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHEN I FINALLY REGAINED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I MADE IT BACK TO THE INTERSTATE AND PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. I HEARD THE SOUND AS IF SOMETHING THAT WAS PERTAINING TO MY ROOF. WHEN I PULLED BACK THE INSIDE SUNROOF COVER GLASS STARTED COMING INTO MY CAR. I LOOKED AND MY SUNROOF HAD A LARGE HOLE IN IT AND FROM THE LOOK OF THE GLASS PUSHING OUTWARD IT EXPLODED. THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND ME AT THE TIME AND I WAS NOT UNDER AN OVERPASS OR UNDER ANY TREES WHICH ELIMINATED ANYTHING FALLING ON THE SUNROOF. THE QUESTION STILL REMAINED WHY DID THE GLASS APPEAR AS EXPLODE INSTEAD OF AN IMPLODE? I WENT TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD HEARD OF SUNROOFS "EXPLODING". AFTER GOING THROUGH SEVERAL TECHNICIANS AT A LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP AND RESEARCHING THE INCIDENT ON THE INTERNET I CONFIRMED THAT MY SUNROOF DID ACTUALLY "EXPLODE". TO MY DEALERSHIPS CREDIT A MANAGER AGREED TO REPLACE THE SUNROOF FOR FREE. HOW MANY FATALITIES HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO "EXPLODING" SUNROOFS? IF I WOULD OF ROLLED MY CAR OR CRASHED AND DIED I DON'T THINK AN INVESTIGATION WOULD OF LED TO THE REAL SOURCE OF THE INCIDENT; ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT SUNROOF SHATTERED ON IMPACT OR ROLL OVER. CONSUMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS!! I HAVE PUT IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO TRY TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I'M THANKFUL I DIDN'T HAVE MY GRANDSON OR ELDERLY PARENT WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I GIVE GOD CREDIT FOR PROTECTING ME THROUGH A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. I HAVE PHOTOS ON MY IPHONE IF PROOF IS NEEDED.