NHTSA Complaint #11169901 — 2016 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

WHILE DRIVING FROM AUSTIN, TX TO CORPUS CHRISTI, TX AND AS WE WERE ENTERING THE CC-CITY LIMITS GOING ABOUT 65 MPH ON IH 37 SB (CENTER LANE) WITH TRAFFIC ON THE RIGHT LANE, WE HEARD A LOUD "POP" LIKE A GUN SHOT THEN WE HEARD GLASS RATTLING AROUND OVERHEAD. QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO A SAFE SPOT TO CHECK THINGS OUT. THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. WEATHER WAS SUNNY, DRY AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 65-DEGREES. FORTUNATELY, THE SUNROOF AND THE INTERNAL SLIDING ROOF WAS CLOSED OTHERWISE THE SHATTERED GLASS WOULD HAVE SEVERELY IMPACTED THE DRIVER, THE PASSENGER AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AT SAID SPEED THUS CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT/INJURY. CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY FOR RECOURSE - ACTION PENDING. LATER, WE LEARNED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT SUNROOF EXPLOSIONS ARE BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITHOUT REMEDY FROM THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY BY THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY.