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Hyundai Sonata Visibility Sun Roof Assembly Safety Report | May 13, 2013
Reported on May 13, 2013
| WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SUNROOF OF MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA SHATTERED. I HEARD THE GLASS FALL ONTO THE THANKFULLY CLOSED SUNSHADE AS WELL AS RUN DOWN THE BACK OF MY CAR, SCRATCHING THE ROOF AND TRUNK. I PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT EXIT AND CALLED THE POLICE. A STATE TROOPER CAME AND STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THAT THERE WAS ANY EVIDENCE OF AN IMPACT TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE. I FEEL THAT THIS SIMPLY WAS A FAILURE OF THE SUNROOF DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL OF ANOTHER HYUNDAI MODEL OF THE SAME YEAR. I HAVE ALSO READ REPORTS IN AUTOMOBILE FORUMS OF OTHER SONATA EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. INCLUDING THIS ONE DOCUMENTED BY NBC NEWS. HTTP://WWW.WKYC.COM/NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE/ARTICLE/288566/230/INVESTIGATOR-EXPLODING-SUNROOF-SOUNDS-LIKE-GUN-SHOT TO DATE, HYUNDAI HAS REFUSED TO COVER THIS, STATING THAT IT IS NOT A WARRANTIED PART. *TR | |
| Make: | Hyundai |
| Model: | Sonata |
| Manufactured by: | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | KINGS PARK NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5NPEC4ABXCH |
| Mileage: | 6100 miles. |
| Speed: | 60 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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