First Broken Panoramic Sunroof Glass

[HoseHead]

Originally Posted by luck11

You know, makes me wonder that even though the glass is already tinted, it might be worthwhile getting the lightest shade of a good quality after market tint applied to the panny roof. The tint would act, somewhat, like laminated glass. Of course, it would not be nearly as solid as windshield, but it would certainly minimize the amount of loose glass bits.

That is a good idea! I'm sure there is a clear security film that would do the trick too. If not, then a very light tint would suffice. I'm going to look into that this week. With parenthood on my radar, I'd like to minimise the risk of any glass getting into the cabin in the event of an accident/rollover. Part of me thinks I should install a roll bar! I wonder if Hyundai did any testing as far as the pano-roof's ability to withstand hail?

Sucks that you have to go through this, Silver. Best of luck.

[BSoares]

I have some security film that is clear at home. I used that on the glass door of my entertainment rack. My son has hit it several times, never had issues. But I would not use that on the Panoramic roof because although it's clear, it's not perfect and you'd be able to tell there's a film in there. Maybe if you can get a higher quality, optically clear plastic it would work. But to install they have to put heat to it and who knows if that glass will take the heat very well.

[donnie71281]

Originally Posted by SLVER

I don't think it was vandalism or at least I want to believe I have nice neighbors. The glass goes upward which led me to believe that with the shade closed, the air trapped between the shade and the glass must've built enough pressure to crack the window. I'll see what the service department say. I've heard of Veloster owners having similar situations...I'll let you guys know for sure.

You are correct about the veloster. There was an article about it on motor trend. When I had my optima there was a thread with the exact same issue. Several has theirs explode. There is obviously an issue with some of these pano roofs.


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[luck11]

Originally Posted by HoseHead

Part of me thinks I should install a roll bar!

Ha! Made me chuckle. Reminded me of my wife and I when our son was young and we were super safety minded in any of our decisions that could impact him. We certainly still consider safety top priority, but we are not as "over the top" as we once were.


On the issue of tint, any tint used should be specifically for exterior windows and vehicles...it should be UV resistant. ie. will not fade. Stuff I had on my Highlander was Quantum tint and considered up there in terms of quality. Last thing you want is putting a clear film and it turning yellow from UV after a year or two. Also, most if not all automotive/exterior tint only requires heat to stretch the tint so it conforms to the contours of curved glass. Heat is not required to adhere the tint...it has its own glue that is activated with water on glass before it is applied. Once the tint is in place, the majority of the water is squeegied out, and the rest dries within a week.

[Joe Las Vegas]

That's screwed up, I'll tint that sunroof when I get my SF, that way if it breaks, it's won't shatter all over the place.
Such a thing happened to one of my cars, back window, some jerk hit it with a rock or something, but it stayed in one piece, drove to the glass shop and all the pieces stayed glued to the tint, no mess, it was great.

[Katmann2005]

I am thinking that maybe due to the extreme temperature that day....you said it was -25F..maybe when they washed with warm or hot water the extreme temp differential created a stress crack in the glass that led to the failure later that night? I am surprised that the dealer would be washing vehicles in that extreme cold weather? Just my two cents...might not be the root cause .. I would not dump warm water on a piece of glass that was extremely cold without expecting something bad to happen???

[SLVER]

I picked up the vehicle last Friday. All is well now and best part is that the dealership replaced the glass free of charge. They said Hyundai Canada authorized them to order the part. All is well and wife is happy to have her car back, which means I'm happy! :-)

[cbx4evr]

Exact same thing happened to my son's new 2013 Santa Fe yesterday. A tractor trailer unit passed from the opposite direction on the two lane and the sunroof exploded. No rocks or anything like that, figure it was a change in air pressure as it looks like it got sucked out.

Now to see what the dealer says. The vehicle isn't even two weeks old.

[luck11]

Originally Posted by cbx4evr

Exact same thing happened to my son's new 2013 Santa Fe yesterday. A tractor trailer unit passed from the opposite direction on the two lane and the sunroof exploded. No rocks or anything like that, figure it was a change in air pressure as it looks like it got sucked out.

Now to see what the dealer says. The vehicle isn't even two weeks old.

Cr@p!! What is it with the windshield cracks and exploding pano roof??? Inferior quality/thickness of glass??

Well, that does it. Presuming I end up with a SF LWB, I will definitely be tinting the pano roof!! I don't want glass falling all over my family if that was to happen.

[BSoares]

****, I guess I need to go get film installed on that roof soon then.