Sun Roof Problems of Kia Motor Optima

Tl the contact owns a 2017 kia Optima. The contact stated that the sun roof exploded without impact while parked in the garage. The contact stated that while in the house she heard an abnormally loud booming sound. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 37,300.

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Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Optima. While driving 60 mph, the panoramic sun roof glass fractured and fell onto the rear passenger seats. There were no injuries. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 101,119.

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Tl the contact owns a 2016 kia Optima. While driving approximately 55 mph, a loud explosion was heard. The contact stopped the vehicle and discovered that the glass sun roof had exploded and shattered without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 27,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2016 kia Optima. While the vehicle was parked outside the residence, the sun roof exploded. The vehicle was driven to classic kia carrollton (2920 n interstate 35e, carrollton, TX 75007), but was not diagnosed or repaired because the vehicle was out of warranty. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,500.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 kia Optima. While driving approximately 55 mph, the sun roof exploded and glass shattered inside and outside the vehicle. There was no warning indicator illuminated. There were no injuries. The contact called gossett kia at 901-328-8177 (located at 1900 covington pike, memphis, TN 38128) and was informed that nothing could be done and there was no recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, filed a report, and stated that they would follow-up with the contact. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2011 kia Optima. While driving 45 mph, the sun roof exploded outwards without warning. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the sun roof glass was replaced. The contact called kingdom kia at (573) 426-3100 (located at 2600 n bishop Ave, rolla, mo 65401) and was informed to contact his insurance company. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The cause of the failure was not determined. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 kia Optima. While driving approximately 40 mph, the contact heard an explosion. The contact pulled into a parking lot and noticed that the entire sun roof had shattered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,039.

The contact owns a 2014 kia Optima. While driving approximately 45 mph, the sun roof suddenly fractured and the glass shattered into pieces. There were no injuries. The dealer diagnosed that the sun roof needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

The contact owns a 2014 kia Optima. While driving approximately 50 mph, the temperature in the vehicle suddenly increased and a loud explosion sound was heard. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the sun roof shattered. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000.

The contact owns a 2012 kia Optima. While driving 50 mph, the sun roof glass exploded with a loud bang. The contact was uninjured. The manufacturer and dealer were made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 60,050.

The contact owns a 2012 kia Optima. While driving approximately 55 mph, the contact heard a loud pop and the sun roof shattered without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the sun roof exploded. The fractured glass penetrated the vehicle interior however, the contact did not sustain any injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 22,000.

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Driving along on a main road, but not a highway, at about 45 mph. All of a sudden I heard a massive explosion. My sunroof had exploded. Nothing hit me, it was just random. Thank god it was closed or the glass would have shattered all over me. And now the dealership is saying that it's not covered and was my fault! the car is 4 months old.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the sun roof glass shattered without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but the dealer was unable to diagnose the problem. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 9,100.

I was driving on highway during rush hour when I heard a loud explosion and sound of glass rattling. At first I though I had a blowout on one of my tires, so I manage to pull over to the emergency lane. I then did a walk around of my car and saw the busted sunroof. There was nothing overhead nor did I see any flying rocks or debris at the time of the explosion. There was nothing other than the explosion. The glass was bubbled up like it blewout and not in. There was a hole the size of a basketball in the middle of the sunroof. There were no rocks or anything inside the flap between the glass and interior. Also the flap cover is very thin and flimsy, if something had fallen on it, it would have hit me on the head because it is just a thin material cover. Furthermore, it was a sunny day, at roughly 73 degrees. All I can say is for a sunroof to explode outwards, the glass has to be defective in some sort of way. It scare the living lights out of me, it was such a loud explosion. If I had the cover undone, I would have been hurt by the broken flying glass. I took it to the dealer and the manager there took pictures and then made a comment that he would forward the pictures to the dealer but that it would be denied because the last kia that came in with the same problem the dealership claims person he was planning on forwarding the pictures to had denied the claim and it looked the same! this shows me that kia is very aware that their product (sunroof) is defective and has a potential to explode but of course they will not claim their product has any defects because it would cost them too much. I am not the only one with this incident obviously. I need for you to begin an investigation into trying to determine if the glass is not tempered enough to withstand certain temperatures or if there are other defects that cause it to explode.

I was driving my 2011 kia Optima ex on a residential area. My speed was about 25 mph when suddenly there was a loud explosion sound. At the time that this occurred there were no cars or semis near my vehicle. After my 4 year old daughter and I recovered from the initial shock, I pulled over to check my vehicle and I notice the back window sunroof had a hole in the middle close by the shark tale and was still shattering. At that point, I had no other choice and had to drive my daughter to school. Once I dropped her off I dropped off my vehicle and a family members house and borrowed a vehicle, since my vehicle was unsafely to drive in that condition.

The contact owns a 2006 kia Optima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated no matter how much the passenger weighed. The dealer attempted to repair the failure on three occasions, but it continued to occur. The current and failure mileages were 2,791 starting 60 miles. The dealer stated hears a rattle from the sunroof and gasket on trunk. Updated 08/29/07.

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