Adaptive Equipment problems of the 2013 Kia Motor Sportage

One problem related to adaptive equipment has been reported for the 2013 Kia Motor Sportage. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the 2013 Sportage.

1 Adaptive Equipment problem

Failure Date: 07/30/2013

My kia Sportage was parked in the parking lot of my employer here in everett, wa. It was not a hot day, only around 78 degrees. When I returned to my Sportage around 3:30 pm I noticed the front sunroof glass panel was completely shattered. It looked like an explosion happened. Nothing fell on the glass, no vandalism. I had the cloth internal liner closed and that saved the interior from millions of pieces of glass. This sunroof (or panoramic glass panel) exploded on its own without anything contacting it. If I would have been driving this could have been a horrible accident. There are many other reports on the internet of similar explosions on kia and Hyundai products. Is there any safety investigations happening on this issue? this is a design flaw that needs to be addressed.


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