Sun Roof Problems of Toyota RAV4

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 40 mph, the sunroof exploded without impact. The contact stated that the sun roof shade prevented shattered glass from entering the cabin of the vehicle. Sloane Toyota of malvern located at 593 lancaster Ave. , malvern, PA 19355, was contacted and informed of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was approximately 80,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2018 Toyota Rav4. While driving approximately 60 mph, the contact heard an abnormally loud noise coming from the area of the moon roof. Suddenly, the moon roof exploded and glass fell onto the driver. There were no injuries. The vehicle was cautiously driven to precision Toyota of tucson (700 w wetmore rd, tucson, az 85705, (520) 795-5565) where it was diagnosed that the moon roof needed to be replaced. The contact was not provided a loaner vehicle option. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

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Driving my 2018 Toyota Rav4 on the highway when the sunroof glass exploded. No other vehicles were on the highway at the time and no rock or other object was involved in causing the explosion.

Tl the contact owns a 2018 Toyota Rav4. While driving 75 mph, the sun roof exploded with a loud noise. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to lowe Toyota of warner robins (located at 375 s houston lake rd, warner robins, GA 31088, (478) 971-5693). The deaker stated that there may have been a small crack in the glass that could have caused the explosion once the glass became hot. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was later taken to beaman Toyota (located at 1525 broadway, nashville, TN 37203, (615) 251-8400), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 1810023189. The approximate failure mileage was 4,400.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Toyota Rav4. While driving approximately 50 mph, an abnormal noise was heard. The contact noticed that the sun roof fractured and exploded. Glass pieces shattered between the head liner and the metal roofing. The soft cover was closed and prevented glass from entering the inner part of the vehicle and injuring the contact. The dealer (Toyota of boerne, 31205 frontage rd, boerne, TX 78006, (888) 311-6058) replaced the part and cleaned the interior. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

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Tl the contact owns a 2016 Toyota Rav4. While driving highway speeds, a rock struck the sun roof, fractured it, and caused glass to explode and implode inside the vehicle. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to a dealer (findlay Toyota flagstaff, 5030 e marketplace dr, flagstaff, az 86004, (888) 736-7324) who at first indicated that they would replace the part. The dealer then stated that the part would be replaced by a warranty and the end result was that they refused to provide a replacement of the part and advised the contact to call the insurance company. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they would provide a follow-up response within a day to determine if they could remedy the failure by replacing the part that failed prematurely. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Rav4. While the vehicle was parked, the sun roof fractured. While the vehicle was being driven, pieces of broken glass started to fall into the cabin of the vehicle. There were no injuries. Clearwater Toyota (21799 us hwy 19 n, clearwater, FL 33765, (800) 667-9051) was notified of the issue. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 10,250.

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Rav4. While driving 65 mph, the sun roof shattered. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to marietta Toyota (750 cobb pkwy s, marietta, GA 30060), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Rav4. While driving approximately 65 mph, the sun roof exploded. The contact was not sure if the failure occurred from inside or outside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer and the contact was informed that she would be responsible for the repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 11,771. The VIN was not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2011 Toyota Rav4. While driving at a very low speed, the sun roof exploded without warning or an impact. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the sun roof was replaced. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. While driving 50 mph, the sun roof detached from the vehicle without warning. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and opened case number: 1710231754. No further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

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The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Rav4. While driving 35 mph, the contact heard a loud explosive noise coming from the sun roof. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed spider shards of glass and stated that the sun roof had exploded. The contact called middleton Toyota (634 newfield st, middletown, CT 06457, (860) 347-7294) where the dealer stated that the glass was not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000.

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The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Rav4. While driving 65 mph, the sun roof of the vehicle shattered without warning. The contact heard a loud popping noise prior to the shattering of the sun roof. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 5,000.

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I was at a stop sign and turning right with my grandson in the backseat, I heard a loud noise no other car around me at the time pulled over and looked all around the car and in the back to see if something fell over nothing was in the back. Started driving again and heard wind noise pulled over again and looked all under rav and tires got ready to get in side looked up on the top and the sunroof had a hole in it and shattered. Nothing hit it just shattered. If had had the inside open glass would have been all inside the vehicle. Toyota said not in warranty and the extended warranty purchased did not cover either, had to file insurance claim. Was never advised when purchased that the sunroof could just explode and shatter for no reason. Now have a vehicle that I will not ever open the inside door for the sunroof again if would shatter while open would get glass all over everyone. Thank goodness was only going about 20 miles hour and the inside sunroof door closed when happened. If had been going 65 miles hour and had the sunroof inside door open could have caused wreck.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. While attempting to open the sunroof, the contact noticed that the sunroof would not slide backwards and would only move in the upper tilt position. The contact also noticed a burning smell when attempting to use the sunroof. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the case housing needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 43,000. The current mileage was approximately 52,000.

An account of incident involving explosion of sunroof on 2006 Rav4/Toyota rental vehicle rented from beaver Toyota, 1500 st. Michael dr. Santa fe, nm 87505 is given below. Vehicle inf. Is as followings: vehicle line: 2006 Rav4/sport, vehicle #: r017457, VIN # jtmbd32v365017457, license #: nm 088nxp. Incident: vehicle was rented for 1 week starting 11jul06 with expected return date on 18jul06. A vacation trip was planned for 2 nights in keystone, CO, and 2 nights in taos, nm. On route to taos, nm from keystone, CO on the morning of the 14th of July 2006, we were driving down us highway 285 south of fairplay, CO traveling approx. 65 miles/hr. No other vehicles were within approximately 1 mile of us. The sunroof was opened briefly, perhaps for 2-3 minutes, but then closed. Shortly after closing the sunroof, with the sun blind open, the sunroof exploded sending most of the shattered glass exteriorly. The hole in the sunroof was centrally located and measured approximately 12 in. (transverse length) x 6 in. (longitudinal length). We were unaware of an impact of any objects hitting this vehicle. On 17jul06, we spoke to mr. Guerrero at beaver Toyota regarding warranty, possible defect of the sunroof, and were informed that he contacted Toyota. We were told us that this vehicle has had no problems with defective sunroofs. I informed mr. Guerrero that I intended on reporting this incident to both Toyota motor company, and to the national traffic and safety administration, because it was most likely, considering the circumstance that the sunroof exploded due to a manufacturing defect.

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Is the plastic sun roof safe? will it splinter in a crash?.

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