Side/rear Glass problems of the 2007 Toyota Scion Tc

I was driving to work at 6 am on an interstate going 65 mph. When I heard a large "boom" sound. I felt a large rush of air and glass began to fall on me. (it was sunny and approximately 40 degrees). My all of my windows, including the sunroof, were all closed at the time of this explosion. This sound was a result of my sunroof exploding from the inside out. I immediately pulled over and checked for debris, or anything that may of caused this to happen. I found nothing. There was no other drivers around me, and no overpass I drove under. When looking at the car from the outside, the (front) sunroof looked like a volcano, rising up from the car with jagged edges around it. There is no possible explanation of why this happened!! I noticed that many other complaints from scion owners had the same occurrence with their sunroofs. I took the car to a certified Toyota dealer, and the service manager spent the day investigating the cause of this sudden explosion. All mechanisms associated with the sunroof were working properly and were not defected. After my experience and reading the experiences of other scion owners, I am concerned of why this hasn't been addressed by Toyota or the NHTSA? the noise of this incident caused my to swerve and panic. It was a very scary situation and could've led to an accident, injury or death of myself and/or other motorists. Why was the glass not safety glass? what would cause this to happen to a sunroof with no apparent cause? I was very lucky that I nor anyone else was not injured from this occurrence. Please investigate this matter! thank you!.

I own a 2007 Scion Tc and I was driving at approximately 35 mph on a business district street in the city when I heard a loud gunshot-type sound and the sound of broken glass on the roof of my car. I pulled over at the next intersection and saw that the front section of the glass panoramic roof had shattered and some of the metal parts of the assembly were knocked out of place. The wind deflector was also in the up position and parts of that assembly looked to be possibly damaged as well, although the sunroof had been completely closed at the time. There did not seem to be an impact to the roof glass by any object, and upon inspection the shattered glass looked as if it had exploded upward and the edges of the glass had cracked and broken away as if under stress from the outer edges. Went to the dealer, they said they had never seen anything like this before. Manager (service or general, not sure) declares nothing they can do as the car is out of warranty: purchased 4+ yrs ago but only 22,500 mi at time of incident. Car is not drivable with this damage so I filed a claim with my auto insurance, who declares this is not considered glass breakage (I. E. Windshield) so I must pay $500 deductible toward $892 for repair and replacement. I feel this is either a design flaw or glass defect and constitutes a serious safety issue which should be corrected by the manufacturer as well as reimburse me and my insurance company for all repair costs (my deductible and the portion paid by my insurance company including the rental car while my car was out of service to me). Honestly, I would prefer if this were caused simply by impact with an object, because under these circumstances I don't know that will feel safe in this car any more or confident that it won't happen again, perhaps resulting in more serious damage or even injury. I have contacted the manufacturer directly with my concerns, waiting for a response.

Sunroof shattered while driving. The sunroof was in the open position with windows up. Smooth, paved road with no vehicles in front or behind that could have kicked up road debris. While examining the shattered sunroof, no marks were noticed that would indicate the sunroof being struck by a foreign object. The wind deflector shows no signs of any type of damage. Both the driver and 6-year old passenger received minor scrapes and cuts due to glass falling into the interior of the vehicle.

Went to open driver side door when I heard a popping sound. Turned to see the hatchback glass crack and spider with a collapse in the center of the window. Temperature was 57 degrees at 7 pm. Defrost, a/c and heating were not being used at the time. No projectiles or bullets were found inside car. Crack started at top left corner, made its way across the top of the hatch and then crack down into the center of window. No cracks or chips had been noticeable to myself or others. Car was purchased mid August and has been garaged since date of purchase. Have found similar instances on website forums with other Toyota models as well as Scion Tc.