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Title: Exploding sunroofs are a thing. The investigation to understand why has dragged on for half a decade
Post by: corbe on December 17, 2018, 06:11:20 pm

Exploding sunroofs are a thing. The investigation to understand why has dragged on for half a decade.

By  Joce Sterman  and Alex Brauer
 
4 Hours Ago
 
WASHINGTON (CIRCA) — You're cruising down the highway, enjoying the fresh air and blue sky view you get with a sunroof. Suddenly it explodes and rains glass down on your head.

It sounds like a freak accident. But a Circa investigation found hundreds of complaints about sunroof explosions and a government investigation that's dragged on almost half a decade.

The explosion scenario is something Chris Pelesky has experienced first-hand. While on his daily commute in Maryland in 2016, he says his sunroof spontaneously shattered.

He explained, "It was literally like a shotgun. When something happens when you’re going 65 mph like that, wow!"

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https://www.circa.com/story/2018/12/17/auto/exploding-sunroofs-are-a-thing-the-investigation-to-understand-why-has-dragged-on-for-half-a-decade (https://www.circa.com/story/2018/12/17/auto/exploding-sunroofs-are-a-thing-the-investigation-to-understand-why-has-dragged-on-for-half-a-decade)

Title: Re: Exploding sunroofs are a thing. The investigation to understand why has dragged on for half a de
Post by: LadyLiberty on December 17, 2018, 09:36:06 pm

I know someone that had that happen to the back glass of her BMW -- twice.