teksno

thermal dynamics... it was hot as hell here last night... that sucks man.

Six3

happen to mine after two weeks of owning the car... they replaced the roof and side curtain airbags (glass debris got in it) and then the driver seat and arm rest cuz the foos screwed up the interior working on it. Took 2 weeks to fix. i drove a camry while it was being worked on and put more miles on it then i did my tC.

Guido

this happens to car alot when you put after market tint on it. We see that alot in FL..

engifineer

That would actually be cheap for one. I had to replace one in my 96 Saturn (and it is a normal moonroof, much smaller) and it ran $1250. I think the glass alone was $700 or so, but they will most likely replace the entire unit if they believe it is faulty.

The nhtsa has an open investigation of this problem.

fromos

The NHTSA did an investigation into this and concluded the cause of the windshield shattering was debris hitting it at high speeds. This seems to debunk this conclusion. Unfortunately not enough people who are experiencing this are reporting it to the NHTSA, you really should! I believe you can report it on your website.

engifineer

The investigation is still open as of today. If you read the documents, TOYOTA made that conclusion, not the NHTSA. They do thier own testing as well and force recalls if there is a safety defect found. And their investigation is of the wind deflector portion of the moonroof, not the windshield. The documents are viewable on their website under the defect investigation for the Toyota Scion tC (I know.. but that is what they call it).

Jimmy

thats crazy, no more boom boom in my car

DuMa

my chassis flexs so much from a lowered car and going over through dips at a 45 degree angle makes the sunroof snap and stuff... its really uncomforting to hear that sound and maybe one day it will finally shatter on me. im gonna see the dealer about this soon.

engifineer

Keep in mind that the chasis flex is no different than any other unibody car.. actually less than some. I have seen many unibodys on which, when jacked up on one corner or one side, the doors will not even open or close properly. The pop is due to a loose screw in the sunroof assembly from what I understand of the TSB. This is more prominent on a panoramic sunroof since the assembly is tied to the sides of the roof rather than the the center of the roof like a smaller sunroof is. At least that is my take on it. I would def get it fixed though.

msdbsptc

regardless of the fact that the chasis flex is the same as a normal unibody, the simple fact that its glass is what makes all the difference. Metal can bend glass shatters. Picture glass twisting and bending the way metal does. I cringe just thinking about it because glass shatters easily under stress.

fausty

On a sunroof that's not tinted stock?

Isn't the tC glass tinted stock (on the roof)?

Makaveli

damn man what kinda sub do u got? crazy shiznit

whoisdan

I wonder if Toyota will void your warranty if you mod your car with a ton of suspension mods and your sunroof shatters.

Ericc

Well, I hope this never appens to me while it is pouring rain.

tonytc

You said you had your radio up loud....... By any chance were you playing Ella Fitzgerald..... I seen Memerox commercials where she shattered a wine glass .....

rsxdude

Sorry to bring an old thread back to life but that is the EXACT same thing happened this past Saturday, December 3rd. We were cruising at 40mph and it just shattered. This is my girlfriend's car so I'm trying to get all the info because the dealer is giving her problems. I believe they will be warrantying it but I don't want to take any chances and put it on the insurance. SHe got the car in June as a 06 model. Did this happen to anyone else?