2017 Hyundai Azera

WHILE COMMUTING HOME FROM WORK IN LATE AFTERNOON, ROUGHLY 6:30 P.M. OF 9/26/18 THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF OF MY 2017 HYUNDAI AZERA SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT FOLLOWED BY SHATTERING AND GLASS DEBRIS TO BE EXPELLED FROM MY VEHICLE ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND MOST LIKELY VEHICLES DRIVING DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THE WEATHER CONDITION WAS SUNNY WITH A TEMPERATURE AROUND 80 DEGREES. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD "POP" THAT SOUNDED AS IF A GUNSHOT WENT OFF IN MY VEHICLE. THE SOUND WAS DEAFENING AND EXTREMELY STARTLING ONLY TO THEN BE FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF BREAKING GLASS AND AIR BEING SUCKED OUT. IT TOOK ME A MOMENT TO GET MY BEARINGS AS I THOUGHT MY BACK WINDSHIELD MUST HAVE BEEN HIT BY A STRAY BULLET SOMEHOW. ONCE ASSESSING THE BACK WINDSHIELD THROUGH MY REARVIEW MIRROR I REALIZED IT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE SUCKING AIR SOUND AND GLASS BREAKING OFF WAS FROM OVERHEAD. MY SUNSHADE WAS THANKFULLY CLOSED BUT THE EXPOSED WHOLE IN THE GLASS MUST HAVE CREATED A VACUUM SO THE FABRIC BEGAN TO PULL UPWARD. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH SHAKEN BY THE INCIDENT AND EXITED THE HIGHWAY AS QUICKLY/SAFELY AS POSSIBLE TO SEEK A PUBLIC PARKING LOT THAT I COULD STOP AT AND SAFELY EXIT MY CAR TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. I FOUND THAT MY SUNROOF HAD INDEED SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED AT THE CENTER WHERE GLASS WAS VISIBLY BLOWN UPWARD AND FROM THE EXPLOSION FRACTURED/SHATTERED GLASS WAS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GLASS SUNROOF PANEL AT THAT POINT. I BEGAN NECESSARY STEPS WITH MY INSURANCE AND NOTIFYING THE DEALERSHIP OF THE INCIDENT. I WAS GIVEN A SERVICE DATE OF 10/2/18 NEARLY A WEEK LATER AND WAS NOT PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN THE INTERIM. I WAS TOLD TO COVER WITH A TARP OR TRASHBAGS AND TAPE DOWN TO CONTAIN THE REMAINING GLASS SO I DID NOT CAUSE ADDITIONAL ROAD HAZARDS UNTIL THE VEHICLE COULD BE SERVICED.

CAR WAS DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY W/ 1300 MILES ON IT (BRAND NEW LEASE) WITH NO TRAFFIC AROUND VEHICLE WHEN FRONT END COLLISION WARNING ALERT AND ELECTRONIC POWER BRAKE ALERT LIGHTS CAME ON; ONCE ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE STOPPING AREA (PARKING LOT), CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND OWNERS MANUAL REVIEWED TO SEE WHAT THE WARNING, ALERT LIGHTS & SOUNDS RELATED TO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT INTO GEAR THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. CALLED DEALER ~ WAS TOLD TO SHUT OFF CAR AND TRY AGAIN AS "SOMETIMES THIS CAN HAPPEN IF TOO CLOSE TO A CAR OR IF IT IS RAINING" (NEITHER APPLIED) BUT CAR WENT IN TO GEAR THEN DRIVEN TO DESTINATION. TWO HOURS LATER BACK IN CAR GETTING ON ENTRANCE RAMP OF HIGHWAY AND PICK UP TRUCK IN FRONT OF MINE SLAMMED ON BRAKES, I HIT BRAKES & HIT PICK UP TRUCK HITCH. NO WARNING SYSTEM CAME ON, NO ALERTS, NO LIGHTS, NO FRONT END COLLISION WARNING BRAKE SYSTEM TOOK AFFECT AND NOT EVEN SURE IF BRAKES ENGAGED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER AFTER SERVICE HOURS, BY MORNING THEY SENT CAR TO COLLISION SHOP AND IT HAS SAT THERE FOR 2 MONTHS NOW. CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTOR CORP TO FILE COMPLAINT AND SEE IF THIS SYSTEM FAILED AS THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR IN MY POSSESSION FOR A MERE MONTH. INSPECTOR WAS SENT TO CHECK SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC CODES ETC AND REPORT FILED TO HYUNDAI; THEY CLAIM THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND MALFUNCTIONS OR DEFECTS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT AS I "ALLEGE", YET THERE ARE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. UPON RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION I ASKED TO SEE THE REPORT AND WAS TOLD NO I CAN'T ~ WHAT IS HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA HIDING? WHY AM I NOT ENTITLED TO SEE THE REPORT OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR? HOW DO I KNOW THIS IS NOT PERTAINING TO WHAT LED UP TO A CAR ACCIDENT WHEN EARLIER IN DAY THAT SYSTEM ACTIVATED UNNECESSARILY? THE DEALERSHIP AND ITS SISTER DEALERSHIP WERE TOLD NOT TO ACCEPT CAR FOR SERVICE EVALUATION, REALLY?! WHY AND BY WHO WOULD THEY DENY THIS CAR SERVICE CHECK?!