smashing experience – ouch
On the way back from Heidi & Adrians in sunny Buckinghamshire we were traveling on the M25 between J16 & J15 when there was a loud bang followed by a shattering sound. After the initial shock it became clear that the sunroof has shattered, but how. The bang coincided with us going past a bridge so we can only think that something fell from it or was dropped/thrown on to the car roof. I got off the motorway to check the damage and the front glass had completely shattered 
A good around the car and no other damaged could be seen so we are foxed to the real cause of the break. I am glad of two things about this accident, the first was the fact that the internal cover was closed otherwise the three of us could have been showered in glass. The second thing was that it wasn’t raining.
The fun has now started to get it replaced, I am waiting for autoglass to call me tomorrow about getting the actual glass whilst we wait for Privilege to authorise the replacement. Fingers cross that it gets fixed quickly as the car isn’t going anywhere at the moment and thank goodness we have the car port to protect it.
Tags: accident, BMW, break, fix, glass, M25, sunroof
Hi, I just did a search on the net about sunroofs and just found your blog. The same thing happened to me Friday. I was driving down the highway with my 8 year old daughter and her friend when my sunroof in my 2009 Ford Focus exploded. It scared all three of us. Thank goodness I had the cover pulled closed or it would have covered the girls in glass. The more research I do, I’m finding this is more common than I thought. My car is under warranty but the dealership will not cover it. I am having to go through my insurance. But I am still reporting this to the BBB and to Ford company as a complain. Once it is replace I will just always drive with the cover closed unless the sunroof is open.
Yes it does seem to be a common problem with sunroof.