DRIVING DOWN A FAMILIAR INTERSTATE, I-96, BETWEEN HOWELL AND BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN, THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED.
2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- Air Bags. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electronic Stability Control (esc). Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Unknown Or Other complaints
4 reportsTHE SUNROOF GLASS SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WITHOUT BEING HIT BY ANY OBJECT.
THE FRONT END AXLE OR CV JOINT AREA ,THERE IS METALLIC AND DASH LIGHTS UP WARNING ABOUT LOSING STABILITY.
MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED ON MY 2015 CAMRY HYBRID. I WAS ENTERING THE 101 FREEWAY IN PASO ROBLES, CA, TRAVELING SOUTH INTO VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC (1:30 P.M.). APPROX. 3/4 OF A MILE LATER INTO MY FREEWAY TRANSITION THERE WAS A EXPLOSION-LIKE SOUND. MY INITIAL RESPONSE WAS TO LOOK OUT MY BACK WINDOW, WHERE I NOTICE…
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MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED ON MY 2015 CAMRY HYBRID. I WAS ENTERING THE 101 FREEWAY IN PASO ROBLES, CA, TRAVELING SOUTH INTO VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC (1:30 P.M.). APPROX. 3/4 OF A MILE LATER INTO MY FREEWAY TRANSITION THERE WAS A EXPLOSION-LIKE SOUND. MY INITIAL RESPONSE WAS TO LOOK OUT MY BACK WINDOW, WHERE I NOTICED DARK-COLORED GLASS WAS FLYING AWAY FROM THE CAR. A FREEWAY OVERPASS WAS NOT IN PLAY, I WAS TRAVELING A FULL LANE AWAY FROM THE NORTH BOUND CENTER DIVIDER, AND THE AREA TO THE IMMEDIATE RIGHT OF MY CAR WAS A GRASSY AREA. MY CAR WAS NOT HIT BY A FOREIGN OBJECT; STONE, BOLT, ETC., AS THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. UPON TAKING MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT COULD HAVE ONLY BEEN CAUSED BY AN FLYING OBJECT LIKE A STONE. HOWEVER, AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, I BECAME AWARE THATEXPLODING /SHATTERING SUNROOFS HAS NOT BEEN A OCCASIONAL HAPPENING, AS HUNDREDS OF TESTIMONIES ON THE INTERNET INDICATE OTHERWISE.MOST ALL AUTO MANUFACTURERS ARE INVOLVED. NBC-TV NEW YORK, ON FEBRUARY 24, 2015 DID A NEWS PIECE ON THIS VERY SUBJECT. I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE NHTSA TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE THIS IMPORTANT MATTER.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds
Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.
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