Given the sheer number of vehicles involved in the recall and the pending class-action lawsuit, it appears that Mercedes sunroof problem may not be an isolated incident. My husband came home and went into the garage to find that my vehicle’s sunroof was cracked and shattered. Her fear of driving with a sunroof still happens. California consumers may exercise their CCPA rights here.
Your email address will not be published. The work was done by the Mercedes dealer, I dont know which particlar bolt was tightened, what I do know is the problem is getting worse i.e. The vehicle is 3 weeks out of the 3 years warranty. Top of the vehicle is all scratched up as well due to flying glass. And to be fair, exploding sunroofs isn’t a new issue, as Nissan is also being sued over this problem. He sent me a text message that I will keep…”yes, anytime the sunroof glass breaks it will make that noise”. I was showered with glass and had slivers of glass falling out of my head for the next day. Front ¾ vehicle photos © 1986-2018 Autodata, Inc. dba Chrome Data.
Mercedes Benz won’t pay for it even though it’s under warranty.
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    • By November 2018, three sliding sunroofs were collected and two did not indicate any issues, while one of the sliding roof panels indicated impaired bonding. Just towed it to the Mercedes dealership which I am waiting to hear back about fee’s to repair. expected to be mailed out. This is very dangerous I had people behind me on the freeway while the glass just shattered all over me and flew to on coming traffic causing the driver behind me to swerve and almost hit another car in the next lane. The Mercedes-Benz recall is expected to … Now, I am extremely disappointed. Mercedes windows or sunroof does not close properly. }} } );jQuery(document).bind('gform_post_conditional_logic', function(event, formId, fields, isInit){} );,
    Mercedes-Benz is recalling 744,852 cars in the United States to make sure their panoramic sunroofs don't come off, according to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If you own or lease a new Mercedes-Benz that has a defective sunroof that the dealer cannot or refuses to repair, the best way to enforce your rights is to. Mercedes-Benz began investigating the problem in December 2017 when it received reports of detached sunroofs outside the U.S. and couldn't come up with a clear root cause until an unspecified date after November 2018, according to the filing. Mercedes-Benz recently announced the recall of about 750,000 vehicles because the glass from the sunroofs could suddenly detach while a car is moving and create a road hazard. So just a thought here I called my insurance agent who covers glass and they do cover any damage to the panoramic roof now just a thought what if somebody purposely damages it to get the better glass and not worry about it exploding anymore just a thought, Unbelievable I was just about to purchase my first Mercedes and absolutely loved the panoramic roof good thing I looked this up I will not be getting that model with that roof. Mercedes-Benz sunroof glass panels that may detach have caused a recall of nearly 745,000 Mercedes C-Class, CLK-Class, E-Class and CLS-Class vehicles (see list below).

    If this exploding sunroof issue turns out to be true, then there are some obvious safety issues there. However, the lawsuit also talked about several other ways that this issue can be dangerous besides the obvious ones.
    If you want to tailor our website's use of your cookies, please select Change Settings. If you continue to use this site, you consent to this use of cookies. The sunroof came off track. This happened to be twice now and they claim no responsible, Your email address will not be published. Did you find any help? Is there anything we can do?? The judge also held that the plaintiff’s implied warranty claim was not time-barred because the sunroof defect existed within one year of when the vehicle was leased. Close all the doors of your car. In 2018, Mercedes, and its parent company, Daimler AG, were hit with a class-action lawsuit in California over claims that panoramic sunroofs in certain Mercedes-Benz models spontaneously explode, shatter or crack.