2018 HONDA CR-V Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 OVER AN OPEN ROAD WITH NO OVERPASSES IN GEORGIA WITH NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST 20 CAR LENGTHS, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED. THE CAR HAD 2400 MILES ON IT AND THE SUN ROOF HAD NEVER BEEN OPERATED. THE SKY WAS CLEAR AND THE MORNING TEMP WAS IN THE UPPER 30S. THE ROOF COVER WAS CLOSED. THE GLASS BLEW OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER WITH A TREMENDOUS BANG CAUSING ME TO COME CLOSE TO LOOKING CONTROL. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS I COULD. MOST OF THE GLASS HAD BLOWN OVER THE CAR ON TO THE ROADWAY. SOME OF THE FRACTURED EDGES BLEW BACK ON TO THE COVER. THIS WOULD HAVE STUCK THE DRIVER, A FRONT SEAT AND REAR SEAT PASSENGER WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE HAD THE INTERNAL COVER NOT BEEN CLOSED. THERE WAS A GOOD CHANCE THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL HAD HE BEEN INJURED BY THE GLASS. FORTUNATELY HE WAS DRIVING AT JUST UNDER THE 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. THE DRIVER IS A RETIRED ENGINEER. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IS AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER. BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE IS CLEARLY A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE. IT IS A NEW VEHICLE LESS THAN A MONTH OLD. THE OUTWARD NATURE OF THE EXPLOSION AND LACK OF ANY INDICATION OF FOD SUPPORT THIS. UNLIKE ANY OTHER CAR GLASS FAILURE I HAVE SEEN THIS SMALL PIECE OF GLASS BLEW UP INTO THOUSANDS OF LOOSE PIECES ENDANGERING BOTH OCCUPANTS AND VEHICLES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. A PHOTO IS ATTACHED.

AFTER OVER A 12-15 ATTEMPTS OVER A WEEK I STILL CANNOT LOCATE THE ANCHORS TO WHICH A CHILD SAFETY SEAT ATTACHES IN THE BACK SEAT. THE DRIVER'S MANUAL IS NOT ONLY NOT HELPFUL, BUT MISLEADING. IT'S NECESSARY TO GOOGLE THE PROBLEM TO LOCATE THE ANCHORS AND THEN STILL HAS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO ATTACH THE LATCHES. THIS WOULD BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE REGULARLY REMOVING AND REPLACING A CHILD SEAT. I'VE GIVEN UP AND HOPE AN ANGEL IS WATCHING OVER ME WHEN I TRANSPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN. HOW MANY MORE WILL REVERT TO THIS METHOD BEFORE A CHILD IS INJURED?