2010 Honda Odyssey Wipers & Visibility Problems

I WAS DRIVING (IN MOTION) WITH MY WIFE AND 5 CHILDREN ON A STRAIGHT, SMOOTH STRETCH (NO CURVES OR LANE CHANGES) OF EASTBOUND I-84 NEAR BURLEY/RUPERT, IDAHO. THERE WAS A LIGHT DRIZZLE, TEMP OF ~60 F, AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WITHIN 300 FEET FRONT, SIDE, OR REAR. ALL WINDOWS OF THE VEHICLE WERE CLOSED, AND INTERIOR TEMP OF THE VEHICLE WAS ~68 F. WE HEARD A VERY LOUD, SCARY SOUND -- LIKE A SHOTGUN OR AS IF WE HAD DRIVEN UNDER A HUGE WATERFALL. I LOOKED AROUND AND SAW NO OBVIOUS ISSUES, THEN LOOKED UP AND OPENED THE CLOSED SLIDING SUNROOF COVER. I FOUND THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED, WHICH SCARED ME EVEN MORE, AND PROMPTLY CLOSED THE COVER TO PREVENT GLASS FROM FALLING ON ME, MY WIFE, OR MY 1 AND 3 Y/O DAUGHTERS WHO WERE SEATED IN THE SECOND ROW. WE STOPPED AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE REST AREA TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS. AS WE DROVE, WE HEARD GLASS CONTINUE TO BREAK OFF AND BOTH SLIDE FROM THE CAR ROOF ONTO THE ROAD SURFACE, AS WELL AS TOWARD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE ROOF AND HEADLINER.

TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, ONE ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2010, HONDA ODYSSEY. THE STAR CRACK WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PENNY. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHO SENT OUT SAFELITE TO REPAIR THE WINDSHIELD. SAFELITE INSPECTED AND SAID THE WINDSHIELD COULD BE REPAIRED AND THEN DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, HAS LESS THAN 20K MILES, WAS STRUCK BY 1, SMALL ROCK AND THE WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS MY THIRD HONDA, ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY ROCKS, NONE OF THE OTHERS EXPERIENCED ANY DAMAGE. *TR

THE CAR WAS MOVING @45 MPH. SUNNY DRY CONDITIONS TEMP 80 DEGREES. SUNROOF IS CLOSED, COVER IS OPEN, THE SUNROOF EXPLODES. NO OTHER WINDOWS ARE OPEN. GLASS FALLS INSIDE CABIN. DEALER NOTIFIED AND AGREES TO REPLACE. A REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE TO ESCALATE THIS ISSUE WITH HONDA AND NHTSA DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH REAR PASSENGERS BEING HIT WITH FLYING GLASS DEBRIS. THE SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCOVERED WITH OTHER HONDA MODELS AND MODEL YEARS NAMELY 2010 CROSSTOUR, AND 2005 ODYSSEY. IT APPEARS THIS ISSUE CAN BE INACCURATELY FILED UNDER COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE POLICIES WHEREBY OWNERS AND DEALERS "SUSPECT" AN OBJECT STRIKE AS THE CAUSE. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE MOON ROOF CLOSED IT SHATTERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHADE THAT COVERS THE MOON ROOF WAS ALSO CLOSED BUT IF IT WAS OPEN ALL OF THE PASSENGERS COULD OF BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE MOON ROOF REPAIRED BUT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE ROOF SHATTERED. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A CRACK IN THE MOON ROOF BUT THE CONTACT STATED THE MOON ROOF HAD NO CRACKS NOR WAS HIT BY AN OBJECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.