Warrior woman says moonroof on brand new car randomly shattered causing safety concerns
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By Josh Gauntt
December 18, 2025
WARRIOR, Ala. (WBRC) – Imagine driving down the road and your sunroof or moonroof randomly shatters or explodes. It happened recently to a woman in Warrior on her brand-new car. We found out this is happening around the country, and it leads to safety concerns.
Deborah Pugatch was only a couple miles from home with her son when she heard a loud boom while driving on I-65.
“I was like what in the world. Let me get over. I must have blown a tire,” Pugatch said.
Turns out that boom was her moonroof shattering. As soon as she pulled into her garage, she kept hearing a crackling noise. She sent us video of glass cracking on the back moonroof on her brand new Hyundai Palisade.