There are 4 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2013 Hyundai Tucsonin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Spontaneous breaking of the sunroof. Second time this has happened
HYUNDAI PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED FATHER'S DAY 2015, WE WERE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON HWY 70 FROM LITTLE ROCK TO HOT SPRINGS AR AROUND 10:45 AM. IT WAS NOT EXCESSIVELY HOT, AND IT WAS A BIT OVERCAST. THERE WAS NO NOISE ALERTING US TO THE IMPENDING EXPLOSION. AND THAT EXPLOSION SOUNDED JUST LIKE A GUNSHOT AT VERY CLOSE RANGE. THANKFULLY, WE HAD THE SHADE CLOSED WHEN THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE SUNROOF LITERALLY BLEW UP, SENDING A THOUSAND GLASS SHARDS THRU THE AIR, ONTO THE SHADE, AND BOUNDING OFF THE TOP AND REAR OF THE CAR...WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND REMOVE MUCH OF THE GLASS SHARDS, BUT THE GLASS STILL CLINGING TO THE FRAME OF THE SUNROOF WAS CURVED UPWARD, LIKE TO HAD LITERALLY BLOWN "UP"....I WENT ONLINE AND SAW MANY PICTURES AND STORIES OF THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHERS, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS SEEM MORE THAN ENOUGH TO WARRANT SOME SORT OF INVESTIGATION AND ACTION BY THE HYUNDAI COMPANY.....UPDATED 08/24/15*BF
MY HYUNDAI TUCSON 2013, HAS DUAL SUNROOFS. THE REAR ONE EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO CRASH AND SERIOUSLY INJURE MYSELF. *TR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED BRIEFLY ON WINDSHIELD DURING RAIN WHILE DRIVING. FOLLOWING DAY WHILE PARKED PREPARING TO DEPART WIPERS WERE TURNED ON, WIPERS MOVED UP ABOUT SIX INCHES AND STOPPED ON THE WINDSHIELD. NO RESPONSE AT WIPERS FROM CONTROLS DURING HI-LO, INTERMITTENT OR WASH SETTINGS. UNABLE TO USE VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND LOOSE WIPER MOTOR WIRING CONNECTOR AND PINS. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026