While driving down a clear road on a beautiful day, the sunroof in my QX60 randomly exploded, outwardly. It sounded like a gunshot hit the car. Glass went everywhere, hit oncoming traffic, the windshield, and hood of car. We immediately pulled over and noticed the sunroof was expanding outwardly towards the sky, not inward. It was making a concerning sound in the process. The sound scared all of and almost caused a wreck. I was 6 months pregnant at the time and my husband was in the passenger side and my 20 month old son was in the back seat car seat.
2016 Infiniti QX60: sunroof shattered
5 of the 29 complaints about the 2016 Infiniti QX60 describe sunroof shattered.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 17%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 9 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sunroof shattered by model year
What owners say
Traveling I-10 going 75mpg, and the sun roof exploded. Sounded like we had been shot. Nothing was in front of us when it happened. The interior shade was not opened , so no glass was blown in. There was a big hole with the glass being bulged outward (up.)
Vehicle was in motion on the interstate, no other cars around nor big trucks and not under an overpass. Vehicle was moving around 70 MPH and the sunroof exploded. No windows were down and thankfully the screen wasn't opened.
The sunroof exploded. I was driving on the highway when I heard a loud explosion which caused me to swerve to avoid collision with other vehicles. There are some glass shards that flew out. I had minor cuts on my hand when I tried to inspect the damage. No other factors involved, no weather changes, etc.
My family and I were driving down the highway, when we heard a large bang sound. My husband looked out the rear view mirror to see pieces of glass flying off the car, and realized our sunroof had exploded. We were not following near other vehicles, nor had we gone under an overpass. We pulled over and saw that it had clearly exploded with no external influence (the glass was pressed upward, and there was no other damage or debris other than the glass). We were thankful to have had the interior shade closed as our young children were in the vehicle.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Certification label and VIN plate replacement service information
- Power back door calibration
- Automatic back door calibration procedure
- Vibration and/or noise when making low speed turns
- Theft alarm sounds when vehicle is locked, unlocked, or door/trunk opened
- Power back door calibration
- Power back door calibration
- Automatic back door calibration procedure service information as of the publication date of this bulletin,...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2016 Infiniti QX60 sunroof shattered
Is sunroof shattered a common problem on the 2016 Infiniti QX60?
5 of 29 owner complaints about the 2016 Infiniti QX60 (17%) mention sunroof shattered. The model year with the most reports is 2015.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2016 Infiniti QX60?
There are 0 recalls and 9 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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