Nissan Altima sunroof shattered problems

Filed Sep 21, 2026 · Body · PA

On XXX, at approximately 5:00 a.m., my son was driving my 2013 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL (VIN [XXX]) to work at approximately 55 mph when the hood unexpectedly flew open while the vehicle was moving. The vehicle had approximately 156,000 miles. The hood came up into his field of vision and significantly obstructed his view of the roadway, creating a serious safety hazard. Fortunately, he was able to maintain control of the vehicle. The incident caused substantial damage. The hood is bent, the frame/roof area around the windshield is bent, the sunroof is broken, and the interior overhead console containing the sunroof controls and lights is damaged and hanging down. After the incident, I learned that Nissan previously issued safety recalls involving the secondary hood latch on 2013 Nissan Altimas because the hood could open while the vehicle was being driven. My VIN currently does not show an open hood-latch recall on the federal safety agency website. I am concerned that this vehicle may have been included in a previous hood-latch recall or may have previously received a recall repair. I am requesting that the federal safety agency review this incident and the recall history for this VIN and investigate whether this hood-latch failure is related to the previously identified Nissan Altima hood-latch defect. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Mar 2, 2026 · Body, Wheels · NJ

Yesterday at around 9:10 AM I was driving home southbound on the New Jersey Parkway around exit 89. It was a clear day. It was about 43°, the sun was out. I was doing the speed limit which was 65 mph. I heard a loud bang and then my moonroof spontaneously exploded and all of the glass fell on me and in the car, luckily I was not hurt. I leased this vehicle a little over two years ago. Ever since I have driven it, I have stated to the dealership in writing and on the phone that I feel it is not right and unsafe. I have had three Popped tires in under a year , granted they were from potholes, but I have been complaining about the tires. I have said repeatedly they don’t feel right there is something wrong with them and they’re not even safe for the road because if you hit anything, it immediately pops out the side wall. They are clearly too thin, and not safe for driving even locally. There is a class action lawsuit against Nissan for spontaneous moonroof explosions and there are tons of people talking about online the inadequacies of the Bridgestone tires on the 2024 Nissan Altima.

Filed Feb 7, 2024 · CA

My sunroof exploded while driving on the highway. Glass particles throughout the vehicle, except for the driver's front seat area. No glass particles hit my body - it could have caused serios injury - I was not wearing a hat at the time. The 'explosion' startled me, but my attention to the road was not affected, except for a moment. Waiting to have it replaced by Sunroof Express through my Insurance (GEICO). No warnings of any kind were given by my car-system before or during the explosion. To the best of my knowledge nothing struck my vehicle (or the sunroof) prior to its explosion. The problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. I'm just waiting to get the sunroof repaired. The vehicle or component has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others as of today - waiting for the mechanic to do his thing.

Filed Jan 26, 2023 · Body, Visibility · IL · 2 injuries

I’m driving on expressway going southbound with no traffic & out of no where the hood jumps open, the result of that resulted in the windshield being cracked also the sunroof. The glass from sunroof came Shattered & hit me & my daughter forehead leaving glass inside the car. These was a traumatic experience, and actually my very first Nissan.

Filed Jul 18, 2022 · Engine · CA

Moonroof shattered (exploded) for unknown reason. Temperature outside was roughly 79 degrees fahrenheit. No object struct glass

Filed Mar 21, 2022 · Visibility · 66,081 miles · CA · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH the vehicle sunroof shattered without impact. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had small cuts to his right shoulder from glass but had not needed medical attention. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 66,081.

Filed Jun 22, 2021 · Body · ME

Car was parked luckily but when door was shut the sunroof exploded like a volcano

Filed Jan 3, 2020 · 42,500 miles · WI

I was driving home from work about 07:30am ct. I was on the interstate and hear a very loud bang and hear glass. I thought someone hit me but didn't feel anything. Looked in my mirrors, cars going by me and realized I was not hit. Then I thought someone shot my car. I continued to hear glass but didn't understand where it was coming from. Very shaken up not understanding what was happening. I pulled off on the next exit and found my sunroof had exploded. The glass flying out (hwy speed) caused damage to the paint on the roof and trunk of my car. I called nissan dealer who suggested I call corporate. Corporate said to bring car to dealer. Dealer checked vents said they were clear. Service manager as well as a couple service people came out to talk to me and told me this is definately a nissan defect and the sunroof and paint would be covered. After a few days with no word I went to the dealer (they did give me a courtesy vehicle). When I went to check on my car the service manager said the sunroof was in. I again told him I need to know if all including paint is covered. I had opened a claim with my insurance before I called nissan and I did not close that claim until I know what was going on. Nissan went ahead and put in the sunroof. Told me again paint would be covered. Twice they said it was done. Twice refused because paint was not touched. Nissan dealer then said that nissan will pay $1000 towards the $1230 sunroof and will not cover paint. Called corporate back who sent to regional consumer affairs who denied any claim with my car. I had to pay the $230 and bring to autobody shop for paint repair. With another deductible. No car now for 3 weeks.

Filed Nov 4, 2019 · 97,000 miles · NC

I was traveling around 70mph on a busy interstate when I heard a loud sound, similar to a shotgun blast. I then immediately began to hear glass shattering. It was then that I realized my sunroof was literally shattering into millions of pieces.

Filed Aug 28, 2019 · 82,000 miles · AL

While driving at low speed, my sunroof exploded. It was closed at the time, and fortunately sun shade closed so glass did not fall in on me. Reading many others with nissan cars dealign with this. No cars in front of me, so not debris hitting could have caused.