What happened today was the sunroof exploded while driving down the interstate. Loud gunshot sound! Lucky the viser was closed when it happened! I have an appointment next week due to dealership backed up but they said I can come by to get it patched until my appointment day. No Warning lights, messages, or anything happened before the incident occurred. Just glad no one was hurt and it didn’t cause me to have accident.
2017 Nissan Maxima: sunroof shattered
7 of the 106 complaints about the 2017 Nissan Maxima describe sunroof shattered.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 12 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sunroof shattered by model year
What owners say
May 17,2023 6:30a.m. I drove to work, parked for 9hrs & at 4pm when I went to leave my sunroof was shattered.. there are no trees or anything that is over my car.. it looked as though someone had gotten inside my car & punched the sunroof as the glass was slightly pushed outwards.. my car was locked & no signs of entry... upon my arrival to Hudson Nissan I was informed by a Nissan Service Writer that this happens all the time & he told me to look it up on Youtube or Google.. After looking it up & seeing that exploding sunroofs happen daily, I did more research & saw there are current & past lawsuits pertaining to exploding sunroofs..that is also where I saw that I needed to file my exploding sunroof on this site. My car was inspected by a certified Nissan technician that said my entire roof system needed to be replaced. My car was also inspected by a certified State Farm Adjuster that only wants to pay for the rear glass. Thankfully I was not driving at the time of the incident, however, after viewing several videos of consumers this has happened to, they all said it sounds like a gunshot.. I've been shot, still carry the bullet in my neck, I cannot even imagine how I'd react if I were on the interstate driving 65mph and hear what appears to be a gunshot inside my car...or if my grandson was riding along. I cant say how I'd react,, but im guessing everyone around me would be at risk including myself.. I just can't phathom why this issue is still allowed to happen. The entire process has been a complete nightmare. I've been without a vehicle since May 17, 2023. State Farm doesn't want to pay for what the manufacturer/dealership suggests & once I get it fixed I will be trading it... I do not ever want to go through this again!
I was driving home from Durango, CO when I hear a big bang, I pulled over to see that my panoramic sunroof exploded. There no debris that flew and hit my car, it just exploded for no reason at all. We called Nissan of Durango where it was purchased as of today we have not heard back from them. This incident took place on 3/5/22 around 3:14 pm. There was no oncoming car, there was a vehicle in the right lane, three land highway. I was going the speed limit of 65 at the time of explosion. It was snowing slightly, but not sticking to the highway. our claim number is 22-7318190 with Progressive Insurance.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 nissan maxima. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the rear panoramic moon roof exploded without impact. Startled by the failure, the contact pulled the vehicle off to the shoulder of the highway to inspect the damage. The vehicle was taken to valley nissan of longmont (1005 ken pratt blvd, longmont, co 80501) where he was informed that there was no evidence that an impact had caused the moon roof to explode. There was no additional assistance provided. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. There was no additional assistance provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 42,800.
I was driving this morning on the way to work traveling on the highway around 5:43 am; and I heard a loud bang sounding like a shotgun. It scared me to death as I swerved and heard wind noise as if my windows were down. And also could hear glass falling onto my sunroof shade. I found a safe place to pull over and see what the problem was and whoa and behold my sunroof has shattered. If the shade was open then the shattered glass could have falen on me possibly getting into my eyes and causing an accident.
Nissan maxima sunroof broke from weather changes and resulted in a large crack and hole in the center. Realized as I was driving by hearing wind in the car. Happened while stationary
Driving down the road in our community all of a sudden a large bang and our sunroof exploded.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Certification label and VIN plate replacement service information
- Removing foreign material from the window glass
- Moonroof adjustment and repairs
- Rear pillar molding replacement
- Moonroof rattle
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2017 Nissan Maxima sunroof shattered
Is sunroof shattered a common problem on the 2017 Nissan Maxima?
7 of 106 owner complaints about the 2017 Nissan Maxima (7%) mention sunroof shattered. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
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There are 0 recalls and 12 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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