2018 Nissan Murano: sunroof shattered

8 of the 114 complaints about the 2018 Nissan Murano describe sunroof shattered.

owner complaints: 8
of this car's complaints: 7%
typical mileage: 18,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 6 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Sunroof shattered by model year

2023
1
2020
5
2019
6
2018
8
2017
8
2016
6
2015
11
2014
11
2013
5
2012
20
2011
14
2010
9
2009
10
2007
1
2006
1
2005
1

What owners say

Filed Nov 30, 2025 · NC

The panoramic sunroof front glass on my 2018 Nissan Murano shattered unexpectedly while I was driving on the highway. Fortunately, I had the interior sliding sunshade closed, which prevented the shattered glass from falling directly onto me. The explosion sound was extremely loud — at first, I thought there had been a collision nearby or that a tire had blown out. However, I immediately felt heat and airflow inside the car, and I could hear the shattered glass movement on top of the closed interior shade. That’s when I realized something happened to my sunroof. I immediately took the next exit and pulled over to inspect the damage. There was a large hole in the sunroof and shattered glass sitting right on the interior sliding sunshade. If the sliding interior shade had been open, the glass could have caused me serious injuries. Additionally, the shock from the explosion could easily have caused me to swerve and create a dangerous accident on the highway. I also have no way of knowing whether glass fell onto the highway or struck other vehicles, which is hazardous to others. There were no construction zones, trucks, or any visible road hazards at the time of the incident. I later learned that there is a class-action lawsuit involving Nissan panoramic sunroofs for this same issue — catastrophic glass shattering allegedly caused by the use of tempered glass — and my model and year appear to be included. I filed a claim with my insurance company, brought the vehicle to Nissan dealership, and had the sunroof replaced. Since this incident, I no longer feel safe opening the sliding sunshade at all.

Filed Mar 14, 2023 · LA

Sunroof suddenly exploded putting us at risk while driving on the interstate. We heard a loud explosion before the sunroof shattered into pieces. There are open class action lawsuits about this problem. There was no warning that this was a problem before this happened.

Filed May 11, 2021 · 52,821 miles · OK

Driving on freeway at 65 MPH with no other vehicles around and the sun roof exploded. It sounded like an explosion and glass fell into the car. There was no evidence in the car that anything fell onto the sunroof.

Filed Dec 1, 2020 · 25,000 miles · NJ

I was driving on a highway and suddenly my sunroof exploded. It sounded like a loud bang next to me and then I heard broken glass above my head.

Filed Oct 23, 2020 · 10,312 miles · KS

While operating my nissan on a rural highway I heard what I thought to be a gun shot and felt glass hit me. To my surprise, the sunroof in my 2018 nissan murano had exploded.

Filed Jun 8, 2019 · Visibility · 18,000 miles · AL

I was driving around 50 miles an hour, heard a small pop sound then my sunroof exploded. Glass rained down on me causing me to swerve and almost wreck. I was on the highway at the time with no vehicle in front of me.

Filed Jun 3, 2019 · 4,600 miles · GA

While driving along approximately 5 MPH along a city street approaching a traffic light ready to stop, I heard this really loud noise sounding like a gunshot or similar loud noise. The sunroof was closed, however, it exploded the front sliding glass of the sunroof, and I was very surprised. At first I had no idea what h ad taken place, I then heard loud air noises coming in the car. I checked to make sure all the doors and windows were closed tightly. I decided to strop and check the outside of the vehicle, and noticed the large hole in the sunroof. I had drive home about 35 miles with the broken glass sliding around in the shade between the sunroof and the car. I had no idea how this could have happened. The next day I took it to the body shop, and they stated that I shouldn't be driving it like this because it would be very dangerous if the broken glass would suddenly break through the shade, and the glass would fall directly into the auto and on me and the passenger. I don't have any pictures at this time,,however the body shop has.

Filed Apr 18, 2019 · Visibility · 8,000 miles · CT

Sunroof exploded. Driving on the highway and the sunroof suddenly shattered and glass showered the interior of the vehicle. This was not caused by impact with an object. There were no overpasses, nearby trees, open trucks, or other likely sources of debris. The road and weather conditions were excellent (sunny, high 70s). This defect presented a significant safety issue.