The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the sunroof glass fractured without impact. The contact stated that there was no injury sustained. The sunroof shade was closed, and broken glass did not penetrate the vehicle interior. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,800.
2014 Nissan Pathfinder: sunroof shattered
15 of the 577 complaints about the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder describe sunroof shattered.
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 55,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 10 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Sunroof shattered by model year
What owners say
Driving on the highway at 75 mph on 8/26/21 the moon roof above the driving compartment shattered. It was preceded by a loud explosion sound which startled the driver enough to have to pull over. A police officer was driving behind her and pulled over as well because his car was showered with glass fragments. No vehicles were in front of the car when this occurred so nothing impacted the glass. It was a hot Florida day. Luckily the sun shade was closed so the glass did not rain down on the driver
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, there was a loud abnormal sound coming from the sunroof. The contact stated that the sunroof exploded without impact. Additionally, the passenger's side front seat was occupied with the seat belt buckled however, the seat belt warning light remained illuminated. The contract called her insurance company to have the sun roof repaired. The contact called gerald nissan of naperville located at 1575 w ogden ave, naperville, il 60540, (630) 355-3337, and made the dealer aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been diagnosed nor repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000.
I was driving home yesterday on I-75 and heard a loud bang like a gun going off in my car. There was no one around me and I looked around and didn't see anything. Luckily, my husband was about a mile away so I called him. When he got there I was shaking! He walked around my car looking for something, but didn't see anything. He told me to drive his car home and he would take mine. While walking back to the car he noticed a bulge up in the sunroof. He opened the door to take a look on top and saw the sunroof exploded from the inside out. My extended warranty won't cover it, nissan won't cover it, I'm waiting on my insurance to see if they will help (but since it is a manufacturing defect) it is possible it may be denied also. This is so scary and dangerous!
Driving down the interstate, the sunroof exploded.
Was driving on the eway with my family and heard a loud boom. Then heard wind and pieces of glass above the sunroof visor. Pulled over and confirmed that my sunroof exploded.
We were driving out of town on vacation when our sunroof exploded out of no where. It was about 9:30 in the morning on friday july 19th. We were heading east bound on the 10 freeway it was about 90 degrees outside with no other cars around. The noise was so loud it scared everyone in the car. We have contacted nissan for help and they have been extremely rude and unwilling to help us at all. They basically said to bad it's your problem not ours.
My sunroof glass just shattered out of nowhere while I was driving on the expressway!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. While driving various speeds, the contact heard a loud banging sound. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road and noticed that the sun roof exploded without impact. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76,756.
We were traveling down the highway at approximately 1pm when the sunroof exploded. This is the second time the sunroof glass exploded. It exploded before on 11/29/18. The weather was sunny and clear with a temp of about 45 degrees. The sun shield was open but the sunroof was closed. We hadn't passed an overpass and when the we cleaned up the glass we didn't find anything that might have impacted the glass of the sunroof. We purchased the car used from a dealership in april 2018.
Driving down the road and my sunroof exploded. It sounded like a gunshot went through the sunroof. Glass fell down onto my wife and 2 kids in the back seat. There were no rocks in front of me for debris to come back. The whole thing shattered. It didn't have a crack or spider. I have read numerous other issues like this on the internet and consumer reports recently wrote an article about this. Nissan was in the top 3 having this issue. I went to my dealer and he thought we were crazy and assumed we caused this damage and tried to explain their were related articles online with the same issues as my experience. It was very scary and could've been dangerous if there were other vehicles behind us because, we had to slam on our brakes. I also purchased extended warranty and they would not cover it.
As I was driving on 110 south freeway and enter fasttrack lane near exposition blvd exit, I heard a very loud explosion and thought that I was running into a collision with another oncoming vehicle. As I was slowing down and looked around there were no vehicle near me and the weather was so clear. Then I noticed that my sunroof glass was blown off and shattered. Lucky enough I had my sunroof shade closed so the shattered glass didn't flight in the car. There were another 04 passengers in my car as well but no one got hurt.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Certification label and VIN plate replacement service information
- Removing foreign material from the window glass
- Theft alarm sounds when vehicle is locked, unlocked, or door/trunk opened if you confirm
- Power back door calibration
- Door mirror will not return to set position after shifting from reverse to drive
- Service information
- SERVICE INFORMATION A two-piece design front engine mount is currently being used for the applied vehicles...
- Service information
Related recalls
Structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments
- What is wrong
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles manufactured June 20, 2012, to November 18, 2013, 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid vehicles manufactured July 18, 2013, to November 18, 2013, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles manufactured November 29, 2011, to June 14, 2013, and 2014 QX60 vehicles manufactured May 16, 2013, to November 18, 2013, and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles manufactured July 18, 2013, to November 18, 2013. In the affected vehicles the hood release cable assembly may have been installed incorrectly preventing the latching claw from fully engaging. The secondary latch may remain in the open position when the hood is closed.
- Risk
- If the primary hood latch is released and the secondary latch fails during operation of the vehicle, it could cause the hood to open during vehicle operation impairing the driver's vision, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will modify the angle of the hood release mechanism to provide additional length to the release cable, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1‑800‑647‑7261.
Recall number 15V033000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder sunroof shattered
Is sunroof shattered a common problem on the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder?
15 of 577 owner complaints about the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder (3%) mention sunroof shattered. The model year with the most reports is 2014.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder?
There is 1 recall and 10 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder
Shudder 90CVT failure 79Jerking 47Transmission failure 47Airbag light 39Stalling 34Hesitation 24Check engine light 23Loss of power 19Door locks 15Slipping 11Brake failure 7Engine failure 6Fire or smoke 6Fuel gauge 6Overheating 6Adaptive cruise 5No deployment 5Knocking 5
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