2015 Nissan Rogue: sunroof shattered

Filed May 7, 2026 · Visibility · MI

The panoramic sunroof exploded while driving down the road. We almost crashed because it was so loud. It sounded like a gun shot. If the shade hadn’t been closed, we would have had glass rain down on our heads. I am contacting my insurance carrier today. There was no warning this would happen. The temperature at the time of incident was 52 degrees.

Filed Jan 13, 2024 · Visibility · NC

As I was driving yesterday (1/12/24) on a busy highway and my sunroof shattered suddenly. It startled me and I had no idea what occurred. I heard a very loud pop and what sounded like rocks hitting my vehicle. I inspected my car and couldn’t find the source thinking it may have been a tire etc but no lights came on. Everytime I drove I heard “pebbles” move but could not find the source. This morning I noticed a piece of glass on my windshield which caused me to inspect my vehicle and to my surprise the sunroof had a hole in it! I’ve reported my sunroof leaking since I purchased the truck in 2018. The dealership claimed to fix the sunroof but would not replace it. The leaking stopped for around 2-3 months and began again. I was told this was not covered under warranty and that I’d have to pay out of pocket for it. I did not think this was fair because I purchased the vehicle when the issue was present. I was subsequently never made aware that there were any defects or complaints about sunroof problems or the occurrences of exploding sunroofs in the make and model I have.

Filed Jan 16, 2021 · 63,000 miles · FL

While driving down john turner butler in jacksonville, fl, the sunroof shattered and glass spewed throughout the vehicle. I was traveling with my two children under the age of two years old in the vehicle. Glass ended up in their car seat and throughout the vehicle.

Filed Jan 4, 2021 · 45 miles · WA

The moon roof on my 2015 nissan rogue exploded itself. With 2 kids (5 and 2 year old) all 4 of us were driving to leavenworth. Pretty close to stevens pass, the moon roof exploded with a bang sound. The glass pieces shattered all over the car. Even on the kids and kids car seats. For a few seconds I had no clue what happened. Fortunately I didnt panic and nothing went wrong. All of us are fine. I had to continue driving like tat till the next stop where I bought trash can covers, duct tapes etc and patched it up. My insurance didn't have comprehensive coverage so they won't cover the expense. Though I have extended warranty from nissan, nissan wont cover the expense as glass is not covered under that. I have had like 12-13 calls with nissan and the dealer as it is clearly not my fault and nissan has to investigate into the quality of the glass. But they refused to pay. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrxrukqtkjw&feature=youtu.be

Filed Oct 5, 2020 · 70,000 miles · NJ

Driving on highway at 70mph when I heard what sounded like a gunshot and then my sunroof exploded causing large chunks of glass to go flying in the air and on the highway behind me. There were no other vehicles in sight.

Filed Sep 2, 2020 · Visibility · 58,843 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan rogue. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the glass sun roof suddenly exploded without impact. The contact called swope nissan (1100 n dixie ave, elizabethtown, ky 42701, (270)765-6477) and the contact was referred to her insurance company to repair the sun roof. The manufacturer provided the same information. The contact was provided a claim number and referred to her insurance company to repair the sun roof. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 58,843.

Filed Jul 13, 2020 · Visibility · 54,720 miles · CA

Nissan rogue 2015 - sunroof/moonroof shattered suddenly. We were driving on a freeway with cruise control set at 65mph; the weather was sunny, approx. Low 80's. Nothing was irregular about the feel of the car, we were not driving under an overpass, other vehicles on the road were not ultra-close to us, and we didn't drive over any objects, then suddenly, we heard a loud bang out of nowhere which harshly startled us and got our hearts pounding. After realizing the car was still operating normally (ie: no flat tire, no steam from the engine, no warning lights etc.) when we stopped to look over the car for any sign of damage, we finally discovered cracked and lifted glass on the exterior of the panoramic moonroof. Looking closer we found numerous more long cracks so we opened the interior sunshade to look up at the glass from the inside of the car, and were astonished to discover the entire rear portion of the sunroof was shattered into little tempered pieces. We were lucky I didn't swerve and potentially cause an accident after the thunderous bang and/or that the glass didn't dangerously cascade on top of us while driving. This is a major motor vehicle safety issue and defect. After researching what could have caused a sunroof to randomly shatter, I'm appalled to learn that this has been a recurring issue on nissan vehicles for years! My local nissan dealership/service center said they are not responsible to fix this obvious concern?! We pay extra to have a car with a sun/moonroof, only to discover after the fact, that they are susceptible to exploding suddenly and randomly and shattering into pieces which I'm now informed is my responsibility to fix?

Filed Jan 27, 2020 · 65,000 miles · WA

On friday, january 24th at approximately 11:50am, my sunroof exploded on my 2015 nissan rogue. Weather was dry, road conditions dry and free of debris. Outside temperature between 52 and 56 degrees. No overpasses were traveled under. No traffic in front of me. Traveling at approximately 60 ' 63mph. I heard a loud explosion and glass fell from the sunroof onto the me, the middle console, both front floor mats, the passenger seat, rear seat and rear floor on both sides. Explosion blew up, not down, with the glass pushed upwards at the open, shattered edges.

Filed Sep 2, 2019 · Body · 54,000 miles · WI

While driving on i94 in wisconsin my sunroof exploded. I wasn't behind any trucks and I didn't go under any bridge. I heard I huge bang and when I looked up my sunroof was in millions of tiny bits. When I pressed on it, cause I didn't know what happened, the glass came falling down on me and all over my car.

Filed May 23, 2018 · 60,000 miles · TX

May 22, 2018 I was driving my 2015 nissan rogue down a highway when I heard what sounded like a gun shot. I pulled over inspected all my tires and my entire car, that is when I realized my sunroof had exploded.

Filed Dec 19, 2017 · 41,000 miles · NJ

I was driving and my sunroof exploded spontaneously. Bridgewater nissan and nissan cooperation said it was due to impact, even though they could not prove it. I had to report it to my insurance to cover the damages. Nissan could not even support a valuable customer and pay for my deductible.

Filed Oct 11, 2017 · Visibility · 80,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan rogue. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact heard a loud noise and the sun roof exploded. The contact stated that the glass of the sun roof fractured completely and slid down the back of the vehicle. There were no injuries. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the right side of the road and exited. The vehicle was taken to bommarito nissan in hazelwood, missouri, but the source of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the matter would be escalated to a regional representative. The failure mileage was 80,000.