I was returning from dropping my daughter off at Hobby Airport in Houston. While driving highway speed on [XXX], my sunroof exploded. I was so startled that I almost wrecked. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
2018 Nissan Rogue: sunroof shattered
13 of the 672 complaints about the 2018 Nissan Rogue describe sunroof shattered.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 17,165
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sunroof shattered by model year
What owners say
My sunroof exploded as I was driving on route 495 near Mansfield Ma Friday October 10th at approximately 3:42 pm. I heard a loud noise sounded like a gunshot and glass flew everywhere. The glass shattered everywhere also in my hair as well as on the seats both front and back seats. My safety as well as other drivers on the road could have been compromised. Luckily, shaken from the shattering of glass I was able to go into the breakdown lane to aces the damage. My insurance company was closed and is also closed today I will report it to them tomorrow.
Driving on the highway I believe something hit my sunroof and it shattered
Panoramic sunroof exploded while driving. There was a very load pop when the closed sunroof exploded apart. Pulled over called police, there is a police record of incident. Luckily I had visor closed or I am sure we would have wrecked. I had to have sunroof replaced, was not covered by Nissan warranty.
The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the panoramic glass roof exploded. The contact continued driving to his residence, where he taped cardboard over the roof. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and it was diagnosed with needing the panoramic glass roof to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired however, the repair was still pending. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 31,000.
Driving on a state highway in a metropolitan area, the sun roof suddenly exploded. It was moderate weather for december in the st. Louis, mo area (I'm guessing in the 40's). Nissan says that glass is not covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Had the sun roof cover been open, glass could easily have entered the cabin. The glass shattered into hundreds of tiny pieces - obvious a hazard to car occupants as well as others outside the car.
Driving about 50 MPH and the glass roof explodes. Luckily, the shade cover was closed, so the glass was contained inside it but also much of it flew off the back of the car.
2018 nissan rouge panoramic glass exploding. My wife was driving to work and suddenly heard an explosion like a gun shot. She had glass fall inside the the car and on her. Nissan is not using a tempered glass and this posses a safety concern for all nissan owners with the panoramic roof.
As I was driving to work, the stationary portion of the panoramic sunroof suddenly exploded and shattered. It sounded like a gunshot and there was a hole in the center of the sunroof. I was not near any other vehicles and nothing struck the car. It spontaneously exploded. This problem should be fixed before someone is hurt.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the sun roof suddenly shattered. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to nissan of canton (42175 michigan ave, canton, mi), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 11,000.
3/23/19 while driving in the middle lane of the freeway hwy 101south to san francisco the sunroof of my nissan rogue 2018 exploded. This startled the driver and the car swerved but the driver got the car under control. When we stopped to see what happened, the sunroof glass had exploded. We have had the car for 9 months.
Vehicle was being driven down the road at approximately 45 MPH by my wife with no other cars around and the moonroof just exploded. Luckily the inside cover was closed so glass did not get all over the car or hit my wife while she was driving.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2018 Nissan Rogue sunroof shattered
Is sunroof shattered a common problem on the 2018 Nissan Rogue?
13 of 672 owner complaints about the 2018 Nissan Rogue (2%) mention sunroof shattered. The model year with the most reports is 2015.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2018 Nissan Rogue?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2018 Nissan Rogue
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