NissanSentra2012
  1. Nissan Sentra
  2. Problems
  3. 2012
  4. Sun/Moon Roof Assembly

2012 Nissan Sentra Sun/Moon Roof Assembly Problems

8
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 8 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi6
30–60k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 21, 2015 · 37,000 miles

    Sun/Moon Roof Assembly

    After going to the bank we stopped for breakfast.....it was about 40 degrees and light snow was falling.....while eating our sun roof exploded......it had a cone shape upwards and glass was all around on the roof and hood of the veh. ....veh was parked lucky for us...... But it sounded like a gun shot and glass went flying.....

    ODI 10700898

  • September 24, 2014 · 13,800 miles

    Sun/Moon Roof Assembly

    Spouse parked and waiting in the car at airport arrival curb around 8:30pm. As i was walking towards the car, i heard a loud explosion, sounded like a gunshot. Then i noticed the car sunroof pieces shattered all over. No cars passing by. Temp around 90f. Luckily no passengers close by to the car. Spouse was in shock and luckily the sunroof cover was closed. I could not find a cause other than suspecting this is a…

    ODI 10640510

  • June 23, 2014 · 33,500 miles

    Sun/Moon Roof Assembly

    I was driving in the center lane of a 3 lane highway when i heard an explosion and felt something hit me and realized by sunroof shattered and the glass came down on top of me. I pulled over when i could and could not find a cause for this. The only thing damaged was the sunroof itself. I did not have the visor closed so it covered me in glass plus i still feel the impact from either the spray or just the force on…

    1 injury

    ODI 10605360

  • June 2, 2014 · 15,000 miles

    Sun/Moon Roof Assembly

    Vehicle parked in driveway. Sunroof shattered. 53 degree temp. *tr

    ODI 10595476

  • February 7, 2014 · 21,200 miles

    Sun/Moon Roof Assembly

    While driving to work at about 6:45 am i heard a loud noise like an explosion and heard glass cracking and looked at sunroof. It had exploded and burst into pieces. I closed the sunshield to protect myself and pulled to the side of the road. I called 911 and a ga state patrol came and inspected the incident and stated it looked like a manufacturers defect with no sign of anything impacting the car. He wrote an…

    ODI 10563356

  • December 24, 2013 · 15,387 miles

    Sun/Moon Roof Assembly

    While parked in our driveway, open space - nothing above, the sun roof imploded. It was fine when we parked the car, but the next morning the glass was broken. No impact, temp 15 degrees f. *tr

    ODI 10557409

  • July 4, 2013 · 8,800 miles

    Structure · Sun/Moon Roof Assembly · Visibility

    I was driving my nissan sentra over i-25 and suddenly moon roof exploded. I heard a gunshot and glasses flying.this is a serious safety issue and nissan must issue recall or replacement for all affected vehicles. It sounds like vehicle manufacturing defect. I read several forums on internet and came to know that several people experienced the same issue with several other cars. *tr

    ODI 10523304

  • February 6, 2013 · 30,000 miles

    Sun/Moon Roof Assembly

    Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan sentra. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the sun roof exploded without warning. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the technician was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current…

    ODI 10557093