| Issue ID | 1350376 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10946571 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 06/10/16 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2013 nissan altima and the sunroof exploded! As i was parking at a local grocery store i heard a loud boom. It sounded like a gunshot / or an impact to my car. I stayed in the vehicle thinking someone shot at me. No one in the parking lot seemed to have heard anything. I get out of the car and at first didn't notice. I only looked at the tires and body to see what hit it. I get back in the car and hear cracking. I open the shade and bits of glass fell. I was like wow. How did this happen. There is no impact spot nor crater. Nothing to show if it was shattered by a rock or anything. I looked all around the ground. I kind of thought maybe a bird fell. But nothing. Robbins nissan did nothing to help. All they said was after other complaints and investigations they concluded that the sunroof o my shatters on impact. Well how can this be if i was in a parking lot. Also the temperature that day didn't get above 90 degrees. It was not a really hot day here in houston. I'm not sure what to do. It's too expensive to replace. I had to drive home and when i did the center piece flew out :( i have it taped up! It's been 3 months. I just don't believe i should pay for a repair that was a manufacturing defect. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 69000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HUMBLE, TX |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP2DNXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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