Nissan Maxima Panoramic Roof Problems

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Nissan maxima panoramic roof problems.

Painrank combines owner data recall frequency vehicle age and other factors to give you a guide about which vehicles are a pain in the butt to own. A second plaintiff subrina seenarain was driving a used 2014 nissan maxima when its panoramic sunroof exploded as well. A nissan representative said the warranty did not cover the damage and seenarain paid more than 1 000 to repair the sunroof. Once closed hold the tilt close button for a few seconds.

While sunroofs will rattle and leak just like any other window what s truly concerning is reports of them randomly exploding. This resets the slide control. These days it s hard to find a car without a sunroof so it s no surprise that there s more complaints about sunroofs than ever before. That giant piece of glass above your head may soon be on its way down in a thousand little pieces.

The contact owns a 2001 nissan maxima equipped with a webasto hollandia 700 aftermarket sunroof. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph when he heard a loud abnormal banging from the roof of the vehicle. When it comes down to it a panoramic sunroof is essentially a giant hole in the roof of your vehicle and while they do contribute to the structural rigidity of the vehicle it ll never be as good or as strong as a vehicle with a conventional roof. Panoramic sunroofs are an impressive feat of engineering a large pane of glass curved to the roof s aerodynamic contours and usually made of tempered glass for its strength without added weight.

Black average vehicle review. The contact looked into the rear view mirror and noticed that the sun roof had fractured from the vehicle. The reset procedure for the sunroof on my 02 maxima is to tilt the sunroof open then tilt it closed again.