There are 5 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2016 Nissan Maximain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving 20-25 MPH, the sunroof assembly completely separated from the vehicle, struck the front of the roof, struck the passenger's side of the vehicle, and flew underneath the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle. There was no injury sustained. The vehicle was taken to Gerber Collision and Glass, where it was determined that the sunroof and the bracket had separated from the vehicle. The mechanic provided an estimate for the sunroof repair and collateral damages repair. The dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,491.
- Front windshield; internal bubbles/separation of glass at top edge of front windshield as it meets the seal. - The glass appears to be separating internally, compromising the safety aspect and will start to spread downward over time. - The factory front windshield was already replaced once a few years back by Nissan dealership for this exact same problem (can provide exact dates/information later); and the same exact problem is happening again. Nissan dealership knows about it, but has not officially inspected/documented for their records, but I can get this completed. - No warning/symptoms other than visual inspection/noticing the issue occuring when cleaning car. - Contacted Nissan Consumer Affairs about the problem, and that this is the second time of the exact problem, but Nissan Consumer Affairs would only state that Nissan could do nothing about the problem at this time, although this is a clear defect of the windshield manufacturing process. I provided pictures of the problem, and they wouldn't even address the problem, other than, Nissan can't do anything at this time about the problem. There is a Nissan TSB regarding windshield issues/defects, but also addresses warranty. The second replacement windshield is not in warranty, and asked Nissan to see if they could resolve the problem due to manufacturer defect and the fact that it may spread downward, causing more problems and/or safety stability of the top of the windshield and have an engineer or specialist look into it, they were not willing to do this.
NOVEMBER 11, 2019 DRIVING TO WORK GOING 65 ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND THE MOONROOF EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED JONES NISSAN (1260 WAYNE RD, SAVANNAH, TN 38372, (731) 925-0367) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE GLASS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN AFTER THE SUN ROOF WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FOR LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE GLASS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED TO PROPERLY CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026