2011 Nissan Maxima

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TONIGHT ON A REMOTE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED OUT OF NOWHERE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 45-50 DEGREES SO I ALSO HAD THE HEATER ON INSIDE. I HAD THE SUNSHADE OPEN BUT THE TILTING PORTION OF THE ROOF CLOSED. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC NEAR ME THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED ANY DEBRIS TO HIT THE ROOF. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LOUDEST BANG, INITIALLY SCARING ME SO BAD I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN GLASS WAS FLYING AROUND EVERYWHERE. IT WAS SO LOUD I THOUGHT AT FIRST I HAD A BLOWOUT FOR SPLIT SECOND UNTIL THEN THE GLASS HIT ME AND THE WIND STARTING COMING IN FROM THE GAPING HOLE IN THE ROOF. IT LITERALLY SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT OR CANNON WENT OFF IN MY CAR. LUCKILY NONE OF THE GLASS INJURED ME AND EVEN MORE LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT WITH ME AS SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE FLYING GLASS. I HAD TO CLOSE THE SUNSHADE AND DRIVE HOME THE REMAINING DISTANCE AT A MUCH SLOWER SPEED BUT LUCKILY DID SO WITHOUT INCIDENT. I TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES ONCE SAFELY HOME, AND AS YOU CAN SEE IT APPEARS AS IF THE GLASS BUBBLED UP, ALMOST LIKE FROM INSIDE AIR PRESSURE CAUSING THE EXPLOSION. MY FIRST THOUGHTS ARE THAT MAYBE THE COLD AIR OUTSIDE AND WARM AIR INSIDE? IT IS THE FRONT PANEL THAT OPENS THAT HAS THE DAMAGE AND THE REAR PANEL IS FULLY INTACT. THIS WAS AN INTENSE EXPERIENCE THAT I HOPE TO NEVER HAVE HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY LEFT ENTERING INTO A CURVE, THE 4 TIRES OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT FOLLOW THE COMMAND GIVEN BY THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED WITH GREAT EASE. WHILE REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR, THE CAR DID NOT SLOW. THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND CAUSED THE 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA TO COLLIDE WITH A FIXED OBJECT. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR AT A SPEED FAST ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE SEVERE INJURIES THAT RESULTED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG KNOCKED ME UNCONSCIOUS AND I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION FROM THE MOMENT RIGHT BEFORE "IMPACT" TO WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE 10 YEAR OLD WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT PROPERLY. THE 3 YEAR OLD WAS IN A 5 POINT HARNESS PROPERLY RESTRAINED. RECENTLY, THE OFFICE OF [XXX] INFORMED ME THAT THE BACK SEAT CAME LOOSE DURING THE ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED BOTH CHILDREN'S SEVERE INJURIES. THE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WERE NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED BY THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE BACK SEAT UNHOOKING DURING THE ACCIDENT THEREFORE CAUSING SAFETY RESTRAINTS TO BE INADEQUATE AND POSSIBLY EVEN MORE HARMFUL. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHERE THE 10 YEAR OLD WAS. THE VEHICLE IS POORLY DESIGNED TO SURVIVE EVEN A MINOR COLLISION. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS THE VEHICLE SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND GEORGIA STATE PATROL TORE IT UP BEFORE I COULD EVEN HAVE IT INSPECTED. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE VEHICLE IS NOR AM I ABLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION. GEORGIA STATE PATROL DOCUMENTED THAT THE AIR BAG ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE DID DEPLOY BUT THAT DOCUMENT IS INACCURATE BECAUSE I AM A WITNESS. I PRAY THAT THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO PREVENT ANY AND ALL SIMILAR INCIDENTS FROM OCCURRING. I PRAY THAT YOU INVESTIGATE SIMILAR CLAIMS AND FIND ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO GET THESE DANGEROUS CARS OFF THE ROAD. *TT SEE ALSO ODI 11130128. *DSY INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE SUNROOF BUSTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY. I HAD TO GO TO THE EYE DOCTOR FOR GLASS PARTICLES BEING IN MY EYE, AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT MOORE NISSAN IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA, AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY AT ALL. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS AWFUL AND THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY OR THE SAFETY OF MY TODDLER CHILD......UPDATED12/07/15*BF UPDATED 4/27/18*JB *TR

CAR HESITATES SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. AT TIMES, THERE IS A LOUD "CLUNKING" SOUND WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED HARD. THEN EVEN WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN, CAR WOULD SLOWLY SHIFT. IT TAKES ABOUT 10 TO 20 SECONDS BEFORE IT WOULD SHIFT NORMALLY. THIS GETS WORSE WHEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. ERROR CODE IT RETURNS INCLUDE P1778 AND P0746. SEPARATE ISSUE: THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHEN ACCELERATING AND STOPPING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SEAT SHIFTED BACKWARDS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SEAT SHIFTED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.