NHTSA Complaint #11165934 — 2009 INFINITI FX35

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY TODAY AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FALLING DEBRIS OR OTHER ISSUE THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN - THE ROOF SIMPLY EXPLODED. GLASS WENT EVERYWHERE. THE SOUND OF THE EXPLOSION SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO DETERMINE WHAT HAD OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO TIRES OR THE BODY SO I SLOWLY BEGAN DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER TO REACH A EXIT NEAR BY. AS I BEGAN MOVING I COULD HEAR THE INFILTRATION OF AIR OVERHEAD AND OPENED THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL OF THE SUNROOF, THE ENTIRE WINDOW WAS MISSING AND THE FRAME FOR THE SUNROOF WAS MANGLED. THE HIGHWAY IS 65 MPH AND AT THAT RATE OF SPEED, AN UNEXPECTED EXPLOSION ON THE CAR COULD HAVE LED TO A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT. FURTHERMORE, ANYONE IN THE BACK WOULD HAVE AT A MINIMUM BEEN COVERED WITH GLASS. I HAVE CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO A FACILITY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PHOTOS AND INSURANCE EVIDENCE OF THE EVENT IF NEEDED.