2005 Nissan Murano Complaint Log

DRIVERS SEAT BROKEN. POSSIBLY A BROKEN BRACKET. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 6,700 MILES.AT AT 4,000 MILES I NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT STARTED ROCKING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE, I REALIZE THAT HUNDREDS OF OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR DRIVER FRONT SEAT. I THINK THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, FRONT ON OR REAR END COLLISION, THE DRIVER COULD BE EASILY EJECTED FROM THE FRONT SEAT RESULTING IN AN INSTANT FATALITY. AS A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN, CAR OWNER AND OUT OF CONCERN FROM THE DRIVING PUBLIC, I THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT. PLEASE SEE A NUMBER OF FORUMS REPORTING THE ISSUE. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F14EC7A HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/FORUMDISPLAY/F-66.HTML HTTP://WWW.WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/MURANO/2005/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SEAT_IS_BROKEN.SHTML HTTP://WWW.MY3CENTS.COM/SHOWREVIEW.CGI?ID=41775. *TR

MY 05 MURANO, JUST 33K MILES...THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BECOME DETACHED AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME IT MAY HAVE BEEN A WELDING DEFECT. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE COST FOR REPAIR AND WHAT WAS INVOLVED, PARTS AND LABOR ARE APPROX. $1,000. THEY SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM. SAID THE ASSEMBLY JUST COMES APART AND IS NOT REPAIRABLE. HE TOLD ME EVEN WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THIS STILL WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I HAVE ESCALATED A CLAIM WITH THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AT NISSAN AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME SOMETIME TODAY. SO FAR, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS AS WELL. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALLED ITEM FOR NISSAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FALL DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING ON A BUMPY ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VISOR WOULD BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,461. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH APPROXIMATELY 53,000 MILES. THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REFUSES TO MAINTAIN POSITION, JUST QUIT WORKING. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP IN JACKSON, TN (CARLOCK) SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED. SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT AND ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NISSAN ANSWER TO THESE DEFECTS IN THEIR SUN VISORS. *TR

I AM NOT SURE OF THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE; OTHER THAN NORMAL USAGE. THE FAILURE IS THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT OCCURS ALL OF THE TIME. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND IS ABLE TO DEAL WITH IT EASIER THAN I BECAUSE SHE IS SHORTER. HOWEVER WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE I HAVE TO MOVE THE VISOR TO THE SIDE. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THE VISOR BLOCKS MY VISUAL VIEW AND MY HEAD COMES CLOSE TO HITTING IT WHEN I DRIVE. IF I REMOVE THE VISOR THEN BRIGHT SUN PROHIBITS MY VIEW. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN OF MINE. I WISH TO REPLACE IT BUT I AM UNABLE TO FIND ONE ONLINE. IN SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THE FOLLOWING THREAD. HTTP://WWW.NISSANFORUMS.COM/TRUCK-SUV/113557-MURANO-SUN-VISOR-FAILURE.HTML WHAT WORRIES ME HERE IS THAT IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM. IN FACT ONE POSTER THAN POSTS AS A NISSAN TECHNICIAN EVEN CLAIMS THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I FIND THAT DISTURBING. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS I AM UNABLE TO FIND THE PART. I COULD GO TO THE DEALER BUT THEN I FIND $200 FOR A DEFECT REPLACEMENT TO BE A BIT MUCH. *TR

SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM CAR, TOOK IN AND PAID $100+ FOR NISSAN TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR HAD 66,000 MILES ON IT WHICH WAS 6,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY. NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER TO REPLACE OR FIX THE TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE $4,500.00. THIS HAPPENED IN MAY DID NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM NISSAN UNTIL JULY. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO THE DRIVER SEAT BAR UNDER THE SEAT SNAPPED AS I WAS DRIVING IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP - IT FALLS AT THE LEAST BUMP AND BLOCKS MY VISION. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AT LEAST THE END OF APRIL. I WAS TOLD MY BLACKBURN MOTORS THAT IT WOULD COST ME $296.01 PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE THE VISOR. I HAVE HAD OLD BEATER CARS THAT HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER, NISSAN, SHOULD REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE VISORS AT THEIR COST, NOT MINE. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, THAT IS A BAD MARK AGAINST NISSAN. *TR

BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD. SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO BAYSATE NISSAN IN SPRINGFIELD, MA IN MAY 2008. TOLD REPAIR WOULD COST $995.00 - EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER SEAT REPAIR. *TR

1. DURING NORMAL DRIVING SEAT BRACKET HOLDING DRIVERS SEAT TO VEHICLE BROKE ON ONE CORNER CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE DURING DRIVING. 2. FAILURE OCCURRED ONE TIME, BUT WAS A RISK TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WHEN BROKEN. 3. DEALER AGREED TO REPAIR AFTER AT FIRST REFUSING. REPAIR WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER $300. *TR

BROKEN SEAT FRAME. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPWARD OR "NOT IN USE" POSITION. I CAN BE DRIVING AND IT WILL FALL DOWN BLOCKING MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. IN THE BEGINNING I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY CAR BUT AFTER RESEARCHING AND TALKING WITH DEALERSHIP IT IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE AWARE BUT THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED BY RECALL BECAUSE NISSAN HAS NOT GIVEN THEM THE "OKAY." IN ORDER TO FIX PROBLEM A NEW VISOR WOULD NEED TO BE INSTALLED WITH VISOR PART ALONE COSTING $200+. I CURRENTLY HAVE TO PULL OVER THE EXTENSION VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO HOLD UP THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL STILL FALL DOWN AT RANDOM TIMES BLOCKING MY VISION AND AT TIMES AT VERY CRUCIAL MOMENTS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND A DEFECT PRODUCT INSTALLED BY NISSAN. IN THE BEGINNING I TRIED TO GET NISSAN TO FIX BUT TO NO AVAIL. I WOULD HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE NOW BUT WAS NOT AWARE OF YOUR WEBSITE, WHICH I BELIEVE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS SHOULD HAVE FILED WITH NISSAN, AND MAY HAVE BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I HOPE YOUR COMPANY CAN HELP GET THIS RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DRIVING A MURANO WITH THIS DEFECT GETS INJURED OR CAUSES INJURY TO OTHER MOTORIST. *TR

A BRACKET ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT HAS BROKEN, AND THE SEAT TILTS TO ONE SIDE AND ALSO FORWARD. IT IS LOOSE AND WILL MOVE FORWARD SEVERAL INCHES WHEN I DECELERATE/ACCELERATE OR GET IN/OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL USE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ORDINARY DRIVING ON STREETS. THE BROKEN BRACKET APPEARS TO BE VERY SMALL FOR A WEIGHT-BEARING PIECE. THIS PIECE WOULD CERTAINLY NOT SURVIVE A CRASH. IF STILL INTACT, THE PIECE WOULD CERTAINLY BREAK DURING A CRASH. THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO MOVE DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO POSSIBLY IMPACT THE STEERING WHEEL OR WINDSHIELD. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THIS YET, AS I NEED TO DECIDE WHAT ROUTE TO TAKE. APPARENTLY THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES ABOUT $1,000 TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE OFFENDING PART, BUT THEY WILL REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME FRAGILE PART. IT APPEARS THAT CONTACTING A PROFESSIONAL WELDER MAY BE A BETTER CHOICE, AS THEY CAN WELD THE PIECES TOGETHER AND STRENGTHEN THE PIECES TOO. *TR

A BRACKET IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURAN HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO LIST TO ONE SIDE AND TO ROCK WHENEVER THE VEHICLE STOPS OR CORNERS. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE SUN VISOR ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP. THE VISOR CONSTANTLY FALLS DOWN AND BLOCKS THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THROUGH RESEARCH, SHE FOUND THAT NUMEROUS CONSUMERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 12/8/09 *CN UPDATED 12/09/09.*JB

SEAT SUPPORT ON DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. READ ON INTERNET ABOUT SEVERAL SIMILAR FAILURES. 2005 NISSAN MURANO, 70,000 MILES. *TR

THE TRACK ASSEMBLY IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT FAILED. WHEN ENGAGED THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD BUT INSTEAD WOULD CAUSE THE ENTIRE SEAT TO SWIVEL TO THE RIGHT. PRIOR THE FAILURE THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. ANY ATTEMPT TO SHIFT THE POSITION OF THE SEAT WHILE DRIVING COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS BROKEN FRAME NOT COVERED BY NISSAN. SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE FRAME. CURRENTLY 25 COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA. NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS ISSUE. *TR

AS I WAS LEAVING MY GARAGE, I HEARD A CLICK AND A SNAP AND REALIZED (AFTER MY SEAT STARTED LEANING TO THE LEFT) THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO BROKE. LUCKILY I WASN'T IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT NISSAN HAS YET TO VOLUNTARILY RECALL THIS DEFECT. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AND I AM WAITING FOR NISSAN TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS THE 3RD INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR

CVT TRANSFER CASE FAILURE. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO SUN VISORS DROP AND DO NOT STAY IN PLACE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD AND WILL BLOCK SITE OF VISSION IF THEY CANT STAY IN PLACE AND BLOCKS VISION. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO IS NOT WELL FIXED....ITS LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE. IF I HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT THE SEAT CAN COME OFF. I THINK THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TILTED TO THE LEFT WHEN SHE MADE A TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HIT HER HEAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED SHE REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN HOWEVER; THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE DAMAGES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,519. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKCET SHEARED OFF DUE TO WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO'S DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED AND BROKE WHEN SIMPLY GOING AROUND A CURVE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADMITTED TO ME THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE SEAT BRACKET, BUT THAT THE COMPANY WAS NOT GOING TO COVER IT- NOT THE DEALERSHIP, AND NOT THE CAR MANUFACTURER. THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD FIXED MANY, MANY MURANOS WITH THIS SAME DEFECT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND THE CAR IS LEASED, I WAS STUCK WITH A $1,200 REPAIR BILL ($800 FOR THE PART, A WHOLE NEW SEAT TRACK AND $400 FOR LABOR). I APPEALED TO NISSAN CORPORATION BECAUSE THE INTERNET IS BUZZING WITH REPORTS OF THIS BEING A DOCUMENTED DEFECT AND ENGINEERING FLAW, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT PLANNING ON DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT- I WAS STUCK PAYING THE ENTIRE AMOUNT! I FELT RIPPED OFF TO THE MAX! SINCE I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND THE SEAT FLOPPED AROUND AT WILL WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I FELT LIKE I HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO FIX IT BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF A CRASH. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES, AND SO SHOULD BROWN'S NISSAN OF STERLING, VIRGINIA! BEFORE THIS I WAS QUITE HAPPY WITH THE CAR, BUT NO MORE- I FEEL CHEATED AND ROBBED BY NISSAN AND BROWN'S. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO S IS DEFECTIVE. THE FRAME UNDER THE SEAT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE SOMEHOW BROKE OFF AT ONE OF THE CORNERS. WHEN SITTING IN THE SEAT, THE SEAT ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE. I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE OCTOBER 2007, AND THE PROBLEM AROSE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS VERY WORRYING BECAUSE IT FEELS AS IF THE SEAT IS NOT HELD ON PROPERLY, AND FEELS AS IF THE SEAT IS GOING TO COMPLETELY COME OFF THE FRAME. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WILL COST ABOUT $1,000 TO REPAIR BECAUSE ITS NOT COVERED BY NISSAN. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BECOME A RECALL BECAUSE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO AFFECT THOUSANDS OF NISSAN MURANO OWNERS. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE AS TIME HAS PASSED. *TR

BACK IN FEBRUARY, 2008, THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2005 MURANO MALFUNCTIONED--SPECIFICALLY, THE SEAT WAS NOT LOOSE, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULD NOT SLIDE FORWARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE THEREBY CREATING A GRINDING NOISE AND A SLIGHT AND UNNATURAL SWIVEL OF THE SEAT TO THE LEFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. PART NUMBER 87450-CA684 WAS THE "OFFENDING" PART PER MY INVOICE. ALL OTHER POWER SEAT FEATURES WERE OPERATING FINE. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW, BUT THEY HAD SEEN 5 SUCH INCIDENTS IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. THIS GOT ME WONDERING IF THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. SO, I FOUND A NISSAN ONLINE CLUB OF OWNERS REPORTING SEAT FAILURES. I HAVE BEEN TRACKING THIS FOR MONTHS AND NOW HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT DESERVES REPORTING AND NHTSA ATTENTION. FORTUNATELY, MY REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SANS A $50 DEDUCTIBLE. BUT, CONSISTENT WITH ALL THESE POSTINGS, THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THIS IS TYPICALLY A $700 REPAIR. WHILE I ACCEPT THAT THINGS BREAK, I, TOO, AM DISAPPOINTED, BUT AS I INDICATED MORE AND MORE CONCERNED AFTER READING POST AFTER POST AT THIS SITE (PLEASE GOTO HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F14EC7A?DISPLAYRECENT) FOR ALL THE POSTS. AS AN FYI, THE BROKEN PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

THE POWER SEAT FOR THE DRIVER HAS A STRIPPED SCREW CAUSING THE WHOLE SEAT TO MOVE LEFT WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. DEALER SAID WHOLE NEW SEAT ASSEMBLY IS NEEDED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD AND EARLIER THIS YEAR THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS STARTED TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. MY WIFE IS 5'2 AND I AM 6'2 SO THERE IS A NEED TO MOVE THE POWER SEAT REGULARLY. THE SEAT NOW SITS SLIGHTLY LEFT TO RIGHT OR RIGHT TO LEFT. THE NISSAN MURANO FORUM HAS INDICATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE 2003 EDITION AND STILL CONTINUES TO BE. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO IT WOULD BE A $1000 REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION AND APPARENTLY CAUSED BY THE SEAT BASE METAL BREAKING. THERE ARE GREAT PICTURES OF THIS ON THE FORUM SITE. NISSAN HASN'T RECALLED THIS AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE ON EXTERIOR SIDE. ANGLE BRACKET WITH HINGE PIN SNAPPED IN (2) TWO PLACES. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH 56,735 MILES BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AT ACCELERATION. BROUGHT CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A NEW PULLEY ASM AND BRACKET-ID WAS NEEDED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRACKET FAILED CAUSING THE PULLEY ASM TO GO BAD. WHILE REPLACING THE PULLEY AND BRACKET, I REQUESTED THE FAN BELT BE CHANGED. I WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT THE BRACKET AND PULLEY FAILED SO SOON ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. *TR

MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE I-10 WHEN HE SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND THE SEAT WAS SUDDENLY LOPSIDED. I THEREFORE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO SEE ABOUT HAVING IT REPAIRED AND IF MY WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS AND LABOR WOULD COST $846, I ALSO HAD TO PAY THE $90 WHETHER OR NOT I WAS GOING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I CONTACTED MY WARRANTY COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AFTER THE 36000 MILE. MY CAR HAD ROUGHLY 60K MILES AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. I NOW HAVE TO RIDE WITH TWO LARGE PHONE BOOKS UNDER MY SEAT IN ORDER TO DRIVE. I ASKED THAT A SUPERVISOR CONTACT ME AND NO ONE EVER DID. I NOW HAVE 72K MILES AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE ABOUT REPAIRING THIS BEFORE IT HITS 100K. I AM NOT QUITE SURE OF THE DATE BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT WAS SOMETIME IN JANUARY. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND I AM HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH SUN VISORS. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS THE FIRST TO GO AND DOES NOT STAY IN ANY POSITION EXCEPT STRAIGHT DOWN... THIS IS CAUSING ME TO LOOK UNDER IT AND IS VERY IRRITATING AS WELL AS A SEEING HAZARD. THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR ALSO WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION BUT AT LEAST STAYS IN THE EXTENDED POSITION AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. NISSAN SAYS THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE TO FORK OUT $253 A PIECE FOR THESE SUN VISORS AND CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKEN SECOND TIME. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 90,000 MILES - REQUIRES TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR $6,400 DUE TO FAILED SENSOR IN TRANSMISSION. MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING SAME FAILURE WITH THEIR 2003 AND NEWER MURANOS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. *TR

NISSAN'S RECALL ON THE 2005 MURANO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE FALLS INTO A "FAILSAFE" CONDITION WHICH LIMITS VEHICLE SPEED. VERY SHORTLY AFTER THIS, THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING...COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. MY VEHICLE HAD DONE THAT 4 TIMES. TWO TIMES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. YOU HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPS. IN THAT MINUTE, THE VEHICLE IS RAPIDLY DECELERATES TO A CRAWL. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A TOYOTA SEQUOIA. DOMINION NISSAN "FIXED" MY VEHICLE AND ASSURED ME IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. A FEW MONTH LATER, AS I NEARED MY HOME, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED PURSUANT TO THE RECALL NOTICE. ON JANUARY 11, 2008 I LEFT WORK AND HEADED FOR THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 50MPH TO A CRAWL WITHIN ABOUT A MINUTE. DANGEROUSLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER. HAD THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL MOMENT LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE, IN RUSH HOUR, IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. I COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SUCH A CIRCUMSTANCE. NISSAN "FIXED" THE CAR AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON JANUARY 19, 2008. THEY WANT TO "FIX" IT AGAIN. I SAID THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE. I FILED A COMPLAINT ON JAN 21 BY PHONE, JAN 27 BY EMAIL AND JAN 28 BY LETTER. NISSAN AND THE DEALER HAVE NOT RESPONDED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I COULD HEAR WHAT COULD BEST BE DESCRIBED AS A COMBINATION CLICK AND SNAP. AT THE SAME TIME I FELT THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION (PICTURES AVAILABLE), I FOUND THAT A SUPPORTING BRACKET HAS SHEARED IN TWO PLACES. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO BE VERY LOOSE. ONE OF THE POWER SEAT FUNCTIONS WILL CAUSE THE SEAT TO RAISE UP ONLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *TR

NISSAN '05 MURANO POWER DRIVER'S SEAT BROKEN SEVERAL TIME I TOOK IT THE FIRST TIME TO THE DEALER AND GOT IT FIX FOR $1200 THAN BROKE AGAIN LAST MONTH I REPORTED THE ISSUE WITH NISSAN BUT THEY WONT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I THINK IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OFF. GOD FOR BET I GET TO AN ACCIDENT I COULD EASILY FLY OUT OF THE CAR. THIS IS A BAD SAFETY ISSUE AND NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO. *TR

MY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PUT ON THE GAS. IT STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC TODAY AND ALMOST GOT CLOBBERED BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE MY CAR WAS STALLING AND HESITATING 5 TO 10 SECONDS AT AT TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. I AM PARKING THE CAR UNTIL I CAN TRADE IT IN. I AM 1000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR LESS THAN 6,000 DOLLARS! RIDICULOUS! *TR

I HEARD ABOUT THE BREAKING OF THE DRIVER SEAT, IT JUST HAPPENED TO ME ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. FIRST THE SEAT WOULD BE LOSE LIKE EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT FOR SOME TIME, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK. *TR I AM ABOUT 250 PONDS AND THAT DOSE NOT SEAM TO BE EXCESSIVE ENOUGH TO BREAK THE BACK BOTTOM CROSS BAR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. (I'M SURE THIS IS A EXPENSIVE REPAIR) THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY FOR SOMEONE WHO IS UNSUSPECTING OF THIS ISSUE. THANKS FOR READING.

POWER DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IN NISSAN MURANO 2005 JAMMED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AFTER 50,000 MILES. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE, WHICH STARTLED ME AND CAUSED ME AND THE SEAT TO LEAN BACK AND TO THE LEFT. THE SEAT SEEMS TO BE ANCHORED ON THE RIGHT, BUT IS LOOSE ON THE BACK LEFT, SO IT NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH - ESPECIALLY WHEN CORNERING. I READ ONLINE OF MANY OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING WITH OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNERS BUT THERE DOES NOT YET SEEM TO BE A RECALL. THERE IS, HOWEVER, A NISSAN TSB OUT ON THIS SUBJECT, #05-043C. *CN

MY POWER SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO CAME LOOSE AND LIFTS UP WHEN TURNING A CORNER. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE NEW CAR SAID THE ENTIRE POWER SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN AND IS UNSAFE. THE COST TO REPAIR IT IS $1,000.00. MY CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I FEEL THEY SHOULD COVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THEY REFUSED. I FEEL THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH A DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND KEEPS FALLING DOWN BLOCKING MY VISION AT TIME AND IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. TRIED TO CONTACT DEALER AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 81 AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HAD NO POWER. ENGINE WAS WORKING FINE, BUT, AS I FOUND OUT LATER, MY CVT TRANSMISSION HAVE SELF DESTRUCT, DUE TO A CODE SENT FROM THE TCM MODULE. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ANY WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOT BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE FIRST TIME IT THE ENGINE FAILED WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I STARTED THE CAR AND IT SHUTTERED A LITTLE, THEN STOPPED. I RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER WAITING A FEW SECONDS AND IT KEPT RUNNING JUST FINE. ON MY WAY HOME, I STOPPED OFF AT A LOCAL STORE TO RUN AN ERRAND. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AGAIN, IT SHUTTERED AND SHOOK, THEN SHUT OFF. I ATTEMPTED A SECOND TIME TO START THE CAR, BUT IT WOULDN'T "TURN OVER". THE CAR WAS TOWED TO BROWNS NISSAN OF ARLINGTON IN VIRGINIA, WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO. THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR STARTED EITHER, PROCEEDED TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE, AND THEN MIRACULOUSLY, IT STARTED UP AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG! THIS MORNING, MY HUSBAND WENT TO START THE CAR FOR ME BECAUSE IT WAS COLD AND THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. WE PLAN TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP, AS THEY HAVE PROMISED TO INCUR ANY TOWING COSTS IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR INTO THE SHOP. REGARDLESS, WE ARE TAKING IT BACK, EVEN IF WE CAN GET IT TO START. *TR

11/27/07 PROBLEM: AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. (TWO OCCURRENCES) DIAGNOSTIC CONDUCTED 11/25/07 AND 11/27/07. AT THE FIRST SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND I WAS ASKED TO BRING VEHICLE IN 11/27/07 A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC WAS CONDUCTED. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC CODES THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH COSTS EXCEEDING $1000. THE SEATS, THUS FAR APPEAR TO BE IN TACK. WHAT DOES SEAT CUSHION HAVE TO DO WITH AIRBAG OR ITS SENSOR? THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN YEARS 2 YEARS NEW WITH APPROX. 51,000 MILES. CONCERNS: VEHICLE SAFETY AND PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS. I WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS COMMON IN MURANOS AND PATHFINDERS. IF SO, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL W/O COSTS TO CONSUMER. AFTER REVIEWING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED BY OTHER CONSUMERS, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT SAFETY CONCERNS EXISTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RISKS OF INJURY TO A PASSENGER. IN ADDITION, THE ACTUAL CAUSE AND FINAL REPAIR RESOLUTION REMAINS UNKNOWN AND UNRESOLVED. (SEE OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINT NO. 10208537) IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAG INDICATOR FAILED AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE AS THE OTHER. WHO IS TO SAY THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT MALFUNCTION IN CASE OF ACCIDENT? (PLEASE ALSO SEE CONSUMER COMPLAINT NO 10199625 & C.C. NO. 10196794) *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAYI45 NORTH I WANTED TO MOVE MY SEAT BACK THAT WAS WHEN MY SEAT BROKE; I HIT MY HEAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT TOOK IT THE DEALER AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SERVICE A LOT OF MURANOS FOR THAT SAME REASON. COST 995.00 PLUS TAX. *TR

SINCE LEASE OF VEHICLE IN JULY 2005, MANY PROBLEMS. MOST RECENT IS LACK OF ACCELERATION AT RANDOM TIMES. VEHICLE WAS FIXED AND IN LESS THAT A WEEK OF IT RETURNED TO ME, PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. I DO NOT HAVE ANY WARNING THAT THE CAR WILL CEASE TO ACCELERATE. IT IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN OR OTHERS CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I AM AFRAID FOR MY CHILDREN'S LIVES AS WELL AS MY OWN WHEN I AM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW ENGINE WHEN IT WAS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN A YEAR OLD, IT HAS HAD MANY OTHER THINGS WRONG WITH IT, HOWEVER THIS IS THE MOST SERIOUS AND POSSIBLY DEADLY. *TR

DRIVER SEAT CAME DETACHED FROM CAR. *TR