2005 Nissan Murano Complaint Log

AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING. AIRBAG MODULE DETERMINED TO BE BAD. OVER $1000 TO REPLACE. I SEE WHERE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER SAID AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN EVENT OF CRASH.. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. RECENTLY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING IT TO ROCK DURING REGULAR DRIVING AND TIP OVER WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND THE DEALER REFUSE TO REPAIR THE SEAT UNDER WARRANTY, STATING THAT IT IS A RESULT OF "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE THE PART MYSELF AND LEARNED THAT NISSAN HAS CHANGED THE PART NUMBER SEVEN TIMES, IN ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PART AS IT IS IN HIGH DEMAND. THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN NOT ONLY DUE TO THE BOUNCING AND ROCKING BUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT WILL DISCONNECT COMPLETELY. I CAN'T EVEN FATHOM HOW THIS SEAT WOULD HOLD UP DURING AN ACCIDENT. LAST WEEK, WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, A TRACTOR-TRAILER ENTERED MY LANE OF TRAVEL. I SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING IT BUT, DUE TO THE BROKEN SEAT, MY BODY FLEW TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO TOTALLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR IN THE PROCESS. MY CAR RAN OFF THE ROAD BUT, LUCKILY, I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. *TR

FAILURE OF DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN FUEL FILLER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN; REMOTE KEY RECYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND FUEL-FILLER DOOR OPENED. NEXT TIME, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN BY PASSENGER. AGAIN, REMOTE KEY RECYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND DOOR OPENED. YESTERDAY, WHEN TRYING TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK LID THE DOOR-LOCK/UNLOCK MECHANISM FAILED AND TRUNK LID AND RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WERE BOTH IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS USING BOTH THE REMOTE KEYPAD AND USING THE MANUAL KEY METHOD THE DOORS WERE FINALLY UNLOCKED. TO TEST THE SYSTEM , THE DOORS WERE LOCKED USING THE MANUAL KEY AND BOTH THE TRUNK LID AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOORS REMAINED UNLOCKED. THE SYSTEM IS UNRELIABLE FOR SECURITY PURPOSES AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING IN CASE THE PASSENGERS NEEDED TO EGRESS THE VEHICLE QUICKLY IN CASE OF BEING STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS, FIRE OR IN A WATER SUBMERSION SITUATION.

THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE. NO UNUSUAL STRESS WAS PLACED ON THE SEAT TO CAUSE IT TO BREAK. WITH THIS IN MIND, THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE BACK SEAT FRAME BREAKING WHILE BEING DRIVEN COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SEAT BACK BREAKS; PARTICULARLY IF BOTH SIDES BREAK AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO SE. AS I WAS GOING 60 MPH IN THE FAST LANE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE SEAT SNAPPED ,TILTED TO THE LEFT THEN LURCHED BACKWARD BECOMING UNSTABLE. I ALMOST LOSS CONTROL OF THE CAR AND INJURED MY BACK. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE BAR THAT IS IN THE LOWER BOTTOM OF THE SEAT BRACKET BROKE OFF AND THE SCREW THAT ANCHORS THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR BECAME UNSTABLE. I HAD TO FIND A WAY TO SECURE THE SEAT TO RIDE HOME AND LUCKY ME HAD SOME PATIO BRICKS IN THE BACK WHICH ARE NOW HOLDING THIS SEAT UP OTHERWISE IT WILL COLLAPSE. I CALLED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME AND THEY DO NOT CARE. THE DEALER WANTS $1,800 TO FIX WHICH I COULD PUT DOWN FOR ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. ALSO , THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKE ,THE DIFFERENTIAL AND A LONG LIST OF MANY THINGS WITH THIS CAR. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR BUT THIS MODEL IS A NIGHTMARE. THEY COULD OFFER SOMETHING OF A DISCOUNT BUT TOO GREEDY. I COULD OF LOSS MY LIFE WITH THIS CAR BUT I AM LUCKY TO BE AN OLDER DRIVER AND EXPERIENCED. THE SEAT HAS NO SUPPORT AND WILL FALL OVER BACKWARD. THERE SHOULD BE A SOLUTION THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SUPPORT BAR IS THINNER THAN A DIME AND IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS COULD OF HAPPENED AT ANY TIME DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF HIGHWAY YOU TRAVEL NO MATTER THE MILEAGE OR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT LIKE THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE STOWED POSITION. IT FALLS DOWN INTO THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT OBSTRUCTING HIS/HER VISION. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, SURPRISING THE DRIVER, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE WAY, ONE HAND MUST BE USED TO HOLD IT UP, LEAVING ONLY ONE HAND TO DRIVE. *TR

THE PIVOT, WHICH ATTACHES THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TO THE CAR, BROKE. NOW THE SEAT WOBBLES SEVERELY AND IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, WOULD NOT BE FIRMLY BRACED TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN AND MOVES ON IT'S OWN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

MY DRIVERS SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN AND SOMETHING POPPED AND NOW THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE SEAT. NOT VERY SAFE HAVING A SEAT THAT ROCKS WHILE DRIVING AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD WHEN IT BROKE. IT IS VERY SCARY TO HAVE IT BREAK AS YOU DRIVE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IS BROKEN. IT WILL NOT STAY UP OR DOWN. I HAVE READ ON LINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN NISSAN MURANOS. I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DISCONNECTED AND BLOCKED MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. SINCE THEN IT DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE AND IS A CONSTANT DISTURBANCE WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. I WAS ADVISED THAT IT IS NOT COVERED ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. IF YOU COMPLAIN ENOUGH, SOME DEALERS HAVE REPLACED IT FOR NO CHARGE. IN MY CASE I WAS GIVEN A QUOTE OF $320 TO REPLACE IT. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO. CONSUMER STATES WELDS HAVE BROKEN FOR A SECOND TIME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. *TGW

BOTH SUN VISORS ON MY NISSAN MURANO STARTED FLOPPING VERTICALLY DOWN. THEY DO NOT STAY UP, NOR TILTED DOWNWARDS AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT MY VIEW GETS DISTURBED WHILE STARTLING ME. HAVE CHECKED WITH THE DEALER WHEN GETTING ANOTHER REPAIR. THEY SAY THAT IT COSTS $300-$500 EACH TO REPLACE THEM. NO USED SUN VISORS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE AFTER MARKET AS ALL SUN VISORS TEND TO GO BAD. THIS IS A 100% COMMON SAFETY ISSUE WITH ALL MURANO'S AND VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT WHERE THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I AM 51 YEARS OLD AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY CARS I HAVE EVER HAD. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO - DRIVER SEAT BROKE AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND LIFT GATE LOCKS ARE FAILING TO LOCK OR UNLOCK FROM KEY FOB OR FROM LOCK/UNLOCK SWITCH ON DRIVER'S DOOR. *TR

BROKEN WELDS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BASE FRAME. FIRST BROKE ABOUND 4/9/2008. AFTERMARKET SEAT HEATERS HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY A VENDOR PREVIOUSLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO VENDOR, FOUND BROKEN WELDS IN THE DRIVER SEAT BASE, CAUSING THE BASE TO DROP DOWN AND TO THE LEFT. VENDOR REMOVED THE DRIVER SEAT, ALIGNED, REINFORCED , MIG WELDED THE AFFECTED AREAS. VENDOR REASSEMBLED AND TESTED SEAT, APPEARED TO BE SOLID. 9/15/2010. DRIVING VEHICLE AT MODERATE SPEED (35-40 MPH) , LOUD "POP" , THEN LEFT REAR SIDE OF DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED DOWN. NO LOSS OF CONTROL , BUT NOW AN OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE SITUATION. 9/22/10. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO VENDOR (SEE ABOVE), VENDOR PULLED OFF ACCESS PANELS AND VERIFIED THAT WELDS PERFORMED IN 2008 WERE SOLID AND THAT THE FRAME HAD BROKEN IN ANOTHER SPOT. DECLINED TO EVEN ATTEMPT A REPAIR AT THIS POINT FOR SAFETY CONCERNS AND ADVISED CONTACTING DEALER FOR NEW PART. 9/22//10 VISITED NISSAN DEALER, SEAT INSPECTED BY TECHNICIAN, STATED THAT THE REAR LOWER DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEPT QUOTED A PRICE OF $750.00 PARTS, $275.00 LABOR, FOR A TOTAL OF $125.00 PLUS TAX. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IN MY MIND. THE CAR HAS 44,000 MILES, WAS PURCHASED IN, AND SPENDS MUCH OF IT'S TIME IN FLORIDA. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RUST OR CORROSION ANYWHERE I KNOW OF. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILS DIRECTLY INTO MY LINE OF VISION AND WILL NOT STAY UP. YOU CAN PUSH IT BACK UP BUT THEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME IT WILL FALL AGAIN. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS! *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT IN MY NISSAN MURANO FRAME CRACKED. WHILE I WAS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGNED AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GO HEAD FIRST IN THE WINDSHIELD. I F MY KIDS WAS IN THE CAR THEN NO TELLING IF I LOST CONTROL OR HIT MY HEAD NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS BEFORE AND NOW IT SEEMS THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME FAILURE AS WHAT I HAVE HAD HERE. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE SEAT YET AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MURANO 2005 I NOTICED 9-13-2010 MY BACK PASSENGER DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE INSIDE SWITCH OR WITH THE REMOTE I WENT TO THE NISSAN STORE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $115.00 JUST TO CHECK IT OUT I REFUSED I WENT TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS STORE AND AUTO ZONE THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY JUST THOSE TWO DOORS ARE ACTING THIS WAY I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO JUST GIVE SOMEONE TO CHECK THE PROBLEM I NEED TO KNOW THE PROBLEM. I WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL I CAN NOT LEAVE THOSE TWO BUILDINGS TO CHECK AND SEE IF SOMEONE HAS BROKEN INTO MY CAR EVERY MINUTE BECAUSE THE DOORS DON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK IT'S UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE A DISABLED CHILD AS WELL I PAID TOO MUCH MONEY TO PURCHASE THIS NICE VEHICLE I WANT EVERY LITTLE THING TO WORK PROPERLY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY CONSIDERING I HAVEN'T HAD IT A YEAR YET. *TR

LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED AND DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK PROPERLY. MAKES THIS UNSAFE AT NIGHT AS I WORK A NIGHT JOB AND IF THE CAR DID NOT LOCK PROPERLY COULD BE SAFETY ISSUE, ALSO GETTING INTO THE CAR AS THE MURANO IS DESIGNED TO BE KEYLESS, IN A HURRY TO TAKE THE KEY OFF THE KEY FOB IS TIME CONSUMING AND IN A PANIC USAGE. LOCKS JUST STOPPED WORKING AFTER HAD BEEN WORKING FINE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE, AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SO MANY OF SAME COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CAR MAKERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AS HE SET IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT COLLAPSED. HE HAD NOTICE BEFORE THE SEAT COLLAPSED THAT THE SEAT WAS WOBBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER HAS ORDERED THE PART AND HE WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM ALSO. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 52,000. UPDATED 1/21/11 *CN UPDATED 03/23/11

REF COMPLAINT #[XXX]OF 9/8/10. DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSE/NISSAN MURANO; TUES 9/7/10. THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP BECAUSE I AM UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED BEFORE AND SIMPLY "DROPPED" BY YOUR DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A "SAFETY ISSUE" WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS HAD THE SEAT COLLAPSED WHEN OUR DAUGHTER (SHORT AND TINY) WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE A FEW DAYS EARLIER ON A TRIP FROM SPRINGFIELD TO RICHMOND VA. THANK GOD SHE DID NOT ENCOUNTER THE PROBLEM THEN. THE SUPPORT FOR THE SEAT BROKE! WE HAVE THE PART. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. PEOPLE ARE "WELDING" THE PART BACK: WHAT HAPPENS IF THAT SHOULD BREAK AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURS? ONE SHOULD NOT BE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THIS ROUTE!! WE WOULD HOPE THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT WOULD TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND HAVE NISSAN RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR A TOTAL REFIT OF THE SEAT BEFORE CATASTROPHE HAPPENS. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES. LIGHT DOES NOT RETURN AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE UNTIL DRIVEN ANOTHER 10 MILES. TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED AND RECHECKED, BUT NO PROBLEM WITH PRESSURE, AROUND 35 PSI. *LN

GOT IN VEHICLE AND DRIVER RIGHT SEAT CAME UNATTACHED FROM THE FLOOR AND IS STILL LIKE THAT. WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH AND NOT ATTACHED ANY MORE CREATING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND DEALERSHIP NOT RETURNING CALLS AND ARE ACTING LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AS IF I AM THE FIRST PERSON TO REPORT THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS MY SEAT IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CAR. *TR

NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT DEFECTIVE - WHILE DRIVING MY MURANO LAST YEAR, THE SEAT WELD IN FRONT BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN EXCESSIVELY AND ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS DRIVING. THE NISSAN DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMMON NISSAN DEFECT BUT SINCE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I PAID MY MECHANIC TO WELD THE FRONT BREAK AND TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BRACES. ON TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AT 5PM, A DIFFERENT SEAT WELD IN THE BACK BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT WHILE CORNERING LEFT. BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME AND SUDDEN MOVEMENT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, ROLLED ACROSS LANES AND UP ONTO A CURB, ALMOST TAKING OUT 4 PEOPLE SITTING AT AN OUTSIDE TABLE AT THE LOCAL GLORY DAYS RESTAURANT. I COULD NOT REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE. LUCKILY, I DID NOT HURT ANYBODY OR DAMAGE ANYTHING OTHER THAN POSSIBLY THROWING A WHEEL WEIGHT OFF OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. FROM VISITING MANY MURANO OWNER FORUMS, I SEE THAT LITERALLY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF OWNERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH THESE WELDS BREAKING AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME THING BY THEIR LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIPS "IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AND UNLESS A RECALL IS PUT OUT, YOU'RE PAYING CLOSE TO $1000 FOR THE FIX". A MANUFACTURERS OR DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN OVER 4 PEOPLE YESTERDAY SHOULD INDEED BE A CONCERN OF NISSAN AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS NOT. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UPRIGHT CAUSING DRIVER'S SIGHT TO BE IMPAIRED AND A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY. *TR

I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM ON MY 05 NISSAN MURANO, THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE. THIS IS BIG SAFETY ISSUE. YESTERDAY MY GAS DOOR FAILED ON ME ONES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I-75 IN ATLANTA, GA. MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BRACKET BROKE. I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT SINCE THE SEAT SHIFTED AND FORCED ME TO CHANGE MY BODY POSITION UNEXPECTEDLY. I'VE FELT/LOOKED AT THE BROKEN BRACKET THEN RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET. IT APPEARS THIS FAILURE IS COMMON ON MY MURANO, HOWEVER, NISSAN HASN'T PERFORMED A RECALL TO REPAIR THE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT CAN BE DONE NOW, BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM AN UNEXPECTED SEAT BRACKET FAILURE? *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH A GOLD PREFERRED EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT AND THE VISOR WON'T STAY UP. ACCORDING TO MY DEALER THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM BUT IT'S CONSIDERED A "TRIM" (?) ITEM AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND SHOULD BE COVERED OR SUBJECT TO A RECALL. *TR

DRIVER SEAT LEFT SIDE OF SEAT, BRACKET BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT IS UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO, DRIVER SEAT, REAR LEFT SEAT BRACKET BROKE DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAUSING SEAT TO BECOME UNSAFE AND TO SAG BADLY IN BACK LEFT CORNER AND SEATBELT TO SIT IN WRONG PLACE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES ON IT. APPROXIMATELY 6000 MILES AGO, I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE WHICH COST $3600 TO REPLACE. NISSAN DID NOT COVER IT WHILE THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR MANAGER DID SAY IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT MY FAULT. IN FACT, MY CAR REPAIR PERSON HAS SAID IT IS 1/5TH THE SIZE OF A TRANSFER CASE OF A JEEP CHEROKEE, A CAR THE SAME SIZE OF MY MURANO. THEREFORE, IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. THE CVT NOW IS NEEDING REPAIR. AND, POSSIBLY THE TRANSFER CASE WILL BE NEEDING REPLACEMENT AS WELL. NOT A WELL BUILT CAR, IN MY OPINION. *TR

THREE OF THE DOOR ACTUATORS THAT CONTROL THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO ARE NOT WORKING. ONE OF THEM HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR A YEAR, THE OTHER TWO JUST WENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND JUDGING FROM HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CAR, NISSAN SHOULD PROVIDE REPLACEMENTS FOR THESE. IF I DO IT MYSELF IT WILL COST WELL OVER $1,000, AND THERE'S NO TELLING WHEN THE OTHER TWO LOCKS WILL GO. RIGHT NOW, THE TWO DOOR LOCKS THAT ARE BROKEN HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE MANUALLY. THE BACK TAILGATE CANNOT OPEN AT ALL, AS THE ACTUATOR IS THE ONLY WAY I KNOW OF BEING ABLE TO UNLOCK IT. *TR

ON 08/10/2010 WE PAID OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER $470.93 TO REPAIR THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK. BEFORE THE REPAIR THE DRIVER'S DOOR WE COULD NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY FOB OR WITH THE INTERIOR MANUAL LOCK. WE HAD TO USE THE DOOR KEY. NOW ALL THE OTHER DOORS ARE ACTING THE SAME WAY. THEY DO NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR INTERIOR MANUAL LOCK. NOTE: THERE IS ONLY ONE KEY HOLE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. NUMEROUS TIMES WE HAVE HAD CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT THAT WE CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT HAVING TO CLIMB OVER AND MANUALLY SWITCHING THE DOOR FROM LOCKED TO UNLOCKED. ALSO, WHEN WE THINK THE DOOR IS LOCKED IT SOMETIMES ISN'T, WHICH IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN WANTS US TO PAY TO HAVE EACH DOOR FIXED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT I COULDN'T GET IN OR COULDN'T GET OUT OF. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE A RECALL ON THIS CAR AND HAVE NISSAN REIMBURSE ME FOR THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK THAT I ALREADY PAID.

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH JUST OVER 80,000 MILES WITH POWER SEATS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN AND I AM TOLD IT WILL COST NEARLY $1000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION OR OTHER EVENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SEAT TO FAIL. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT IS OFF HINGE. TOOK IT TO NISSAN FOR REVIEW. THEY SAID IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE. KNOWN ISSUE FOR SEAT TO BREAK ON WELDED LEFT CORNER BUT WILL COST OVER $1000 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX. HAD NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE INVESTIGATE, THEY REFUSED TO COVER AS WELL. FAULTY SEAT KNOWN ISSUE AND CANNOT GET THEM TO PAY TO FIX IT. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS. IT FALLS SEVERAL TIMES, EVERY TIME WE DRIVER THE CAR. HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THE SUN VISOR FALLS MY HUSBAND CAN NOT SEE OUT THE WINDOW. HE ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR THE LAST TIME HE DROVE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

2005 MURANO DRIVER SEAT "POPPED" WHEN ENTERING CAR. SEAT NOW HAS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN IN RIGHT REAR CORNER. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION TO DRIVE IN SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SOLID CONNECTION TO THE FRAME. AFTER REMOVING SEAT DISCOVERED THE LINKAGE MECHANISM BETWEEN BASE RAILS AND SEAT BRACKET HAD FAILED - STAMPED METAL PART HAD CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED IN TWO LOCATIONS. FAILED PART IS INTEGRAL TO SEAT FRAME AND CANNOT BE REPLACED. SIMILAR REPAIRS NOTED ON INTERNET QUOTED AT APPROXIMATELY $1000. DESIGN CONSTRAINTS FOR THE PART SHOULD HAVE EXCEEDED THE CARS INTENDED LIFESPAN AND SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY NORMAL USAGE. SAFETY OF DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED IF VEHICLE OPERATED WITH THIS CONDITION. THIS IS A PATHETIC FAILURE ON ANY VEHICLE - LET ALONE ONE WITH ONLY 75K MILES. *TR

MY SUN VISOR HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR NEARLY A YEAR NOW. IT'S ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND WILL NOT STAY UP. IF A TALL PERSON IS DRIVING YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT UP FOR THEM SO THEY CAN SEE THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE A 05 NIACIN MURANO AND ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING BLOG, SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS SOME HAVE SPENT 400.00 TO REPLACE IT ONLY FOR IT TO BREAK AGAIN. HTTP://WWW.NISSANFORUMS.COM/TRUCK-SUV/113557-MURANO-SUN-VISOR-FAILURE.HTML *LN

SEAT SUPPORT CROSS-BAR BROKE, SEAT NOW FLOATS WHEN DRIVING

SEAT FRAME BRACKET ON DRIVER SEAT SNAPPED. PROBLEM IS WIDELY REPORTED ONLINE. AVOIDED DEALER RIPOFF FEE OF OVER $1,000 BY HAVING INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WELD THE FAILED HARDWARE. *TR

ON JULY 31, 2010, THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO MADE A POPPING SOUND, AND SUDDENLY STARTED LEANING TO THE LEFT. A FEW MILES LATER, THERE WAS ANOTHER POPPING SOUND, AND THE SEAT STARTED ROCKING LEFT AND RIGHT, AND WAS VERY UNSTABLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TODAY, AND THEY TOLD ME THE SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE SEAT BREAKING UNEXPECTEDLY IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM, AS IT CAUSES THE SEAT BELT TO BE INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED AND CAN BE TOO TIGHT OR TOO LOOSE. ALSO, IF THIS BROKE WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AS THE SEAT LURCHED TO THE LEFT. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "2005 NISSAN MURANO SEAT FRAME", YOU CAN FIND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPAIR THE SEAT, EVEN UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THEY WON'T ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING / MECHANICAL DEFECT, AND IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK LEFT WELD BROKE. *TR

1. NORMAL USE AND DRIVING 2. HAS FAILED 1 TIME, SEAT ROCKS EVERYTIME I TURN 3. WELDED A NEW BRACKET ON THE SEAT. THIS EVENTUALLY BROKE AS WELL. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK IS DIFFICULT TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BY HAND. THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB IS UNABLE TO BE USED, ALSO. THIS OCCURS EVERY DAY, AND I AM CONCERNED IF THERE IS A CRASH THE DRIVER WILL BE TRAPPED. I AM FEARFUL ALSO OF DRIVING WITH MY CAR DOOR UNLOCKED. UPDATED 11/16/10*BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION WITHOUT WARNING. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WAS ALSO EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE SUN VISORS COULD BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AFTER GETTING INTO MY VEHICLE (I WEIGHT ABOUT 160LBS, 5'7" TALL) ON JULY 25TH, 2010. I HAVE NOT YET GOTTEN THIS PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO COST ABOUT $900 TO FIX IT. *TR

'05 NISSAN MURANO-THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY '05 NISSAN MURANO DO NOT ALWAYS LOCK/UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY. SOMETIMES THEY WILL LOCK AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS GETTING WEAK OR SOMETHING IS PREVENTING THE PROPER CURRENT FROM GETTING TO THE ACTUATOR. IT COULD BE A COMBINATION OF THE TWO PROBLEMS, SENDING WEAK CURRENT OVER TIME HAS CAUSED THE DOOR ACTUATORS TO BECOME WEAK, AND AS A RESULT MAGNIFIED THE CURRENT PROBLEM. REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAS CAUSED THE PROBLEM, THE FACT IS, THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVING THE ISSUE, AND IT IS NOT AS A RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN FLAW AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR AND IT DOES NOT PERFORM RELIABLY. I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO EXPRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THINKING THAT A DOOR IS LOCKED WHEN IT IS NOT. AND IF THERE IS A BIGGER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THEN IT MOST DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2005 MURANO. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,750 MILES ON IT. AS I WAS GETTING INTO THE CAR TO GO GET GROCERIES, I FELT THE SEAT IMMEDIATELY ROCK TO THE REAR LEFT. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND BECAUSE OF THE PLASTIC NEAR THE BASE OF THE SEAT I WASN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY, BUT NOTICED THAT I COULD LIFT THE SEAT UP BACK AND FORTH. I DIDN'T PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I BELIEVE WOULDN'T HAVE MATTERED ANYWAY FROM EVERYONE'S PREVIOUS POSTINGS, BUT I CANNOT AFFORD 1000$ FOR A REPAIR THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE HAVING IN THE SAME EXACT PLACE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND ONE THAT IS FIXED BY NISSAN. THIS ISN'T A RADIO GOING OUT OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT. THE SEAT MOVES WHEN YOU MAKE TURNS, ETC, AND MAKES ME WONDER IF IT REALLY WAS WORTH PURCHASING THIS CAR FOR THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN 2 MONTHS LATER. NISSANS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FANTASTIC CARS AND HOLD THEIR VALUE. SO FAR, I AM NOT SEEING IT. PLEASE RECALL THIS DEFECT. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE PEOPLES LIVES TO BE PUT AT RISK TO HAVE ANYTHING DONE. LOOK WHAT HAPPENED WITH TOYOTA? *TR

THE REAR LEFT BRACKET ON THE DRIVER SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE VEHICLE HAS 44K MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD NO SYMPTOMS OF AN IMPENDING SEAT FAILURE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SEAT TO SWIFTLY ROCK BACK AND TO THE LEFT, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY. LUCKILY I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD MY 6 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR, AND THIS SITUATION PUT HER AT UNACCEPTABLE RISK OF INJURY. DISCUSSIONS WITH NISSAN CORPORATE (1-800-NISSAN1) AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS. BOTH WERE AWARE THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, WITH A TSB ISSUED YEARS AGO (NISSAN TSB NTB05-043D). THEY WERE UNSYMPATHETIC TO THE DANGER THEIR DESIGN FLAW POSED TO MY FAMILY. NISSAN OFFERED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AT A COST TO ME OF $670. A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS, EVEN EXPLICITLY MENTIONED IN THE NHTSA LIST OF EXAMPLES OF SAFETY-RELATED DEFECTS (SEATS AND/OR SEAT BACKS THAT FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY DURING NORMAL USE), IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. I AM COMPLETELY AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISSUE HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS IN MULTIPLE MURANOS WITHOUT A RECALL BEING ISSUED. JUST LOOK AT ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE. HUNDREDS OF THEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR