2003 Nissan Murano complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ALTERNATOR BECAME INOPERABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V123000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION -PRNDL) BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR BOTH FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN BOTH FRONT SUN VISORS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH VISORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,845.

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE COMPLETELY OFF WITH NORMAL USE. *KB

THE POWER LOCKS RANDOMLY DON'T WORK USING THE FOB OR INSIDE AUTO LOCK BUTTON. THEY CAN BE USED MANUALLY, BUT ARE NOT ALWAYS FUNCTIONAL USING THE "POWER" FUNCTION. *KB

JUST OVER TWO YEARS AGO THE AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK BECAME UNRELIABLE. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE DOOR MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. THE SITUATION SEEMS TO BE EXACERBATED BY HEAT AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. MY CONCERN IS THAT NOT KNOWING IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED OR UNLOCKED CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND IN THE EVENT OF A NEED FOR QUICK EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE. SIMPLY LOOKING AT THE MANUAL LOCKING SWITCH CAN BE DECEPTIVE BECAUSE IT WILL MOVE INTO THE LOCKED POSITION WITHOUT FULLY ENGAGING THE LOCK. FOR SAFETY REASONS I PREFER TO DRIVE WITH THE DOORS LOCKED. HAVING A SECURE ENVIRONMENT IS PARAMOUNT IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS. IF ANYONE CAN SIMPLY OPEN THE DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASED RISK OF CARJACKING, INJURY, THEFT, ETC. HAVING THE DOORS LOCK CORRECTLY IS A BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTION. ADDITIONALLY, IN EMERGENCIES IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY. IN THIS AUTOMATED AGE WE TEND TO RELY ON THE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS OF OUR VEHICLES AND IT'S UNFAMILIAR TO RESORT TO THE MANUAL LOCKING SYSTEM, WHICH AS I EXPLAINED ABOVE CAN BE DECEPTIVE. I CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE CONFUSED HOW UNLOCK A DOOR USING THE MANUAL LEVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IN EMERGENCIES EVERY SECOND COUNTS. THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONING IS CLEARLY A HIGH RISK IN EMERGENCY SCENARIOS. THE DEALER CHARGES AN AVERAGE OF $1600 TO HAVE ALL THE SOLENOIDS REPLACED WHICH AMOUNTS TO MAKING THE OWNER PAY FOR A KNOWN SAFET

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO DECELERATE TO 30 MPH AND DEMONSTRATED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR: GENERATOR: REGULATOR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN MY MURANO WENT OUT. IT SEEMS A SHAME NISSAN WON'T STAND BY A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL. IT IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $5,000 TO FIX. *TR

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V455000: CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED; CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES, EVEN THOUGH SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME. *TR

AS I AM DRIVING, OUR VEHICLE WILL AUTO BRAKE, BOW UP AND LOSE ACCELERATION CAUSING TRAFFIC FOLLOWING BEHIND ME TO EITHER BRAKE OR GET INTO THE OTHER LANE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW LEVELS OF SPEED AND AT HIGH LEVELS OF SPEED. THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN SHOULD I BE TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC AS WELL. I AM IN FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND KIDS AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD FOR THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET STOPPED IN TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHICH WILL OR COULD BE THE CAUSE OF 1 OR MORE FATALITIES. *TR

MY NISSAN MURANO 2003 HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I WAS ON A HILL IN SAN FRANCISCO AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR; INSTEAD IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND THE CAR RESPONDED FINE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. THEN 5 MONTHS LATER, I WAS IN A STOP AND OF TRAFFIC ON I80 ON MY WAY TO LAKE TAHOE. THE CAR REFUSE TO MOVE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN. I STARTED PRESSING HARDER AND IT LURCHED FORWARD. IT DID THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN THE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I FINALLY PULLED OVER AND CUT OFF THE ENGINE AND STARTED BACK UP; THE CAR RESPONDED FINE THEREAFTER. HOWEVER, IT KEPT REPEATING THE SAME PROBLEM; EACH TIME I WILL RESOLVE IT BY RESTARTING THE CAR. LUCKILY, IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO IT WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. THE CAR PERFORMED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM UNTIL 2006. THE PROBLEM REARED ITS UGLY HEAD. I TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD BATTERY. SO WE HAD THAT CHANGED, BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. THE MECHANIC RESET THE CAR COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. AGAIN, IT DIDN'T REALLY COST ME MUCH OTHER THAN THE BATTERY. THEN IN 2009, THE CAR AGAIN STARTED DOING THE LURCHING THING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT'S ALWAYS IN THE SAME SITUATION. I KNEW I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY THEN AND IT WOULD COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG SO I JUST DEALT WITH IT BY RESTARTING THE CAR EACH TIME AND PRAY THE TRAFFIC WILL MOVE FASTER SOON. IT

IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2010 NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER THE FAILED CVT TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED IT AT NO COST TO ME (NISSAN COVERED THE PARTS AND LABOR). ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 2, 2011 WHILE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA WAS REPLACING THE LOWER OIL PAN GASKET, AND LOWER OIL COOLER HOUSING, THEY NOTICED THE TRANSFER CASE WAS STARTING TO FAIL/CRACK. INFORMED ME THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 MONTHS THIS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THIS IS AN 18 HOUR JOB. COST ESTIMATE IS $2,350. THEY SHOULD HAVE INFORMED ME OF THE KNOWN TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM LAST YEAR AT A MINIMUM TO SAVE THE LABOR COST. AT A MAXIMUM NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS KNOWN PROBLEM AND PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. BRAKE AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. WAS UNABLE TO GET OFF ROADWAY AND OTHER VEHICLE HAD TO TURN SHARPLY TO AVOID HITTING ME. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS SINCE. *KB

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR UPON MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION (STREET LIGHT, STOP SIGN). PROBLEM FOUND TO BE FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS (R3022/03V-345) BUT MY VIN DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THE RANGE. PERHAPS THIS ISSUE IS MORE WIDESPREAD. *TR

THE MURANO SEAT FRAMES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE A WEAK SPOT WHERE THE WELD WILL BREAK -CAUSING YOUR DRIVERS SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH - OR LEAN BADLY TO ONE SIDE. THIS CAUSE SOMETIME AN UNINTENTIONAL SUDDEN MOVE WHICH CAUSE CHANGING THE STEERING WHEEL DIRECTION. THAT MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN SOME CASES. ANOTHER MAJOR PROBLEM. IS THE CAR GET INTO SUDDEN POWER LOSS AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING AFTER MAKING A FULL STOP. FOR EXAMPLE ON TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT WILL TAKE VERY VERY SLOW TAKING OFF AND THEN WILL GET THE POWER BACK AFTER FEW SECONDS. THIS DELAY MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN EXAMPLE OF MAKING LEFT TURN ON A TRAFFIC INTERSECTION. YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY POWER TO MOVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2-4 SECONDS . THANKS *TR

MY SEAT STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER WANTED OVER $2500 TO REPAIR THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN AND IT HAS EFFECTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OWNERS. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC SEAT FAILED TO MOVE.ADJUST. I WAS REFUSED WARRANTY AS THE VEHICLE HAD 33000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THE COST OF THE PART WAS $1500 AND INSTALLATION ADDITIONAL. IT IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE WEIGHS 100LB SOAKING WET. I FOUND THAT THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REMARKS POSTED ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE HELP. THIS SEAT NEEDS FIXED; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE FOR US TO FIX IT AND WE CAN NOT SELL IT AS IS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AS NEEDING A NEW CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE CAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE CAM SENSOR. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS SINCE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2003 MURANO PURCHASED NEW AND WELL MAINTAINED. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL ONE AFTERNOON ON OUR WAY FOR VACATION THE CAR WENT FROM 60 MPH TO 30 MPH THE RPM WERE IN THE REDLINE. TURNED MOTOR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN STARTED OFF AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM. MONTHS WENT BY AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE NEXT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON MY WAY HOME FROM A MEETING AND IT WAS THE SAME THING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NISSIAN DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT LOOKED AT, THEY FOUND NOTHING. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AND I TOOK IT BACK TO SAME DEALER. THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT SURE BUT THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOTICED A TREND WITH 03 MURANOS AND THEY HAVE HAD COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY SAME ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOME GETS KILLED. *TT

TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO BE SLIPPING. ODBII CODE IS P0840, WHICH STATES TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR/SWITCH A CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE SOMETIMES RUNS AT 4-5 RPMS AT 70 MPH. OTHER TIMES YOU PRESS ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPEN. THIS ESPECIALLY OCCURS GOING UP HILL, WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED AT THE BOTTOM. IF YOU HAVE A RUNNING START, IT IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE. UNSAFE, TO BE DRIVEN IN TRAFFIC. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO WARRANTY RUNNING. NO PROBLEM WAS NOTED. NOW THAT I AM 5,000 MILES OVER EXTENDED WARRANTY -- EXTENDED TO 120,000 NOW I'M TOLD I GET THE CODE ABOVE....ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $3400. *TR

SECOND OWNER, PURCHASED WITH 63000 MILES. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A SHORT DISTANCE (45MIN) STARTED TO NOTICE THE SPEED PULSING ON FLAT STRETCHES OF ROAD WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING SET AT 60 MPH. I WOULD MANUALLY TAKE OVER THE GAS PEDAL JUST TO HAVE TO CONSTANTLY GIVE IT MORE GAS THEN LESS GAS TO MAINTAIN 60 ON FLAT GROUND. TO THE POINT OF NAILING IT TO MAINTAIN 60 THEN OUT OF NO WHERE IT WOULD START TO GO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY UP AND I WOULD LET OFF THE GAS TO STAY @ 60MPH AND HOLD THE PEDAL THERE FOR ABOUT 20 SECS JUST TO LOSE POWER ON FLAT GROUND AGAIN AND WOULD JUST REPEAT OVER AND OVER. WHEN I GOT OFF THE EXIT RAMP IT WAS SPUTTERING REALLY BAD AND HAD A HARD TIME JUST GETTING IT HOME W/O HURTING MYSELF OR OTHERS. NEXT DAY NOTHING. THEN OVER TIME (1 MONTH) IT HAPPENED 4 OTHER TIMES BUT IS SEEMING TO GET WORSE. THEN TODAY I STOPPED IN TOWN AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO GO THE CARE JUS SAT THERE AND THE RPM GAUGE MOVED UP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON HAZARDS, PUT CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, THEN RESTARTED IT TO LUCKILY BE ABLE TO PULL OFF. WENT ON HIGHWAY HOME GOING 60MPH AND THE SURGING BACK AND FORTH WITH POWER TO WEAKNESS TO SUDDEN POWER WAS THE WORST ITS EVER BEEN. CAR ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO BEING 2ND OWNER BUT COME ON NISSAN REALLY? I'M A STUDENT/NEW FATHER AND THE $ IS CRUNCHED LIKE MOST FAMILIES NOW IN THIS ECONOMY. I BOUGHT A NISSAN B/C ITS REPUTATION OF QUALITY AND ENDURANCE/RESILIENCE. I WOULD BE SICK IF THIS

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MURANO LOST ACCELERATION, GAS PEDAL WASN'T WORKING AT ALL. SOME HOW I PULLED OVER AND TURN IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. NOW WHEN IS A STOP AND GO SITUATION IT DOES THE SAME THING WON'T ACCELERATE UNTIL LIKE 5 SECONDS LATER AND IN A VERY DANGEROUS WAY. I HEARD LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND IT'S LIFE TREATING SITUATION. *TR

AFTER DRIVING A WHILE IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL. THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE REVS UP AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND SOMETIMES STALLS IN TRAFFIC. ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLS, IT TAKES A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU CAN RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS SITUATION HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I'M IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAYS AND WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS. I'VE WORKED WITH MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP BUT THEY HAVEN'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, AND IT'S BECOMING VERY EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO HAVE THEM RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND NOT FIND A FIX. *TR

VEHICLE HAD NEW BRAKES - DISKS AND PADS ADDED IN EARLY MAY 2011. JULY 29 2011 DRIVING 20 + MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SOUND LIKE IT HAD A FLAT TIRE. IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, GLANCING AT THE CAR, MECHANIC SAID MAY BE A TIRE ROD, BUT WANTED TO LOOK AT IT MORE IN DEPTH. HE STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM SOMETHING LOOSE OR CRACKED IN THE TRANSFER CASE. HE ADVISED ME THAT AT SOME POINT TRANSFER CASE WILL BUST AND ALL 4 WHEELS WILL LOCK UP. HE QUOTED ME AT LEAST $2500 FOR REPAIR. THE LOCATION OF THE TRANSFER CASE MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO REPAIR OR SERVICE. WHY WILL NISSAN NOT STAND BEHIND THIS PRODUCT. THERE IS NO RUST ON THE VEHICLE, BUT WITH 150,000 MILES ON IT NOW, IS IT WORTH THE MONEY TO REPAIR? I HAVE ALREADY REPLACE THE INTAKE MANFOLD WHICH CRACKED IN NOVEMBER. WHAT WILL BE THE NEXT PART TO BREAK - THE ENGINE ITSELF? LOVE MY MURANO, BUT THE COMPANY SHOULD BACK THEIR PRODUCT. MY MURANO HAS BEEN DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES A FEW TIMES SINCE BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY "4 TIRES LOCK UP". *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN HER SEAT (DRIVERS SEAT) DROPPED (TOWARDS THE DRIVERS DOOR) ABOUT CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE SEAT, WITH NO WEIGHT ON IT, ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE SEAT IT WOULD ONLY RAISE ON THE SIDE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR SOMEONE WHO RAISES THE SEAT IN ORDER TO SEE OVER THE HOOD. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE FELT SAFE, BECAUSE SHE COULD RAISE THE SEAT TO SEE OVER THE HOOD AND SIT HIGHER THAN OTHER TRAFFIC. LOOKING THROUGH THIS LIST, IF YOU HAVE IT SORT FOR "SEATS" IT PULLED UP 82 COMPLAINTS. MOST OF WHICH WERE BROKEN FRAMES THAT THEY (NISSAN) HAD TO REDESIGN. I DON'T KNOW WHY I WOULD NEED TO PAY THE ESTIMATED $800 PLUS DOLLARS TO HAVE THE CHAIR FRAME REPLACED IF NISSAN REDESIGNED IT BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ABNORMALLY. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

AFTER EXTENDED IDLE, THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO FUEL FEED. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THERE IS A HESITATION (2-5 SECONDS) AND THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY GOES AWAY WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR

WHEN THE CAR FIRST STARTED ACTING UP I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY TO WORK. IT ALL OF A SUDDED STARTED STALLING. I HAD TO PRESS THE DRIVING PEDDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THEN IT WOULD TAKE OFF WITH A VERY HARD JOLT. THIS WOULD HAPPEN OFF AND ON ESPECIALLY IF I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR CAME TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD STALL BEFORE TAKING OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DELEARSHIP AND THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE DAYS AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. THIS IS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 120,000 MILES. THEY SAID THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO DO IT WHILE IN THER SHOP OR THEY COULD DO NOTHING. I JUST FOUND IT SO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE CAR SHOWED NO SIGNES OF DOING ANYTHING THAT I DESCRIBED WHILE THEY HAD IT AND DROVE IT FOR THREE DAYS. WELL OF COURSE I GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THE REPAIR ON IT ALONE WAS GOING TO COST ME 3600.00 ALL BY ITSELF. THE CAR WAS DOING THE VERY SAME THING WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THEM THE FIRST TIME BUT SURPRISINGLY AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OFF THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN FOUND THE PROBLEM. SOMEBODY REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND GET THESE SITUATIONS UNDER WARRANTY SO THAT THESE CARS CAN BE FIXED PROPERLY. ITS NOT FAIR TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY TO TAKE IT BACK TO THEM FOR THE EXACT SAME THING AND THEY TELL YOU THAT THE REPAIR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND YO

CAR MADE HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE; STOPPED WORKING. TOWED TO POK NISSAN AND UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY REPLACED TRANSFER CASE AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL. NOW HERE IT IS BARELY ONE YEAR LATER AND JUST OVER 12000 MILES AND THE TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING AGAIN. WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THAT NISSAN SHOULD MAKE GOOD. HAVING REVIEWED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA OF SAME PROBLEMS I FOUND IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT NISSA FAILS TO CONSIDER THIS AS A RECALL OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. *TT

THE TRANSFER CASE BLEW UP, BROKEN TEETH, WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. COST OF REPAIR WAS $3500. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL, DESPITE THIS BEING A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN MURANOS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. ONCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, IT ACCELERATED AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AFTER REACHING 2000 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V169000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). IN ADDITION, THE OXYGEN SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

SEAT FRAME BROKE CAUSING SEAT TO SUDDENLY DROP SEVERAL INCHES ON ONE SIDE.

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO REQUIRED THE CVT TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO FAILURE, AT 55K AND 95K MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CALLED WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD OFFER A $250 DISCOUNT FROM THE $700 COST OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,200.

I HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC AND I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, THERE IS NO RESPONSE AND THEN THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. I WAS CHANGING LANES AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY I BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE VALVE BODY AND GASKET. THEY SAID THE EXTENDED 120,000 WARRANTY ON THE CVT TRANSMISSON WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SUPPORT, AND AFTER INVESTIGATING THEY AGREED THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I HAVE HEARD SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THAT I JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I WAS TOO WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM , THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT THIS MILEAGE. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AND ALSO THE FUEL PUMP, JUST AFTER IT TURNED 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER, BUT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND RECCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS ON THREE OCCASIONS. AFTER THE FINAL FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE THEN ALL OF THE POWER WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS DISAPPEARED. ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. WAS LUCKY I WASN'T HIT FROM BEHIND MY OTHER CARS SINCE IT WENT FROM 60 MPH TO A 5 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THEN IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. HAD CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. NOW I AM READING ONLINE ABOUT OTHERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY SOLUTIONS TO A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF. GUESS PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN. *TR

HAD HAD THIS VEHICLE LITTLE LESS THAN A MONTH WHEN NOTICED HAVING ACCELARATION HESITATION PROBLEM ONCE YOU SLOW DOWN OR STOP TO MAKE TURNS OR AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. NEVER INVOLVED IN A COLLISION BUT HAVE HAD TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AGAINST ON-COMING TRAFFIC OR WITH A CAR BEHIND ME; CAR JUST WONT GO AND WHEN IT DOES, IT IS FAST ENOUGH TO KNOCK YOUR HEAD OFF. TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS WITHOUT A RESOLUTION; THEY SAY THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DID EVERYTHING THEY ASKED INCLUDING USING A HIGH GRADE GAS CONSISTENTLY AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS TO THIS DAY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT HOLD IN THE UP POSITION, REDUCING VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,740.

THERE ARE TWO INCIDENCES. THE FIRST ONE WAS THE TRANSFER CASE WHICH COST $3500 AND THE SHOP DIDN'T KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT HE SAID THAT THEY JUST GO WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE THERE HAS TO BE A REASON. AND NOW ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND 2K MILES LATER THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND AT A DIFFERENT SHOP SO HOPEFULLY THEY CAN FIND OUT WHAT WENT WRONG. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR DIFF SHOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM TILL AT LEAST 150,000 MILES. ALSO THE SERVICE MANUAL DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT SERVICE OR MAINTAIN OF THE TRANSFER CASE OR THE REAR DIFF. BOTH SHOULD BE COVERED UP UNTIL 100,000 MILES. AND ON GOD KNOWS HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO FIX THIS NEW PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A NISSAN 2003 MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE TOLL ROAD IN HOUSTON, MY VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND POWER GOING UP AN OVERPASS, AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. MY PASSENGER NEEDED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE HEAT (100 DEGREES), AND MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THIS DEALER INDICATED A DTCODE P0340, CAM SENSOR AND CRANK SENSOR FAILURE, AND REPAIRS TOTALED $765.93. RESEARCHING THIS FAILURE, I LEARNED THAT THERE WAS AN EARLIER RECALL OF MY EXACT VEHICLE FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED MANY, MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2003 MURANOS WITH VIN NUMBERS OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. HERE'S A LINK TO JUST ONE OF SEVERAL SITES: HTTP://WWW.THEHAPPYROCK.COM/2007/11/15/HAVE-YOUR-CAR-FIXED-FOR-FREE-AUTO-RECALLS-AND-MY-2003-NISSAN-MURANO/ CALLS TO NISSAN USA, REQUESTING THEY CONSIDER A RECALL OF MY VEHICLE, WERE DENIED. I AM REQUESTING VIA THIS COMPLAINT THAT THE RECALL OF 2003 MURANOS BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES WITH THE FAILURE CODE(S) RELATING TO THE CAM SENSOR/CRANK SENSOR. THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY WELD, AND ALTHOUGH NISSAN DENIES A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEIR EARLIER PRODUCTION FAILURES AND MY AUTO'S FAILURE, THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THEIR WELD. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND THAT I WA

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAILURES WITH IT THAT THE DEALER HAS EITHER CLAIMED THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE, HAS FAILED TO FIX OR INDICATES THAT MY MODEL IS NOT PART OF A RECALL EFFORT, EVEN WHEN MY CAR IS REPRODUCING THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS THE RECALLS STATE THEY ADDRESS. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND THE FAILURE OF THE CAM POSITION SENSORS AND CRANK POSITION SENSORS. BOTH HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SIMPLY STOP IN ONGOING TRAFFIC CREATING AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO ACTUALLY DIE BEFORE WILL ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY CONSTRUCTION WITH THE MURANO? THIS IS NOT THE FIRST LIFE-THREATENING INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR!!! I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE DIED!!! I COMPLETELY LOST ACCELERATION ON INTERSTATE 70 AT 10:30 P.M. AT NIGHT WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR! WHAT DID THE DEALERSHIP DO TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION? REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR THAT WAS ALREADY ON RECALL AND THREATENED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE COST UNTIL I THREATENED LEGAL ACTION...THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, TOOK CARE OF IT! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO W/ 88K MILES. WHEN DRIVING MY NISSAN MURANO, THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE AN ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATION AND THAT IT HESITATES WHEN I I STEP ON THE ACCELERATION. THE MURANO DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR A FEW SECONDS, AFTER STEPPING ALMOST FULLY ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR CATCHES BACK ON AND THEN THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD, LETTING THE CAR FINALLY MOVE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS SPORADICLY AND ACTUALLY ON A LEFT TURN JUST YESTERDAY, (7-10-11), THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY LOST IT'S POWER. I AM GLAD NO ACCIDENT OCCURED, I WAS VERY LUCKY. I WAS ABLE TO TURN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON. AFTER I DID THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT SO I COULD HAVE MY FATHER PICK ME UP. I HAVE DEALING WITH THIS REOCCURRING ISSUE FOR A WHILE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $100 JUST TO DIAGNOSE IT IN ORDER TO HAVE NISSAN BE INVOLVED. I HAVE TO GO ABOUT THIS WAY I WAS TOLD. AFTER DOING SOME IN-DEPTH RESEARCH ON THE WEB FOR THE 2003 NISSAN MURANOS, IT SHOWS THAT THERE ARE TONS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2003 NISSAN MURANO OWNERS HAVING THE COMPLETELY SAME EXACT PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO BAFFLING TO ME & NOT FAIR THAT ALL THE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS ARE MAKING SO MUCH MONEY FROM A FLAW THEY CAUSED. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE THIS ISSUE TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD FOR ALL 2003 NISSAN MURANO OWNERS, AND IT'S NOT ETHICALLY RIGHT TO LEAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN SERIOUS LIFE

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT-BOTTOM BRACKET HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS, BUT HAS NEVER BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE. JUST RECENTLY, HOWEVER, IT BECAME A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I ADJUSTED THE SEAT, AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK TO WHERE I HAD IT. NAMELY, WHEN I ADJUSTED THE SEAT UPWARDS, IT WOULD NOT GO BACK DOWN. BEING A TALL GUY, AT 6'4", THIS MEANT MY KNEES WERE SHOVED INTO THE DASH AND MY HEAD HIT THE CEILING. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING, THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH UNPREDICTABLY. TO MEDIATE THE PROBLEM, THE SEAT BRACKET IS BEING REPLACED. I WILL BE ASKING FOR THE BROKEN PART. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2003. 3 MAJOR PROBLEMS. 1- SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AFTER DRIVING AND STOPPING (FOR EXAMPLE TRYING TO MAKE LEFT TURN OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT.) CAR DOES NOT RESPONSE AND MOVE VERY SLOWLY. (SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING ) PROBLEM EXIST SINCE HAS 65,000 FIXED AT 72000 MILES AND RECURRED AFTER 5000 MILES. (WHEN CAR TURNED OFF AND ON IT WILL WORK FINE FOR FEW MINUTES). WHEN THE CAR HAS AROUND 62000 I TOOK IT TO ORIGINAL DEALER AND FOR THE LOSS OF POWER PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMED THAT THE CAR HAS NO OIL. BUT THE SENSOR OF THE OIL NEVER SHOWED LOW ON OIL 2- CAR STOPS ALL THE SUDDEN FOR NO REASON. THEN WHEN TRY TO TURN ON AGAIN IT WORKS FINE FOR FEW WEEKS THEN PROBLEM REPEAT AGAIN. 3- CAR JERKS SO BAD FEW TIMES AT SPEED 35 - 45 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN CHECK ENGINE SHOWS. AFTER FEW DAYS JERKS AGAIN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. I BELIEVE THE FIRST 2 PROBLEM ARE TOO DANGEROUS AND MIGHT BE A LIFE THREATENING . *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING BROKE AWAY FROM THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE LEFT SIDE. I HEARD A LOUD SNAP OR CRACK AND THE SEAT SAGGED PERCEPTIVELY DOWN AND TO THE LEFT. FORTUNATELY I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT A MODERATE SPEED. I BELIEVE THAT IF I HAD BEEN NEGOTIATING A SHARP TURN WITH ANY MORE SPEED I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SIGNIFICANT JEOPARDY. I BELIEVE THIS DEFECT IN THE SEAT ATTACHMENT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE COST TO REPAIR THE SEAT WAS $700.00. WHILE THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT OF MONEY TO PAY IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR CAR SAFE IT SURELY MAY PREVENT SOME PEOPLE FROM HAVING THE REPAIRS DONE AND AS A RESULT KEEP UNSAFE CARS ON THE ROAD. AS I UNDERSTAND IT NISSAN IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM OR PARTICIPATE IN THE REPAIR AFTER THE PART FAILS. I PLAN TO HAVE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MADE AND I WILL KEEP THE DEFECTIVE PARTS FOR INSPECTION. I THINK IT WAS SIGNIFICANT THAT THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION IN VIRGINIA WITH A BROKEN SEAT. DOES THAT NOT SUGGEST THAT THE ISSUE BELONGS WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE NHTSA AND THAT PERHAPS THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO ELIMINATE THIS VERY REAL PROBLEM OR AT LEAST MAKE SURE THAT NISSAN PARTICIPATES IN THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *TR

FRONT DOOR LOCKS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN USING THE REMOTE.. *TR