2005 Nissan Murano complaints

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO SE AWD AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROGRESSIVE PROBLEMS WITH MY DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE PRESUMED TO BE SECURE. AT APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK BECAME INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE WHEN USING EITHER THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK SWITCH OR THE INTELLIGENT KEY FOB BUTTON. THEN, AT APPROXIMATELY 54K MILES, THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ALSO BECAME INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE IN THE SAME MANNER. NOW, AT 59K MILES, ALL DOORS EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S DOOR DO NOT OPERATE WITH EITHER THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK SWITCH OR THE INTELLIGENT KEY FOB BUTTON. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. FURTHER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT RIGHT DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS A CONTROL POINT FOR ALL OTHER DOOR LOCKS. THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN AS I WAS ASSUMING, AS I'M SURE OTHERS HAVE, THAT I WAS DRIVING IN A SECURE VEHICLE WHEN IN FACT, I WAS UNSECURED FROM FOUR OTHER ENTRY POINTS TO MY VEHICLE. THIS POSES A THREAT TO MY AND ANY OF MY PASSENGERS' PRESUMED PERSONAL SAFETY FROM WOULD-BE ASSAILANTS GAINING ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE THROUGH LOCKS THOUGHT TO BE SECURE. THIS COULD ALSO HAVE SERIOUS - EVEN FATAL - RAMIFICATIONS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IF THE DOORS OF THE VEHICLE ARE THOUGHT TO BE LOCKED (HAVING NO REASON TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE), BUT WERE NOT. THIS CREATES THE SERIOUS POTENTIAL OF OCCUPANTS TO BE THROWN FROM A VEHICLE DOOR THAT COULD OPEN

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IN 2005 NISSAN MURANO DROPS DOWN OBSCURING VISION AND CREATED POTENTIAL HAZARD. *TR

ALL 4 DOOR LOCKS DOES NOT WORK WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL OR FROM THE DOOR SWITCH. DOORS DOESN'T LOCK OR UNLOCK NISSAN MURANO 2005. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20-25 MPH WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ANCHOR BROKE. THE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK AND REPEATLY HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE SEAT WAS LOWERED TO THE LOWEST POSITION TO STOP THE ROCKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON JULY 1. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY TOLD HER THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND GAVE HER A REPORT NUMBER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

DANGEROUS SEAT FAILURE ON MY 05' NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN CORNERING. THIS IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE DEALERS ARE QUOTING A PRICE OF OVER $800 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE FAILED. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT SOME OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SEAT WELDED ABD THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM BUT NISSAN IS NOT OFFERING THAT LOW COST OPTION BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO MECHANICS THAT WELD!!! *TR

BROKEN BRACKET ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME MAKING THE SEAT ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

JUST RANDOMLY, NOTHING OCCURRED TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE, MY LOCKS BEGAN ACTING UP ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK MY DOORS. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR ME BEING THAT I THOUGHT I WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET MY 3 MONTH OLD BABY OUT OF MY CAR. I HAD TO GO TO THE OTHER SIDE OF MY CAR AND CRAWL THROUGH. LUCKILY THOSE WERE UNLOCKED. BUT WHAT IT THEY HAD NOT, I WOULD HAVE HAD A SMALL BABY STUCK IN THE 100+ DEGREE CAR. *TR

ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO I STARTED EXPERIENCING DOOR LOCK PROBLEMS. FIRST THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. NOW THE DRIVER DOOR AND REAR GATE WORK ABOUT 5% OF THE TIME, IF THAT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND THAT I MAY NEED THE ACTUATORS REPLACED FOR EACH AFFECTED DOOR. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE WORK ESTIMATE WAS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME (CAR HAD ALREADY EXCEEDED 75,000 MILES). *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO SEAT BROKEN MOUNT. METAL MOUNT TO SEAT BASE HAS SHEARED OFF UNDER NORMAL USE CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. SEAT MOVES VOLUNTARILY. AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THROUGH INSPECTION OF PART , A $1000 REPLACEMENT IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR DROPS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING. OCCURS DURING HOT WEATHER, COLD WEATHER, ON SHORT DRIVES OR LONG ~ NO CONSISTENCY. UNSCREWED THE VISOR TO ATTEMPT TO FIND LOOSE SCREWS, NONE OF WHICH THERE WERE. ATTEMPTED TO USE VELCRO TO SECURE VISOR TO INTERIOR ROOF, BUT DID NOT STICK DUE TO CLOTH INTERIOR LINING OF ROOF. *TR

SINCE SPRING 2009, OUR 2005 NISSAN MURANO PASSENGER DOOR LOCK HAS BEEN FAILING TO OPEN WHEN USING EITHER THE REMOTE KEY FOB OR THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK. ALSO REAR HATCH HAS BEEN SIMILARLY FAILING TO UNLOCK/LOCK. SITUATION HAS PROGRESSED FROM 20-30% OF THE TIME TO 90% OF THE TIME FAILING TO FUNCTION. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT ROCKED BACKWARDS AND WAS UNSTABLE DURING TURNS. IT BROKE DURING CITY DRIVING. I BELIEVE IF IT HAPPENED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, SOMEONE MIGHT LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. *TR

POWER LOCK ON PASSENGER DOOR ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK IT. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES RELATED TO THE SEAT DAMAGE AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HER VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T DAMAGE THE SEAT AND THAT A SEAT WELD WAS BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP IMPLIED THAT MAYBE THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND BROKE THE SEAT DUE TO HIS SIZE WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE WHEN HE DROPPED IT OFF. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE WAS CHARGED FOR RECALL WORK RELATING TO THE GAS TANK ASSEMBLY. *JB

TOTALLY UNEXPECTEDLY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT TILTED BACKWARDS ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AS I LOST CONTROL FOR A WHILE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GARAGE AFTER WEDGING THE SEAT STATIONARY WITH BLOCKS OF WOOD. THE MECHANIC SAID THE WELD ON THE SEAT BRACKET BROKE AND THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX AT A COST OF $1100. DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET NISSAN TO REPAIR WHAT WAS CLEARLY A FAULTY DESIGN THAT CAUSED METAL FATIGUE, THE SEAT STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND IN A SHORT TIME ABOUT 200 INSTANCES OF THIS BRACKET BREAKING IN THIS SAME SPOT. THIS CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 38,000 MILES AND HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN BY MYSELF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE SUN VISOR FELL AND BLOCKED THE DRIVERS VIEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT JUST STARTED TO TILT TO ONE SIDE, AND ALSO FORWARD. IT IS LOOSE AND WILL TILT FORWARD/BACKWARD WHEN I DECELERATE/ACCELERATES. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, IT'S SORT OF STRUCTURAL FAILURE WITH THE ANCHOR OF THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE POWER DRIVER SEAT. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT WILL FALL DOWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING INTO YOUR FIELD OF VISION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE FUEL SENSOR BECAME DEFECTIVE AND THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR DISPLAYED THAT THERE WAS GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE BUT THEN THE SENSOR WOULD DISPLAY THAT IT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST WHICH WAS $500. THE COST FOR THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS WAS $280. THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160000. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SEAT BRACKET FOR 2005 NISSAN MURANO POWER FRONT SEAT BROKE CAUSING INSTABILITY FOR DRIVER WHEN DRIVING. THERE WERE NO DEATHS OR INJURIES, BUT DRIVING IN SUCH AN UNSTABLE CONDITION IN THE MOUNTAINOUS ROADS OF EAST TENNESSEE COULD VERY EASILY RESULT IN DEATH OR DISMEMBERMENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. THIS CAUSED A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY BROTHER IN LAW'S DRIVERS SEAT ALSO COLLAPSED. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR STORIES ON THE INTERNET. WHEN ASKING NISSANS CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER THEY TOOK 21 DAYS TO INVESTIGATE. THEY FINALLY TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY ANY OF THE $900 THAT WAS ESTIMATED TO FIX. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE FACT WE DID NOT HAVE OUR WARRANTY. I'M NOT SURE WHY IT TOOK 21 DAYS TO FIGURE THAT OUT! *TR

DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO QUIT WORKING THROUGH KEY FOB, DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK IS TO PUT KEY INTO DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THEN MANUALLY UNLOCK ALL OTHERS, TO INCLUDE REAR HATCH. STARTED WITH FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND THEN MADE ITS WAY AROUND THE CAR ONE DOOR AT A TIME. TOOK CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SO I DIDN'T PURSUE. WANTING NISSAN TO FIX BECAUSE APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR PERSISTENTLY FALLS OPEN WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VISION. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT PROPERLY LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THE CAR UTILIZING THE CARS KEY FAB. IT DOES NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK THEREFORE IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

05 NISSAN MURANO SL DRIVER DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR AND REAR HATCH LOCKS NOT WORKING WITH REMOTE OR KEY. THIS IS UNSAFE !!!!!! AND IS BECOMING EVER PREVALENT WITH MANY MURANO OWNERS. PLEASE INSIST NISSAN RECALL THESE ISSUES AS THESE PROBLEMS ARE TOO IDENTICAL WITH INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR NISSAN TO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM. *TR

APPROXIMATELY MAY/JUNE OF 2009, I WAS UNABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DRIVER'S DOOR OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH KEY FOB. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS COULD BE REPAIRED BY LANDERS NISSAN, SOUTHAVEN, MS, I WAS TOLD COST OF $70 JUST TO LOOK AT PROBLEM. IN MAY OF 2010, I NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM NOW INCLUDES FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND REAR HATCH LOCK. THE PROBLEM NOW OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 80% OF TIME WITH PASSENGER AND HATCH; 100% OF TIME WITH DRIVER'S DOOR. I HAVE TO PLACE KEY IN LOCK TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DRIVER'S DOOR. (NO DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT TO VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2005). *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO - FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKEN . I WAS DRIVING AND IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN I FELT MY CAR SEAT COME LOOSE. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 105,000 MILES AND IS APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS OLD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. IF I WERE TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT, I CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO STAYING IN A FIXED POSITION. THE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN THE SET POSITION AND TILTS DOWN FULLY AND BLOCKS THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VIEW WHEN DRIVING. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE OF DRIVERS OF THE NISSAN MURANO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVERS SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT BEGAN MOVE TO MOVE BACK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REPOSITION THE SEAT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,363.

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY SENSORS. *TR

WINDOW SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY BECAME MORE LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR. WHEN I ACCELERATE I TILT BACKWARD LETTING MY FOOT COME SLIGHTLY OFF THE PEDAL. THE RESULTING HESITATION OF THE VEHICLE MAKES ME ROCK FORWARD CAUSING MY FOOT TO THEN HIT THE PEDAL AND LURCH THE VEHICLE FORWARD! WHAT WOULD HAPPEN SHOULD I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE ENTIRE SEAT COME LOOSE ? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

2005 MURANO. RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK BUTTONS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR DO NOT WORK AND NOW RARE DOOR LOCK IS DOES NOT LOCK. *TR

ALL 5 OF THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO HAVE FAILED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. I REPLACED THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WHEN THE LOCK WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR BUTTON ON THE DOOR. SINCE THEN ALL OF THE OTHER DOOR LOCKS, INCLUDING THE LIFT GATE, HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, SUCH AS A FIRE, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS SO PASSENGERS COULD ESCAPE. IF I WERE BEING STALKED, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LOCK ALL THE DOORS QUICKLY. THE DOOR LOCK PROBLEM THAT I HAVE DESCRIBED IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY 2004 - 2010 NISSAN MURANO AND MAXIMA OWNERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM! *TR

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN TO APPROXIMATELY 16 TIMES TO 7 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS IN FOUR DIFFERENT STATES. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED DIFFERENT PARTS EACH TIME BUT WITHIN FOUR TO SIX WEEKS THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THE LAST DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO IN COLUMBIA TN SAID THAT NISSAN HAD TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE FRONT WIRING HARNESS BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO IT. THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE THEM TOO LONG AND DID NOT WANT TO DO IT. *TR

THREE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO. *TR

2005 MURANO DRIVERS SEAT WELDS BROKE 67,000 MILES. HAD TO BE REPLACED OVER $800.00 BUT HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY COST $50. AFRAID IT WILL BREAK AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS BROKEN AND UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE DEALER INSPECTED AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE HOW TO REPAIR THE SEATS AND IF THE REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY PAY A PERCENTAGE AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE PAYING THE DIFFERENCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE DRIVERS SEAT WOBBLED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT FRAME HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,710.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR (WHEN STOWED IN THE UP POSITION) WILL NOT STAY UP, IT FALLS WITHOUT WARNING BLOCKING YOUR VISION/SIGHT. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO----- SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY IN ANY SET POSITION. THIS IS A DRIVING SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

PROBLEM WITH DOOR LOCKS ON 05 NISSAN MURANO OCCASIONALLY WORKING, OCCASIONALLY NOT. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM IN NISSAN VEHICLES. HAVING A SECURE ENVIRONMENT IS PARAMOUNT IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS IT'S IMPERATIVE NOBODY CAN GAIN ACCESS AT WILL BY WALKING UP TO THE CAR. IF ANYONE CAN SIMPLY OPEN THE DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS, CARJACKING, INJURY, OR EVEN MURDER IS EASIER. IF THE DOORS LOCKED PROPERLY THIS PROVIDES A MORE SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO. 2. NISSAN KNOWING THERE IS A SECURITY PROBLEM WITH THEIR LOCKING MECHANISM AND NOT RECALLING THEM FOR SAFETY CONCERN IS NEGLIGENT. IT'S AN OPEN DOOR TO A LAWSUIT IF SOMEONE WERE TO BE MURDERED DUE TO A DOOR THAT DIDN'T LOCK, ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER PUSHED THE LOCK BUTTON AND HEARD THE LOCKING NOISE. REMEMBER, IN THIS CASE THERE'S NO OBVIOUS INDICATION THE DOOR ISN'T LOCKED UNLESS SOMEONE WALKS UP AND OPENS IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DRIVE "THINKS" THE DOOR IS LOCKED, WHEN IN REALITY IT'S AN "OPEN DOOR" FOR CARJACKING OR ROBBERY. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR DOESN'T STAY UP. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE SEAT BROKE. THE SEAT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY '05 NISSAN MURANO WON'T STAY UP. IT FALLS DOWN WHILE DRIVING, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. IT SEEMS THAT MANY MURANO OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NISSAN WILL NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. REPLACEMENT AT THE DEALER WILL COST OVER $400. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO: FOUR OF SIX LOCK ACTUATORS ARE FAILING SIMULTANEOUSLY - THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR, BOTH REAR DOORS AND THE REAR CARGO HATCH. FAILURE WERE INTERMITTENT UNTIL 5/9/10 WHEN ALL FAILED COMPLETELY AT THE SAME TIME. YOU CAN PRESS THE LOCK/UNLOCK SWITCH AND THE DOORS WILL AUDIBLY APPEAR TO LOCK. HOWEVER, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE PRESENTING A SECURITY HAZARD - CAR JACKING, STOLEN PROPERTY, ETC. NISSAN HAS TOLD MANY OF US OWNERS THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED BY REPLACING ALL THE ACTUATORS AT A COST OF $1,600+. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY STORIES OF THIS SAME FAILURE IN MURANOS AND OTHER NISSAN MODELS THAT IT IS SIMPLY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO TAKEN IN TO NISSAN OF GASTONIA ON 4/27/10 TO HAVE THE AIR INTAKE RECALL CORRECTED. MILEAGE IS ABOUT 52,000 MILES. ON 4/29/10, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY HAD TROUBLE WITH DELAYED STARTING. CODE P0345 CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A BANK 2 CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND MADE APPOINTMENT FOR THEIR NEXT AVAILABLE DATE 5/4/10 AND TOOK IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT. SERVICE MANAGER FELT QUITE CERTAIN THAT THEY HAD LEFT SOMETHING UNPLUGGED. HE CAME BACK TO ME 1 HOUR LATER TO ADVISE THAT I NEEDED A NEW CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. IT COST ME $247 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. TOO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS SENSOR ON LINE ON NISSAN RECALLS FOR THIS NOT TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN ON THE 05 MURANOS' TOO. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME IS MADE WITH PLASTIC PARTS AND IT BREAKS IN HALF. DRIVERS SEAT THEN BECOMES LOOSE AND COMPLETELY UNSTABLE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRAME. THE PART IS $750 WITHOUT INSTALL. ACCORDING TO THE BLOG POSTS THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN MURANOS 2003-2006. WISH I WOULD HAVE LOOKED THAT UP BEFORE BUYING THE CAR! *TR