2005 Nissan Murano complaints

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

WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN ITS POSITION BROKE. THE SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1000 OR MORE TO REPAIR. VEHICLE ONLY HAD AT THE TIME APPROX 81,000 MLS. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL ISSUED AS IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THIS EQUIPMENT REPAIRED AS I HAVE SHOULD BE PROPERLY REIMBURSED. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO IN MAY 2009 AND HAVE JUST STARTED EXPERIENCING MY DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. AT FIRST I THOUGH IT WAS JUST GOING TO HAPPEN A FEW TIME, BUT NOW IT WONT STAY UP BUT FOR LIKE 2 MINUTES THEN FALLS BACK DOWN. I THINK THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE, BECAUSE FOR THAT SPLIT SECOND THAT THE VISOR IS DOWN I COULD WRECK. I HAVE ALSO HEARD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BECAUSE OF PASSENGER SIDE VISORS DOING THE SAME THING, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO BE GETTING DONE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT AND SOMETHING SHOULD GET REPLACED. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE LEFT SEAT ( DRIVERS ). ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS AND THEY FOUND THAT THE AFT LIFT ROD HAD CRACKED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER 1000 DOLLARS. I MADE A REPAIR ON THE SEAT BY WELDING THE BROKEN PART. *TR

THERE IS A FAULTY DOOR LOCK MECHANISM ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. 1. 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. THIS FAILURE IS AN INTERMITTENT OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES THE DOORS LOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES THE DOORS UNLOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. 3. IN EMERGENCIES IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY. SINCE 99% OF THE TIME WE ALL USE THE BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, USING THE MANUAL LOCKING LEVER IS UNFAMILIAR. AND THE MURANO'S DESIGN IS SUCH THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO COMPREHEND IF IT'S NOT YOUR CAR, FOR INSTANCE A RENTAL CAR. I CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE CONFUSED HOW UNLOCK A DOOR USING

THE POWER LOCK ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WOULD COST OVER $500, PARTS AND LABOR! *TR

FAILURE OF THE LEFT REAR ANCHOR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH APPROX. 60K MILES. TO MY SURPRISE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER TAKING THE CAR INTO OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WELDS ON THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD BROKEN AT THE BASE AND THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS REPAIR WOULD COST AROUND $1,000 TO REMEDY. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS INDEED A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN MURANO'S, BUT NISSAN CORP. HAS NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. SOME OWNERS HAVE STATED THAT THEY WERE DRIVING WHEN THIS DEFECT OCCURRED AND IT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO THE SURPRISE OF THE SEAT FALLING TOWARDS THE DRIVERS DOOR. AFTER SPEAKING WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUED AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CORRECTION OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT. SOME OWNERS HAVE PAID TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CORRECTED, ONLY TO HAVE IT OCCUR YET AGAIN. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SEAT POPPED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I REPOSITION MYSELF IN THE SEAT. IT WAS THE LEFT REAR BRACKET. IN READING SEVERAL WEBSITES, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM AND IS POSSIBLY A DESIGN FLAW AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT. SEAT SEEMS TO HAVE DETACHED FROM BASE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH; WHEN TURNING THE ONLY THING HOLDING ME ONTO THE SEAT IS MY SEATBELT. CAR IS A 2005 MURANO WITH 39,700 MILES ON IT PURCHASED NEW. *TR

LIFTER LINK ASSEMBLY BROKE ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. STILL HAD TO PAY THE $50.00 DEDUCTIBLE, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BOLT FAILED ON THE SEAT RAIL. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD TILT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT HE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF THE SEAT MOVED AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL OR ACCELERATOR AND/OR BRAKE PEDALS. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WAS OVER $1,000. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 52,000. UPDATED 06/24/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/26/09.*JB

SEAT FRAME SEPERATION IN THE LEFT REARCORNER OF DRIVER SEAT. SEAT FRAME IS NOT CONNECTED WELDED JOINTS HAVE BROKEN. UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2005 IT HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FED GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL NOW BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME, LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF THE SEAT, SEPARATED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE BOLTS WERE STILL INTACT, BUT THE ACTUAL SEAT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE DEALER DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIR COSTS WERE ESTIMATED AT $1,200. CURRENTLY, THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 84,000.

DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT BROKEN. *TR

YESTERDAY MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE AND THE SEAT IS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE READ ON THE WEB OF MANY, MANY MURANO OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN ISSUE, HOW CAN NISSAN NOT RECALL THIS? *TR

I OWN A 2005 MURANO AND WHILE DRIVING MY SEAT DROPPED AND SLAMMED OVER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THIS COMPLETELY CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD AND CAUSED ME TO PULL INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. THERE WERE NO CARS ON THE ROAD WITH ME AT THE TIME SO NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED. NOW MY SEAT LEANS TO THE LEFT AND CONSTANTLY MOVES AS I TURN OR COME TO A STOP IT WOBBLES. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE LET ME KNOW THIS IS NOT A RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NOT ONLY ON THIS WEBSITE BUT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT REPORT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. IF I GET IN TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE AWAITING FOR THE RECALL TO ACTUALLY GO IN TO AFFECT IT IS VERY POSSIBLE BEING MY SEAT IS NOT CONNECTED TO MY VEHICLE THAT I WILL BECOME PROJECTILE OR THE FORCE OF MY SEAT TO MY SEATBELT IS GOING TO CAUSE BROKEN COLLAR BONES AND FACIAL BONES. THIS IS A FLAW IN THE VEHICLE AND NEEDS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AS ONE. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE WHEN ADJUSTING SEAT WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION, WHICH COULD CREATING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SEAT LIFTER LINK SLIDE ASSEMBLY BROKE. THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. *TR

THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS. IT JUST SNAPPED .DRIVERS FRONT SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN ON LEFT SIDE. WE WERE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE EXCEPT REPLACE THE PART WHICH COSTS OVER $700.00 FOR PARTS PLUS LABOR. AFTER CHECKING THE NISSAN USA BLOG, IT SEEMS THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE DUE TO BROKEN SEAT TRACK. *TR

WHEN LEAVING AN INTERSECTION, THE REAR SEAT BRACKET SNAPPED, LEAVING THE SEAT SAGGING AND FLOPPING WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SERVICE ADVISOR SEEMED TO MINIMIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE DAMAGE. CLAIM HE WAS NOT AWARE OF SIMILAR INCIDENCES. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED A PATTERN OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS AGREED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR, BUT CLAIMS THE DAMAGE IS OUTSIDE WARRANTY. CAR SEATS SHOULD NOT BREAK UNDER NORMAL USE, AND NISSAN NEEDS TO FORMALIZE A RECALL. THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION # PE05050. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2005 NISSAN MURANO. I FEEL IN THE LOVE WITH THE CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE FRAME HAS BROKEN AND IS NOW LEANING TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I CAN ACTUALLY ROCK THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR OTHERS, I HAVE READ ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2005 MURANOS FROM OTHER OWNERS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN OR BY RECALL SINCE IT'S A DEFECTIVE PART OF THE CAR. PLEASE REVIEW THIS COMPLAINT ALONG WITH THE MANY OTHERS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT LIFTER ASSEMBLY BRACKET CRACKED IN HALF. SEAT IS NOW LOOSE. MANY OTHERS ON INTERNET FORUMS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO: I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT. IT ADJUSTS ITSELF RANDOMLY & MAKES CLICKING NOISES, WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT MAINLY SLIDES BACK TO THE FARTHEST POSITION, SO IT IS VERY HARD TO TOUCH THE BRAKE & ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THIS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY OCCURRING FOR APPROX 7 DAYS. AS OF TODAY, THE BACK OF THE SEAT IS NOW RANDOMLY MOVING FORWARD WHILE I AM DRIVING, SO THAT IT IS IN EFFECT FOLDING ME IN HALF! THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS WAY TO DRIVE.. PREVIOUS TO THE SEAT RANDOMLY MOVING ON A REGULAR BASIS (SINCE THE PAST WEEK), THE SEAT FELT LIKE IT WAS TILTED SLIGHTLY TO ONE SIDE. AT FIRST THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE SEAT SOMETIMES WOULD SLIP OUT OF POSITION INTO ANOTHER POSITION. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 2 OR SO WEEKS BEFORE THE CLICKING NOISES & RANDOM REPOSITIONING STARTED HAPPENING. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO CHECK INTO THIS SEAT FAILURE AS I FEEL THAT IT IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE SEAT MOVES BACK RANDOMLY WHEN I'M DRIVING & FOR A SHORTER PERSON THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS THEY MAY NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO TOUCH THE PEDALS IN ORDER TO PULL OVER. DOES THIS WARRANT A SAFETY RECALL?? *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN IN THE BACK LEFT SIDE. THE DEALER INSPECTED IT AND SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE IT ISN'T RECALLED AND I AM OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS QUOTED $1000 TO REPAIR. THAT SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS TO PAY WHEN IT IS A DEFECT IN THE PART THE USED. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BECAME LOOSE AT REAR BRACKET CAUSING SEAT TO TILT AND BECOME LOOSE. DRIVERS SEAT IS UNSAFE DUE TO BROKEN BRACKET UNDERNEATH SEAT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH 70,000 MILES. THE SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN, AND COSTS ABOUT $1000 TO REPAIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE SEAT IS SO LOOSE THAT IN A WRECK YOU COULD BECOME A PROJECTILE. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND FIX THESE SEATS. *TR

SUN VISORS ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO KEEPS FALLING DOWN. SUN VISORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE KEEP FALLING DOWN, AND WILL NOT STAY UP. I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WANTS $350.00 DOLLARS PER SUN VISORS ($700 PLUS TAX) FOR THE REPLACEMENTS. THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD AND NISSAN SHOULD NOT CHARGE THESE RIDICULOUS PRICES FOR REPLACEMENT OF THEIR FAULTY PARTS. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSSAN MURANO ROCKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IT IS UNSTABLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS OFF TRACK BUT AFTER LOOKING CLOSELY UNDERNEATH THE SEAT I NOTICED THAT THE METAL BRACKET THAT BRACES THE SEAT WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE SEAT IS NOT SECURED TO THE CAR. IT IS UNSAFE. I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW; I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I WENT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD COST $708 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART (THE ENTIRE TRACK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS ONE PIECE), PLUS $500 FOR LABOR. I DECLINED THE REPAIR DUE TO THE EXORBITANT COST AND CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE. I TOLD THE COMPANY THAT THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THEIR CARS (AS RESEARCHED ON THIS SITE) AND REQUESTED FOR THE COMPANY TO COVER OR REIMBURSE THE REPAIR. MY CALL WAS RETURNED AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY AND "NISSAN WAS NOT IN THE POSITION" TO COVER THE REPAIR AT THIS TIME. THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE IT AS A FAULT IN THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP. I DISAGREE. A BROKEN METAL PIECE THAT SECURES A SEAT TO THE DECK IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND SHOULD BE A PART THAT LASTS FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR. *TR

LIFTER LINK SLIDE ASSEMBLY BROKE IN DRIVER SEAT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT 56K MILES. *TR

THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR ON MY REAR PASSENGER DOES NOT WORK. THE DOOR IS PERMANENTLY LOCKED, IT CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.*TR

DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET BROKE. SEAT NOW ROCKS/ TILTS TOWARDS DOOR. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 MURANO DO NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK WHEN I PUSH THE UNLOCK BUTTON. IF THIS HAPPENS AFTER AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS AND ESCAPE AS THE DOORS WON'T OPEN WHEN LOCKED. THIS HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE JANUARY. *TR

DRIVER SEAT MOUNT IS BROKEN. THIS HAPPENED TODAY WHILE DRIVING AND WAS QUITE SCARY. I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF MY '05 MURANO SO THE SEAT IS RARELY ADJUSTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE PRESSURE SENSOR INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

THE DRIVERS SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO SUDDENLY COLLAPSED AS THE FRAME BROKE. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME SO THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOT A LARGE PERSON AND ONLY WEIGH ABOUT 195 POUNDS. FROM WHAT I GATHER THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE MURANO AND AN IMPORTANT SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO A POORLY DESIGNED FRAME. BESIDES THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN $800 TO $1100 REPAIR BILL, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. SO FAR NISSAN HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE NHTSA CALL FOR A MANDATORY RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

DRIVING ON 4/20/2009 ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE OR DETACHED OFF ITS LEFT RAIL. *TR

1. MY WIFE NOTICED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING HER NISSAN MURANO (2005) TODAY, THAT THE SEAT STARTED TO FEEL LOOSE AND LEAN BACK TO THE LEFT. SHE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED ON THE SEAT AND NOTED A SIGNIFICANT DROP ON PUTTING PRESSURE DOWN ON THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE OF THE SEAT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE SEAT HAS BEEN UNSTABLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE SEAT TONIGHT THE BAR CONNECTING THE SEAT TO THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE HAD BROKEN. THIS OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ON THE BACK BAR. THE METAL HAD WORN AND THERE WERE SHARP EDGES ON BOTH SIDES. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE OR ABNORMALITY WITH THE SEAT PRIOR TO TODAY (4-23-2009). *TR

FAILURE OF BOTH SUN VISORS TO STAY UP, WILL SUDDENLY DROP DOWN AND OBSTRUCT VIEW. CAR IS 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH 65000 MILES. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO LEFT REAR ANCHOR OF DRIVERS SEAT FAILED CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE ABOUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS ONLY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN AND DOES NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE CHARGE TO REPAIR THIS SEAT IS CLOSE TO $1000. I AM WORRIED THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THE SEAT FAILURE COULD CAUSE MAJOR INJURY TO A DRIVER OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

SUPPORT BAR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. THE SEAT NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH, IT IS NOT STURDY. THIS HAPPENED BY SIMPLY GETTING INTO THE CAR ONE DAY, THERE WAS NO WARNING THE SEAT WAS SIMPLY UNSTABLE. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR NOW THE SEAT TIPS UP WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER, IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL COMPLETELY DETACH. *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

APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BEGAN TO DROP, UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT MY TOUCHING IT. IT NOW NO LONGER STAYS UP AT ALL AND I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE IT ENTIRELY. I HAVE NOT YET SOUGHT ITS REPLACEMENT BUT UNDERSTAND THAT IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED AND MUST BE REPLACED AT AN EXORBITANT COST, ~$300. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FAILED AND WOULD NO LONGER REMAIN BALANCED. WHEN HE MADE RIGHT TURNS IN THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT WOULD LEAN TO THE LEFT AND VICE VERSA. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE BACK LEFT CORNER WOULD DROP TO THE LEFT AND GIVE OUT UPON SITTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXCEEDED BY 2,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WEIGHS 180 POUNDS AND STATED THAT SOMETHING IN THE SEAT STRUCTURE WAS FLAWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $1,200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 38,000.

LEFT REAR DRIVERS SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO SE AWD BROKE. HEARD A LOAD "SNAP," THEN THE SEAT DROPPED TO THE LEFT REAR. THE SEAT NOW ROCKS AND CANNOT BE PROPERLY POSITIONED. THE CAR HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT, IS IN TERRIFIC CONDITION, AND I LITERALLY BOUGHT OUT MY LEASE 48 HOURS AGO! I UNDERSTAND THAT NISSAN WILL NOT MAKE THESE REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I AM ALSO LEARNING THAT THIS IS A REPEATED PROBLEM PLAGUING 2005 AND 2006 MURANOS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. *TR

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS FLASHING IN THE DASH AGAIN. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED ONCE BEFORE WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK DEALERSHIP. ON LEAVING THE GARAGE WITHIN JUST A MILE, I MADE A LEFT TURN AND HEARD A CRUNCHING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT CAME BACK ON. I WENT STRAIT BACK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT BUT THE (SECOND REPLACEMENT PART) WOULDN'T BE IN TILL THE NEXT DAY SO I WAS GIVEN A LOANER FOR ONE DAY. NOW IT'S BACK ON AGAIN. ALSO NOTED SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THAT THE LUMBAR SUPPORT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NO LONGER INFLATES/DEFLATES AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. I HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS FIXED AND HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AT 37,000 MILES AT MY COST. ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP RESURFACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACE A REAR CALIPER UNDER WARRANTY THAT HAD LOCKED UP 1 & 1/2 YEARS AGO. I SEE THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE IN NEED OF RESURFACING AGAIN EVEN THOUGH THE BREAK PADS HAVE 1/2 OF THERE WEAR LEFT TO GO. DUE TO THE HIGHLY CHROMED /CURVED DIPSTICK, GETTING AN ACCURATE OIL LEVEL READING IS NOT POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME, SO THE DIPSTICK HAS ONLY BEEN REMOVED THREE TIME SINCE PURCHASING IT AS IT IS A POINTLESS ENDEAVOR. I OWN SIX AUTOS THAT RANGE IN AGE FROM 1972 THREW THIS 2005 MURANO AND OF ALL OF THEM, THE MURANO IS THE LEAST TRUSTED ONE. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER NISSAN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MURANO WHICH JUST PASSED 35K IN MILEAGE, I ALSO HAVE THE GOLD-PREFERRED WARRANTY. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE SUNVISOR SUDDENLY STOP WORKING. IT NO LONGER STAYS IN THE "UP" POSITION. IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE VISOR IS DROPPING DOWN AND CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE HEARD THAT ALMOST EVERY THIRD NISSAN MURANO OF MY YEAR HAS THIS PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS CLEARLY A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THANKS IN ADVANCE. *TR

I SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE FRAME SHEARED OFF. THE SEAT IS NOW TOTALLY UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT NO LONGER OPERATES WITH THE POWERED SEAT ADJUSTMENTS, AND IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION. AT FIRST, IT WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT, BUT NOW IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION THAT IS NOT THE BEST POSITION FOR ME, CAUSING ME CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY ON THE ROAD. WHEN I HAD IT LOOKED AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE COST WOULD BE @ $1000. AS I RESEARCHED ON-LINE, I SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VERY SAME THING. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. *TR