2005 Nissan Murano complaints

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN UP POSITION. CAUSES POTENTIAL ISSUE OF BLOCKING DRIVER'S VISION WHEN IT SUDDENLY DROPS TO THE DOWN POSITION. *TR

SITTING IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT. LEFT SIDE OF SEAT COLLAPSED / BROKE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY NISSAN MURANO IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN OKLAHOMA CITY. MY WIFE AND 5 YR OLD SON IN THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SHE WAS ALMOST RUN OVER. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. I THINK NISSAN HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR THAT THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY OR DEATH AND NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS TICKING TIME BOMB IN THEIR MURANOS. SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS EXCLUSIVE TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I'M LOOKING AT A $6400 REPAIR BILL BECAUSE IT IS 5000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE SIMPLY STOPS MOVING AND MUST BE TOWED. ALSO TOLD CANNOT FIX CVT, MUST BE REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW CVT, $6000. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. ONE DAY I WAS MAKING A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN WHEN I FELT THE DRIVER SEAT SNAP. AFTERWARD I COULD LEFT UP THE SEAT WITH MY HAND WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SECURED TO THE FLOOR. THE SEAT NOW LEANS TO THE RIGHT WHENEVER I MAKE A RIGHT TURN. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS ON SOME MESSAGE BOARDS I'VE HEARD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE NISSAN MURANO. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX, AROUND 1000 DOLLARS. *TR

DRIVER'S CAR SEAT BROKE ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO. $1000.00 REPAIR. *TR

I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY '05 NISSAN MURANO. IT IS LOOSE AND SHIFTS SIDE TO SIDE WHEN I TURN CORNERS. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE LIFTER LINK SLIDE ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE TUNE OF $600. THERE IS A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) OUT ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO FIX IT AND THEREFORE, OWN UP TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD HATE TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN DURING A CRASH. PLEASE RECALL THIS ISSUE BEFORE ANYONE LOOSE THEIR LIVES. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. VISOR CONSTANTLY FALLS DOWN OBSCURING MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF BLOGS AND FORUMS WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER MURANO OWNERS. NOW THE VISOR WILL NOT EVEN STAY UP. I HAD TO REMOVE IT. DEALERSHIP WANTS 400$ TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS VISOR. NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A MECHANICAL FLAW INSIDE THE VISOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WHOSE SUN VISORS DROP DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY TO BLOCK THE DRIVERS VISION. I'VE CHECKED MANY ON-LINE FORUMS AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I'VE ALSO CONTACTED NISSAN THE DEALER REFUSES TO CORRECT IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE COMPANY WEB SITE COMPLAINT FORM PROCESS DOESN'T REPLY. THIS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS WHY WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVER SEAT METAL FRAME THAT HOLDS SEAT IN IS BROKEN (NISSAN CALLS IT A SEAT ADJUSTMENT FRAME). THE FRAME BROKE AT ABOUT 40,000+ MILES GIVE OR TAKE. WHEN YOU TURN THE CORNER OR LEAN TO ONE SIDE WHILE DRIVING, THE ENTIRE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH, IT LIFTS UP ON ONE SIDE AND FALLS BACK DOWN. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE STRESS PUT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE BREAKS IT TOO. THIS IS EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN, REGARDLESS OF SPEED. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO BECAME WOBBLY-LOOSE DURING COURSE OF DRIVING. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, APPARENTLY SEAT HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM FRAME. HAVE NOT FIXED BECAUSE FROM ONLINE FORUM I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY MURANO OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE, ALSO THEY SAY REPLACEMENT SEATS HAVE ALSO BROKEN. *TR

NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT. THE BRACE BAR THAT RUNS ACROSS THE BACK UNDERNEATH THE SEAT FROM THE LEFT BACK CORNER TO THE BACK RIGHT CORNER BECOMES UNWELDED. THE SEAT THEN BEGINS TO ROCK AND IS NO LONGER STABLE NOR SAFE SHOULD THE CAR BE IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT HOLD A PERSON IN THE SEAT AS IT IS DESIGNED TO DO SO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT TILTED SUDDENLY, THROWING ME OFF BALANCE AND CAUSING MY BACK TO TWIST. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY, AND FOUND THAT THE SEAT WAS UNSTABLE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO SHOWED ME WHERE THE WELD HAD FAILED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT. AS ADVISED, I CALLED MY NISSAN DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT QUOTE "THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH WE KEEP IN STOCK." THEY INDICATED THE COST WAS $660 PLUS THE COST OF INSTALLATION, AS MY CAR IS 3000 MILES OVER THE GENERAL WARRANTY LIMIT. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT INJURED, THIS SEAT IS NOW UNSAFE, AS IT IS ONLY PARTIALLY ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR. ADDITIONAL STRESS IS ON THE REMAINING WELD, AND IT CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME. ADDITIONALLY, ANY IMPACT CAN CAUSE THE SEAT TO BECOME UNANCHORED. I AM CONTACTING NISSAN CORPORATE TOMORROW, BUT FEEL THAT THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL REPAIR. PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT HAS COLLAPSED TWICE. NO REASON FOR FAILURE. DEALER REPAIRED THE FIRST DEFECTIVE SEAT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKEN SECOND TIME. *TR

THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT I WROTE TO NISSAN REGARDING MY BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT CHAIR (LEFT SIDE) IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO: I AM A SCIENCE TEACHER, AND AS I DROVE HOME FROM SCHOOL ON FRIDAY FEB 27TH, 2009. I HEARD A SNAP, AND SUDDENLY FELT A DROP IN THE DRIVER SEAT IN MY 2005 MURANO. GIVEN THE DRASTIC DROP, I HAD NO OPTION BUT TO SWERVE INTO THE NEXT LANE, NEARING COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS PANICKED BUT MANAGED TO NEGOTIATE TO THE EXIT OF THE FREEWAY. I PUT MYSELF, MY PASSENGER WHO CARPOOLS, AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IN SERIOUS DANGER. I AM SURE YOU WOULD AGREE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE (HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV/). THIS MORNING I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH CERRITOS NISSAN, WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND SPOKE TO TOD AND ED, THE SERVICE MANAGERS, IN PERSON. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, AND THAT IS EXTREMELY RARE AND UNCOMMON. YET, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON YOUR WEBSITE AND OTHER VALID SOURCES, I FOUND FREQUENT COMPLAINTS THAT IDENTIFIED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ED HAS ADVISED ME TO CONTACT YOU FOR ASSISTANCE AND THAT HE IS WILLING TO HONOR REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AT NO COST TO ME SHOULD THE NISSAN CORPORATION HANDLE THIS PROBLEM. MY FAMILY HAS PURCHASED OVER 8 NISSAN VEHICLES OVER THE LAST 10-15 YEARS, AND THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. MY CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCE AND NOW MY CARPOOL MEMBER AND I ARE RELEGATED TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, OR RENT A VEHICLE. THE EXTRA COST O

SUN VISOR NO LONGER STAY IN THE UP POSITION. HANGS DOWN IN EYE SHOT OF ROAD. AFRAID THAT IT WILL CAUSE ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ANCHOR FOR MY SEAT ON THE LEFT SIDE JUST BROKE. THE SEAT DROPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE AND I WAS LEFT WITH NO SUPPORT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT. THE SEAT FLOATED UP AND DOWN AS I DROVE OVER ROUGH ROADS. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND I HAD NO RECOURSE BUT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IN THIS MOST UNSTABLE CONDITION. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO FALLS CONTINUALLY INTO VIEW BLOCKING DRIVER FROM SAFELY NAVIGATING THE ROAD. IT FALLS ON BUMPY ROADS AS WELL AS SMOOTH SURFACES, DAY, NIGHT, COLD, HOT. TOLD IT WOULD COST MORE THAN 300 DOLLARS TO FIX- A VISOR!!!!! *TR

OUR 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH JUST OVER 44K MILES HAS A BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS AND CONSIDER OUR USE TO HAVE BEEN NORMAL. I AM 200 LBS AND MY WIFE IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS AND SHE IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT ACTUALLY BROKE WHILE MY WIFE WAS GETTING IN, NOT WHILE DRIVING. IT APPEARS TO BE THE WHERE THE BACK LEFT SUPPORT CONNECTS. THE SEAT STILL HAS NORMAL ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS BUT NOW, THE SEAT IS NOT STEADY WHILE DRIVING. ON RIGHT TURNS, THE SEAT MOVE UP AND TO THE RIGHT. IT THEN SETTLES BACK INTO POSITION WHEN THE CAR RETURNS TO STRAIGHT. THE SEAT WILL REQUIRE MAINTENANCE AS I DON'T CONSIDER IT TO BE SAFE. IT SEEMS PART FAILURE ON A PART THAT SHOULD BE EXTREMELY DURABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET, MY DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY '05 NISSAN MURANO DROPPED. IT IS NOW LOOSE, SHIFTS SIDE TO SIDE AND I FEAR IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I FOUND A DISCUSSION GROUP ABOUT THIS EXACT SITUATION ONLINE. APPARENTLY NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE WEAKNESS IN THE SEAT DESIGN AND THE SAFETY ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. I DO NOT HAVE THE $1020 QUOTED TO REPAIR THE SEAT. *TR

UNDER NORMAL USE I AM A 195 LB. GUY WHO DRIVES MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO TO WORK AND FOR ERRANDS. I HAVE NEVER PUT THE SEAT UNDER ANY TYPE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR BUT THE BACK SUPPORT BAR ON THE BOTTOM BROKE. THIS IS DEFINITELY AND ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE SEAT BUT NISSAN REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO CREAK AND MOVE WHEN TURNING. I HAVE LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF FORUMS AND THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ONE FOR THESE VEHICLES FROM THE YEARS 2003 TO 2006. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS SOME PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THAT THERE SEAT IS SHIFTING AROUND WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. IT DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION AND FALLS INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE TAKE ACTION AGAINST NISSAN SINCE THEY WANT CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AND THE VISOR FELL INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT. IT DISTRACTED ME ENOUGH THAT I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A CAR. *TR

WE WENT OUT AND STARTED THE CAR ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF LAST WEEK AND A VERY LOUD VIBRATING SOUND COULD BE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DUE TO THE TIGHT QUARTERS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, I WAS NOT ABLE TO INVESTIGATE VERY MUCH. IT WAS OBVIOUS THE NOISE OCCURRED ONLY UNDER LOADS. NISSAN INVESTIGATED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND INFORMED US THE IDLER PULLEY BRACKET HAD A CRACK AND AS A RESULT IT TORE INTO THE BELTS. NISSAN STATED IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THE BRACKET BEING CRACKED. BOTH THE BRACKET AND BELTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT ASAP ($400). THE CAR HAS AN EXISTING POWERTRAIN AND BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, NEITHER OF WHICH COVERED THIS. IN ADDITION, NISSAN SAID THIS HAPPENS ONCE AND AWHILE SO I LOOKED THE ISSUE UP ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS. IN ADDITION, IT APPEARS THIS FAIL RESULTS MORE OFTEN IN CARS THAT HAD THE ALTERNATOR RECALL REPAIRED AND IN DOING THAT REPAIR, THIS BRACKET IS EITHER DAMAGED OR TORQUED TOO TIGHTLY BACK IN PLACE. HAD THIS PIECE COMPLETELY BROKEN WHILE DRIVING, WE COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THESE BRACKETS CONSIDERING THEY CLAIM IT "DOES OCCUR", IT "CAN'T BE DRIVEN SAFELY" WITH IT BEING CRACKED. THERE IS NO REASON A BRACKET LIKE THIS SHOULD FAIL, ESPECIALLY AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS AND 36,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVERS SEAT, WHICH BROKE DURING A NORMAL DRIVE. THE TILTING FORCE FROM THE BREAK CAUSED ME A STRAIN IN MY LOWER BACK, AND LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I RAN OFF THE ROAD, CAUSING MY TIRES TO BE SEVERELY DAMAGED, NEEDING TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CUTS AND TEARS IN THE SIDE WALL, AND I BELIEVE I NEED A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS DEFECTIVE SEAT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS, AND FOUND THIS ARTICLE WHICH DESCRIBES MY EXPERIENCE WELL HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?THREADID=1548 BORROWING FROM THIS OTHER OWNER'S ISSUE, I QUOTE "THE PARTS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE ARE: 87458-AR00A - SEAT LIFTER LINK AND 874540CA61A - SEAT MOTOR ASSEMBLY THE TWO NUMBERS LISTED ABOVE ARE WHAT IS SPECIFIED IN THE SEAT REPAIR TSB, BUT APPARENTLY THERE IS AN UPDATED PART NUMBER NOW FOR BOTH PIECES. NISSAN HAS COMBINED THE PART INTO ONE PART NUMBER NOW. NOTICE THE "B" IN THE PART NUMBER - MOST ONLINE CATALOG NUMBERS ARE CA68A. THE NEW ONE IS CA68B. APPARENTLY THE PART HAS BEEN UPDATED AGAIN BECAUSE THE OLD ONE WAS STILL BREAKING." SINCE THIS SEAT NOW MOVES BACK AND FORTH, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I NEED TO ADDRESS NOW. I WILL PAY ABOUT $1000 IN PARTS AND LABOR, ON TOP OF REPLACING MY TIRES FOR $787.96. I WILL KEEP THE OLD PARTS AFTER THE SEAT IS REPAIRED FOR PROOF. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BRACKET THAT KEEPS THE SEAT IN ITS PROPER PLACE AND ORIENTATION TO THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT SUDDENLY FALLING TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER IN THIS CONDITION. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE, SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK, IT DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT WAS SECURED TO THE CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A BROKEN BRACKET AND I WOULD HAVE TO BUY AN ENTIRE ASSEMBLY TO FIX IT FOR $911.00 THE DEALER ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY WARRANTY WAS UP BUT WOULD TRY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER IT UNDER "GOODWILL" AND THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER, I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA DIRECTLY AND AFTER A LOT OF DIALOG NISSAN AGREED TO GIVE ME $200.00 TOWARDS THE REPAIR. I WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A QUOTE AND THEY AGREED TO DO THE JOB FOR A TOTAL OF $400,00 MEANING IT WOULD COST ME $200.00 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX. I HAD THIS DEALER FIX THE CAR. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA DID NOT AGREE WITH ME WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE THE SEAT CAN BECOME TOTALLY DISENGAGED FROM THE FLOOR IF AN IMPACT SHOULD OCCUR, THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER AND OR OTHER PASSENGERS TO BECOME INJURED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT ALSO CONTAINS A SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG AND SEAT BELTS COULD BECOME USELESS SHOULD THE SEAT DISLODGE FROM THE FLOOR. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL THE MONEY I SPENT TO GET THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AS THIS PROBLEM ENCOMPASSES MURANO'S MADE FROM 2003 THRU 2007. *TR

DRIVER SEAT LEFT REAR BRACKET BROKE. SEAT LEANS TO THE LEFT AND IS ONLY SECURE IN 3 OF THE FOUR CORNERS . SEAT EASILY LIFTS OFF OF THE LEFT REAR. SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF AN ACCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN A RECALL. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING WITHOUT APPARENT REASON, AND IT HAS BEEN FLASHING EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THEN. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALERSHIP STATES DIAGNOSTIC WILL COST $85, PLUS COST OF REPAIR. I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN A CRASH, OR IF IT WILL DEPLOY WHEN IT IS NOT NEEDED, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. EITHER WAY, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE. SEE CONSUMER COMPLAINT NUMBERS 1020853, 10199625, 10196794, 10193158, AND 10188126. IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, THEN NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COST. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER SEAT. SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND IS LEANING TO THE LEFT. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS I WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARDED AND ALMOST SERVE OFF THE ROAD. *TR

FRONT POWER SEAT OF MY 2005 MURANO, SL WITH 47,000 MILES. SEAT BROKE AND NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR. THIS IS UNSAFE. *TR

MY NISSAN MURANO CAR SEAT IS BROKEN ALSO. THE CLAMP THAT SECURES THE DRIVERS SEAT TO THE TRACK IS IN TWO PIECES. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED ME $1100 TO REPAIR. *TR

REAR BRACKET BROKE ON DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT WHILE DRIVING. SEAT NOW LEANS TO THE EXTREME LEFT AND REARWARD. SEAT IS EXTREMELY LOOSE. MOVES AT THE SLIGHTEST TURN, ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. AFRAID TO DRIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHILE REACHING FOR THE RADIO, I HEARD A CRACKING NOISE UNDER MY SEAT. SOMETHING BROKE LOOSE AND ME AND THE SEAT WERE THRUST VIOLENTLY TOWARDS THE RIGHT! LUCKILY, I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY EASY TO AS THE SEAT BREAKING WAS AN UNEXPECTED SHOCK. THE SEAT NOW ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE AND HAS BECOME UNSTABLE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER REPAIRED IT THE FIRST TIME AND THE SERVICE TECH WAS AWARE THIS PROBLEM EXISTED ON THIS MODEL! IN A COLLISION, THE SEAT WILL MOST DEFINITELY BREAK FREE AND LAUNCH THE DRIVER (AND SEAT) EITHER INTO THE DASHBOARD OR TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND WILL INEVITABLY CAUSE FATALITIES. *TR

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

A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND THE SUPPORT LINKAGE FOR THE POWER SEAT HAS BROKE . IT LISTS TO THE LEFT. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, IT IS A BREAK IN THE CONNECTION OF THE BACK SUPPORT. POWER FEATURES WORK FINE. SOUNDS LIKE NISSAN HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT IS BROKEN ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A RECALL IN PLACE WHEN IT SHOULD BE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AND IT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN/MANUFACTURE ISSUE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE DOOR WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN IT ONE DAY. NISSAN DEALERSHIPS WANT UP TO $400 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY CAN'T TELL ME HOW ITS ACTUALLY BROKEN WITHOUT TAKING THE DOOR PANEL OFF. I DON'T KNOW IF A BOLT OR FASTENER CAME LOOSE OR IF THERE IS AN ACTUAL BREAK...NONETHELESS I HAVE TO STICK MY FINGERS INSIDE WHERE THE HANDLE USED TO BE AND PULL A TINY LEVER TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

ONE OF THE FOUR MOUNTING POINTS ON THE DRIVER SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO HAS FAILED. THE REAR-OUTBOARD MOUNT HAS CRACKED AND BROKE IN TWO PIECES. THE DRIVER SEAT IS NO LONGER SAFELY SECURED TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF THE NISSANMURANO.ORG WEBSITE HAVE REPORTED THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERS HAVE REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND ARE ASKING FOR JUST OVER $1,000 TO FIX IT. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT ANCHOR WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 05/20/09.*JB

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT HAS COME LOOSE OFF OF THE BASE, ROCKS MORE THAN 40 DEGREES OFF OF BASE. NORMAL USAGE, NORMAL WEIGHT PERSON (180LBS, 6"4).*TR

1. IN THE COURSE OF NORMAL OPERATION THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME FRACTURED CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK AND NOT BE SECURE. 2. HARD FAILURE - SEAT IS NOT SECURE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH 3. A NEW SEAT HAS BEEN ORDERED TO REPLACE THE FAILED SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN THE CONTACT SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE SEAT EXTENDED TO THE BACK SEAT INADVERTENTLY. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SEAT FRAME FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,524.

THE METAL FRAME ON THE POWER DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN, CAUSING A ROCKING-CHAIR AFFECT. WHILE THIS IS ONLY MODERATELY DANGEROUS AS IT IS NOW, THE OTHER PAIR OF WELDS (ASSUMING THEY ARE WELDS) ON THE SEAT FRAME CAN SNAP CAUSING THE SEAT TO BREAK FREE FROM THE FRAME. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FINDS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS NISSAN MURANO OWNERS W/ THE SAME ISSUE.. AND NISSAN DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT REPAIRING UNDER WARRANTY, BUT MAKING "GOOD WILL ADJUSTMENTS" IF THE INDIVIDUAL DEALERSHIP IS SO INCLINED. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. THANKS. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2005 FRONT DRIVER SEAT - FRAME BROKE AND NOW SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH - BROKE IN NORMAL USE - HAVEN'T FIXED YET AS VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLINK. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *NJ A DIAGNOSTICS DETERMINED THAT THE CONTACT SPIRAL IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD AN OPEN CIRCUIT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. *JB

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

THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 05 MURANO MOVES FORWARD WHEN BRAKING, AND MOVES BACKWARD WHEN ACCELERATING. PLAY IN THE SEAT IS APPROXIMATELY 3/4". THE MOVEMENT OCCURS 100% OF THE TIME AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. THE NYLON DRIVE GEAR IS WORN. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE SEAT FRAME. THE COST IS $1100. *TR

THE VEHICLE FROZE UP AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5800.00. WAS TOLD THAT THE OLD ONE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO- DRIVERS SEAT FRAME- *TR