2005 Nissan Murano complaints

MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE I-10 WHEN HE SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND THE SEAT WAS SUDDENLY LOPSIDED. I THEREFORE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO SEE ABOUT HAVING IT REPAIRED AND IF MY WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS AND LABOR WOULD COST $846, I ALSO HAD TO PAY THE $90 WHETHER OR NOT I WAS GOING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I CONTACTED MY WARRANTY COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AFTER THE 36000 MILE. MY CAR HAD ROUGHLY 60K MILES AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. I NOW HAVE TO RIDE WITH TWO LARGE PHONE BOOKS UNDER MY SEAT IN ORDER TO DRIVE. I ASKED THAT A SUPERVISOR CONTACT ME AND NO ONE EVER DID. I NOW HAVE 72K MILES AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE ABOUT REPAIRING THIS BEFORE IT HITS 100K. I AM NOT QUITE SURE OF THE DATE BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT WAS SOMETIME IN JANUARY. *TR

SUN VISOR ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION. VISOR DROPS OBSCURING VIEW. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LIFTS UP, NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED. DEALER SAID MUST REPLACE SEAT FRAME. $1000. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKEN/ROCKING WHILE DRIVING. COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO BROKE FOR NO REASON ON THE MOUNT THAT ATTACHES IT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE ENTIRE SEAT TO SWAY WHEN ACCELERATING AND MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 65000 MILES AND IN SPITE OF IT BEING PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD, I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE MERCHANDISE THAT ARE DESIGN-RELATED AND PERTAINING TO SAFETY. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WON'T REPAIR IT SINCE NISSAN CORPORATION DECLINED TO PAY FOR IT. THEY HOWEVER INSIST THAT I GET THE ENTIRE SEAT FRAME REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1200 DOLLARS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS RECEIVED 3 CASES JUST LIKE THIS AND ONLY ONE OF THEM WAS ACCEPTED BY NISSAN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE IN THIS CASE BUT A DEFECTIVE SEAT IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER MOVING PARTS ON THE VEHICLE THAT WEAR WITH TIME. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR CAME LOSE AND HAS NOW COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AT FIRST THE ISSUE WAS I COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY UP AND NOW ITS STILL AND ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAME OFF AND I CAN'T BLOCK THE SUN WHEN I AM DRIVING. LIVING IN SOUTH FLORIDA WHERE THE SUN IS ALWAYS SHINING THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR DRIVING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS. IT'S AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT MOST OF US ARE HAVING. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY ME. WHO KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE DON'T KNOW THAT IS A FACTORY PROBLEM. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, SOMEONE TO GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT FOR NISSAN TO SO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? THEY RATHER GET SUED FOR MILLIONS RATHER THAN TAKING CARE OF THIS? *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE FOR NO REASON. SEAT FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND I AM HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH SUN VISORS. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS THE FIRST TO GO AND DOES NOT STAY IN ANY POSITION EXCEPT STRAIGHT DOWN... THIS IS CAUSING ME TO LOOK UNDER IT AND IS VERY IRRITATING AS WELL AS A SEEING HAZARD. THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR ALSO WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION BUT AT LEAST STAYS IN THE EXTENDED POSITION AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. NISSAN SAYS THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE TO FORK OUT $253 A PIECE FOR THESE SUN VISORS AND CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

MESSAGE TO ALL NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS, DRIVERS SEAT IS BUILT ON A WELDED FRAME, AND EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS A REVERSE CAMERA WE ALL STILL TEND TO LOOK OVER OUR SHOULDERS TO CHECK WHIST REVERSING, (WHICH WE SHOULD!) PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE FRAME OF THE SEAT AND CAUSING IT TO BREAK THE SEAT WELDING AND CAUSING A MAL-FUNCTION WHICH IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES WILL NOT BE AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS, A FURTHER PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN DRIVERS DON'T REALIZE AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE, CREATING A MUCH GREATER DANGER. *TR

BACK IN FEBRUARY, 2008, THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2005 MURANO MALFUNCTIONED--SPECIFICALLY, THE SEAT WAS NOT LOOSE, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULD NOT SLIDE FORWARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE THEREBY CREATING A GRINDING NOISE AND A SLIGHT AND UNNATURAL SWIVEL OF THE SEAT TO THE LEFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. PART NUMBER 87450-CA684 WAS THE "OFFENDING" PART PER MY INVOICE. ALL OTHER POWER SEAT FEATURES WERE OPERATING FINE. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW, BUT THEY HAD SEEN 5 SUCH INCIDENTS IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. THIS GOT ME WONDERING IF THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. SO, I FOUND A NISSAN ONLINE CLUB OF OWNERS REPORTING SEAT FAILURES. I HAVE BEEN TRACKING THIS FOR MONTHS AND NOW HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT DESERVES REPORTING AND NHTSA ATTENTION. FORTUNATELY, MY REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SANS A $50 DEDUCTIBLE. BUT, CONSISTENT WITH ALL THESE POSTINGS, THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THIS IS TYPICALLY A $700 REPAIR. WHILE I ACCEPT THAT THINGS BREAK, I, TOO, AM DISAPPOINTED, BUT AS I INDICATED MORE AND MORE CONCERNED AFTER READING POST AFTER POST AT THIS SITE (PLEASE GOTO HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F14EC7A?DISPLAYRECENT) FOR ALL THE POSTS. AS AN FYI, THE BROKEN PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE STOP WORKING. I REPLACED THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK WHICH FAILED FIRST, BUT SINCE THEN THE OTHER DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE 2 VERY YOUNG CHILDREN AND I MUST MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE CABIN. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I OR SOMEONE ELSE HAD TO GET THEM OUT IN AN EMERGENCY AND WE COULD NOT GET THE DOORS TO UNLOCK. *TR

BOUGHT 2005 NISSAN MURANO 8-08, HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS 1ST WEEK REPLACED BATTERY, 2ND WEEK ,LABOR DAY WEEKEND ALTERNATOR FAILED, HAD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK 2 AND A HALF TO 3WEEKS IN SHOP . 3 WEEKS LATER THE REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR FAILED ALSO. *TR

DRIVER SEAT OF 2005 NISSAN MURANO AT FIRST WAS CREAKING WHEN I SAT IN THE SEAT NOW ROCKS FROM FRONT RIGHT TO BACK LEFT SEAT CORNERS AS IF ON UNLEVEL SURFACE. BROUGHT TO NISSAN IN CREAKING PHASE THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT AS WARRANTY ISSUE NOW ITS BROKEN AND I OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACKWARDS WITH A LOUD SNAP. THE CONTACT SWERVED AND CROSSED INTO ANOTHER LANE. HE WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. HE PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER TO CHECK THE SEAT AND NOTICED THAT THE SEAT METAL SUPPORT BRACKET WAS SPLIT IN HALF. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $932 FOR THE REPAIR. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN, SO THAT SEAT IS NO LONGER STABLE PRESENTING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON, THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO BEGAN SLIGHTLY TILTING BACK AND FORTH, SIMILAR TO A ROCKING CHAIR MOTION. DEALER STATED THE WHOLE SEAT BASEFRAME NEEDS REPLACEMENT. COST OF REPAIR $800 PLUS. OF COURSE THE CAR HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND IS 4000 MILES OVER WARRANTY. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH AN ITEM NEEDING REPAIR ON A VEHICLE WITH SO FEW MILES AND NEVER HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY NISSAN AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THROUGH RESEARCH ON MANY INTERNET SITES, IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM IS MORE PREVALENT THAN I THOUGHT. NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO W/ POWER DRIVER SEAT. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE SEAT ATTACH POINT ON THE LEFT REAR IS BROKEN DUE TO A BAD DESIGN. THE SEAT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT RAIL WITH APPROX. A 1 INCH X 1/2 INCH X.060 THICK SHEET METAL PART. THERE IS A 90 DEGREE BEND AT THIS POINT, AND THIS IS WHERE IT HAS BROKEN. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURE OF THE AREA IN QUESTION, AND CAN SEND IF NEEDED. WITH THE SEAT NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE SEAT RAIL AND THE CAR, IT NOW IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THIS PART BREAKS WITH NORMAL USE, I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A MODERATE CRASH. HOW MUCH MORE BODILY INJURY IS THEIR WHEN THE SEAT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE CAR DURING THE COURSE OF A ACCIDENT VIEWING AUTO WEB SITES, I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT.. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP CAMERON J. BREWER *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY FROM A STOP, THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDOW AND DOOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,422 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,389.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE; HOWEVER, THE SEAT CONTINUED TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME FAILED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED FOR LESS THAN $1,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 60,000. UPDATED 03/17/09 *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HEATED SEAT STOPPED WORKING AFTER 1 YEAR. UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN OFF THE TRACK FROM NORMAL USE. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS NOT COVERED NOR IS IT A RECALL. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL 2005'S COME IN WITH BROKEN SEATS. FROM SEVERAL WEBSITES I SEE THAT THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM FOR NISSAN. YET, THEY WILL NOT RECALL OR ASSIST IN REPAIR COST. I THINK NISSAN IS WELL AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE TRYING TO AVOID A RECALL FOR AS LONG AS THEY CAN. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN UP POSITION IT JUST FALLS BACK DOWN BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. NISSAN SAYS THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM AND SINCE NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED THEY WILL CHARGE TO REPAIR. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO HAS A BROKEN FRONT SEAT FRAME. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL COST ME $900 TO FIX. I HAD NOTICED A LOT OF "CREAKING NOISES" OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND THOUGHT IT WAS A SQUEAKY SPRING IN THE SEAT. I WAS GOING TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT DURING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK, BUT AS I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY, THE SEAT BASICALLY CAME APART AND WAS ROCKING TO THE LEFT SIDE , ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AS I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN. IT FELT AS IF I WAS GOING TO FALL RIGHT OUT OF MY SEAT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BASED ON THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT THEY CAN DO AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER READING ON A CHAT LINE (SEE BELOW) HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F14EC7A/0 I REALIZE THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY WIDESPREAD AMONGST OTHER MURANO OWNERS AND THEY SHARE IN THE SAME CONCERNS AS MYSELF. BOTTOM LINE IS, IS THAT MY CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AT THIS POINT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY. EIGHTEEN MONTHS LATER, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BATTERY FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR), WHICH WAS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE SHE EXPERIENCED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THEY CHANGED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,400.

DOOR LOCK FAILED TO PERFORM ON NISSAN MURANO 05 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 MANUAL LEVEL

MY STEP DAUGHTER ADJUSTED MY SEAT, AND SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE SEAT BROKE LOSE FROM THE MOUNTINGS. *TR

A METAL BAR UNDER THE REAR SECTION OF THE DRIVER SEAT THAT HELPS STABILIZE THE SEAT FOR ALL OF THE POWER FUNCTIONS BROKE WHEN I WAS SITTING IN IT. THE SEAT TAKES VERY LITTLE ABUSE AND THIS METAL FAILURE CAUSES THE SEAT TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH IS NOT SAFE AND COULD BE ANY ISSUES IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, AND IS NOT SAFE. BRACKET ON LEFT SIDE IS BROKEN. *TR

WELD ON AUTOMATED FRONT SEAT BROKE. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. AN ACCIDENT WITH A LOOSE SEAT COULD HAVE BEEN POTENTIALLY FATAL. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER CHARGED SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLAR TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AND IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AND HAD STOPPED SQUEAKING NOISE. LATER, WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE SEAT FRAME FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT DUE TO THE WEAR IN THE SEAT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT EXPIRED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND THE ENTIRE SEAT COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF A LITTLE LESS THAN $1,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 104,700. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE DEALER STATED THE FRAME HAD WORN OUT. UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE FRAME OF THE SEAT FAILED, BOUNCED AROUND, AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE SEAT WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO SAFETY RECALLS AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

MY POWER SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO CAME LOOSE AND LIFTS UP WHEN TURNING A CORNER. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE NEW CAR SAID THE ENTIRE POWER SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN AND IS UNSAFE. THE COST TO REPAIR IT IS $1,000.00. MY CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I FEEL THEY SHOULD COVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THEY REFUSED. I FEEL THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

THE POWER SEAT FOR THE DRIVER HAS A STRIPPED SCREW CAUSING THE WHOLE SEAT TO MOVE LEFT WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. DEALER SAID WHOLE NEW SEAT ASSEMBLY IS NEEDED. *TR

ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO THE SUPPORT LINKAGE FOR THE POWER SEAT HAS BROKE . SEATS DO NOT BREAK IN ACCIDENTS AND THIS SEAT BROKE DURING NORMAL USE. SEATS IN CARS NEVER BECOME DISCONNECTED FORM THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT ON MY NISSAN MURANO 2005 IS TILTING OFF THE TRACK TO THE RIGHT. IT IS DANGEROUS AS THE DRIVER CAN LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A CRASH. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE A RECALL OF THE DRIVER SEAT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS TO THE LEFT. WAS INFORMED BY JIM MILLS NISSAN THAT THE SEAT TRACK WAS BAD, $716 TO REPLACE. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS WAS ON AUG.22, 2007. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN. NOW WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR FALLING DOWN WHILE YOUR DRIVING AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCK NOT SECURING ALL THE WAY. THE LOCK MECHANISM WILL GO PART OF THE WAY AND STOP. ALL OF THE ITEMS ABOVE ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. YES, I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WAS LOOSE AND TILTED TO THE LEFT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THIS MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET FAILED AND THE SEAT IS UNSTABLE, LEANING TO THE LEFT. THE SEAT ACTUALLY MOVES WHILE YOU ARE SITTING IN IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW, AND THE REPAIR COST IS IN EXCESS OF $1000. WHAT GUARANTEE IS THERE THAT THE REPLACEMENT SEAT WILL NOT FAIL AS WELL. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP - IT FALLS AT THE LEAST BUMP AND BLOCKS MY VISION. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AT LEAST THE END OF APRIL. I WAS TOLD MY BLACKBURN MOTORS THAT IT WOULD COST ME $296.01 PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE THE VISOR. I HAVE HAD OLD BEATER CARS THAT HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER, NISSAN, SHOULD REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE VISORS AT THEIR COST, NOT MINE. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, THAT IS A BAD MARK AGAINST NISSAN. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME SNAPPED IN TWO PLACES WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT EVEN IN MOTION. LAKELAND NISSAN DEALER FIRST SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER A TSB, BUT AFTER TAKING IT TO THEM THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 36,000 MI. EVEN THOUGH NO ONE MENTIONED THIS PREVIOUSLY. LAKELAND NISSAN DEALER THEN QUOTED $997.00 TO REPLACE THE SEAT FRAME. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PUBLIC SAFETY RISK AND MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AT THE VERY LEAST A POOR DESIGN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE WEB AND FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO REVIEW THE INITIAL CRASH TEST RESULTS FROM NISSAN TO SEE HOW THIS ESCAPED DETECTION. (MAYBE IT DIDN'T) WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IS WHY THERE IS NOT AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED OR INJURED OF IT BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT ACTS? A RECALL IS WARRANTED IN MY OPINION FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS ENDS MY CUSTOMER LOYALTY TO NISSAN. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE OR USE THEY'RE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. AGAIN. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH 68K MILES SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD IN MY DRIVEWAY ALMOST WRECKING INTO MY HOUSE. NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS OR DASH LIGHTS. TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG OR WHY, BUT REPAIR COST IS $5,500. NO OTHER OPTIONS GIVEN AS THEY DO NOT REPAIR - ONLY REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS. NO OTHER SHOP IS AUTHORIZED TO WORK ON THIS MODEL OF TRANSMISSIONS. SO I HAVE NO OPTIONS. *TR

SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM CAR, TOOK IN AND PAID $100+ FOR NISSAN TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR HAD 66,000 MILES ON IT WHICH WAS 6,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY. NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER TO REPLACE OR FIX THE TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE $4,500.00. THIS HAPPENED IN MAY DID NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM NISSAN UNTIL JULY. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO'S DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED AND BROKE WHEN SIMPLY GOING AROUND A CURVE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADMITTED TO ME THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE SEAT BRACKET, BUT THAT THE COMPANY WAS NOT GOING TO COVER IT- NOT THE DEALERSHIP, AND NOT THE CAR MANUFACTURER. THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD FIXED MANY, MANY MURANOS WITH THIS SAME DEFECT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND THE CAR IS LEASED, I WAS STUCK WITH A $1,200 REPAIR BILL ($800 FOR THE PART, A WHOLE NEW SEAT TRACK AND $400 FOR LABOR). I APPEALED TO NISSAN CORPORATION BECAUSE THE INTERNET IS BUZZING WITH REPORTS OF THIS BEING A DOCUMENTED DEFECT AND ENGINEERING FLAW, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT PLANNING ON DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT- I WAS STUCK PAYING THE ENTIRE AMOUNT! I FELT RIPPED OFF TO THE MAX! SINCE I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND THE SEAT FLOPPED AROUND AT WILL WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I FELT LIKE I HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO FIX IT BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF A CRASH. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES, AND SO SHOULD BROWN'S NISSAN OF STERLING, VIRGINIA! BEFORE THIS I WAS QUITE HAPPY WITH THE CAR, BUT NO MORE- I FEEL CHEATED AND ROBBED BY NISSAN AND BROWN'S. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO SUN VISORS DROP AND DO NOT STAY IN PLACE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD AND WILL BLOCK SITE OF VISSION IF THEY CANT STAY IN PLACE AND BLOCKS VISION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A CLICKING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,700.

AFTER GOING OVER A SPEED HUMP, I FELT MY SEAT FALL TO THE LEFT SIDE WITH A LOAD BRAKING SOUND. LOOKED AND SAW BRACKET WAS BROKEN IN TWO SPOTS. (DRIVER SIDE SEAT 05 MURANO SE) NO PRIOR PROBLEMS TO THIS HAPPENING. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO ROCKS FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT SITS LOWER. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THE WELD BROKE ON THE SEAT FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. FIXING THIS IS NOT COVERED BY ANY OF NISSAN'S WARRANTIES. COST OF REPAIRS: $607.81 FOR A NEW SEAT, $321 FOR LABOR AND $35 TO EXPEDITE THE SHIPPING OF THE PART (ONLY HAVE ONE CAR IN THE FAMILY, WAITING 5 DAYS WAS NOT AN OPTION). *TR

APPROX. 3 WEEKS AGO. WHILE TRAVELING HOME MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO WOULD JUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WITHOUT WARNING. I WAIT ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND IT WOULD START UP AGAIN. THEN LAST WEEK 6/19 WHILE TRAVELING ON A HWY 9A SOUTH IT DID IT AGAIN WHILE GOING A SPEED OF 65, THEN ON 6/20. IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING 5 TIMES. I TOOK IT INTO THE COGGIN NISSAN THE SAME EXACT DAY. THEY HAVE PUT ON IT ON THERE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINED THE CAUSE, SO, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP IT UNTIL THEY DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. *TR

A BRACKET IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURAN HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO LIST TO ONE SIDE AND TO ROCK WHENEVER THE VEHICLE STOPS OR CORNERS. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD. SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO BAYSATE NISSAN IN SPRINGFIELD, MA IN MAY 2008. TOLD REPAIR WOULD COST $995.00 - EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER SEAT REPAIR. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS BROKEN FRAME NOT COVERED BY NISSAN. SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE FRAME. CURRENTLY 25 COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA. NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS ISSUE. *TR