2005 Nissan Murano complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACK AND TO THE LEFT. SCARED ME AND THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO WRECK BUT DIDN'T. THEN VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO GET HOME SINCE YOU ARE SITTING COCKED TO THE SIDE AND BACK. CALLED NISSAN AND LOOKED ONLINE AS TO RECALLS AND THERE ARE NONE BUT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WERE THERE REGARDING THESE SEATS. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE FIRST BEING EARLIER THIS YEAR. NISSAN SAID TO BRING IT AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. WE HAD FRIEND WELD IT CHEAPER THAN THEM. IF THE SEAT IS FAULTY THEN THERE IS NO SENSE FIXING IT NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY NEED TO REMAKE THIS PART SO IT DOES NOT KEEP BREAKING, THINK THEY SHOULD RECALL SINCE IT IS UNSAFE. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT START ROCKING , AND FOUND OUT THAT THE BAR/ BRACKET ON LIFTER LINK ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN. *TR

DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND OVER A SPEED BUMP WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY SLID ALL THE WAY BACK ON THE TRACK AND STARTED LEANING TO LEFT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET BECAME FRACTURED, CAUSING IT TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE BRACKETS UNDER THE SEAT WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP - FALLS TO MIDDLE. KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD. NISSAN CONTACTED. THEY WILL NOT PAY TO FIX. *TR

AS I ENTERED THE CAR, AND TRANSFERRED MY WEIGHT TO THE SEAT THE LEFT REAR AREA OF THE SEAT DROPPED DOWN SUDDENLY. HAD THIS OCCURRED SUDDENLY DURING DRIVING, THE TENDENCY TO PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO BALANCE AND REGAIN A NORMAL DRIVING POSITION COULD CREATE A CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT POTENTIAL IN THE VEHICLE, DESPITE HAVING OWNED IT SINCE NEW. ON LOOKING AT THE FAILURE POINT, AND REVIEWING THE DEFECT, THE SEAT FRAME (MANUFACTURERS WELD POINT) HAS FAILED AT PRECISELY THE SAME POINT THAT MANY USERS HAVE REPORTED ON VEHICLE FORUMS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH CYCLIC LOADING, DIFFERENTIALLY APPLIED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT DUE TO THE ENTRY PROCESS. CLEARLY IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. NHTSA SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THIS FOR FURTHER REVIEW...AN INSPECTION CAMPAIGN, MODIFICATION OR RECALL MAY BE APPROPRIATE. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THIS CAR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE IN THE "UP" POSITION AND CONTINUALLY BLOCKS MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY FIX IT. INSTEAD, THEY ARE CHARGING $400 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM THAT ALMOST EVERY NISSAN MURANO HAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT FAILED AND THE CONTACT ALMOST HIT HER HEAD WITH THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRACKETS ON THE SEAT HAD FAILED AND AS A RESULT, THE BRACKETS NEEDED TO BE WELDED. AFTER SOME TIME PASSED, THE SEAT ADJUSTER FAILED AND LATER THE BRACKETS FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND THE TRUNK DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED WHEN ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 10/17/12 *CN UPDATED 10/24/2012 *JS

DRIVING TO WORK TODAY I WAS DOING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY FELL TO THE LEFT. HAD THE 3RD LANE NOT BEEN CLEAR THERE WOULD'VE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO ME PULLING LEFT ON THE STEERING WHEEL AS I FELL BACK. I SEEN THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MURANOS. I GUESS IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE DEATH OF A FEW INNOCENT PEOPLE BEFORE THIS WILL BE RESOLVED. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SUPPORT FRAME SNAPPED AND SUDDENLY DROPPED THE DRIVER'S SEAT BY 5-6 INCHES. *TR

MY FRONT DRIVERS SEAT HAS COME LOOSE, AND IS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT, AND A POSSIBLE DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ ON EDMONDS, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THIS DEFECT FOR FREE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT THAT COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS ? *TR

FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT ASSEMBLY BRACKET BROKE IN TWO PLACES (REAR LEFT BRACKET) CAUSING SEAT TO LEAN AND SWAY WHEN CORNERING OR BRAKING. EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR ALL DRIVERS ON THE ROADWAY. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ASSEMBLY BROKE FROM FRAME. *TR

FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WERE FAILING TO LOCK OR UNLOCK, WITHIN WEEKS BOTH REAR LOCKS STARTED FAILING! THIS IS A VERY MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER. PLUS IN THE DRIVE THE OTHER NIGHT IT DIDN'T LOCK AND SOMEONE GOT IN AND VANDALIZED THE INTERIOR AND TOOK PERSONAL ITEMS. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR DOES NOT WORK TO OPEN/LOCK THE DOOR ANYMORE. SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY WIFE'S CAR. ONLINE SEARCH SHOWED 1000'S OF NISSAN OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW THIS IS NOT A RECALL I DO NOT KNOW. *TR

HEARD A "POP" AND THEN FELT THE CAR SEAT ROCK. APPEARS THAT SOMETHING BROKE ON THE LEFT, REAR CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *TR

UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SEAT STARTED TO SLIDE TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. UPON BRING IT TO A MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THE PLASTIC WHEEL IN THE CHAIR MECH WAS WORN OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. CALLED NISSAN AND THERE ANSWER TO ME WAS FIRST IF I WAS OVER WEIGHT AND CLAIM THAT IS WHY IT BROKE. WRONG ANSWER I AM NOT OVER WEIGHT TO CAUSE THAT AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO BUY THE WHOLE NEW SEAT AND A TRACK THAT COST IS 800 FOR THE PART AND AT THAT POINT I TOLD THEM ALL I NEED IS A PLASTIC WHEEL...COMPANY TOLD ME IF I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IT WOULD BE FIX. WELL I DON'T HAVE ONE AND TRULY DON'T FEEL LIKE I WOULD OF NEED ONE FOR THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THIS VEHICLE/ IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF TROUBLES WITH THE 2005 MODEL AND THEY KNEW IT AND FELT THAT IF PEOPLE HAVE A WARRANTY TO FIX THINGS THEY WILL BE FIXED AND THERE IS NO PAPER TRAIL OF THERE POOR MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF TODAY THERE NOW TELLING ME THAT MY OIL PAN AND THE ALOT OF THE PARTS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE IS ROTTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A ROTTED OIL PAN, NOR HAS ANY OF MY UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE ROTTED, IT APPEARS THAT THERE PARTS ARE NOT HAVING A PROTECTION COAT OF RUSTOLUM ON THEM AND YET ONCE AGAIN THERE ANSWER IS IF I HAVE A WARRANTY IT WOULD BE COVERED. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MURANO AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT STARTING GOING DOWN AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. I STOPPED, LOOKED, AND CHECKED THE SEAT. THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED MY SEAT STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH WHEN I PULLED ON THE TOP OF THE SEAT. I HAD IT CHECKED AND THE SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MURANOS DUE TO THE FAULTY BRACKET IN 2003-2007 NISSAN MURANOS. WHY HASN'T NISSAN RECALLED THESE BRACKETS? WHY DOES IT COST $1300 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT WHEN IT IS JUST A DEFECTIVE BRACKET THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED? WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS? HERE IS A FORUM OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CLICK TO THE LAST PAGE AND YOU WILL NOTICE PROBLEMS AS CURRENT AS 6/08/2012. THESE ARE THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE BEING REPORTED. HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/66-PROBLEMS/1548-DRIVERS-SEAT-PRINT.HTML HERE IS THE LINK TO PICTURES THAT SHOW THE PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/66-PROBLEMS/1548-DRIVERS-SEAT-11-PRINT.HTML PLEASE HELP US REMEDY THE SITUATION AND MAKE NISSAN RECALL THIS BRACKET. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME THAT HELD THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IN PLACE FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT LEANED TO THE SIDE AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,894.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR OF THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DROPS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING VIEWING OBSTRUCTION. IT DOES NOT RELATE TO ROAD CONDITIONS (I.E. BUMPS OR OFF-ROADING), WEATHER (HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF HOT, COLD, OR NORMAL TEMPERATURE), OR ANY OTHER FACTOR. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH COUNTLESS VEHICLES AFFECTED. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. WHEN I ASKED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT, I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE WEARING OUT OF THE MECHANISM AND A NEW VISOR WOULD BE ~$300 (INCLUDING A $30 LABOR CHARGE, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING I'VE TAKEN APART THE VISOR MYSELF AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AND I AM IN NO WAY MECHANICALLY INCLINED). VELCRO DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS THE LINING OF THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS CLOTH ~ THE VELCRO DOES NOT STICK SUFFICIENTLY. TRYING TO KEEP THE VISOR IN THE DOWN AND LEFT POSITION (AGAINST THE DRIVER'S WINDOW) BLOCKS THE VIEW OF TRAFFIC, AS DOES KEEPING IT IN THE DOWN AND FORWARD (AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD) POSITION. I ESSENTIALLY HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY LEFT HAND CONSTANTLY EITHER ON THE VISOR OR WITHIN REACH OF IT IN CASE IT STARTS TO DROP, LEAVING ME WITH ONE HAND TO DRIVE AND REACT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE, WHICH SEVERELY IMPACTS MY FAITH IN THEIR PRODUCTS. I HAVE DRIVEN TWO OTHER NISSANS (BOTH FRONTIERS) WITHOUT ISSUE; IT APPEARS THIS IS ONLY A MURANO ISSUE. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO GIVE UP MY CAR, WHICH I GREATLY LOVE IN E

I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY LIGHTS (SERVICE ENGINE, BATTERY.) ON DASHBOARD TURN ON AND THE SPEED OF MY CAR WAS REDUCED DRASTICALLY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR TO A SPEED OF NO MORE THAN 5MPH. I PARK AND AFTER THAT MY CAR HAD TO BE TOW AWAY. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE IS A RECALL FOR NISSAN MURANO 2005 ALTERNATORS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN MY CAR, AND THE SEAT BROKE AND LEANS BACK ONLY ON THE LEFT SIDE, CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING POSITION. WHILE SEARCHING FOR A FIX, APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS IN THE NISSAN MURANO FOR EXACTLY THE SAME REASON. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS MY FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE PEDALS AND I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL I REALIZED EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE CURRENT ROCKING OF THE SEAT DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING CAUSES THE SEAT (AND BODY) TO SWAY, CHANGING THE PRESSURE INTENDED TO BE PLACED ON THE BRAKES AND GAS PEDAL. *TR

I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT WHEN I'D USE MY KEYLESS ENTRY THAT THE DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK SO I REPLACED MY KEYLESS ENTRY ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT WASN'T IT USING THE PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IF I UNLOCK/LOCK THE DOORS ONLY 1 DOOR ASIDE FROM THE DRIVERS WILL UNLOCK... MY TRUNK WILL UNLOCK SELECTIVELY AND WITH THIS MODEL THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO GET IN OUR OUT THE TRUNK ASIDE FROM THE TAIL GATE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED AND WHEN HIS RESPONSE IMMEDIATELY WAS "IT'S YOUR ACTUATORS, WE GET THESE ALL THE TIME WITH YOUR KIND OF CAR" IT STRUCK A NERVE WITH ME AND I DIDN'T GET IT DONE WHEN I FOUND OUT THE COST IS $400 PER DOOR THAT'S INCLUDING LABOR I THEN STARTED TO DO RESEARCH ON LINE AND I SEE FORUMS OF OVER A THOUSAND 05/06 MURANO OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT IM HAVING SOME HAVE REPLACED THEM SOME HAVE COMPLAINED THERE WAS PETITIONS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE GOD FORBID SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T REALIZE THIS GETS IN AND LIKE MOST OF US LOCKS THERE DOORS BEHIND THEM ONLY TO REALIZE IT DIDN'T WITH SOMETHING AWFUL LIKE A BURGLARY OR SOMETHING... WHAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THEY CANT GET TO THE VICTIM BECAUSE THE DOORS DON'T UNLOCK THESE ARE WORST CASE SCENARIOS BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BE COMMON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHENEVER OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WELDED PORTION OF THE SEAT BRACKET WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE DEALER OFFERED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH TWO THIRDS OF THE MATERIALS COST AND THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER, IN ADDITION TO THE LABOR EXPENSES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,834.

FOR NO VISIBLE REASON, THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR DROPPED DOWN AND COULD NOT BE PUT BACK INTO PLACE. IT REFUSES TO STAY UP. IN THE DOWN POSITION THE VIEW IS CUT IN HALF AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR SUSTAINED DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A TOTAL MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS OPENING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND RECENTLY IT HAS BECOME A PROBLEM 99% OF THE TIME. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I DISCOVERED ONE OF MY REAR DOORS WAS UNLOCKED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. YESTERDAY WHEN A PASSENGER TRIED TO GET IN THE BACK DOOR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK EVEN WHEN USING THE INTERIOR BUTTON. I'M SURE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE ONLY PROPERLY FUNCTIONING DOOR STOPS WORKING AND THE GAS CAP WILL NO LONGER OPEN. HOW DO YOU OPEN THE GAS CAP WITH A FAULTY LOCKING MECHANISM?? IS THERE A WAY TO OPEN IT MANUALLY?? THERE IS ALSO A QUESTION OF SAFETY IF DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED WITH THE INTERIOR LOCK BUTTON....RISK OF CAR JACKING, THEFT. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL COULD NOT GAIN QUICK ACCESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE OR SUBMERSION WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS, ESPECIALLY INVOLVING INFANTS AND SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS (OR ELDERLY) WHO CAN'T OR DON'T KNOW HOW TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR. LIVES ARE AT RISK! THE COST TO REPAIR ONE DOOR IS ASTRONOMICAL LET ALONE HAVING TO REPAIR THREE OR ALL FOUR. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD NISSAN DEFECT THAT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG NISSAN FAN AND THIS IS THE THIRD NISSAN I HAVE OWNED. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER ONE IF THEY DON'T STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE REMINDED DAILY OF THE SAFETY ISSUES EVERY SINGLE TIME WE ENTER AND EXIT OUR CARS AND HAVE TO MANUALLY CHECK EACH DOOR TO

ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD SPORADICALLY UNLOCK OR LOCK DOOR...NOW IS ALL THE TIME AND MUST BE LOCKED MANUALLY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN TRYING ENTER THE VEHICLE IN AN UN SECURE ENVIRONMENT OR CAN RESULT IN STOLEN MERCHANDISE OR PARTS LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ALSO WELL NOT STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND DROPS SUDDENLY BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. *TR

BRACKETS UNDER DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAD SNAPPED, SEAT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED PROPERLY. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL YEARS 2003-2007 THAT WAS LATER CORRECTED, YET NISSAN WILL NOT PRODUCE A RECALL OR COVER THE COSTS UNLESS IN YOUR WARRANTY PERIOD. THE NEW PART, IS MADE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND IS STEEL, SO OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT ARE CHOOSING TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $1000 FOR THIS REPAIR. AGAIN A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE & IN DOING RESEARCH IS HAPPENING TO PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. I CONTACTED NISSAN FOR A GOOD WILL REPAIR BUT IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, IN THE MEANTIME, I DRIVE AROUND RISKING MY LIFE. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN, NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO WANT TO FIX IT. PREVIOUS SAFETY BULLETIN ISSUED BY NISSAN IS NTB05-043D. NO RECALL TO DATE. *TR

THE NISSAN MURANO'S SUN VISORS DROP DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND SUDDENLY IMPEDE VISIBILITY AS WELL AS CREATE A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. THE VISORS NEVER HAVE BEEN VERY SECURE BUT NOW THE SITUATION IS A HAZARD AND NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS COULD NOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED FROM THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REMOTE CONTROL KEY LOCK WAS ALSO INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 11/01/12*LJ THE DEALER HAD NO RECORD OF PRIOR SERVICE. ALSO, THE OIL COOLER AND CV BOOT WERE LEAKING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 11/02/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR USING THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE DOOR WOULD ONLY OPEN MANUALLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY ON THE KEY FOB, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE ACTUATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 07/12/12*LJ THE DOOR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED ON JUNE 29, 2012. UPDATED 07/12/12*JB

MY CAR JUST STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I GOT IT TOWED TO GOOD YEAR - MY CAR HAD CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WAS DIAGNOSED AT GOODYEAR AND THEY CALLED NISSAN TO SEE ABOUT THE PARTS AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS COVERED BY MANUFACTURE WARRANTY - SO I HAD IT TOWED ON A FLAT BED TRUCK TO NISSAN IN DENVER. GOODYEAR HAD DRAINED THE FLUIDS TO TAKE IT APART DURING DIAGNOSIS AND SENT THE PARTS AND THE CAR ON THE TOW TRUCK TO THE GO NISSAN SHOP. THEY FOUND A NUMBER OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AT THE NISSAN SHOP WHICH THEY SAID WERE NOT COVERED - SUCH AS- CAM SHAFT SENSORS,DRIVE BELTS,HEAD GASKET. I AGREED TO PAY FOR THOSE ITEMS AND TO GET MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR FREE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE THREE TO FIVE DAYS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE FACTORY. I GET A CALL TODAY FROM GO NISSAN ON JUNE 19TH ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THEY AGREED TO FIX IT AND THEY NOW SAY THAT THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN SOME PURPLE FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THEY WONT REPLACE IT OR COVER IT IN ANY WAY. THAT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME BECAUSE IT WAS DELIVERED THERE WITH NO FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION AT ALL. THEY SAID, YA, WELL.. WE SAW SOME PURPLE SUBSTANCE IN THE CUP WITH THE PARTS THAT WERE DELIVERED AND WE WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE OF THAT CONTAMINATION... IM AT MY WITTS END HERE, THEY WANT $4000.00 FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND ANOTHER $2,500.00 FOR THE REST OF THE WORK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I FEEL LIKE THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME AND AR

IT SEEMS THAT I HAVE ALL OF THE WELL KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE NISSAN MURANO. I GOT THE AIR BAG LIGHT THAT WON'T TURN OFF WHICH TO ME IS A MAJOR SAFETY AND VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I HEARD THAT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS WON'T WORK. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS NONE OF DOOR ACTUATORS WORK INCLUDING THE REAR HATCH DOOR EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THAT DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR THAT UNLOCKS AND LOCKS WHICH I ALSO THINK IT'S ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE THE BAD POWER STEERING RACK WHICH I MENTIONED A LOT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE STEERING HAS SO MUCH PLAY THAT ITS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE I WISH NISSAN WOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ADMIT THAT THESE SHOULD BE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THEIR BAD ENGINEERING WITH THESE TRUCKS. *TR

BOUGHT IT USED. DRIVERS SEAT HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING HAD IT IN TO HAVE THEM FIX IT THEN IT STARTED ACTING OUT AGAIN. WOULD RUN THE MOTOR AND MOVE THE SEAT WHEN YOU POWERED OFF. I ASKED THEM 60 DAYS AGO TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW 2300.00 SEAT. TONIGHT IT JUST BROKE WITH LEFT SIDE FALLING BACK. SO AFTER READING UP I SEE I AM NOT ALONE EVIDENTLY IT HAS WELDS THAT BREAK. SO THEY HAD TO OF KNOWN THERE WAS PROBLEMS THEN TO TRY AND SELL ME A WHOLE NEW SEAT LAST TRIP IN. I'M FURIOUS, BECAUSE I HAVE TO TAKE MY HUSBAND UP FOR RADIATION TREATMENTS 'THIS 'WEEK AND WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THE CAR. RECALL THE PROBLEM NISSAN DO THE RIGHT THING. I LOVE MY MURANO BUT DON'T DISAPPOINT OFF YOUR CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS. IT'S UN-AMERICAN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED TO REMAIN SECURE ON THE SEAT BRACKET FRAME AND WOBBLED WHENEVER AN OCCUPANT WAS POSITIONED IN THE SEAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS PARTIALLY DETACHED AND WERE HANGING DOWN, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MILEAGE WAS NOT KNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE CAUSED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE FAILURE WAS RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE NEXT THING I NOTICED WAS THAT THE SEAT DROPPED ABOUT 3 INCHES. I INSPECTED THE SEAT AND SAW THAT A WELDED BRACKET HAD BROKEN APART. *TR

I (FEMALE) LOADED MY TRUNK TO EMPTY MY CLASSROOM FOR THE SUMMER. I FILLED MY TRUNK WITH HEAVY BOXES THAT NEEDED TO BE MOVED. ONCE I GOT TO WHERE I WAS GOING MY TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAD TO LAY THE SEATS DOWN AND PULL EVERYTHING OUT THAT WAY. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I HAD SMALL CHILDREN AT THE GROCERY AND THEY HAD TO STAND BESIDE THE CAR B/C THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN FOR ME TO LOAD IT. ALSO MY DRIVER DOOR WILL ONLY LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH A KEY NOT THE REMOTE. I GO TO THE PLACES ALONE OR WITH ONLY SMALL CHILDREN QUITE A BIT AND DO NOT FEEL THIS IS SAFE. THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE ALL OVER THE US WITH PROBLEMS ON THEIR MURANOS AND OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES DEALING WITH THE LOCKS. SOME EVEN ARE UNABLE TO GET THEIR GAS DOOR TO OPEN!! NISSAN REFUSES TO ADMIT THIS IS A PROBLEM. FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE DRIVING A NISSAN, THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. IT WOULD BE VERY DISTURBING TO BE APPROACHED BY A STRANGER IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY BECAUSE THE DOOR WON'T OPEN OR TO BE UNABLE TO PUT GAS IN YOUR VEHICLE B/C THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN ALSO COMES INTO PLAY WHEN A DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. *TR

FRONT DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK WITH REMOTE OR PROXIMITY FOB. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET HAS BROKEN. THE FIRST TIME, WE SHAMED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TO FIX IT, BUT THIS WAS ONLY TEMPORARY AS THE SEAT HAS JUST BROKEN AGAIN. WE CONTACTED NISSAN BUT THEY SAID WE ARE ON OUR OWN. AIR BAG LIGHT IS SUPPOSEDLY LINKED TO THIS ISSUE AS WELL. ALSO CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS AND ESCALATED ALL THE WAY TO NORTH AMERICAN HQ TO NO AVAIL. IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN WOULD RATHER TAKE THEIR CHANCES ON LAW SUITS THAN HAVE THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFELY DRIVE THEIR PRODUCTS. AFTER PURCHASING AT LEAST 10 NISSAN PRODUCTS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER. FOREVER IS A LONG TIME. *TR

DRIVER SEAT FRAME,THE LEFT SIDE REAR BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP DOWN 6'' AND BECOME UNSTABLE. IT BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON IN A STRAIGHT PATH ON A SMOOTH ROAD. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT REMAIN IN UP DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS. ITEM WILL FALL INTO DOWN POSITION AND OBSTRUCT DRIVER'S VIEW OF ROAD, OTHER VEHICLES, AND SIGNAGE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT ON BUMPY ROADS; THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS, ALL ON HIGHWAY MILES. *TR

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS. IT STALLS EXTREMELY BAD. IT HASN'T CAUSED ME A WRECK --YET BUT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE 2 YOUNG BOYS(AGE 6 &4) AND I AM SCARED FOR THEM TO BE IN THE CAR WITH ME. I CAN NOT PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ANYONE BECAUSE IT TAKES SO LONG FOR THE ACCELERATION TO PICK UP. I LIKE THE LOOKS OF MY MURANO AND I BOUGHT IT SAYING"IT IS A NISSAN SO IT WILL LAST" BUT I AM STARTING TO DOUBT THAT SERIOUSLY!! THIS IS MY 2ND NISSAN VEHICLE AND IF THIS PART CANT BE RECALLED THEN IT WILL BE MY LAST AND I WILL SPREAD THE WORD. THIS CVT PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SO MANY OWNERS YET NISSAN REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND HATE TO SELL MY MURANO BUT THAT LOOKS LIKE WHAT I WILL HAVE TO DO AND TAKE A HUGE LOSS ON IT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE CVT NEEDING REPLACED. MAKES THE CAR NOT WORTH THE NADA OR BLUE BOOK AT ALL.!!!! *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BECAME UNSTABLE. IT DROPPED DOWN AND TILTED TO THE REAR LEFT. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE LEFT REAR SEAT BRACKET IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. *TR

BROKEN ELECTRIC SEAT, WILL NOT MOVE. SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. HARD TO BE COMFORTABLE. PRICE OF REPAIR IS WAY TO EXPENSIVE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND JUST EXITED OFF THE FREEWAY. WHILE TURNING ON THE EXIT RAMP I FELT THE DRIVER SEAT FEEL LIKE IT SHIFTED UP AND AWAY FROM THE REAR LEFT. ABOUT A MILE LATER THERE WAS A LOUD CRACK AND THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT DROPPED DOWN. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I APPEARS THE BRACKET THAT CONNECTS THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE FLOOR BRACKET HAS BROKEN. I SPENT SOME TIME TODAY SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A QUITE COMMON PROBLEM. I EVEN FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM NISSAN ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE BRACKET WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL UNDER FATIGUE WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL OR A SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT? *TR

WHILE DRIVING, MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE DRIVER'S SEAT, LEFT REAR "DROPPED" VERY QUICKLY CAUSING ME TO VEER TO THE LEFT NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BY GOING PARTIALLY INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT REAR SEAT BRACKET BROKEN. FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM UPON CHECKING "EDMONDS.COM NISSAN MURANO" FORUM. VERY SHAKEN UP! *TR