2005 Nissan Murano complaints

THE SUN VISORS REFUSE TO STAY UP WHILE DRIVING AND MAKE DRIVING UNSAFE. *TR

SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY ON DRIVERS SIDE BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO LEAN TO THE LEFT. VERY UNSTABLE AND IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WELDED THE PART, SAYING NOT SURE IT WILL HOLD. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN APRIL 20 AND ONCE AGAIN THE DEALER WELDED THE PART SAYING THE METAL IS VERY THIN. A NEW PART INSTALLED IS APPROX. $700. THE PART IS A IMPROVED PART THAT IS STRONGER NOW. *TR

SUN VISOR - FALLS DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW WHILE DRIVING. WEAK SPRING IN THE UNIT I WAS TOLD. NEW REPLACEMENT PART IS $500. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT IS LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THIS ALLOWS THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH, UP AND DOWN, AND SIDE TO SIDE. *TR

DRIVER SEAT FRAME,THE LEFT SIDE REAR BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP DOWN 6'' AND BECOME UNSTABLE. *TR

2005 MURANO SL DRIVER'S SEAT LEFT SIDE SUDDENLY DROPPED IN THE LOWER BACK. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET BROKE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS A BULLETIN ON REPAIR BUT NOT A RECALL SINCE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. DRIVER IS JUMBLED IF A BUMP IS HIT & SEAT LEANS TO TOWARD WHICHEVER SIDE WEIGHT IS APPLIED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO, I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND UNDER MY SEAT, AND SUDDENLY THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT COLLAPSED AND I WAS TOSSED TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE THE ONLY CAR DRIVING ON THE STREET AT THE TIME BECAUSE IT CAUSED ME TO TEMPORARILY LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I CAN'T IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING TO A DRIVER ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *TR

DOOR LOCKS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK FROM FOB OR INTERIOR SWITCH ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE OR IT MAY PREVENT EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO EASILY GAIN ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE. IT IS ALSO A CONCERN BECAUSE IT CAN POTENTIALLY LEAVE THE VEHICLE VULNERABLE TO POTENTIAL THEFT OF ITEMS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THEY DON'T RELIABLY LOCK. *JS

DRIVER'S DOOR AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN ACTUATED FROM THE DOOR POWER LOCK OR THE REMOTE POWER LOCK. THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE IT MEANS DOOR LOCKS CAN NOT BE RELIED TO POWER LOCK OR UNLOCK IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR

WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR DRIVING ON A BUMPY ROAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS OR DROPS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. IT APPEARS THAT THE VISOR IS NOT TIGHTLY HELD BY THE BRACKET THAT IT SITS ON. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS COMPLETE LOSS OF VISION THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (OR ANY SPEED FOR THAT MATTER), THIS LOSS OF VISION MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE VISOR IS NOT RAISED UP QUICKLY ENOUGH. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, ESPECIALLY FOR OWNERS WITH MODEL YEARS 2005, 2006 AND 2007. THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE THERE ARE ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR LOSS OF LIFE AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW SUN VISOR. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT EXHIBIT THIS BEHAVIOR. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES. *JS

DRIVER SEAT FRAME,THE LEFT SIDE REAR BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP DOWN AND BECOME UNSTABLE. *JS

THE VEHICLE FAILS TO TURN AND MUST BE REFILLED WITH POWER STEERING FLUID DAILY. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME,THE LEFT SIDE BRACKET BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP DOWN AND BECOME UNSTABLE. *TR

AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A TERRIBLE TICKING NOISE AND VIBRATED THROUGH THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RULED OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF C.V. JOINTS AS I RAN THE VEHICLE WHILE BEING SAFELY SUPPORTED ON A LIFT. THE NOISE IS ECHOING OUT OF THE CVT HOUSING, ALL FLUID LEVELS ARE UP. *TR

DRIVER SEAT BROKE FROM BEHIND. IF I SEAT DOWN THE SEAT WOBBLES UP AND DOWN. STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE ANCHOR/BRACKET ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. SAME AS ALL THE ONES IN THE INTERNET BUT STILL NOT ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. NISSAN IS WAITING UNTIL A COUPLE OF PEOPLE DIE TO TAKE ACTION. I REPAIRED MINE BUT ITS THE SAME KIND SO I THINK THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I WILL BE TAKING THE OLD FRAME TO GET WORKED ON BY A WELDER TO INVENT SOMETHING BETTER BECAUSE THEIR IS ENOUGH ROOM FOR A STRONGER BRACKET BUT NISSAN IS ONLY CUTTING COST WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. IF YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER END OF THE BRACKET THAT ALWAYS BRAKES IT IS STRONGER. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST NISSAN I HAVE OWNED 4 NISSANS AND WILL STILL KEEP BUYING THEM BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS.....COME ON GUYS DON'T CUT CORNERS. *TR

ALL DOOR LOCKS DO NOT FUNCTION WITH THE FOB OR THE INTERNAL DOOR LOCK BUTTON. MUST MANUALLY LOCK/UNLOCK ALL DOORS. CONDITION WORSENS IN WARM WEATHER.THIS IS A SERIOS SAFETY HAZARD - I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND IN AN EMERGENCY I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET THEM INTO OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. NISSAN WON'T EVEN ESCALATE MY CONCERN UNTIL I PAY TO HAVE ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS LOOK AT IT, BUT I KNOW FROM READING OTHER POSTS THAT ONCE I DO THEY WILL STILL REFUSE TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR CONSTANTLY FLIPPED DOWNWARD. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

WHILE TRAVELING AROUND AN OFF-RAMP, THE DRIVER SEAT MADE A LOUD POP SOUND. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE BRACKET HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE CAR HAS BROKEN LOOSE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TRAVELING FAST AND I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE REPORTS I HAVE READ ONLINE. *TR

HAS FAULTY ELECTRONIC LOCKS. VIEWED AS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT PREVENTS THE ABILITY TO GET IN AND/OR OUT IN A QUICK AND EFFICIENT MANNER SHOULD THERE BE AN EMERGENCY. THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK/LOCK USING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICES OR BUTTONS AND IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE DOOR YOU HAVE TO OPEN ANOTHER DOOR AND REACH OVER AND MANUALLY UNLOCK. I HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS RELATED TO MY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND NISSAN IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE OR REPAIR CAUSING SIGNIFICANT (UP TO $1600) FINANCIAL COST TO THE OWNER. *TR

MY DRIVERS FRONT SEAT IS WOBBLY AND LOOSE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE BASE IS CRACKED AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. HE WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT OTHER MURANOS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED. THIS IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT COUPLE TIMES BECAUSE VISOR FELL DOWN AND BLOCKED MY VIEW. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GOT THE SAME PROBLEM. IT'S A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD'T BE IGNORED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR CONTINUED FALLING FROM ITS HOUSING UNTIL THE VISOR WAS TIED IN PLACE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF MY PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO SL VIN# [XXX]. I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM YOUR DEALERSHIP IN 2005 AND HAVE GONE FOR ALL OF MY SERVICE NEEDS TO YOUR FACILITY. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 DIFFERENT INSTANCES IN WHICH I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR ISSUES/PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSFER CASE / CVT UNIT. TODAY JANUARY 5,2012, I CALLED NISSAN SERVICES REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN WITH MY TRANSFER CASE AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING IT INTO YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND INFORMED THE FRONT DESK OF THE PROBLEM. FOUR HOURS LATER, I WAS INFORMED THAT YES THE TRANSFER CASE WAS CRACKED BUT IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM FROM BEFORE AND BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE 3 SEPARATE SERVICE ORDERS FROM THE OTHER REPAIRS FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT THAT CLEARLY STATE WHAT THE ISSUE/PROBLEM WAS "THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE". I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS AND AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE RECEIVED REGARDING A KNOWN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE CVT / TRANSFER CASE OF THE MURANO, AND FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED AND RESOLVED AT NO COST TO ME. ATTACHED PLEASE FIND THE 3 SERVICE ORDER NUMBERS I AM REFERRING TO REGARDING REPAIRS TO THE CVT / TRANSFER CASE 11/17/08 - NICS129368 5/14/09 - 6004693-1 10/28/10 - 6026212-3. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BEGAN LEANING TO THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND DENIED ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,024.

WHEN SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, I HEARD A BREAKING NOISE AND THE SEAT GAVE WAY ON THE LEFT SIDE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE FRAME ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SIT IN A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL POSITION WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED A NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD ONLY FIX WAS TO PURCHASE A NEW SEAT WHICH WOULD COST $1,700 - $2,000. *TR

DRIVERS BOTTOM SEAT ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE SEAT SHIFTS WHEN HITTIN G A BUMP. IT ALSO MOVES WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER TOLD ME MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. THIS PART SHOULD BE ON A RECALL, AND CAR OWNER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. *TR

I WAS GOING AROUND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND I HEARD A LOCK SNAPPING SOUND. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 5 MPH WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE BROKE. *TR

OUR CAR IS STARTING THE SURGING THING AND ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO TURN OFF THEN ZOOMS OFF. I NEVER REALIZED THE CVT CAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE ISSUES. THE COWARDS AT NISSAN NOT STEPPING FORWARD ARE GOING TO REALIZE REAL QUICK THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOYAL TO THEIR CUSTOMERS! I ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS WILL NOT BE GOING BACK TO NISSAN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SUN VISORS FALL DOWN AND CREATE A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED BOTH SUN VISORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE SUN VISORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

BOTH SUN VISORS ON MY NISSAN MURANO STARTED FLOPPING VERTICALLY DOWN. THEY DO NOT STAY UP, NOR TILTED DOWNWARDS AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT MY VIEW GETS DISTURBED WHILE STARTLING ME. HAVE CHECKED WITH THE DEALER WHEN GETTING ANOTHER REPAIR. THEY SAY THAT IT COSTS $300-$500 EACH TO REPLACE THEM. NO USED SUN VISORS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE AFTER MARKET AS ALL SUN VISORS TEND TO GO BAD. THIS IS A 100% COMMON SAFETY ISSUE WITH ALL MURANO'S AND VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT WHERE THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I AM 51 YEARS OLD AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY CARS I HAVE EVER HAD. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY VEHICLE WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE AND THE PASSENGERS FRONT DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK UNLESS MANUALLY LOCKED AND ALSO THE BACKSEAT BEHIND THE PASSENGER THAT DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY YOUNG CHILDREN RIDING IN MY CAR. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THESE DOOR LOCKS AS TO WHAT I HAVE SEEN WITH THE COMPLAINTS POSTED. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET THESE LOCKS FIXED BEFORE YOUNG CHILDREN GET KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE CONTACT COULD SIT IN THE SEAT BUT THE SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FOURTH. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE SEAT COULD POSSIBLY BE USED AS A PROJECTILE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO SE. AS I WAS GOING 60 MPH IN THE FAST LANE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE SEAT SNAPPED ,TILTED TO THE LEFT THEN LURCHED BACKWARD BECOMING UNSTABLE. I ALMOST LOSS CONTROL OF THE CAR AND INJURED MY BACK. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE BAR THAT IS IN THE LOWER BOTTOM OF THE SEAT BRACKET BROKE OFF AND THE SCREW THAT ANCHORS THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR BECAME UNSTABLE. I HAD TO FIND A WAY TO SECURE THE SEAT TO RIDE HOME AND LUCKY ME HAD SOME PATIO BRICKS IN THE BACK WHICH ARE NOW HOLDING THIS SEAT UP OTHERWISE IT WILL COLLAPSE. I CALLED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME AND THEY DO NOT CARE. THE DEALER WANTS $1,800 TO FIX WHICH I COULD PUT DOWN FOR ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. ALSO , THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKE ,THE DIFFERENTIAL AND A LONG LIST OF MANY THINGS WITH THIS CAR. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR BUT THIS MODEL IS A NIGHTMARE. THEY COULD OFFER SOMETHING OF A DISCOUNT BUT TOO GREEDY. I COULD OF LOSS MY LIFE WITH THIS CAR BUT I AM LUCKY TO BE AN OLDER DRIVER AND EXPERIENCED. THE SEAT HAS NO SUPPORT AND WILL FALL OVER BACKWARD. THERE SHOULD BE A SOLUTION THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SUPPORT BAR IS THINNER THAN A DIME AND IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS COULD OF HAPPENED AT ANY TIME DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF HIGHWAY YOU TRAVEL NO MATTER THE MILEAGE OR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT LIKE THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE BEGAN BEHAVING ERRATICALLY. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL IMMEDIATELY AND SEEMED TO WORK VERY HARD TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR WAS THEN ACCOMPANIED BY WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A PLANE LANDING THEN A LOUD BANG. THE BEHAVIOR OF THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE TRANSFER CASE TO FRACTURE. (THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY MY MECHANIC AND AGAIN BY THE NISSAN DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT). NISSAN HAS RECOGNIZED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN A NUMBER OF ITS MODELS INCLUDING THE 2005 MURANO. AS A RESULT, NISSAN VEHICLES RANGING IN YEARS FROM 2003-2010 EQUIPPED WITH A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) HAVE RECEIVED A 10-YEAR /120,000 MILE CVT LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION. UNFORTUNATELY THIS EXTENSION'' ONLY COVERS THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF AND NOT THE PARTS AROUND IT. I AM STUCK PAYING THE $3,400 TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE OR BE FORCED TO SELL THE CAR. NISSAN IS LEAVING THE ORIGINAL CVT IN MY MURANO AND I WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE IN THE SHOP PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR ANOTHER BREAKAGE THAT COULD BE AVOIDED BY A RECALL. I RAISED THIS ISSUE WITH NISSAN CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND WAS PROMPTLY TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED CVT WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT BE ASSISTING FINANCIALLY. THEY DID HOWEVER OFFER ME A $150 VOUCHER OFF OF THE INVOICED PRICE OF NEW NISSAN VEHICLE. THIS RESPONSE IS LAUGHABLE AND VERY INSULTING. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN BECOMING INVOLVED IN ANY LEGAL ACTIONS THAT WILL HASTEN A RECALL SO THAT OTHERS WILL NOT BE BURDENED

DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET BROKE MAKING SEAT UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN, AS NEWER MODEL MURANO'S HAVE A REINFORCED BRACKET. NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, OR ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT NOTICED ONE OF THE TWO FUEL TANK PROTECTORS PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2006 FOR A RECALL RELATED TO THE SIMILAR DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). THE REMEDY REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED REGARDING THE MOST RECENT FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF UPDATED 11/07/11

THE SUN VISOR IN MY NISSAN MURANO FLIPS DOWN AND DOES NOT STAY UP WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT SUDDENLY DROPS DOWN ON SLIGHTEST OF BUMPS AND BLOCKS THE VISIBILITY. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING, BOTH FRONT DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME ALONG WITH THE HATCH LOCK THAT GETS STUCK, NOW THE SUN VISOR ON DRIVERS SIDE IS FALLING DOWN. *TR

LEFT REAR ANCHOR OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP. *TR

POWER FAILURE, INABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND POSSIBILITY TO BEING REAR-ENDED AS A RESULT. *TR

I WAS REAR ENDED WHILE STOPPED FOR A LIGHT AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT-BACK FELL BACKWARDS AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. THE SPEED LIMIT IN THE AREA IS 50MPH AND I AM NOT SURE HOW FAST THE OTHER DRIVER WAS GOING. THE CAR HAS BEEN SCRAPPED BY THE OTHER DRIVER'S INSURANCE CARRIER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SEAT -BACKS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO MOVE ON IMPACT. *KB

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT BROKEN FRAME. *TR

I PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED MURANO WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. A FEW MONTHS AGO I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND WAS NOTIFIED THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. THE LEAKS WERE FIXED, A FEW DAYS LATER THERE WAS AN INTENSE BURNING SMELL. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE SOME MORE LEAKS FOUND. NOW AFTER DRIVING THE CAR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THERE IS A 4 SECOND DELAY THEN THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE AND TURN IT BACK ON THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY. I BROUGHT IT AGAIN TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY WILL NOT PAY FOR PARTS UNLESS THE PROBLEM CAN BE DUPLICATED AT THE DEALER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETLY ISSUE AND I AM NO LONGER COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT SHIFTED TO THE LEFT IN A ROCKING MOTION. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN RESUMED DRIVING WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.... UPDATED 10/27/11*BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN

TRAVELING ON A CURVE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN APPROACHING THE EXIT/CURVE, HEARD NOISE ON FRONT RIGHT HAND SIDE. RELEASED FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND WHEN I TRIED TO STEER I COULD NOT MANEUVER IT AS I WANTED. I HIT THE CONCRETE DIVIDER ON THE ROAD, ROLLED OVER AND ENDED UP ON THE OTHER LANE ON THE DIVIDER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS BUT I SURVIVED. I BELIEVE SOMETHING POPPED RELATED TO THE STEERING OF THE CAR. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. *TT

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY SECURED IN THE 'UP' POSITION. FALLS INTO DRIVER'S VISION AT UNEXPECTED TIMES AND ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING OVER ROUGH SURFACE OR HITTING BUMP OR DIP IN ROAD SURFACE. PRESENTS CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGEROUS CONDITION(S) FROM SUDDEN LACK OF VISIBILITY AND/OR IN ACTING AS A POTENTIAL 'KNIFE EDGE' IN CASE OF A SUDDEN STOP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55MPH), THE DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY FELL BACKWARDS. LUCKILY, IT WAS ONLY FELL BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE. IF BOTH SIDES HAD BROKEN, MY WIFE MIGHT HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LOOKING AT THE SEAT, THERE IS A CROSS BAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT BACK THAT HAD ONE SIDE SHEAR OFF. I'VE READ A NHTSA REPORT (SEE HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/MURANO/12811-NO-RECALL-MURANO-SEAT.HTML) THAT SAYS THAT "WHILE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATIVELY HIGH, ONLY THREE VERY MINOR, UNDOCUMENTED INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE REPORTED INJURIES OCCURRED DURING DRIVER INGRESS, NOT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE APPARENT RISK OF COMPROMISE TO VEHICLE CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN DEMONSTRATED." WITH THE SEAT BROKEN, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULDN'T FIND THIS NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. IF THE RIGHT SIDE ALSO BROKE, IT MAY CAUSE THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS AND I WOULD EXPECT THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE POSTING THIS COMPLAINT ONLINE, I'M AMAZED THAT THIS HASN'T RESULTED IN A RECALL. ALSO, SINCE I'VE READ THAT NISSAN HAS REDESIGNED THE SEAT BRACKET, THEN THIS WOULD CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS INFERIOR ENGINEERING DONE PREVIOUSLY. OTHERWISE, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE FIXED IT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILS DIRECTLY INTO MY LINE OF VISION AND WILL NOT STAY UP. YOU CAN PUSH IT BACK UP BUT THEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME IT WILL FALL AGAIN. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS! *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP REGARDLESS OF THE POSITION IT IS IN AND CONTINUES TO FALL DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. IT FALLS DOWN UNEXPECTED WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, ETC. I (AND MANY OTHER OWNER BASED ON BLOGS AND REVIEWS) HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES, FILED A COMPLAINT AND REQUESTED A RECALL, TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN EARLIER VEHICLES. UNDOUBTEDLY THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS AND NEAR MISSES DUE TO THIS OBSTRUCTION TO THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD AND TRAFFIC FLOWS. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE CALLED TO GET THIS MATTER ADDRESSED ESPECIALLY SINCE THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF THE HAZARD IT CREATES AND THAT THE COMPONENT FAILURE HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE AT LEAST 2003. FILE # 6909366 WAS BEEN CREATED TO DOCUMENT MY CONCERN BY GINGER KNIGHT, CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE, NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. IF A RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED, PLEASE ADVISE OF THE INFORMATION SO I CAN GET THIS FIXED. IF NOT, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS AND THE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS KEY COMPONENT FAILURE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR