2006 Nissan Murano complaints

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN MURANO AND WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A "SNAP" SOUND AND THE LEFT YEAR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SANK WHICH CAUSED ME TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY SERVICE STATION AND UPON INSPECTION THEY REVEALED THE SEAT FRAME IN THE BACK LEFT CRACKED SO NOW THE SEAT ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE. THE SEAT IS NO LONGER STABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE SEAT FRACTURED AND THE HEADREST RECLINED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,200.

2006 MURANO SEAT BROKE TODAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT IS THE BRACKET IN THE LEFT-SIDE REAR OF THE DRIVER SEAT. IT WAS TERRIFYING WHEN IT HAPPENED AS I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT!. SEATS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK IN THIS MANNER. I JUST FOUND OUT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. IT IS RIDICULOUS NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. I AM AN ENGINEER AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THIS PART IS OF POOR DESIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A SENSOR WITHIN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO FUEL GAUGE IS GIVING INACCURATE READING. WHEN FUEL IS FULL IT SHOWS HALF, WHEN EMPTY IT SHOWS SOMETHING ELSE....IT JUST JUMPS FROM ONE TO ANOTHER. *TR

PURCHASED 2006 NISSAN MURANO SL WITH 46K MILES. AT 60K MILES, MY DRIVER SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK AND NOW IT LEANS TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE SEAT IS BROKEN AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD WITH MURANOS AND THE REPAIR COST IS UP TO $1,000.00 I THINK NISSAN SHOULD REPAIR THIS ITEM FREE AND HAVE A RECALL FOR IT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN MURANO AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I HAVE 64,000 MILES ON IT SO IT IS PROBABLY NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY RISK. *TR

MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO WITH 60K MILES HAD A FAILURE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT TODAY THAT NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE FAILURE IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND CAUSES THE SEAT TO SIT TOWARDS THE DOOR AT AN EXTREME ANGLE AND LEAVING THE DRIVER IN AN UNSAFE DRIVING POSITION. NISSAN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY UNHELPFUL IN FIXING IT AS THEY WANT $1200 TO REPAIR. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT SNAPPED AND STARTED TO SAG SIGNIFICANTLY. I LUCKILY MAINTAINED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DESPITE THE SUDDEN ROCK BACK IN THE SEAT. I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS AND I WEIGH UNDER 200 LBS. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT I AM AWARE OF. I THEN TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT WOULD COST ME $600 WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR. I JUST TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE KNEW THE PIECES AND PRICES. IT SEEMS TO BE AN INCREDIBLY COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT SO FAR. THIS SEAT BREAKING COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, INJURIES, OR EVEN DEATH WHEN IT HAPPENS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS IN THIS FORUM AND I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS IN SEVERAL OTHER FORUMS. WILL THIS BE ALLOWED TO BE CONTINUED AT THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS OR WILL THIS PROBLEM BE RESOLVED? NISSAN DOESN'T APPEAR TO CARE ABOUT IT, QUITE THE OPPOSITE THEY SEEM HAPPY TO CHARGE RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO FIX IT. SO I'M HOPING THAT A SOLUTION FOR THIS CAN BE FOUND. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT LOCK IN THE UP POSITION. THIS CAUSES IT TO FALL DOWN INTO THE FIELD OF VIEW AND IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS AS IT CAN BLOCK YOU VISION WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MANUFACTURER AND DEALERS WILL NOT COVER THIS REPAIR ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT COSTS UPWARDS OF $400 TO DO THE REPAIR. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS AND HAVE EVEN HEARD FROM DEALERS THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE VEHICLES ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2003. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY RECALL AS IT COULD CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED ACCIDENT. *TR

1. PURCHASED 2006 NISSAN MURANO IN MAY 2010 WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. AT 40,000 MILES THE FRONT LEFT TIRE STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. 2. AT 47,000 MILES WHEEL BEARING ON FRONT LEFT TIRE WENT BAD. AT 51,000 MILES WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HEARD A SNAP AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED AND NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH MAKING IT NOT ONLY UNSAFE BUT ALSO UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. 3. PAID $500 TO GET THE WHEEL BEARING REPAIRED ON THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET THE SEAT LOOKED AT AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE A $1300 REPAIR BECAUSE NISSAN DOES NOT MAKE THE PART THAT WAS DEFECTIVE, THEREFORE WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE ENTIRE SEAT REPLACED. THESE ARE BOTH SAFETY ISSUES AND THERE ARE 1,000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON BOTH OF THESE ISSUES YET NISSAN STILL REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OR RECALL THE PARTS. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE AND IS NOW LISTING HEAVILY TO ONE SIDE. NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED BUT NOTICED THAT DURING THE RESETTING (BETWEEN BUTTONS 1 AND 2) THAT THE SEAT WOULD ONLY RAISE ON THE RIGHT, NOT LEFT. THAT WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO. TODAY, WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE I WAS WIPING THE SEATS DOWN AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE UNIT IS UNSTABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND I'M SHOCKED BY THE APPARENT LACK OF NISSAN'S RESPONSE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED NISSAN YET BUT WILL DO SO IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE EARLIEST I CAN GET THE MURANO INTO THE DEALERSHIP IS TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY. A POOR WAY TO RUN A BUSINESS. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR FLOPS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY POSITIONED CORRECTLY TO SHIELD THE SUN. I EITHER HAVE TO DRIVE W/O THE VISOR AND BE BLINDED BY THE SUN OR I HAVE MY VIEW OBSTRUCTED FROM THE FLOPPY SUNVISOR BEING RIGHT IN MY LINE OF VISION. THE FAILURE OCCURS ANYTIME I TRY AND USE THE VISOR. THIS STARTED WHEN MY MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND I DRIVE A 2006 MURANO. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. MY NISSAN DEALER QUOTED ME AT $433.18 TO REPAIR THE VISOR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH NISSAN MURANOS. *TR

SUN VISORS IN 2006 NISSAN MURANO FAIL REPEATEDLY ANED WILL FLOP DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITION. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE ONGOING SINCE AT LEAST 2005 MODELS NOT LIITED TO MURANO ONLY. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH POSTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND DEALERSHIPS ARE REPLACING WITH THE SAME PART THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY AS THESE NEW VISORS FAIL AS WELL. IT STARTED WHEN ONLY HITTING A BUMP. NOW IT OCCURS DURING NORMAL DRIVING INCLDUING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS.

FLOPPY SUN VISORS 2006 NISSAN MURANO. BOTH SUN VISORS WILL NO LONGER REMAIN IN PLACE. THEY IMPAIR/BLOCK SIGHT AND ARE VERY DISTRACTING. THIS MAKES IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS YOU HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING WITH THE VISORS TO MOVE THEM OUT OF THE WAY SO YOU CAN SEE. MANY, MANY OTHER MURANO DRIVERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS/RECALL BEFORE MAJOR ACCIDENTS OCCUR BECAUSE YOU CAN'T KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL SINCE YOU HAVE TO KEEP MOVING THE FLOPPY VISOR OUT OF THE WAY SO YOU CAN SEE. NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE A CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT WITH A VISOR CONSTANTLY IN YOUR WAY IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. IT IS A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN MALFUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM IS JUST AS BAD AS PEOPLE DRIVING WHILE ON THEIR CELL PHONES. DANGEROUS. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY 06 NISSAN MURANO FALLS DOWN CONSTANTLY BLOCKING MY VIEW WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BUT NOW THE REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME THING. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY UP FOR HALF AN HOUR AND THEN OTHER TIMES IT FALLS EVERY 5 MINUTES. *TR

DEAR SIR/MADAM, I HAVE A NISSAN MURANO 2006 AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER...I GOT THIS CAR ON MARCH 2010. ON FEB 15TH 2011, WHEN I ENTERED THE CAR AND PUT THE KEY IN IGNITION I HEARD A POPPING SOUND IN THE DRIVER SIDE CAR SEAT ...SINCE THEN THE CAR SEAT IS ROCKING TOWARDS THE LEFT BACK SIDE AND SEEMS LIKE IT CAN FALL ANYTIME...I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID ITS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MURANO AND WILL COST 1100$. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED AND YOU GUYS SHOULD TAKE A PROPER ACTION AGAINST THE CAR MANUFACTURER...I CAN SEE HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF POSTS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM ONLINE....SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I BELIEVE YOU WILL DO THE NEEDFUL THANKS *TR

BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT FRAME. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 MURANO AND THE LEFT SIDE OF DRIVER SEAT BROKE WHILE GETTING IN THE CAR. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT STILL WORKS, BUT THE SEAT IS WOBBLY AND UNSTABLE. APPARENTLY THOUSANDS OF MURANOS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 8:30 PM WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALLING, IT FINALLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY IN THE FAST LANE. I FRANTICALLY TRIED RESTART FINALLY IT DID I WAS THEN ONLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE IN THE SMALL SPACE BETWEEN THE ON RAMP AND THE SLOW LANE OF FREEWAY. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND I ALMOST GET HIT BY A VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED THE ARE CONCRETE BARRIERS DUE TO THE EXPANSION WORK BEING DONE ON HIGHWAY 4 WEST BOUND. PITTSBURGH CALIFORNIA. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW ON FEB 23, 2006, IT HAS HAD NUMEROUS MECHANICAL DEFECTS FROM DAY ONE. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS I HAVE SPENT OVER $ FOR REPAIRS AND LAST MONTH I BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD MORE REPAIRS THAT IT NEEDED COSTING $2500.00. I AM AT MY WITS END. I AM NOT WORKING ON DISABILITY. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CAR DID IT AGAIN. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS FAILED. THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY IN AN UP POSITION THIS PROBLEM INTERFERES WITH MY VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. TODAY I TOOK MY MURANO IN FOR SERVICE WAS TOLD BY THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER THAT IT WOULD COST ME $420 TO REPLACE THE VISOR. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN SHOULD BE RECALLING AND REPLACING THESE VISORS IMMEDIATELY.

DRIVER SIDE SEAT JUST BROKE FOR NO REASON WILL DRIVING CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SUN VISOR FELL AND STRUCK THE CONTACT HARD ON THE HEAD. THE FAILURE WAS A CONTINUOUS OCCURRENCE OVER A SPAN OF THREE MONTHS. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THE SUN VISOR WOULD HANG OPEN FROM THE ASSEMBLY AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 04/05/11*LJ UPDATED 04/28/11

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MURANO AND I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED UNDER MY SEAT AND SAW THAT THE BRACKET ON THE LEFT SIDE HAD BROKEN IN TWO PLACES. AFTER LOOKING UP THIS INFORMATION ON LINE I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 100K COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE FOR NISSAN MURANO FROM YEARS 2004-2006. *TR

THE METAL FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO SL HAS SNAPPED IN TWO PIECES. THIS HAS CAUSED THE SEAT TO BECOME UNSTEADY AND WOBBLY. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILURE. *TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO - DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT FLOPS DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THE CLIP IS FINE - IT STAYS IN THE CLIP. HOWEVER, IT DOES FALL DOWN OVER THE ROD. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. OBSTRUCTS VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. COST TO REPLACE/FIX IS $400+. *TR

WHEN YOU TRY TO USE THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR, IT WILL ONLY WORK IN THE COMPLETELY DOWN POSITION. AS I AM 5'-7" TALL, THE VISOR IN THIS POSITION ALMOST COMPLETELY BLOCKS MY VIEW. SOME OTHER TIMES IT JUST DROPS DOWN ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE A NISSAN MURANO 2006. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2006, NISSAN MURANO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN. IT WOBBLES AS I DRIVE.THE SEAT BRACKET ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT BROKE AND NOW THE SEAT ROCKS AROUND WHEN DRIVING IT. THE ELECTRIC CONTROLS STILL WORK, BUT THE SEAT ROCKS SEVERELY WHEN MAKING A TURN OR DRIVING ON A BUMPY ROAD. I CALLED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME IT WOULD COST 1100 TO REPLACE THE SEAT. IF THEY LOOKED AT IT TO CONFIRM THAT IT IS BROKEN, THEY WOULD CHARGE ME 105. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN FLUID OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME DIFFICULT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE HAD BEGUN LEAKING AND HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,876 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,500. UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ UPDATED 1/3/11 *CN

2006 NISSAN MURANO SL ELECTRIC DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FAILURE. YESTERDAY MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT MADE A SNAPPING NOISE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND THE SEAT SLUMPED / SLANTED TO THE LEFT SO I WAS LEANING TOWARD THE DRIVERS DOOR AS I WAS DRIVING. I STOPPED THE CAR AND CHECKED THE SEAT BY SHAKING IT FIRMLY. THE LEFT REAR OF THE SEAT SEEMED TO BE DETACHED FROM THE FRAME RAILS OF THE VEHICLE SO THE SEAT LITERALLY FLOPPED BACK AND FORTH. FROM THE UNDERSIDE REAR OF THE SEAT I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE BROKEN BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT TO THE FRAME, IT IS SNAPPED/SHEARED OFF. I AM ONLY 230LBS AND HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR JUST OVER A YEAR PURCHASING IT USED. I HAVE NEVER ABUSED THE SEAT OR THE VEHICLE. AND HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I DID SOME RESEARCH THIS MORNING FOR A REPLACEMENT PART AND IT SEEMS MANY MURANO'S FROM ALL YEARS SUFFER THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE DEALER IS CHARGING $1000+TO FIX IT, OR YOU CAN HAVE SOMEBODY WELD THE PART. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME BUT AFTER THE RESEARCH IT IS CLEAR IT IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE QUALITY OF THE METAL OR THE DESIGN OF THE PART WHICH IS SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY ITEM. I WAS JUST DRIVING WHEN IT SNAPPED, HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES HAVEN'T SNAPPED YET BUT ARE IN A WEAKENED STATE WHICH COULD JUST LET LOOSE DURING AN ACCIDENT. I AM GOING TO COMPLAIN TO NISSAN BUT I EXPECT IT WILL GO NO WHERE. THANK YOU. *TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO - GOT INTO THE CAR ONE DAY AND WHEN THE SEAT WENT TO REPOSITION ITSELF THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKING NOISE THAT COME FROM BELOW THE SEAT. NOW WHEN I GO AROUND CORNERS, THE SEAT SHIFTS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT (OR RIGHT TO LEFT DEPENDING ON THE CORNER). I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE CAR ($1899.00) WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER FIXING THE SEAT. *TR

I DON'T RECALL A PARTICULAR INCIDENT THAT CAUSED AND INITIATED MY SEAT ISSUE WITH MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH AND IS LEANING TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHEN I SIT ON IT. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAN POTENTIALLY INJURE SOMEONE IF THE FRAME BREAKS OFF AND CAN CAUSE A PERSON WHO IS DRIVING GET IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

SEAT ADJUSTER AND SEAT SLIDER GOT BROKEN IN NISSAN MURANO 2006 CAUSING DRIVER SEAT TO ROCK FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER, I WAS TOLD THAT I CANNOT DRIVE IT UNTIL IT IS FIXED DUE SAFETY CONCERNS. I HAD TO FIX IT ASAP AND COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $1475. SEARCHING INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS RATHER COMMON PROBLEM FOR MURANOS FROM 2003 TO 2007. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 MURANO FROM NISSAN OF GARDEN CITY AROUND JULY OF 2010, AFTER FILING OUT THE PAPERWORK FOR IT I NOTICED WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR THE SEAT FELT ODD. I ASKED THE REP WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT HE SAID "OOOHH GET BRING IT BACK TOMORROW WE WILL GET IT CHECKED OUT FREE OF CHARGE". THOSE WERE HIS EXACT WORDS. I SAID OKAY NO BIG DEAL, TOOK THE VEHICLE DOWN THE NEXT MORNING LET THEM LOOK AT IT I RECEIVED A CALL TELLING ME THE SEAT FRAME NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THEY REPLACED IT FOR FREE. MONTHS GO NO ISSUE UNTIL ONE DAY I'M DRIVING WITH MY NEPHEW IN THE BACK AND I GO TO TAKE A TURN AND THE SEAT FRAME SNAPPED AGAIN NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. I FOUND A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND NOTICED THE FRAME WAS BROKEN AGAIN. I PROCEEDED TO CALL MY DEALER I TALKED TO THE REP HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO SEE IF IT'S UNDER WARRANTY, HE SAID HE WOULD CALL ME BACK HE NEVER DID. EXTREMELY VEX I CALLED NISSAN TALKED TO A REP THE FIRST TIME COMPLETE BONE HEAD. TALKED TO ANOTHER REP NAMED YOLANDA BROWN SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN TO THEM, I HAVEN'T DONE THIS YET BECAUSE SCHOOL IS NOW IN SESSION AND I'M TIED UP, HOWEVER I WILL BE TAKING IT DOWN THERE THIS WEEK. I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH ON THIS FAILURE OF A DESIGN FOR A SEAT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW NISSAN COULD PUT SUCH A POOR QUALITY PRODUCT IN THEIR CAR. WHEREVER I LOOK EVERYONE IS SAYING TAKE IT TO YOUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND LET HIM WELD IT OR FABRICATE A PART FOR YOU. IF THINGS DO NOT WO

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 NISSAN MURANO. UPON TAKING A TURN, THE DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO ONE SIDE. (MY WIFE IS MEDIUM BUILD, ABOUT 155 POUNDS.) WHEN SHE RETURNED HOME, I INSPECTED THE SEAT AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE MOUNTING BRACES UNDER THE SEAT HAD BROKEN. THE SEAT NOW ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE. I RESEARCHED THIS ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AT ALL AN UNUSUAL THING THAT HAPPENS TO THESE SEATS. I WENT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE HAD 4 CASES OF THIS HAPPENING RECENTLY. THE SERVICE MAN (SCOTT) EVEN TOLD ME THIS HAPPENED TO HIS 2005 MURANO. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1100. EVEN IF I REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE NEW SEAT WOULDN'T BREAK AS WELL, SINCE IT IS THE SAME DESIGN. THEY AGREED THAT THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE SEATS, NOT ONLY ON THE 2006 MODELS, BUT OTHER YEARS AS WELL. SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS MORE THAN 36 MONTH OLD, THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR REPLACEMENT OF ANY KIND OFFERED BY NISSAN. THEY AGREED THAT ALL THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE WAS TO REMOVE THE SEAT AND SPOT WELD THE BROKEN BRACKET, BUT THAT THEY "HAD NO WELDING EQUIPMENT" AND SUGGESTED I FIND SOMEONE WHO WELDS AND TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT NISSAN WOULD BE CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE SEATS MIGHT BREAK WHILE AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO OVERSHIFT AND BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS MY HOPE THAT SOMETHING BE DONE BY NISSAN TO REMEDY THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM CURRENTLY D

SUN VISORS ON MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO FALL DOWN WHEN I GO OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT OR DIPS. I PUSH THEM BACK IN PLACE, AND AS I AM DRIVING THEY START WORKING THEIR WAY TO THE DOWN POSITION. DEALER SAYS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. THIS IS DEFINITELY AS DEFECT IN PART WORKMANSHIP. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADMIT PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *LN

I WAS ABOUT TO PARK THE 2006 MURANO (SL, AWD), ABOUT 3 YARDS FROM REACHING THE SPOT. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND HIT THE CONCRETE WALL HARD, DAMAGING THE FRONT BUMPER - I COULD NOT REACT TO BRAKE THE CAR IN TIME. IT'S RATHER SCARY! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. IN DECEMBER OF 2010 I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS AS LOW, AND REFILLED IT. THREE DAYS LATER A NOTICED A LEAK UNDER THE CAR WHERE I PARKED, AND THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AGAIN. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND OUT THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE TO THE POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. I DID SOME INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE FOR NISSAN.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A SMOOTH, EVEN SURFACE ROAD, I HEARD A "SNAP" AND FELT MY DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSE/SAG NOTICEABLY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE SEAT TRACK (OR ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY) HAD BROKEN ON THE BACK LEFT MOUNT. AT FIRST IT LOOKED LIKE A NEW TRIANGULAR BRACKET WOULD BE NEEDED TO REPAIR THE BREAK, BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT THE TRACK IS ONE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. NO ROUGH RIDING OR DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE BREAK. I DO NOT DO ANY ROUGH/OFF ROAD DRIVING. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT MURANO SEATS BREAKING ON THE INTERNET FORUMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT METAL BRACKET WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT IT WOULD COST HIM $1300 FOR THE REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. . UPDATED 03/03/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT ROCKS DRASTICALLY SIDE TO SIDE AND UP AND DOWN AS HE TURNS THE VEHICLE OR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A NEW SEAT FRAME WOULD COST $ 1500 UPDATED 05/06/11

ON 12/28/10 I WAS RETURNING FROM A SKIING TRIP AND STOPPED WITH MY KIDS FOR SOME FAST FOOD. UPON RETURNING TO MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO, I OPENED THE DOOR AND AS SOON AS I SAT ON THE DRIVERS SEAT, I HEARD A "BANG" AND THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SANK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR MOUNTING BRACKET ON THE SEAT HAD SNAPPED. MY VEHICLE IS 5 YRS. OLD AND I JUST HIT 165,000 MILES. OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE OWNED 8 OTHER CARS PRIOR TO THIS MURANO AND HAVE PUT MILEAGE ON THEM RANGING FROM 157,000 (CHEVY MALIBU) TO 98,000 (DODGE SPIRIT) AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A PROBLEM. A SEAT BRACKET IS A NON-MOVING PART AND IS CRITICAL TO DRIVER/PASSENGER SAFETY IN THAT IT KEEPS THE OCCUPANT STABLE SO THAT THE SEAT BELTS CAN PROPERLY RESTRAIN IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. NOW WHEN I SIT IN THE SEAT I TIP TO THE LEFT (TOWARDS THE DOOR) AND THE SEAT MOVES UP/DOWN WHEN I MAKE TURNS. THIS IS NOT A SAFE CONDITION. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN INTERNET FORUMS AND IT JUST SEEMS RIDICULOUS TO ME THAT A METAL, NON-MOVING PART SITUATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE (AND NOT SUBJECT TO RUST OR WHETHER) THAT IS SO CRITICAL TO SAFETY SHOULD JUST SPONTANEOUSLY FAIL. IF I WERE A LARGER PERSON, I COULD POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND, HOWEVER, AT 200LBS. I AM NOT MUCH OUT OF THE RANGE OF THE AVERAGE AMERICAN MALE AND SUCH A PART SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO HANDLE SUCH STRESSES. GOD KNOWS HOW THIS BRACKET WOULD HAVE HANDLED A CRASH! THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED VIA A RECALL AS IT APPEARS

2006 MURANO LIKE TO ACT LIKE A TOYOTA HOLD BRAKE WILL NOT STOP TWO TIMES RAN WIFE THROUGH STOP LIGHT. *TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO. SUN VISORS KEEP FALLING DOWN OBSTRUCTING VIEW. PLEASE HAVE NISSAN ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANKS. *TR

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT IS INSTABLE AND ROCKS WHEN MAKING TURNS

I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME PUMPING GAS INTO MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO S. AFTER A GALLON OR TWO THE FUEL PUMP HANDLE WILL KICK OFF AND STOP PUMPING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE VENTING SYSTEM. I FIRST BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THIS ISSUE IN 2006. I ENDED UP PICKING IT UP AND THEN TAKING IT RIGHT BACK BECAUSE I COULDN'T PUT GAS INTO IT AT THE STATION DOWN THE ROAD. IT WAS AGAIN SERVICED FOR THE SAME THING IN 2008 AND THEN AGAIN IN 2009. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. I HAVE TO PUMP GAS INTO A PORTABLE GAS CAN AND THEN POUR IT INTO THE MURANO. *LN

2006 NISSAN MURANO, BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME. FAILED WHILE DRIVING, TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION. TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST HIT AN ONCOMING CAR. THE SEAT FRAME REPAIR COST AT THE DEALER IS NEARLY $1,400. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR CITING IT NOT BEING THE SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK ON A VEHICLE, LET ALONE A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABILITY OF THE SEAT TO MAINTAIN ITS STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERN THAT I HAVE WITH THIS SEAT AND WHAT COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT, I WILL BE SELLING IT WHEN I HAVE IT PAID FOR IN A FEW SHORT MONTHS AND WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE. NISSAN'S HANDLING OF THIS ISSUE HAS COST THEM MY FUTURE BUSINESS. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE WHICH LED ME TO THIS SITE AS WELL AS UNCOVERED A HOST OF THE VERY SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER MURANOS. IT APPEARS TO BE A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM WITH MURANOS OF THIS VINTAGE. NISSAN DOES NOT AGREE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I DISAGREE WITH THEIR ASSESSMENT AS A SEAT COMING UNATTACHED FROM THE VEHICLE'S FRAME HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY. VIN NUMBER AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.* TR

THE MOUNT UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE AND DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE/OPERATE THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS LEANING SEVERLY TO THE LEFT AND MOVING AROUND. IF THERE HAD BEEN AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY BECOME COMPLETELY SEPERATED FROM THE CAR SINCE THERE WAS ONLY 1 BRACKET HOLDING IT ON INSTEAD OF 2.

2006 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET BROKE WHEN SITTING IN SEAT. *TR