2006 Nissan Murano complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. EXHAUST GASES LEAK IN THROUGH VENT WHEN AC IS ON AND AIR IS COMING FROM OUTSIDE. EXTREME HEALTH HAZARD! UP TO TWO ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. OIL LEAKS FROM BOOT. DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN. ELECTRICAL ON THE DRIVERS SEAT FRIED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVER SEAT STARTED SINKING TO THE BACK LEFT MY HUSBAND AND I GOT SO SCARED BECAUSE HE COULD NOT REACH THE PEDAL OR THE BREAK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WE WERE IN THE CAR WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN. HE PUSHED HIMSELF AS MUCH AS HE COULD PRACTICALLY SEATING IN THE AIR OVER THE SEAT TO REACH THE PEDALS TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. I CAN SAY THAT WE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SOMETHING SO SCARY AND DANGEROUS WE COULD OF CRASH. I CONTACTED NISSAN USA AND EXPLAINED THE ENTIRE INCIDENT AND THEY ASKED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO ACCESS THE DAMAGE. I WENT IN THE NEXT DAY ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS $1,400 TO REPAIR THE SEAT FRAME. THE WORST WAS THE MECHANIC ADMITTING THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN IN THE NISSAN MURANO. I CALLED THEM BACK AND THEY REFERRED ME OUT TO A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT JUST TO LET ME KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT IN THEIR BUDGET TO FIX MY SEAT. LIKE IF THEY WERE DOING ME A FAVOR AND I WAS ASKING FOR SOMETHING ABSURD. THIS IS INSANELY DANGEROUS AND IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT ON NISSAN PART. THERE IS SO MANY COMPLAINS OF THE SAME ISSUE AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NISSAN IS MORE THAN AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS IF THEIR OWN PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT. WE NEED TO START HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS ISSUE. BECAUSE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS HAPPENING WAY TO MANY TIMES. IF THE FREEWAY WAS BUSIER THAT DAY WE WOULD OF CRASH, UNACCEPTABLE!!

THE AIR DUCT (PIPE) COMING FROM THE AIR FILTER UNATTACHED ITSELF CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS MOVING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE LOSS. *TR

DRIVING ON I95 AND HEAR A POP AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHIFTED ABOUT 5 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND THE BACK LEFT CORNER DROPPED. WHEN I TURNED TO THE RIGHT, IT FELT LIKE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT WOULD RAISE UP THEN DROP BACK DOWN AS I COMPLETED THE TURN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE BEL AIR (MD) NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. THEY FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOTTOM WELD HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT FAME TO BEND AND SLIT. THEY INSTALLED GUSSET AND WELDED. COST $757.08. I CONTACTED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE TELLING NISSAN I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE SEAT FRAME ON AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 81,000 MILES SHOULD NOT BREAK UNLESS IT WAS UNDER DESIGNED OR WAS DEFECTIVELY MADE. NISSAN ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER OF 16837975 AND SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME. THEY GOT BACK TO ME ON 12/17/2014 STATING NISSAN WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE COST AND NISSAN WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE INFREQUENT OF OCCURRENCE BUT WOULD NOT TELL ME THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES. *TR

I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET A KEY MADE FOR IT, SINCE I HAD LOST THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION UP TO DATE. AFTER GETTING A KEY MADE BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION FOR IT IS LOCKED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I NOW NEED TO PURCHASE A STEERING LOCK TO GET IT FIXED. THE MURANO I PURCHASED WAS FROM A USED DEALERSHIP AND I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY RECALLS AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY LETTER TO DATE FOR THE RECALL ON THE STEERING LOCK SINCE I HAVE HAD IT. THERE WAS A RECALL DONE ON THE NISSAN MURANO'S IN THE 2006 DATE RANGE FOR THIS SAME REASON. I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE SINCE I DID NOT BREAK IT TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

MY SEAT HAS DISLODGED FROM THE BASE IN THE BACK LEFT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT JUST AS MANY OTHERS HAVE AS WELL. I NOTICED IT WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN WHEN THE SEAT ROCKED OUT OF PLACE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THEY SAID IT WAS A FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE WELDED ($500) OR THE SEAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT ($1500). I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THEY RESPONDED NO. SINCE IT SEEMED SO FAR BEYOND A NORMAL ISSUE WITH A VEHICLE, I DECIDED TO CONTACT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE TO HELP. AFTER A WEEK LONG INVESTIGATION, NISSAN OFFERED NO HELP. THEY WERE VAGUE AS TO MY INQUIRIES IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE. AFTER SOME FURTHER RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS SAFECAR.ORG, AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. MOREOVER, TO FIND THAT AN INVESTIGATION TOOK PLACE ALREADY ON THE ISSUE AND WAS CLOSED WITH NO ACTION IS RIDICULOUS AND NEGLIGENT. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? I HOPE THE CASE GETS REOPENED AND THE ISSUE IS PREVENTED GOING FORWARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD A POP COME FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE SEAT COLLAPSED TO THE LEFT REAR. I'M ASSUMING THAT THIS IS THE SEAT FRAME ISSUE THAT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MURANO OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WILE DRIVING CASUALLY, THE SEAT FELT LIKE DISLOCATING OFF IT'S TRACK AND LEANED FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT. I PULLED OVER WHEN POSSIBLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE SEAT IS LOOSE ON ITS REAR LEFT SIDE AND ROCKS FREELY TOWARDS THE FRONT. ELECTRICALLY IT FUNCTIONED AS USUAL. MY GARAGE MECHANIC (NOT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP!) CHECKED IT AND FOUND OUT THE METAL FRAME OF THE SEAT IS BROKEN. HE WARNED ME OF KEEPING DRIVING IT AND SAID HE COULD NOT FIX IT BUT WILL LOOK FOR A BODY SHOP OR SOME ONE WHO WILL. I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH IT AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON WELL-KNOWN SAFETY VIOLATION BY THE MANUFACTURE, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY, OR IN A UNEXPLAINED OTHER REASON, WAS NEVER RECOGNIZED AS AN OFFICIAL SAFETY RECALL. I WANT TO ADD MY VOICE SO IT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OFF. BEFORE MORE PEOPLE WILL BE HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

I STARTED NOTICING THE DRIVER'S SEAT SEEMED LOOSE WHEN I WOULD SIT DOWN ON IT. IT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. IT SEEMS THAT THE REAR BRACKET IS BROKEN. IN RESEARCHING THIS PRIOR TO TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. I JUST HOPE I'M NOT IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE I CAN GET THIS REPAIRED. I'D HATE TO SEE WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO ME IF I GET REAR ENDED. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE AFTER DOING RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR YEARS NOT SURE WHY IT IS NOT A RECALL YET. I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY WHO THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO. I'M HAPPY NOTHING HAPPEN TO WIFE OR SON. GO TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE $800 TO $1500 TO FIX I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL NOT SURE IF THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE TO MAKE IT A RECALL. INFO ON THIS MATTER IS ALL OVER THE WEB IF YOU OWN A NISSAN MURANO 2003 TO 2007 THIS WILL HAPPEN IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY. THIS SEAT FRAME WAS POORLY ENGINEERED AND NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO THERE WAS A BIG SNAPPING SOUND AND THE SEAT SLUMPED TO THE REAR LEFT. WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS THE SEAT SWINGS UP. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STAY SEATED IN THE PROPER POSITION TO CORRECTLY HANDLE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO BE REPAIRED YET BUT IT IS APPARENT SOMETHING BROKE ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE CHAIR FRAME. CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE I THINK IT IS A DISGRACE NISSAN HAS NOT INITIATED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. IT CERTAINLY HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY INCIDENT. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL WHEN IT SNAPPED. THIS VEHICLE IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT A NISSAN BUT THE LACK OF CUSTOMER CARE FOR SUCH A CHRONIC PROBLEM SAYS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE COMPANY. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON BOTH SIDES OF NISSAN MURANO KEEPS FALLING AND ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO OFFICE ONE DAY ON INTERSTATE 495, I HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND LATER REALISED THAT THE SEAT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD AND BROKE ON ONE SIDE. THE BRACKET WHICH HOLDS THE SEAT AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN MURANO. THE WARRENTY AHS EXPIRED AND DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THIS. *TR

THE SUN VISOR DROPS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY, BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT IT WILL DROP DOWN, AND IT TAKES THE DRIVERS ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE ROAD IN ORDER TO GET THE VISOR OUT OF YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. SEEM VERY DANGEROUS. THERE WAS NO CRASH, BUT WAS VERY VERY CLOSE TO ONE. SCARY! *TR

DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN I HEARD A BIG BANG. THOUGHT MY TIRE BLEW OUT. THEN THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A CONTINUOUS FLAPPING SOUND. AT ONE POINT IT MADE MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT, TO THE POINT THAT IT MADE THE CAR JUMP LIKE IF I GOT HIT MY A CAR IN THE REAR. HAD TO TOW MY CAR TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC TO FIND OUT IT WAS MY TRANSFER CASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE METAL SEAT FRAME FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. UPDATED 10/21/14*CN UPDATED 5/5/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THE FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AFTER IT FAILED. IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEW SMOKE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. TOOK IT BACK TO SOUTH SIDE NISSAN IN VANCOUVER, BC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE SEALS (WHERE THE AXLE MEETS THE TRANSMISSION CASE). ANOTHER WEEK PASSES AND THE SAME PROBLEM REPEATS, CAR SMOKING HEAVILY FROM TRANSMISSION AREA. TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN WHO IS NOW STATING THAT THE SEALS INSIDE THE TRANSFER CASE HAVE FAILED AND THE WORK IS NOT WARRANTIED. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS IS NISSAN'S WAY TO SIDE STEP HAVING TO DO THE REPAIR A 3RD TIME AND AM IN DISBELIEF THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT DUE TO THEIR WORK. *TR

[XXX] DRIVER SEAT BROKE FROM SHAFT, SEAT LEANS BACK, WENT TO NISSAN DEALER WAS ADVISED IT WOULD COST $1500, CHECKED AROUND JUNK YARDS UNABLE LOCATE COLOR, AND THE SEAT WAS IN NEW JERSEY. I WAS UNEMPLOYED AT THE TIME COULD NOT AFFORD REPAIR, MY HUSBAND CUT A 4X4 BLOCK TO PUT UNDER THE BACK PART OF THE SEAT, ONLY HAD 32,000 MILES, MAY 2012. I DID NOT CRASH BUT HAD A BIG JERK AND SWERVED TO THE LEFT OF THE ROAD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT INDEPENDENTLY MOVED OUT OF PLACE. THE CONTACT SPECULATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT CORNER BRACKET MIGHT HAVE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A SHARP OBJECT. THAT SHARP OBJECT PUNCTURED MY GAS TANK AND THE TANK BEGAN TO LEAK. I CALLED NISSAN USA REGARDING RECALL NUMBER 35779. NISSAN SAID THAT THE TANK HAD BEEN REPLACED. HOWEVER, SEARS TOLD ME THAT THE MURANO WAS STILL USING A NISSAN TANK AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. I HAVE THE PART NUMBER ON THE WORK ORDER FROM SEARS. NISSAN DENIED MY REQUEST. NISSAN CLAIM NUMBER IS [XXX]. APPROXIMATELY JUNE 10, 2014. I WOULD LIKE YOUR HELP IN SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM NISSAN SINCE I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT TANK AND LABOR. MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER IN BOWIE MD ALSO DENIED MY REQUEST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT CAME LOOSE AT BASE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP HAS SAID THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR IS BROKEN. *TR

I AM ADDING TO A GROWING COMPLAINT WITH IN NISSAN MURANO OWNERS THAT MY TRANSFER CASE NOW NEEDS REPAIRS (THE SEALS ARE LEAKING) AT 92000 MILES. LUCKILY I AM NOT EXPERIENCING POWER FAILURES. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED AT $2000. I AM DEMANDING A RECALL AND FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE PART WITH A TEST QUALITY PART FOR MY SAFETY AN ALL THOSE DRIVING NISSAN MURANO'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT LENGTH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,328.

THE BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE FRONT SEAT BROKE WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. IT CAUSED ME TO SWERVE, FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. EVIDENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT TILTED WHEN OCCUPIED BECAUSE THE SEAT FRAME FRACTURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT ASSEMBLY LINKS AND MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRACKET HOLDING THE DRIVERS SEAT IN PLACE BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IT REQUIRED ME TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO STAY STRAIGHT UP TO DRIVE. I COULD FEEL ONLY ONE SIDE WAS BROKEN AND WAS CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER SIDE MIGHT BREAK. I CONTACTED NISSAN REPAIR AND THEY SAID YES THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY ON MURANOS AND STATED THE REPAIR WOULD RUN AROUND $2000. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THEY TOO STATED THEY WERE AWARE THIS HAPPENS WITH THE MURANO AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT FIXED FOR $500. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND NOT TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY OR LONG DISTANCE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ON A RE-CALL. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

SEAT BRACKET BROKE ON DRIVERS SEAT. NISSAN DEALER SAID IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE ALL OVER THE WEB. I'M CONTACTING THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER TO SEE IF THE NTSB HOLDS NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE OR TREAT THIS LIKE GM'S SAFETY ISSUES. *JS

LEFT REAR OF DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THIS CAUSED ME TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, ALMOST HITTING MULTIPLE CHILDREN WHO WERE WALKING HOME AFTER GETTING OFF THE SCHOOL BUS. I ONLY WEIGHT 218 LBS AND MY WIFE IS BARELY 100 LBS. THIS SEAT SHOULD NOT COLLAPSE UNDER NORMAL USE AND NORMAL ADULT WEIGHTS. I AM SURE IF I HAD GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT WOULD HAVE BROKEN LOOSE AND SERIOUS INJURY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NISSAN WANTS $1400 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR. NISSAN PLACED A REJECTED INSPECTION STICKER ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE BROKEN SEAT. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE SEAT IS REPAIRED. YOUTUBE HAS MULTIPLE VIDEOS OF THIS HAPPENING ON OTHER MURANOS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT SLUMPED BACK AND LEFT, TOWARD THE WINDOW. IT JARRED MY POSITION IN THE CAR, CAUSING MY GRIP TO CHANGE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT, I VEERED INTO AN ADJACENT TRAFFIC LANE. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOT A VEHICLE IN THE ADJACENT LANE. I THEN BECAME PREOCCUPIED AS TO WHETHER THE SEAT WAS LOSE AND WHETHER IT WOULD TILT FURTHER, CAUSING A MORE HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME AND WAS THEN ABLE TO BETTER INSPECT THE SITUATION OF THE FAULTY SEAT. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE FAULT AS A BROKEN LIFTER LINK ASSEMBLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH MY DRIVERS SIDE VISOR SUDDENLY CAME DOWN SO AS TO BLOCK MY VISION OF THE ROAD AHEAD. THIS STARTLED ME AND DISTRACTED ME WHILE I FLIPPED IT BACK TO ITS NORMAL UP POSITION. HOWEVER IT DID NOT STAY UP. NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND IS ABOUT $250 TO REPLACE THE VISOR. TO THIS DAY IT WILL STAY UP FOR AWHILE BUT WILL COME DOWN ESPECIALLY IF IT IS WARM IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR

STARTED NOTICING THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WOULD DROP DOWN FOR NO REASON. I NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITH NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS THING FALLING DOWN. THEY HAVE BIG ADDS ABOUT TEXTING WHILE DRIVING AND ITS DANGERS. HOW ABOUT A COMPLETE LOSS OF VISION @ 70 MPH. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN MANY TIMES AND HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A REPLY. I HAVE VISITED NISSAN MURANO FORUM SITES. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD THINK THAT NHTSA WOULD WANT TO WORK TO PREVENT A DEATH RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL SOMEONE OR A FAMILY IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THESE VISORS. BUT THEN AGAIN IF THAT DEATH WAS CAUSED BECAUSE OF THE VISOR, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KNOW. THEIR DEAD. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *TR

WHEN MY HUSBAND GOT INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND STARTED THE CAR, THE SEAT BROKE. ONE OF THE RAILS IS BAD AND THE GEAR THAT MOVES THE SEAT IS STRIPPED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SEAT HAS BROKEN AND AFTER RESEARCH, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS STOPPED BUT IF WE WERE MOVING IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *JS

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THEN HAD LOSS OF POWER. TRANSFER CASE ASSEMBLY AND CVT ARE DAMAGED. *TR

METAL BRACKET HOLDING SEAT BROKE ON LEFT SIDE REAR. CAUSING SEAT TO LURCH TO REAR AND LEFT WHILE DRIVING. DEFECTIVE METAL BAR. SNAPPED OFF WHERE IT ATTACHED TO LEFT SEAT FRAME. NO WELD. PRELIMINARY RESEARCH FINDS HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/NISSAN/MURANO/2006/SEAT-BROKEN-PROBLEMS.PHP THANK YOU. *TR

MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO WAS PURCHASED USED MARCH 2013. SINCE THEN, I HAVE PUT OVER $4,000 WORTH OF REPAIRS INTO IT AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THE LATEST ISSUE IS THE CAR HAVING NO POWER WHEN PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT WILL SURGE WHEN YOU FINALLY GET IT TO GO. I'VE REPLACED FUEL FILTER, CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, TRANSFER CASE JUST TO NAME A FEW OF THE REPAIRS. I AM IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 2X/MONTH! NOW I READ WHERE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IGNORING THE COMPLAINTS! I NOW HAVE A CAR I AM MAKING A HUGE CAR PAYMENT ON THAT I CANNOT DRIVE! PLUS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION! I WORK IN HOSPICE AND I DRIVE TO SEE PATIENTS EVERY DAY AND NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE!!!! SO IT IS NOW AFFECTING NOT ONLY MY PERSONAL LIFE BUT MY WORK ENVIRONMENT!!!! *JS

THE HINGE MECHANISM THAT KEEPS THE SUN VISOR IN THE UP POSITION, FAILS CAUSING THE VISOR TO RANDOMLY FALL WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS CAUSES ME TO BE STARTLED & ALSO IS A VISIBILITY PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL! AFTER EVENTUALLY GETTING SO BAD IT WOULD NOT STAY UP AT ALL & THEN FINDING OUT IT WOULD COST $300+ TO REPLACE, I'M STUCK USING A VELCRO STRAP ATTACHED TO DRIVERS SIDE "O-S@&T" BAR TO KEEP IT UP! *TR

PURCHASED MY NISSAN MURANO 2006 IN SEPT 2009.TODAY, WHILE SITTING IN MALL PARKING LOT, I HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT DROPPED TO THE LEFT. UNSURE WHAT HAD HAPPENED, I BEGAN TO DRIVE OFF AND MY SEAT BEGAN TO SHIFT LEFT AND RIGHT. COULD NOT STABILIZE AT ALL! VERY VERY UNSAFE DRIVE HOME!! THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY HAZARD. I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE THE WAY IT IS NOW. CANNOT BEGIN TO AFFORD WHAT DEALER IS ASKING FOR REPAIR. WHAT AM I TO DO? THE REVIEWS INDICATE I AM NOT ALONE ON THIS CRUCIAL ISSUE. NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO HELP THE MURANO OWNERS OUT. THAT OBVIOUSLY IS A FAULTY PART AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG! PLEASE PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THIS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT CAME OFF THE HINGES. THIS COULD CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HOW IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND THIS IS HAPPENED TO MANY OF THEIR CARS. HOPE SOMEONE CA HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT TILTS BACKWARDS AND ROCKS. I'VE ALSO HAD THIS OCCUR TO ME WHEN I GET IN TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE SEAT SINKS AS A MOVE IT BACK BEFORE I DRIVE. WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT, YOU CAN ACTUALLY ROCK THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT I CAN SEE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A BROKEN WELD IN THE LEFT-REAR PORTION OF THE SEAT FRAME. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT A NEW SEAT WOULD COST. HOW THIS ISN'T A SAFETY CONCERN AND NOT PART OF A RECALL IS PERPLEXING TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

THE CAR LURCHES AND PAUSES WHEN I AM GOING AT VERY LOW SPEED AND TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. THE CAR DOES NOT CRUISE AT LOW SPEEDS AND FEELS AS THOUGH I AM HITTING THE BRAKES. *TR

THE SUNVISORS WILL NOT STAY UP AND CAUSE GREAT DISTRACTION AND LOW VISIBILITY. *TR

THE METAL FRAME UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE ON THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE, ROCK AND BOUNCE. THIS CAUSE DISTRACTIONS AND CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE SUN VISOR FLIPS IN FRONT OF YOU TO BLOCK YOUR VISION AND THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO INVOLVE IN ACCIDENT? NISSAN SHOULD RECALL IT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT. *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH A POPPING SENSATION IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WHILE DRIVING. THEN OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED A ROCKING MOTION. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WHILE DRIVING, THE SEAT JUST DROPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE. WHEN I GOT HOME MY HUSBAND TOOK A LOOK AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING OFF. IT CONTINUED TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO NISSAN WHO LOOKED AT IT, TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE "ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY, FRONT" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST $ 1350. I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. HOW CAN THAT BE? I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE SEAT DROPPED. I WAS STARTLED. HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH TO DEEM THE PROBLEM SEVERE ENOUGH TO HAVE A RECALL. I WOULD THINK NISSAN WOULD JUST FIX IT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS SO WIDE SPREAD. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW, 10 MILES, IN 2006. AND IT HAS BEEN ONE THING OR ANOTHER. THIS CAR HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. SERVICED IT AS THE MANUAL SPECIFIED. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN ON A LONG ROAD TRIP. MY DAILY COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK IS APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AND GARAGED. FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS I WORKED FROM HOME SO THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN MUCH. WE KNOW WE WILL NOT BUY A NISSAN OR INFINITI AGAIN. NOR DO WE RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WE COME IN CONTACT WITH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED. THE SEAT SHIFTED AND MOVED OUT OF PLACE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SWERVE INTO OTHER LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,980. DR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES EVERY TIME I STOP OR ACCELERATE. NISSAN SAYS IT WILL COST 1300-1500 TO REPAIR. LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THE SEAT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO ACTUALLY BREAK, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO END UP IN THE BACKSEAT. MINE HASN'T DONE THAT YET. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY NISSAN, NOT ME AS THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL REPAIR THAT ONE CAN EXPECT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK AND THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED! *TR