2006 Nissan Murano complaints

TRANSFER CASE BROKE DOWN 3 DAYS AFTER USED PURCHASE. WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT, BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. *TR

VISORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP. *TR

DRIVING E ON MASS PIKE AT 65MPH. PRESSED FIRMLY ON BRAKES AND NOTICED DRIVER SEAT SHIFTED. AFTER THIS SEAT SEEMED UNSTABLE AND CONTINUED MOVING WHENEVER WEIGHT WAS SHIFTED TO LEFT SIDE OF SEAT. *TR AFTER LOOKING AT SEAT UNDER CARRIAGE NOTICED THAT THE ONLY STEEL FRAME SUPPORT ON LEFT REAR OF SEAT IS TOTALLY SHEARED OFF. FOLLOW UP WITH NISSAN SHOWS THIS IS A $1000 REPAIR AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM, PARTS IN STOCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SEAT SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT VAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WON'T STAY UP ON ITS OWN AND IT IS A DRIVING HAZARD AND THE PASS. SIDE IS STARTING TO FALL DOWN TOO. *TR

THE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY DROPPED BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT THEN WOULD NOT STAY UP. THE MECHANISM INSIDE THE VISOR ITSELF IS FAULTY. *TR

HEARD POPPING SOUND ON LEFT SIDE OF DRIVER SEAT A FEW DAYS LATTER BACK LEFT SIDE GIVES WAY AND SEAT ROCKS DOWN. PULLING SEAT OFF, FOUND THAT REAR BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM FRAME. IN MY OPINION THE REAR BRACKET NEEDS TO BE MADE OF A STRONGER PIECE OF STEEL OR THE SIZE INCREASED. HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED PART. POOR DESIGN AND ATTACHMENT. DANGEROUS AND UNETHICAL THAT NISSAN WILL NOT RESPOND NOR FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. IT WOULD LIFT ON BACK LEFT SIDE. WE NOTICED SEAT ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WE THOUGHT MAYBE A BOLT HAD BROKEN? I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE FRAME IS BENT/BROKEN? AND WHOLE SEAT HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR $900. LOOKING ONLINE IT APPEARS THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY ON NISSAN MURANOS. AT THAT PRICE I WOULD CHOSE TO NOT REPLACE THE SEAT IF I WASN'T AFRAID THAT THE SEAT WILL COME OFF COMPLETELY, SENDING ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I AM HAVING IT REPLACED NEXT WED. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN HEARING THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL, THEY HAVE ONLY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN. IT SEEMS LIKE A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD AND REQUEST IT BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER. THANK YOU *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET I HEARD A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING HAD CRACKED, AND FELT THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVE. AFTER PULLING OVER, I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT COULD BE ROCKED BACK AND FORTH BY HAND - IT WAS NO LONGER STABLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE BACK LEFT PART OF THE SEAT BRACKET HAD FAILED. I WAS LATER TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION AVAILABLE WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT, WHICH WAS GOING TO COST OVER $1,000. I FOUND A WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/NISSAN/MURANO/SEAT) WHERE 242 OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. EITHER THE BRACKET OR THE ASSEMBLY (WELDING) OF IT APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE HAVING A SEAT BREAK WHILE DRIVING COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

QUESTION FIRST, HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU NEED TO INVESTIGATE A SAFETY RECALL? I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MURANO WITH THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR THAT WON'T STAY UP OR WHEN DOWN WON'T SAY PUSHED AGAINST THE WINDOW IT JUST FLOPS STRAIGHT DOWN. THIS CAUSES A REAL SAFETY HAZARD.. EVEN WHEN YOU PUSH IT TO THE SIDE IT CAUSES VISION PROBLEMS. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS OR ATLEAST NOT GOUGE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT REPLACED. IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN IGNORE AND FIX LATER BUT AT $500.00 IT'S ROBBERY, I ALSO HAD MY WINDOW MOTOR GO OUT AND IT COST $500.00 WHICH HAD TO BE FIXED. I NOTICED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VISOR WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION. *TR

FRONT DRIVER SEAT HAS BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM BASE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND SUDDENLY FELT THE SEAT ROCKING. AFTER PULLING OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND NOTICED THE METAL BRACKET UNDER THE LEFT SIDE ON THE SEAT ASSEMBLE HAD FAILED. THE SEAT NOW LEANS SEVERELY TO THE LEFT ALMOST MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT RISK OF SWERVING AT EVERY TURN. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AMONG SEVERAL VEHICLE YEARS. *TR

SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP. IT WILL FALL DOWN OBSTRUCTING VIEW WHEN UNEXPECTED, ESPECIALLY FOR TALLER DRIVERS. SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THE INTERNET WITH NISSAN VEHICLES. I'VE HAD OTHER VEHICLES RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY RELATED ISSUES THAT SEEM TO BE FAR LESS OF A LIKELY PROBLEM THAN THIS ONE. THEY LIKELY DON'T GET REPLACED BECAUSE OF THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AFTER ANY STOP ACCELERATION IS SLOW AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES RAPIDLY. ALSO SHAKES WHILE IDLING. *TR

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE SUN VISOR DROPS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY, COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT APPROXIMATELY FOUR DAYS AGO. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD IS COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED AND DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED NATURE OF THE SUN VISOR DROPPING DOWN THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME. THE METAL ULTIMATELY BREAKS DUE TO STRESS LEAVING THE SEAT ON A TILT . IT ALSO CAUSES THE BACK PORTION OF THE SEAT TO NOT BE STABLE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR LIKE THIS. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND NUMEROUS SITES ON THE INTERNET OUTLINING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS MY OPINION THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD SENT OUT. THE DEALER THAT I TOOK MY CAR TO FOR REPAIR WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN CORRECTED IN NEW MODELS BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED DUE TO EXPENSE TO NISSAN. THEY DID SUGGEST A NEW SEAT FRAME FOR $1600.

NOTICED ONE DAY THAT THE SEAT WAS WOBBLY. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT A MANUFACTURER'S WELD HAD FAILED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, AS IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT WILL NOT RESTRAIN ME. DID RESEARCH ONLINE, AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH ALL 2003-2007 NISSAN MURANOS. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE RECALLED AND PAID FOR BY MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT DETACHED FROM THE RAIL. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS AND MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND FELT THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT SHIFT DOWN AND TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE BRACKET CONNECTING THE SEAT TO THE FRAME HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000. UPDATED 10/03/12*LJ THE FRONT SEAT LIFTER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/03/12

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS NOTED BROKEN BY MOSSY NISSAN (1546 AUTO PRKWY 92029) IN AUGUST 2012 DURING A REPAIR FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE. HEAD TECHNICIAN AT MOSSY NISSAN PAUL AND SERVICE MAN [XXX] CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY WELDING JOB TO THE SEAT TRACK. REPAIR WAS MADE AUGUST 23RD DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS AND THE FACT THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE. MOSSY OFFERED A MORE COST EFFECTIVE REPAIR (ORIGINAL REPAIR ENTAILED REPLACING THE WHOLE DRIVERS SEAT TOTALING OVER $1,000 PLUS LABOR) BY OUTSOURCING TO A LOCAL WELDING SHOP FOR HALF THE PRICE AT $530. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED AT LEAST 3 TIMES TO THE SAME MODEL OF CAR IN RECENT YEARS. I DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT OF WELDING JOB ON SAID VEHICLE DUE TO PAST REPAIR AT MOSSY NISSAN ON DECEMBER 26TH 2011 FOR REPLACEMENT OF REAR LOWER MOTOR MOUNT TOTALING $627.75. JUST MONTHS BEFORE THE NEXT WELDING REPAIR IN AUGUST 2012. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A CONSUMER REPAIR FOR EITHER CASE AND I AM SEEKING THE FULL REFUND OF $530 AND $627.75 FOR SAID REPAIRS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 MURANO WITH 61000 MILES ON IT FOUR MONTHS AGO. THE TRANSFER CASE WENT ON IT THIS PAST WEEK. ESTIMATED COST? $3300.00! THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FROM BASICALLY TOLD ME I AM OUTTA LUCK BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS UP. I DID MY RESEARCH AND THE TRANSFER CASE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE AWD VEHICLES. WHY HAS THIS NOT BE RECALLED? WHY IS NISSAN NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES?!?! I CONTACTED THE NISSAN CORPORATION AND TO NO AVAIL EITHER. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THIS MUCH MONEY FOR A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 63000 MILES ON IT NOW AND HAVE ONLY HAD FOUR MONTHS! OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A GREATER ISSUE HERE. CUSTOMER RETENTION IS NOT AT THE TOP OF NISSAN'S LIST APPARENTLY AND SELLING FAULTY VEHICLES IS. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LACK OF ASSISTANCE. *TR

HELLO - I HAVE BEEN READING MULTIPLE THREADS ON THE NISSAN FORUM, ON FACEBOOK AND ELSEWHERE REGARDING NISSAN MURANO SUN VISORS FROM 2006 AND OTHER YEARS THAT "FAIL" AND FLOP DOWN.... ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THIS IS NOT AS MUCH OF A SAFETY ISSUE, HOWEVER, ON THE DRIVER"S SIDE IT IS... AN UNEXPECTED BLOCKED SIGHT VISION COUPLED WITH TRAFFIC WILL (IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY) RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH TO SOMEONE....THE TWO VISORS ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE. NISSAN WILL FIX IT (IF UNDER WARRANTY) BUT THEY ARE COUNTING ON THE FAILURE HAPPENING AFTER WARRANTY AND THEN CHARGING A HEFTY PRICE FOR A DRIVER'S SIDE REPLACEMENT, AND/OR HUMAN INGENUITY TO ALLOW OWNERS TO TRY FIX THE PROBLEM THEM SELVES.... VELCRO DOES NOT WORK, SWITCHING VISORS LEADS TO THE "VANITY MIRROR" DOOR FLOPPING DOWN AS WELL..... WE HAVE SUCH AN ISSUE WITH OUR 2006 NISSAN MURANO... IT SHOULD BE REQUIRED FOR NISSAN TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE ON 2006 AND OTHER TEARS WHICH USE PART # 96401 FOR A DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BEFORE THEY ARE FACED WITH A LAWSUIT... A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT IS GOING TO MY PERSONAL ATTORNEY.... THANK YOU.... *TR

DRIVER SEAT HAS SUFFERED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. THE FRAME OF THE BACK SUPPORT IS CRACKED. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP. WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT DROPS DOWN INTO YOUR EYELINE IMPAIRING YOUR VISIBILITY. THEY SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY PASSENGER SIDE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY COVERED IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT AND CAN BE A DANGER. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NUMEROUS OTHER MURANO OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS NO INTENTION OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR MORE ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RAIL THAT ALLOWED SEAT TO BE ADJUSTED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WAS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ABNORMALLY TILT TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND WELDING TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND THEN COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DRAINING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A HOSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION HAD BECOME BRITTLE AND CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE TWO CLAMPS ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT WERE RUSTED AND FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,100.

I NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID ON THE GROUND AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS LOW. I PUT THE CAR ON JACKSTANDS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE LINE WAS LEAKING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THE FLUID IS COMBUSTIBLE AND I OBSERVED THE STEERING FLUID ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST PIPE. I FIXED THE HOSE MYSELF AND SAVED ALMOST $450 BUT NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS THIS DEFECT BEFORE SOMEBODY IS KILLED IN A FIRE. AFTER READING THE NISSAN FORUMS ONLINE IT LOOKS LIKE NISSAN HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR AN INSPECTION WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE MUFFLER IN PLACE WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BOLT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

SEAT WELDING BROKEN. SEAT LEANS TO THE LEFT AND WILL NOT MOVE. NISSAN SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE SEAT FOR $1200. *TR

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT ACCELERATE WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS. PERIOD/DURATION OF NON-ACCELERATION IS NOT PREDICTABLE, NOR CAN YOU DEPEND ON BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE SHOULD YOU BE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED UNDER 100,000 MILES. I AM NOW HAVING TO TAKE IT AGAIN TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER SIDE LEFT WELD BRACKET BROKE ON MY SEAT. THIS HAS CREATED A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME... AND IT'S GOING TO COST ME AROUND $1400 TO FIX. THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME... I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. WHY HASN'T NISSAN STEPPED IN AND ISSUED A RECALL TO MAKE THIS RIGHT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED, DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT NISSAN MADE A QUALITY VEHICLE THAT WAS BUILT TO LAST AND SAFE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

THE VEHICLE GAS GAUGE BEHAVIOR BECAME ERRATIC OVER THE LAST YEAR. AT THE MID POINT OF 1/2 FUEL IT WOULD GO TO ZERO AND RETURN LATER TO RETURN TO A DIFFERENT READING. TODAY , 7/23/2012 THE GAUGE SENDING WAS REPLACED AND THE FACTORY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE SENDING UNIT WAS FOUND TO SHOW SIGNS OF ELECTRICAL ARCING. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON FUEL TANK COMPONENTS IN OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THE MURANO. NISSAN REPORTS THE MURANO IS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL FOR SENDING UNIT DEFECTS. IS THERE A RISK OF GAS TANK EXPLOSION FROM THIS DEFECT? HAS NHTSA MADE ANY JUDGMENT ABOUT NISSAN SENDING UNITS. IS THE GAUGE INTRINSICALLY SAFE SO THAT THE ARCING COULD NOT CAUSE VAPOR IGNITION? IS THE SAFETY BASIS BUILT AROUND THE TANK VAPORS BEING OUTSIDE THE COMBUSTION ZONE, I.E. TOO RICH? HAVE OTHERS REPORTED SIMILAR RISK ISSUES? THANK YOU. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT LEFT BRACKET BROKE FREE FROM FRAME, CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT TO THE LEFT AND WOBBLE WHEN YOU DRIVE AND TAKE CORNERS. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CASES OF THIS WITH THE MURANO AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE GETTING A RECALL OFF THE GROUND. IT IS THE SAME WELD THE SAME SIDE OF THE SAME SEAT IN EACH MURANO, HOW MUCH LOGIC DOES IT TAKE TO GET THIS UNDER RECALL? THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE CHAIR IS UNSTABLE. ALSO COMMON SENSE TELLS US WITH THE LEFT SIDE BROKEN THE RIGHT SIDE WELD IS UNDER MORE STRESS AND PHYSICS WILL PROVE IT WILL BREAK AS WELL LEAVING THE DRIVING SEAT UNATTACHED COMPLETELY AND THE DRIVER USING THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP FROM BEING THROWN INTO THE BACK SEAT. I CALLED NISSAN AND GOT A BUNCH OF BS PROPAGANDA DOUBLE SPEAK AND FEEL LIKE ANY COMPLAINT I WAS TRYING TO FILE WAS CRUMPLED AND TOSSED INTO THE TRASH BEFORE I WAS EVEN OFF THE PHONE. I HAVE LOVED MY MURANO UP TO THIS POINT, BUT SINCE NISSAN WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR WORK OR CORRECT WHAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTER'S DEFECT, THEN I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER ONE. EVER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND STATED THAT THE MECHANIC FELT IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

DRIVER DOOR CANNOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED WITH THE REMOTE KEY (FOB) NOR WITH THE BUTTON IN THE HANDLE. IT WORKS ONLY MANUALLY WITH THE KEY INSERTED IN THE DOOR SOCKET. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT IS EITHER UP OR DOWN AND WILL FLIP DOWN ON ITS OWN DURING DRIVING CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. NISSAN WANTS APPROXIMATE $300 FOR A NEW PART THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDOW'S MOTOR MAY HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VARIOUS OTHER DEALERS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN, BUT SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. THE CONTACT THEN LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAKAGE IN THE POWER STEERING LINK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,521.

MY NISSAN MURANO 2006 DRIVER SEAT STARTED ROCKING LAST WEEK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT SEAT TRACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE PART COST IS $1118.90 AND WITH LABOR, IT'LL COST OVER $1400. I FOUND THIS ISSUE IN THE "DEFECT INVESTIGATION" FOR MY VEHICLE THAT WAS OPENED IN 2009 AND CLOSED IN 2010. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THIS WAS NOT FOUND TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE ALSO NOTICED MANY (VERY MANY) COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON'T GET IT FIXED AND IF THERE'S AN URGENCY. HE SAID THAT IF I DON'T GET IT FIXED, THE OTHER TRACK MAY BREAK AS WELL. AND IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE WHOLE SEAT COULD FLIP BACKWARDS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN, THIS HAS NOT BEEN MADE MORE SERIOUS. WHY KNOWING THERE'S A DEFECT, A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PUT ON THIS ISSUE AND WHY THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DONE THEIR PART TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT. PLEASE RECONSIDER OPENING AN INVESTIGATION. NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE $1400 TO PUT DOWN ON A "SEAT" ISSUE THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN THE FIRST PLACE. THANKS! *JS

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN MURANO BRAND NEW. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I UNDERSTAND THAT MY COMPLIANT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS TIMES, BY MANY CONSUMERS AND THAT AN INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND CLOSED. WITH THAT SAID, A NEW INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTERS NEEDS TO OCCUR AND NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTINUES TO FLOP DOWN, CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. THIS IMPAIRS VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING, WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS THAT THE DEFECT HASN'T RESULTED IN A CASUALTY YET, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT. NEXT, THE SEAT ANCHOR BRACKET/FRAME ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN AND HAS CAUSED THE SEAT TO LEAN TO THE LEFT CONSIDERABLY. THE SEAT IS UNSTABLE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING, WHICH AGAIN, IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER BY NHTSA INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM RESULTS FROM METAL FATIGUE. WHEN IN AUTOMOBILE HISTORY HAS THIS OCCURRED? AS I UNDERSTAND, IT WILL COST OVER $1,000 TO GET THIS FIXED. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. I HOPE THEY ARE NOT WAITING UNTIL SOMEONE ACTUALLY DIES BEFORE THEY REALIZE THESE DEFECTS ARE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN AND OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *JB

THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONSTANTLY FALLS DOWN PROHIBITING THE DRIVER FROM SEEING THE ROAD. IT WILL NOT STAY UP FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE HAVE REPORTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM TO ME AS WELL. *JB

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR IN MY NISSAN MURANO. IT WILL JUST DROP DOWN SUDDENLY. AT FIRST I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VISOR DOWN AND MOVE IT FORWARD TO HELP PROTECT MY EYES FROM THE SUN. BUT THAT DIDN'T LAST LONG SINCE IT WILL JUST FALL STRAIGHT DOWN AND BLOCK MY VIEW. WHEN IT FALLS I CAN NOT SEE THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I AM NOT A TALL PERSON BUT I WOULD HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY SMALL TO SEE UNDER THE VISOR WHEN IT FALLS IN STRAIGHT DOWN POSITION. THE OTHER DAY, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY SUN VISOR SUDDENLY DROPPED STRAIGHT DOWN .IT REALLY STARTLED ME CAUSE I LOST VISIBILITY. I SCREAMED CAUSE I COULD NOT SEE THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER. AS QUICKLY AS I COULD I LIFTED THE VISOR AND HELD IT IN PLACE AND CONTINUED BY JOURNEY. IT WAS PRETTY NERVE WRACKING. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT AND INJURED MY PASSENGERS, MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS. AND WITH TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED IT'S WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY DEALER SAID THE COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND $500. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND ISSUE A RECALL BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY YET. THIS SUN VISOR ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ALL OF US OUT THERE ON THE ROAD DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS.I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT BECAME LOOSE AROUND THE LEFT REAR FLOOR AREA OF THE SEAT FRAME. THE SEAT MOTORS STILL WORKED BUT THE SEAT MOVEMENT WAS ROUGH AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GRINDING WHEN ENGAGED. A NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $946.00. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR DROPPED BY ITSELF FROM STORAGE UP POSITION TO ALMOST COMPLETELY BLOCK MY VIEW OF THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC. COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING FOR A FEW SECONDS UNTIL I DUCKED DOWN TO SEE THE ROAD. VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP OR STAY IN ANY REASONABLE POSITION SUCH THAT IT COULD BE USED FOR DRIVING. SINCE THAT ORIGINAL INCIDENT, HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES - CHECKING WITH NISSAN YIELDED NO SATISFACTORY RESPONSE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND BASED ON REVIEWING ONLINE FORUMS, IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM FOR MANY, MANY NISSAN MURANO OWNERS. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, OTHER OWNERS REPORT THAT REPLACING THE PART IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. THE PROBLEM HAS ALSO NOW BEEN OCCURRING WIT THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR. *TR

THE FUEL PUMPS SHUTS OF WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUT OFF MY MOTHER DRIVES THIS CAR AND I GOT IT WITH 20,000 MILES AND SO FAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE HI POWER STEERING LINE 250.00 THE SUN VISORS 400.00 AT NISSAN AND KNOW THE FUEL PUMP I HAVEN'T EVEN GOT THE PRICE ON THIS YET BUT I FEEL THAT NISSAN ARE SELLING CRAP FOR CARS I HAVE 2 NISSAN ALSO A 2007 ALTIMA GOT BRAND NEW AND THAT AT 300 MILES I STARTED HAVING ISSUE AND NISSAN STILL HAS NOT FIXED ANY ISSUE THAT STATED THEY DON'T FIND ANY ISSUES I THINK NISSAN SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR AS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT CAN CAUSE A PERSON TO SHUT OFF WILE DRIVING AND CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH ACCELATION BETWEEN 40MPH AND OVER. WAS TOLD IT THAT THE CVT TRANMISSION WAS BAD AND HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACE AND NOW JUST AFTER PICKING UP VEHICLE AND DRIVING HOME, VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE BRACKET UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT DROPPED SEVERAL INCHES AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE FOR NISSAN. IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL AS IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BEGAN FLIPPING DOWN ON ITS OWN. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, AS IT CAN FALL AND OBSTRUCT VISION TEMPORARILY. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT OTHERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT ON THE MURANO. *TR