2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO ALL DOORS, INCLUDING GAS DOOR, EXCEPT DRIVERS DOOR WILL PERIODICALLY FAIL TO LOCK OR UNLOCK USING THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON ON DRIVERS DOOR OR KEY FOB. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE LINKED TO THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ON HOT DAYS. THE SOUNDS YOU HEAR ARE THE SAME JUST SOMETIMES THE LOCK BUTTON JUST WIGGLES SLIGHTLY, RATHER THAN MOVING ENOUGH TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY TIME, REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE MOVEMENT. I FIND IT ODD FOR ALL LOCK ACTUATORS TOO FAIL AT THE SAME TIME, THEN START WORKING AGAIN AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALER WANTS 1600-2000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE ALL LOCK ACTUATORS.

THE DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET FAILED AND THE SEAT FELL. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS ON THIS MODEL YEAR? I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS A DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL IF THE BRACKET SNAPS LIKE MINE DID. LUCKILY MINE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT SNAPPED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

DURING NORMAL USE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE SEAT RAIL. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS OCCURRED WHEN I WENT TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MY GARAGE AND NOT WHILE I WAS DRIVING OR DURING A CRASH. UPON INSPECTION THE TRIP STEEL HOLLOWED OUT PLATE CONNECTING THE SEAT TO THE RAIL BROKE. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND THE DESIGN OF THIS PART WAS CLEARLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SURVIVE A CRASH. INSTEAD OF BEING A SOLID PIECE OF THICK STEEL IT WAS HOLLOWED OUT AND THE THIN STRIPS LEFT TO ATTACH THE SEAT TO THE RAIL WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND NORMAL USE MUCH LESS THE FORCE CAUSED BY A CRASH. THE REDESIGNED REPLACEMENT PART WAS A MUCH STRONGER SOLID PIECE OF METAL.

JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2016 THINKING IT WOULD BE A GOOD USED CAR. I WAS WRONG IT HAS 155,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WAS STOP AT STOPLIGHT WENT TO TAKE OFF AND IT STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY MOVE IT FORM THE ROAD AND IT WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 5 MPH, SO I TURNED IT OFF THEN BACK ON IT STARTED TO DRIVE FINE I DIDN'T TAKE ANY CHANCES HAD IT TOWED TO A FRIENDS REPAIR SHOP WERE CHECKED THE CODES AND IT WAS ALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A HUGE WRECK AS THE ROAD I WAS ON IS EXTREMELY BUSY. THIS VERY UNSAFE FOR NISSAN NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND KNEE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, KNEE, SHOULDER, AND RIGHT WRIST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT SLUGGISH AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. I READ ON LINE THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A FAULTY SWITCH. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT NISSAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR? MY MECHANIC SAID IT MIGHT COST 1300.00 DOLLAR'S...PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. MY EMAIL IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR

MY BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK THIS MORNING. IT WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. I TRIED TO UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE AND APPEARS THAT THE LOCK BUTTON IS NOT WORKING AS IT SHOULD. I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR AT ALL FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. I ONLY USE THE KEY ITSELF AND UNLOCK OR LOCK DOORS WITH THE PANEL BUTTONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG STRUCK THE CONTACT IN THE FACE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT HEARD ANOTHER LOUD NOISE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SYSTEM EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.