2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

HELLO DEAR, I AM WRITING THIS MESSAGE TO REPORT A CRITICAL ISSUE WHICH HAPPENED ON MY NISSAN MURANO 2005. LAST WEEK DURING DRIVING, MY WHOLE DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY LOOSE AND NOW IT ALMOST FELL OFF FROM FRAME. I FEEL NOT SAFE ANY MORE TO DRIVE IT. IT COSTS $500 TO $1000 TO FIX. IT IS A NISSAN MURANO 2005 S MODEL, I BOUGHT ON FEBRUARY 2006 BAND NEW. IT HAS AROUND 100K, I USED IT FOR WORK MOST OF TIME. AFTER DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON NISSAN MURANO 2005. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL FOR THIS CRITICAL ISSUE AND TAKE FULL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIX. *TR

THE ENGINE STRUGGLES TO START ON A NISSAN MURANO 2005. THE MECHANIC CLAIMS THE CRANK ENGINE SENSOR IS AT FAULT. THE NISSAN DEALER SAID THE PART IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND KNOWN TO WEAR OUT. NISSAN HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR NEWER CARS BY CHANGING THE MATERIAL THAT IS USED. IF NISSAN IS AWARE THIS PROBLEM EXISTS, SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL? THE MECHANIC WARNED ME THE ENGINE COULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. USERS ON ONLINE FORUMS HAVE INDICATED HAVING THE CAR FAIL WHILE DRIVING WHETHER IT'S AT HIGH SPEEDS OR ON LOCAL ROADS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANCHOR BRACKET FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE SEAT REMAINED SHIFTED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WELL,MONTH AGO MY WIFE UNLOCKED THE CAR ,SAT INSIDE AND START THE ENGINE. WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO REVERSE THEN FRONT DRIVER SEAT JUST COLLAPSED ON THE LEFT SIDE. WELL,WE FIND OUT IT IS FRONT SEAT BRACKET THAT BROKE AND WHILE I WAS LOOKING IT ONLINE FIND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR NISSAN AND NEVER WAS MADE TO BE RECALL.THEY CHARGE TO FIX THAT BETWEEN 950-1200 $ . NISSAN IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY DID FOUND SOLUTION BY PUTTING AN EXTRA SUPPORT ON THE BRACKET SO IT'S MORE STURDY. I'M JUST HAPPY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON HWY. THAT COULD CAUSE ME TO CAUSE ACCIDENT AND GET HURT ME AND OTHER PEOPLE. PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE DRIVING ON MAJOR HWY. OR NOT. *TR

FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH AND RIGHT DOOR [PASSENGER SIDE] WILL NOT UNLOCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BECAME FRACTURED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AN AIRBAG LIGHT APPEAR ON MY DASH. WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WOULDN'T TEE POND TO THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES IT KICKED BACK IN SO I TOOK IT TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC FROM A NISSAN DEALER THE NEXT MORNING. THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER THERE WERE A LOT OF CODES THAT POPPED UP BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY WEREN'T HAPPENING ANYMORE. I ASKED OF THEY CHECKED ALL OF THE WIRES THEY TOLD ME YES. SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE AND LATER THAT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM LUNCH BREAK THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE MURANO SLOWED DOWN AS BEFORE ONLY THIS TIME IT CUT COMPLETELY OFF. IT ONLY HELD A JUMP FOR ABOUT 5 BLOCKS BEFORE IT CUT OFF AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T CHECK ANYTHING UNLESS I PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY SO I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND THEY PUT IT IN AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN IT JUST NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS READING FINE BUT IN MY OPINION THAT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS FEEDING OFF THE JUICE OF A NEW BATTERY. ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN WITH A NEW BATTERY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR SLOWED DOWN THIS TIME THE METERS WENT CRAZY THEN IT CUT OFF. ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED WITH MY CAR CUTTING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT AND THEY TOLD ME MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT UNDER A RECALL. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AFTER A WEEK OF WAITING AND UNRETURNED CALLS I FINALLY TALKED TO A REGIONAL MANAGER FROM TENNESSEE BY THE NAME OF [XXX] ONLY BECAUSE I GOT TRANSFERRED TO HIM AND ALL HE TOLD ME WAS NISSAN WILL NOT HELP YOU OUT FINANCIALLY. HE DIDN'T DISCUSS THE ISSUE OR OFFER SOLUTIONS AND SHOWED NO CONCERN FOR SAFETY ONLY MONEY EVEN THOUGH I NEVER ASKED FOR IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

THE DRIVER SIDE TRANS-AXLE SLID OUT OF IT'S LOCKED POSITION IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE AXLE SEAL/GASKET WAS REPLACES 3MONTHS PRIOR ON THE DRIVERSIDE. UP ON DISASSEMBLY, THE DEALERSHIP MASTER TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WAS BAFFLED AS TO HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AS HE PUTS IT "YPU WOULD NEED A GREAT FORCE TO PULL IT OUT ONCE IT WAS IN LOCKED POSITION. ALL OF THE COMPONENTS WERE EXAMINED AND SEEM TO BE ALL IN GOOD CONDITION AS FAR AS WEAR ON THE THREADS ANS WELL AS THE LOCKING CLIP. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THIS WAS A FAILURE OF PRODUCT DESIGN AND NOT THE FAULT OF IMPROPER INSTALLATION AND THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE LET TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND MAY HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE ACCIDENT. *TR

MY CONCERNS ARE THERE ANY RECALLS INCLUDING SAFETY ON MY 2005 MURANO THE VEHICLES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,WEEK LATER AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE IN PARK AND RUNNING THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF THE AIR BAG WARNING ICON, AT VARIOUS TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW WHILE DRIVING AND NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL ALSO THE ABS WARNING LIGHT APPEARED AT TIMES THE WINDOWS ROLL DOWN ON THEIR OWN WHILE VEHICLE IS OFF I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. *TR

FOUND REAR SUB FRAME IS ROTTED TO A POINT THAT RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER QUOTE TO REPLACE REAR SUB FRAME AND CONTROL ARMS AND MOUNTS IS APPROXIMATELY $4000. DEALER REQUIRES FULL "CUSTOMER PAY" DESPITE THIS ROTTING PROBLEM BEING A REPAIR "CAMPAIGN" ON OTHER NISSAN MODELS WITH SAME ISSUE. *TR