2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

I STARTED HEARING A RATTLE WHEN UNDER ACCELERATION AND COULD NEVER FIND THE CULPRIT. IT STARTED JINGLING LIKE CHANGE IN SOMEONE POCKET SO I LOOKED AGAIN AND NOTICE A PIECE OF THE IDLER PULLEY BRACKET GOING IN CIRCLES AROUND THE ADJUSTMENT SCREW. I LOOKED UP ONLINE ONLY TO YET ANOTHER UNDER DESIGNED PART BY NISSAN. THIS PART FAILING CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE AND EVEN WRECKS IF NOT FIXED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

NISSAN KNOWING THERE IS A SECURITY PROBLEM WITH THEIR LOCKING MECHANISM AND NOT RECALLING THEM FOR SAFETY CONCERN IS NEGLIGENT. IT'S AN OPEN DOOR TO A LAWSUIT IF SOMEONE WERE TO BE MURDERED DUE TO A DOOR THAT DIDN'T LOCK, ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER PUSHED THE LOCK BUTTON AND HEARD THE LOCKING NOISE. REMEMBER, IN THIS CASE THERE'S NO OBVIOUS INDICATION THE DOOR ISN'T LOCKED UNLESS SOMEONE WALKS UP AND OPENS IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DRIVE "THINKS" THE DOOR IS LOCKED, WHEN IN REALITY IT'S AN "OPEN DOOR" FOR CARJACKING OR ROBBERY. THIS FAILURE IS AN INTERMITTENT OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES THE DOORS LOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES THE DOORS UNLOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. 3. IN EMERGENCIES IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY. SINCE 99% OF THE TIME WE ALL USE THE BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, USING THE MANUAL LOCKING LEVER IS UNFAMILIAR. AND THE MURANO'S DESIGN IS SUCH THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO COMPREHEND IF IT'S NOT YOUR CAR, FOR INSTANCE A RENTAL CAR. I CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE CONFUSED HOW UNLOCK A DOOR USING THE MANUAL LEVEL IN AN EMERGENCY WHEN THEY VIRTUALLY HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH IT. IN EMERGENCIES EVERY SECOND COUNTS. THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONING IS CLEARLY A HIGH RISK IN EMERGENCY SCENARIOS. SOME PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE $1600 TO HAVE ALL THE SOLENOIDS REPLACED (AS QUOTED BY DEALERS) WILL FORGO GETTING THEM FIXED, PUTTING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AT RISK WITH THE ABOVE MISHAP EXAMPLES. THIS SHOULDN'T BE, NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THEM. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL SOMEONE GETS ROBBED, HURT OR KILLED FROM A MALFUNCTIONING DOOR LOCK, DISABLING THE SECURITY WHICH THE DRIVER "THINKS" HE HAS WHEN HE LOCKS THE CAR. IT'S A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

SEAT IS LOOSE AND GOT STUCK WHEN TRYING TO AUTO MOVE BACK AND FORWARD AS PART OF THE STARTUP PROCESS. I'VE READ UP ON THE COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE NISSAN OWNERS FORUM AND THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. IF THE SEAT TACK AND BRACKET BREAKS FROM AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT THIS CAN CAUSE A DEADLY CRASH. DOES IT TAKE A PERSON TO DIE BEFORE NISSAN WILL ISSUE A RECALL? PLEASE FORCE NISSAN TO FIX THIS. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN WHILE IN LOCKED POSITION AND WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. FALLS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND OBSTRUCTS VIEW ON DAILY BASIS SINCE. AFTER SEARCHING FIXES FOR THIS PROBLEM THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND NEEDS IMMEDIATE ACTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING/TURNING/STOPPING/ENTERING/EXITING VEHICLE THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT DIPS DOWN DRASTICALLY. HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT NHTSA AND NISSAN ARE AWARE THAT THESE SEATS ARE A PROBLEM, I THINK NISSAN SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT AND FIX THESE SEATS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED DUE TO THE DEFECT. THANKFUL I NOTICED MINE WHILE PARKED AND NOT MOVING WHEN THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT COULD CAUSE ME TO NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT START ROCKING , AND FOUND OUT THAT THE BAR/ BRACKET ON LIFTER LINK ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACK AND TO THE LEFT. SCARED ME AND THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO WRECK BUT DIDN'T. THEN VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO GET HOME SINCE YOU ARE SITTING COCKED TO THE SIDE AND BACK. CALLED NISSAN AND LOOKED ONLINE AS TO RECALLS AND THERE ARE NONE BUT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WERE THERE REGARDING THESE SEATS. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE FIRST BEING EARLIER THIS YEAR. NISSAN SAID TO BRING IT AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. WE HAD FRIEND WELD IT CHEAPER THAN THEM. IF THE SEAT IS FAULTY THEN THERE IS NO SENSE FIXING IT NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY NEED TO REMAKE THIS PART SO IT DOES NOT KEEP BREAKING, THINK THEY SHOULD RECALL SINCE IT IS UNSAFE. *TR

DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND OVER A SPEED BUMP WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY SLID ALL THE WAY BACK ON THE TRACK AND STARTED LEANING TO LEFT. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP - FALLS TO MIDDLE. KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD. NISSAN CONTACTED. THEY WILL NOT PAY TO FIX. *TR