2006 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

AS I ENTERED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WAS LOOSE AND COULD BE EASILY LIFTED WITH ONE HAND. ON CLOSER INSPECTION I SAW THAT THE WELDING IS BROKEN ON THE SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AND TWICE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT MY SITUATION BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP QUOTED $2,476.68 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT SLIDE ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTER, ALONG WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PLASTIC SIDE FINISHERS AND NISSAN REFUSES TO EVEN CONSIDER OFFERING ASSISTANCE IN PAYMENT. RIGHT NOW I'M DRIVING WITH A PIECE OF 2X4 AND SOME SCREWS TO HOLD MY SEAT IN ONE POSITION. THIS IS NOT A LIGHT-HEARTED MATTER. NISSAN KNOWS THEY ARE NEGLIGENT AND REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE SEATS. MY MOST PRECIOUS CARGO IS MY 3 YR. OLD GRANDDAUGHTER. EVERY TIME I BUCKLE HER IN HER CAR SEAT, I PRAY TO GOD THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A COLLISION OF ANY KIND. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW - NOT AFTER AN ACCIDENT AND/OR DEATH CAUSED BY THE SEAT COMING COMPLETELY APART AND ME NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE CAR SAFELY. MY FAMILY DOES NOT WANT COMPENSATION FOLLOWING MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND/OR I BEING HOSPITALIZED OR KILLED. WE NEED THIS MATTER TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL DRIVERS/PASSENGERS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR. *TR

I HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE SUN VISOR LEFT SIDE WAS ON THE NISSAN OFFICE AND THEY SAY I HAVE TO BUY OR REPAIR THE COST IS LIKE $500.00 THEY DON'T COVER ANYTHING SO IF CAN HELP ME TO DO ANY SOLUTION THANKS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE CHAIR. I CAN NOW LIFT MY ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRACK. AFTER I DID FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2003-2009 MURANOS. THE METAL BRACKET HOLDING THE SEAT ONTO THE TRACK BREAKS DUE TO THE METAL BEING TOO THIN. I HAVE READ WELL OVER 250 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE WITH MURANOS. NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX SINCE A "CAMPAIGN" (I.E. RECALL) HAS NOT BEEN ISSUES. I WAS QUOTED $1000 TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT ON NISSAN'S PART TO NOT RECALL THE MURANOS. I TOOK MY CAR TO 2 NISSAN SERVICE CENTERS AND BOTH MANAGERS KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SAID ITS COMMON PROBLEM. ONE EVEN WENT SO FAR TO CALL THE PART "DEFECTIVE" YET NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS ON OTHER SEATS IN THE CAR. IT?S A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL A SEAT BREAKS AND FALLS OFF THE TRACK WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING POTENTIAL DEATHS. NISSAN IS NEGLIGENT AND IRRESPONSIBLE. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. THEY DO NO STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS OR HAVE THEIR CONSUMER?S BEST INTERESTS IN MIND. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BASED SOLELY ON SAFETY ISSUES. BELOW IS ONE OF MANY COMPLAINT SITES ABOUT THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/NISSAN/MURANO/SEAT. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2006 WITH 80 THOUSAND MILES IN GREAT CONDITION,NO FENDER BENDERS. TWO ADULT DRIVERS USE CAR .OUR WEIGHT 175 LBS AND 140LBS. WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET UNDER 40 MPH (LIMIT 45) , COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I NOTICED MY DRIVERS SEAT STARTED TO BOUNCE WHILE TRYING TO STOP. WHEN THE SEAT COMES BACK DOWN IT GIVES A THUMPING SOUND. SHORT TIME LATER WHEN I ARRIVED HOME A SHOCKING FEELING CAME OVER ME AFTER I SAW MY DRIVER SEAT BOUNCE LOOSE WITH ONLY A PUSH OF A SMALL FINGER. I WAS SCARED THAT MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER ,IF I HAD TO DO AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER DUE TO A NON SECURE SEAT EVEN WITH SEAT BELTS. THEN I REALIZED I COULD HAVE PLACED OTHER PEOPLE IN HARMS WAY BY HAVING MY SEAT BREAK OFF AND FLIPPING BACKWARDS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO REACH THE BRAKES. A SCARY THOUGHT .I WOULD NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF IF I HARMED SOME ONE EVEN TO HAVING AN OEM SEAT BREAK LOOSE. PLEASE RECALL OR INSPECT ALL MURANO FRONT SEAT FRAMES. *TR

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE VISORS IN MY VEHICLE, THEY KEEP DROPPING WHILE DRIVING, ITS VERY DANGEROUS, IT FALLS AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND I TRY TO KEEP IT UP BY HOLDING IT WHILE I'M DRIVING . I WAS ONLINE AND COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY OR THE EXTENDED, AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THE COST TO REPLACE ONE IS ALMOST $400. *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, JUST REACH TO MAIN ROAD AND HEARD A NOISE AND DRIVER SEAT BENT DOWN FROM LEFT REAR. LOOK LIKE DRIVER SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN FROM LEFT REAR SIDE AND SEAT IS GOING DOWN ON LEFT AND TOUGH TO DRIVE. WENT TO DEALER HE SAID YOU CAN'T DRIVE ITS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE, AND SEVERAL TIMES HAS FALLEN DOWN OBSTRUCTING MY VISION WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. FROM SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN MURANO AND IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NISSAN DEALERS WANT OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE VISOR... ' WHAT'S THE POINT OF REPLACING IT WITH ONE THAT WILL LIKELY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? THIS MORE THAN JUST AN ANNOYANCE, IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT WILL RESULT IN ACCIDENTS AND PEOPLE GETTING HURT OR KILLED, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. I'M AMAZED THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN, DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THIS FAULTY PART OR THIS WILL ABSOLUTELY BE THE LAST NISSAN VEHICLE MY FAMILY EVER BUYS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 6 LANE HIGHWAY MY DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY BUCKLED, SNAPPED, AND DROPPED TOWARDS THE DOOR. I IMMEDIATELY PANICKED, AFRAID TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD I BEGAN WORKING MY WAY TO THE EXTREME RIGHT LANE TO PULL OVER AND SEE WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. WITH NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEMS MY SIT JUST SUDDENLY BROKE AND I WAS LEANING ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO MY NISSAN DEALER I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS MATTER, LATER I LEARNED THIS TO BE A COMMON NISSAN PROBLEM. I WAS CHARGED $149.00 FOR PART AND $272.14 FOR LABOR TO HAVE 87473-CA01A :LINK ASSY-RR LI INSTALLED. SINCE THIS REPAIR THE BOTTOM SEAT MOLDING IS NOW HANGING OFF MY SEAT, I HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW SEAT FRAME ALSO!. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 30 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT GAVE WAY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LEAN TO THE LEFT HITTING THE LEFT FRONT DOOR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF SAID VEHICLE BUT BECAME ALARMED AT THE SUDDEN NATURE OF THE EVENT. IT APPEARS THAT A BRACKET SUPPORTING THE SEAT BROKE. INTERNET RESEARCH AND DISCUSSIONS WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE (LOCAL FACILITY) IS VERY AWARE OF THE SEAT PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FAILED BRACKETS WITH THE 2003-2009 MURANO. TO DATE, I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN NO FATALITIES CAUSED BY THE SUDDEN BREAKAGE, BUT IN I MY HUMBLE OPINION, IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. I AM STUNNED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. NISSAN SHOULD TAKE THE INITIATIVE AND BE PROACTIVE AND HAVE SAID VEHICLES FIXED. *TR

THE SEAT MECHANISM HAS BROKEN 2 TIMES. IT MAY NOT BE SAFE. THE DRIVERS SEAT SEEMS LOOSE SOMETHING THAT HOLDS THE SLIDING PARTS BREAKS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. I COULD SEE WHERE IN A CRASH THE SEAT MAY FAIL TO HOLD ITS POSITION. *TR