2006 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

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

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

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

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.

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.

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