2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

WHILE TURNING RIGHT WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO I HEARD AND FELT A LOUD POP UNDERNEATH MY SEAT. UPON INVESTIGATING I DISCOVERED THAT THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE BRACKET. THE LEFT BACK OF THE SEAT REMAINS DISENGAGED FROM THE SEAT FRAME. I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER TODAY WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WAS QUOTED $898.08 FOR A NEW SEAT FRAME (PART # 87450+A) AND AN ADDITIONAL $153-204 LABOR FOR INSTALLATION. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE MURANO AND THAT NISSAN NOW USES A NEWLY DESIGNED PART TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE FACT THAT MY SEAT IS NOT FULLY ATTACHED IN MY CAR IS VERY CONCERNING AND CERTAINLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM A BIT SURPRISED BY THE FACT THAT THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT I WENT TO APPEARED TO NEVER HAVE HEARD OF OR SEEN THIS ISSUE AND YET WHEN I WENT TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT, THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD QUOTED FOR THE PART 4 TIMES RECENTLY. HMMM. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKEN. CONCERNED ABOUT SEAT COMING COMPLETELY DETACHED IN ACCIDENT.

UPON SITTING NORMALLY IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO THE REAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SEAT FRAME SHEARED SUDDENLY. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT NOW SHIFTING LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS LEANING SEVERELY WHEN TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FILED COMPLAINT, AWAITING RESPONSE. COST OF REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP QUOTED @ $150 FOR REPLACEMENT PART AND $350 FOR LABOR + TAX. DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $70 FOR DAIGNOSIS THOUGH I COULD HAVE POINTED AT THE BREAK MYSELF. *TR

NORMAL VEHICLE USE, ABOUT 45K MILES.THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FAILS TO REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION. THIS LEADS TO CRITICAL DRIVER BLINDING AT UNEXPECTED TIMES, USUALLY DURING STOPS OR TURNS WHEN SIGHT IS CRITICAL. NISSAN WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER $400 AND NO AFTER MARKET PARTS HAVE BEEN FOUND. A SEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A KNOWN COMMON ISSUE AFFECTING DRIVER SAFETY. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND BOTH SUN VISORS KEEP FALLING. I'VE TRIED VELCRO AND EVEN GLUE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THESE FAULTY VISORS ARE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY TEND TO FALL WHEN I AM DRIVING AND MOMENTARILY OBSTRUCT MY VIEW. I'VE COME CLOSE ON A FEW OCCASIONS TO HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS. THE COST TO REPLACE THESE VISORS IS EXORBITANT ($350 OR MORE EA) AND WHILE RESEARCHING WHERE TO BUY THEM CHEAP OR EVEN A METHOD OF REPAIR FOR THIS DEFECT I'VE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE NISSAN OWNERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V054000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) THIS YEAR, BUT THE FAILURE RETURNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, AND THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,261 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,283.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO SE. I WAS GOING AROUND A RIGHT CURVE AND THE LEFT SIDE OF MY DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, AND I WAS PITCHED BACK. I ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR SAFELY AND CHECKED THE SEAT. THE LEFT BACK BRACKET IS BROKEN AND THE SEAT NOW LEANS TO THE LEFTAND BACK. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING REPAIR DONE. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FELL DOWN ONE DAY AND WILL NO LONGER STAY IN UP POSITION. IT MUST BE LEFT DOWN FLUSH AGAINST THE WINDOW WHICH OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VISOR REPAIR IS COVERED BY MY WARRANTY BUT MY DEDUCTIBLE IS $200 AND TO FIX THE VISOR WITHOUT THE WARRANTY IS OVER $300. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR DRIVERS. PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOTTEN THEM REPLACED CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE AND THE VISOR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH ONE THAT WORKS IN EVERY OTHER CAR. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS HERE AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT ANYONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MY MURANO SL AWD 2005 JUST STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND ALSO WHILE IT WAS IDLING. IT WAS MOVING AND WHEN I GOT TO TRAFFIC, IT STALLED AND WOULDN'T BUDGE EVEN THOUGHT THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM BECAUSE AN 18 WHEELER CAN JUST RAM INTO ME WHEN THIS MISHAP HAPPENS. UPDATED 08/05/11 *BF *TR

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO, MY SEAT SUDDENLY "POPPED" AND SHIFTED TO THE LEFT AND DROPPED A FEW INCHES AND LANDED AGAINST THE DOOR. THE FRAME ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN AND I NEARLY STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN. I DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME ASSEMBLY OF THE SEAT HAD FRACTURED. GOING ONLINE I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MURANO AND FROM THE LOOKS OF IT MANY, MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT BEFORE THE NHTSA ORDERS A RECALL. *TR