2006 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

BROKEN SEAT FRAME "DRIVERS SIDE REAR OF THE SEAT". NO INCIDENT I'M AWARE OF, JUST BROKEN. STEEL STRAP BROKEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STRAP NOT AT THE CONNECTION POINTS. 64K MILES. *TR

POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN THE MURANO. THERE ARE LOADS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS WHICH COULD RESULT IN KILLING SOMEONE.I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT REGARDS THE SUNVISORS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CURRENT SUNVISOR FAILS TO STAY UP (PARALLEL WITH VEHICLE ROOF) OR CANTED. IT FALLS CONSTANTLY, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE ROADWAY FOR DRIVERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFIGURATION OF THE VISOR IS SUCH THAT IT IS LIKELY TO FALL WHEN DRIVER'S NEED THEIR VISION THE MOST-- UPON HITTING UNEVEN OR ROCKY PAVEMENT, STRIKING DEBRIS IN THE ROAD, OR MAKING NECESSARY EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD WITH NISSAN MURANOS, AS SEVERAL FORUMS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE ARE VISIBLE ON THE INTERNET. ONE SUCH FORUM IS NISSANMURANO.ORG. THE SITE LISTS APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN PAGES OF CAR OWNERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS DISCUSSING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CURRENT REMEDY SUGGESTED BY NISSAN IS A $500 REPLACEMENT VISOR, WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS FIGURE SEEMS UNREASONABLE FOR THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM, ITS WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE, AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING AN INTERNAL VEHICLE ACCESSORY FALL OVER THE EYES OF THE DRIVER AT ANY MOMENT. *TR

SUN VISOR ON 2006 NISSAN MURONO WILL NOT STAY UP. FALLS DOWN AND BLOCKS VISION. *TT

BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1200, $900 IF USED PLUS SHIPPING & LABOR. HAD IT WELDED FOR $300 BUT SERIOUSLY AFRAID THE WELD WILL NOT HOLD. *KB

2006 NISSAN MURANO, FRONT SEAT BROKE LOOSE IN LEFT REAR CORNER WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A STORE PARKING LOT. CAUSED MY BODY TO SUDDENLY SHIFT IN THE SEAT AND DROP BACK. LUCKY THIS WASN'T ON A QUICK CURVE OR AT HIGHWAY SPEED - COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. NUMEROUS ON-LINE FORUMS ABOUND WITH COMPLAINTS OF THE DRIVER SEAT BREAKING LOOSE IN THIS WAY. *TR

MY 2006 MURANO WAS BOUGHT USED, SHORTLY AFTER BUYING, I HAD DIFFICULTY PUTTING GAS INTO IT, PUMP KEPT SHUTTING OFF, IT ONLY HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY, SO I DID NOTHING ABOUT IT, BUT DID LOOK IT UP TO SEE THERE WAS A "SERVICE BULLETIN" NOW EVERY TIME I PUMP GAS IT WILL DO THIS, SO I WILL BE CONTACTING NISSAN ABOUT IT TO GET THIS FIXED, AS I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY OTHERS W/ THIS SAME PROBLEM, IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. HAVE HAD A FEW INSTANCES WHERE GAS WOULD SPILL BACK OUT OF THE TANK AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND ON THE GROUND, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ON JUNE 25TH, 2011, I GOT INTO MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO (THE MILEAGE IS ONLY AT: 47,228) TO FIND MY DRIVER'S-SIDE SEAT HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR ON THE BACK LEFT SIDE. THE CHAIR ISN'T 'A LITTLE LOOSE'-IT COMES COMPLETELY OFF THE FLOOR ON THAT SIDE. WHEN I MADE A BROAD LEFT TURN ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, I FELT THE SEAT TILT UNDERNEATH ME AND, EVEN THOUGH I WAS DRIVING VERY CAREFULLY, IT STILL SCARED ME. I GRIPPED THE WHEEL TIGHTLY BUT BECAUSE MY BODY WAS BEING SENT TO THE RIGHT, THE CAR WENT THAT DIRECTION AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO STAY IN MY LANE, BUT HAD I TAKEN THE TURN FASTER AND NOT BEEN AWARE THAT MY SEAT MIGHT SHIFT, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE AND I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE CIVIC NEXT TO ME. I WENT ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, TOO MANY OF WHICH DETAIL HOW THE SEAT BROKE WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TAKING A TURN OR COMING TO A STOP, AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SWERVE INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC, JERK THE CAR ONTO A SIDEWALK NEARLY HITTING PEDESTRIANS, OR CAUSED THEM TO DROP BACK SO HARD THEY SLAM THEIR SHOULDER AND HEAD INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR (PLEASE SEE WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/NISSAN/MURANO/SEAT TO SEE JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF THIS BRACKET DEFECT). AND THAT IS JUST ONE WEBSITE FULL OF ANGRY CONSUMERS THAT CANNOT BELIEVE THE DANGER THEY WERE PUT IN, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE NISSAN KNOWS THIS BRACKET IS DEFECTIVE IN FIVE YEARS WORTH OF MURANO MODELS (2003-2007). IT OBVIOUSLY SEVERELY COMPROMISES THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAN HAPPEN SO SUDDENLY WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF COMING TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIMPLY GOING AROUND A CURB. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, THE LOOSE SEAT MADE ME JERK MY CAR EVEN THOUGH I WAS DRIVING CAREFULLY AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, SO I CAN'T IMAGINE MY REACTION IF IT HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WHILE TAKING A TIGHTER, FASTER TURN. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

ONE WEEK AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME ON MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO SUDDENLY BROKE, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT SCARED ME AND I THOUGHT I WAS ABOUT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE FRAME BROKE IN THE REAR LEFT SECTION OF THE FRAME. THE SEAT NOW BOUNCES REARWARD. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A TERRIBLE HAZARD. I SEE NUMEROUS OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD OR ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. LIVES COULD BE LOST BECAUSE OF THIS HAZARD. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.