2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

THE DRIVER SEAT BEGAN "ROCKING" WHEN TAKING CORNERS. IT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME AS APPARENTLY SOME WELDING WAS PERFORMED INSUFFICIENTLY. IT REQUIRED A NEW SEAT ASSEMBLY, WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ALMOST $1000. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I REALIZED THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND WANTED TO FILE A REPORT SO THE NHTSA CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUANTITY OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO THAT HAS A BROKEN SEAT TRACK. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS FAILURE, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE AND THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO BUY THE ENTIRE BOTTOM SEAT ASSEMBLY FROM NISSAN. THE COST OF THE PART ALONE IS ALMOST $700. I SEE THIS AS A SIGNIFICANT FAILURE AND A ACCIDENT RISK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING AND WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND CAMSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $400. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A RECALL WAS IN PLACE FOR THE SENSORS; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,700.

TRANSMISSION ISSUE. CAR WILL NOT MOVE MORE THAN 2-3 MILES PER HOUR FOR ~100 FEET, THEN "JUMPS" INTO GEAR. OCCURS WITH ENGINE WARM. VERY DANGEROUS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2003, WHEN STOPPING IN TRAFFIC OR TRYING TO CHANGE LANES THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. TOOK TO THE NISSAN DEALER IT HAS TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST FEW MOTHS NOW. APPARENTLY THE 2003 MURANO IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. THE COUTE WAS OVER $5,000. ALSO THE RADIO THEY INSTALLS IN THIS CARS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CD CHANGER. FOR SOME REASON THE RIGHT SIDE FAILS TO SOUND. THEY EXPLAIN ITS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THIS RADIOS. ALSO CALLED CLARION, THE MANUFACTURER AN ALSO SAID THE SAME THING. *TR

MY DRIVERS SEAT IN MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO (WHICH I JUST BOUGHT ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO) ROCKS FORWARD AND BACKWARD UPON ACCELERATION OR STOPPING. IT IS SLIGHT BUT ANNOYING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND REPLACED THE SEAT ASSEMBLY FOR ABOUT $1800 WORTH OF PARTS AND LABOR. WELL, THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE IT, BUT EVERYONE WHO DRIVES MY CAR FEELS IT. WHILE AT THIS POINT IT IS MORE ANNOYING THAN A SAFETY ISSUE, I'VE READ OF CASES WHERE THE WHOLE THING BREAKS AND THE SEAT WILL COME OFF! IF I GET IN A CRASH AND MY SEAT DOES NOT STAY ATTACHED TO MY CAR, THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT. P.S. I WOULD ADD MY VIN IF I HAD IT WITH ME, BUT IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRED. NOW IT HAD BROKEN A THIRD TIME OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. TSB'S HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND NOW A NEW PART NUMBER HAS BEEN LISTED, WHICH REALLY COMBINES THE TWO PREVIOUS FIX PART NUMBERS. EXTREMELY UNSAFE! GOD HELP MOST NISSAN MURANO PEOPLE IF THEY GET IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A BROKEN SEAT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND I HAVE THE ISSUE OF THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT ROCKING BECAUSE A WELD BROKE. THIS APPARENTLY IS BECOMING A MAJOR ISSUE AND THE DEALER REMINDS YOU THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THEY ASK FOR $900. FORTUNATELY AFTER SPEAKING WITH ANOTHER DEALER I FOUND THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT PART AND IT COULD BE FIXED FOR $350. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I AM DISAPPOINTED NISSAN IS NOT COVERING THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AS IT IS NOT LIKE A PART WORE OUT AND SECOND BECAUSE IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS THIS ISSUE AND IS INJURED OR KILLED IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN. *TR

THE FRAMEWORK ON THE DRIVERS SEAT OF MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO CRACKED AND BROKE. THE SEAT WOBBLES. REPLACEMENT IS $900 FOR A BROKEN WELD. *TR

THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS FAILED (135,000 MILES) AND THE DEALER (NORRIS NISSAN OF ELLICOTT CITY, MD) SAYS THE REPAIR WILL COST OVER $6,000. I HAVE READ ON THE EDMONDS CAR CHAT SITE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WELL AS AN EXPENSIVE ONE. *TR