2006 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 NISSAN MURANO. UPON TAKING A TURN, THE DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO ONE SIDE. (MY WIFE IS MEDIUM BUILD, ABOUT 155 POUNDS.) WHEN SHE RETURNED HOME, I INSPECTED THE SEAT AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE MOUNTING BRACES UNDER THE SEAT HAD BROKEN. THE SEAT NOW ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE. I RESEARCHED THIS ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AT ALL AN UNUSUAL THING THAT HAPPENS TO THESE SEATS. I WENT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE HAD 4 CASES OF THIS HAPPENING RECENTLY. THE SERVICE MAN (SCOTT) EVEN TOLD ME THIS HAPPENED TO HIS 2005 MURANO. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1100. EVEN IF I REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE NEW SEAT WOULDN'T BREAK AS WELL, SINCE IT IS THE SAME DESIGN. THEY AGREED THAT THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE SEATS, NOT ONLY ON THE 2006 MODELS, BUT OTHER YEARS AS WELL. SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS MORE THAN 36 MONTH OLD, THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR REPLACEMENT OF ANY KIND OFFERED BY NISSAN. THEY AGREED THAT ALL THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE WAS TO REMOVE THE SEAT AND SPOT WELD THE BROKEN BRACKET, BUT THAT THEY "HAD NO WELDING EQUIPMENT" AND SUGGESTED I FIND SOMEONE WHO WELDS AND TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT NISSAN WOULD BE CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE SEATS MIGHT BREAK WHILE AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO OVERSHIFT AND BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS MY HOPE THAT SOMETHING BE DONE BY NISSAN TO REMEDY THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH A 4X4 AND 2X4 BLOCK PROPPED UNDER THE SEAT TO KEEP IT FROM ROCKING. *TR

SUN VISORS ON MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO FALL DOWN WHEN I GO OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT OR DIPS. I PUSH THEM BACK IN PLACE, AND AS I AM DRIVING THEY START WORKING THEIR WAY TO THE DOWN POSITION. DEALER SAYS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. THIS IS DEFINITELY AS DEFECT IN PART WORKMANSHIP. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADMIT PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *LN

I WAS ABOUT TO PARK THE 2006 MURANO (SL, AWD), ABOUT 3 YARDS FROM REACHING THE SPOT. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND HIT THE CONCRETE WALL HARD, DAMAGING THE FRONT BUMPER - I COULD NOT REACT TO BRAKE THE CAR IN TIME. IT'S RATHER SCARY! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. IN DECEMBER OF 2010 I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS AS LOW, AND REFILLED IT. THREE DAYS LATER A NOTICED A LEAK UNDER THE CAR WHERE I PARKED, AND THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AGAIN. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND OUT THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE TO THE POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. I DID SOME INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE FOR NISSAN.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A SMOOTH, EVEN SURFACE ROAD, I HEARD A "SNAP" AND FELT MY DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSE/SAG NOTICEABLY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE SEAT TRACK (OR ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY) HAD BROKEN ON THE BACK LEFT MOUNT. AT FIRST IT LOOKED LIKE A NEW TRIANGULAR BRACKET WOULD BE NEEDED TO REPAIR THE BREAK, BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT THE TRACK IS ONE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. NO ROUGH RIDING OR DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE BREAK. I DO NOT DO ANY ROUGH/OFF ROAD DRIVING. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT MURANO SEATS BREAKING ON THE INTERNET FORUMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT METAL BRACKET WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT IT WOULD COST HIM $1300 FOR THE REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. . UPDATED 03/03/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT ROCKS DRASTICALLY SIDE TO SIDE AND UP AND DOWN AS HE TURNS THE VEHICLE OR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A NEW SEAT FRAME WOULD COST $ 1500 UPDATED 05/06/11

2006 MURANO LIKE TO ACT LIKE A TOYOTA HOLD BRAKE WILL NOT STOP TWO TIMES RAN WIFE THROUGH STOP LIGHT. *TR

ON 12/28/10 I WAS RETURNING FROM A SKIING TRIP AND STOPPED WITH MY KIDS FOR SOME FAST FOOD. UPON RETURNING TO MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO, I OPENED THE DOOR AND AS SOON AS I SAT ON THE DRIVERS SEAT, I HEARD A "BANG" AND THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SANK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR MOUNTING BRACKET ON THE SEAT HAD SNAPPED. MY VEHICLE IS 5 YRS. OLD AND I JUST HIT 165,000 MILES. OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE OWNED 8 OTHER CARS PRIOR TO THIS MURANO AND HAVE PUT MILEAGE ON THEM RANGING FROM 157,000 (CHEVY MALIBU) TO 98,000 (DODGE SPIRIT) AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A PROBLEM. A SEAT BRACKET IS A NON-MOVING PART AND IS CRITICAL TO DRIVER/PASSENGER SAFETY IN THAT IT KEEPS THE OCCUPANT STABLE SO THAT THE SEAT BELTS CAN PROPERLY RESTRAIN IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. NOW WHEN I SIT IN THE SEAT I TIP TO THE LEFT (TOWARDS THE DOOR) AND THE SEAT MOVES UP/DOWN WHEN I MAKE TURNS. THIS IS NOT A SAFE CONDITION. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN INTERNET FORUMS AND IT JUST SEEMS RIDICULOUS TO ME THAT A METAL, NON-MOVING PART SITUATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE (AND NOT SUBJECT TO RUST OR WHETHER) THAT IS SO CRITICAL TO SAFETY SHOULD JUST SPONTANEOUSLY FAIL. IF I WERE A LARGER PERSON, I COULD POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND, HOWEVER, AT 200LBS. I AM NOT MUCH OUT OF THE RANGE OF THE AVERAGE AMERICAN MALE AND SUCH A PART SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO HANDLE SUCH STRESSES. GOD KNOWS HOW THIS BRACKET WOULD HAVE HANDLED A CRASH! THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED VIA A RECALL AS IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN DEALERS ARE CHARGING FROM $500 TO $1,200 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A SAFETY RELATED COMPONENT!! *TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO. SUN VISORS KEEP FALLING DOWN OBSTRUCTING VIEW. PLEASE HAVE NISSAN ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANKS. *TR

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT IS INSTABLE AND ROCKS WHEN MAKING TURNS