2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK IS DIFFICULT TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BY HAND. THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB IS UNABLE TO BE USED, ALSO. THIS OCCURS EVERY DAY, AND I AM CONCERNED IF THERE IS A CRASH THE DRIVER WILL BE TRAPPED. I AM FEARFUL ALSO OF DRIVING WITH MY CAR DOOR UNLOCKED. UPDATED 11/16/10*BF *TR

THREE OF THE DOOR ACTUATORS THAT CONTROL THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO ARE NOT WORKING. ONE OF THEM HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR A YEAR, THE OTHER TWO JUST WENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND JUDGING FROM HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CAR, NISSAN SHOULD PROVIDE REPLACEMENTS FOR THESE. IF I DO IT MYSELF IT WILL COST WELL OVER $1,000, AND THERE'S NO TELLING WHEN THE OTHER TWO LOCKS WILL GO. RIGHT NOW, THE TWO DOOR LOCKS THAT ARE BROKEN HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE MANUALLY. THE BACK TAILGATE CANNOT OPEN AT ALL, AS THE ACTUATOR IS THE ONLY WAY I KNOW OF BEING ABLE TO UNLOCK IT. *TR

THE RIGHT SUN VISOR IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO FALLS DOWN. MY HUSBAND ABOUT TURNED INTO A CAR BECAUSE THIS THING AS IN HIS LINE OF VISION. NOT SAFE AND A PIECE OF JUNK FOR A SUN VISOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO.. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO IN MARCH OF 2009. IN MARCH OF 2010 MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE. LOOKING UNDER THE SEAT THE ONE OF THE METAL SUPPORT BARS HAS COME UNWELDED FROM THE TRACK CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TO THE LEFT AGAINST THE DOOR. I HAVE HAD A NISSAN VEHICLE SINCE 1995 AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I-75 IN ATLANTA, GA. MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BRACKET BROKE. I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT SINCE THE SEAT SHIFTED AND FORCED ME TO CHANGE MY BODY POSITION UNEXPECTEDLY. I'VE FELT/LOOKED AT THE BROKEN BRACKET THEN RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET. IT APPEARS THIS FAILURE IS COMMON ON MY MURANO, HOWEVER, NISSAN HASN'T PERFORMED A RECALL TO REPAIR THE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT CAN BE DONE NOW, BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM AN UNEXPECTED SEAT BRACKET FAILURE? *TR

NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT DEFECTIVE - WHILE DRIVING MY MURANO LAST YEAR, THE SEAT WELD IN FRONT BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN EXCESSIVELY AND ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS DRIVING. THE NISSAN DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMMON NISSAN DEFECT BUT SINCE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I PAID MY MECHANIC TO WELD THE FRONT BREAK AND TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BRACES. ON TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AT 5PM, A DIFFERENT SEAT WELD IN THE BACK BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT WHILE CORNERING LEFT. BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME AND SUDDEN MOVEMENT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, ROLLED ACROSS LANES AND UP ONTO A CURB, ALMOST TAKING OUT 4 PEOPLE SITTING AT AN OUTSIDE TABLE AT THE LOCAL GLORY DAYS RESTAURANT. I COULD NOT REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE. LUCKILY, I DID NOT HURT ANYBODY OR DAMAGE ANYTHING OTHER THAN POSSIBLY THROWING A WHEEL WEIGHT OFF OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. FROM VISITING MANY MURANO OWNER FORUMS, I SEE THAT LITERALLY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF OWNERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH THESE WELDS BREAKING AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME THING BY THEIR LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIPS "IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AND UNLESS A RECALL IS PUT OUT, YOU'RE PAYING CLOSE TO $1000 FOR THE FIX". A MANUFACTURERS OR DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN OVER 4 PEOPLE YESTERDAY SHOULD INDEED BE A CONCERN OF NISSAN AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS NOT. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM ON MY 05 NISSAN MURANO, THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE. THIS IS BIG SAFETY ISSUE. YESTERDAY MY GAS DOOR FAILED ON ME ONES. *TR

2005 MURANO DRIVER SEAT "POPPED" WHEN ENTERING CAR. SEAT NOW HAS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN IN RIGHT REAR CORNER. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION TO DRIVE IN SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SOLID CONNECTION TO THE FRAME. AFTER REMOVING SEAT DISCOVERED THE LINKAGE MECHANISM BETWEEN BASE RAILS AND SEAT BRACKET HAD FAILED - STAMPED METAL PART HAD CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED IN TWO LOCATIONS. FAILED PART IS INTEGRAL TO SEAT FRAME AND CANNOT BE REPLACED. SIMILAR REPAIRS NOTED ON INTERNET QUOTED AT APPROXIMATELY $1000. DESIGN CONSTRAINTS FOR THE PART SHOULD HAVE EXCEEDED THE CARS INTENDED LIFESPAN AND SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY NORMAL USAGE. SAFETY OF DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED IF VEHICLE OPERATED WITH THIS CONDITION. THIS IS A PATHETIC FAILURE ON ANY VEHICLE - LET ALONE ONE WITH ONLY 75K MILES. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO, DRIVER SEAT, REAR LEFT SEAT BRACKET BROKE DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAUSING SEAT TO BECOME UNSAFE AND TO SAG BADLY IN BACK LEFT CORNER AND SEATBELT TO SIT IN WRONG PLACE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH JUST OVER 80,000 MILES WITH POWER SEATS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN AND I AM TOLD IT WILL COST NEARLY $1000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION OR OTHER EVENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SEAT TO FAIL. *TR