2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH A DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND KEEPS FALLING DOWN BLOCKING MY VISION AT TIME AND IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. TRIED TO CONTACT DEALER AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS. IT FALLS SEVERAL TIMES, EVERY TIME WE DRIVER THE CAR. HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THE SUN VISOR FALLS MY HUSBAND CAN NOT SEE OUT THE WINDOW. HE ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR THE LAST TIME HE DROVE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

RECENTLY, THE SUN VISOR ON OUR 2005 NISSAN MURANO STARTED FALLING DOWN SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY - EVERY FEW HUNDRED FEET ON A PAVED, BUMPY ROAD. SMOOTH INTERSTATE LANES DO NOT AFFECT, BUT HIT 1 BUMP AND YOU'LL HAVE THE VISOR IN YOUR FACE. THIS VISOR OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OF ANYONE TALLER THAN 5'4" IMMEDIATELY. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 58,500 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER, HE SAID THEY'D SEEN THIS BEFORE BUT NISSAN DID NOT COVER REPLACEMENT, THE NISSAN PRICE FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY FOR THIS VISOR WAS QUOTED AT $380.00. HE SUGGESTED I TRY A SALVAGE YARD OR EBAY TO FIND ONE CHEAPER. AS I WENT ON-LINE TO INVESTIGATE, I FOUND FORUM AFTER FORUM OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE. RESPONSE WAS MOSTLY THE SAME - NO CORRECTIVE MEASURES WERE OFFERED BY NISSAN, MANY HAD REPLACED THE VISOR - ONLY TO HAVE THE REPLACEMENT FAIL AS WELL. I FELT THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, SO I FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE NISSAN WEBSITE. TODAY THEY TOLD ME THEY WEREN'T OFFERING ANY ADJUSTMENT OR COMPENSATION ON RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. THAT'S WHEN I EXPRESSED MY DISSATISFACTION AND TOLD THEM I WOULD BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH YOU. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A LEGITIMATE SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO IMMEDIATE AND ALMOST TOTAL VIEW OBSTRUCTION WHEN THE VISOR FALLS. EVEN IF THE DRIVER IS SHORT, IT IS AN OBVIOUS DISTRACTION. MUST SOMEONE HAVE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT BEFORE A MANUFACTURER STEPS UP TO DO THE RIGHT THING? *TR

ON JULY 31, 2010, THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO MADE A POPPING SOUND, AND SUDDENLY STARTED LEANING TO THE LEFT. A FEW MILES LATER, THERE WAS ANOTHER POPPING SOUND, AND THE SEAT STARTED ROCKING LEFT AND RIGHT, AND WAS VERY UNSTABLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TODAY, AND THEY TOLD ME THE SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE SEAT BREAKING UNEXPECTEDLY IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM, AS IT CAUSES THE SEAT BELT TO BE INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED AND CAN BE TOO TIGHT OR TOO LOOSE. ALSO, IF THIS BROKE WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AS THE SEAT LURCHED TO THE LEFT. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "2005 NISSAN MURANO SEAT FRAME", YOU CAN FIND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPAIR THE SEAT, EVEN UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THEY WON'T ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING / MECHANICAL DEFECT, AND IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

1. NORMAL USE AND DRIVING 2. HAS FAILED 1 TIME, SEAT ROCKS EVERYTIME I TURN 3. WELDED A NEW BRACKET ON THE SEAT. THIS EVENTUALLY BROKE AS WELL. *TR

DRIVERS CAR SEAT RATTLES FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING DIFFICULTY WHEN DRIVING - SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. NISSAN MURANO- 2006. *TR

'05 NISSAN MURANO-THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY '05 NISSAN MURANO DO NOT ALWAYS LOCK/UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY. SOMETIMES THEY WILL LOCK AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS GETTING WEAK OR SOMETHING IS PREVENTING THE PROPER CURRENT FROM GETTING TO THE ACTUATOR. IT COULD BE A COMBINATION OF THE TWO PROBLEMS, SENDING WEAK CURRENT OVER TIME HAS CAUSED THE DOOR ACTUATORS TO BECOME WEAK, AND AS A RESULT MAGNIFIED THE CURRENT PROBLEM. REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAS CAUSED THE PROBLEM, THE FACT IS, THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVING THE ISSUE, AND IT IS NOT AS A RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN FLAW AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR AND IT DOES NOT PERFORM RELIABLY. I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO EXPRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THINKING THAT A DOOR IS LOCKED WHEN IT IS NOT. AND IF THERE IS A BIGGER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THEN IT MOST DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

ON JAN, 2010 THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAD FAILED ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FRONT TO BACK. THE SEAT HAS A FACTORY DEFECT CAUSING THE FRAME TO FAIL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2004, 2005 2006 AND 2007 NISSAN MURANO WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THIS IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND LIFE THREATENING. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS AND PASS SUNVISORS ARE BROKEN AND FALL DOWN IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES WHILE DRIVING MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. TO REPLACE COST ABOUT $300 DOLLARS EACH. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AFTER GETTING INTO MY VEHICLE (I WEIGHT ABOUT 160LBS, 5'7" TALL) ON JULY 25TH, 2010. I HAVE NOT YET GOTTEN THIS PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO COST ABOUT $900 TO FIX IT. *TR