2007 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

I HAD A TRANSFER CASE FAILURE ON MY 2007 NISSAN MURANO 600 MILES AFTER I HIT 60,000 MILES ON MY CAR. MY CAR'S AWD SYSTEM FAILS AT SLOW SPEEDS AND TURNS. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE IS 3 K +. I AM TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY HOWEVER IT IS NOT A RECALLED ITEM YET. I WAS ALSO TOLD IF I BROUGHT IT IN 600 MILES EARLIER THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIRS. *TT

I HATE TO COMPLAIN AND I'VE NEVER FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE, BUT SOME TYPE OF MOTION HAS TO BE ENFORCED WITH THE NISSAN MURANO LINE OF VEHICLES. THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT I HAVE CHOSEN TO LIST THE MOST HAZARDOUS AND FRUSTRATING ONES. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS RECALLED. MONTHS BEFORE A RECALL WAS FINALLY ENFORCED, I ALMOST GOT SEVERELY HURT AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN THE AIR EXHAUST HOSE SLIPPED OFF ON MY 2007 NISSAN MURANO, WHICH CAUSED IT TO COMPLETELY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING THROUGH THE STOPLIGHT. THE SECOND ISSUE WILL ALSO CAUSE NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES/DEATHS IF A RECALL IS NOT ENFORCED. MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND 1,000S OF OTHERS' DRIVER SIDE SEATS HAVE A COLLAPSED REAR BRACKET WHICH CAUSES THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK IN FORTH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! A REAR-END COLLISION COULD BE JUST AS FATAL AS A HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SEAT WILL MOVE FORWARD AND THROW THE DRIVER INTO THE AIR BAG BREAKING THEIR NECK AND VARIOUS OTHER FATAL INJURIES TO GRAPHIC TO LIST. I FORESEE A HUGE LAWSUIT AS NISSAN HAS BEEN ALERTED OF THIS ISSUE MANY TIMES AND REFUSES TO COVER IT, EVEN FOR VEHICLES STILL UNDER WARRANTY. INSTEAD, THEY CHARGE ON AVERAGE $1,200 TO FIX IT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIMULATE THE ISSUE, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO USE MY MURANO WITH A CRASH TEST DUMMY AND CRASH IT INTO A WALL. THE MOST NERVE WRECKING ISSUE IS THE BREAKS. NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF BRAKES YOU HAVE INSTALLED OR WHO INSTALLS THEM (EVEN THE DEALER), THEY STILL SQUEAK EXTREMELY LOUD. ONCE AGAIN, NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THEIR RESPONSE IN LAMEN TERMS IS, 'SORRY, THAT YOU WERE STUPID ENOUGH TO PAY 38K FOR A HUNK OF JUNK.' I HAVE SO MANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT I LAY AWAKE AT NIGHT AND PRAY THAT IT WILL GET STOLEN, A MAJOR HAIL STORM, OR I WIN THE LOTTERY SO I CAN GET RID OF IT AS I STILL OWE ON IT AND I'M UPSIDE DOWN ON TRADE VALUE. THIS IS MY 1ST AND LAST NISSAN. I'M GOING BACK TO GM FOR BETTER QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *TR

2007 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME, REAR LEFT WELD BROKE AS I GOT INTO MY CAR. IT MADE THE SEAT WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH CREATING A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY IN CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE, BUT ALSO IF THERE WERE A CRASH. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR APPRAISAL. THE QUOTE WAS FOR $1400. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER "GOOD WILL". I AM NOT A LARGE MAN AND THE SEAT BRACKETS SHOULD NOT BREAK AFTER 4 YEARS ON ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACK WITHIN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BEGAN TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,051.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY COLLAPSED BACKWARD, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE TWO BRACKETS THAT WERE FRACTURED AND THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,050.

FALIURE OF COOLANT RESERVE TANK. NOTICED A LEAK UNDER THE CAR AND AT FIRST IT COULD NOT BE TRACED. BUT ON THE LAST OIL CHANGE A CRACK ON THE EDGE OF THE COOLANT TANK WAS NOTICED. DEALERSHIP HAD THIS PART READILY AVAILABLE IN STOCK, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW ON THIS TANK. THE TANK WAS NOT DAMAGED OR SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF WHERE AND TEAR. THE POSITION OF THE CRACK LEADS ME TO CONCLUDE A DESIGN FLAW.

BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT (POWER LEATHER SEAT). LEFT REAR SEAT SUPPORT/FRAME APPEARS TO BE BROKEN. DRIVER'S SEAT HAS NO SUPPORT FROM LEFT REAR PART OF FRAME - TILTED BACK TOWARD THE LEFT REAR CORNER AND ROCKS ON THE LEFT SIDE. ALSO APPEARS TO BE UNRESTRAINED (CAN ROCK FORWARD)ON LEFT REAR CORNER. *TR

MURANO FRONT DRIVERS SEAT FRAME CRACKED/BROKEN SEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO NISSAN FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE FIXED. COST RUNS OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED TO ROCK UNDER ACCELERATION AND BRAKING ON MY WIFE'S 2007 (BUILT IN 2008) WHICH AT TIMES MAKES THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL. THIS WAS INITIALLY REPAIRED BY BUSAM NISSAN UNDER WARRANTY ON AUG. 3RD, 2010. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN MARCH OF 2011. TWO (2) MONTHS AFTER THIS THE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK JUST LIKE BEFORE. I TOOK IT TO BUSAM AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID $1,400 TO REPAIR. YOU CAN GUESS MY REACTION. A NISSAN REPAIR BY THE DEALER SHOULD BE COVERED FOR AT LEAST A YR. AND SINCE THIS IS THE 2ND OCCASION IN LES THAN A YR. ONE WOULD THINK THEY MIGHT BE CONCERNED. I WAS ADVISED TO CALL NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TALKED TO [XXX] IN TN.. SHE DID LVM 3 DAYS LATER SAYING TO CONTACT HER. I CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AND LVMS FOR HER. 5 DAYS LATER SHE CALLED AND GOT MY WIFE. SORRY, NISSAN IS NOT RESPONSIBLE. THAT'S IT. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT HER FOR 2 WEEKS NOW TO NO AVAIL. THERE ARE 20 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON EDMUNDS.COM ALONE PLUS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NISSAN FORUM AND ALSO ON THIS SITE. THE PARTS USED TO REPLACE THE SEAT ARE NOW COMBINED INTO AN $800 COMPLETE PART WHICH INCLUDES THE TWO (2) PARTS REPLACED IN AUGUST, 2010. THE PART #'S ' HAVE BEEN CHANGED BUT I HAVE FOUND A CROSS REFERENCE AND THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE NEW ASSEMBLY. THIS MUST OF CONCERN TO NISSAN AS THIS MAKES IT EASIER FOR A DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THIS IS NOW GETTING TO BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I EXPECTED BUSAM TO STAND BESIDE ME BUT THEY WOULD NOT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ABRUPTLY FALLS DOWN OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. *TR