2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FALL DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING ON A BUMPY ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VISOR WOULD BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,461. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME IS MADE WITH PLASTIC PARTS AND IT BREAKS IN HALF. DRIVERS SEAT THEN BECOMES LOOSE AND COMPLETELY UNSTABLE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRAME. THE PART IS $750 WITHOUT INSTALL. ACCORDING TO THE BLOG POSTS THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN MURANOS 2003-2006. WISH I WOULD HAVE LOOKED THAT UP BEFORE BUYING THE CAR! *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO HAD THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR STOPPED WORKING IN 2008. TODAY, MAY 1, 2010 THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR STOPPED WORKING. I FIND THIS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK AND/OR UNLOCK UNLESS YOU MANUALLY DO IT. I HAVE CHILDREN AND TO GET THE BABY OUT OF THE CAR SEAT I HAVE TO REACH BACK UNLOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY AND THEN GO AROUND THE CAR TO TAKE HIM OUT. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED IT WOULD BE $389 PER DOOR. I TRIED CALLING NISSAN HEADQUARTERS WHAT A JOKE....I'VE BEEN TOLD THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS AGO, OUR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE UNDERNEATH THE SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TO THE LEFT AGAINST THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I TOOK THE SEAT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND FOUND THE METAL FRAME SUPPORT BAR UNDERNEATH THE SEAT HAD SNAPPED. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US TO BRING IT IN AND IT COULD COST UPWARDS OF $500 INITIALLY. I DECIDED TO FIX THE SEAT MYSELF AND RE-WELD THE METAL. I CONTACTED NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING FEELING THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BEING THAT THE SEAT IS PART OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHICH I DID, THEN, TO HAVE THE DEALER CONTACT THEM. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $107 TO TAKE THE SEAT OUT LOOK AT IT, PRINT OFF SOME PAPERS AND PUT IT BACK IN THE CAR. NISSAN THEN CONTACTED ME AND DENIED ANY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE DEFECT, TOLD ME I WAS OVER WARRANTY AND FURTHERMORE THAT I VOIDED THE WARRANTY WHEN I FIXED MY OWN SEAT. I AM OUTRAGED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CAR! AS I CHECK WITH PARTS PEOPLE OR EVEN DO RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT'S CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. I HAVE FIXED THIS SEAT 3 TIMES OVER THE PAST 15 MONTHS AND I AM FED UP WITH IT. NISSAN WANTS $1000 TO FIX THIS. I THINK THAT SUCKS AND THEY SHOULD BE STANDING BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIXING IT LIKE A REAL REPUTABLE COMPANY WOULD. THE WEBSITE I READ SEVERAL STORIES ON WAS CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT BROKE ON MY WIFE'S 2005 NISSAN MURANO WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE SEAT STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AS SHE WAS ONLY 3 MILES AWAY. THE CAR HAS 32,600 MILES. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, I FELT A SNAP FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND SLIGHTLY PULLED ME DOWN, WHICH CAUSED MY FOOT TO RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL BECAUSE I AM A SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED DRIVER. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER SEAT OF A 2005 NISSAN MURANO SIMILAR TO MINE. NISSAN NEEDS TO PREVENT A MAJOR ACCIDENT UNLIKE TOYOTA THAT WAS NOT ABLE TO ON SUCH AN INSIGNIFICANT DEFECT. A LOT OF LIVES ARE AT RISK AND THEY DO NOT NEED TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS TO ACT ON THE ISSUE. *TR

IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO THE SUN VISOR WONT STAY UP AND CONTINUOUSLY FALLS DOWN WHILE DRIVING, INSTANTLY BLOCKING MY VISION, AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS. I HAVE READ OVER 300 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNERS, AND THERE ARE MANY MORE. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO.NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE SEAT. I HAVE APPROX 95K MILES. BEGINNING ON FRIDAY APRIL 16TH 2010. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BEGAN TO WOBBLE (SIDE TO SIDE) AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. I WAS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AS I THOUGHT THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT HAD COME OFF THE TRACK. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TRIED TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING DUE TO THE PLASTIC COVERS ETC ON THE SIDES OF THE SEAT. HOWEVER, I DID NOTICE THAT I COULD COMPLETELY LIFT THE SEAT LEFT TO RIGHT. I VERY CAUTIOUSLY DROVE HOME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, WE FOUND THAT A METAL PART UNDER THE SEAT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN IN HALF. THE SEAT IS STILL ON THE TRACK AND ALL OF THE POWER FUNCTIONS ARE STILL OPERATIONAL. HOWEVER, MY SEAT NOW WOBBLES EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN, MAKE TURNS OR COME TO A STOP. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NOT A COVERED ITEM UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE AND IT WILL COST APPROX. $1000 PART AND LABOR TO REPAIR!! HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS BEFORE NISSAN VOLUNTARILY RECALLS THIS ITEM OR DO ACTUAL DEATHS HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE SOMETHING CHANGES? *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO (40K MILES). MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR STARTED FALLING DOWN IN MY FACE WHILE DRIVING. ALSO PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH OVER A BUMPY ROAD SURFACE THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR RELEASED IN A DOWNWARD POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED BUMPY ROAD CONDITIONS THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ