2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

1. PASSENGER DOOR LOCK LOCKS AND/OR UNLOCKS INTERMITTENTLY VIA THE KEY FOB OR THE DOOR SWITCH. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN MORE REGULARLY, AND LEADS TO THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR BEING UNLOCKED WHEN THINKING IT IS LOCKED. 2. HAVING A SECURE ENVIRONMENT IS PARAMOUNT & LOCKING THE DOORS IT'S IMPERATIVE SO NOBODY CAN GAIN ACCESS AT WILL BY WALKING UP TO THE CAR. IF ANYONE CAN SIMPLY OPEN THE DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS, CARJACKING, INJURY, OR EVEN MURDER IS EASIER. IF THE DOORS LOCKED PROPERLY THIS PROVIDES A MORE SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO. REMEMBER, IN THIS CASE THERE'S NO OBVIOUS INDICATION THE DOOR ISN'T LOCKED UNLESS SOMEONE WALKS UP AND OPENS IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DRIVE "THINKS" THE DOOR IS LOCKED, WHEN IN REALITY IT'S AN "OPEN DOOR" FOR CARJACKING OR ROBBERY. THIS FAILURE IS AN INTERMITTENT OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES THE DOORS LOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES THE DOORS UNLOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. IN EMERGENCIES IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY. SINCE 99% OF THE TIME WE ALL USE THE BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, USING THE MANUAL LOCKING LEVER IS UNFAMILIAR. AND THE MURANO'S DESIGN IS SUCH THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO COMPREHEND IF IT'S NOT YOUR CAR, FOR INSTANCE A RENTAL CAR. I CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE CONFUSED HOW UNLOCK A DOOR USING THE MANUAL LEVEL IN AN EMERGENCY WHEN THEY VIRTUALLY HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH IT. IN EMERGENCIES EVERY SECOND COUNTS. THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONING IS CLEARLY A HIGH RISK IN EMERGENCY SCENARIOS. 3. NISSAN KNOWING THERE IS A SECURITY PROBLEM WITH THEIR LOCKING MECHANISM AND NOT ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY CONCERN IS NEGLIGENT. IT'S AN OPEN DOOR TO A LAWSUIT IF SOMEONE WERE TO BE MURDERED DUE TO A DOOR THAT DIDN'T LOCK, ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER PUSHED THE LOCK BUTTON AND HEARD THE LOCKING NOISE. DEALERSHIPS REPORT A MINIMUM $600 TO $1600 TO HAVE 1 TO ALL SOLENOIDS REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE MANY WILL FORGO GETTING THEM FIXED. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY STARTED TO ROCK TO THE RIGHT. DISCOVERED THE METAL BRACKET HOLDING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO THE RAILS ON THE LEFT SIDE IS COMPLETELY SNAPPED IN TWO. DEALER WANTS $1000 TO FIX. THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. IT HAS 63500 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS ARE ABOUT TO FAIL BY MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS THESE SHOULD NOT BE FAILING WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NISSAN REFUSES TO HELP ME WITH THESE REPAIRS. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH 31,000 MILES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE AIRBAG SENSOR MODULE AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD WITHOUT REPLACING IT MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT WORK AND THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY OVER $1000 OR HAVE NO AIRBAGS TO PROTECT MY WIFE AND CHILD. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, IT LOOKS LIKE NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO - 66K MILES. ALTERNATOR TENSION ARM SNAPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING, ALSO CAUSING A CRACK IN THE TIMING COVER. THERE HAD BEEN A SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE DAYS LEADING UP THE FAILURE. ONCE THE ARM BROKE THERE WAS A VERY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR A TOW. THE TENSION ARM, BRACKET, BELTS AND TIMING COVER NEED TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE THE TIMING COVERS PLACEMENT, IT WILL REQUIRE PULLING THE ENGINE OUT. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO BROKE. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND MY CLOSEST DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED IT, TOLD ME THAT THEIR WAS A BULLETIN ON THE FRAME REPAIR. THEY SUGGESTED TO NISSAN THAT THEY REPLACE IT. I ALSO WAS IN CONTACT WITH NISSAN AND HAVE A FILE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. AFTER 15 DAYS THEY DENIED REPAIRING THE FAULTY SEAT FRAME. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS SAFE. I ALSO DO NOT FEEL IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AS IT IS A DEFECT AND DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE THE MONEY TO COVER THE REPAIR. YOU ASKED FOR AN APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE, THIS SEAT HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. IT'S A VERY HARD PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF THE SEAT SETTLES DOWN ONTO THE BROKEN FRAME. THE TIME THAT I REPORTED IT WAS 15 DAYS AGO. NISSAN HAS A DETAILED FILE ON ALL OF THIS INFORMATION AND HAS REFUSED HELP. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO HAD IT'S DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK BREAK WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT SUDDENLY FELL TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE GO INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAVEL AS MY HANDS ALSO MOVED TOWARD THE MOTION OF THE SEAT. I FOUND THAT THE SEAT TRACK WELD HAD BROKEN FROM ITS FRAME SUPPORT. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FALLING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. WON'T FALL ALL THE WAY DOWN-JUST ENOUGH TO BE IN LINE OF VISION. TALKED TO NISSAN ABOUT REPLACEMENT PARTS-NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND B/W $350-$425 TO REPLACE(NOT INCLUDING LABOR!) SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS-HIGH RISK FOR ACCIDENT-TRYING TO USE VELCRO AT THIS TIME TO KEEP IN PLACE-NOT REALLY WORKING!! JUST HIT 60,000MILES ON IT! *TR

FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT THE DRIVERS VISOR ON NISSAN MURANO WILL NOT STAY UP OR DOWN, ITS "FLOPPY" AND IMPAIRS VISION WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD FROM READING ONLINE BUT NISSAN JUST WANTS TO SELL A NEW PART TO REPLACE IT, WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE DRIVES A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND RECENTLY WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THEY WORK AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. I'M CONCERNED THAT IF MY WIFE IS IN AN AREA OF SOME CONCERN THAT THERE IS A WAY TO LOCK ALL THE DOORS. IN AN EMERGENCY THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF THE DOORS WILL UNLOCK WHEN YOU NEED THEM TO. SINCE THE ONLY DOOR WITH A KEY HOLE IS THE DRIVERS DOOR, IF THERE SHOULD BE A SITUATION WERE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER SHOULD NEED TO RUSH IN THE CAR, THIS WOULD BE A PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DOOR ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE GENTLEMAN TOLD ME THAT THE ACTUATORS AREN'T SOLD SEPARATELY BUT THAT THE HOLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE PURCHASED AT $409.00 EACH. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WAY TO GREATLY OVER CHARGE. I THINK THAT IF THERE WASN'T A DEFECT IT WOULD BE AN ISOLATED ISSUE BUT WHEN THEY ALL START MALFUNCTIONING AT THE SAME TIME, THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER CONCERNED THAT THIS JUST DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT I STARTED TO RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE HAPPENING TO SEVERAL NISSAN VEHICLES. IF THIS PART IS CAUSING DIFFICULTIES THEN NISSAN SHOULD MAKE THE PART SIMPLE TO REPLACE. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED INTO THE COST OF SOME DOOR ACTUATORS ON THE INTERNET AND FIND THEM TO RANGE AROUND $25.00. SINCE I'M NOT A MECHANIC I DON'T KNOW IF THE PART CAN BE PURCHASED OUTSIDE OF NISSAN AND WOULD STILL WORK. THANK YOU *TR