2006 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 MURANO, I WENT OVER A SET OF TRAIN TRACKS WHICH IS QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY AN INTERSECTION. JUST BEFORE I HIT THE TRACKS, A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME FROM THE UPCOMING INTERSECTION. AS I WENT OVER THE TRACKS APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR DROPPED OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW OF TRAFFIC. I NEARLY MISSED AN ACCIDENT. THE SUNVISOR FALLING INTO THE DRIVERS VIEW AT RANDOM IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEARCHED THE FORUMS ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE SUNVISORS TO FAIL. A REPLACEMENT AT THE DEALER IS ABOUT $500. NISSAN DOES NOT SEE THE SAFETY ISSUE IN THIS AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE DANGEROUS SUNVISORS ONCE OUT OF THE 3 YEAR 36000 MILE WARRANTY. MINE FAILED AT 3 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS, WITH 32000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I TELL YOU ABOUT THE ONE TIME I ALMOST WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE SUNVISOR, BUT IT FALLS DOWN IN MY FACE ON A REGULAR BASIS. ABOUT EVERY 20 OR SO MINUTES OF DRIVING. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR DANGEROUS SUNVISORS, THEY CAN DROP DOWN IN THE DRIVERS VIEW AT ANY TIME. I NEARLY HIT A LADY IN THE DRIVERS DOOR. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN OUR 2006 NISSAN MURANO STARTED FLOPPING AROUND. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAYS THAT WE NEED TO SPEND $1000 TO FIX THE SEAT. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IT IS DEFINITELY A DANGEROUS DEFINE DEFECT. *TR

DRIVER'S-SIDE VISOR SUDDENLY BECAME UNABLE TO STAY AT A SECURE ANGLE, WHICH CAUSES A RECURRING VISIBILITY PROBLEM. IT NO LONGER STAYS AT A SECURE POSITION IF IT IS NOT FLIPPED UP FLAT AGAINST THE HEADLINER. THIS PRECLUDES USING IT AS INTENDED TO BLOCK SUN FROM SHINING DIRECTLY INTO DRIVER'S EYES. IF NOT FLAT AGAINST THE HEADLINER, IT ONLY HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN AND COMPLETELY BLOCKS LINE-OF-SIGHT WHILE DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE VISOR'S END IS SECURED OR NOT IN ITS CLIP. TO AVOID SUN SHINING DIRECTLY AND UNSAFELY INTO EYES, IT'S NECESSARY TO HOLD THE VISOR AT NECESSARY ANGLE WITH ONE HAND, LEAVING ONLY ONE HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT MAY SOUND LIKE A MINOR PROBLEM - - UNTIL YOU REGULARLY EXPERIENCE HAVING TO MAKE A CHOICE BETWEEN BEING LITERALLY BLINDED BY THE SUN WHILE DRIVING OR HAVING TO USE ONE HAND TO HOLD THE VISOR UP. IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY MY NOW-EXPIRED 36 MO/3 YR WARRANTY. DEALERS ESTIMATE TO REPAIR: $400.00. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE, STARTLING THE DRIVER BUT THANKFULLY KEPT THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. UPON INSPECTION NOTICED THE REAR OUT SIDE METAL BRACKET IS CRACKED IN HALF AT TWO PLACES. SEAT IS NOT SECURE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY DEATHS, NOT AFTER DEATHS OCCUR. COMMON SENSE SHOULD PREVAIL HERE AND RECOGNIZE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO DRIVERS, PASSENGERS OTHER MOTORISTS, AND PEDESTRIANS. *TR

I HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT TILTED BACK AND TO THE LEFT. UPON GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CHECKING THE SEAT MANUALLY, THE LEFT BACKSIDE MOVED UP AND DOWN 1-2". I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $1189.87 TO REPLACE THE SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY. THE PART HAS TO BE ORDERED SO THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET, BUT WILL BE WHEN THE PART COMES IN, AND I WILL KEEP THE OLD PART WHEN REPLACED. *TR UPDATED 09/14/09

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MURANO AND ON THE LEFT SIDE THE SEAT DROPPED DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AFTER HITTING A BUMP. PREVIOUSLY I HAD TAKEN THE DEALER WITH COMPLAINTS OF ROCKING AND CLICKING SOUNDS BUT NO CONDITION COULD BE FOUND. AFTER THE SEAT BROKE I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHO PER TSB05-043C FOUND DRIVERS SEAT LIFTER BROKE AND REPLACED LIFTER LINK UNDER NISSAN FACTORY WARRANTY. THE SEAT STILL DOES ROCK BUT IS ATTACHED TO THE LEFT SIDE AND IS SECURE. I AM CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALER FOR THEIR RESPONSE TO THE ISSUE. *TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM TRACK, ALMOST WRECKED VEHICLE GETTING TO THE DEALER. THIS SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL W/ MNFCTR , BUT NISSAN WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS IN FULL (MET ME AT 50%), BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT IS NOT THAT UNCOMMON FROM WHAT I HAVE READ NOW. THIS MUST BE RECALLED. *TR

IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO BEGAN TO STALL AS I WAS DRIVING. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BELLO BOOT WAS LOOSE. I PAID TO HAVE THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CLEANED. COULD THIS BE RELATED TO RECALL #09V16900. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE SEAT TRACK WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES OF THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT. THE ENTIRE SEAT WAS ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE SEAT FOR $1,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IN THREE MONTHS THE WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

SUN VISOR ON 2006 MURANO DOES NOT STAY UP OR IN THE PROPER PLACE. I HAVE TO EITHER HOLD OR USE MY HAND AS A SHIELD FROM GLARE OF SUN. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT OTHERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. I ALWAYS FELT THAT THE INTERIOR QUALITY OF THE MURANO WAS GOOD. I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR