2006 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

I OWN A 2006 NISSAN MURANO AND IT CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 56000 MILES ON IT. THE SEAT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME/TRACK IS CURRENTLY BROKEN. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO TILT TOWARD THE DOOR AND ALSO IT IS NOT FULLY ATTACHED. WE ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS THE DEFECT WITH NISSAN AND JOHN MILLER OF FIELD OPERATIONS AT KELLY NISSAN. THEY FIRST TOLD US THAT WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE DEFECT FOR $860.00 AND THEN REDUCED IT TO $350.00. AFTER WE INDICATED THAT IT WAS A DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR IT, THE OFFER WAS RETRACTED. MY WIFE DAWN GROCHOWIAK WAS SPOKEN TO IN AN UNPROFESSIONAL MANNER AFTER INDICATING SHE WAS PREGNANT AND FEARED FOR HER SAFETY. *TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER SEAT BROKEN AT 73K MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS THE WELDING UNDER THE SEAT SNAPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH AND THE SEAT NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. CAR IS OUT WARRANTY AND NISSAN WANTS $1,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 03-07 MURANOS. MY SEAT IS NO LONGER STABLE AND IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED. *TR

THE ISSUE IS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IN MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO. A PART IN THE TRACK HAS BROKEN AND NOW THE SEAT SWAYS BACK AND FORTH WHEN SITTING IN AT AND DRIVING. IT WAS STARTED "CREAKING" SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT JUST FINALLY SNAPPED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER HAS SAID IT WILL COST UPWARDS OF $1000 TO FIX THIS, BUT I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ONLINE, SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON NISSAN'S PART TO ADDRESS THIS CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE.*TR

DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS AND LEANS TO THE LEFT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR BRAKE RIGHT SIDE BRAKES HOW DO YOU MANEUVER CAR IF YOU ARE IN THE REAR SEAT, TALK ABOUT BACKSEAT DRIVER, THIS WILL BE A REALITY, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A STEERING WHEEL IN THE BACK SEAT NOR DO I WANT TO EXPERIENCE IT. *TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO SL DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS SUDDENLY DROP WITHOUT WARNING; WHEN NEEDED TO BLOCK THE SUN WHEN DRIVING THEY DO NOT STAY IN PLACE, THEY JUST HANG STRAIGHT DOWN. THE VISORS STARTED FALLING WITHIN 1 MONTH OF EACH OTHER; IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; REPLACEMENTS COST $400 APIECE. I FEEL THE COST IS PROHIBITIVE AND UNREASONABLE AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL AS IT CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. *TR

WAS TRAVELING CLOSE TO 70MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN DRIVER SEAT COMPLETELY BROKE. MY BODY COLLAPSED TO THE LEFT SIDE AND FORCED ME TO LEAN AGAINST DRIVER DOOR. I SWERVED AND NEARLY HIT A VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS. APPARENTLY, A WELD IN THE SEAT ASSEMBLY BROKE. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER THE DAMAGE WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. UPON TALKING TO OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNERS, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. I STILL HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE SEAT AS NISSAN IS CHARGING NEARLY $1,000 FOR THE REPAIR. I CURRENTLY HAVE WOODEN BLOCKS UNDERNEATH THE SEAT TO PROP IT UP. OCCASIONALLY THE WOOD SLIDES OUT AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO REPLACE IT FOR SAFETY REASONS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO WITH JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. *TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO DEFECTIVE DRIVERS SEAT. FOR NO APPARENT REASON SEAT STARTED TO ROCK FORM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN MAKING TURNS. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE BOLT BUT COULD NOT FIND ONE. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR IN AT THE END OF MY LEASE PERIOD, NISSAN WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR A BROKEN DRIVER SEAT MOLDING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. IN ADDITION, SERVICE MANAGERS AT NISSAN HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM FREQUENTLY. THIS HAPPENS FROM METAL FATIGUE AND DURING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, NOT BE ABUSIVE DRIVING HABITS. THERE SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO. FRONT DRIVER'S 8-WAY POWER SEAT. MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT ONE SIDE OF THE SEAT, THE RIGHT (TRANSMISSION SELECTOR) SIDE, WAS JAMMED AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AND BACK CAUSING THE SEAT TO "PIVOT" IN POSITION. I COULD NOT SEE AN FOREIGN OBJECT STUCK UNDER THE SEAT THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS SO I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE GEARS THAT MESH TOGETHER TO DIRECT THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT WERE STRIPPED AND THAT THE ENTIRE 8-WAY RACK MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED, TO THE TUNE OF OVER $900.00!!. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE MURANO AND IS USUALLY CAUSED WHEN THE DRIVER LEANS BACK HARD AGAINST THE BACK OF THE SEAT AND LIFTS UP HIS OR HER FANNY, AS WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND ADJUSTING PANT LEGS OR A DRESS BEFORE STARTING TO DRIVE (SOMETHING EVERYONE DOES ALL THE TIME). AFTER RELUCTANTLY PAYING TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE I TOOK THE OLD SEAT RACK HOME AND TOOK IT APART. SURE ENOUGH, TWO GEARS ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE RACK WERE STRIPPED OF SEVERAL WORM-TEETH, HOWEVER, THE GEARS THEMSELVES ARE LESS THAN 1/2" IN DIAMETER AND MADE OF CHEAP NYLON! YOU WOULD THINK THAT THESE WOULD BE MADE OF METAL. ALSO, THE GEARS THEMSELVES COULD BE REMOVED QUITE EASILY FROM THE ASSEMBLY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND AT ALL WHY THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED EXCEPT AS A PROFIT MAKER FOR THE DEALER. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ON VARIOUS CAR COMPLAINT WEB-SITES IT IS OBVIOUS THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE GEARS.*TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO W/ 35,000 MI. - DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WON'T STAY IN POSITION- VERY DANGEROUS- SUN IN EYES AND MUST HOLD IT IN PLACE. DEALER WANTS OVER $400.00 TO REPLACE!!! *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY TIPPED TO THE RIGHT. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS THE SEAT TRACK BROKE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND MUST NOW BE REPLACED. CONSEQUENTLY, THE SEAT TIPS TO THE RIGHT EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. IT TILTS TO THE LEFT WHEN SITTING IN IT. I BELIEVE THAT IF WE WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO THE REPAIR THE SEAT WOULD DISLODGE FROM ITS MOUNT. WE HAD THE DEALER CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM AND THE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY IS AVAILABLE FOR ORDER AND REPLACEMENT. IT WILL TAKE 2-4 DAYS TO RECEIVE THE PART. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD, THE REPAIR IS OVER $800 AND NOT WARRANTIED PAST 36,000 MILES. *TR