2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

I JUST BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO IN MAY 2009 AND HAVE JUST STARTED EXPERIENCING MY DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. AT FIRST I THOUGH IT WAS JUST GOING TO HAPPEN A FEW TIME, BUT NOW IT WONT STAY UP BUT FOR LIKE 2 MINUTES THEN FALLS BACK DOWN. I THINK THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE, BECAUSE FOR THAT SPLIT SECOND THAT THE VISOR IS DOWN I COULD WRECK. I HAVE ALSO HEARD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BECAUSE OF PASSENGER SIDE VISORS DOING THE SAME THING, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO BE GETTING DONE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT AND SOMETHING SHOULD GET REPLACED. *TR

THE POWER LOCK ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WOULD COST OVER $500, PARTS AND LABOR! *TR

THERE IS A FAULTY DOOR LOCK MECHANISM ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. 1. HAVING A SECURE ENVIRONMENT IS PARAMOUNT IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS IT'S IMPERATIVE 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. 2. NISSAN KNOWING THERE IS A SECURITY PROBLEM WITH THEIR LOCKING MECHANISM AND NOT RECALLING THEM FOR 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. 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. 3. 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. SOME PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE $1600 TO HAVE ALL THE SOLENOIDS REPLACED (AS QUOTED BY DEALERS) WILL FORGO GETTING THEM FIXED, PUTTING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AT RISK WITH THE ABOVE MISHAP EXAMPLES. THIS SHOULDN'T BE, NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THEM.*TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH APPROX. 60K MILES. TO MY SURPRISE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER TAKING THE CAR INTO OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WELDS ON THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD BROKEN AT THE BASE AND THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS REPAIR WOULD COST AROUND $1,000 TO REMEDY. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS INDEED A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN MURANO'S, BUT NISSAN CORP. HAS NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. SOME OWNERS HAVE STATED THAT THEY WERE DRIVING WHEN THIS DEFECT OCCURRED AND IT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO THE SURPRISE OF THE SEAT FALLING TOWARDS THE DRIVERS DOOR. AFTER SPEAKING WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUED AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CORRECTION OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT. SOME OWNERS HAVE PAID TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CORRECTED, ONLY TO HAVE IT OCCUR YET AGAIN. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SEAT POPPED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I REPOSITION MYSELF IN THE SEAT. IT WAS THE LEFT REAR BRACKET. IN READING SEVERAL WEBSITES, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM AND IS POSSIBLY A DESIGN FLAW AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT. SEAT SEEMS TO HAVE DETACHED FROM BASE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH; WHEN TURNING THE ONLY THING HOLDING ME ONTO THE SEAT IS MY SEATBELT. CAR IS A 2005 MURANO WITH 39,700 MILES ON IT PURCHASED NEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BOLT FAILED ON THE SEAT RAIL. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD TILT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT HE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF THE SEAT MOVED AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL OR ACCELERATOR AND/OR BRAKE PEDALS. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WAS OVER $1,000. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 52,000. UPDATED 06/24/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/26/09.*JB

LIFTER LINK ASSEMBLY BROKE ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. STILL HAD TO PAY THE $50.00 DEDUCTIBLE, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME, LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF THE SEAT, SEPARATED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE BOLTS WERE STILL INTACT, BUT THE ACTUAL SEAT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE DEALER DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIR COSTS WERE ESTIMATED AT $1,200. CURRENTLY, THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 84,000.

SEAT FRAME SEPERATION IN THE LEFT REARCORNER OF DRIVER SEAT. SEAT FRAME IS NOT CONNECTED WELDED JOINTS HAVE BROKEN. UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2005 IT HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FED GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL NOW BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR