2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

DRIVING ON 4/20/2009 ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE OR DETACHED OFF ITS LEFT RAIL. *TR

1. MY WIFE NOTICED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING HER NISSAN MURANO (2005) TODAY, THAT THE SEAT STARTED TO FEEL LOOSE AND LEAN BACK TO THE LEFT. SHE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED ON THE SEAT AND NOTED A SIGNIFICANT DROP ON PUTTING PRESSURE DOWN ON THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE OF THE SEAT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE SEAT HAS BEEN UNSTABLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE SEAT TONIGHT THE BAR CONNECTING THE SEAT TO THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE HAD BROKEN. THIS OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ON THE BACK BAR. THE METAL HAD WORN AND THERE WERE SHARP EDGES ON BOTH SIDES. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE OR ABNORMALITY WITH THE SEAT PRIOR TO TODAY (4-23-2009). *TR

FAILURE OF BOTH SUN VISORS TO STAY UP, WILL SUDDENLY DROP DOWN AND OBSTRUCT VIEW. CAR IS 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH 65000 MILES. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO LEFT REAR ANCHOR OF DRIVERS SEAT FAILED CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE ABOUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS ONLY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN AND DOES NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE CHARGE TO REPAIR THIS SEAT IS CLOSE TO $1000. I AM WORRIED THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THE SEAT FAILURE COULD CAUSE MAJOR INJURY TO A DRIVER OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

SUPPORT BAR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. THE SEAT NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH, IT IS NOT STURDY. THIS HAPPENED BY SIMPLY GETTING INTO THE CAR ONE DAY, THERE WAS NO WARNING THE SEAT WAS SIMPLY UNSTABLE. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR NOW THE SEAT TIPS UP WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER, IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL COMPLETELY DETACH. *TR

APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BEGAN TO DROP, UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT MY TOUCHING IT. IT NOW NO LONGER STAYS UP AT ALL AND I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE IT ENTIRELY. I HAVE NOT YET SOUGHT ITS REPLACEMENT BUT UNDERSTAND THAT IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED AND MUST BE REPLACED AT AN EXORBITANT COST, ~$300. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE SUN VISOR ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP. THE VISOR CONSTANTLY FALLS DOWN AND BLOCKS THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THROUGH RESEARCH, SHE FOUND THAT NUMEROUS CONSUMERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 12/8/09 *CN UPDATED 12/09/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FAILED AND WOULD NO LONGER REMAIN BALANCED. WHEN HE MADE RIGHT TURNS IN THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT WOULD LEAN TO THE LEFT AND VICE VERSA. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE BACK LEFT CORNER WOULD DROP TO THE LEFT AND GIVE OUT UPON SITTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXCEEDED BY 2,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WEIGHS 180 POUNDS AND STATED THAT SOMETHING IN THE SEAT STRUCTURE WAS FLAWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $1,200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 38,000.

LEFT REAR DRIVERS SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO SE AWD BROKE. HEARD A LOAD "SNAP," THEN THE SEAT DROPPED TO THE LEFT REAR. THE SEAT NOW ROCKS AND CANNOT BE PROPERLY POSITIONED. THE CAR HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT, IS IN TERRIFIC CONDITION, AND I LITERALLY BOUGHT OUT MY LEASE 48 HOURS AGO! I UNDERSTAND THAT NISSAN WILL NOT MAKE THESE REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I AM ALSO LEARNING THAT THIS IS A REPEATED PROBLEM PLAGUING 2005 AND 2006 MURANOS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. *TR

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS FLASHING IN THE DASH AGAIN. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED ONCE BEFORE WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK DEALERSHIP. ON LEAVING THE GARAGE WITHIN JUST A MILE, I MADE A LEFT TURN AND HEARD A CRUNCHING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT CAME BACK ON. I WENT STRAIT BACK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT BUT THE (SECOND REPLACEMENT PART) WOULDN'T BE IN TILL THE NEXT DAY SO I WAS GIVEN A LOANER FOR ONE DAY. NOW IT'S BACK ON AGAIN. ALSO NOTED SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THAT THE LUMBAR SUPPORT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NO LONGER INFLATES/DEFLATES AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. I HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS FIXED AND HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AT 37,000 MILES AT MY COST. ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP RESURFACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACE A REAR CALIPER UNDER WARRANTY THAT HAD LOCKED UP 1 & 1/2 YEARS AGO. I SEE THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE IN NEED OF RESURFACING AGAIN EVEN THOUGH THE BREAK PADS HAVE 1/2 OF THERE WEAR LEFT TO GO. DUE TO THE HIGHLY CHROMED /CURVED DIPSTICK, GETTING AN ACCURATE OIL LEVEL READING IS NOT POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME, SO THE DIPSTICK HAS ONLY BEEN REMOVED THREE TIME SINCE PURCHASING IT AS IT IS A POINTLESS ENDEAVOR. I OWN SIX AUTOS THAT RANGE IN AGE FROM 1972 THREW THIS 2005 MURANO AND OF ALL OF THEM, THE MURANO IS THE LEAST TRUSTED ONE. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER NISSAN. *TR