2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO'S DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED AND BROKE WHEN SIMPLY GOING AROUND A CURVE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADMITTED TO ME THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE SEAT BRACKET, BUT THAT THE COMPANY WAS NOT GOING TO COVER IT- NOT THE DEALERSHIP, AND NOT THE CAR MANUFACTURER. THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD FIXED MANY, MANY MURANOS WITH THIS SAME DEFECT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND THE CAR IS LEASED, I WAS STUCK WITH A $1,200 REPAIR BILL ($800 FOR THE PART, A WHOLE NEW SEAT TRACK AND $400 FOR LABOR). I APPEALED TO NISSAN CORPORATION BECAUSE THE INTERNET IS BUZZING WITH REPORTS OF THIS BEING A DOCUMENTED DEFECT AND ENGINEERING FLAW, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT PLANNING ON DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT- I WAS STUCK PAYING THE ENTIRE AMOUNT! I FELT RIPPED OFF TO THE MAX! SINCE I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND THE SEAT FLOPPED AROUND AT WILL WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I FELT LIKE I HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO FIX IT BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF A CRASH. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES, AND SO SHOULD BROWN'S NISSAN OF STERLING, VIRGINIA! BEFORE THIS I WAS QUITE HAPPY WITH THE CAR, BUT NO MORE- I FEEL CHEATED AND ROBBED BY NISSAN AND BROWN'S. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO SUN VISORS DROP AND DO NOT STAY IN PLACE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD AND WILL BLOCK SITE OF VISSION IF THEY CANT STAY IN PLACE AND BLOCKS VISION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A CLICKING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,700.

AFTER GOING OVER A SPEED HUMP, I FELT MY SEAT FALL TO THE LEFT SIDE WITH A LOAD BRAKING SOUND. LOOKED AND SAW BRACKET WAS BROKEN IN TWO SPOTS. (DRIVER SIDE SEAT 05 MURANO SE) NO PRIOR PROBLEMS TO THIS HAPPENING. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO ROCKS FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT SITS LOWER. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THE WELD BROKE ON THE SEAT FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. FIXING THIS IS NOT COVERED BY ANY OF NISSAN'S WARRANTIES. COST OF REPAIRS: $607.81 FOR A NEW SEAT, $321 FOR LABOR AND $35 TO EXPEDITE THE SHIPPING OF THE PART (ONLY HAVE ONE CAR IN THE FAMILY, WAITING 5 DAYS WAS NOT AN OPTION). *TR

APPROX. 3 WEEKS AGO. WHILE TRAVELING HOME MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO WOULD JUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WITHOUT WARNING. I WAIT ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND IT WOULD START UP AGAIN. THEN LAST WEEK 6/19 WHILE TRAVELING ON A HWY 9A SOUTH IT DID IT AGAIN WHILE GOING A SPEED OF 65, THEN ON 6/20. IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING 5 TIMES. I TOOK IT INTO THE COGGIN NISSAN THE SAME EXACT DAY. THEY HAVE PUT ON IT ON THERE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINED THE CAUSE, SO, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP IT UNTIL THEY DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. *TR

A BRACKET IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURAN HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO LIST TO ONE SIDE AND TO ROCK WHENEVER THE VEHICLE STOPS OR CORNERS. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD. SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO BAYSATE NISSAN IN SPRINGFIELD, MA IN MAY 2008. TOLD REPAIR WOULD COST $995.00 - EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER SEAT REPAIR. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS BROKEN FRAME NOT COVERED BY NISSAN. SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE FRAME. CURRENTLY 25 COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA. NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS ISSUE. *TR

I AM NOT SURE OF THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE; OTHER THAN NORMAL USAGE. THE FAILURE IS THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT OCCURS ALL OF THE TIME. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND IS ABLE TO DEAL WITH IT EASIER THAN I BECAUSE SHE IS SHORTER. HOWEVER WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE I HAVE TO MOVE THE VISOR TO THE SIDE. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THE VISOR BLOCKS MY VISUAL VIEW AND MY HEAD COMES CLOSE TO HITTING IT WHEN I DRIVE. IF I REMOVE THE VISOR THEN BRIGHT SUN PROHIBITS MY VIEW. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN OF MINE. I WISH TO REPLACE IT BUT I AM UNABLE TO FIND ONE ONLINE. IN SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THE FOLLOWING THREAD. HTTP://WWW.NISSANFORUMS.COM/TRUCK-SUV/113557-MURANO-SUN-VISOR-FAILURE.HTML WHAT WORRIES ME HERE IS THAT IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM. IN FACT ONE POSTER THAN POSTS AS A NISSAN TECHNICIAN EVEN CLAIMS THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I FIND THAT DISTURBING. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS I AM UNABLE TO FIND THE PART. I COULD GO TO THE DEALER BUT THEN I FIND $200 FOR A DEFECT REPLACEMENT TO BE A BIT MUCH. *TR