2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

MY 05 MURANO, JUST 33K MILES...THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BECOME DETACHED AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME IT MAY HAVE BEEN A WELDING DEFECT. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE COST FOR REPAIR AND WHAT WAS INVOLVED, PARTS AND LABOR ARE APPROX. $1,000. THEY SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM. SAID THE ASSEMBLY JUST COMES APART AND IS NOT REPAIRABLE. HE TOLD ME EVEN WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THIS STILL WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I HAVE ESCALATED A CLAIM WITH THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AT NISSAN AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME SOMETIME TODAY. SO FAR, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS AS WELL. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALLED ITEM FOR NISSAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER ANY BUMPS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE FALLS INTO THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE VISOR CAN ONLY BE PUT IN THE UP POSITION OR THE DOWN POSITION, AND THE LEVEL CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH APPROXIMATELY 53,000 MILES. THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REFUSES TO MAINTAIN POSITION, JUST QUIT WORKING. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP IN JACKSON, TN (CARLOCK) SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED. SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT AND ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NISSAN ANSWER TO THESE DEFECTS IN THEIR SUN VISORS. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO THE DRIVER SEAT BAR UNDER THE SEAT SNAPPED AS I WAS DRIVING IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWELVE TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE AND THEY ONLY PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

THE TRACK ASSEMBLY IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT FAILED. WHEN ENGAGED THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD BUT INSTEAD WOULD CAUSE THE ENTIRE SEAT TO SWIVEL TO THE RIGHT. PRIOR THE FAILURE THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. ANY ATTEMPT TO SHIFT THE POSITION OF THE SEAT WHILE DRIVING COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

POWER DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IN NISSAN MURANO 2005 JAMMED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AFTER 50,000 MILES. *TR

A BRACKET ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT HAS BROKEN, AND THE SEAT TILTS TO ONE SIDE AND ALSO FORWARD. IT IS LOOSE AND WILL MOVE FORWARD SEVERAL INCHES WHEN I DECELERATE/ACCELERATE OR GET IN/OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL USE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ORDINARY DRIVING ON STREETS. THE BROKEN BRACKET APPEARS TO BE VERY SMALL FOR A WEIGHT-BEARING PIECE. THIS PIECE WOULD CERTAINLY NOT SURVIVE A CRASH. IF STILL INTACT, THE PIECE WOULD CERTAINLY BREAK DURING A CRASH. THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO MOVE DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO POSSIBLY IMPACT THE STEERING WHEEL OR WINDSHIELD. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THIS YET, AS I NEED TO DECIDE WHAT ROUTE TO TAKE. APPARENTLY THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES ABOUT $1,000 TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE OFFENDING PART, BUT THEY WILL REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME FRAGILE PART. IT APPEARS THAT CONTACTING A PROFESSIONAL WELDER MAY BE A BETTER CHOICE, AS THEY CAN WELD THE PIECES TOGETHER AND STRENGTHEN THE PIECES TOO. *TR

SEAT SUPPORT ON DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. READ ON INTERNET ABOUT SEVERAL SIMILAR FAILURES. 2005 NISSAN MURANO, 70,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TILTED TO THE LEFT WHEN SHE MADE A TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HIT HER HEAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED SHE REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN HOWEVER; THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE DAMAGES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,519. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKCET SHEARED OFF DUE TO WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.