2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

AS I WAS LEAVING MY GARAGE, I HEARD A CLICK AND A SNAP AND REALIZED (AFTER MY SEAT STARTED LEANING TO THE LEFT) THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO BROKE. LUCKILY I WASN'T IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT NISSAN HAS YET TO VOLUNTARILY RECALL THIS DEFECT. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AND I AM WAITING FOR NISSAN TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS THE 3RD INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO IN NOV 2005. ON FEB 24, 2006, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THEY "ERASED ALL DTC'S AND RETESTED THE SYSTEM." IN MARCH 2006, I RETURNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THAT TIME, THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER AIRBAG MODULE, SPIRAL CABLE, AND DIAGNOSTIC SENSOR. IT WAS OK FOR A YEAR, BUT THEN STARTED FLASHING AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK ON OCT. 12, 2007. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE (AGAIN). THREE DAYS LATER, IT STARTED FLASHING AGAIN. I WASN'T ABLE TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN UNTIL MARCH 21, 2008. AT THAT TIME, THEY REPLACED THE APIRAL CABLE (AGAIN) AND INFORMED ME THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE FIXED BUT, ACCORDING TO NISSAN PROTOCOL, THAT'S ALL THEY COULD DO. IF IT STARTS FLASHING AGAIN, THEY CAN REPLACE THE NEXT PART. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE NO MORE OF AN IDEA TODAY THAT MY VEHICLE IS SAFE THAN I HAVE EVER HAD. EVEN IF I TAKE IT IN A 5TH OR 6TH TIME, HOW CAN I BE SURE IT WILL WORK IF AND WHEN I NEED IT? IN THE VERY BEGINNING, THEY DID REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT, AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. I NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN NISSAN'S SAFETY PROTOCOLS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKE. JUST CRACKED. IT APPEARS SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. CONCERN ABOUT THE INTEGRITY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO FAILING MOUNTING BRACKETS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF WHILE CRASH TESTING THE NISSAN MURANO IF THEY ENCOUNTERED FAILURE A FAILURE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE MOUNTING BRACKETS. *KB WHILE NAVIGATING A LEFT TURN, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SUDDENLY TITLED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LEAN AGAINST THE DOOR AND BUMP HER HEAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE SUDDEN SHIFT ALSO CAUSED AN INJURY TO THE CONSUMERS LOWER BACK. THE BRACKET SHEARED DUE TO WHAT THE CONSUMER BELIEVED WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *JB

NISSAN '05 MURANO POWER DRIVER'S SEAT BROKEN SEVERAL TIME I TOOK IT THE FIRST TIME TO THE DEALER AND GOT IT FIX FOR $1200 THAN BROKE AGAIN LAST MONTH I REPORTED THE ISSUE WITH NISSAN BUT THEY WONT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I THINK IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OFF. GOD FOR BET I GET TO AN ACCIDENT I COULD EASILY FLY OUT OF THE CAR. THIS IS A BAD SAFETY ISSUE AND NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I COULD HEAR WHAT COULD BEST BE DESCRIBED AS A COMBINATION CLICK AND SNAP. AT THE SAME TIME I FELT THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION (PICTURES AVAILABLE), I FOUND THAT A SUPPORTING BRACKET HAS SHEARED IN TWO PLACES. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO BE VERY LOOSE. ONE OF THE POWER SEAT FUNCTIONS WILL CAUSE THE SEAT TO RAISE UP ONLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE ON EXTERIOR SIDE. ANGLE BRACKET WITH HINGE PIN SNAPPED IN (2) TWO PLACES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

NISSAN'S RECALL ON THE 2005 MURANO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE FALLS INTO A "FAILSAFE" CONDITION WHICH LIMITS VEHICLE SPEED. VERY SHORTLY AFTER THIS, THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING...COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. MY VEHICLE HAD DONE THAT 4 TIMES. TWO TIMES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. YOU HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPS. IN THAT MINUTE, THE VEHICLE IS RAPIDLY DECELERATES TO A CRAWL. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A TOYOTA SEQUOIA. DOMINION NISSAN "FIXED" MY VEHICLE AND ASSURED ME IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. A FEW MONTH LATER, AS I NEARED MY HOME, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED PURSUANT TO THE RECALL NOTICE. ON JANUARY 11, 2008 I LEFT WORK AND HEADED FOR THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 50MPH TO A CRAWL WITHIN ABOUT A MINUTE. DANGEROUSLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER. HAD THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL MOMENT LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE, IN RUSH HOUR, IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. I COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SUCH A CIRCUMSTANCE. NISSAN "FIXED" THE CAR AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON JANUARY 19, 2008. THEY WANT TO "FIX" IT AGAIN. I SAID THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE. I FILED A COMPLAINT ON JAN 21 BY PHONE, JAN 27 BY EMAIL AND JAN 28 BY LETTER. NISSAN AND THE DEALER HAVE NOT RESPONDED. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH 56,735 MILES BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AT ACCELERATION. BROUGHT CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A NEW PULLEY ASM AND BRACKET-ID WAS NEEDED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRACKET FAILED CAUSING THE PULLEY ASM TO GO BAD. WHILE REPLACING THE PULLEY AND BRACKET, I REQUESTED THE FAN BELT BE CHANGED. I WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT THE BRACKET AND PULLEY FAILED SO SOON ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. *TR