2005 Nissan Murano

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

THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING WITHOUT APPARENT REASON, AND IT HAS BEEN FLASHING EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THEN. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALERSHIP STATES DIAGNOSTIC WILL COST $85, PLUS COST OF REPAIR. I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN A CRASH, OR IF IT WILL DEPLOY WHEN IT IS NOT NEEDED, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. EITHER WAY, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE. SEE CONSUMER COMPLAINT NUMBERS 1020853, 10199625, 10196794, 10193158, AND 10188126. IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, THEN NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COST. *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.

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

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

11/27/07 PROBLEM: AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. (TWO OCCURRENCES) DIAGNOSTIC CONDUCTED 11/25/07 AND 11/27/07. AT THE FIRST SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND I WAS ASKED TO BRING VEHICLE IN 11/27/07 A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC WAS CONDUCTED. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC CODES THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH COSTS EXCEEDING $1000. THE SEATS, THUS FAR APPEAR TO BE IN TACK. WHAT DOES SEAT CUSHION HAVE TO DO WITH AIRBAG OR ITS SENSOR? THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN YEARS 2 YEARS NEW WITH APPROX. 51,000 MILES. CONCERNS: VEHICLE SAFETY AND PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS. I WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS COMMON IN MURANOS AND PATHFINDERS. IF SO, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL W/O COSTS TO CONSUMER. AFTER REVIEWING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED BY OTHER CONSUMERS, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT SAFETY CONCERNS EXISTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RISKS OF INJURY TO A PASSENGER. IN ADDITION, THE ACTUAL CAUSE AND FINAL REPAIR RESOLUTION REMAINS UNKNOWN AND UNRESOLVED. (SEE OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINT NO. 10208537) IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAG INDICATOR FAILED AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE AS THE OTHER. WHO IS TO SAY THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT MALFUNCTION IN CASE OF ACCIDENT? (PLEASE ALSO SEE CONSUMER COMPLAINT NO 10199625 & C.C. NO. 10196794) *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES AND HE IS STILL UNSURE IF THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED PROPERLY. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT. THE BBB STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE LEMON LAW DUE TO THE YEAR IT WAS MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS DONE NOTHING BUT MAKE EXCUSES AND HAS NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,865. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME THE DEFECT HAS BEEN REPAIRED THE PROBLEMS STILL PERSISTS. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

VEHICLE HAS ENTERED "FAIL-SAFE" MODE AT LEAST 8 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE NO LESS THAN 7 TIMES FOLLOWING "FAIL-SAFE" EVENTS. GROUND WIRE TO ECM SVC BULLETIN WAS COMPLETED. RECALLED ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED (AFTER 4TH EVENT). AIRBAG SENSOR AND AIRBAG SPIRAL CABLE WERE REPLACED FOLLOWING SEPARATE EVENTS. CURRENTLY, CARMD TOOL IS GIVING A P2135 ERROR CODE, AND STATES THAT LATEST EVENT WAS CAUSED BY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR/SWITCH AND/OR AN "A" /"B" ELECTRICAL VOLTAGE CORRELATION ERROR. ALL "FAIL-SAFE" MODE EVENTS OCCURRED DURING HIGH-SPEED (55-65 MPH) TRAFFIC ON MULTI-LANE HIGHWAYS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LATEST EVENT. THREE TIMES, ENTRY INTO "FAIL-SAFE" MODE CREATED EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS AND NEAR-ACCIDENTS. EACH TIME, AFTER THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF, THE VEHICLE HAS RESTARTED IN NORMAL OPERATING MODE, BUT THE MIL CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP. *TR

APRIL 2006 - AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. PROBLEM RECURRED 5 TIMES BEFORE DEALERSHIP REPLACEMENT OF AIR BAG SENSOR AND DIAGNOSTIC UNIT IN JULY 2005. *AK JUNE 2007 - AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. TESTED AND FOUND INTERMITTENT SHORT IN DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. REPLACED ON JUNE 7, 2007. PROBLEM RECURRED ON JUNE 8, 2007. UPON BRINGING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND I SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN WITHOUT TURNING IT OFF IF LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AGAIN.