2005 Nissan Murano

ALL THE ACTUATOR MOTORS ON OUR 2005 NISSAN MURANO SUSPICIOUSLY WENT BAD AT THE SAME TIME. THE CAR IS MUCH EASIER TO GAIN ENTRY TO FROM A POSSIBLE THIRD PARTY. IN BOTH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND NEIGHBORHOODS WE MAY PARK THE VEHICLE, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BREAK-INS. IF THE DOORS ARE NOT EASY TO LOCK, A POTENTIALLY HOSTILE PARTY COULD GAIN ENTRY TO THE VEHICLE WITH THE DRIVER IN IT AND CAUSE BODILY INJURY IF NOT DEATH. WHILE THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT, INABILITY TO HAVE CONSTANT RELIANCE ON THE DOOR LOCKS IS DANGEROUS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP QUOTED US UPWARDS OF $1,600 TO FIX THIS HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND WE FRANKLY CANNOT AFFORD THAT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A MATTER OF SAFETY. NISSAN NEEDS TO COVER THIS ISSUE BECAUSE AS I HAVE SEEN, IT IS NOT LIMITED TO OUR VEHICLE, BUT COUNTLESS OTHER NISSAN MURANOS. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO - THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE OR THE SWITCH - THEY REQUIRE A MANUAL UNLOCK - THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES FROM MY RESEARCH ONLINE - I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NISSAN SHOULD REPAIR AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON - WE HAVE HAD THIS CHECKED, AND IT CONTINUES TO BE ON - THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. OUR VEHICLE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION OTHERWISE. WE HAVE LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO HAVE FAILED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CANNOT LOCK NOR UNLOCK ALL MY DOORS WITH A TOUCH OF A BUTTON. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY FOB DOES NOT WORK TO ALLOW ME TO UNLOCK DRIVERS DOOR SO IF THREATENED I WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET IN/ GET OUT OF AUTO QUICKLY. LIKEWISE THE POWERLOCK DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO LOCK ALL DOORS. ALSO THE REAR HATCH DOESN'T WORK RELIABLY DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM AND THE AUTO LOCKS ARE THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN HATCH. SHOULD AUTO GET A FLAT THERE WOULD BE NO ACCESS TO THE SPARE. THIS IS NOT ONLY A CONVENIENCE ISSUE BUT A REAL SAFETY ISSUE- IN THE INSTANCE OF A CARJACKING OR TO ESCAPE TO THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. I CANNOT EVEN CONTEMPLATE ALL THE SCENARIOS WHICH MAKE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE HOWEVER IT CLEARLY IS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MURANO; MY PROBLEM IS: MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, AND I CAN'T ALWAYS TELL WHETHER THE DOOR IS LOCKED OR NOT. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS LOCKING/UNLOCKING, BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS SEEM TO BE THE CASE. I HAVE GOTTEN TWO DIFFERENT QUOTES FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIPS, AND BOTH SERVICE MANAGERS SAID THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE IT IS UNSAFE, AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD FALL UNDER THE "RECALL" POLICY. THANK YOU. *TR

I NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK OR IF I MANUALLY LOCKED IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK BY PUSHING THE LOCK BUTTON IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO PROBABLY ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. SO NOW I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THAT DOOR EVERYTIME. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS GOING TO LOAD GROCERIES IN THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE AND WHEN I HIT THE SECURITY UNLOCK DEVICE THE BACK HATCH NEVER UNLOCKED. SO NOW I CAN NEVER OPEN MY BACK HATCH BECAUSE THERE IS NO KEY ENTRY ON THE TRUNK. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE LOCKING SYSTEM IN THE CAR AND WOULD COST ME OVER $700.00 TO FIX IT. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN UNSAFE SITUATION OCCURS AND IS IN THE MEDIA DUE TO NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO LOCK OR UNLOCK YOUR CAR DOORS. *TR

I WAS TRAPPED IN MY NISSAN MURANO DURING 115 DEGREE DAY IN ARIZONA FOR 20 MINUTES. I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE TO A FACILITY WHERE I COULD BE FREED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR SOLENOID ONLY PARTIALLY ACTIVATES LOCKING ASSEMBLY ON DRIVERS DOOR AND ONLY PARTIALLY DISENGAGES. THIS CREATES A SITUATION WHERE YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. THIS PARTIAL DISENGAGEMENT ALSO KEEPS THE DOOR HANDLE FROM OPENING THE DOOR MANUALLY. EVIDENTIALLY I AM NOT THE ONLY NISSAN OWNER WHO HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE INTERNET HAS NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED OWNERS OF NISSAN VEHICLES WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IN A TIMELY MANNER AND POSSIBLE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION OR FIRE DUE TO THE INABILITY OF THE DOORS TO BE OPENED MANUALLY DURING THIS PARTIAL LOCK SITUATION. THE DOOR HANDLE SHOULD ALWAYS OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND OVER-RIDE THE LOCK ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. *TR

1. THERE WERE NO EVENTS THAT LEAD UPTO THE FAILURE OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM. 2. THE FAILURE STARTED AUTOMATICALLY. THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE LOCKING ACTUATOR. THE LOCK SWITCH DOES NOT LOCK THE DOOR EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH IS PRESSED AND THE LOCKING SOUND IS HEARD. THIS MAKES PERSONAL SAFETY A BIG CONCERN. IF THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED WHEN THE LOCKING SWITCH IS PRESSED, IT CAN STILL BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN ENVIRONMENTS WHEN PERSONAL SAFETY IS OF STRONG CONCERN, THERE SHOULD BE SOME SENSE OF FEELING SECURED WITHIN THE CAR WHEN THE DOOR IS "LOCKED." SOMEONE COULD BE HURT, ROBBED, CARJACKED, OR EVEN MURDERED BECAUSE OF A SIMPLE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILURE. THIS FAILURE IS ALL AROUND WITH MANY CARS HAVING ALL 4 DOOR LOCKS FAIL AT ONCE ACROSS ALL NISSAN CAR/SUV/TRUCK MODELS. THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR 4 ACTUATORS FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS $1600. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR ALL NISSAN MURANOS. *TR