2005 Nissan Murano

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE WHILE ADJUSTING THE SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT TO PERMANENTLY LEAN TO THE LEFT NOTICEABLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE DEALER QUOTED A $1000 REPAIR COST WHICH I FELT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER A RECALL. SINCE THEN I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM FOR THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WITH 2003 TO 2006 MODELS. NISSAN JUST NEVER OWNED UP TO IT BEING A DEFECT. THE SEAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY AND IT IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE WHEN DRIVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD ON IT'S OWN, I ALMOST CRASHED MY CAR INTO A TRUCK AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I TOLD THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED. I DON'T HAVE 800 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM MY SEAT IS NOW STUCK IN A FORWARD POSITION AND I AM WAITING UNTIL IT MOVES BACK. HOPE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING. *TR

2 INCIDENTS 1) BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP COMPLETELY CAUSING ISSUES DURING DRIVING (FALLING INTO DRIVER'S VIEW WHILE DRIVING). I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OTHER CAR I'VE OWNED (HONDA, FORD, CHEVY, TOYOTA). AVERAGE REPLACEMENT COST PER VISOR IS ~$200.00 WHICH IS A LITTLE STEEP. 2) WHEN CAR REACHED 104,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SEAT REAR LEFT BRACKET CRACKED. THIS OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A STOP. DATE OF OCCURRENCE IS MAY 4, 2013. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL NISSAN MURANOS HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE LEFT REAR SUPPORT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR LONG TERM APPLICATION AND IS A FLAWED DESIGN. I ALSO FOUND SOMEONE THAT WELDED THEIR BRACKET TOGETHER FROM YOUTUBE WHICH MAY BE THE ROUTE I MAY TAKE IF A RECALL IS NOT IMPLEMENTED. AVERAGE REPLACEMENT COST OF DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY (HEARD THEY WILL NOT REPLACE JUST THE BRACKET) IS ~$700.00. I ALSO HEARD THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS DESIGN FLAW, THOUGH CANNOT CONFIRM. MY HOPES ARE YOU'RE LOOKING INTO THIS. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO S BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE LEFT SIDE TRACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN BADLY TO THE LEFT FORCING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE DOOR PANEL. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I AM NOT A LARGE PERSON (MALE 185LBS). WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF NISSAN CAN MAKE THIS REPAIR AT NO COST TO ME. I HAVE HEARD OF A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO MANEUVER FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN A ROCKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED AND THE SEAT ROCKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. MW

I PURCHASED MY MURANO IN JAN 2013, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN MARCH 2013. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING LAST SUNDAY. AS HE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WE HEARD A LOUD 'POP' UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT, WE THOUGHT IT WAS A SPRING OR SOMETHING. UPON GETTING HOME HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR LEFT BRACKET OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD BROKEN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL NISSAN NORTH AMERICA (800-NISSAN-1). I FILED A CLAIM AND THEY CALLED ME BACK TO INFORM ME THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPLACE THE SEAT FRAME BECAUSE THE CAR IS BEYOND FACTORY WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $1000 TO REPLACE THE BROKEN BAR. I BOUGHT THE MURANO WHEN I WAS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT, IN FACT, I HAD MY SON A WEEK AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND WANTED ME TO BE IN A BIGGER CAR, A SAFER CAR FOR ME AND MY NEWBORN. I'M UPSET THAT THE SEAT BROKE, IN MY MIND THERE ARE TWO THINGS IN A CAR THAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK: THE SEATS AND THE SEATBELTS, BUT I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND FIXING THE PROBLEM. SINCE THIS HAPPENED I HAVE RESEARCHED THE BROKEN SEAT AND THERE ARE ENTIRE FORUMS DEVOTED TO THIS INCIDENT! I'VE BEEN A NISSAN DRIVER FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS, THIS WILL BE THE LAST MAKE OF THEIR CAR THAT I PURCHASE. *TR

THIS IS PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED IN AN INVESTIGATION CLOSED IN 2009. MY SEAT BRACKET ON DRIVERS SIDE DID HOWEVER BREAK DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WHILE TURNING A CORNER. I HAVE HAD SPINAL FUSION SURGERY AND THIS WAS ENOUGH OF A JOLT TO CAUSE PAIN IN MY NECK. THE SEAT NOW WOBBLES SIDE TO SIDE AND FRONT TO BACK AND IN THE EVEN OF AND ACCIDENT WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY SECURED CAUSING ANY INJURIES TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE IN MY OPINION. 1100.00 TO REPLACE THIS PART IS EXTREMELY IRRITATING AND I DOUBT OTHERS LIKE MYSELF HAVE THE CASH TO DUMP INTO A SIMPLE PART WITH A DESIGN DEFECT THAT WILL MOST LIKELY ONLY BREAK AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE ON A HIGHWAY RAMP TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY SEAT LEANED TO THE SIDE AND I SWERVED OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND GET BACK ON THE ROAD. I CHECKED UNDER THE SEAT AND NOTED THAT A METAL BRACKET HAD BROKEN. THE BRACKET DID NOT LOOK VERY STURDY. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET I NOTED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MURANOS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE BRACKETS? *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVERS SEAT SHIFTED. THE LINK LIFTER FOR THE SEAT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY. THE SEAT IS LOPSIDED UNLESS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND WILL NOT RAISE UNIFORMLY ANY MORE. IF THE SEAT IS RAISED UP, IT LEANS INTO THE BACK RIGHT CORNER, NO LONGER LEVEL WITH THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND THERE HAS BEEN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED ON IT. *TR