2005 Nissan Murano

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR OF THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DROPS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING VIEWING OBSTRUCTION. IT DOES NOT RELATE TO ROAD CONDITIONS (I.E. BUMPS OR OFF-ROADING), WEATHER (HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF HOT, COLD, OR NORMAL TEMPERATURE), OR ANY OTHER FACTOR. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH COUNTLESS VEHICLES AFFECTED. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. WHEN I ASKED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT, I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE WEARING OUT OF THE MECHANISM AND A NEW VISOR WOULD BE ~$300 (INCLUDING A $30 LABOR CHARGE, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING I'VE TAKEN APART THE VISOR MYSELF AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AND I AM IN NO WAY MECHANICALLY INCLINED). VELCRO DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS THE LINING OF THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS CLOTH ~ THE VELCRO DOES NOT STICK SUFFICIENTLY. TRYING TO KEEP THE VISOR IN THE DOWN AND LEFT POSITION (AGAINST THE DRIVER'S WINDOW) BLOCKS THE VIEW OF TRAFFIC, AS DOES KEEPING IT IN THE DOWN AND FORWARD (AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD) POSITION. I ESSENTIALLY HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY LEFT HAND CONSTANTLY EITHER ON THE VISOR OR WITHIN REACH OF IT IN CASE IT STARTS TO DROP, LEAVING ME WITH ONE HAND TO DRIVE AND REACT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE, WHICH SEVERELY IMPACTS MY FAITH IN THEIR PRODUCTS. I HAVE DRIVEN TWO OTHER NISSANS (BOTH FRONTIERS) WITHOUT ISSUE; IT APPEARS THIS IS ONLY A MURANO ISSUE. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO GIVE UP MY CAR, WHICH I GREATLY LOVE IN EVERY OTHER WAY, BUT I CANNOT CONTINUE TO JEOPARDIZE MY OWN SAFETY AS WELL AS THAT OF MY FAMILY WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY LIGHTS (SERVICE ENGINE, BATTERY.) ON DASHBOARD TURN ON AND THE SPEED OF MY CAR WAS REDUCED DRASTICALLY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR TO A SPEED OF NO MORE THAN 5MPH. I PARK AND AFTER THAT MY CAR HAD TO BE TOW AWAY. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE IS A RECALL FOR NISSAN MURANO 2005 ALTERNATORS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN MY CAR, AND THE SEAT BROKE AND LEANS BACK ONLY ON THE LEFT SIDE, CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING POSITION. WHILE SEARCHING FOR A FIX, APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS IN THE NISSAN MURANO FOR EXACTLY THE SAME REASON. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS MY FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE PEDALS AND I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL I REALIZED EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE CURRENT ROCKING OF THE SEAT DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING CAUSES THE SEAT (AND BODY) TO SWAY, CHANGING THE PRESSURE INTENDED TO BE PLACED ON THE BRAKES AND GAS PEDAL. *TR

I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT WHEN I'D USE MY KEYLESS ENTRY THAT THE DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK SO I REPLACED MY KEYLESS ENTRY ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT WASN'T IT USING THE PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IF I UNLOCK/LOCK THE DOORS ONLY 1 DOOR ASIDE FROM THE DRIVERS WILL UNLOCK... MY TRUNK WILL UNLOCK SELECTIVELY AND WITH THIS MODEL THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO GET IN OUR OUT THE TRUNK ASIDE FROM THE TAIL GATE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED AND WHEN HIS RESPONSE IMMEDIATELY WAS "IT'S YOUR ACTUATORS, WE GET THESE ALL THE TIME WITH YOUR KIND OF CAR" IT STRUCK A NERVE WITH ME AND I DIDN'T GET IT DONE WHEN I FOUND OUT THE COST IS $400 PER DOOR THAT'S INCLUDING LABOR I THEN STARTED TO DO RESEARCH ON LINE AND I SEE FORUMS OF OVER A THOUSAND 05/06 MURANO OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT IM HAVING SOME HAVE REPLACED THEM SOME HAVE COMPLAINED THERE WAS PETITIONS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE GOD FORBID SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T REALIZE THIS GETS IN AND LIKE MOST OF US LOCKS THERE DOORS BEHIND THEM ONLY TO REALIZE IT DIDN'T WITH SOMETHING AWFUL LIKE A BURGLARY OR SOMETHING... WHAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THEY CANT GET TO THE VICTIM BECAUSE THE DOORS DON'T UNLOCK THESE ARE WORST CASE SCENARIOS BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BE COMMON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHENEVER OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WELDED PORTION OF THE SEAT BRACKET WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE DEALER OFFERED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH TWO THIRDS OF THE MATERIALS COST AND THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER, IN ADDITION TO THE LABOR EXPENSES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,834.

ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD SPORADICALLY UNLOCK OR LOCK DOOR...NOW IS ALL THE TIME AND MUST BE LOCKED MANUALLY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN TRYING ENTER THE VEHICLE IN AN UN SECURE ENVIRONMENT OR CAN RESULT IN STOLEN MERCHANDISE OR PARTS LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ALSO WELL NOT STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND DROPS SUDDENLY BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. *TR

I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS OPENING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND RECENTLY IT HAS BECOME A PROBLEM 99% OF THE TIME. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I DISCOVERED ONE OF MY REAR DOORS WAS UNLOCKED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. YESTERDAY WHEN A PASSENGER TRIED TO GET IN THE BACK DOOR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK EVEN WHEN USING THE INTERIOR BUTTON. I'M SURE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE ONLY PROPERLY FUNCTIONING DOOR STOPS WORKING AND THE GAS CAP WILL NO LONGER OPEN. HOW DO YOU OPEN THE GAS CAP WITH A FAULTY LOCKING MECHANISM?? IS THERE A WAY TO OPEN IT MANUALLY?? THERE IS ALSO A QUESTION OF SAFETY IF DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED WITH THE INTERIOR LOCK BUTTON....RISK OF CAR JACKING, THEFT. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL COULD NOT GAIN QUICK ACCESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE OR SUBMERSION WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS, ESPECIALLY INVOLVING INFANTS AND SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS (OR ELDERLY) WHO CAN'T OR DON'T KNOW HOW TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR. LIVES ARE AT RISK! THE COST TO REPAIR ONE DOOR IS ASTRONOMICAL LET ALONE HAVING TO REPAIR THREE OR ALL FOUR. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD NISSAN DEFECT THAT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG NISSAN FAN AND THIS IS THE THIRD NISSAN I HAVE OWNED. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER ONE IF THEY DON'T STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE REMINDED DAILY OF THE SAFETY ISSUES EVERY SINGLE TIME WE ENTER AND EXIT OUR CARS AND HAVE TO MANUALLY CHECK EACH DOOR TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALL LOCKED. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

BRACKETS UNDER DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAD SNAPPED, SEAT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED PROPERLY. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL YEARS 2003-2007 THAT WAS LATER CORRECTED, YET NISSAN WILL NOT PRODUCE A RECALL OR COVER THE COSTS UNLESS IN YOUR WARRANTY PERIOD. THE NEW PART, IS MADE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND IS STEEL, SO OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT ARE CHOOSING TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $1000 FOR THIS REPAIR. AGAIN A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE & IN DOING RESEARCH IS HAPPENING TO PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. I CONTACTED NISSAN FOR A GOOD WILL REPAIR BUT IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, IN THE MEANTIME, I DRIVE AROUND RISKING MY LIFE. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN, NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO WANT TO FIX IT. PREVIOUS SAFETY BULLETIN ISSUED BY NISSAN IS NTB05-043D. NO RECALL TO DATE. *TR