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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

12 crash reports1 fire reports16 injury reports

What owners actually said

986 reports

80,000 miles · Aug 9, 2010

Seats

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH JUST OVER 80,000 MILES WITH POWER SEATS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN AND I AM TOLD IT WILL COST NEARLY $1000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION OR OTHER EVENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SEAT TO FAIL. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10348104

50,000 miles · Aug 9, 2010

Visibility

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH A DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND KEEPS FALLING DOWN BLOCKING MY VISION AT TIME AND IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. TRIED TO CONTACT DEALER AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10348085

43,000 miles · Aug 7, 2010

Visibility

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS. IT FALLS SEVERAL TIMES, EVERY TIME WE DRIVER THE CAR. HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THE SUN VISOR FALLS MY HUSBAND CAN NOT SEE OUT THE WINDOW. HE ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER …

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NHTSA ODI #10347924

57,000 miles · Aug 5, 2010

Visibility

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RECENTLY, THE SUN VISOR ON OUR 2005 NISSAN MURANO STARTED FALLING DOWN SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY - EVERY FEW HUNDRED FEET ON A PAVED, BUMPY ROAD. SMOOTH INTERSTATE LANES DO NOT AFFECT, BUT HIT 1 BUMP AND YOU'LL HAVE THE VISOR IN YOUR FACE. THIS VISOR OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OF ANYONE TALLER THAN 5'4" IMMEDIATELY. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 58,500 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER, HE SAID THEY'D SEEN THIS BEFORE BUT NISSAN DID NOT COVER REPLACEMENT, THE NISSAN PRICE FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY FOR THIS VISOR WAS QUOTED AT $380.00. HE SUGGESTED I TRY A SALVAGE YARD OR EBAY TO FIND ONE CHEAPER. AS I WENT ON-LINE TO INVESTIGATE, I FOUND FORUM AFTER FORUM OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE. RESPONSE WAS MOSTLY THE SAME - NO CORRECTIVE MEASURES WERE OFFERED BY NISSAN, MANY HAD REPLACED THE VISOR - ONLY TO HAVE THE REPLACEMENT FAIL AS WELL. I FELT THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, SO I FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE NISSAN WEBSITE. TODAY THEY TOLD ME THEY WEREN'T OFFERING ANY ADJUSTMENT OR COMPENSATION ON RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. THAT'S WHEN I EXPRESSED MY DISSATISFACTION AND TOLD THEM I WOULD BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH YOU. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A LEGITIMATE SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO IMMEDIATE AND ALMOST TOTAL VIEW OBSTRUCTION WHEN THE VISOR FALLS. EVEN IF THE DRIVER IS SHORT, IT IS AN OBVIOUS DISTRACTION. MUST SOMEONE HAVE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT BEFORE A MANUFACTURER STEPS UP TO DO THE RIGHT THING? *TR

NHTSA ODI #10347495

79,300 miles · Aug 2, 2010

Seats

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ON JULY 31, 2010, THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO MADE A POPPING SOUND, AND SUDDENLY STARTED LEANING TO THE LEFT. A FEW MILES LATER, THERE WAS ANOTHER POPPING SOUND, AND THE SEAT STARTED ROCKING LEFT AND RIGHT, AND WAS VERY UNSTABLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TODAY, AND THEY TOLD ME THE SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE SEAT BREAKING UNEXPECTEDLY IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM, AS IT CAUSES THE SEAT BELT TO BE INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED AND CAN BE TOO TIGHT OR TOO LOOSE. ALSO, IF THIS BROKE WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AS THE SEAT LURCHED TO THE LEFT. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "2005 NISSAN MURANO SEAT FRAME", YOU CAN FIND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPAIR THE SEAT, EVEN UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THEY WON'T ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING / MECHANICAL DEFECT, AND IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10346930

60,000 miles · Aug 2, 2010

Seats

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK LEFT WELD BROKE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10346738

98,000 miles · Aug 1, 2010

Seats

1. NORMAL USE AND DRIVING 2. HAS FAILED 1 TIME, SEAT ROCKS EVERYTIME I TURN 3. WELDED A NEW BRACKET ON THE SEAT. THIS EVENTUALLY BROKE AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10346637

Mileage unknown · Jul 31, 2010

Seats

DRIVERS CAR SEAT RATTLES FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING DIFFICULTY WHEN DRIVING - SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. NISSAN MURANO- 2006. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10346492

96,000 miles · Jul 30, 2010

Latches/locks/linkages

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'05 NISSAN MURANO-THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY '05 NISSAN MURANO DO NOT ALWAYS LOCK/UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY. SOMETIMES THEY WILL LOCK AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS GETTING WEAK OR SOMETHING IS PREVENTING THE PROPER CURRENT FROM GETTING TO THE ACTUATOR. IT COULD BE A COMBINATION OF THE TWO PROBLEMS, SENDING WEAK CURRENT OVER TIME HAS CAUSED THE DOOR ACTUATORS TO BECOME WEAK, AND AS A RESULT MAGNIFIED THE CURRENT PROBLEM. REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAS CAUSED THE PROBLEM, THE FACT IS, THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVING THE ISSUE, AND IT IS NOT AS A RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN FLAW AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR AND IT DOES NOT PERFORM RELIABLY. I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO EXPRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THINKING THAT A DOOR IS LOCKED WHEN IT IS NOT. AND IF THERE IS A BIGGER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THEN IT MOST DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10346272

72,000 miles · Jul 28, 2010

Seats

ON JAN, 2010 THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAD FAILED ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FRONT TO BACK. THE SEAT HAS A FACTORY DEFECT CAUSING THE FRAME TO FAIL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2004, 2005 2006 AND 2007 NISSAN MURANO WITH THE SAME FAILURE. …

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NHTSA ODI #10346005

Official recalls

09V169000 · Engine And Engine Cooling

May 19, 2009

NISSAN IS RECALLING 362,891 MY 2003-2007 MURANO VEHICLES. THE INTAKE AIR DUCTS, WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERMEDIATE RESONATOR IN THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM OF THE ENGINE, MAY SEPARATE FROM THE RESONATOR WITH ENGINE MOVEMENT. THIS SEPARATION OCCURS DUE TO THE PREMATURE AGING OF THE MATERIAL USED IN THE INTAKE AIR DUCTS WHICH CAUSES EXCESSIVE SHRINKING.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: ENGINE MAY STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE/REPAIR THE APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

06V401000 · Steering:column LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT Device

Oct 20, 2006

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION." DURING AN INSPECTION OF SOME VEHICLES AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED WITH THE IGNITION KNOB IN THE "OFF" POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION NOT BEING IN THE "PARK" POSITION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE "OFF" POSITION WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION BEING IN THE "PARK" POSITION, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL CAN LOCK WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

06V054000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly

Feb 21, 2006

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A FITTING FOR VAPOR RECIRCULATION, WHICH IS WELDED ON THE FUEL TANK, MAY COME OFF THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE INCORRECT MATERIAL WAS USED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMING ON AND MAY RESULT IN SOME FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

06V048000 · Seat Belts:rear/other

Feb 13, 2006

ON SOME SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IN CERTAIN HIGH SPEED FRONTAL CRASHES, THE WEBBING OF A REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELT MAY CONTACT THE REAR SEAT BACK HINGE WHERE IT CAN BE CUT BY THE SHARP EDGE OF THE METAL PORTION OF THE HINGE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THE WEBBING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATED, IT CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO AN OCCUPANT IN A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL PROTECTORS OVER THE WEBBING OF THE REAR SEAT BELTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

06V003000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly

Jan 10, 2006

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE FUEL TANK, IN THE EVENT THAT A VEHICLE FRONT TIRE RUNS OVER A SMALL, SHARP OBJECT IN THE ROAD, CATCHES IT AND PROPELS IT TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, IT MAY STRIKE AND PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A PUNCTURED TANK COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL PROTECTORS IN FRONT OF THE TANK FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

05V319000 · Electrical System:alternator/generator/regulator

Jul 14, 2005

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A WIRE BREAKING INSIDE THE ALTERNATOR COULD STOP THE BATTERY FROM CHARGING.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THIS HAPPENS, THE CHARGER WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS WILL IMMEDIATELY COME ON AND THE BATTERY WILL BEGIN TO DISCHARGE. AFTER A SHORT TIME, THE ENGINE WILL GO INTO A "FALL SAFE" CONDITION WHICH WILL LIMIT VEHICLE SPEED. THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR WITH A NEW VERSION WHICH HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE COIL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

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NHTSA investigations

PE08065 · Driver Seat Anchor Failure

Opened Nov 18, 2008 · Closed Jul 2, 2009

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats

THIS INVESTIGATION CONCERNS STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE ANCHOR/BRACKET ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT.THE CONCERN IS THAT SUCH FAILURES MAY ALTER THE DRIVER'S SEATED POSITION SO AS TO REDUCE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM OR POTENTIALLY COMPROMISE VEHICLE CONTROL.FAILURE OF THE SUBJECT ANCHOR BRACKET RESULTS FROM METAL FATIGUE AND CAUSES REARWARD TILTING OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT.THESE FAILURES USUALLY OCCUR DURING DRIVER INGRESS BUT MAY ALSO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED.THE SAFETY RELATED CONCERNS DURING ACTUAL VEHICLE USE WERE NOT VALIDATED BY THIS INVESTIGATION.WHILE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATIVELY HIGH, ONLY THREE VERY MINOR, UNDOCUMENTED INJURIES WERE REPORTED.THE REPORTED INJURIES OCCURRED DURING DRIVER INGRESS, NOT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE APPARENT RISK OF COMPROMISE TO VEHICLE CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN DEMONSTRATED.INVESTIGATION ALSO DISCLOSED THAT THE APPARENT RISK OF COLLAPSE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK HAS NOT BEEN DEMONSTRATEDA SAFETY RELATED DEFECT TREND WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AND THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED.

PE05050 · Fuel Tank Punctures From Road Debris

Opened Sep 13, 2005 · Closed Jan 31, 2006

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly; Fuel System, Other:storage:tank Assembly

ODI OPENED A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION BASED ON FOUR VEHICLE OWNER QUESTIONNAIRES (VOQ'S) INDICATING THAT THE FUEL TANKS WEREPUNCTURED BY ROAD DEBRIS UNDER NORMAL, NON OFF-ROAD DRIVING CONDITIONS.AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2005, THE COMPLAINT TOTAL INCREASED TO 12.NISSAN SUPPLIED ODI WITH 31 COMPLAINTS OF FUEL TANK PUNCTURES, INCLUDING 26 NOT PREVIOUSLY KNOWN TO ODI FROM THE VOQ RECORDS. IN A LETTER DATED JANUARY 9, 2006, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. NOTIFIED ODI OF ITS PLAN TO RECALL APPROXIMATELY 209,000 MODEL YEAR 2003 - 2006 NISSAN MURANO VEHICLES BUILT FROM APRIL 24, 2002 (START OF PRODUCTION OF MY 2003) THROUGH NOVEMBER 24, 2005 (INCLUDING A PORTION OF MY 2006 VEHICLES) TO CORRECT A DEFICIENCY IN FUEL TANK SHIELDING FROM ROAD DEBRIS.THIS RECALL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED NHTSA NO. 06V-003.RECALLED VEHICLES WILL BE FITTED WITH PROTECTIVE SHIELDING FOR THE FRONTAL PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF PUNCTURE BY PROJECTILES FROM THE FRONT WHEELS.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly

Fuel System, Other:storage:tank Assembly