2006 Nissan Murano

2006 NISSAN MURANO, FRONT SEAT BROKE LOOSE IN LEFT REAR CORNER WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A STORE PARKING LOT. CAUSED MY BODY TO SUDDENLY SHIFT IN THE SEAT AND DROP BACK. LUCKY THIS WASN'T ON A QUICK CURVE OR AT HIGHWAY SPEED - COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. NUMEROUS ON-LINE FORUMS ABOUND WITH COMPLAINTS OF THE DRIVER SEAT BREAKING LOOSE IN THIS WAY. *TR

ON JUNE 25TH, 2011, I GOT INTO MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO (THE MILEAGE IS ONLY AT: 47,228) TO FIND MY DRIVER'S-SIDE SEAT HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR ON THE BACK LEFT SIDE. THE CHAIR ISN'T 'A LITTLE LOOSE'-IT COMES COMPLETELY OFF THE FLOOR ON THAT SIDE. WHEN I MADE A BROAD LEFT TURN ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, I FELT THE SEAT TILT UNDERNEATH ME AND, EVEN THOUGH I WAS DRIVING VERY CAREFULLY, IT STILL SCARED ME. I GRIPPED THE WHEEL TIGHTLY BUT BECAUSE MY BODY WAS BEING SENT TO THE RIGHT, THE CAR WENT THAT DIRECTION AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO STAY IN MY LANE, BUT HAD I TAKEN THE TURN FASTER AND NOT BEEN AWARE THAT MY SEAT MIGHT SHIFT, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE AND I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE CIVIC NEXT TO ME. I WENT ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, TOO MANY OF WHICH DETAIL HOW THE SEAT BROKE WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TAKING A TURN OR COMING TO A STOP, AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SWERVE INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC, JERK THE CAR ONTO A SIDEWALK NEARLY HITTING PEDESTRIANS, OR CAUSED THEM TO DROP BACK SO HARD THEY SLAM THEIR SHOULDER AND HEAD INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR (PLEASE SEE WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/NISSAN/MURANO/SEAT TO SEE JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF THIS BRACKET DEFECT). AND THAT IS JUST ONE WEBSITE FULL OF ANGRY CONSUMERS THAT CANNOT BELIEVE THE DANGER THEY WERE PUT IN, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE NISSAN KNOWS THIS BRACKET IS DEFECTIVE IN FIVE YEARS WORTH OF MURANO MODELS (2003-2007). IT OBVIOUSLY SEVERELY COMPROMISES THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAN HAPPEN SO SUDDENLY WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF COMING TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIMPLY GOING AROUND A CURB. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, THE LOOSE SEAT MADE ME JERK MY CAR EVEN THOUGH I WAS DRIVING CAREFULLY AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, SO I CAN'T IMAGINE MY REACTION IF IT HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WHILE TAKING A TIGHTER, FASTER TURN. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

ONE WEEK AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME ON MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO SUDDENLY BROKE, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT SCARED ME AND I THOUGHT I WAS ABOUT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE FRAME BROKE IN THE REAR LEFT SECTION OF THE FRAME. THE SEAT NOW BOUNCES REARWARD. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A TERRIBLE HAZARD. I SEE NUMEROUS OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD OR ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. LIVES COULD BE LOST BECAUSE OF THIS HAZARD. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME ON MY 2006 NISAN MURANO SUDDENLY BROKE. THE FRAME BROKE IN THE REAR LEFT SECTION OF THE FRAME. THE SEAT NOW BOUNCES REARWARD. TO TEMPORARILY STABILIZE THE SEAT, I HAVE WEDGED A PIECE OF WOOD BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY THE BREAK OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAD IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING A CORNER, VEHICLE CONTROL COULD HAVE BEEN LOST. *TT

2006 NISSAN MURANO SL DRIVERS SEAT MOTOR FAILED IN CAR WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT. AS A RESULT, I CANNOT REACH THE GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO USE PILLOWS TO GET ME TO THE PEDALS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN IN JULY 2010 AND ALSO IN JUNE 2011. RESEARCH ON CAR FORUMS SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT. THE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED - ESTIMATE IS $1200. NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE SEATS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MURANO, AND YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT AND THE SEAT BROKE. THIS IS THE SAME COMPLAINT AS EVERY OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNER HAS HAD APPARENTLY. THE BACK LEFT PART OF THE SEAT BROKE. NISSAN WANTS $1000 TO FIX A FAULTY PART. MY WIFE IS LUCKY TO HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO A WREAK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE ANCHOR/BRACKET ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF 06 NISSAN DRIVERS SEAT. I WOULD HEAR A SQUEAKING WHEN I WOULD SIT DOWN BUT FOUND MOUNT BOLTS TIGHT. SAT IN IT 6 JULY 2011AND DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AND FELL TO THE REAR AND TOWARDS DRIVER DOOR. UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THAT CONDITION. LOOKED IT UP ON-LINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART. RIGHT NOW I HAVE A PIECE OF WOOD SUPPORTING THE SEAT SO I CAN GET IT TO DEALERSHIP. WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? *TR