2006 Nissan Murano

NISSAN- MURANO'S 2003-2010. WHILE TRAVELING AT APX. 20 MPH ON STRAIGHT ROAD WITH A PASSENGER, WE HEAR LOUD POP, 2006 MURANO. THEREAFTER, THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS LEANING TO THE REAR AND OFF BALANCE "ROCK LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR FROM SIDE TO SIDE, LEANING BACK ON ONE SIDE FEELING LIKE SEAT COULD JUST COME OFF COMPLETELY AND OUT OF LINE IN ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION". AFTER INVESTIGATING FURTHER, A "DEFECTIVE METAL BRACING APPARATUS" THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT THE SEAT AND HAS FAILED ON MANY OR MOST OF THIS CLASS. CORPORATE NISSAN TELLS CLIENTS "SORRY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY", OR, NOT A COVERED ITEM ON LIMITED WARRANTIES. NISSAN IS AWARE THIS IS AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM, THE MAGNITUDE OF CARS BROUGHT IN, THE SAFETY ISSUES, BUT CONTINUED TO MANUFACTURE, PRODUCE, ADVERTISE, SELL CLAIM "REPAIR" SUCH VEHICLES. WHY NOT,"A GREAT AMOUNT OF MONEY IS MADE FOR EVERY CLIENT COMING IN AT THEIR MERCY FOR THIS DEFECT". THIS PART FAILS ON NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE IS OPERATING THIS VEHICLE AT A HIGHER SPEED. THE CAR IS NOT MECHANICALLY SAFE, AND NISSAN IS RUNNING A BUSINESS ON EXCESSIVE CHARGES ON CUSTOMERS IN THE THOUSANDS TO HAVE " REPAIRED". IN ADDITION, THE REPAIRS ARE NOT GUARANTEED AND THE SAME DEFECTIVE MECHANISMS THAT FAILED ORIGINALLY ARE USED OVER AGAIN FOR REPAIRS. MANUFACTURING, SALES AND REPAIRS CONTINUE THEREAFTER FOR 7 YEARS OF MONEY MADE AT THE MERCY OF CUSTOMERS. A RECALL SHOULD BE INSTITUTED AND RESTITUTION TO ALL NISSAN OWNERS THAT HAVE OR WILL BE AFFECTED DUE TO GROSS NEGLIGENT LIABILITY ON PART OF NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. THE (LEFT REAR SUPPORT) MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE ON DRIVERS SEAT, AND UNSUITABLE TO PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT OR WITHSTAND NORMAL FORCE. ITS MADE LIKE "TIN - FOIL" TO SUPPORT A DRIVER. AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION, RECALL AND CLASS ACTION SHOULD BE INSTITUTED ON ALL VEHICLES OF THIS CLASS! *TR

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A 2 YEARS NOW. I DECIDED I WAS TIRED OF GETTING UPSET AND SLAMMING THE VISOR ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND IT FALLS. I AM TIRED OF DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VISOR DROPS AND BLOCKS MY VISION. I ALMOST WAS IN A WRECK YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF THIS STUPID VISOR. I RESEARCHED IT AND REALIZED THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NISSAN VISOR AND THIS EXACT ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED WITH THIS STUPID THING. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY LEANED TO THE LEFT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS ON A SIDE STREET AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LINK ASSEMBLY (SEAT FRAME) HAD FRACTURED AT THE END OF A POORLY DESIGNED BRACKET. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN (SEE "MURANO SEAT" ON THE INTERNET) IN RECOGNIZING THAT A PRODUCT RECALL SHOULD ISSUED. HOWEVER, WHAT IS EVEN MORE FRUSTRATING IS THAT NISSAN HAS CHANGED THE LINK ASSEMBLY DESIGN, BUT WILL NOT SELL THAT COMPONENT SEPARATELY. THEY ARE EXPECTING THE CONSUMER TO PAY IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00 TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY WITH THE SEAT MOTORS INCLUDED! IF THE NHTSA DOES NOT SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE - THAN WHAT IS? *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED TO THE LEFT . AFTER INSPECTION ,DISCOVERED THE SEAT WELD BROKE . I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION . I TOLD THE NISSAN AGENT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE WITH MURANO'S FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE NISSAN FORUMS. I WILL POST AS TO RESOLUTION AFTER DEALER INSPECTS FAILED SEAT WELD. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL BACK ROAD I FELT A SPRING OR SOMETHING BRAKE UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF MY DRIVER SEAT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT A PITHIER SPRING GAVE OUT! I WAS WRONG, ONE OF THE PARTS THAT HOLDS MY SEAT UP AND IN PLACE BROKE! I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE. I LOOKED UP THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE INCLUDING MY COUSIN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS SAFETY DEFECT RESOLVED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR HAS SUDDENLY DECIDED TO KEEP FALLING DOWN. IT WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT SLOWLY WORKS ITS WAY DOWNWARD. WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE OTHER DAY IT JUST FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS WAS WHILE CHANGING LANES AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DISTRACTION AND THE VISIBILITY ISSUES. I HAVE THE GOLD EXTENDED PREFERRED WARRANTY, AND NISSAN STATES IT ISN'T COVERED, YET I DON'T AGREE THAT IT IS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. I DON'T EVEN USE THE VISOR ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE WORN AND TORN....I THINK IT JUT FAILS OVER TIME, PERHAPS DUE TO HEAT FROM THE SUN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS ACTUALLY FILED HERE AT NHTSA AND THE POSTINGS FOUND ONLINE. A GOODWILL WARRANTY PROGRAM WOULD SEEM TO BE IN ORDER HERE AT THE MINIMUM. *TR

DRIVER NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVERS SEAT STRUCTURE SNAPPED LEAVING DRIVER OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS.. NOTE: THIS REQUIRES AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ....[XXX] HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEER, CERTIFIED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHE HEARD A LOUD POP AND SUDDENLY THE SEAT FELL TO THE LEFT AGAIN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. SHE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED SHE NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS VERY UNSTABLE AND WHEN PUSHED TO THE CENTER OF THE CAR WITH ONE FINGER WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. WHEN I WAS CALLED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE I FOUND THAT THE FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAD SHEARED INTO TWO PIECES AND IN FACT SHE WAS RIGHT. THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE WEB AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER AMERICANS WHO BOUGHT THIS CAR. NOTE: THIS CAR IS A 2006 BUT, MY WIFE ONLY DRIVES IT ON THE WEEKENDS AND THE CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE AS INDICATED ABOVE. THIS IS A VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE AS THE SEAT COULD NOW BREAK LOOSE ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THE WHOLE SEAT COULD WIND UP FALLING INTO THE REAR SEAT AREA. THIS WOULD DEFINITELY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BE RIPPED OUT OF THE DRIVERS HANDS AND THEIR FEET WOULD BE PULLED AWAY FROM THE GAS AND THE BRAKE PEDALS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND HEARD FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THE SEAT BEGAN SLIDING BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. *TR