2007 Nissan Murano

WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK ON THE INTERSTATE I HEARD A POP AND THE DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED TOWARD THE DRIVER DOOR. AFTER ALMOST COLLIDING WITH A VEHICLE IN THE ADJACENT LANE I CAME TO A SAFE STOP ON THE SHOULDER AND INVESTIGATED THE DRIVER SEAT. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SEAT 4-5 INCHES FORM THE LEFT REAR TOWARD THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT. I LOWERED THE SEAT WHICH TOOK SOME OF THE PLAY OUT OF THE SEAT AND FINISHED THE DRIVE HOME. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE METAL SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN LOOSE AT TWO BRACKETS. I'M STILL RESEARCHING SAFE ALTERNATIVES TO FIX THE SEAT FRAME. THE NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD A TSB ON THE SEAT AND THE REPLACEMENT FRAME HAD THE SAME FATIGUE ISSUES. THIS KNOWN DEFICIENCY BY NISSAN IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT LEFT REAR BRACKET CONNECTING THE SEAT TO THE SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE FREELY UP AND DOWN, ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS VEHICLE BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ IN FORUMS. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS WHILE YOU ARE TURNING YOUR SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY LIFTS UP AND COULD CAUSE YOU TO LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASH. THE FOLLOWING WEBPAGE HAS COMMENTS FROM SEVERAL MURANO OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME. HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/66-PROBLEMS/1548-DRIVERS-SEAT-10.HTML. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND HEARD A POPPING SOUND. MY SEAT MOVED AND THEN IT STARTED ROCKING. IT SCARED ME SO BAD THAT I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. I COULD TELL THAT SOMETHING SERIOUS HAD BROKEN AND DROVE BACK HOME TO FIND THAT THE WELD HAD COME APART. I FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING, SITTING IN A ROCKING CHAIR. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE FIXED AND PAID FOR BY NISSAN. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT THE SEAT BROKE LIKE THIS. WE HAVE HAD SOME OF OUR CARS AND TRUCKS OVER 15 YEARS! IF THIS IS NOT A RECALL PROBLEM THEN NISSAN HAS LOST ME AND MY FAMILY AS CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT AND NOTICED THAT ONLY PART OF THE SEAT WOULD RISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SEAT HARNESS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS FRACTURED. HE HAD TO PLACE A BRICK UNDER THE SEAT IN ORDER FOR THE SEAT TO REMAIN UPRIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRAME OF THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,229 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,635. UPDATED 08-07-12 *BF

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT, WHICH DOCUMENTED THE SUDDEN COLLAPSE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY NISSAN MURANO. IN 2009, NHTSA RULED THAT THIS DEFECT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BASED ON THE FACT THAT ONLY THREE MINOR INJURIES HAD BEEN REPORTED. HOWEVER, I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS INFORMATION THAT THE BISNAR CHASE LAW FIRM HAS FILED TWO AUTO PRODUCTS LIABILITY LAWSUITS AGAINST NISSAN -- ONE FOR A CATASTROPHIC INJURY AND THE OTHER FOR A FATAL INJURY -- WHICH APPEAR TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE NISSAN DRIVER'S SEAT DEFECT. THE INFORMATION APPEARS ON THE LAW FIRM'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS ON THOSE OF SOME NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. IN LIGHT OF THIS RECENT INFORMATION, I RECOMMEND THAT NHTSA RE-OPEN ITS INVESTIGATION, IN ORDER THAT THIS VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT CAN BE RESOLVED PRIOR TO ANY ADDITIONAL FATALITIES AND/OR CATASTROPHIC INJURIES. *TR