2007 Nissan Murano

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. THE NISSAN DEALER SAYS THE ACTUATORS ARE PROBABLY TO BLAME AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE REPAIR IS ABOUT $600 PER LOCK. THERE IS NO KEY HOLE TO USE TO GAIN ACCESS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE ONLY KEY ACCESS IS THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THIS CREATES A SAFETY PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY FOR TRUNK ACCESS BY ELDERLY FOLK, WHO HAVE TO CLIMB INTO THE TRUNK AREA TO OPEN THE TRUNK.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO STAY IN ITS STOWED/RAISED POSITION. DRIVER SIDE VISOR WOULD DROP RAPIDLY INTO FIELD OF VIEW UNEXPECTEDLY AND AT THE SLIGHTEST ROAD VIBRATION AS WE TRAVELED ALONG. MONTHS WERE SPENT DRIVING WITH LEFT HAND OCCUPIED AS A TOOL TO HOLD THE DEFECTIVE VISOR UP AND OUT OF VISUAL FIELD. WHILE HANDS AND COMPLETE ATTENTION ARE NEEDED FOR SAFE VEHICLE OPERATION, MANAGING A FAULTY SUN VISOR TO MAINTAIN FULL VIEW OF ROAD DETAILS IS A SERIOUS DISTRACTION. DISTRACTED DRIVING IS RECOGNIZED/DOCUMENTED BY A MULTITUDE OF ACCIDENTS, OFTEN OF DEADLY CONSEQUENCE. THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S VISOR WAS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE, NO WARRANTY, HOWEVER, FAILED IN THE SAME IRRITATING AND DANGEROUS MANNER IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. FOR SAFETY SAKE I'LL MOST LIKELY REMOVE THE DEFECTIVE VISOR AND TOSS TO TRASH BEFORE A THIRD VISOR IS PURCHASED WITH SAME DANGEROUS, VISUAL-OBSTRUCTING, BUILT-IN MALFUNCTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT ROCKED FORWARD AND BACKWARD ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN OF THE HIGHWAY. THE SEAT LEANED TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND WAS UNSTABLE. THE BACK OF THE SEAT LEANED, SLID TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND CAUSED DISCOMFORT TO THE DRIVER. THE SEAT WAS UNSTABLE DURING AN ANGLED POSITION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE METAL TRACK SEPARATED PARTIALLY FROM THE FLOORBOARD TRACKING. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,910.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CVT AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME WOBBLY AND UNSTABLE WITHOUT WARNING MAKING DRIVING QUITE DIFFICULT; DEALERSHIP STAFF INDICATED SEAT TRACK NEEDED COSTLY REPAIR. DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR DROPS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT STAY PUT; COST TO REPLACE WOULD BE NEARLY $200. I THOUGHT THESE ITEMS LASTED FOR THE DURATION OF THE VEHICLE.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH IT UNTIL DROPPING MY SON OFF FOR SCHOOL ONE MORNING IN SEPTEMBER. AS I PULLED OFF FROM THE CORNER AND THEN TRIED TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN, MY CAR JUST STOPPED, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I HAD TO PULL AS HARD AS I COULD TO FINISH THE TURN AND NOT GET HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS TERRIFIED BUT GLAD THAT MY SON WASN'T IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. FOR THE PAST FIVE MONTHS, MY NISSAN MURANO JUST STOPS OR STALLS AT RANDOM. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW SLOW OR FAST, WHETHER I'M TURNING OR NOT, IT JUST TURNS OFF. I HAVE TO QUICKLY TURN THE KEY TO "OFF" AND THEN TRY TO QUICKLY RESTART THE CAR. I'VE HAD TO STRUGGLE TO PULL THE WHEEL TO PULL THE CAR TO THE CURB JUST TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I'VE HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND IT'S HAPPENED WITH MY HUSBAND AS WELL, AND HE'S DRIVEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY (WHICH WE WILL NO LONGER TRY WITH THAT CAR). NO HELP FROM NISSAN OR NISSAN DEALERSHIPS - JUST GIVEN THE RUN AROUND ABOUT VERY UNSAFE CAR.

WHEN STARTING THE CAR FROM A PARKED POSITIONED AFTER RUNNING A FEW ERRANDS DURING A SLIGHT ICE/SNOW FALL MID-MORNING AND WIPERS DID NOT MOVE WHEN ACTIVATED. I TURNED THE WIPERS ON HIGH AND LISTENED FOR THE MOTOR WHICH WAS RUNNING BUT IT SEEMED WIPER WERE DETACHED. I SPENT 2 DAYS DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK AT NIGHT WITH RAIN AND SNOW FALL EACH WAY. I WAS DANGEROUS BUT I COULD NOT CALL IN. MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING UP THIS ISSUE AND APPARENTLY IT IS VERY COMMON FOR MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF NISSANS TO HAVE THIS LINKAGE BRAKE.