2014 Nissan Murano

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO SEVERE BATTERY DISCHARGE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A MANUAL DOOR HANDLE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SAFE SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY (65 MPH) WITH NO OTHER CARS IN MY VICINITY MY SUNROOF EXPLODED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THE WAS A LOUD BOOM AND THEN THE INTERIOR MATERIAL OF THE SUNROOF STARTED FLAPPING. SINCE IT WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME, I'M THANKFUL THAT THE INTERIOR MATERIAL CAUGHT THE MAJORITY OF THE GLASS WITH ONLY THE REMAINING OUTSKIRTS OF GLASS MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS NEAR ME SO IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FROM A ROCK OR SOMETHING THAT WAS KICKED UP FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS A CLEAR, SUNNY DAY IN THE UPPER 60'S.

WHEN DRIVING ON A LONG TRIP, WITH THE CRUISE-CONTROL SET, THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED AND LOST POWER. THE SPEED REDUCED AND IT CAME OUT OF CRUISE. I HAD JUST STARTED UP AN INCLINE, SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. A SHORT TIME AFTER THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE AND WOULD OVER REV. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION AND WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT. WE CALLED A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT EITHER. THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY TRAINING ON HOW TO REPAIR IT AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAD OTHER NISSAN MURANOS COME IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD IF THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE MADE IT TO THE SECOND PART OF THE TRIP BUT WE HAD TO BABY THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE IT HOME WITH THE CAR AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT SHIPPED BACK. I CHECKED AND THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2-LANE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, GOING 50-55 MPH WITH FEW CARS AROUND - NO OVERPASSES AT ALL IN THE AREA. I HEARD A SUDDEN REALLY LOUD NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD THE SOUND OF GLASS OPEN SOMEWHERE IN THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN SHOT AT! WHEN I WAS ABLE TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER, I USED MY FLASHLIGHT TO CHECK ALL THE WINDOWS, WHICH WERE FINE...THEN REALIZED THE BROKEN GLASS WAS ON MY SUNROOF! IT WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED, OUTWARDS. I LATER LEARNED THIS IS KNOWN AS "EXPLODING SUNROOF", AND THE MURANO IS THE 3RD MOST REPORTED VEHICLE THIS HAPPENS TO. NISSAN TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY! THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL WITH THE PREPONDERANCE OF EPISODES, AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN. THIS IS MY 6TH (AND NOW LAST) NISSAN. THERE WAS NOTHING, AS FAR AS TEMPERATURE, DRIVING CONDITIONS, OR TRAFFIC TO EXPLAIN WHY AND WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I AM NOW PARKED IN THE GARAGE, WAITING A FEW DAYS FOR A MOBILE SERVICE TO COME REPLACE THE GLASS, AND I'M NOT HAPPY! THE CLAIM ON MY INSURANCE WILL SURELY RAISE MY RATES.