2015 Nissan Murano

WHEN OVERRIDING INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL TO PASS A CAR, OCCASIONALLY THE XTRONIC CVT TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO GO INTO NEUTRAL, RPM INCREASES RAPIDLY AND CAR DOESN'T SPEED UP. MOST OCCASIONS HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ON INCLINE. WHEN TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGES IT JERKS SOMETIMES VERY HARD. ON ONE INSTANCE TURNED CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND TRANSMISSION RE- ENGAGED. MOST OCCASIONS HAVE BEEN AT SPEEDS 60-65 MPH CARRIED CAR TO DEALER COULD NOT WARRANTY BECAUSE IT DID NOT SHOW UP ON COMPUTER.

CPSC:I1590088A. 2015 NISSAN MURANO. CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT SENSORS HAD A DEFECT. *LN THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN HIS 90 POUND SON SAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE SENSORS WERE SENSITIVE TO SEATING LOCATION OF THE PASSENGER AND TO MOVE AROUND TO ACTIVATE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING. *JB

VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF WITH AN ADULT IN THE SEAT. PASSENGER MUST MOVE AROUND IN THE SEAT TO FIND A SPOT THAT TURNS THE WARNING LIGHT OFF. SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER MUST LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND RE-ENTER THE SEAT TO GET THE LIGHT OFF. EVEN WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT WE ARE NOT SURE THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY.

PURCHASED A NEW 2015 NISSAN MURANO PLATINUM AT END OF MAY. NOTICED RIGHT AWAY WHEN MY 95 POUND SON WOULD SIT IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE 'PASSENGER AIRBAG DEACTIVATED' LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. WE INQUIRED WITH OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS CHECKED OUT AND OPERATING CORRECTLY. WE WERE TOLD THE NEW SEAT SENSORS WERE VERY SENSITIVE AND MY SON NEEDED TO 'MOVE AROUND' A BIT IN THE SEAT TO ACTIVATE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. THAT NEVER WORKED. I STARTED PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE INDICATOR AND NOTICED THAT ABOUT HALF THE TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD DEACTIVATE WHEN I WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND I AM 270 POUNDS! WE WERE ABOUT TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN, WHEN WE NOTICED AN ARTICLE IN THE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2015 NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE IN SEVERAL 2014 NISSAN MODELS, WHICH PROMPTED THIS FORMAL COMPLIANT.

IN ABOUT HALF OF THE DRIVES PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF SIGNAL COMES UP WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS SEATED IN FRONT, THIS HAPPENS FOR THE SAME PASSENGER. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE WEIGHT LIMIT IS SET AROUND 120LBS WHICH SEEMS TO HIGH FOR SMALL ADULTS, FEMALES ESPECIALLY. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD AS WE ARE USING THE VEHICLE WITH PASENGER AIRBAG TURNED OFF HALF THE TIME.

NISSAN MURANO 2015 BOSE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - GPS ROUTING ERRORS CAN MISROUTE 200+ MILES OUT OF THE WAY FROM NORMAL ROUTES UNDER CERTAIN START AND DESTINATION ENTRIES. THIS COULD PUT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AT RISK IN SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTRY ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER. NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM CAN BE REPEATED IN OTHER 2015 MURANOS BUT STATED THEY HAVE NO TIMEFRAME FOR RESOLUTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ODOR OF FUEL FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 408. MA 10/16/15 THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BACK FROM HER AT FULL VALUE. UPDATED 12/09/15.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V364000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700.

POOR HOOD DESIGN NEAR THE WIPERS, THE INCLINATION OF THE HOOD NEAR THE WIPERS REFLECTS THE SUNLIGHT DIRECTLY ON TO THE DRIVER EYES AND THE INTENSITY IS SO HIGH THAT IT OBSTRUCTS VISION AND COULD LEAD TO FATAL FRONT COLLISION AND THE DRIVER MAY NOT ASSESS THE DISTANCE OF BRAKING BEFORE THE IMPACT IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 12:30 PM AND 1:30 PM AND THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN DRIVING ON I76 TURNPIKE PHILLY TO PITTSBURGH WEST BOUND AROUND 3:30 PM TO 6:00 PM THE SUNLIGHT REFLECTION WAS CAUSING ME DISCOMFORT IN MY VISION. THIS CAN BE AVOIDED BY ADJUSTING THE SEAT HEIGHT ALL THE WAY TO THE LOWEST LEVEL AND I BEING 6 FT TALL WAS NOT A PROBLEM IN DRIVING AT THIS SEAT POSITIK . EVERY DRIVER HAS A COMFORT ZONE OF SEAT LEVEL AND UNFORTUNATELY MY SEATING POSITION FALLS WHERE THE REFLECTION CAUSES A SERIOUS PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS TO FIND A WORKAROUND ON THIS ISSUE AND HAS TO CONSIDER IT VERY SERIOUSLY AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. *TR