2005 Nissan Murano

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AS HE SET IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT COLLAPSED. HE HAD NOTICE BEFORE THE SEAT COLLAPSED THAT THE SEAT WAS WOBBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER HAS ORDERED THE PART AND HE WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM ALSO. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 52,000. UPDATED 1/21/11 *CN UPDATED 03/23/11

GOT IN VEHICLE AND DRIVER RIGHT SEAT CAME UNATTACHED FROM THE FLOOR AND IS STILL LIKE THAT. WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH AND NOT ATTACHED ANY MORE CREATING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND DEALERSHIP NOT RETURNING CALLS AND ARE ACTING LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AS IF I AM THE FIRST PERSON TO REPORT THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS MY SEAT IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I-75 IN ATLANTA, GA. MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BRACKET BROKE. I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT SINCE THE SEAT SHIFTED AND FORCED ME TO CHANGE MY BODY POSITION UNEXPECTEDLY. I'VE FELT/LOOKED AT THE BROKEN BRACKET THEN RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET. IT APPEARS THIS FAILURE IS COMMON ON MY MURANO, HOWEVER, NISSAN HASN'T PERFORMED A RECALL TO REPAIR THE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT CAN BE DONE NOW, BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM AN UNEXPECTED SEAT BRACKET FAILURE? *TR

NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT DEFECTIVE - WHILE DRIVING MY MURANO LAST YEAR, THE SEAT WELD IN FRONT BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN EXCESSIVELY AND ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS DRIVING. THE NISSAN DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMMON NISSAN DEFECT BUT SINCE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I PAID MY MECHANIC TO WELD THE FRONT BREAK AND TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BRACES. ON TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AT 5PM, A DIFFERENT SEAT WELD IN THE BACK BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT WHILE CORNERING LEFT. BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME AND SUDDEN MOVEMENT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, ROLLED ACROSS LANES AND UP ONTO A CURB, ALMOST TAKING OUT 4 PEOPLE SITTING AT AN OUTSIDE TABLE AT THE LOCAL GLORY DAYS RESTAURANT. I COULD NOT REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE. LUCKILY, I DID NOT HURT ANYBODY OR DAMAGE ANYTHING OTHER THAN POSSIBLY THROWING A WHEEL WEIGHT OFF OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. FROM VISITING MANY MURANO OWNER FORUMS, I SEE THAT LITERALLY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF OWNERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH THESE WELDS BREAKING AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME THING BY THEIR LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIPS "IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AND UNLESS A RECALL IS PUT OUT, YOU'RE PAYING CLOSE TO $1000 FOR THE FIX". A MANUFACTURERS OR DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN OVER 4 PEOPLE YESTERDAY SHOULD INDEED BE A CONCERN OF NISSAN AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS NOT. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

2005 MURANO DRIVER SEAT "POPPED" WHEN ENTERING CAR. SEAT NOW HAS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN IN RIGHT REAR CORNER. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION TO DRIVE IN SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SOLID CONNECTION TO THE FRAME. AFTER REMOVING SEAT DISCOVERED THE LINKAGE MECHANISM BETWEEN BASE RAILS AND SEAT BRACKET HAD FAILED - STAMPED METAL PART HAD CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED IN TWO LOCATIONS. FAILED PART IS INTEGRAL TO SEAT FRAME AND CANNOT BE REPLACED. SIMILAR REPAIRS NOTED ON INTERNET QUOTED AT APPROXIMATELY $1000. DESIGN CONSTRAINTS FOR THE PART SHOULD HAVE EXCEEDED THE CARS INTENDED LIFESPAN AND SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY NORMAL USAGE. SAFETY OF DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED IF VEHICLE OPERATED WITH THIS CONDITION. THIS IS A PATHETIC FAILURE ON ANY VEHICLE - LET ALONE ONE WITH ONLY 75K MILES. *TR

ON JULY 31, 2010, THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO MADE A POPPING SOUND, AND SUDDENLY STARTED LEANING TO THE LEFT. A FEW MILES LATER, THERE WAS ANOTHER POPPING SOUND, AND THE SEAT STARTED ROCKING LEFT AND RIGHT, AND WAS VERY UNSTABLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TODAY, AND THEY TOLD ME THE SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE SEAT BREAKING UNEXPECTEDLY IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM, AS IT CAUSES THE SEAT BELT TO BE INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED AND CAN BE TOO TIGHT OR TOO LOOSE. ALSO, IF THIS BROKE WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AS THE SEAT LURCHED TO THE LEFT. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "2005 NISSAN MURANO SEAT FRAME", YOU CAN FIND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPAIR THE SEAT, EVEN UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THEY WON'T ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING / MECHANICAL DEFECT, AND IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR