2005 Nissan Murano

ON JAN, 2010 THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAD FAILED ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FRONT TO BACK. THE SEAT HAS A FACTORY DEFECT CAUSING THE FRAME TO FAIL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2004, 2005 2006 AND 2007 NISSAN MURANO WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THIS IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND LIFE THREATENING. *TR

ON JULY 17, 2010 THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAD FAILED ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FRONT TO BACK. THE SEAT HAS A FACTORY DEFECT CAUSING THE FRAME TO FAIL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2004, 2005 2006 AND 2007 NISSAN MURANO WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THIS IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND LIFE THREATENING. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND GOING RATHER SLOW. ON JULY 26, 2010 I HAD THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPAIR THE SEAT AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE COST WAS $471.43. *TR

1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. - ALL I DID WAS SIT ON THE SEAT AND RAISE IT TO A DIFFERENT HEIGHT. 2. THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, ITS CONSEQUENCES; AND, - THE METAL FRAME BROKE UNDERNEATH THE SEAT RESULTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE) NOTHING AT THIS TIME, THE DEALER WANTS OVER 1,000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE SEAT FRAME. I'M CONSIDERING WELDING THE SEAT AT THIS TIME. *TR

THE REAR LEFT BRACKET ON THE DRIVER SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE VEHICLE HAS 44K MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD NO SYMPTOMS OF AN IMPENDING SEAT FAILURE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SEAT TO SWIFTLY ROCK BACK AND TO THE LEFT, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY. LUCKILY I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD MY 6 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR, AND THIS SITUATION PUT HER AT UNACCEPTABLE RISK OF INJURY. DISCUSSIONS WITH NISSAN CORPORATE (1-800-NISSAN1) AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS. BOTH WERE AWARE THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, WITH A TSB ISSUED YEARS AGO (NISSAN TSB NTB05-043D). THEY WERE UNSYMPATHETIC TO THE DANGER THEIR DESIGN FLAW POSED TO MY FAMILY. NISSAN OFFERED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AT A COST TO ME OF $670. A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS, EVEN EXPLICITLY MENTIONED IN THE NHTSA LIST OF EXAMPLES OF SAFETY-RELATED DEFECTS (SEATS AND/OR SEAT BACKS THAT FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY DURING NORMAL USE), IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. I AM COMPLETELY AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISSUE HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS IN MULTIPLE MURANOS WITHOUT A RECALL BEING ISSUED. JUST LOOK AT ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE. HUNDREDS OF THEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2005 MURANO. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,750 MILES ON IT. AS I WAS GETTING INTO THE CAR TO GO GET GROCERIES, I FELT THE SEAT IMMEDIATELY ROCK TO THE REAR LEFT. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND BECAUSE OF THE PLASTIC NEAR THE BASE OF THE SEAT I WASN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY, BUT NOTICED THAT I COULD LIFT THE SEAT UP BACK AND FORTH. I DIDN'T PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I BELIEVE WOULDN'T HAVE MATTERED ANYWAY FROM EVERYONE'S PREVIOUS POSTINGS, BUT I CANNOT AFFORD 1000$ FOR A REPAIR THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE HAVING IN THE SAME EXACT PLACE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND ONE THAT IS FIXED BY NISSAN. THIS ISN'T A RADIO GOING OUT OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT. THE SEAT MOVES WHEN YOU MAKE TURNS, ETC, AND MAKES ME WONDER IF IT REALLY WAS WORTH PURCHASING THIS CAR FOR THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN 2 MONTHS LATER. NISSANS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FANTASTIC CARS AND HOLD THEIR VALUE. SO FAR, I AM NOT SEEING IT. PLEASE RECALL THIS DEFECT. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE PEOPLES LIVES TO BE PUT AT RISK TO HAVE ANYTHING DONE. LOOK WHAT HAPPENED WITH TOYOTA? *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO THAT I BOUGHT USED FROM CARMAX IN 2007. I HAVE HAD REGULAR SERVICE PERFORMED BY AN ASCE CERTIFIED MECHANIC SINCE THEN. ON 5/18/10 AT LESS THAN 45K MI, THE BASE OF MY DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE ONE MORNING WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR (PARKED IN MY GARAGE). I WEIGH <120 LBS AND WAS STUNNED. IT WAS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY, SO I HAD IT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY (5/20) THROUGH MY REGULAR MECHANIC. TOTAL COST WAS $942.66 ($742.08 FOR THE PART & $127.50 FOR LABOR). I WAS EXTREMELY UPSET ABOUT BEING FORCED TO PAY SO MUCH FOR SOMETHING BEYOND MY CONTROL. EVERYONE AGREED THAT IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, EVEN MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS A MECHANICAL DEFECT, CHECKED RECALLS (NONE), AND SUGGESTED I CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS SPECIFICALLY TO REQUEST GOODWILL ASSISTANCE (COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS). THEY SAID SINCE I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AT AN ASCE CERTIFIED MECHANIC, THE REQUEST SHOULD BE FINE. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TOOK MY INFO & AND ESTABLISHED A CASE #6838133 ON 6/9/10. I WAS ASSURED I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY A REGIONAL SPECIALIST W/N 24 HOURS. WHEN I DID NOT RECEIVE A RETURN CALL, I PLACED 5 MORE CALLS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. ALL ASSURED ME THEY WERE URGENTLY REQUESTING THE REGIONAL SPECIALIST/SUPERVISOR TO CONTACT ME. I RE-CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AT THAT POINT, WHO THEN ATTEMPTED TO CALL ON MY BEHALF AND SEEK ASSISTANCE THROUGH THEIR AREA REPRESENTATIVE. AFTER THE 7TH CALL, MS. JIMENEZ (RUDE) CALLED BACK TO EXPLAIN THAT NISSAN'S POLICY DOESN'T ALLOW COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS NOT HANDLED BY NISSAN, EVEN THOUGH NISSAN EMPLOYEES TOLD ME DIFFERENTLY AND WERE CALLING ON MY BEHALF. I WANT COMPENSATION FOR THE $942.66 I PAID FOR A MANUFACTURER'S MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN-SEAT BASE SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN- WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO ME/MY PASSENGERS. CA DCA FOUND SIMILAR 2008 COMPLAINT THRU NHTSA DISMISSED B/C NO ONE HURT BADLY ENOUGH?!!? *TR