2006 Nissan Murano

2006 NISSAN MURANO. FRONT DRIVER'S 8-WAY POWER SEAT. MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT ONE SIDE OF THE SEAT, THE RIGHT (TRANSMISSION SELECTOR) SIDE, WAS JAMMED AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AND BACK CAUSING THE SEAT TO "PIVOT" IN POSITION. I COULD NOT SEE AN FOREIGN OBJECT STUCK UNDER THE SEAT THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS SO I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE GEARS THAT MESH TOGETHER TO DIRECT THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT WERE STRIPPED AND THAT THE ENTIRE 8-WAY RACK MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED, TO THE TUNE OF OVER $900.00!!. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE MURANO AND IS USUALLY CAUSED WHEN THE DRIVER LEANS BACK HARD AGAINST THE BACK OF THE SEAT AND LIFTS UP HIS OR HER FANNY, AS WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND ADJUSTING PANT LEGS OR A DRESS BEFORE STARTING TO DRIVE (SOMETHING EVERYONE DOES ALL THE TIME). AFTER RELUCTANTLY PAYING TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE I TOOK THE OLD SEAT RACK HOME AND TOOK IT APART. SURE ENOUGH, TWO GEARS ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE RACK WERE STRIPPED OF SEVERAL WORM-TEETH, HOWEVER, THE GEARS THEMSELVES ARE LESS THAN 1/2" IN DIAMETER AND MADE OF CHEAP NYLON! YOU WOULD THINK THAT THESE WOULD BE MADE OF METAL. ALSO, THE GEARS THEMSELVES COULD BE REMOVED QUITE EASILY FROM THE ASSEMBLY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND AT ALL WHY THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED EXCEPT AS A PROFIT MAKER FOR THE DEALER. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ON VARIOUS CAR COMPLAINT WEB-SITES IT IS OBVIOUS THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE GEARS.*TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY TIPPED TO THE RIGHT. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS THE SEAT TRACK BROKE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND MUST NOW BE REPLACED. CONSEQUENTLY, THE SEAT TIPS TO THE RIGHT EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. IT TILTS TO THE LEFT WHEN SITTING IN IT. I BELIEVE THAT IF WE WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO THE REPAIR THE SEAT WOULD DISLODGE FROM ITS MOUNT. WE HAD THE DEALER CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM AND THE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY IS AVAILABLE FOR ORDER AND REPLACEMENT. IT WILL TAKE 2-4 DAYS TO RECEIVE THE PART. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD, THE REPAIR IS OVER $800 AND NOT WARRANTIED PAST 36,000 MILES. *TR

TURNED A CORNER AT NORMAL SPEED AND WAS ALMOST TOSSED OUT OF THE SEAT. THE SEAT LIFTED IN THE BACK LEFT CORNER OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. NOT A PLEASANT OR SAFE FEELING TO HAVE YOUR SEAT FEEL LIKE IT IS FLYING OFF OF THE FLOOR. A CAR SEAT SHOULD REMAIN FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE SEAT. EVEN IF THE SEAT ITSELF DOESN'T CAUSE ACCIDENTS FOR PEOPLE - THE FEELING YOU GET OF LOSING CONTROL COULD EASILY CAUSE A DRIVER TO STEER INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS SHOCKED TO READ ONLINE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THE GENERAL LACK OF CONCERN ABOUT IT FROM NISSAN. THIS IS A DRIVER SAFETY ISSUE AND VERY ALARMING TO HAVE HAPPEN TO YOU WHILE TURNING ONTO A BUSY ROAD. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MURANO AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY BECAME UNSTABLE WHILE DRIVING. IT SNAPPED BACK SEVERAL INCHES MID DRIVE AND NOW ROCKS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. I AM TOLD THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST UPWARDS OF $1000 AND IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND AM NOW CONCERNED THAT I AM UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO S AWD (BOUGHT NEW IN JANUARY 2006) WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED TO THE REAR LEFT NEARING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE BECOME A MEMBER OF A LARGE GROUP THAT CAN EXPECT THE SEAT FRAME TO BREAK EVERY 2 TO 3 YEARS. IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, BUT NOT AT MY EXPENSE OR LIFE. THIS SHOULD BE VIEWED AS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER FIX IS OVER $1000 SINCE THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO TURN LEFT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO TILT TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THE ADJUSTMENT ANCHOR BRACKET WAS DEEMED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THERE WAS NO WARNING BUT ONE DAY THE DRIVER'S SEAT STOPPED MOVING ON THE LEFT SIDE. ESSENTIALLY, THE SEAT WOULD JUST HOOK TO THE LEFT WHENEVER I TRIED TO MOVE THE SEAT AND WHENEVER YOU STARTED THE CAR (SINCE THIS CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC SEAT ADJUST FEATURE UPON STARTING AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE). I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND IT RESULTED IN NEEDING A NEW SEAT TRACK. UNLESS THE REPAIR IS MADE, WHICH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, THE SEAT REMAINS IN A POSITION THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR ME, THE MAIN DRIVER. ADDITIONALLY, I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT EVER MOVE THE SEAT CAUSING THIS DAMAGE TO IT. THE VEHICLE HAS A FEATURE THAT CAUSES THE SEAT TO MOVE EACH AND EVERY TIME YOU GET IN AND OUT OF IT, ON IT'S OWN. THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE SINCE I NEVER MANUALLY MOVE THE SEAT. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON WEBSITES SUCH AS NISSANMURANO.ORG. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN WILL NOT RECTIFY THIS ISSUE AND HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR