2006 Nissan Murano

MY DRIVER SEAT JUST WENT LOOSE AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVING IN THAT CONDITION ALSO ADD THAT BOTH SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP BLOCKING MY VIEW. I CALLED NISSAN ABOUT IT AND THE PERSON THAT ANSWERED MY CALL JUST TOLD ME I'M VERY SORRY TO HEAR THAT, BUT NONE OF YOU MURANO PROBLEMS ARE ON RECALL SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF YOUR POCKET. I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN HELP ME ( AND HUNDREDS OF COSTUMERS) WITH THIS ISSUE THAT NISSAN JUST KEPT ON GETTING AWAY WITH IT, I BEEN VERY CLOSE TO CRASH DUE THESE PROBLEMS AND SEEMS THAT NISSAN DO NOT CARE ABOUT SAFETY ONLY MONEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FRACTURED AND CONSISTENTLY FELL DOWN, OBSCURING THE DRIVERS VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE VISOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE VISOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NORMAL DRIVING - DRIVING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL. DRIVER SIDE SEAT SUDDENLY FELL ON THE LEFT SIDE. INJURING MY BACK. THE SEAT BRACKET ON THE LEFT REAR SEEMS TO BE CRACKED/BROKEN. THE SEATS ROCKS FORCEFULLY WITHOUT NOTICE UP AND DOWN EVEN ON SLIGHT TURNS. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF CAR ON A VERY HIGH ELEVATED FREEWAY TURN AS WHEN I TURNED TO THE LEFT, THE SEAT ABRUPTLY CAME UP TURNING MY BODY TO THE RIGHT - THAT MOVEMENT MADE ME THEN SUDDENLY PULL DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH THEN FORCED THE CAR TO SUDDENLY SWERVE TO THE LEFT. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONE NEXT TO ME AND I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ON A HIGHER SPEED FREEWAY TURN RAMP, THERE WOULD BE A HIGH CHANCE THAT THEY WOULD LOOSE CONTROL AND POSSIBLY CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH, DEPENDING ON ROADWAY AND SPACE/DESIGN. THE CAR IS NOW VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS YOU HAVE TO TRY AND BALANCE YOURSELF USING YOUR LEFT LEG/FOOT PULLED UP TO SEAT. WHEN CORNERING YOU HAVE TO PUT SO MUCH ATTENTION ON TRYING NOT TO SWERVE AS THE SEAT RISES & DROPS YOU DEPENDING ON WHICH WAY YOU ARE TURNING. THE RISING AND DROPPING ON TURNS, NATURALLY PULLS OR PUSHES YOUR BODY WHICH IS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL - THIS THEN CAUSES A SEVERE SUDDEN PULL ONE OR THE OTHER WAY. IT ALSO TAKES YOUR ATTENTION OFF THE ROAD AND SURROUNDINGS. IN CONCLUSION, WHEN RESEARCHING THIS, I HAVE SEEN THIS UNDER DEFECTS BUT NO RECALL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS POORLY DESIGNED LOWER SEAT FRAME AND ONE DAY THIS WILL END UP KILLING SOMEONE. I SURE HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE THAT TO BECOME A RECALL ITEM. *TT

2006 NISSAN MURANO WITH APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES ON IT. VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS LOW AND REFILLED IT. LEAKAGE IDENTIFIED BY STAIN ON PARKING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT CAUSE OF THE LEAK IS A FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP. SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON CASE. DEALER CHARGED $550 TO INSTALL A NEW HOSE. NISSAN REFUSE TO REIMBURSE IT. NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THIS PART ARE DOCUMENTED ON WEB FORUMS, NHTSA SITE, AS WELL AS BEING COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG THE MECHANICS NETWORK. I WONDER IF IT IS NOT A MANUFACTURING/MATERIAL PROBLEM OF THE PART. CONCERN IS THAT TOTAL FAILURE CAN CAUSE A SURPRISE LOSS OF STEERING RESULTING IN A CRASH AND/ OR CAUSE A FIRE CAUSE IS VERY CLOSE TO THE ENGINE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE ASAP. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR OF 2006 NISSAN MURANOS. I HAVE FOUND FORUMS WITH MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM THAT I AM OF 2006 AND OTHER MODEL YEARS WHERE IT FAILS TO STAY UP. THE TENSION OR SPRING IN THE SUN VISOR IS GONE JUST LIKE THAT AND IT FALLS AND BLOCKS VISION WHILE DRIVING. IT FALLS JUST DRIVING REGULARLY, AND ALTHOUGH DRIVERS NEED VISION ALWAYS AND CONSTANTLY WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, IT ALSO FALLS AT TIMES THAT ARE MOST DANGEROUS WHEN VISION IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE, I.E. ANY DRIVING ON ROUGH SURFACES, ANY MANEUVERING TO AVOID ACCIDENTS, UNEVEN ROADWAYS, UNEXPECTED BRAKING OR EVEN JUST TURNING. I DON'T BELIEVE THE CONSUMERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT THAT NISSAN QUOTES WHEN REPORTING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WARRANTY ABOUT SUN VISORS OR PROBLEMS IMPACTING VISIBILITY. THE SEAT BELT IS A SAFETY ITEM AND IS COVERED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, 120 MONTHS (10 YEARS)! THE SUN VISOR BLOCKING VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING SHOULD BE ALONG THE SAME LINES AS THAT REGARDING WARRANTY, AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYS IT IS OR ISN'T. I AM DEALING WITH NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT NOW BUT DO NOT HAVE HOPES OF GETTING THIS RESOLVED WITH THEM. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A VERY EXPENSIVE BALLAST FOR THE DRIVER SIDE HID BULB (COST ONLY MITIGATED BY BUYING USED), THE FUEL SENSOR, HAVE A RATTLING WINDOW FROM THE BEGINNING THAT THE DEALER FIXED BUT THE FIX DIDN'T LAST, AND HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT AND SERVICED THE CAR FROM. IT'S ONE THING AFTER THE OTHER AND I HAVE NOT FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE OTHER ITEMS, BUT THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND IT'S TIME TO PUT MY FOOT DOWN. IT IS NOT AN OLD CAR, THERE IS NO REASON I, OR ANY OF THE OTHER MURANO OWNERS SHOULD BE PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THIS SERIOUS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING ISSUE.