2006 Nissan Murano

MY HUSBAND NOTICED AROUND 65,000 MILES THAT THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOESN'T STAY UP. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. PROBABLY EVERY FIVE MINUTES OF DRIVING. IF THE ROAD IS BUMPY, FORGET IT. IT JUST SLAMS DOWN, AFFECTING MY LINE OF SIGHT. MY FATHER IS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR, BECAUSE OF IT. ALL I CAN DO IS FLIP BACK UP AND TURN IT TO A SLIGHT ANGLE. PAYING 300 DOLLARS FOR A NEW VISOR IS UNREALISTIC. EVERY NISSAN FORUM SAYS THEY JUST BREAK AGAIN. I'M THINKING OF BUYING A DIFFERENT CAR, BECAUSE OF IT. *KB

THIS COMPLAINT REGARDS THE SUNVISORS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CURRENT SUNVISOR FAILS TO STAY UP (PARALLEL WITH VEHICLE ROOF) OR CANTED. IT FALLS CONSTANTLY, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE ROADWAY FOR DRIVERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFIGURATION OF THE VISOR IS SUCH THAT IT IS LIKELY TO FALL WHEN DRIVER'S NEED THEIR VISION THE MOST-- UPON HITTING UNEVEN OR ROCKY PAVEMENT, STRIKING DEBRIS IN THE ROAD, OR MAKING NECESSARY EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD WITH NISSAN MURANOS, AS SEVERAL FORUMS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE ARE VISIBLE ON THE INTERNET. ONE SUCH FORUM IS NISSANMURANO.ORG. THE SITE LISTS APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN PAGES OF CAR OWNERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS DISCUSSING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CURRENT REMEDY SUGGESTED BY NISSAN IS A $500 REPLACEMENT VISOR, WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS FIGURE SEEMS UNREASONABLE FOR THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM, ITS WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE, AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING AN INTERNAL VEHICLE ACCESSORY FALL OVER THE EYES OF THE DRIVER AT ANY MOMENT. *TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO, FRONT SEAT BROKE LOOSE IN LEFT REAR CORNER WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A STORE PARKING LOT. CAUSED MY BODY TO SUDDENLY SHIFT IN THE SEAT AND DROP BACK. LUCKY THIS WASN'T ON A QUICK CURVE OR AT HIGHWAY SPEED - COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. NUMEROUS ON-LINE FORUMS ABOUND WITH COMPLAINTS OF THE DRIVER SEAT BREAKING LOOSE IN THIS WAY. *TR

MY 2006 MURANO WAS BOUGHT USED, SHORTLY AFTER BUYING, I HAD DIFFICULTY PUTTING GAS INTO IT, PUMP KEPT SHUTTING OFF, IT ONLY HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY, SO I DID NOTHING ABOUT IT, BUT DID LOOK IT UP TO SEE THERE WAS A "SERVICE BULLETIN" NOW EVERY TIME I PUMP GAS IT WILL DO THIS, SO I WILL BE CONTACTING NISSAN ABOUT IT TO GET THIS FIXED, AS I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY OTHERS W/ THIS SAME PROBLEM, IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. HAVE HAD A FEW INSTANCES WHERE GAS WOULD SPILL BACK OUT OF THE TANK AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND ON THE GROUND, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ON JUNE 25TH, 2011, I GOT INTO MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO (THE MILEAGE IS ONLY AT: 47,228) TO FIND MY DRIVER'S-SIDE SEAT HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR ON THE BACK LEFT SIDE. THE CHAIR ISN'T 'A LITTLE LOOSE'-IT COMES COMPLETELY OFF THE FLOOR ON THAT SIDE. WHEN I MADE A BROAD LEFT TURN ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, I FELT THE SEAT TILT UNDERNEATH ME AND, EVEN THOUGH I WAS DRIVING VERY CAREFULLY, IT STILL SCARED ME. I GRIPPED THE WHEEL TIGHTLY BUT BECAUSE MY BODY WAS BEING SENT TO THE RIGHT, THE CAR WENT THAT DIRECTION AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO STAY IN MY LANE, BUT HAD I TAKEN THE TURN FASTER AND NOT BEEN AWARE THAT MY SEAT MIGHT SHIFT, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE AND I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE CIVIC NEXT TO ME. I WENT ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, TOO MANY OF WHICH DETAIL HOW THE SEAT BROKE WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TAKING A TURN OR COMING TO A STOP, AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SWERVE INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC, JERK THE CAR ONTO A SIDEWALK NEARLY HITTING PEDESTRIANS, OR CAUSED THEM TO DROP BACK SO HARD THEY SLAM THEIR SHOULDER AND HEAD INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR (PLEASE SEE WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/NISSAN/MURANO/SEAT TO SEE JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF THIS BRACKET DEFECT). AND THAT IS JUST ONE WEBSITE FULL OF ANGRY CONSUMERS THAT CANNOT BELIEVE THE DANGER THEY WERE PUT IN, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE NISSAN KNOWS THIS BRACKET IS DEFECTIVE IN FIVE YEARS WORTH OF MURANO MODELS (2003-2007). IT OBVIOUSLY SEVERELY COMPROMISES THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAN HAPPEN SO SUDDENLY WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF COMING TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIMPLY GOING AROUND A CURB. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, THE LOOSE SEAT MADE ME JERK MY CAR EVEN THOUGH I WAS DRIVING CAREFULLY AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, SO I CAN'T IMAGINE MY REACTION IF IT HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WHILE TAKING A TIGHTER, FASTER TURN. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR