2007 Nissan Murano

2007 NISSAN MURANO SL POWER SEAT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKE AT WELD CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH DANGEROUSLY. THIS IS AN ITEM I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF BREAKING. IN MY OPINION, NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE MURANOS AND FIX THEM FREE OF CHARGE. I WILL BE FIXING THE PROBLEM AT CARMAX WITH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOPEFULLY. *TR

DRIVER'S POWER SEAT SUDDENLY STARTED ROCKING FORWARD AND BACKWARD AS YOU WERE SLOWING OR ACCELERATING. POPPING AND SQUEAKING NOISES ACCOMPANIED THE ROCKING MOTION. AS THE SEAT WOULD ROCK YOU HAD TO ADJUST PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OR ACCELERATOR TO COMPENSATE FOR THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT. IT WAS UNNERVING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH THE SEAT MOVING. I HAD TO HOLD ONTO THE GRAB HANDLE OVER THE DRIVER'S DOOR TO HELP CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT. IN DOING THIS I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IF I TRIED TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, WHEN THE SEAT WOULD MOVE I WOULD TEND TO JERK THE WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS I TRIED TO STOP THE SEAT FROM MOVING. APPOINTMENT WAS MADE AT LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I LEARNED THAT NISSAN IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. PARTS WERE ORDERED AND SEAT WAS REPAIRED. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF NORMAL USE WILL CAUSE THE INFERIOR DESIGNED SEAT TO BREAK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A CRASH. IT APPEARS TSB IS FOR MODEL YEARS 2003 THRU 2007 . POSSIBLY THE SEAT DESIGN WAS IMPROVED FOR '08 AND LATER MODELS BUT NISSAN IS UNWILLING TO ISSUE A RECALL TO COVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT ON MY 2007 NISSAN MURANO WILL ONLY ACTIVATE THE LEFT SIDE. THE RIGHT SIDE IS LOCKED IN ONE POSITION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO QUOTED $1,100 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE SEAT MOTOR FAILURE BUT IS OUT OF THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE SEAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO THE DRIVERS SPECIFIC NEEDS.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN MURANO WITH ABOUT 58,000 MILES AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN IT HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES, I HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD. JUST RECENTLY, I HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS WERE BADLY WORN. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY HANDLING, STEERING, RATTLING OR ANY OTHER UNUSUAL ISSUES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR OVER ROUGH ROADS OR ABUSE IT IN ANY WAY. THESE DEFECTS WERE DETECTED WHEN THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT ELSE WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE SUSPENSION IF THESE THINGS WENT WRONG WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. THERE ARE NO RECALLS THAT I CAN DETECT AND THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE BASIC WARRANTY SO I PLAN TO CALL THE DEALER AND DO A LOT OF COMPLAINING. *TR

WHILE TRAVELLING FOR A FUNERAL, DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED ROCKING TO THE REAR. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN AT THE LEFT REAR CORNER. A NISSAN DEALER IN WISCONSIN REFUSED TO REPAIR THE SEAT FAILURE FOR FREE AS THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. TO GET VEHICLE HOME A BLOCK OF WOOD WAS PLACED UNDER CORNER. ONCE THE CAR WAS IN HOME STATE, DEALER THERE ALSO REFUSED TO REPAIR FOR FREE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. OWNER HAD 3RD PARTY MECHANIC REMOVE AND MAKE WELDING REPAIRS. SEARCHING THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE PRODUCTION YEARS STARTING IN 2003 THROUGH AT LEAST 2007 FOR THE SAME DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FAILURE.

TWO DAYS AGO, MY DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE RESULTING IN THE STEEP TILT WHICH PUSHES ME TOWARDS THE DRIVER DOOR ESPECIALLY WHEN CAR IS MAKING A TURN. IT SEEMS TO BE ANCHORED ON THE RIGHT SIDE BUT COMES LOOSE FROM THE LEFT REAR, ALLOWING ROCKING WHEN TAKING TURNS. THIS CAR HAS 47K MILES. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT COULD AFFECT A DRIVER'S CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL, PEDALS, ETC. *TR