2018 Nissan Murano

JUNE 7 2019 MURANO PLATINUM 21,470 MILES DRIVING @VARIOUS SPEEDS, IN ANY WEATHER, A WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THAT READS "FRONT RADAR UNAVAILABLE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION". I HAVE CHECKED THE SENSOR AND NOTHING IS OBSTRUCTING IT. IT WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN SHUT OFF, ONLY TO COME ON AGAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC WITH SUDDEN DECELERATION. THIS WARNING COMES ON MULTIPLE TIMES DURING ANY NORMAL DRIVING ON STREET, HIGHWAYS, BYWAYS, OR STANDING STILL. - INVERNESS, FL, USA

WHILE DRIVING ALONG APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ALONG A CITY STREET APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT READY TO STOP, I HEARD THIS REALLY LOUD NOISE SOUNDING LIKE A GUNSHOT OR SIMILAR LOUD NOISE. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED, HOWEVER, IT EXPLODED THE FRONT SLIDING GLASS OF THE SUNROOF, AND I WAS VERY SURPRISED. AT FIRST I HAD NO IDEA WHAT H AD TAKEN PLACE, I THEN HEARD LOUD AIR NOISES COMING IN THE CAR. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS WERE CLOSED TIGHTLY. I DECIDED TO STROP AND CHECK THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THE LARGE HOLE IN THE SUNROOF. I HAD DRIVE HOME ABOUT 35 MILES WITH THE BROKEN GLASS SLIDING AROUND IN THE SHADE BETWEEN THE SUNROOF AND THE CAR. I HAD NO IDEA HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE BODY SHOP, AND THEY STATED THAT I SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING IT LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THE BROKEN GLASS WOULD SUDDENLY BREAK THROUGH THE SHADE, AND THE GLASS WOULD FALL DIRECTLY INTO THE AUTO AND ON ME AND THE PASSENGER. I DON'T HAVE ANY PICTURES AT THIS TIME,,HOWEVER THE BODY SHOP HAS.

SUNROOF EXPLODED. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY SHATTERED AND GLASS SHOWERED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY IMPACT WITH AN OBJECT. THERE WERE NO OVERPASSES, NEARBY TREES, OPEN TRUCKS, OR OTHER LIKELY SOURCES OF DEBRIS. THE ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE EXCELLENT (SUNNY, HIGH 70S). THIS DEFECT PRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.

I CALLED NISSAN TODAY TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT. THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME YET. THEY REQUESTED MY VIN AND PROOF OF OWNERSHIP, AND TOOK MY COMPLAINT, AND WILL HAVE SOMEONE CALL ME. THEY ASKED ME IF I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. I HAVE NOT, AS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FUNCTIONING MECHANICALLY CORRECTLY (NOT DIM, NO BULBS OUT, ETC.) HOWEVER, THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT DECREASES VISIBILITY AND MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT DANGEROUS. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ONLY SHINE ABOUT 30 FEET AHEAD OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A SHARP DELINEATED BLACK SHADOW AFTER THAT (NO DIFFUSE LIGHT). IF YOU ARE ON A FLAT GRADE, THE PROBLEM IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE. HOWEVER, AS YOU GO UP A HILL OR EVEN A SMALL GRADE, OR DOWN A HILL, OR MAKE A CORNER, THE LOW BEAMS SHINE BRIGHTLY FOR 30 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR, AND THEN THERE IS AN AREA OF TOTAL BLACKNESS IN FRONT OF THAT. IT'S NOT THE KIND OF LIGHT THAT SLOWLY DIFFUSES, AND THEN GETS DARK, IT IS A SHARP CUT-OFF, OF TOTAL LACK OF VISIBILITY. IF YOU'RE TRAVELING EVEN 30 MILES AN HOUR, THAT IS NOT ENOUGH VISUAL DISTANCE TO BE DRIVING SAFELY. I HAVE ALSO CALLED A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY "HAD HEARD OF THE PROBLEM", AND I COULD TRY ADJUSTING MY HEADLIGHTS IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION. SO MY HUSBAND TURNED THEM UP ABOUT 4-6 INCHES (WE WERE SHINING THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE SIDING ON OUR HOUSE, FOR A REFERENCE LINE). THIS CAUSED THE DISTANCE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHINE TO BECOME AROUND 50 FEET. STILL NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR DRIVING SAFELY. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AND I HOPE THERE IS A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY GUESS IS THAT I WILL PROBABLY BE SENT TO A NISSAN DEALER, WHO WILL SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND THEN MY NEXT GUESS IS NISSAN WILL SAY SINCE THERE IS NO PROBLEM TO FIX, THAT THE EQUIPMENT IF FINE, AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. I'M PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO SELL THIS CAR AT A LOSS. I'M VERY UPSET WITH THIS SITUATION.

WHILE DRIVING @VARIOUS SPEEDS, IN CLEAR WEATHER, A WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STATES "FRONT RADAR UNAVAILABLE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION". I HAVE PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE SENSOR AND HAVE NEVER FOUND ANYTHING OBSTRUCTING IT. IT WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MILES AND THEN SHUT OFF, ONLY TO COME ON AGAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING CREATING A SAFETY SITUATION IN TRAFFIC WITH SUDDEN DECELERATION. THIS WARNING COMES ON MULTIPLE TIMES DURING MOST TRIPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE SPEEDOMETER. SUDDENLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM NAQUIN CHEVROLET NISSAN CADILLAC (2500 W LEXINGTON AVE, ELKHART, IN 46514) WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, NISSAN HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14.

FRONTAL COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING CAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT ALSO CAUSES THE CRUSE CONTROL TO TURN OFF. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON. THIS POTENTIALLY COULD CAUSE A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN . NISSAN KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT. THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THE PROBLEM IS UNDER ENGINEERING REVIEW. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON NISSAN VEHICLES FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS AND NISSAN CONTINUES TO PRODUCE VEHICLES THAT THEY KNOW HAS A SAFETY PROBLEM.