2004 NISSAN MURANO Seats Problems

Driver seat front left side has a rocking motion to it. I’ve read a lot of others have found this issue was supposed to be fixed from 2003-2004 and the parts have been updated to address the issue. I am worried my seat movement will create an unsafe driving condition.

I WAS TURNING ON A HIGHWAY LOOP AND I'M SHORT SO I HAD THE SEAT ALL THE WAY UP TO BE ABLE TO SEE. WHEN I STARTED TURNING THERE WAS A BUNCH OF CARS BEHIND ME AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND I HIT MY HEAD ON THE WINDOW BECAUSE THE BACK RIGHT OF IT GAVE OUT. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT MY SELF TOGETHER. THIS HAPPENED TO ANOTHER COWORKER WITH ANOTHER NISSAN MURANO BUT SHE HAD LESS PROBLEMS SINCE SHE'S A TALL WOMAN AND WHEN THE SEAT BROKE IT DIDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN. LOOKING AT THE SEAT THE BACK RIGHT OF IT HAS A BIG METAL BAR PIECE THAT SNAPPED. IT NO LONGER GOES ALL THE WAY UP MAKING IT A HAZARD TO DRIVE WITHOUT GETTING IT FIXED. * DSY

Mileage: 4

ON MARCH 29, 2018 I SAT DOWN IN MY CAR AND FELT THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVE DOWNWARD FOR THE FIRST TIME. WHEN I GOT HOME I EXITED THE CAR AND GOT BACK IN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING BEING BROKEN OR OUT OF PLACE PRIOR TO THE 29TH OF MARCH. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS, NOR HAS ANY ONE DRIVEN MY CAR BESIDES MYSELF. AS OF TODAY (APRIL 2, 2018) I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A MECHANIC FOR AN ESTIMATE AND WILL CHECK WITH ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP ON APRIL 3, 2018.

FROM NORMAL USAGE, THE FRONT SIDE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE (IN 2016) FROM WHAT I BELIEVE IS A DEFECTIVE SEAT BRACKET. NOW THE SEAT WOBBLES AND ROCKS WHENEVER I AM DRIVING AND WHEN THE CAR MOVES SIDE TO SIDE AT ALL. SEAT BROKE UPON EXITING VEHICLE. I WEIGH 163 POUNDS AND AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER. NO SUDDEN MOVEMENT CREATED THE BREAK.

Mileage: 76,170

REAR LEFT ANCHOR BRACKET SHEERED OFF CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST WRECKED THE CAR.

Mileage: 82,365

DRIVER SEAT LOOSE AND WHEN YOU TRY AND ADJUST THE SEAT IT GOES SIDEWAYS. VEHICLE WAS MOVING

Mileage: 97,000

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF NISSAN UNTIL NOW MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE , ONE OF THE BRACKETS ON THE LEFT SIDE HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN IN HALF, AND BY THE LOOKS OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS NISSAN HAS GOTTEN ABOUT THE VERY SAME ISSUE IT IS VERY CLEAR TO ME THIS IS A FACTORY ISSUE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS ISSUE AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE JUST BY THE FACT THAT THERE HAS ONLY BEEN A FREE MINOR INJURIES SO FAR, THE WHOLE POINT IN ISSUING A RECALL IS TO PREVENT INJURY , DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE PROBABLE CAUSE FOR A RECALL IN ITSELF. THAT IS RIDICULOUS HOW HAS NO ONE ISSUED A LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU PEOPLE YET.

MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT JUST BROKE ON THE BACK LEFT SIDE SO NOW YOU CAN'T SIT IN IT AND DRIVE. I NOW SIT CROOKED IN THE SEAT AND DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT, WHAT IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY SEAT NOW MIGHT THROW ME SOMEWHERE BECAUSE IT IS NOW BROKEN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT TRACK FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

DRIVER SIDE SEAT WOULD NOT POWER FORWARD, BUT MERELY SWIVEL IN PLACE....AS THE NYLON DRIVEN GEAR ON RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT WAS STRIPPED AND JAMMED IN THE METAL DRIVE GEAR ATTACHED TO THE SEAT MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 161,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT INDEPENDENTLY MOVED FORWARD AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY COLLAPSED AND LEANED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT TRACT WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVERS SEAT, LEFT REAR SIDE OF SEATING AREA DROPPED ALONG WITH UPRIGHT BACK SUPPORT RECLINING BACKWARDS CREATING A MOST UNSTABLE SITUATION. INSPECTION REVEALED COMPLETE CLEAN BREAK OF ADJUSTING SUPPORT BRACKET. RESEARCH REVEALS THIS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MURANO VEHILCES 2003 THRU POSSIBLY 2008. NO KNOWN RECALLS THAT I AM AWARE OF. ESTIMATES FROM NISSAN DEALERS ARE REPORTED IN THE $1,200.00 RANGE FOR REPAIR. UNLESS THE FACTORY STEPS UP TO THE PLATE, I HAVE PURCHASED MY LAST NISSAN VEHICLE.............EVER....... *TR

Mileage: 83,904

MAKING A TURN ONTO A CROSS STREET AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY THE DRIVER SEAT BECOMING UNSTABLE. WHEN THE TURN WAS COMPLETED, IT BECAME OBVIOUS THE DRIVER SEAT WAS BROKEN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE MURANO, AND HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES ACROSS MULTIPLE MODEL YEARS. APPEARS THAT THERE WAS EVEN AN ATTEMPT TO FORCE A RECALL, BUT THAT WAS NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN - REQUIRED A DETAILED SERVICE REPORT (~$125) BEFORE THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING. FOUND THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX FOR ANY CAR OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY (AND THIS APPARENTLY USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED). TYPICAL DEALER COST TO REPAIR IS $800 TO $1200. CAN ALSO BE SELF-FIXED BY REPLACING A BRACKET ($100) OR WELDING THE BROKEN PIECE (~$80). TO ME, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE SEAT CAN BREAK AT ANY TIME WHEN THE METAL HAS FATIGUED. I FELT FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE THIS HAPPEN AT A HIGHER SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

THE DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTMENTS ARE NO LONGER WORKING. IT APPEARS THE TRACK ON THE LEFT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS STUCK THEREFORE THE SEAT IS STUCK IN A SLIGHT SIDEWAYS POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 97,504

THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE SEAT NOW TILTS TO THE LEFT. WHEN DISCOVERED VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT USED. ON THAT DAY I JUST SIT IN THE CAR AND SEAT TILTED TO THE LEFT. LOOKED UNDER NEAT THE SEAT AND SAW THAT THE MEAT BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BROKE IN TWO. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AS A DRIVER. I AM JUST GLAD THAT THE BRACKET DID NOT BREAK WHILE DRIVING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. READ SEVERAL FORUMS ON INTERNET WHERE PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. RECALL IS NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

WHILE GOING AROUND A TURN I HEARD A SNAP AND THE DRIVERS SEAT FELL TO THE SIDE. UPON MECHANIC INSPECTION FOUND BROKEN FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

SEAT BRACKET BROKE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO TILT FORWARD. I CALLED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED 1036.00 DOLLARS FOR A PART, FOR SAFETY REASONS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF ONE OF THESE BRACKETS(THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FRONT AND BACK) BREAKS DURING A WRECK, THE SEAT ANGLE COULD EFFECT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AIRBAGS. MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DRIVE IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. CALLED NISSAN CORP. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THERE IS NO ACTIVE CAMPAIGN TO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 136,238

THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME RAILING (LEFT SIDE OF FRAME) HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP DOWN A FEW INCHES. THE LEFT OF THE SEAT CAN ACTUALLY BE LIFTED UP DUE TO THE FRAME SEPARATION. THE SEAT IS NO LONGER BEING ATTACHED TO TWO TRACKS BUT ONLY ONE. I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS DEFECT HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME AND SECOND TIME DEFECTS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET FAILED DURING ROUTINE CORNERING. THE SEAT NOW SITS SEVERAL INCHES LOWER TO THE LEFT AND ROCKS DURING CORNERING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION IF THIS HAD OCCURRED AT HIGHS SPEEDS. THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN DRIVER SEAT BROKE OFF THE LEFT TRACK CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK DANGEROUSLY. THIS SEEMS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD ABOUT MANY OTHER CASES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM NISSAN TO FIX THE FAULTY SEAT TRACK MECHANISM. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TEMPORARILY FIX THIS PROBLEM BY WELDING THE TRACK, HOWEVER THIS KEEPS HAPPENING AND HAS BECOME A DANGER TO MY LIFE. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED ANY MORE. I WAS GIVEN A QUOTE OF $1,200.00 DOLLARS BY MY NISSAN DEALER, HOWEVER, I AM GOING TO CONTINUE THE TEMPORARY FIX DESCRIBED ABOVE AND WHEN THAT ULTIMATELY COMPLETELY FAILS, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. I HOPE NISSAN FINALLY REALIZES THAT THIS IS A FACTORY PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS TO BE RECALL BEFORE A BIG TRAGEDY HAPPENS AND SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE/LIVES, AND NISSAN GETS SUED FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. NISSAN CARS ARE EXPENSIVE AND NOT ENOUGH SAID ABOUT THEIR PRICEY PARTS!! *TR

Mileage: 72,456

I GOT IN MY MURANO, STARTED IT, AND BEGAN TO DRIVE. SUDDENLY, THE LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT DROPPED SEVERAL INCHES (ABOUT 5 OR 6 INCHES). THIS DROP CREATED A JERK TO THE LEFT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT I FOUND THE SUPPORT BRACKET TO BE BROKEN (CRACKED IN BOTH SUPPORT POINTS). *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THERE WAS A STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE ANCHOR/BRACKET UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE SEAT ROCKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND DIPS UP AND DOWN. WHEN I TURN, THE SEAT ROCKS A COUPLE OF INCHES DOWN AND THEN POPS BACK AS I COME OUT OF THE TURN. ALSO VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION POWER WHEN COMING OUT OF A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

THERE WAS A STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE ANCHOR/BRACKET UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE SEAT ROCKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND DIPS UP AND DOWN. WHEN I TURN, THE SEAT ROCKS A COUPLE OF INCHES DOWN AND THEN POPS BACK AS I COME OUT OF THE TURN. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

DRIVER SEAT HAS SKIPPED AND/OR BROKEN OFF THE LEFT TRACK CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK DANGEROUSLY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE I'VE SEEN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM FIXED BY NISSAN FOR THE FAULTY SEAT TRACK MECHANISM. THIS IS CLEARLY AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TEMPORARILY RE-SEAT ONTO THE TRACK WITH THE FOLLOWING METHOD - BY RAISING THE SEAT TO IT'S HIGHEST LEVEL AND MOVING IT BACK TO IT'S FARTHEST POINT THEN DROPPING THE SEAT TO IT'S LOWEST LEVEL AND SLOWLY MOVING THE SEAT FORWARD. THIS SEEMS TO REGAIN THE TRACK BUT HAS ONLY BEEN A TEMPORARY SOLUTION AS IT ULTIMATELY SKIPS OFF TRACK REPEATEDLY AND FIXES THE SEAT TO IT'S LOWEST POSITION WHICH MIGHT NOT BE SUITABLE FOR MANY SHORT DRIVERS. <-- I HOPE THIS TEMPORARY REMEDY HELPS OTHERS WHO MAY BE DRIVING DANGEROUSLY IN THIS VEHICLE. A $1000 REPAIR WAS QUOTED BY MY NISSAN DEALER, HOWEVER, I AM GOING TO CONTINUE THE TEMPORARY RE-ALIGNMENT DESCRIBED ABOVE AND WHEN THAT ULTIMATELY COMPLETELY FAILS, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO EXCEPT HOPE NISSAN FINALLY OWNS UP TO THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND FIXES IT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD I WAS WAITING AT GREEN LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT. AS I BEGAN TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC MY SEAT LIFTED SEVERAL INCHES OFF THE VEHICLE FLOOR. MY BODY FELT AS IF I HAD BEEN FORCEFULLY LIFTED AND PUSHED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS REQUIRED ME TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION I WAS TURNING, IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY OWN BODY. THIS WAS HAZARDOUS TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND. MYSELF AS I NEARLY HAD BEEN T-BONED BY THE ONCOMING TRACTOR TRAILER AND NEARLY RAN OFF THE ROAD, DOWN, A 5 FOOT DITCH, AND THROUGH A FENCE. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED OR HAVE HEARD OF A SEAT BREAKING. I AM NOT OVERWEIGHT NOR HAVE BEEN FROM THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, 6 YEARS. ITS BAFFLING AS TO WHY A DRIVERS SEAT WOULD MALFUNCTION IN SUCH A MANNER. I IMMEDIATELY RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM AND FOUND THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA AND CLOSED FOR THE REASON OF NOT HAVING POSED A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NO DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCES WHILE DRIVING. WELL HERE'S YOUR DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCE THAT NEARLY CAUSED A FAMILY OF FOUR THEIR LIVES. IT'S ABSURD THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE FORMENTIONED ISSUE AND THERE ISN'T A RECALL. MY VEHICLE WON'T PASS INSPECTION WITH MY SEAT IN THIS CONDITION YET NHTSA DEEMS THIS AS A SAFE CONDITION IN WHICH TO OPERATE VEHICLE... I'M BAFFLED HOW THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS SAFE TO DRIVE... IT'S NOT. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH BECAUSE THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE BASE HAS BROKEN.THIS SEEMS TO BE A RATHER COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL.THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE THE SEAT IS NO LONGER SOLIDLY AFFIXED TO THE FLOOR.THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW,AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN.THE REPLACEMENT PART TO REMEDY THIS IS ALMOST $500.00 AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

THE DRIVER SEAT IS MOVING LEFT WHEN TURNING LEFT, AND WHEN MOVING THE SEAT FORWARD, ONLY THE LEFT SIDE IS MOVING CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT LEFT. WHEN CHECK AT THE DEALER SHOP, IT APPEAR THE LINK IS BROKEN AND THE RIGHT SIDE MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER ADMIT THAT THE PROBLEM OCCUR IN MANY MURANO 2003-2005,BUT SAD THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED . PLEASE INVESTIGATE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE NISSAN MURANO 2003-2004. IT DID HAPPEN IN MANY OF THEM. *TR

SEAT PAN BRACE BROKE WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED. 1ST TIME WAS ABOUT 4 YEARS PREVIOUS AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS AT A NISSAN DEALER AND I REQUESTED A PRICE ADJUSTMENT FROM NISSAN BUT WAS DENIED. I HAVE DEFECTIVE PART IF YOU NEED. *TR

Mileage: 112,965

THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR FRAME ON ONE SIDE. THE ELECTRIC MECHANISM TO MOVE THE SEAT STILL WORKS, BUT THE WHOLE SEAT APPEARS LOOSE. AT FIRST IT FELT LIKE ONLY A LOOSE BOLT, AND WE HAD TAKEN IT REPEATEDLY TO A DEALER. I WAS RECENTLY TOLD THE ENTIRE SEAT MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AS THERE WAS NOW A 'BREAK' IN THE WELDING OF THE SEAT TO THE SEAT FRAME ON THE FLOOR. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY ACTION OF THE OWNERS NOR DUE TO PRIOR ACCIDENT. IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRENT PROBLEM FOR THESE MURANO'S, AS I HAVE SEEN CONSUMER WEB SITES REPORTING THIS BASED ON OTHER OWNER'S COMPLAINTS, WHICH IS WHY I DECIDED TO REPORT IT AS WELL. I WAS GLAD TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE REPETITIVE NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS (I CONDUCTED MY OWN INTERNET SEARCH) OR I MAY NEVER HAVE REPORTED THIS. I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE CAR IS IN AN ACCIDENT. IT WILL NEED TO BE FIXED NOW, BUT I UNDERSTAND NISSAN HAS REPLACED SOME OF THEM FOR OTHER OWNERS AND I AM EXPLORING THIS OPTION. NOTE - MILEAGE AND DATE ENTRIES ABOVE ARE JUST ESTIMATES. I COULD ONLY FIND ONE OLD REPAIR INVOICE WITH THIS ISSUE MENTIONED ALTHOUGH I HAD ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT MANY TIMES. PERHAPS THE DEALER KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM AND CHOSE NOT TO PUT IT ON THE WORK ORDER. I'M AFRAID I HAVE ALSO LEARNED A LESSON TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING THEY CHECK IS ENTERED ON THE WORK ORDER, AND TO READ MY WORK ORDERS MORE CLOSELY, ESPECIALLY WITH DEALERS WHO HAVE VESTED INTEREST RELATED TO RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVER LEFT SEAT HAD A STRUCTURAL FAILURE ON ITS BRACKET THAT RESULTS FROM METAL FATIGUE. THIS FAILURE CAUSED REARWARD TILTING OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AND POTENTIALLY COMPROMISE VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE . MAKES SEAT TILT TO LEFT WHILE DRIVING . NO RECALLS EVEN THO THIS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS MODEL . JUST SHOWS NISSAN DESIRE TO STAND BEHIND PRODUCT ....... *TR

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOVES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. THE BACK LEFT SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN DUE TO A WEAK METAL PART. *JS

Mileage: 120,000

THE DRIVERS SEAT ELECTRICAL SLIDE FAILED. IT LOCKED UP AND THEN BROKE LOOSE. IT WILL NO LONGER OPERATE AND IS IN A FIXED POSITION ON ONE TRACK. THE OTHER TRACK IS MOVING FREELY AND WILL NOT LOCK. THE PLASTIC GEARS STRIPPED AND BROKE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKE DURING A TURN. TEMPORARILY CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BEFORE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. OUR ONLY CAR AND WE HAVE A 2 1/2 YEAR OLD CHILD. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE AND NISSAN HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. *KB

Mileage: 110,000

DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY OF MY NISSAN MURANO 2004 STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT IS NOW DISABLED AND LOCKED IN PLACE. THERE ARE TILTING MOVEMENTS AT TIMES ALONG WITH NOISE SOUNDING AS IF IT MAY POTENTIALLY COME LOOSE AND DISLODGE ITSELF RENDERING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. DEALERSHIP HAS STATED OVER $1200 FOR THE PART AND INSTALLATION (OUT OF WARRANTY). THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL MURANO YEAR MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY DRIVER'S SEAT BREAKING DUE TO THE THIN METAL USED IN THE SEAT ASSEMBLY DESCRIBED HERE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE08065 THE LEFT REAR OF THE SEAT COLLAPSED AND NOW THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/INVESTIGATION/2004/NISSAN/MURANO/SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

WE HAVE HAD ANOTHER ISSUE CONCERNING OUR 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THIS TIME IT IS THE DRIVER SEAT THAT HAS BROKEN. THE NISSAN DEALERS KNOW OF THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY HELP OTHER THAN WANTING TO CHARGE $1000.00 FOR THE SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY. A SEAT THAT HAS BROKEN! A VERY INTEGRAL PART OF THE CAR THAT SHOULD BE STRONG AND FREE FROM DEFECTS. IT WOULD BE JUSTICE IF SOMEONE COULD MAKE THIS COMPANY OWN UP TO THE TERRIBLE CRAFTMANSHIP THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE WELD ON THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME IS FRACTURED. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN HAS CHANGED THE PART FROM WHAT IS ORIGINALLY IN THE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH NISSAN WON'T ADMIT TO A CHANGE. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT CANNOT BE MOVED FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN PLACE. THE INABILITY TO ADJUST THE SEAT IMPACTS A DRIVERS ABILITY TO POSITION THE SEAT FOR SAFE DRIVING I.E. PEDAL DISTANCE, STEERING DISTANCE, SIDE VIEW MIRROR VIEWING ETC.... THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITES WHERE OWNERS DISCUSS THEIR EXPERIENCE ONE SUCH WEBSITE IS HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F14EC7A (THIS IS AN EDMUNDS.COM BLOG), A SECOND BLOG SITE WHERE OWNERS REPORT THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/66-PROBLEMS/10406-MORE-DRIVERS-SEAT-PROBLEMS.HTML. THIS IS NISSSAN WEB SITE. A THIRD SET OF COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/NISSAN/MURANO/SEAT. THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

THE POWER SEAT MOTOR ON MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO SE HAS FAILED. IT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. IN ADDITION, THE WHEEL HUB BEARING FAILED/BROKE AND ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A VERY EXPENSIVE COST. PRIOR TO THIS, THE DIFFERENTIAL ALSO FAILED/LEAKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED/FIXED. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 100,000 MILES AND HAS ENDURED A ONGOING SERIES OF REPAIRS FOR NUMEROUS FACTORY INSTALLED DEFECTS. THE NISSAN, MURANO IS NOT A SAFE, RELIABLE VEHICLE TO OWN. *TT

Mileage: 105,000

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO WITH A BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT SUPPORT FRAME HAS FATIGUED AND BROKEN. SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS IN MY AREA HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WILL NOT TRY TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE GUAGE OF THE METAL SUPPORT IS TOO THIN. NEW SEAT BASES, WHICH ARE HARD TO FIND, CAN COST $1000 FOR THE PART. MY INTERNET SEARCH HAS REVEALED THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. NEED HELP ON THIS! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

Mileage: 11,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT MOTOR FAILED, NO LONGER ALLOWING HIM TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SEAT. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SEAT INVOLUNTARILY SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, THE SEAT WOULD MOVE AUTOMATICALLY. UPDATED 12/19/11

Mileage: 80,000

2004 NISSAN MURANO, DRIVERS SEAT SPONTANEOUSLY BROKE, SEAT IS NOW LEANING AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME. SEAT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. SEAT ROCKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN STOPPING. AFRAID OF FURTHER FAILURE IN SEAT THAT COULD RESULT IN THE DRIVER SEAT COMING COMPLETELY DISENGAGED WHICH WOULD PUT DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AT SERIOUS RISK. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGES SEAT FAILURE IN MURANOS IS COMMON. *TR

Mileage: 93,400

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MURANO AND THE DRIVER SEAT HAS BROKEN WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. IT ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE AND FRONT TO BACK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND PAID TO HAVE IT WELDED BUT IT DID NOT HOLD. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS IF IT BREAKS WHILE DRIVING, THIS STRUCTURE FAILURE TO THE DRIVER SEAT COULD CAUSE A FATALITY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

MY NISSAN 04 MURANO DRIVER SEAT FRAME GOT FRACTURED AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FIRST TIME IT BROKE I GOT IT WIELDED NOW THE FRAME GOT FRACTURED FROM THE OTHER SIDE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND ANNOYING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU *TR

DRIVERS SEAT LIFTER CARRIAGE FRAME IN MY 2004 MURANO HAS BROKEN. *LN

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A LIGHT MY SEAT MADE A SNAPPING SOUND. AFTER THAT THE SEAT IS VERY LOOSE AND WOBBLES WHEN MOVED WITH YOUR HAND. AS I MAKE TURNS THE SEAT ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WOULD MECHANICALLY MOVE FORWARD. HOWEVER, ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL MOVABLE POSITIONS DID OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO AWD SE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKE . I TOOK IT OUT AND PAID TO HAVE A GUY WELD IT . OTHERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS A COMMON MURANO PROBLEM . SOME SUGGESTED THAT IT IS ALREADY A NISSAN RECALL ISSUE BUT I CAN'T GET ANY INFO TO PROVE IT . IT STILL FLOPS AROUND . ALSO THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING WENT AT 75K MILES BUT THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM . THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY IF YOU SLAM THE DOOR SOMETIMES . IMAGINE JUMPING OUT OF THE CAR TO PUT MAIL IN THE BOX AND WHEN YOU COME BACK IT'S LOCKED ? DEALER SAID HE FIXED IT ... HE DIDN'T . THE TAIL GATE BACK DOOR LATCH STICKS . ALSO THE METAL RIM OF THE GASOLINE FILLER NECK GOT RUSTY AND PITTED . CONSEQUENTLY THE GAS CAP DIDN'T SEAL PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . THE DEALER WANTED 800 DOLLARS TO CHANGE THE FILLER NECK . I SANDED IT AND FIXED IT FOR NOTHING . *TR

Mileage: 75,921

I WAS TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN I HEARD SOMETHING SNAP AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FELL BACK TO THE LEFT. MY FOOT CAME OFF THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE SEAT FELL BACK. I'VE READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR OR COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP FROM MY FOOT COMING OFF THE GAS IF I WERE TRAVELING AT A FASTER RATE OF SPEED. I JUST RETURNED FROM THE NISSAN DEALER. THEY HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE SEAT LIFT FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR A "DISCOUNTED" COST OF $1135.80 WHICH I PAID. I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION (THE SEAT WAS NOT STABLE AND WOBBLING EVERY TIME I TOOK A TURN OR HIT A BUMP) SO I FELT I HAD NOT CHOICE BUT TO REPAIR IT. FROM THE INVOICE I THINK THE PART # IS 87450-CA68B AND THEN BELOW THAT IT SAYS MH7826. *TR

Mileage: 48,400

THE DRIVER SEAT BECAME UNSTABLE AND WOULD ADJUST WITHOUT USING CONTROLS. SEAT JUST BROKE (THE FRAME) AND ALMOST CAUSED US TO CRASH DUE TO DISPLACEMENT AND LISTING TO THE LEFT. VERY SCARY. JUST FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THAT IT WILL BE NEARLY $1000 TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAP AND NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS LEANING BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVER'S SEAT UNSTABLE WHICH MOVES DURING DRIVE MODE. NISSAN SAYS THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE COST IS ESTIMATED OVER $750. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT FRAME BROKE. I WAS SHIFTED TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT REPAIRABLE, BY THE NISSAN DEALER, HAD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW SEAT FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 46,600

DRIVERS SEAT TILTS ON TURNS, WORSE ON LEFT TURNS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BROKEN SEAT TRACK. I ASKED THEM TO REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE AREA MANAGER REFUSED TO FIX. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS AND IT IS BEYOND DANGEROUS. THE LEFT FRONT OF THE SEAT BARELY HANGS ON AS THE BOLTS ARE BROKEN IN THE BACK. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I AM COMPLAINING AS I FEEL IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT AUTOMATIC SEAT ADJUSTMENT IS NOT WORKING. THE SEAT IS NOW STARTING TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH WHILE THE CONTACT IS DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATES THAT A DEALER STATED THAT IT IS BECAUSE THE RAIL BAR IS BROKEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90000.

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO WITH ELECTRIC DRIVER SEAT. THE LEFT REAR BRACKET HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE RAIL HAS BROKEN, THUS RESULTING IN THE SEAT BECOMING DETACHED AND SEVERELY LEANING TO THE LEFT REAR. I ASSUMED THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT UNTIL I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND HAVE DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM COULD PROVE TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR HARD BRAKE. TO SAY THE LEAST, IT COULD PROVE TO CAUSE BACK INJURY OR PAIN. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

NISSAN MURANO SEAT LOOSE AND WOBBLY, STRAINING MY BACK AND CAUSING PROBLEMS WHEN PRESSING THE PEDALS, THIS SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL!!! ALSO TILTED TO THE DRIVERS DOOR SIDE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN. ALSO HAVE A GRINDING SOUND IN FRONT TIRE AREA, GOING THROUGH TOO MANY SETS OF TIRES. VERY DISGUSTED !! *TR

Mileage: 64,000

NISSAN MURANO 2004- FRONT DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE AND WIGGLY FOR THE LAST WEEK. LAST NIGHT IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD AND THE SEAT SEEMED TO COLLAPSE ON THE DOOR SIDE LEAVING IT CROOKED IT FEELS AWKWARD TO DRIVE, WORRIED THAT THE SEAT WILL COME OFF OR SOMETHING. I JUST CONTACTED NISSAN AND AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THIS CAR WAS A GIFT FROM MY DAD IN FLORIDA AND I ONLY HAVE OWNED IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR, SO I DOUBT RUST IS AN ISSUE. RIGHT NOW I AM UNABLE TO PAY FOR A EXPENSIVE REPAIR DUE TO HIGH WINTER BILLS AND X-MAS. ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

2004 NISSAN MURANO, NORMAL USAGE OF THE DRIVER SEAT, NOTICED SEAT ROCKING 9 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT "CERTIFIED USED", TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER, WAS TOLD IT WAS A BROKEN SEAT BRACKET, COST TO REPAIR $948 + TAX. THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS IS ENDLESS! THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW, A SEAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK LIKE THIS UNDER NORMAL WEAR, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN AFTER SO MANY DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

1. NORMAL USAGE OF THE DRIVER SEAT TO A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. 2. THE SEATS METAL FRAME BROKE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE WHERE IT LOOKS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. THE BRACKET IS THINNER ON THE LEFT SIDE WHERE IT BROKE. 3. HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DUE TO NOT BEING COVERED AND NOT HAVING THE $1,000.00. I CURRENTLY AM DRIVING AROUND WITH A LARGE PLASTIC LUNCHBOX UNDER MY SEAT, BUT I FEAR THAT I HAVE A PERSONAL EJECTION SEAT IF I WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT ALLOWS FOR FORWARD/BACKWARD ADJUSTMENT OF DRIVER SEAT EITHER BURNS OUT OR GEARS ON TRACK STRIP PREMATURELY, THUS PREVENTING FORWARD/BACKWARD ADJUSTMENT OF SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

NISSAN MURANO 2004, FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BROKE LOOSE WHILE PARKED AND BEING SAT UPON. SEAT REPLACED 12/19/08 AT A CONSUMER COST OF $965.72. *TR

Mileage: 79,688

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY COLLAPSED TO THE LEFT. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SIDE STREET GOING SLOW AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THE ANCHOR BRACKET UNDER THE SEAT HAS BROKEN OFF THE HINGE. THE COST OF REPAIR WILL BE APPROX. $1000.00! IT IS NOT A WARRANTY PART. AFTER INVESTIGATING THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER MURANO OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IN ADDITION YOUR WEBSITE STATES IT WAS INVESTIGATED AND CLOSED. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE, IF I WAS ON THE PARKWAY DRIVING 55 MPH AND MY SEAT COLLAPSED I DO NOT KNOW WHAT COULD OF HAPPENED. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE IS KILLED BEFORE THIS IS INVESTIGATED BETTER AND TAKEN CARE OF! I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER RECORDS OF DRIVERS SEATS BREAKING LIKE THIS IN CARS THAT ARE 4-5 YEARS OLD. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT ROCKS AND IS NOT SECURE. *TR

Mileage: 142,555

MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SEAT HAS A BROKEN FRAME. IT LEANS TO THE LEFT AND BACK. IT RESTS AGAINST THE POST BETWEEN THE FRONT SEAT AND BACK SEAT. IT TRAPS THE SEAT BELT BETWEEN THE POST AND THE SEAT. I HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO PUT THE SEATBELT ON EVERY TIME I GET INTO THE CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO WRIGHT'S NISSAN IN WEXFORD,PA, THE MECHANIC THERE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO GET IT FIXED IN ORDER TO PASS INSPECTION. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $850.00 FOR A NEW SEAT. I WAS ABLE TO CONTACT A PRIVATE WELDER AND HE SAID HE WOULD FIX IT FOR A FEE ALOT SMALLER THAN THE $850.00 NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE ME. I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 123,201

GEAR ON THE RIGHT TRACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT STOPPED WORKING SO DRIVER'S SEAT ROTATES INSTEAD OF MOVING FORWARD. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE SEAT ON MY 2004 MURANO BROKE SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS TURNING RIGHT. IT BROKE SO SUDDENLY I HIT MY HEAD AGAINST THE DRIVE WINDOW AND SWERVED OVER THE MEDIAN ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR. I READ SEVERAL HUNDRED POSTINGS REGARDING THE SAME SEAT WELD ISSUE ON THIS CAR.. NISSAN NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I BOUGHT A NEW 2004 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD FROM THE DEALERSHIP. BY OCTOBER 2004, I HAD TO GET THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LOOSE AND ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. NOW IN JUNE 2009, THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED BUT MUCH MORE SEVERELY, AND SINCE I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, THE DEALER WANTS $1100 TO REPLACE IT. THERE ARE TWO SERVICE BULLETINS FROM NISSAN ON THIS: NTB03-095 AND NTB05-043C. NISSAN EVEN CHANGED THE PART NUMBER INDICATING OR SUGGESTING A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING ISSUE/DEFECT. EITHER WAY, THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM GRAVELY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. THIS PERTAINS TO NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE08065. THANK YOU! *TR

Mileage: 1,088

SEAT MOVES / SLIDES SOMEWHAT SINCE MOTOR BROKE. SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE FREELY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *TR

Mileage: 35,243

2004 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN FROM FRAME. SEAT TILTS TO THE REAR- LEFT AND ROCKS UP AND DOWN WHEN SITTING OR PUTTING WEIGHT ON SEAT. ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE SEAT (UP/DOWN AND BACK AND FORTH) ARE WORKING. CONCERNED WITH SAFETY ISSUE NOT HAVING THE SEAT PROPERLY SECURED. SEEMS TOO MUCH MOVEMENT (ROCKING) COULD BE A DANGER IF IN A COLLISION - UNSURE IF THE SEAT AND SEAT BELT MECHANISM WILL WORK PROPERLY IF IN A CRASH. WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIR. DON'T KNOW REPLACEMENT COSTS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

NORMAL EVERYDAY USAGE OF MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT. ONE DAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE. THE SEAT IS NOW UNSAFE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BROKEN SEAT FRAME AND COST $1056 TO REPAIR. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW BECAUSE THE SEAT IS UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 93,802

THIS IS THE SECOND DEFECT THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR AND A LOT OF NISSAN MURANO OWNERS HAVE HAD IT AS WELL. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SEAT ROCKING AND SLIDING. IT SEEMS THAT THESE SEATS WERE NOT MADE RIGHT OR HAVE HAD POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BEING THE FACT THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER COULD FLY OUT THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE TO PROPERLY FIX THIS PROBLEM.....THIS CAN CAUSE MAJOR INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH................ *TR

Mileage: 80,000

REGULAR DRIVING, 2004 NISSAN MURANO SE, NOTICED ONE DAY THE DRIVERS SEAT STARTED MAKING A CREAKING NOISE. I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TILL ONE DAY WHILE CLEANING THE INTERIOR, I PUSHED AGAINST THE SEAT AND IT MOVED BACK AND DOWN TOWARDS THE DRIVERS REAR LEFT. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON MURANO.ORG, AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A BROKEN SEAT FRAME. I ALSO HAD MOSSY NISSAN CHECK IT OUT AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME IT WAS A BROKEN SEAT FRAME. DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR, AND THE LIKELY HOOD OF IT RECURRING, I DID NOT FIX THE SEAT THROUGH NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTER FRAME BREAKS. CAUSES SEAT TO BECOME LOOSE FROM FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 74,352

ON OUR 2004 NISSAN MURANO THE POWER DRIVERS SEAT WILL NO LONGER ADJUST FRONT TO BACK. IT WILL TWIST WITH THE OUTSIDE MOVING BUT INSIDE NOT MOVING. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE SEAT IS STUCK ALMOST ALL WAY BACK AND THE ONLY WAY THAT MY WIFE CAN DRIVE IS TO PUT A LARGE PILLOW BEHIND HER. CHECKING ON LINE THERE APPEARS TO BE DESIGN AND OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS WITH THE MURANO DRIVERS SEATS. I HAVE CONTACTED TONY HOLLAND, SERVICE DIRECTOR AT CROWN NISSAN IN GREENSBORO, NC AND HE ADVISED THAT PER THE NISSAN AREA REP BECAUSE OF AGE AND MILEAGE NISSAN WILL NOT MAKE A GOOD WILL REPAIR. TO GET THE REQUIRED PART YOU MUST BUY THE WHOLE SEAT TRACK FOR $796.62 WHICH IS CRAZY. TOTAL COST WOULD BE $1,118.67 PLUS TAX. ON LINE THERE SEAMS TO BE TWO ISSUES ONE THE SEAT FRAME BREAKING AND THE OTHER A PLASTIC PART THAT DRIVES THE BALL SCREW BREAKING. NISSAN WILL NOT CHECK THE PROBLEM UNTIL YOU AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF THE SEAT TRACK. THIS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I URGE YOU TO ISSUE A MANDATORY RECALL TO MAKE NISSAN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THEIR ERROR LIKE A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY WOULD DO. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

WHILE DRIVING (AT 65 MPH!) THE LEFT REAR ANCHOR BRACKET OF THE DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE AND BECOME UNSTABLE. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT OF THIS BROKEN BRACKET, MY SEAT ROCKS SEVERELY WHEN I TURN CORNERS AND SOMETIMES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AS OF YET BUT I DO FIND BY RESEARCHING THAT THIS ISSUE IS QUITE COMMON (SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY NISSAN AND YOU) AND THE REPAIR COSTLY. UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL FIX FOR THE TIME BEING BY INSTALLING SOME WOODEN BLOCKS UNDER MY SEAT TO STABILIZE IT. AGAIN, I URGE YOU TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 65,500

DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THIS OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE IN 2006 AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THERE IS 52,000 ON CAR AND THIS IS BEYOND WARRANTY WITH A MAJOR COST FROM NISSAN FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO AND THE POWER SEAT AS I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD JUST LEANED TO THE LEFT SUDDENLY. I TOOK TO NISSAN TO REPAIR THEY GAVE ME A QUOTE OF $1,200.00. *TR

Mileage: 35,436

MY 2003 MURANO DRIVERS SEAT FRAME CRACKED AT THE LEFT FRONT SUPPORT WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS ONLY NORMAL USAGE OF THE SEAT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AS I THOUGHT IT MAY JUST BE A BOLT THAT WAS LOOSE OR SOMETHING AND WAS TOLD THE WHOLE SEAT FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS THE SEAT ROCKS FORWARD WHENEVER BRAKING IN THE VEHICLE. HAD IT BROKEN UNDER STRAIN FROM BREAKING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. WHAT'S THE USE IN BEING BUCKLED IN IF YOUR SEAT IS NOT SECURELY FASTENED TO THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2004 SE NISSAN MURANO AND THE DRIVER SEAT HAS BROKEN. I WAS DRIVING MY MURANO WHILE COMING TO A TURN AND HEARD A LOUD SNAP SOUND WHILE IMMEDIATELY MY DRIVER SEAT WENT LEFT AGAINST THE DRIVER DOOR MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE WHEEL. I COULD HAVE HAD A WRECK TRYING TO BRACE AND CONTROL MY BALANCE OF THE CAR. I AM 179 POUNDS AND WEIGHT COULD NOT HAVE PLAYED A FACTOR IN THIS SEAT DEFECT DO TO READING MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENING TO NISSAN MURANO OWNERS. THE METAL ASSEMBLY BRACKET HAS BROKEN I LATER DISCOVERED. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TO HAVE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT 1,000 DOLLARS. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART BY IDENTIFYING IT AS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE !!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 64,986

WHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING, I MADE A RIGHT TURN @ ABOUT 5MPH OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT (DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE DRY ROAD, SLOW SPEED AND DAYLIGHT), WHEN I NOTICED A SNAP SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH MY 42,200MILES 2004 NISSAN MURANO SL DRIVER'S SEAT AND FELT AS IF THE SEAT CAME LOOSE FROM THE SEAT RAILING BOTTOM. INSTANTLY I FELL BACKWARDS AND TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT ALMOST LOOSING CONTROL OF THE WHEEL AND PULLING MY LOWER BACK MUSCLE TRYING TO GET MY SELF UP. PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE SEAT, AND NOTICED THE SEAT WAS LOOSE, HARDLY MADE ANY FORCE TO MOVE OR WIGGLE IT BACK & FORTH OR SIDE TO SIDE. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A LOOSE "BAR" OR PIECE OF METAL. WENT TO MY USUAL NISSAN SERVICE CENTER TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM/BROKEN PART AND FOUND OUT THE BROKEN PART IS THE BACK CROSSBAR OF THE SEAT LIFTER LINK SLIDE ASSEMBLY. IT ACTUALLY DETACHED FROM THE WELDING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT. MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY AS IT EXPIRED ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AND THE SERVICE CENTER WILL NOT REPLACE WITH OUT A COST AND A NEW ASSEMBLY. IT WILL SELL THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY THOUGH, WHICH I DO NOT INTEND ON PAYING SINCE I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FAILURE AND NEEDLESS TO SAY A SAFETY ISSUE. I FOUND OUT NISSAN MOTORS KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS WITH THE MURANO'S DRIVERS SEAT AND HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING, AND THEY SHOULD. EVEN NISSAN CAME UP WITH A "REINFORCED"/ DIFFERENT PART NUMBER SEAT ASSEMBLY, ALSO I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT MANY MURANO OWNERS HAVE FILLED COMPLAINTS BOTH WITH NISSAN & THE NHTSA AND NOTHING HAS COME UP OR DONE. I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T CRASH OR SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN A SPRAINED LOWER BACK, AN UNSAFE SEAT AND AN UNDRIVEABLE CAR IN THE MEANTIME. BELIEVE ME, IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORST A LOT WORST. FOR THE RECORD, I COMPLAINED TO NISSAN ABOUT A YEAR AGO ABOUT A BACK & FORTH ROCKING MOTION ON THE SAME SEAT AND FOUND NOTHING BUT A LOOSE NUT. SOMETHING HAVE TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE DO GET REALLY HURT OR KILLED. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

Mileage: 42,200

THE DRIVER SEAT IN MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO BROKE. THE MOTOR IS STILL WORKING BUT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CABLE IS BROKEN SO IT DOESN'T SLIDE FORWARD. THIS IS A MAJOR SECURITY ISSUE AND IT COSTS OVER $1000 TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER MURANOS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SO THIS MUST BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

FAILURE OF THE POWER SEAT DRIVE. DRIVER'S SEAT SEEMED TO BE LOPSIDED, HIGH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF IT. NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH SEAT SEVERELY ASKEW TO THE RIGHT AND SEAT COULD NOT BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED. REPAIR WILL COST ABOUT $850 PLUS TAX. ALL FOR THE SAKE OF A POORLY DESIGNED, OVERWORKED SMALL PLASTIC GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 45,260

THE FRAME TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I NEARLY RAN OFF THE ROAD, NARROWLY MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 57,215

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MURANO, AND TODAY AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR, THE DRIVER SEAT (AUTOMATIC) BROKE AND IS LEANING TO THE LEFT. I AM COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS PROBLEM WILL BE COVERED BY NISSAN, BUT TO THOSE MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO, I FEEL OBLIGATED TO REPORT THIS ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH. WHEN THE SEAT BROKE, I WAS IN MOVING TRAFFIC OF AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR, AND I ALMOST SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND HIT A CAR. THIS IS A PARTS ISSUE THAT NISSAN SHOULD COVER. I THINK IT WOULD BE UNJUST TO ALLOW NISSAN TO NOT RECALL THIS ITEM AND REPAIR THIS ITEM FOR FREE. I WEIGH LESS THAN 185, SO I DOUBT THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO WEIGHT ISSUES. IT'S A DEFECTIVE PARTS ISSUE. PLEASE CONTACT NISSAN TO GET THIS CORRECTED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURUNO AND THE PASSENGER SEAT STARTED MAKING A CLICKING SOUND EVERYTIME I WOULD TURN, BUT AT THAT TIME I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE I WAS DRIVING AND MADE HAD TO STOP ABRUPTLY AND THE SEAT BROKE. THEN MY SEAT WAS LEANING TO THE SIDE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN RALEIGH, NC ON WAKE FOREST ROAD. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A BRAND NEW CHAIR. WHICH I THINK THAT THEY QUOTED ME $800.00 THEN THAT WAS NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THAT WAS ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO. I AM STILL RIDING WITH MY SEAT LEANING TO THE SIDE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ON NISSAN 2004 MURANO SEEMED TO HAVE AN "OFF-TRACK" ISSUE WHEN MOVING SEAT UP OR BACK. NOW ITI HAS TOTALLY MALFUNCTIONED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE POWER DRIVERS SEAT WILL ONLY MOVE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS STUCK. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THE GEAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS STRIPPED, AND IT WOULD BE $1,000 + TO FIX THIS. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN MULTIPLE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE SEAT SLIPPING WHEN I TOOK-OFF FROM A STOP SIGN, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THIS SEAT IS NOT GOING TO REMAIN IN PLACE AND IT WILL RESULT IN MAJOR INJURIES. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2004 NISSAN MURANO SE SEAT TILTED TO THE LEFT AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. I HAVE NO REPLACED THE PART YET BECAUSE THE COST PER THE DEALER IS IN EXCESS OF $1,000.00. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO WHICH MY WIFE AND I LOVE, BUT WE HAVE RECENTLY DEVELOPED A PROBLEM THAT WE HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED BEFORE. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE POWER DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AND THE RIDE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSTABLE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT I WILL FACE IF I EVER HAVE TO SUDDENLY STOP MY CAR. I'M CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE LOCAL THAT CAN WELD THE SEAT BACK TO ITS BASE, BUT COST IS A FACTOR AND SO IS TIME. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, AND PERHAPS THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND HAS TO SUE NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, THE DRIVER SEAT MOVES FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND FRONT TO BACK. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT FAILED. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,500.

Mileage: 81,500

THE QUALITY OF MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO IS NOT UP TO PAR WITH NISSAN VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT THE END OF OCTOBER. THE VEHCILE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 12 TIMES FOR VARIOUS ISSUES. IE WINDOW RATTLE, WINDOW NOISES, DRIVERS SEAT LOOSE, STEARING RACK BOLTS WERE LOOSE, LOOSE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE. *AK

Mileage: 500