2005 NISSAN MURANO Seats Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, an unknown part on the driver's side front seat fractured, causing the seat to wobble. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I bought the car not knowing that the seat bracket driver side was already broken the dealership would not do anything I looked into this and there are several thousands of other complaints on the same safety issue I'm only a hundred and fifteen pounds and I'm bouncing all over the place and I'm terrified I don't have the extra 2,000 $3,000 is going to cost to replace and this is a major thing it has happened several times this needs to be recalled now

The drivers seat frame is broken at the right rear lift arm. The seat frame is electrically adjustable. The seat wobbles causing the driver to move around at random. Loss of control of vehicle is possible as seat moves left and right as vehicle is being driven. As this just occurred within the past 24 hours it has not been inspected by anyone other than myself.

DRIVER SEAT WOBBLES AROUND, SEEMS TO BE BROKEN. HAPPENED WITH REGULAR USE. SAFETY ISSUE THAT APPEARS TO HAPPEN WITH MANY OTHER 05 MURANOS AND POSSIBLY OTHER YEAR MODELS. ONGOING.

GOT INTO THE VEHICAL. WHILE ADJUSTING THE SEAT AND LEANING BACK, THE SEAT SLUMPED BACK AND TO THE LEFT. IT WOBBLES NOW. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE SEAT IS NOT SOLID AND SHIFTS AROUND AS I DRIVE. MY WIFE IS DISABLED AND I AM A DISABLED MARINE COMBAT VETERAN. WE CANNOT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE OR TO REPLACE WITH A NEW SEAT. MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THIS.

Mileage: 133,000

DRIVERS SEATS ARE BROKEN ON A LOT OF MURANOS. COMPLAINTS ON LINE ALL YEARS. AIRBAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF.

THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS' SIDE SEAT STARTED MOVING UP AND DOWN - THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHED IT TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR SNAPPED SO THE LEFT SIDE BOUNCES UP AND DOWN. THIS IS PRIMARILY MY SONS CAR AND IT SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME - MOVING WHILE DRIVING, AND LESS STABLE IN AN ACCIDENT. IT LOOKS FROM NISSAN FORUMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MURANO YET IT IS NOT A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE SRS SENSOR INDICATOR CONTINUED TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POCATELLO NISSAN (1900 FLANDRO DR, POCATELLO, ID) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ALSO, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK MOVED BECAUSE THE SEAT FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE SEAT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

THE DRIVER SEAT OF MY MURANO MOVE BACK WHEN I PRESS THE GAS AND WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE IT MOVES FORWARD AND PUSHES ME UP THE GUY I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM TOLD ME THAT MOST OF THE MURANOS HAD RECALLS ON THEIR SEAT BC OF THIS REASON. IT MESSES ME UP WHEN BRAKE AND PRESSING GAS BC I'M MOVING.

Mileage: 176,483

DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED ON REAR WHILE DRIVING. THE BASE FRAME IS A SQUARE THAT HAS A HORIZONTAL BAR ON THE BACK AND THAT BROKE ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE THAT RESULTED IN DIPPING ON THAT SIDE WHEN SEATED AND DRIVING. THIS IS UNSAFE !! NO REASON ANY METAL THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WELDED SHOULD BRAKE OFF

Mileage: 154,300

DRIVER SEAT BOTTOM FRAME BROKEN AS DESCRIBED BY HTTPS://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/66-PROBLEMS/1548-DRIVER-S-SEAT-11.HTML ON HIGHWAY, CAUSING DRIVER TO BEND DURING A STEERING TO RIGHT SIDE/FORWARD.

Mileage: 148,700

THE NISSAN MURANO DRIVER SEAT BRACKET HAS CRACKED LIKE EVERY OTHER PERSON ON THIS LIST HAS STATED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK WHICH SHE DRIVES DAILY ONLY 14 MILES ROUND TRIP. SHE GOES BETWEEN 30-45 MILES PER HOUR AND WHILE THIS CRACK OCCURRED SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 35ON A CITY STREET, SHE DIDN'T LOOSE CONTROL BUT THE CAR DID VEER OFF TO THE SIDE AS WHO WOULD EXPECT YOUR SEAT TO PARTIALLY COLLAPSE. THANK GOODNESS THE ROAD WAS EMPTY AND SHE HAS NO TRAFFIC TO COMBAT WITH. THE NHTSA SHOULD CARE OF THE CHANCE OF DEATH OR ACCIDENT FROM OCCURRING NOT JUST WHAT HAS HAPPENED, THE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN STATED AS BEING HIGH BY THE NHTSA. CLEARLY NISSAN USA SHOULD BE LIABLE IF THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT IT IS CLEAR THEY HAVE USED A FAULTY PART. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND PROTECTION FOR THE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE INVESTED OR CHOSEN THESE CAR SHOULD BE A PRIORITY NOT PROTECTION OF BIG BUSINESS. THIS IS A COMPONENT THAT SHOULDN'T BREAK IF A PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED BRACKET WAS USED. HAVING HAD 7 CARS OVER MY LIFE FROM RANGING IN AGE FROM 20 YEARS OLD TO BRAND NEW NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER HAD THIS ISSUE AND I AM APPALLED THAT NO ONE, NOT NISSAN OR THE NHTSA CARES ABOUT A POORLY CONSTRUCTED PRODUCT THAT IS NOT WHAT THE CONSUMER PAID FOR AND COULD LEAD TO POTENTIAL INJURY. I GUESS SOME MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO GET HURT OR DIE FOR THE NHTSA TO CARE, QUITE SAD WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT THIS WAY.

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS LOOSE AND STARTED TO DIP TOWARDS THE LEFT. THE SEAT IS BROKEN. I LOOKED ONLINE AND CAN SEE THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. ALSO THE PANEL WHERE YOU CAN PUSH TO LOCK AWD OR PUT ON THE SEAT WARMERS HAS SUNK INTO THE PANEL.

Mileage: 143

COMPLAINT: DRIVERS SEAT REAR BRACKET SNAPPED OFF MAKING THE SEAT SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE, UNABLE TO DRIVE WHEN CORNERING, WAS DRIVING ON RT 81 AT 70MPH HAD TO FIND THE NEAREST EXIT TO STOP, NOW DRIVING WITH 3 2X4S UNDER THE REAR SEAT TO STOP THE SWAY.

Mileage: 89,000

MY SEAT IS LOOSE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE 8 WAY ADJUSTABLE CONTROL THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT WAS REPAIRED BY NISSAN 2 TIME ONES WHEN THE CAR WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND RECENTLY I PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. NOW I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY NOW HAVE A BETTER CONTROL AT 2 TIMES THE COST.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME DETACHED AND LEANED TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT PLACED A STACK OF BRICKS TO KEEP THE SEAT STEADY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING LINE DETACHED AND LEAKED FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN CLAMPED THE POWER STEERING LINE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN SO THE SEAT IS SLANTED AND WOBBLES.

I BOUGHT MY SON AN 2005 NISSAN MURANO LAST YEAR. JUST RECENTLY HIS DRIVERS SEAT TRACK HAS BROKEN IN THE FARTHEST BACK POSITION IT CAN GO. IT IS NOW A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME TO DRIVE. I CAN NOT REACH THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE SAFELY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEIR WERE NO INJURIES AS OF YET.... INJURIES OR NOT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND THEY SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT !! I CONTACTED NISSAN DIRECTLY AND JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM A SINGLE MOM STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR I CAN'T AFFORD $1,000.00 TO REPLACE THE SEAT. WHY CAN'T SOMEONE MAKE THIS COMPANY DO THE ETHICAL THING AND REPLACE THE BROKEN PART????? WE WORK HARD FOR OUR MONEY AND THERE SHOULD BE SOMEONE OUT THERE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER NOT THE MAJOR CORPORATIONS ! WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS COUNTRY ? THERE IS NO INTEGRITY ANYMORE JUST GREED. I FOR ONE WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW HOW NISSAN HANDLED THIS AS WELL AS I WILL NEVER NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN. TOYOTA AHD HONDA WILL ALWAYS GET MY BUSINESS BECAUSE THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I DRIVE A HONDA AND EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I HAD A PISTON SEAL ISSUE IN MY MOTOR AND THEY FIXED IT FREE OF CHARGE AND MADE IT LIKE NEW AGAIN. THANKS FOR NOTHING NISSAN YOU SUCK !! MY SON WAS GETTING INTO THE CAR, SAT IN THE SEAT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE FELT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT DROP DOWN. IT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD ONLY SLIGHTLY SIDEWAYS. IT IS NOW USELESS TO ME BEING I AM ONLY 5'5 MY SON IS 6'2 AND ONLY 148LBS. IT WAS NOT FROM HIS WEIGHT, IT IS FROM A FAULTY METAL.

Mileage: 170,000

DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN IT IS BEING SUPPORTED NOW WITH 3 BRICKS. IT BROKE AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND I TEMPORARY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

Mileage: 174,000

THE DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET FAILED AND THE SEAT FELL. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS ON THIS MODEL YEAR? I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS A DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL IF THE BRACKET SNAPS LIKE MINE DID. LUCKILY MINE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT SNAPPED.

Mileage: 165,000

DURING NORMAL USE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE SEAT RAIL. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS OCCURRED WHEN I WENT TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MY GARAGE AND NOT WHILE I WAS DRIVING OR DURING A CRASH. UPON INSPECTION THE TRIP STEEL HOLLOWED OUT PLATE CONNECTING THE SEAT TO THE RAIL BROKE. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND THE DESIGN OF THIS PART WAS CLEARLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SURVIVE A CRASH. INSTEAD OF BEING A SOLID PIECE OF THICK STEEL IT WAS HOLLOWED OUT AND THE THIN STRIPS LEFT TO ATTACH THE SEAT TO THE RAIL WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND NORMAL USE MUCH LESS THE FORCE CAUSED BY A CRASH. THE REDESIGNED REPLACEMENT PART WAS A MUCH STRONGER SOLID PIECE OF METAL.

Mileage: 88,300

I HAVE A BROKEN SEAT TRACK THAT WHEN I STOP IT PUT ME IN TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 19 2011 AND NISSAN PAYED $500 TOWARD THE REPLACEMENT AND NOW IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AS SEEN ON THE NISSAN MESSAGE BOARDS.

Mileage: 83,900

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON JANUARY 2,2016 I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM MY SEAT AND THEN A SUDDEN DROP IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. UPON PULLING OVER I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS UNATTACHED ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP, THEY REMOVED THE SEAT TO FIND THAT THE BRACKET WAS COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. HE CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS TSB'S ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BUT NO RECALL STATING THAT THERE WERE NO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT BUT THAT WAS ALL AND WAS TOLD THAT WE COULD BUY THE PARTS FROM THEM BUT THAT IT WAS ALL ON ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED

Mileage: 135,200

THE FRONT BRACKET OF THE DRIVER SEAT SEEMS TO HAVE BROKE AND THE SEAT LIFTS TO THE SIDE WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT ALSO LIFTS A LITTLE WHILE I GET IN THE CAR. SAME PROBLEM DOCUMENTED HERE HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/66-PROBLEMS/1548-DRIVER-S-SEAT-30.HTML

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVER SEAT BACK LEFT BRACKET CONNECTED TO THE FRAME IS BROKEN. MY DRIVER SEAT NOW SWAYS BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE ON MY BACK. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD FIX BY ENSURING A RECALL FOR THEIR COSTUMERS.

WHILE BOARDING MY CAR DRIVER SEAT BROKE AND ALSO THE DAMAGE TRIGGERED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO POP SINCE THE DRIVER SEAT IS LINKED TO AIR BAG.

Mileage: 98,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO S WITH JUST 65,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE; I THINK IT IS SOMETHING AT THE LEFT REAR OF THE SEAT. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE, I FOUND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH A PART CALLED THE LIFTER BRACKET. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY MANUFACTURE A PART FOR THIS REPAIR AT A VERY HIGH COST TO THE CONSUMER NOT TO MENTION THE LABOR COST TO DO THE REPAIR. THIS HAS BEEN AN APPARENT PROBLEM FOR YEARS WITHOUT ANY RECALL BY NISSAN. MY SISTER ALSO HAS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AS WELL AND HER DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE A FEW YEARS AGO; THEY PUT A BRICK UNDER IT TO STOP THE ROCKING! THE SEAT ROCKS TO THE RIGHT WHEN YOU GO AROUND A CORNER AND GOD FORBID WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. IS THERE ANYTHING YOUR AGENCY CAN DO TO CAUSE NISSAN TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT? *TR

Mileage: 62,000

EXITING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE DRIVERS SEAT FELL BACKWARDS FROM UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

WHILE TURNING A CORNER THE SEAT MOUNT (DRIVER'S SIDE) BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO IMMEDIATELY SLANT TO THE LEFT. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED, HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, PASSING A TRUCK THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AS I WOULD HAVE NO DOUBT BEEN DISTRACTED AND TRIED TO FIX OR ADJUST THE SEAT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOW QUALITY PARTS BEING USED. NISSAN SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ONE OF THEIR MORE EXPENSIVE ONES CURRENTLY IN THEIR INVENTORY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE REAR DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKE. THE PART IS ON THE FRAME OF THE SEAT THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE LIFT MOTOR. NOW IT WILL NOT LIFT AT ALL AND I HAVE HAD TO USE BLOCKS TO ADJUST THE SEAT WHICH IS NOT SAFE BUT THE REPAIR IS OVER $800. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. LEFT REAR REINFORCEMENT BROKEN. NO COLLISIONS OR CRASHES. SAME PART WHERE ALL THE OTHER SEATS ARE BREAKING. *TR

HELLO DEAR, I AM WRITING THIS MESSAGE TO REPORT A CRITICAL ISSUE WHICH HAPPENED ON MY NISSAN MURANO 2005. LAST WEEK DURING DRIVING, MY WHOLE DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY LOOSE AND NOW IT ALMOST FELL OFF FROM FRAME. I FEEL NOT SAFE ANY MORE TO DRIVE IT. IT COSTS $500 TO $1000 TO FIX. IT IS A NISSAN MURANO 2005 S MODEL, I BOUGHT ON FEBRUARY 2006 BAND NEW. IT HAS AROUND 100K, I USED IT FOR WORK MOST OF TIME. AFTER DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON NISSAN MURANO 2005. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL FOR THIS CRITICAL ISSUE AND TAKE FULL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANCHOR BRACKET FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE SEAT REMAINED SHIFTED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

WELL,MONTH AGO MY WIFE UNLOCKED THE CAR ,SAT INSIDE AND START THE ENGINE. WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO REVERSE THEN FRONT DRIVER SEAT JUST COLLAPSED ON THE LEFT SIDE. WELL,WE FIND OUT IT IS FRONT SEAT BRACKET THAT BROKE AND WHILE I WAS LOOKING IT ONLINE FIND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR NISSAN AND NEVER WAS MADE TO BE RECALL.THEY CHARGE TO FIX THAT BETWEEN 950-1200 $ . NISSAN IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY DID FOUND SOLUTION BY PUTTING AN EXTRA SUPPORT ON THE BRACKET SO IT'S MORE STURDY. I'M JUST HAPPY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON HWY. THAT COULD CAUSE ME TO CAUSE ACCIDENT AND GET HURT ME AND OTHER PEOPLE. PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE DRIVING ON MAJOR HWY. OR NOT. *TR

Mileage: 136,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BECAME FRACTURED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Mileage: 134,000

LEFT SEAT INITIALLY STOPPED FRONT TO BACK MOVEMENT. THE RIGHT SIDE WOULD TRY TO MOVE BUT LEFT WOULD NOT MOVE. YESTERDAY THE SEAT BROKE LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE. REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $1000.00. AFTER SPENDING TIME ON LINE, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND A SAFETY BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS PART COULD BREAK IN AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO THE DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

I COULD NOT MOVE MY POWER SEAT TO DRIVE AND S TERRIFIED EVERY TIME I DRIVE.FOR NO REASON MY SEAT STOPPED GOING FORWARD AND BACK AND THEN IT WOULD SWIVEL ON THE TRACK. . THE NEXT DAY I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE VERIFIED I NEEDED A NEW POWER SEAT. I CALLED NISSAN CORP THAT NIGHT AND VOICED MY CONCERN AND I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER, BUT WAS TOLD I HAD TO GO TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I MADE THE FOR THE NEXT DAY. TOOK THE CAR IN TO LOKEY NISSAN ON 7/01/04. THEY VERIFIED I NEEDED A LOWER SEAT ASSEMBLY AND A FINISHER ASSEMBLY (WHICH HOLDS THE WIRES). THE PARTS ARE $1300. AND LABOR $395.89. I THEN CALLED APRIL BACK (AS SHE INSTRUCTED) @ NISSAN 1-800-647-7261 (4 OR 5 TIMES) AND ALL I GOT WAS HER RECORDING. THE CASE # IS: [XXX] AND APRIL IS @ 457248. I WAS ABLE TO FIND A USED PART AND MY MECHANIC COULD INSTALL IT, BUT AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET HOW MANY MORENO OWNER'S THIS HAPPEN'S TO, I AM APPALLED. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON 04 - 06 MORENO'S FAULTY FRONT POWER SEAT AND OR IMPROPER FORWARD/BACKWARD MOVEMENT. AND SPECIAL BULLETINS WENT OUT TO ALL TECHNICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL TO AMEND AND INCORPORATE NTB-5-056 INTO THEIR SERVICE MANUALS. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE BOTH ON DISABILITY AND DO NOT HAVE $1600. TO FIX NISSAN'S MISTAKE. I FEEL I AM IN DANGER EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, NISSAN WON'T RETURN MY PHONE CALLS, WHEN THEY ARE THE ONES WHO TOLD ME TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP...BIG WASTE OF TIME AND GET A SERVICE RECORD GOING.SO IN ALL: NISSAN CORP KNOWS THAT THE SEAT SLIDE MOTOR OR GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO REPLACED FOR ANY REASON, THAT THE POWER SEAT HAS VOLTAGE TO IT, BUT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE SEAT ALSO MOVES WHILE DRIVING IT BECAUSE THE SEAT WON'T STAY ON THE TRACK: IT BECOMES CROOKED ON THE SEAT TRACKS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

Mileage: 112,000

DRIVERS SEAT LEANS TO THE LEFT, SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

IN 2013 I HAD TO HAVE MY DRIVER SEAT BRACKET WELDED DUE TO IT BREAKING. MY AIRBAG LIGHTS FLASH CONTINUOUSLY SINCE ABOUT 2006 AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN GOES OFF. WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID IT COULD BE SEVERAL THINGS FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO AN EXHAUST ISSUE AND THAT IT WOULD BE TRIAL AND ERROR TO FIGURE OUT WHICH WOULD REMY THE PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR WONT STAY UP AND MY ALTERNATOR KEEPS DRAINING MY BATTERY SO I HAVE TO REPLACE YEARLY. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS PRESENT AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY MOVED BACKWARDS AND TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO MOMENTARILY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A SECTION OF THE FRONT SEAT FRAME HAD CRACKED AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SEAT LINK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE DURING BRAKING. I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALER AT THE TIME AND HE STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND RECOMMENDED I FIND SOMEONE TO WELD THE SEAT FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY SEAT TILTED BACK. THE LEFT REAR BRACKET BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 62,853

DRIVING, HEARD LOUD POP AND DRIVER'S SEAT TILTED BACK. THE RIGHT REAR BRACKET BROKE ON THE SEAT FRAME THAT NISSAN INSTALLED TO REPLACE THE FIRST ONE THAT BROKE ON 01/30/2009 AT 62,853 MILES. NISSAN REFUSES TO DO THE REPAIR AT NO CHARGE AND SAID IT WILL COST $1,200. MY INITIAL COMPLAINT FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT (ODI NUMBER) IS: 10593351. *TR

Mileage: 139,500

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKEN ON OUTBOARD SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE CAUSING DRIVER TO SWERVE. FORTUNATELY NO TRAFFIC OTHER CARS OR PEDESTRIANS WERE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

SEAT BRACKET BROKE CAUSING SEAT TO WOBBLE SIDE TO SIDE, WEAKENING OTHER POINTS OF ATTACHMENT. I HAD THE SEAT BRACKET WELDED TWICE SO FAR AND IT HAS REBROKEN TWICE. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THESE BRACKETS BREAK VERY FREQUENTLY IN 2003-2008 NISSAN MURANOS, EVEN THOSE WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. NISSAN RECOGNIZES THAT THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN, AS THEIR REPLACEMENT PART IS MUCH STRONGER AND TOTALLY DIFFERENT, YET NO RECALL. QUITE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOUR SEAT COMES LOOSE WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING! SEATS SHOULD NOT DISCONNECT FROM THE CAR WITH NORMAL WEAR. I WEIGH 170 POUNDS, NOT ABOVE AVERAGE FOR A FULL GROWN ADULT DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

SEAT FRAME BRACKET ON DRIVER SEAT SNAPPED. PROBLEM IS WIDELY REPORTED ONLINE. AVOIDED DEALER RIPOFF FEE OF OVER $1,000 BY HAVING INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WELD THE FAILED HARDWARE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

GOT IN MY CAR AND FELT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TILT. THE ARM UNDER THE SEAT BROKE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE INTERNET. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO FATALITIES AS OF YET, IT IS A PROBLEM NISSAN IS AWARE OF YET WILL NOT FIX. IT COSTS $500 AT MY NISSAN DEALER TO FIX THE SEAT BECAUSE IT IS "OUT OF WARRANTY". I KNOW THAT THIS PROBABLY WILL JUST BE PUT IN A FILE BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU COULD DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOME FAMILY OUT THERE WILL BE MISSING A FAMILY MEMBER IN DEATH DUE TO A FIXABLE PROBLEM THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO DEAL WITH. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

FOR A COUPLES OF DAYS I STARTED HEARING THE DRIVER SEAT NOISE, WHILE I WAS DRIVING OR AT REST IN A REDLIGHT. THEN ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING MY SEAT SUDDENLY FELT TO THE LEFT SIDE. IT DID NOT WHEN ALL TO THE CAR FLOOR OR OVER THE DOOR BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANY STABILITY OF MY BODY FOR THAT SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

MY DRIVER SEAT BROKE RECENTLY. A SEARCH ONLINE DETERMINES THIS IS A RECURRING PROB FOR THIS VEHICLE. WHY HAS THIS ISSUE NOT BEEN A RECALL ITEM, OR WHY ISN'T NISSAN COVERING THIS DEFECT??? THE REPAIR IS APPROX $1,200!!! ? *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WELD JOINTS IN THE LIFTER SEAT BRACKET WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 12/20/13*CN

Mileage: 92,000

DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKEN WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON STRAIGHT AND LEVEL OPERATION. RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND FOUND A TON OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM VARIOUS OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUE. ISSUE IS THE REAR LEFT BRACKET ON DRIVERS SEAT. SEAT MOVES ALL OVER THE PLACE AT THE MOMENT AND IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THIS SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

JUST SAT DOWN IN MY CAR YESTERDAY AND THE DRIVERS SEAT MADE A POPPING NOISE AND FELL OVER TO THE LEFT TOWARDS THE DOOR. I ONLY WAY 110LBS. I HAVE LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND THERE IS A METAL BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT UP THAT IS BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT A LIGHT THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT DROPPED ABOUT 3-4 INCHES. I WAS NOW LEANING BACK AND TO THE LEFT IN A VERY WEIRD POSITION. I HAD A HARD TIME REACHING THE PEDALS AS THE FRONT OF THE SEAT WAS NOW MUCH HIGHER THAN THE REAR SO MY LEGS WERE PULLED BACK FROM THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. I COULD PULL MYSELF BACK UP AND "BALANCE" ON THE THREE OTHER SEAT MOUNTS THAT WERE STILL GOOD BUT I HAD TO PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO DO SO AND THAT MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. I PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT A SOON AS I COULD. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED I COULD AT LEAST HAVE A STABLE SEAT IF I LOWERED IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE BROKEN SEAT MOUNT NOW RESTS ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WORKS FOR ME AS I'M FAIRLY TALL AND CAN STILL OPERATE THE CAR. HOWEVER, ANYONE A BIT SHORTER THAN ME CANNOT DRIVE SAFELY AS THEY CANT ADJUST THE SEAT UP ANY LONGER. I'M GLAD I WAS DRIVING FAIRLY SLOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS IT WAS QUITE AN ABRUPT AND STARTLING CHANGE IN DRIVING POSITION AND SEEMS QUITE DANGEROUS IF DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR IF SOMEONE HAS A DIFFERENT REACTION TO SUCH AN EVENT. *JS

Mileage: 87,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BASE OF THE SEAT HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE RECLINING DEVICE ROD HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,250 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,017.

Mileage: 199,250

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME CROSS-MEMBER WELD BROKE ON THE LEFT REAR LOWER WELD. FEELS LIKE ON EVERY TURN THAT DRIVER CAN BE THROWN AND TILTED FORWARD RIGHT FROM THE SEAT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO REACT IN AN UNCONTROLLED ALBEIT MOMENTARY JOLT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THIS IS THE CROSS MEMBER BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT. MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH SAME EXACT ISSUE DOWN TO THE SAME SIDE AND SAME WELD. I HAVE 2 INFANTS THAT MAKE THIS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NISSAN HAS OBVIOUSLY FAILED TO DESIGN CORRECTLY AND SHOULD BE A COMMON AND STRAIGHTFORWARD FIX FOR THEIR DEALERSHIPS TO RESOLVE AND OWE BUYERS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT BAR ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT POWER SEAT FRACTURED AND THE SEAT BECAME WOBBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000....UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE WELD AND LINKS WERE REPLACED.

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO THAT HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THERE IS A METAL BAR UNDER THE SEAT THAT BREAKS. EVIDENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE AND IT DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE THAT THIS IS NOT PART OF A RECALL YET. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AROUND WITH. I WORKED WITH MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THEY CHARGE CLOSE TO $1000 TO REPAIR. I HAVE GONE DIRECTLY TO NISSAN TO SEE IF THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THEY WOULD HELP COVER THE COSTS ON SINCE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND ONE THAT HAS NOW BEEN CORRECTED ON NEWER MODELS, BUT THEY WILL NOT ASSIST AT ALL WITH THE MAIN REASON BEING THAT I'M OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE. IT CURRENTLY ONLY HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON IT. I AM NOT AN OVERWEIGHT PERSON SO THAT IS NOT A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT IF I WERE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH MY BROKEN SEAT THAT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND MAYBE AT THAT POINT NISSAN WOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT UNTIL THAT TIME THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE LEFT TO PAY $1000 IN REPAIRS FOR A FAULTY PART ON THEIR VEHICLE THAT THEY'RE CLEARLY AWARE OF. I'M HOPING YOU CAN HELP RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM WITH NISSAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD ON IT'S OWN, I ALMOST CRASHED MY CAR INTO A TRUCK AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I TOLD THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED. I DON'T HAVE 800 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM MY SEAT IS NOW STUCK IN A FORWARD POSITION AND I AM WAITING UNTIL IT MOVES BACK. HOPE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE WHILE ADJUSTING THE SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT TO PERMANENTLY LEAN TO THE LEFT NOTICEABLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE DEALER QUOTED A $1000 REPAIR COST WHICH I FELT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER A RECALL. SINCE THEN I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM FOR THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WITH 2003 TO 2006 MODELS. NISSAN JUST NEVER OWNED UP TO IT BEING A DEFECT. THE SEAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY AND IT IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE WHEN DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2 INCIDENTS 1) BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP COMPLETELY CAUSING ISSUES DURING DRIVING (FALLING INTO DRIVER'S VIEW WHILE DRIVING). I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OTHER CAR I'VE OWNED (HONDA, FORD, CHEVY, TOYOTA). AVERAGE REPLACEMENT COST PER VISOR IS ~$200.00 WHICH IS A LITTLE STEEP. 2) WHEN CAR REACHED 104,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SEAT REAR LEFT BRACKET CRACKED. THIS OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A STOP. DATE OF OCCURRENCE IS MAY 4, 2013. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL NISSAN MURANOS HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE LEFT REAR SUPPORT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR LONG TERM APPLICATION AND IS A FLAWED DESIGN. I ALSO FOUND SOMEONE THAT WELDED THEIR BRACKET TOGETHER FROM YOUTUBE WHICH MAY BE THE ROUTE I MAY TAKE IF A RECALL IS NOT IMPLEMENTED. AVERAGE REPLACEMENT COST OF DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY (HEARD THEY WILL NOT REPLACE JUST THE BRACKET) IS ~$700.00. I ALSO HEARD THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS DESIGN FLAW, THOUGH CANNOT CONFIRM. MY HOPES ARE YOU'RE LOOKING INTO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE DRIVER SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO S BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE LEFT SIDE TRACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN BADLY TO THE LEFT FORCING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE DOOR PANEL. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I AM NOT A LARGE PERSON (MALE 185LBS). WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF NISSAN CAN MAKE THIS REPAIR AT NO COST TO ME. I HAVE HEARD OF A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 150,060

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO MANEUVER FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN A ROCKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 84,000

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED AND THE SEAT ROCKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. MW

Mileage: 87,000

I PURCHASED MY MURANO IN JAN 2013, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN MARCH 2013. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING LAST SUNDAY. AS HE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WE HEARD A LOUD 'POP' UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT, WE THOUGHT IT WAS A SPRING OR SOMETHING. UPON GETTING HOME HE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR LEFT BRACKET OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD BROKEN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL NISSAN NORTH AMERICA (800-NISSAN-1). I FILED A CLAIM AND THEY CALLED ME BACK TO INFORM ME THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPLACE THE SEAT FRAME BECAUSE THE CAR IS BEYOND FACTORY WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $1000 TO REPLACE THE BROKEN BAR. I BOUGHT THE MURANO WHEN I WAS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT, IN FACT, I HAD MY SON A WEEK AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND WANTED ME TO BE IN A BIGGER CAR, A SAFER CAR FOR ME AND MY NEWBORN. I'M UPSET THAT THE SEAT BROKE, IN MY MIND THERE ARE TWO THINGS IN A CAR THAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK: THE SEATS AND THE SEATBELTS, BUT I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND FIXING THE PROBLEM. SINCE THIS HAPPENED I HAVE RESEARCHED THE BROKEN SEAT AND THERE ARE ENTIRE FORUMS DEVOTED TO THIS INCIDENT! I'VE BEEN A NISSAN DRIVER FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS, THIS WILL BE THE LAST MAKE OF THEIR CAR THAT I PURCHASE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THIS IS PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED IN AN INVESTIGATION CLOSED IN 2009. MY SEAT BRACKET ON DRIVERS SIDE DID HOWEVER BREAK DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WHILE TURNING A CORNER. I HAVE HAD SPINAL FUSION SURGERY AND THIS WAS ENOUGH OF A JOLT TO CAUSE PAIN IN MY NECK. THE SEAT NOW WOBBLES SIDE TO SIDE AND FRONT TO BACK AND IN THE EVEN OF AND ACCIDENT WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY SECURED CAUSING ANY INJURIES TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE IN MY OPINION. 1100.00 TO REPLACE THIS PART IS EXTREMELY IRRITATING AND I DOUBT OTHERS LIKE MYSELF HAVE THE CASH TO DUMP INTO A SIMPLE PART WITH A DESIGN DEFECT THAT WILL MOST LIKELY ONLY BREAK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 79,900

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE ON A HIGHWAY RAMP TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY SEAT LEANED TO THE SIDE AND I SWERVED OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND GET BACK ON THE ROAD. I CHECKED UNDER THE SEAT AND NOTED THAT A METAL BRACKET HAD BROKEN. THE BRACKET DID NOT LOOK VERY STURDY. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET I NOTED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MURANOS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE BRACKETS? *TR

Mileage: 164,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVERS SEAT SHIFTED. THE LINK LIFTER FOR THE SEAT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY. THE SEAT IS LOPSIDED UNLESS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND WILL NOT RAISE UNIFORMLY ANY MORE. IF THE SEAT IS RAISED UP, IT LEANS INTO THE BACK RIGHT CORNER, NO LONGER LEVEL WITH THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND THERE HAS BEEN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED ON IT. *TR

WHILE EXITING MY CAR AS I WAS GOING TO STAND FROM MY SEAT I HEARD A 'SNAP' AND THE SEAT DROPPED DOWN A FRACTION IN THE REAR LEFT HAND SIDE. NOW MY SEAT IS VERY, VERY WOBBLY. THIS IS EVIDENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 181,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO SL WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT HAS THE SEAT DEFECT WHERE IT IS STUCK AND WON'T MOVE FORWARD AND BACK. IT APPEARS THAT THE BRACKET SYSTEM ATTACHMENT TO THE FLOOR HAS BECOME BROKEN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND THE CAR TO BE UNABLE TO DRIVE. THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS QUOTED AT $1,500. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THESE AND FIX THEM ON THEIR OWN COST, NOT THE CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED AND THE SEAT ROCKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STARTED FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET AND ZONE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT WAS REPAIRED BUT NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,952 .... UPDATED 03/08/13 *BF

Mileage: 80,952

SEAT IS LOOSE AND GOT STUCK WHEN TRYING TO AUTO MOVE BACK AND FORWARD AS PART OF THE STARTUP PROCESS. I'VE READ UP ON THE COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE NISSAN OWNERS FORUM AND THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. IF THE SEAT TACK AND BRACKET BREAKS FROM AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT THIS CAN CAUSE A DEADLY CRASH. DOES IT TAKE A PERSON TO DIE BEFORE NISSAN WILL ISSUE A RECALL? PLEASE FORCE NISSAN TO FIX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE DRIVING/TURNING/STOPPING/ENTERING/EXITING VEHICLE THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT DIPS DOWN DRASTICALLY. HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT NHTSA AND NISSAN ARE AWARE THAT THESE SEATS ARE A PROBLEM, I THINK NISSAN SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT AND FIX THESE SEATS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED DUE TO THE DEFECT. THANKFUL I NOTICED MINE WHILE PARKED AND NOT MOVING WHEN THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT COULD CAUSE ME TO NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACK AND TO THE LEFT. SCARED ME AND THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO WRECK BUT DIDN'T. THEN VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO GET HOME SINCE YOU ARE SITTING COCKED TO THE SIDE AND BACK. CALLED NISSAN AND LOOKED ONLINE AS TO RECALLS AND THERE ARE NONE BUT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WERE THERE REGARDING THESE SEATS. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE FIRST BEING EARLIER THIS YEAR. NISSAN SAID TO BRING IT AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. WE HAD FRIEND WELD IT CHEAPER THAN THEM. IF THE SEAT IS FAULTY THEN THERE IS NO SENSE FIXING IT NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY NEED TO REMAKE THIS PART SO IT DOES NOT KEEP BREAKING, THINK THEY SHOULD RECALL SINCE IT IS UNSAFE. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT START ROCKING , AND FOUND OUT THAT THE BAR/ BRACKET ON LIFTER LINK ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND OVER A SPEED BUMP WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY SLID ALL THE WAY BACK ON THE TRACK AND STARTED LEANING TO LEFT. *TR

Mileage: 77,519

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET BECAME FRACTURED, CAUSING IT TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE BRACKETS UNDER THE SEAT WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

Mileage: 148,000

AS I ENTERED THE CAR, AND TRANSFERRED MY WEIGHT TO THE SEAT THE LEFT REAR AREA OF THE SEAT DROPPED DOWN SUDDENLY. HAD THIS OCCURRED SUDDENLY DURING DRIVING, THE TENDENCY TO PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO BALANCE AND REGAIN A NORMAL DRIVING POSITION COULD CREATE A CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT POTENTIAL IN THE VEHICLE, DESPITE HAVING OWNED IT SINCE NEW. ON LOOKING AT THE FAILURE POINT, AND REVIEWING THE DEFECT, THE SEAT FRAME (MANUFACTURERS WELD POINT) HAS FAILED AT PRECISELY THE SAME POINT THAT MANY USERS HAVE REPORTED ON VEHICLE FORUMS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH CYCLIC LOADING, DIFFERENTIALLY APPLIED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT DUE TO THE ENTRY PROCESS. CLEARLY IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. NHTSA SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THIS FOR FURTHER REVIEW...AN INSPECTION CAMPAIGN, MODIFICATION OR RECALL MAY BE APPROPRIATE. *TR

Mileage: 105,528

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT FAILED AND THE CONTACT ALMOST HIT HER HEAD WITH THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRACKETS ON THE SEAT HAD FAILED AND AS A RESULT, THE BRACKETS NEEDED TO BE WELDED. AFTER SOME TIME PASSED, THE SEAT ADJUSTER FAILED AND LATER THE BRACKETS FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 81,900

DRIVING TO WORK TODAY I WAS DOING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY FELL TO THE LEFT. HAD THE 3RD LANE NOT BEEN CLEAR THERE WOULD'VE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO ME PULLING LEFT ON THE STEERING WHEEL AS I FELL BACK. I SEEN THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MURANOS. I GUESS IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE DEATH OF A FEW INNOCENT PEOPLE BEFORE THIS WILL BE RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SUPPORT FRAME SNAPPED AND SUDDENLY DROPPED THE DRIVER'S SEAT BY 5-6 INCHES. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

MY FRONT DRIVERS SEAT HAS COME LOOSE, AND IS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT, AND A POSSIBLE DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ ON EDMONDS, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THIS DEFECT FOR FREE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT THAT COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS ? *TR

Mileage: 95,000

FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT ASSEMBLY BRACKET BROKE IN TWO PLACES (REAR LEFT BRACKET) CAUSING SEAT TO LEAN AND SWAY WHEN CORNERING OR BRAKING. EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR ALL DRIVERS ON THE ROADWAY. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ASSEMBLY BROKE FROM FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

HEARD A "POP" AND THEN FELT THE CAR SEAT ROCK. APPEARS THAT SOMETHING BROKE ON THE LEFT, REAR CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 146,602

UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SEAT STARTED TO SLIDE TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. UPON BRING IT TO A MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THE PLASTIC WHEEL IN THE CHAIR MECH WAS WORN OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. CALLED NISSAN AND THERE ANSWER TO ME WAS FIRST IF I WAS OVER WEIGHT AND CLAIM THAT IS WHY IT BROKE. WRONG ANSWER I AM NOT OVER WEIGHT TO CAUSE THAT AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO BUY THE WHOLE NEW SEAT AND A TRACK THAT COST IS 800 FOR THE PART AND AT THAT POINT I TOLD THEM ALL I NEED IS A PLASTIC WHEEL...COMPANY TOLD ME IF I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IT WOULD BE FIX. WELL I DON'T HAVE ONE AND TRULY DON'T FEEL LIKE I WOULD OF NEED ONE FOR THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THIS VEHICLE/ IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF TROUBLES WITH THE 2005 MODEL AND THEY KNEW IT AND FELT THAT IF PEOPLE HAVE A WARRANTY TO FIX THINGS THEY WILL BE FIXED AND THERE IS NO PAPER TRAIL OF THERE POOR MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF TODAY THERE NOW TELLING ME THAT MY OIL PAN AND THE ALOT OF THE PARTS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE IS ROTTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A ROTTED OIL PAN, NOR HAS ANY OF MY UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE ROTTED, IT APPEARS THAT THERE PARTS ARE NOT HAVING A PROTECTION COAT OF RUSTOLUM ON THEM AND YET ONCE AGAIN THERE ANSWER IS IF I HAVE A WARRANTY IT WOULD BE COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MURANO AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT STARTING GOING DOWN AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. I STOPPED, LOOKED, AND CHECKED THE SEAT. THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED MY SEAT STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH WHEN I PULLED ON THE TOP OF THE SEAT. I HAD IT CHECKED AND THE SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MURANOS DUE TO THE FAULTY BRACKET IN 2003-2007 NISSAN MURANOS. WHY HASN'T NISSAN RECALLED THESE BRACKETS? WHY DOES IT COST $1300 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT WHEN IT IS JUST A DEFECTIVE BRACKET THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED? WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS? HERE IS A FORUM OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CLICK TO THE LAST PAGE AND YOU WILL NOTICE PROBLEMS AS CURRENT AS 6/08/2012. THESE ARE THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE BEING REPORTED. HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/66-PROBLEMS/1548-DRIVERS-SEAT-PRINT.HTML HERE IS THE LINK TO PICTURES THAT SHOW THE PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/66-PROBLEMS/1548-DRIVERS-SEAT-11-PRINT.HTML PLEASE HELP US REMEDY THE SITUATION AND MAKE NISSAN RECALL THIS BRACKET. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME THAT HELD THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IN PLACE FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT LEANED TO THE SIDE AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,894.

Mileage: 104,000

I WAS DRIVING IN MY CAR, AND THE SEAT BROKE AND LEANS BACK ONLY ON THE LEFT SIDE, CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING POSITION. WHILE SEARCHING FOR A FIX, APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS IN THE NISSAN MURANO FOR EXACTLY THE SAME REASON. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS MY FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE PEDALS AND I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL I REALIZED EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE CURRENT ROCKING OF THE SEAT DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING CAUSES THE SEAT (AND BODY) TO SWAY, CHANGING THE PRESSURE INTENDED TO BE PLACED ON THE BRAKES AND GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 80,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHENEVER OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WELDED PORTION OF THE SEAT BRACKET WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE DEALER OFFERED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH TWO THIRDS OF THE MATERIALS COST AND THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER, IN ADDITION TO THE LABOR EXPENSES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,834.

Mileage: 61,834

BRACKETS UNDER DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAD SNAPPED, SEAT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED PROPERLY. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL YEARS 2003-2007 THAT WAS LATER CORRECTED, YET NISSAN WILL NOT PRODUCE A RECALL OR COVER THE COSTS UNLESS IN YOUR WARRANTY PERIOD. THE NEW PART, IS MADE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND IS STEEL, SO OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT ARE CHOOSING TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $1000 FOR THIS REPAIR. AGAIN A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE & IN DOING RESEARCH IS HAPPENING TO PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. I CONTACTED NISSAN FOR A GOOD WILL REPAIR BUT IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, IN THE MEANTIME, I DRIVE AROUND RISKING MY LIFE. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN, NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO WANT TO FIX IT. PREVIOUS SAFETY BULLETIN ISSUED BY NISSAN IS NTB05-043D. NO RECALL TO DATE. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

BOUGHT IT USED. DRIVERS SEAT HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING HAD IT IN TO HAVE THEM FIX IT THEN IT STARTED ACTING OUT AGAIN. WOULD RUN THE MOTOR AND MOVE THE SEAT WHEN YOU POWERED OFF. I ASKED THEM 60 DAYS AGO TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW 2300.00 SEAT. TONIGHT IT JUST BROKE WITH LEFT SIDE FALLING BACK. SO AFTER READING UP I SEE I AM NOT ALONE EVIDENTLY IT HAS WELDS THAT BREAK. SO THEY HAD TO OF KNOWN THERE WAS PROBLEMS THEN TO TRY AND SELL ME A WHOLE NEW SEAT LAST TRIP IN. I'M FURIOUS, BECAUSE I HAVE TO TAKE MY HUSBAND UP FOR RADIATION TREATMENTS 'THIS 'WEEK AND WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THE CAR. RECALL THE PROBLEM NISSAN DO THE RIGHT THING. I LOVE MY MURANO BUT DON'T DISAPPOINT OFF YOUR CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS. IT'S UN-AMERICAN. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED TO REMAIN SECURE ON THE SEAT BRACKET FRAME AND WOBBLED WHENEVER AN OCCUPANT WAS POSITIONED IN THE SEAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE NEXT THING I NOTICED WAS THAT THE SEAT DROPPED ABOUT 3 INCHES. I INSPECTED THE SEAT AND SAW THAT A WELDED BRACKET HAD BROKEN APART. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET HAS BROKEN. THE FIRST TIME, WE SHAMED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TO FIX IT, BUT THIS WAS ONLY TEMPORARY AS THE SEAT HAS JUST BROKEN AGAIN. WE CONTACTED NISSAN BUT THEY SAID WE ARE ON OUR OWN. AIR BAG LIGHT IS SUPPOSEDLY LINKED TO THIS ISSUE AS WELL. ALSO CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS AND ESCALATED ALL THE WAY TO NORTH AMERICAN HQ TO NO AVAIL. IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN WOULD RATHER TAKE THEIR CHANCES ON LAW SUITS THAN HAVE THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFELY DRIVE THEIR PRODUCTS. AFTER PURCHASING AT LEAST 10 NISSAN PRODUCTS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER. FOREVER IS A LONG TIME. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

DRIVER SEAT FRAME,THE LEFT SIDE REAR BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP DOWN 6'' AND BECOME UNSTABLE. IT BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON IN A STRAIGHT PATH ON A SMOOTH ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 84,666

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BECAME UNSTABLE. IT DROPPED DOWN AND TILTED TO THE REAR LEFT. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE LEFT REAR SEAT BRACKET IS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 87,700

BROKEN ELECTRIC SEAT, WILL NOT MOVE. SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. HARD TO BE COMFORTABLE. PRICE OF REPAIR IS WAY TO EXPENSIVE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 58,500

I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND JUST EXITED OFF THE FREEWAY. WHILE TURNING ON THE EXIT RAMP I FELT THE DRIVER SEAT FEEL LIKE IT SHIFTED UP AND AWAY FROM THE REAR LEFT. ABOUT A MILE LATER THERE WAS A LOUD CRACK AND THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT DROPPED DOWN. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I APPEARS THE BRACKET THAT CONNECTS THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE FLOOR BRACKET HAS BROKEN. I SPENT SOME TIME TODAY SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A QUITE COMMON PROBLEM. I EVEN FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM NISSAN ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE BRACKET WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL UNDER FATIGUE WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL OR A SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT? *TR

Mileage: 61,336

WHILE DRIVING, MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE DRIVER'S SEAT, LEFT REAR "DROPPED" VERY QUICKLY CAUSING ME TO VEER TO THE LEFT NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BY GOING PARTIALLY INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT REAR SEAT BRACKET BROKEN. FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM UPON CHECKING "EDMONDS.COM NISSAN MURANO" FORUM. VERY SHAKEN UP! *TR

Mileage: 56,493

SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY ON DRIVERS SIDE BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO LEAN TO THE LEFT. VERY UNSTABLE AND IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WELDED THE PART, SAYING NOT SURE IT WILL HOLD. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN APRIL 20 AND ONCE AGAIN THE DEALER WELDED THE PART SAYING THE METAL IS VERY THIN. A NEW PART INSTALLED IS APPROX. $700. THE PART IS A IMPROVED PART THAT IS STRONGER NOW. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT IS LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THIS ALLOWS THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH, UP AND DOWN, AND SIDE TO SIDE. *TR

DRIVER SEAT FRAME,THE LEFT SIDE REAR BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP DOWN 6'' AND BECOME UNSTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

2005 MURANO SL DRIVER'S SEAT LEFT SIDE SUDDENLY DROPPED IN THE LOWER BACK. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET BROKE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS A BULLETIN ON REPAIR BUT NOT A RECALL SINCE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. DRIVER IS JUMBLED IF A BUMP IS HIT & SEAT LEANS TO TOWARD WHICHEVER SIDE WEIGHT IS APPLIED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO, I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND UNDER MY SEAT, AND SUDDENLY THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT COLLAPSED AND I WAS TOSSED TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE THE ONLY CAR DRIVING ON THE STREET AT THE TIME BECAUSE IT CAUSED ME TO TEMPORARILY LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I CAN'T IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING TO A DRIVER ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

DRIVER SEAT FRAME,THE LEFT SIDE REAR BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP DOWN AND BECOME UNSTABLE. *JS

Mileage: 96,000

THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME,THE LEFT SIDE BRACKET BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP DOWN AND BECOME UNSTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 49,900

DRIVER SEAT BROKE FROM BEHIND. IF I SEAT DOWN THE SEAT WOBBLES UP AND DOWN. STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE ANCHOR/BRACKET ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. SAME AS ALL THE ONES IN THE INTERNET BUT STILL NOT ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. NISSAN IS WAITING UNTIL A COUPLE OF PEOPLE DIE TO TAKE ACTION. I REPAIRED MINE BUT ITS THE SAME KIND SO I THINK THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I WILL BE TAKING THE OLD FRAME TO GET WORKED ON BY A WELDER TO INVENT SOMETHING BETTER BECAUSE THEIR IS ENOUGH ROOM FOR A STRONGER BRACKET BUT NISSAN IS ONLY CUTTING COST WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. IF YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER END OF THE BRACKET THAT ALWAYS BRAKES IT IS STRONGER. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST NISSAN I HAVE OWNED 4 NISSANS AND WILL STILL KEEP BUYING THEM BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS.....COME ON GUYS DON'T CUT CORNERS. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE TRAVELING AROUND AN OFF-RAMP, THE DRIVER SEAT MADE A LOUD POP SOUND. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE BRACKET HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE CAR HAS BROKEN LOOSE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TRAVELING FAST AND I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE REPORTS I HAVE READ ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY DRIVERS FRONT SEAT IS WOBBLY AND LOOSE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE BASE IS CRACKED AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. HE WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT OTHER MURANOS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED. THIS IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BEGAN LEANING TO THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND DENIED ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,024.

Mileage: 98,000

WHEN SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, I HEARD A BREAKING NOISE AND THE SEAT GAVE WAY ON THE LEFT SIDE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE FRAME ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SIT IN A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL POSITION WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED A NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD ONLY FIX WAS TO PURCHASE A NEW SEAT WHICH WOULD COST $1,700 - $2,000. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

DRIVERS BOTTOM SEAT ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE SEAT SHIFTS WHEN HITTIN G A BUMP. IT ALSO MOVES WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER TOLD ME MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. THIS PART SHOULD BE ON A RECALL, AND CAR OWNER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE CONTACT COULD SIT IN THE SEAT BUT THE SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FOURTH. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE SEAT COULD POSSIBLY BE USED AS A PROJECTILE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO SE. AS I WAS GOING 60 MPH IN THE FAST LANE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE SEAT SNAPPED ,TILTED TO THE LEFT THEN LURCHED BACKWARD BECOMING UNSTABLE. I ALMOST LOSS CONTROL OF THE CAR AND INJURED MY BACK. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE BAR THAT IS IN THE LOWER BOTTOM OF THE SEAT BRACKET BROKE OFF AND THE SCREW THAT ANCHORS THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR BECAME UNSTABLE. I HAD TO FIND A WAY TO SECURE THE SEAT TO RIDE HOME AND LUCKY ME HAD SOME PATIO BRICKS IN THE BACK WHICH ARE NOW HOLDING THIS SEAT UP OTHERWISE IT WILL COLLAPSE. I CALLED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME AND THEY DO NOT CARE. THE DEALER WANTS $1,800 TO FIX WHICH I COULD PUT DOWN FOR ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. ALSO , THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKE ,THE DIFFERENTIAL AND A LONG LIST OF MANY THINGS WITH THIS CAR. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR BUT THIS MODEL IS A NIGHTMARE. THEY COULD OFFER SOMETHING OF A DISCOUNT BUT TOO GREEDY. I COULD OF LOSS MY LIFE WITH THIS CAR BUT I AM LUCKY TO BE AN OLDER DRIVER AND EXPERIENCED. THE SEAT HAS NO SUPPORT AND WILL FALL OVER BACKWARD. THERE SHOULD BE A SOLUTION THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SUPPORT BAR IS THINNER THAN A DIME AND IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS COULD OF HAPPENED AT ANY TIME DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF HIGHWAY YOU TRAVEL NO MATTER THE MILEAGE OR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT LIKE THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET BROKE MAKING SEAT UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN, AS NEWER MODEL MURANO'S HAVE A REINFORCED BRACKET. NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, OR ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

LEFT REAR ANCHOR OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS REAR ENDED WHILE STOPPED FOR A LIGHT AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT-BACK FELL BACKWARDS AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. THE SPEED LIMIT IN THE AREA IS 50MPH AND I AM NOT SURE HOW FAST THE OTHER DRIVER WAS GOING. THE CAR HAS BEEN SCRAPPED BY THE OTHER DRIVER'S INSURANCE CARRIER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SEAT -BACKS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO MOVE ON IMPACT. *KB

Mileage: 139,000

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT BROKEN FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT SHIFTED TO THE LEFT IN A ROCKING MOTION. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN RESUMED DRIVING WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.... UPDATED 10/27/11*BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55MPH), THE DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY FELL BACKWARDS. LUCKILY, IT WAS ONLY FELL BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE. IF BOTH SIDES HAD BROKEN, MY WIFE MIGHT HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LOOKING AT THE SEAT, THERE IS A CROSS BAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT BACK THAT HAD ONE SIDE SHEAR OFF. I'VE READ A NHTSA REPORT (SEE HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/MURANO/12811-NO-RECALL-MURANO-SEAT.HTML) THAT SAYS THAT "WHILE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATIVELY HIGH, ONLY THREE VERY MINOR, UNDOCUMENTED INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE REPORTED INJURIES OCCURRED DURING DRIVER INGRESS, NOT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE APPARENT RISK OF COMPROMISE TO VEHICLE CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN DEMONSTRATED." WITH THE SEAT BROKEN, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULDN'T FIND THIS NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. IF THE RIGHT SIDE ALSO BROKE, IT MAY CAUSE THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS AND I WOULD EXPECT THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE POSTING THIS COMPLAINT ONLINE, I'M AMAZED THAT THIS HASN'T RESULTED IN A RECALL. ALSO, SINCE I'VE READ THAT NISSAN HAS REDESIGNED THE SEAT BRACKET, THEN THIS WOULD CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS INFERIOR ENGINEERING DONE PREVIOUSLY. OTHERWISE, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE FIXED IT. *TR

Mileage: 73,300

BROKEN DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME DUE TO POOR DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION. UNSAFE. WOULD CERTAINLY CAUSE UNDUE INJURY IF INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PRESS NISSAN TO ISSUE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

BACK BRACE OF DRIVER SEAT SNAPPED. APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND I'M REPORTING MINE. LUCKILY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT MOVED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET WAS FRACTURED, HOWEVER HE WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION CAUTIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT IS NO LONGER FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE CAR. DUE TO A BROKEN SEAT BRACKET. UPDATED 09/30/11

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WOULD NOT REMAINED CLOSED WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME FRACTURED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH ABNORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE COST OF REPLACING THE SEAT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Mileage: 41,000

THE DRIVERS SEAT LIFTER LINK ASSEMBLY ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO BROKE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DESGIN FLAW THAT IS COMMON IN MANY MURANOS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NHTSA SHOULD CONSIDER ORDERING NISSAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES THRU A RECALL. IT APPEARS WITHOUT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, NISSAN IS NOT MOTIVATED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE DESIGN AND IS FORCING BUYERS TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS AND INTRODUCES A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *KB

Mileage: 124,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT FRAME SNAPPED IN TWO WHILE DRIVING. IF SEATED IN DRIVERS POSITION,THE REAR LEFT OF THE FRAME IS THE SECTION THAT SNAPPED. VEHICLE HAS ALMOST 60,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 59,885

DRIVER SEAT LEFT REAR BRACKET COMPLETELY FAILED. THE SEAT WAS THEN FREE TO PIVOT ON THE FRONT FORWARD BOLTS DURING ALL STOPPING ACTIONS. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN MY DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED ON THE LEFT SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY SELLING DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AT THAT POINT. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN MURANOS, HOWEVER NO RECALL AND COSTLY TO REPAIR. ON MONDAY 8/8/11, I CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO INQUIRE OF THIS ISSUE AND RECEIVED THE WORST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH COSTS 70 DOLLARS FOR NISSAN CORPORATE TO REVIEW THE REPORT BEFORE ASSISTING FURTHER. IS NISSAN WAITING FOR DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY BEFORE HELPING THEIR CUSTOMERS? *TR

Mileage: 68,000

INTERNAL MOUNTING BRACKET SUPPORTING THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN WHILE ROUNDING A CORNER CAUSING MY HANDS TO SLIP OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAR DID STRIKE THE CURB. THE SEAT NOW WILL FLOP FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CAN'T AFFORD THE $700+ REPAIR, THAT WILL FAIL AGAIN IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE MODEL CARS. NISSAN HAS SENT OUT A TSA FOR THIS REPAIR. BUT THE PROBLEM IS CONIC AND EXPENSIVE. NO AFTER MARKED PARTS AVAILABLE. NISSAN PARTS ONLY AND THE REPLACEMENTS ARE FAILING ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH 68K MILES ONLY PURCHASED FROM DEALER LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS A BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT. WHILE DRIVING, MY LEFT SIDES OF THE SEAT COLLAPSED AND NOW ROCKS BACK AND FOURTH WHILE DRIVING, TURNING, AND STOPPING. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND IS VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET AS WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON AT THE TIME THE CHAIR COLLASPED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FROM NISSAN? *TT

Mileage: 68,000

THE BACK LEFT CORNER AND POSSIBLY FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOUNT/FRAME BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TRACK/CAR WHICH IS CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK DIAGONALLY SEVERAL INCHES OFF OF THE FLOORBOARD.

Mileage: 79,000

GOING 40 MPH, SUDDENLY I HEARD A CRACK NOISE, AND DRIVERS SEAT BECAME UNSTABLE, WIGGLY. BEFORE PULLING OVER I NEEDED TO MAKE A TURN, AND THAT WAS DANGEROUS- ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT ELEVATED DURING A TURN. AS IT WAS EXPLAINED LATER BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP MY CAR EXPERIENCED DRIVERS SEAT FRAME ASSEMBLY FAILURE. WHICH IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE?!?! I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMEONE SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR, ESPECIALLY DOING U TURNS!! THE SEAT CANNOT BE FIXED IN THE DESIRED POSITION, IT MOVES AROUND LIKE I AM OPERATING MY CAR ON A KITCHEN STOOL.

Mileage: 104,232

2005 NISSAN MURANO, DRIVING AND DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE AND SEAT AND I FELL BACK; SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DESIGN FAILURE, BUT NISSAN SAID NO RECALL, IS AN EXPENSIVE DANGEROUS FAILURE. NISSAN FIXED AT $1150, MAY TRY TO WELD. *KB

Mileage: 67,800

DRIVERS SEAT IS BROKEN, TIPS LEFT AND RIGHT, HAPPENED ON MANY OTHER MURANOS, NISSAN REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *KB

SITTING IN SEAT CONSTANT PROBLEM, CAUSED VEERING OFF RD. SEAT ROCKS IF ACCIDENT THE SEAT WILL BREAK CAUSING POSSIBLE DEATH. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE DRIVERS SEAT SLIGHTLY ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS A BROKEN WELD IN THE LOWER FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,100. RK

Mileage: 76,100

SEAT SUPPORT CROSS-BAR BROKE, SEAT NOW FLOATS WHEN DRIVING

Mileage: 68,599

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A POPPING SOUND AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE SEAT WOULD MOVE AND WAS NOT STABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE FAILURE FOR HIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE FOR NO REASON. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SAME ISSUE ACCORDING TO DEALER AND ONLINE RESEARCH. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN SINCE RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS NOW COMPROMISED. QUOTE TO REPAIR IS OVER $1,000.00. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE TURNING RIGHT WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO I HEARD AND FELT A LOUD POP UNDERNEATH MY SEAT. UPON INVESTIGATING I DISCOVERED THAT THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE BRACKET. THE LEFT BACK OF THE SEAT REMAINS DISENGAGED FROM THE SEAT FRAME. I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER TODAY WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WAS QUOTED $898.08 FOR A NEW SEAT FRAME (PART # 87450+A) AND AN ADDITIONAL $153-204 LABOR FOR INSTALLATION. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE MURANO AND THAT NISSAN NOW USES A NEWLY DESIGNED PART TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE FACT THAT MY SEAT IS NOT FULLY ATTACHED IN MY CAR IS VERY CONCERNING AND CERTAINLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM A BIT SURPRISED BY THE FACT THAT THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT I WENT TO APPEARED TO NEVER HAVE HEARD OF OR SEEN THIS ISSUE AND YET WHEN I WENT TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT, THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD QUOTED FOR THE PART 4 TIMES RECENTLY. HMMM. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKEN. CONCERNED ABOUT SEAT COMING COMPLETELY DETACHED IN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 30,000

UPON SITTING NORMALLY IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO THE REAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SEAT FRAME SHEARED SUDDENLY. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT NOW SHIFTING LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS LEANING SEVERELY WHEN TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FILED COMPLAINT, AWAITING RESPONSE. COST OF REPAIR AT DEALERSHIP QUOTED @ $150 FOR REPLACEMENT PART AND $350 FOR LABOR + TAX. DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $70 FOR DAIGNOSIS THOUGH I COULD HAVE POINTED AT THE BREAK MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO SE. I WAS GOING AROUND A RIGHT CURVE AND THE LEFT SIDE OF MY DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, AND I WAS PITCHED BACK. I ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR SAFELY AND CHECKED THE SEAT. THE LEFT BACK BRACKET IS BROKEN AND THE SEAT NOW LEANS TO THE LEFTAND BACK. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING REPAIR DONE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO, MY SEAT SUDDENLY "POPPED" AND SHIFTED TO THE LEFT AND DROPPED A FEW INCHES AND LANDED AGAINST THE DOOR. THE FRAME ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN AND I NEARLY STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN. I DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME ASSEMBLY OF THE SEAT HAD FRACTURED. GOING ONLINE I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MURANO AND FROM THE LOOKS OF IT MANY, MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT BEFORE THE NHTSA ORDERS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 209,254

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER SEAT FRAME BROKE. SEAT NOW SHIFTS POSITION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DRIVER TO HAVE TO ADJUST BODY POSITION WHILE OPERATING THE CAR. THIS INCLUDED NEEDING TO ADJUST POSITION WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME SUDDENLY BROKE AT LEFT REAR CORNER - ALLOWING SEAT TO FALL BACK AND LEAN SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. NISSAN ESTIMATES $1000.00+ TO REPLACE, WITH BRACKET OF SAME DESIGN - ALL AT CONSUMER COST. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

2205 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD, THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET JUST BROKE. IT ROCKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IT IS UNSAFE IF I WERE TO HAVE A ACCIDENT MY SEAT WILL FLY LOOSE. I WANT TO COMPLAIN TO NISSAN FOR NOT RECALLING THE VEHICLE SEATS SINCE THEY ARE DEFICIENT. *TR

Mileage: 69,120

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER SEAT REAR BRACKET FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT DROPPING TO THE LEFT NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING IN A GARAGE AT LOW SPEED, MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT SUDDENLY SNAPPED, AND TILTED DOWN TO LEFT. NOW WHEN I DRIVE, THE SEAT ROCKS BOTH SIDE TO SIDE & FRONT TO BACK, AND IS VERY UNSTABLE. I WORRY THE OTHER SIDE WILL SNAP UNDER THE STRESS OF THE MOTION, AND MY SEAT WILL NO LONGER BE CONNECTED TO THE CAR. ALREADY I CAN FEEL THE MOTION OF THE SEAT FROM MY SEATBELT, AND HONESTLY IT IS A LITTLE HARD TO STEER WHEN MY BODY ISN'T STABLE. I REALIZE AN INVESTIGATION WAS ALREADY DONE INTO THIS MATTER A FEW YEARS AGO WHICH WAS CLOSED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT EVIDENCE OF HARM DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. MUST SOMEONE BE INJURED BEFORE NISSAN WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS? THERE ARE ALMOST 300 COMPLAINTS REGISTERED ON THIS SITE ALONE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERS SEEM TO BE MAKING ABOUT $1000 FOR EACH REPAIR SO I DOUBT THEY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, I HEARD A "SNAP" AND THEN MY SEAT TIPPED BACKWARDS AND TO THE LEFT. WHILE DRIVING HOME, EVERY SPEED BUMP I WENT OVER MADE THE SEAT BOUNCE AS IT IS NOT HELD DOWN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THE MAN WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE THAT THE SEAT IN MY CAR BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING. HE ASKED ME, "MURANO?" I SAID, "YES." HE SAID, "2004 OR 2005?" I SAID, "2005." HE SAID, "THAT WILL COST $1,300 TO FIX. I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON THE PARTICULAR CAR." I FEEL LIKE THAT HAVING YOUR SEAT BREAK AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IS QUITE HAZARDOUS. FORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT, WHICH IS PROBABLY IN PART BECAUSE I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND GOING SLOW. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY NISSAN. IF IT WASN'T DEFECTIVE, THE MAN AT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY MY CAR WITHOUT ME GIVING HIM ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT ME OR MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 73,500

THE DRIVER'S SEAT MADE A SNAP SOUND AND THEN TILTED. WHEN I CHECKED THE SEAT, I FOUND THAT I CAN ROCK IT SIDE TO SIDE. THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT IS SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT TRACK. IF I RAISE THE SEAT UP USING THE MOTOR, THE TILT BECOMES MORE SEVERE. IF I LOWER THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR, THE SEAT BACK AUTOMATICALLY FOLDS FORWARD, SO I AM SQUISHED IN THE SEAT. I AM WORRIED THAT MY SAFETY IS COMPROMISED BY HAVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT ONLY ATTACHED BY 1 TRACK & NOT THE 2 TRACKS AS IT IS INTENDED TO BE. IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT, MY SEAT HAS HALF THE ANCHORING ABILITY THAN IT WAS DESIGNED TO HAVE. THE NISSAN DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS COMPLAINT BUT SAID THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I CANNOT AFFORD THE $900 REPAIR, SO I AM FORCED TO OPERATE MY MURANO WITH A COMPROMISED SAFETY SYSTEM. DUE TO THE 1) AMOUNT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, 2) FAILURE OF A SAFETY-RELATED SYSTEM, 3) COST OF REPAIR (WHICH IS CAUSING MOST CLAIMANTS TO OPERATE THE MURANO IN AN UNSAFE MANOR), AND 4) THE POTENTIAL FOR A LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN IF AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH OCCURS, NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 92,000

DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT JUST WENT "POP" AND TOTALLY IS LOOSE AND LEANING TO ONE SIDE WHILE DRIVING. NISSAN HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.. VEHICLE IS JUST 1000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE ALSO FILED A CASE WITH NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO PAY THE $508 CHARGE TO FIX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN, SEAT HAS BEEN DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY NISSAN DEALER. SEAT ROCKS WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL BRACKET THAT HELD THE DRIVER SEAT IN PLACE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE LIFTER LINK ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 98,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER SEAT IS ROCKING AND MOVING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE THE SEAT BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR FAILED. I FIXED IT IN 2008 AND PAID APPROX. $ 1,000.00 AND AGAIN IT HAPPENED IN 2011 THE SEAT IS ROCKING AND MOVING TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE WHICH HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. I CALLED THE NISSAN NORTH AMERICA SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DECLINE TO EVEN ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BRACKET HOLDING THE SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ISSUE WHICH COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT BY LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN THE SEAT SNAPS AWAY FROM ITS TRACK. THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND AS OF TODAY NISSAN REFUSE TO RECALL THE NISSAN MURANOS AND TRY TO PERMENATLY FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NISAAN DEALERSHIPS RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE A TSB # 05043 WAS ISSUED BY NISSAN TO ALL DEALERSHIPS TO ALERT THEM AND SHOW THEM HOW TO TEMPORARY FIX THE PROBLEM. THE COST OF THE PART DOUBLED IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DEMAND. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ISSUE AND A FATAL ACCIDENT IS WAITING TO HAPPEN. NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEATS AND FIX IT WITHOUT ANY COST FOR THE CONSUMER. A RECALL MUST BE ISSUED BY NISSAN BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT NISSAN DOUBLE THE PRICE ON THE PART NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND FORCE THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR IT KNOWING THAT THIS WILL NOT FIX THE SEATS PERMANENTLY. THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE SEATS MUST BE RE-DESIGNED TO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THE DRIVER WITHOUT SNAPPING AND BREAKING WHILE DRIVING. I URGE THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO RE-INVESTIGATE THE SEATS IN THE 2005 MURANO AND NOT WAIT UNTIL A FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. *LN

Mileage: 109,229

2005 NISSAN MURANO. CONSUMER STATES WELDS HAVE BROKEN FOR A SECOND TIME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME BENEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE, AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAME ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 3/22/11 *CN UPDATED 03/31/11

Mileage: 60,000

THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE. NO UNUSUAL STRESS WAS PLACED ON THE SEAT TO CAUSE IT TO BREAK. WITH THIS IN MIND, THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE BACK SEAT FRAME BREAKING WHILE BEING DRIVEN COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SEAT BACK BREAKS; PARTICULARLY IF BOTH SIDES BREAK AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVER SEAT LIFTER ASSEMBLY WELD BROKEN. WAS $400 TO REPAIR. I HAVE SEEN IN NUMEROUS FORUMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH NISSAN MURANOS. HOW CAN YOU TRUST THAT THE CAR WILL BE SAFE IN A CRASH IF THE DRIVERS SEAT WELDS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 75,300

DRIVER'S SEAT. UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF DRIVER'S SEAT IS A METAL BRACKET THAT SNAPPED, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK. BROUGHT IT TO TWO PLACES AND WAS TOLD IT'S PROBABLY A FACTORY DEFECT. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND ALSO FILED A CLAIM WITH DEALER'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT AS FAR AS A FACTORY RECALL OR REPAIRING AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

NISSAN MURANO 2005 FRONT DRIVER SEAT HAS COME LOOSE ON ONE SIDE, IS LOPSIDED AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION,WHILE TURNING,BRAKING AND WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP. EVEN WHILE YOU ARE WEARING YOUR SEAT BELT YOU HAVE NO SAFETY RESTRAINT AS YOUR BODY IS PROJECTED FORWARD AND SIDEWAYS FROM YOUR SEAT WHILE DRIVING. I WEIGH 170 AND MY WIFE, WHO IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER WEIGHS 125 LBS. DURING ONE DRIVING INCIDENT,MY WIFE WAS AVERTING A TREE LIMB ON THE ROAD AND MADE A QUICK, BUT SLOW TURN ONLY TO BE JOSTLED TO THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND HITTING HER HEAD ON THE DRIVER WINDOW. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT INJURED AS THE TURN WAS MINIMAL. NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENED TO LEAD TO THE SEAT BREAK. ONE DAY MY WIFE SAT IN THE SEAT AND NOTICED IT FELT FUNNY. THE SEAT REPAIR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE UPWARDS OF $1200. AN AMOUNT WE CANNOT AFFORD. *LN

Mileage: 65,378

DRIVER SEAT SUPPORT FRAME POPPED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND LEANED FORWARD AND TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR BESIDE ME. NOW THE SEAT ROCK IS LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR AND MOVES WITH THE MOVEMENT ON THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED.

Mileage: 107,000

WHILE DRIVING ALONG, I TOOK A SLIGHT TURN AND HEARD A CRACK SOUND. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BACK LEFT CORNER OF MY DRIVER SEAT FELL, UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I FOUND I CAN NOW EASILY "ROCK" MY DRIVER SEAT UP/DOWN. DUE TO THIS, I HAVE SEVERE BACK STRAIN WHILE DRIVING ALONG WITH GREAT CONCERNS OF SAFETY, IF I GO OVER A BUMP WILL MY FOOT SLIP OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE? IF, IN AN ACCIDENT WILL I END UP IN THE BACK SEAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE? IS MY YOUNG FAMILY IN JEOPARDY? *TR

Mileage: 81,000

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT AFFECTS ALL 2005 NISSAN MURANOS. THE DRIVERS SEAT SUPPORT HAS A DESIGN FLAW MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE, THE FLAW IS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUPPORT. IT MAKES THE SUPPORT SUPPORT SO FRAGILE THAT IT BREAKS, THUS DISCONNECTING THE SEAT FROM THE SEAT RAIL. THIS SUPPORT WILL BREAK DURING AN ACCIDENT, OR SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. IF BROKEN DURING AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT WILL NOT PERFORM ACCEPTABLY AS PART OF THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM; (THE SAFETY RESTRAIN SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF THE SEAT, THE SEAT BELTS, AND THE AIRBAGS. THEY WORK TOGETHER TO MINIMIZE INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. WITH THE SEAT LOOSE, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM'S FUNCTION IS FATALLY COMPROMISED); AGGRAVATED INJURIES OR UNNECESSARY DEATH MAY RESULT. IF THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, THE DESIGN FLAW COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IN MY CAR, THE SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED, MAKING A LEFT TURN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST AN NOISE, AND THE SEAT SUDDENLY WAS LOOSE. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR IMMEDIATELY, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE RECENTLY, NISSAN IS STONEWALLING CUSTOMERS ON THIS, THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THUS MANY ARE CHOOSING TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THEIR CAR WITH THE SEAT BROKEN, IN ORDER TO AVOID THE HIGH COST OF REPAIR. THIS REPRESENTS A GROWING POPULATION OF UNSAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. AS STATED ABOVE, THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT ONLY UNSAFE FOR THEIR OWNER/DRIVERS, THEY ALSO REPRESENT A RISK TO OTHERS SHARING THE ROAD.

Mileage: 50,300

I AM WRITING IN REGARD TO A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUPPORT BRACKET HAS BROKEN. THE SEAT IS LOOSE AND ROCKS AND WOBBLES. A DRIVER CANNOT SIT SECURELY IN THE SEAT AS IT MOVES WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. IN LOOKING UNDER THE SEAT IT SHOWS THAT THE LEFT STEEL BRACKET HAS TOTALLY BROKEN IN HALF LEAVING THE SEAT UNSUPPORTED. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED BY NISSAN, AND SINCE WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, IT WILL COST $900.00. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS SO THE SEAT REMAINS BROKEN. I ASKED THE MECHANIC ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THEIR HANDS ARE TIED AS NISSAN WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR ON A RECALL BASIS. THE MECHANIC HAS SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE, BUT HE SAID THAT OURS IS THE WORST ONE HE HAS SEEN. MOST OF THE OTHERS HAVE JUST BEEN WOBBLY, BUT OURS IS TOTALLY BROKEN. HE OFFERED TO TALK TO SOMEONE AT NISSAN ABOUT IT AND "GO TO BAT FOR US". THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS MORE THAN 8,000 HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. IF THERE IS EVER AN INJURY TO A DRIVER AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN SEAT THERE WILL BE A LAW SUIT THAT WILL COST THEM MORE THAN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO MADE A LEFT TURN AND MY SEAT FRAME BROKE. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BRACKET. NISSAN WANTS $1200 TO FIX. SEAT BRACKETS SHOULDN'T BREAK. THERE ARE TONS OF OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM RECORDED. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 143,800

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER SEAT FRAME HAS BROKE IN THE LEFT REAR CORNER. *TR

Mileage: 68,134

WHILE TEMPORARILY STOPPED, THERE WAS A LOUD POP FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT DROPPED WITH THE DRIVER STILL SEATED IN IT. THE SEAT IS NOW LOOSE AND ROCKS BACK A FORTH AS THE SEAT SUPPORT FRAME ATTACHING THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR HAS BROKEN. WE ARE 1,700 MILES FROM HOME AND ARE FACED WITH A LONG DRIVE HOME WITH A DANGEROUSLY LOOSE AND PARTIALLY DETACHED SEAT. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ON VERY SMOOTH ROADS IN A NORMAL MANNER AND NOTHING HAS OCCURRED THAT MIGHT CAUSE THE FAILURE OF A SEAT SUPPORT SYSTEM. IN SEVERAL MILLION MILES OF DRIVING, THIS IS THE FIRST SEAT SUPPORT FAILURE I'VE EVER WITNESSED, BUT A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THIS IS AN ALL TOO COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PARTICULAR MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR CAR.

Mileage: 89,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT HAD SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LEAN TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51000.

Mileage: 51,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO WHEN WE HIT A BUMP AND MY DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED, AFTER I GOT HOME I CHECKED AND THE METAL SEAT FRAME HAD CRACKED ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. I WORRY BECAUSE IF THIS HAPPENED DURING AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT WOULD OFFER NO SUPPORT TO THE DRIVER AND COULD EVEN HURT THE PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN USA AND TOLD ME TO GET A REPORT FROM DEALERSHIP AND THERE WAS NO RECALL

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. RECENTLY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING IT TO ROCK DURING REGULAR DRIVING AND TIP OVER WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND THE DEALER REFUSE TO REPAIR THE SEAT UNDER WARRANTY, STATING THAT IT IS A RESULT OF "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE THE PART MYSELF AND LEARNED THAT NISSAN HAS CHANGED THE PART NUMBER SEVEN TIMES, IN ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PART AS IT IS IN HIGH DEMAND. THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN NOT ONLY DUE TO THE BOUNCING AND ROCKING BUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT WILL DISCONNECT COMPLETELY. I CAN'T EVEN FATHOM HOW THIS SEAT WOULD HOLD UP DURING AN ACCIDENT. LAST WEEK, WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, A TRACTOR-TRAILER ENTERED MY LANE OF TRAVEL. I SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING IT BUT, DUE TO THE BROKEN SEAT, MY BODY FLEW TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO TOTALLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR IN THE PROCESS. MY CAR RAN OFF THE ROAD BUT, LUCKILY, I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

DRIVER SEAT FRAME LIFT MECHANISM BREAKAGE. SEAT LOOSE ON BASE AS RESULT. *TR

Mileage: 80,500

2005 NISSAN MURANO- DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME SNAPPED AT THE WELD AND ENTIRE SEAT NOW TETERS BACK AND FORTH DIAGONALLY. CAR WAS ONLY 4 YRS OLD WHEN IT HAPPENED. GIRLFRIEND'S CAR IS SAME MODEL/YR AND SAME HAPPENED TO HER THIS YEAR (NISSAN LOOKED AT IT AND DID NOTHING). THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE SAFETY HAZARD AND AN OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECT/DESIGN FLAW. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS BUT IS DOING NOTHING FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. IS IT GONNA TAKE PERSONAL INJURY DUE TO A CAR ACCIDENT OR EVEN THE LOSS OF AN INNOCENT PERSON'S LIFE FOR NISSAN TO CONSIDER THIS A HAZARD? *TR

DRIVERS SEAT IS OFF HINGE. TOOK IT TO NISSAN FOR REVIEW. THEY SAID IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE. KNOWN ISSUE FOR SEAT TO BREAK ON WELDED LEFT CORNER BUT WILL COST OVER $1000 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX. HAD NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE INVESTIGATE, THEY REFUSED TO COVER AS WELL. FAULTY SEAT KNOWN ISSUE AND CANNOT GET THEM TO PAY TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

THE PIVOT, WHICH ATTACHES THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TO THE CAR, BROKE. NOW THE SEAT WOBBLES SEVERELY AND IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, WOULD NOT BE FIRMLY BRACED TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 91,208

DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN AND MOVES ON IT'S OWN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 80,227

MY DRIVERS SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN AND SOMETHING POPPED AND NOW THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE SEAT. NOT VERY SAFE HAVING A SEAT THAT ROCKS WHILE DRIVING AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD WHEN IT BROKE. IT IS VERY SCARY TO HAVE IT BREAK AS YOU DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE FRONT DRIVERS BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON EXAMINATION HE NOTICED THE SEAT WAS DETACHED FROM THE MOUNTING TRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT DETACHED FROM THE MOUNTING TRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 57,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO - DRIVER SEAT BROKE AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

BROKEN WELDS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BASE FRAME. FIRST BROKE ABOUND 4/9/2008. AFTERMARKET SEAT HEATERS HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY A VENDOR PREVIOUSLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO VENDOR, FOUND BROKEN WELDS IN THE DRIVER SEAT BASE, CAUSING THE BASE TO DROP DOWN AND TO THE LEFT. VENDOR REMOVED THE DRIVER SEAT, ALIGNED, REINFORCED , MIG WELDED THE AFFECTED AREAS. VENDOR REASSEMBLED AND TESTED SEAT, APPEARED TO BE SOLID. 9/15/2010. DRIVING VEHICLE AT MODERATE SPEED (35-40 MPH) , LOUD "POP" , THEN LEFT REAR SIDE OF DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED DOWN. NO LOSS OF CONTROL , BUT NOW AN OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE SITUATION. 9/22/10. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO VENDOR (SEE ABOVE), VENDOR PULLED OFF ACCESS PANELS AND VERIFIED THAT WELDS PERFORMED IN 2008 WERE SOLID AND THAT THE FRAME HAD BROKEN IN ANOTHER SPOT. DECLINED TO EVEN ATTEMPT A REPAIR AT THIS POINT FOR SAFETY CONCERNS AND ADVISED CONTACTING DEALER FOR NEW PART. 9/22//10 VISITED NISSAN DEALER, SEAT INSPECTED BY TECHNICIAN, STATED THAT THE REAR LOWER DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEPT QUOTED A PRICE OF $750.00 PARTS, $275.00 LABOR, FOR A TOTAL OF $125.00 PLUS TAX. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IN MY MIND. THE CAR HAS 44,000 MILES, WAS PURCHASED IN, AND SPENDS MUCH OF IT'S TIME IN FLORIDA. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RUST OR CORROSION ANYWHERE I KNOW OF. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 44,300

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY NISSAN MURANO FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS WITH A BROKEN SEAT . I FILE A COMPLAIN THREE YEARS AGO. EVERYBODY THAT I KNOW WHO OWNS A NISSAN MURANO HAS THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. I HAVE BEEN READING A LOT OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THESE PROBLEM AND THE ODI HAS NOT ISSUE A RECALL. HOW MUCH IS NISSAN CORPORATION GIVING TO NOT DO A RECALL?; IM SURE THAT IF THE NISSAN MURANO OWNERS GET TOGETHER WE CAN COLLECT MORE MONEY TO MAKE ODI TO DO A RECALL THESE IS RIDICULOUS. I CAN LET YOU DRIVE MY MURANO SO YOU CAN FEEL WHO HARD IS TO DRIVE MY MURANO WITH A BROKEN SEAT. ODI NEEDS TO WORK ON THESE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT IN MY NISSAN MURANO FRAME CRACKED. WHILE I WAS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGNED AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GO HEAD FIRST IN THE WINDSHIELD. I F MY KIDS WAS IN THE CAR THEN NO TELLING IF I LOST CONTROL OR HIT MY HEAD NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS BEFORE AND NOW IT SEEMS THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME FAILURE AS WHAT I HAVE HAD HERE. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE SEAT YET AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 81,845

DRIVER SEAT LEFT SIDE OF SEAT, BRACKET BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT IS UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

REF COMPLAINT #[XXX]OF 9/8/10. DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSE/NISSAN MURANO; TUES 9/7/10. THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP BECAUSE I AM UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED BEFORE AND SIMPLY "DROPPED" BY YOUR DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A "SAFETY ISSUE" WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS HAD THE SEAT COLLAPSED WHEN OUR DAUGHTER (SHORT AND TINY) WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE A FEW DAYS EARLIER ON A TRIP FROM SPRINGFIELD TO RICHMOND VA. THANK GOD SHE DID NOT ENCOUNTER THE PROBLEM THEN. THE SUPPORT FOR THE SEAT BROKE! WE HAVE THE PART. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. PEOPLE ARE "WELDING" THE PART BACK: WHAT HAPPENS IF THAT SHOULD BREAK AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURS? ONE SHOULD NOT BE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THIS ROUTE!! WE WOULD HOPE THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT WOULD TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND HAVE NISSAN RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR A TOTAL REFIT OF THE SEAT BEFORE CATASTROPHE HAPPENS. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AS HE SET IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT COLLAPSED. HE HAD NOTICE BEFORE THE SEAT COLLAPSED THAT THE SEAT WAS WOBBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER HAS ORDERED THE PART AND HE WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM ALSO. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 52,000. UPDATED 1/21/11 *CN UPDATED 03/23/11

Mileage: 52,000

GOT IN VEHICLE AND DRIVER RIGHT SEAT CAME UNATTACHED FROM THE FLOOR AND IS STILL LIKE THAT. WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH AND NOT ATTACHED ANY MORE CREATING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND DEALERSHIP NOT RETURNING CALLS AND ARE ACTING LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AS IF I AM THE FIRST PERSON TO REPORT THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS MY SEAT IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 73,900

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I-75 IN ATLANTA, GA. MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BRACKET BROKE. I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT SINCE THE SEAT SHIFTED AND FORCED ME TO CHANGE MY BODY POSITION UNEXPECTEDLY. I'VE FELT/LOOKED AT THE BROKEN BRACKET THEN RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET. IT APPEARS THIS FAILURE IS COMMON ON MY MURANO, HOWEVER, NISSAN HASN'T PERFORMED A RECALL TO REPAIR THE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT CAN BE DONE NOW, BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM AN UNEXPECTED SEAT BRACKET FAILURE? *TR

Mileage: 101,868

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO IN MARCH OF 2009. IN MARCH OF 2010 MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE. LOOKING UNDER THE SEAT THE ONE OF THE METAL SUPPORT BARS HAS COME UNWELDED FROM THE TRACK CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TO THE LEFT AGAINST THE DOOR. I HAVE HAD A NISSAN VEHICLE SINCE 1995 AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT DEFECTIVE - WHILE DRIVING MY MURANO LAST YEAR, THE SEAT WELD IN FRONT BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN EXCESSIVELY AND ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS DRIVING. THE NISSAN DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMMON NISSAN DEFECT BUT SINCE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I PAID MY MECHANIC TO WELD THE FRONT BREAK AND TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BRACES. ON TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AT 5PM, A DIFFERENT SEAT WELD IN THE BACK BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT WHILE CORNERING LEFT. BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME AND SUDDEN MOVEMENT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, ROLLED ACROSS LANES AND UP ONTO A CURB, ALMOST TAKING OUT 4 PEOPLE SITTING AT AN OUTSIDE TABLE AT THE LOCAL GLORY DAYS RESTAURANT. I COULD NOT REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE. LUCKILY, I DID NOT HURT ANYBODY OR DAMAGE ANYTHING OTHER THAN POSSIBLY THROWING A WHEEL WEIGHT OFF OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. FROM VISITING MANY MURANO OWNER FORUMS, I SEE THAT LITERALLY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF OWNERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH THESE WELDS BREAKING AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME THING BY THEIR LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIPS "IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AND UNLESS A RECALL IS PUT OUT, YOU'RE PAYING CLOSE TO $1000 FOR THE FIX". A MANUFACTURERS OR DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN OVER 4 PEOPLE YESTERDAY SHOULD INDEED BE A CONCERN OF NISSAN AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS NOT. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

2005 MURANO DRIVER SEAT "POPPED" WHEN ENTERING CAR. SEAT NOW HAS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN IN RIGHT REAR CORNER. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION TO DRIVE IN SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SOLID CONNECTION TO THE FRAME. AFTER REMOVING SEAT DISCOVERED THE LINKAGE MECHANISM BETWEEN BASE RAILS AND SEAT BRACKET HAD FAILED - STAMPED METAL PART HAD CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED IN TWO LOCATIONS. FAILED PART IS INTEGRAL TO SEAT FRAME AND CANNOT BE REPLACED. SIMILAR REPAIRS NOTED ON INTERNET QUOTED AT APPROXIMATELY $1000. DESIGN CONSTRAINTS FOR THE PART SHOULD HAVE EXCEEDED THE CARS INTENDED LIFESPAN AND SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY NORMAL USAGE. SAFETY OF DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED IF VEHICLE OPERATED WITH THIS CONDITION. THIS IS A PATHETIC FAILURE ON ANY VEHICLE - LET ALONE ONE WITH ONLY 75K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO, DRIVER SEAT, REAR LEFT SEAT BRACKET BROKE DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAUSING SEAT TO BECOME UNSAFE AND TO SAG BADLY IN BACK LEFT CORNER AND SEATBELT TO SIT IN WRONG PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH JUST OVER 80,000 MILES WITH POWER SEATS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN AND I AM TOLD IT WILL COST NEARLY $1000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION OR OTHER EVENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SEAT TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK LEFT WELD BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ON JULY 31, 2010, THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO MADE A POPPING SOUND, AND SUDDENLY STARTED LEANING TO THE LEFT. A FEW MILES LATER, THERE WAS ANOTHER POPPING SOUND, AND THE SEAT STARTED ROCKING LEFT AND RIGHT, AND WAS VERY UNSTABLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TODAY, AND THEY TOLD ME THE SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE SEAT BREAKING UNEXPECTEDLY IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM, AS IT CAUSES THE SEAT BELT TO BE INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED AND CAN BE TOO TIGHT OR TOO LOOSE. ALSO, IF THIS BROKE WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AS THE SEAT LURCHED TO THE LEFT. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "2005 NISSAN MURANO SEAT FRAME", YOU CAN FIND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPAIR THE SEAT, EVEN UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THEY WON'T ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING / MECHANICAL DEFECT, AND IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 79,300

1. NORMAL USE AND DRIVING 2. HAS FAILED 1 TIME, SEAT ROCKS EVERYTIME I TURN 3. WELDED A NEW BRACKET ON THE SEAT. THIS EVENTUALLY BROKE AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

DRIVERS CAR SEAT RATTLES FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING DIFFICULTY WHEN DRIVING - SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. NISSAN MURANO- 2006. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AFTER GETTING INTO MY VEHICLE (I WEIGHT ABOUT 160LBS, 5'7" TALL) ON JULY 25TH, 2010. I HAVE NOT YET GOTTEN THIS PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO COST ABOUT $900 TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 51,893

ON JAN, 2010 THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAD FAILED ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FRONT TO BACK. THE SEAT HAS A FACTORY DEFECT CAUSING THE FRAME TO FAIL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2004, 2005 2006 AND 2007 NISSAN MURANO WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THIS IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND LIFE THREATENING. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

ON JULY 17, 2010 THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAD FAILED ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FRONT TO BACK. THE SEAT HAS A FACTORY DEFECT CAUSING THE FRAME TO FAIL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2004, 2005 2006 AND 2007 NISSAN MURANO WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THIS IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND LIFE THREATENING. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND GOING RATHER SLOW. ON JULY 26, 2010 I HAD THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPAIR THE SEAT AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE COST WAS $471.43. *TR

Mileage: 38,361

THE REAR LEFT BRACKET ON THE DRIVER SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE VEHICLE HAS 44K MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD NO SYMPTOMS OF AN IMPENDING SEAT FAILURE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SEAT TO SWIFTLY ROCK BACK AND TO THE LEFT, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY. LUCKILY I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD MY 6 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR, AND THIS SITUATION PUT HER AT UNACCEPTABLE RISK OF INJURY. DISCUSSIONS WITH NISSAN CORPORATE (1-800-NISSAN1) AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS. BOTH WERE AWARE THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, WITH A TSB ISSUED YEARS AGO (NISSAN TSB NTB05-043D). THEY WERE UNSYMPATHETIC TO THE DANGER THEIR DESIGN FLAW POSED TO MY FAMILY. NISSAN OFFERED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AT A COST TO ME OF $670. A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS, EVEN EXPLICITLY MENTIONED IN THE NHTSA LIST OF EXAMPLES OF SAFETY-RELATED DEFECTS (SEATS AND/OR SEAT BACKS THAT FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY DURING NORMAL USE), IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. I AM COMPLETELY AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISSUE HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS IN MULTIPLE MURANOS WITHOUT A RECALL BEING ISSUED. JUST LOOK AT ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE. HUNDREDS OF THEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 44,470

1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. - ALL I DID WAS SIT ON THE SEAT AND RAISE IT TO A DIFFERENT HEIGHT. 2. THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, ITS CONSEQUENCES; AND, - THE METAL FRAME BROKE UNDERNEATH THE SEAT RESULTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE) NOTHING AT THIS TIME, THE DEALER WANTS OVER 1,000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE SEAT FRAME. I'M CONSIDERING WELDING THE SEAT AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2005 MURANO. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,750 MILES ON IT. AS I WAS GETTING INTO THE CAR TO GO GET GROCERIES, I FELT THE SEAT IMMEDIATELY ROCK TO THE REAR LEFT. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND BECAUSE OF THE PLASTIC NEAR THE BASE OF THE SEAT I WASN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY, BUT NOTICED THAT I COULD LIFT THE SEAT UP BACK AND FORTH. I DIDN'T PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I BELIEVE WOULDN'T HAVE MATTERED ANYWAY FROM EVERYONE'S PREVIOUS POSTINGS, BUT I CANNOT AFFORD 1000$ FOR A REPAIR THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE HAVING IN THE SAME EXACT PLACE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND ONE THAT IS FIXED BY NISSAN. THIS ISN'T A RADIO GOING OUT OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT. THE SEAT MOVES WHEN YOU MAKE TURNS, ETC, AND MAKES ME WONDER IF IT REALLY WAS WORTH PURCHASING THIS CAR FOR THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN 2 MONTHS LATER. NISSANS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FANTASTIC CARS AND HOLD THEIR VALUE. SO FAR, I AM NOT SEEING IT. PLEASE RECALL THIS DEFECT. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE PEOPLES LIVES TO BE PUT AT RISK TO HAVE ANYTHING DONE. LOOK WHAT HAPPENED WITH TOYOTA? *TR

Mileage: 70,750

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO THAT I BOUGHT USED FROM CARMAX IN 2007. I HAVE HAD REGULAR SERVICE PERFORMED BY AN ASCE CERTIFIED MECHANIC SINCE THEN. ON 5/18/10 AT LESS THAN 45K MI, THE BASE OF MY DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE ONE MORNING WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR (PARKED IN MY GARAGE). I WEIGH <120 LBS AND WAS STUNNED. IT WAS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY, SO I HAD IT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY (5/20) THROUGH MY REGULAR MECHANIC. TOTAL COST WAS $942.66 ($742.08 FOR THE PART & $127.50 FOR LABOR). I WAS EXTREMELY UPSET ABOUT BEING FORCED TO PAY SO MUCH FOR SOMETHING BEYOND MY CONTROL. EVERYONE AGREED THAT IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, EVEN MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS A MECHANICAL DEFECT, CHECKED RECALLS (NONE), AND SUGGESTED I CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS SPECIFICALLY TO REQUEST GOODWILL ASSISTANCE (COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS). THEY SAID SINCE I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AT AN ASCE CERTIFIED MECHANIC, THE REQUEST SHOULD BE FINE. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TOOK MY INFO & AND ESTABLISHED A CASE #6838133 ON 6/9/10. I WAS ASSURED I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY A REGIONAL SPECIALIST W/N 24 HOURS. WHEN I DID NOT RECEIVE A RETURN CALL, I PLACED 5 MORE CALLS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. ALL ASSURED ME THEY WERE URGENTLY REQUESTING THE REGIONAL SPECIALIST/SUPERVISOR TO CONTACT ME. I RE-CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AT THAT POINT, WHO THEN ATTEMPTED TO CALL ON MY BEHALF AND SEEK ASSISTANCE THROUGH THEIR AREA REPRESENTATIVE. AFTER THE 7TH CALL, MS. JIMENEZ (RUDE) CALLED BACK TO EXPLAIN THAT NISSAN'S POLICY DOESN'T ALLOW COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS NOT HANDLED BY NISSAN, EVEN THOUGH NISSAN EMPLOYEES TOLD ME DIFFERENTLY AND WERE CALLING ON MY BEHALF. I WANT COMPENSATION FOR THE $942.66 I PAID FOR A MANUFACTURER'S MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN-SEAT BASE SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN- WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO ME/MY PASSENGERS. CA DCA FOUND SIMILAR 2008 COMPLAINT THRU NHTSA DISMISSED B/C NO ONE HURT BADLY ENOUGH?!!? *TR

Mileage: 44,490

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT JUST SUDDENLY BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I SPOKE TO ANOTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNER AND SHE TOLD ME HERS DID THE SAME THING AND NISSAN CHARGED HER $500 TO REPLACE IT. I THINK THIS IS A BI RIDICULOUS THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SEATS AND NISSAN HASN'T RECALLED IT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE BRACKET WELD UNDER THE DRIVE SEAT WAS SNAPPED SUDDENLY. THE DRIVE SEAT IS LOPSIDED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO INSERT SOME WOOD BLOCKS UNDERNEATH THE SEAT TO KEEP IT LEVEL. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKEN, DEALER REFUSED REPAIR WHILE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AWD. THE POWER DRIVERS SEAT TRACK HAS BROKEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND WHEN I TURNTO THE LEFT, THE SEAT RAISES UP AND GIVES YOU THE FEELING THAT YOU MIGHT TIP OUT OF THE SEAT. THE SEAT IS ALSO LOOSE WHEN ENTERING OR EXISTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED, THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $800 TO FIX AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER AND EXTENDED WARRANTY. DUE TO THE EXTREME COST, I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO - I WAS DRIVING AND LEFT SIDE OF DRIVERS SEAT ALL OF A SUDDEN POPPED & SAGGED & I FELT SEAT MOVE AROUND LIKE IT WASN'T ATTACHED TO BASE. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE IT - I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER & THEY SAID A NEW SEAT FRAME WOULD BE $1300 BUT THEY COULD WELD IT FOR $350. MY CAR ONLY HAS 29,800 MILES. LOOKING AT ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, I 'M WONDERING WHY NISSAN HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

Mileage: 29,855

NISSAN MURANO VIN-[XXX] - DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT REAR FRAME DEFECT MY VEHICLE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT FRAME BROKE ON 06/19/2010 APPROXIMATELY AROUND NOONTIME. AS I WAS DRIVING MY MURANO NISSAN AND CAME TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT, I HEARD A HARD SNAP AND FELT A LITTLE JERK TOWARDS MY LEFT SIDE. UNSURE OF WHAT IT WAS, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD. AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE, I FELT A ROUGH THUMPING UNDERNEATH MY SEAT. I THOUGHT FOR A MINUTE THAT MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS GOING FLAT OR HAD SOME KIND OF PROBLEM. AS I DROVE FURTHER TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER TO CHECK IT, I FELT MY FRONT SEAT SWAY BACK AND FORTH, AS I ACCELERATED AND AS I WAS BRAKING. I ACCELERATED AGAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SWAYING MOTION WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING. AGAIN, THE SWAYING MOTION (BACK AND FORTH) OF THE FRONT SEAT OCCURRED. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT AND SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE A BLACK METAL TRACK FRAME SUPPORTING THE SEAT. IN THE AREA TOWARDS THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME WAS ONE OF FOUR METAL PRONGS THAT WERE BROKEN AWAY FROM THE METAL TRACK FRAME OF THE SEAT. KNOWING THAT THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE ISSUE, I LOOKED FOR HELP TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. USING THE INTERNET, I FOUND NUMEROUS SHOCKING COMPLAINTS SITES REGARDING NISSAN MURANOS' REAR SEAT BREAKAGE. I CONTACTED A LOCAL NEWS STATION (3ONYOURSIDE), WHO INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE AND FOUND IT TO BE LEGITIMATE AND TRUE. NOT ONLY WAS MY VEHICLE IN QUESTION ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE PART, SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 68,400

MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH 57, 000 HAS A BROKEN BRACKET. THE SEAT TILTS BACK AND FORTH ON THE LEFT SIDE, WHICH MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20-25 MPH WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ANCHOR BROKE. THE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK AND REPEATLY HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE SEAT WAS LOWERED TO THE LOWEST POSITION TO STOP THE ROCKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON JULY 1. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY TOLD HER THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND GAVE HER A REPORT NUMBER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

DANGEROUS SEAT FAILURE ON MY 05' NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN CORNERING. THIS IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE DEALERS ARE QUOTING A PRICE OF OVER $800 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE FAILED. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT SOME OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SEAT WELDED ABD THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM BUT NISSAN IS NOT OFFERING THAT LOW COST OPTION BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO MECHANICS THAT WELD!!! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

BROKEN BRACKET ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME MAKING THE SEAT ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 75,426

2005 NISSAN MURANO SEAT BROKEN MOUNT. METAL MOUNT TO SEAT BASE HAS SHEARED OFF UNDER NORMAL USE CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. SEAT MOVES VOLUNTARILY. AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THROUGH INSPECTION OF PART , A $1000 REPLACEMENT IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 76,350

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT ROCKED BACKWARDS AND WAS UNSTABLE DURING TURNS. IT BROKE DURING CITY DRIVING. I BELIEVE IF IT HAPPENED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, SOMEONE MIGHT LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES RELATED TO THE SEAT DAMAGE AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HER VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T DAMAGE THE SEAT AND THAT A SEAT WELD WAS BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP IMPLIED THAT MAYBE THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND BROKE THE SEAT DUE TO HIS SIZE WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE WHEN HE DROPPED IT OFF. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE WAS CHARGED FOR RECALL WORK RELATING TO THE GAS TANK ASSEMBLY. *JB

TOTALLY UNEXPECTEDLY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT TILTED BACKWARDS ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AS I LOST CONTROL FOR A WHILE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GARAGE AFTER WEDGING THE SEAT STATIONARY WITH BLOCKS OF WOOD. THE MECHANIC SAID THE WELD ON THE SEAT BRACKET BROKE AND THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX AT A COST OF $1100. DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET NISSAN TO REPAIR WHAT WAS CLEARLY A FAULTY DESIGN THAT CAUSED METAL FATIGUE, THE SEAT STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND IN A SHORT TIME ABOUT 200 INSTANCES OF THIS BRACKET BREAKING IN THIS SAME SPOT. THIS CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 38,000 MILES AND HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN BY MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT JUST STARTED TO TILT TO ONE SIDE, AND ALSO FORWARD. IT IS LOOSE AND WILL TILT FORWARD/BACKWARD WHEN I DECELERATE/ACCELERATES. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, IT'S SORT OF STRUCTURAL FAILURE WITH THE ANCHOR OF THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE POWER DRIVER SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

SEAT BRACKET FOR 2005 NISSAN MURANO POWER FRONT SEAT BROKE CAUSING INSTABILITY FOR DRIVER WHEN DRIVING. THERE WERE NO DEATHS OR INJURIES, BUT DRIVING IN SUCH AN UNSTABLE CONDITION IN THE MOUNTAINOUS ROADS OF EAST TENNESSEE COULD VERY EASILY RESULT IN DEATH OR DISMEMBERMENT. *TR

Mileage: 89,500

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. THIS CAUSED A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY BROTHER IN LAW'S DRIVERS SEAT ALSO COLLAPSED. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR STORIES ON THE INTERNET. WHEN ASKING NISSANS CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER THEY TOOK 21 DAYS TO INVESTIGATE. THEY FINALLY TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY ANY OF THE $900 THAT WAS ESTIMATED TO FIX. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE FACT WE DID NOT HAVE OUR WARRANTY. I'M NOT SURE WHY IT TOOK 21 DAYS TO FIGURE THAT OUT! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO - FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKEN . I WAS DRIVING AND IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN I FELT MY CAR SEAT COME LOOSE. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 105,000 MILES AND IS APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS OLD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. IF I WERE TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT, I CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVERS SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT BEGAN MOVE TO MOVE BACK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REPOSITION THE SEAT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,363.

Mileage: 63,363

MY DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY BECAME MORE LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR. WHEN I ACCELERATE I TILT BACKWARD LETTING MY FOOT COME SLIGHTLY OFF THE PEDAL. THE RESULTING HESITATION OF THE VEHICLE MAKES ME ROCK FORWARD CAUSING MY FOOT TO THEN HIT THE PEDAL AND LURCH THE VEHICLE FORWARD! WHAT WOULD HAPPEN SHOULD I GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE ENTIRE SEAT COME LOOSE ? *TR

Mileage: 92,000

2005 MURANO DRIVERS SEAT WELDS BROKE 67,000 MILES. HAD TO BE REPLACED OVER $800.00 BUT HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY COST $50. AFRAID IT WILL BREAK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS BROKEN AND UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE DEALER INSPECTED AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE HOW TO REPAIR THE SEATS AND IF THE REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY PAY A PERCENTAGE AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE PAYING THE DIFFERENCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE DRIVERS SEAT WOBBLED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT FRAME HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,710.

THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME IS MADE WITH PLASTIC PARTS AND IT BREAKS IN HALF. DRIVERS SEAT THEN BECOMES LOOSE AND COMPLETELY UNSTABLE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRAME. THE PART IS $750 WITHOUT INSTALL. ACCORDING TO THE BLOG POSTS THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN MURANOS 2003-2006. WISH I WOULD HAVE LOOKED THAT UP BEFORE BUYING THE CAR! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS AGO, OUR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE UNDERNEATH THE SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TO THE LEFT AGAINST THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I TOOK THE SEAT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND FOUND THE METAL FRAME SUPPORT BAR UNDERNEATH THE SEAT HAD SNAPPED. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US TO BRING IT IN AND IT COULD COST UPWARDS OF $500 INITIALLY. I DECIDED TO FIX THE SEAT MYSELF AND RE-WELD THE METAL. I CONTACTED NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING FEELING THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BEING THAT THE SEAT IS PART OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHICH I DID, THEN, TO HAVE THE DEALER CONTACT THEM. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $107 TO TAKE THE SEAT OUT LOOK AT IT, PRINT OFF SOME PAPERS AND PUT IT BACK IN THE CAR. NISSAN THEN CONTACTED ME AND DENIED ANY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE DEFECT, TOLD ME I WAS OVER WARRANTY AND FURTHERMORE THAT I VOIDED THE WARRANTY WHEN I FIXED MY OWN SEAT. I AM OUTRAGED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CAR! AS I CHECK WITH PARTS PEOPLE OR EVEN DO RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT'S CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. I HAVE FIXED THIS SEAT 3 TIMES OVER THE PAST 15 MONTHS AND I AM FED UP WITH IT. NISSAN WANTS $1000 TO FIX THIS. I THINK THAT SUCKS AND THEY SHOULD BE STANDING BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIXING IT LIKE A REAL REPUTABLE COMPANY WOULD. THE WEBSITE I READ SEVERAL STORIES ON WAS CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

Mileage: 59,000

BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT FRAME - NISSAN MURANO. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE DRIVERS FRONT SEAT BROKE ON MY WIFE'S 2005 NISSAN MURANO WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE SEAT STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AS SHE WAS ONLY 3 MILES AWAY. THE CAR HAS 32,600 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 32,666

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, I FELT A SNAP FROM UNDER THE SEAT AND SLIGHTLY PULLED ME DOWN, WHICH CAUSED MY FOOT TO RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL BECAUSE I AM A SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED DRIVER. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER SEAT OF A 2005 NISSAN MURANO SIMILAR TO MINE. NISSAN NEEDS TO PREVENT A MAJOR ACCIDENT UNLIKE TOYOTA THAT WAS NOT ABLE TO ON SUCH AN INSIGNIFICANT DEFECT. A LOT OF LIVES ARE AT RISK AND THEY DO NOT NEED TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS TO ACT ON THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 63,151

FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 100,328

2005 NISSAN MURANO.NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE SEAT. I HAVE APPROX 95K MILES. BEGINNING ON FRIDAY APRIL 16TH 2010. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BEGAN TO WOBBLE (SIDE TO SIDE) AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. I WAS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AS I THOUGHT THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT HAD COME OFF THE TRACK. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TRIED TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING DUE TO THE PLASTIC COVERS ETC ON THE SIDES OF THE SEAT. HOWEVER, I DID NOTICE THAT I COULD COMPLETELY LIFT THE SEAT LEFT TO RIGHT. I VERY CAUTIOUSLY DROVE HOME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, WE FOUND THAT A METAL PART UNDER THE SEAT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN IN HALF. THE SEAT IS STILL ON THE TRACK AND ALL OF THE POWER FUNCTIONS ARE STILL OPERATIONAL. HOWEVER, MY SEAT NOW WOBBLES EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN, MAKE TURNS OR COME TO A STOP. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NOT A COVERED ITEM UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE AND IT WILL COST APPROX. $1000 PART AND LABOR TO REPAIR!! HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS BEFORE NISSAN VOLUNTARILY RECALLS THIS ITEM OR DO ACTUAL DEATHS HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE SOMETHING CHANGES? *TR

Mileage: 95,000

2005 MURANO SEAT RAIL SNAPPED / FAILED. SEAT DETACHED FROM SEAT MOUNT ON LEFT SIDE DRIVERS SIDE. SEAT IS NOW LOOSE AND UNSTABLE / NOT FACTORY SECURED TO MOUNTING RAIL SYSTEM. THIS IS A SEVERE HAZARD AS PROPER OPERATIONS OF RESTRAINT AND AIRBAG SYSTEMS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED WITH THE SEAT NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 83,656

ON MARCH 27, 2010, I WAS STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT, IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO, BROKE. I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, MY SEAT WAS NOT COVERED. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND IT COST ME $461.23 TO HAVE MY SEAT FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT MY REAR CUSHION SUPPORT BRACKET WAS BROKEN, THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MURANOS, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO EITHER GET IT FIXED THERE (AT THE DEALERSHIP) OR I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER FACILITY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS IS NOT NORMAL - WEAR AND TEAR 'A BROKEN SEAT FROM STOPPING AT A LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS, BUT WOULD PUT IN A COMPLAINT ON MY BEHALF. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO ON SUNDAY, APRIL 11,201 , I HEARD SOMETHING CRACK AND MY DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED ON THE LEFT REAR. IT APPEARS THAT THESEAT FRAME BROKE. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN, AS I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO PULL OVER AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED. FROM AN INTERNET INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOME DIES AS A RESULT OF AN APPARENT DESIGN FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 31,485

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED; AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SEAT WAS CAPABLE OF MOVING BACK AND FORTH INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WOULD OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO. DRIVER SEAT ANCHOR/BRACKET ON BACK LEFT BROKE. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO ROCK SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY DURING TURNS. MAIN SAFETY CONCERN IS THE THAT THE ISSUE CAUSES THE SEAT BELT TO FIT INCORRECTLY. IT IS EITHER BECOMING TOO LOOSE OR TOO TIGHT DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION OF THE SEAT ROCKING, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS TOLD IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE COST TO FIX IS $1,000.00. THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET BUT WILL IN THE NEXT MONTH. *TR

Mileage: 88,500

MY DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE IN MY 2005 MURANO (68,000 MILES) IN THE SAME MANNER AS A NUMBER OF OTHERS DRIVERS HAVE INDICATED ALREADY. THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL FOR A TIME....VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! THE DRIVER SEAT WELD CAME LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING AND GOING AROUND CORNERS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS A $1000 PLUS FIX! HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY. DEALER AND EVEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED WILL NOT COVER THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE. WILL BE CALLING NISSAN NEXT...BUT FROM THE LOOKS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT WILL BE A WASTE OF TIME SINCE I HAVEN'T HEARD OF NISSAN HELPING FIX ANYONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I'M AFRAID THAT UNTIL I GET THIS FIXED THAT THE ROCKING MOTION WILL BREAK THE LAST SUPPORT AND CAUSE THE ENTIRE SEAT TO BREAK LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. KNOW IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE....PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS!!!! *TR

2005 MURANO SL WITH 48900 MILES. FAILED DRIVER'S SEAT AS NOTED IN 207 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. UPON GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE, THE LEFT BACK PORTION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY POPPED AND TILTED TO THE LEFT. THERE IS A SEVERE ROCKING MOTION OF THE SEAT NOW AND TURNING RIGHT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE IN ORDER TO REMAIN UPRIGHT AND DRIVE APPROPRIATELY. CURRENTLY AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAVING THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. HAVEN'T YET GOTTEN WORD ON THE "COST" OF THIS REPAIR BUT FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY NISSAN AS THIS IS A STRUCTURAL FAILURE THAT SHOULD NOT OCCUR. HAVING NO INJURIES REPORTED DOES NOT MEAN THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN SOON. IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE YOU MOST DEFINITELY COULD LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.

Mileage: 48,900

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO, THE DRIVERS SEAT SUPPORT BAR BROKE UNDERNEATH THE SEAT.THIS IS THE TUBE THAT SUPPORTS THE SEAT IN THE FRONT. IT IS A NOT A HEAVY ENOUGH MATERIAL. THIS IS CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE LOP SIDED AND LOOSE. IT ALSO ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE WHICH I FEEL IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT WOULD COMPLETELY BREAK OFF THE MOUNTS AND CAUSE SEVERE INJURY TO THE DRIVER THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LARGE MAJORITY OF NISSAN MURANOS. PLEASE GO TO NISSAN MURANO.ORG AND YOU WILL SEE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS A RECALL BEFORE SOME INNOCENT PERSON GETS KILLED BY NISSAN FOR USING A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT DURABLE ENOUGH. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER BY TRADE AND REVIEWED THE STRESS CALCULATIONS FOR THE TYPE OF MATERIAL USED AND IT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT TURNS INTO A BAD SITUATION FOR SOMEONE. *CN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 60,000

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA RECALL PROBLEMS. *TGW 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING, THE SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE FLOOR. 18 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDED, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. *JB

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND AND THEN THE LEFT SIDE OF MY DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO LEAN TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE SEAT WAS VERY LOOSE AND EACH TIME I WENT AROUND A CURVE OR CAME TO A STOP THE SEAT WOULD SHIFT DRAMATICALLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MURANO. THEY HAVE EVEN PUBLISHED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO THEIR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR DEPARTMENTS ON THIS MATTER. HOWEVER, THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY OF THE VEHICLE WARRANTIES AND THEY WANTED APPROX. $1200.00 IN PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE BROKEN PART, WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE A WELD IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME. I OPTED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY WELDED MY EXISTING SEAT FRAME BACK TOGETHER FOR A COST OF $100.00. I FEEL THAT IF NISSAN IS AWARE THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS OFTEN ENOUGH FOR THEM TO ALERT THEIR SERVICE DEPT. OF THE MATTER THAT THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 60,400

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED HE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS SEAT ANCHOR AND BRACKET AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED ON OUR WEBSITE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK AND FEELS HIS SEAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO HE HEARD A METAL SOUND BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 80,000. UPDATED 4/20/10 THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD TILT FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND NOTICED AT THE LEFT FRAME OF THE CORNER, THE ANCHOR THAT HELD THE SEAT TO THE FRAME WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 09/14/10

Mileage: 80,000

THERE IS STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE ANCHOR BRACKET ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF DRIVER'S SEAT. THE ANCHOR BRACKET BROKE APART. IT WAS NOTICED BY SEAT ROCKING BACK AND FORTH IN A SIDE TO FRONT MOTION. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING ESTIMATES TO FIX DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 74,527

1.THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: SITTING IN MY SEAT. 2. THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, ITS CONSEQUENCES: SEAT FRAME BROKE. NOW SEAT LEANS, AND ROCKS ON TURNS. IT'S VERY LOOSE. 3.WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE: NOTHING. I'VE OPENED A CASE WITH NISSAN BUT THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED IN A RECALL AND I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE WEB AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVER WAS OPERATING VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO TRAUMA TO THE VEHICLE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ONE MOMENT IT WAS FINE, THE NEXT I HEARD A POP AND THEN A CRACKING SOUND. THE BACK OF THE SEAT LISTED HEAVILY ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE BOTTOM WAS NO LONGER SECURED. IT MADE STEERING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 92,261

THE DRIVER SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO IS NOT WELL FIXED....ITS LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE. IF I HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT THE SEAT CAN COME OFF. I THINK THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO SE, THE DRIVERSIDE SEAT BROKE ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE SEAT CAUSING THE ME THE DRIVER TO SIT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. THIS REPAIR IS SAID TO HAVE COST $750.00. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED DUE TO IT HAPPENING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO STEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FOR NISSAN NOT TO CONSIDER THIS A RECALL IS MIND BOGGLING, THIS COULD HONESTLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 52,350

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD BROKE THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUPPORT BRACKET WHILE DRIVING ON A CLEAR, DRY PAVED ROAD IN JANUARY 2010. THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKED FORWARD AND BACKWARD SLIGHTLY AFTER I HEARD A SNAP. THE NEXT DAY I CHECKED OUT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHILE NO ONE WAS SITTING IN IT AND NOTICED THAT THE SEAT NOW ROCKS SIGNIFICANTLY FORWARD AND BACK AND A METAL BRACKET UNDER THE SEAT HAD BROKEN. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO GOT ME IN THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $450 TO MAKE THE REPAIR SAYING THEY HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE TWO DRIVER'S SEAT LIFT ASSEMBLIES AND THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK. MY MURANO HAS 78K MILES ON IT AND IS BEYOND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WE HAD PURCHASED. I BOUGHT MY MURANO FROM THIS DEALERSHIP AT 50K MILES AND HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THEM FOR EVERY KIND OF SERVICE AT THE PROPER SERVICE INTERVALS. BECAUSE WE HAD FOLLOWED ALL THE DEALERSHIP'S RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE PAST FOR REPAIRS AND HAD DONE ALL THE NEEDED SERVICES, AND THIS SEAT ISSUE WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT I COULD HAVE PREVENTED OR OTHERWISE BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR CAUSING (I AM AN AVERAGE WEIGHT WOMAN), I CALLED NISSAN'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND SPOKE TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. AFTER EXPLAINING THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND THE FACT THAT THIS SEAT IS TIED INTO THE AIR-BAG SYSTEM AND ASKING FOR SOME GOODWILL ON THIS SAFETY DEFECT, I WAS DENIED. I ASKED FOR JUST A PARTS GOODWILL AND WAS STILL DENIED. AFTER REVIEWING MY SERVICE STATEMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT HE REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT LIFT ASSEMBLY "PER BULLETIN." I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT NISSAN HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (REFERENCE NUMBER NTB05-043C) THAT WAS ISSUED MARCH 29, 2007 ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE. FURTHER ONLINE INVESTIGATION NOTED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE APPARENTLY HAD THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT AT MUCH LOWER MILEAGE. I AM FURIOUS THAT NISSAN HAS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND REFUSED TO COVER IT.

Mileage: 78,993

DRIVER SEAT ON MY NISSAN MURANO 2005 GOT DISCONNECTED FROM THE FLOOR WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN. I WAS LIFT UP WITH THE SEAT TO THE AIR AND AS RESULT LOST CONTROL FOR ABOUT 10 SEC. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY WELDED. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THE SEAT BRACKET WAS $600.00. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND BEGINNING TO ENTER A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT GAVE WAY AND SLUMPED TO THE REAR AND SHIFTED TO THE LEFT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. THE BACK LEFT MOUNTING BRACKET OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE IN HALF AND NOW THE SEAT ROCKS AND SHIFTS TO THE BACK LEFT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM ALOT. TO REPAIR THE SEAT WILL COST JUST OVER $1,000. NISSAN RECOGNIZES THAT THE BRACKET BREAKS AND IS DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER, NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO RESOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THE SEAT HAS ENOUGH ROCK AND PLAY IN IT THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE BROKEN SEAT CAN ACT AS A CATALYST TO EJECT THE DRIVER FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 54,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, UNEXPECTEDLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKE. THE DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE UNSECURED SEAT BEGAN TO EXHIBIT A ROCKING MOVEMENT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING WITH EXTREME CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET ASSEMBLY. THE PART WAS ORDERED WITH AN ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF $1,000. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,300. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 54,300

CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND NOTICED LAST NIGHT THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT SHIFTED TO THE LEFT. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT SNAPPED AND THE SEAT LEANED DOWN TO THE LEFT. I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON EDMUNDS.COM, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS AS A DESIGN PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BEING ADDRESSED?? *TR

Mileage: 68,800

NISSAN MURANO 2005 DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

THE STEEL LIFTER LINK CONNECTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT TO THE SEAT FRAME CRACKED AND SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT BEING FREE TO ROCK LATERALLY. *TR

Mileage: 65,055

2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH A BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT LIFT MECHANISM. BOUGHT CAR USED AND DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE BROKEN SEAT. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE SEAT IS MOVING WHEN DRIVING. THIS SHOULD BE A NISSAN RECALL, THAT SIMPLE...... *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKE UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENT OR QUICK BRAKING. WHY WOULD A SEAT BREAK SHOULDN'T LAST AS LONG AS THE CAR? DEALERS WON'T FIX AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 55,325

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HAS COME OFF THE TRACK ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, THE SEAT NOW LIFTS ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE WHICH IS UNSAFE AND UNSTABLE WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE READ FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND I SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY NISSAN MURANO OWNERS CAUSING ME TO REPORT THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

05/NISSAN TRUCK/MURANO/4DR SL AWD V6 DELIVERY MILES 45,500. INSPECTION MILES 50,131. THE DRIVERS SEAT LEANS TO LEFT, SERVICE DEPARTMENT VERIFIED THE MAIN REAR CROSSMEMBER TO THE LOWER SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN & NEEDS TO REPLACE TRACK ASSY . PLEASE REFER TO THIS WEBSITE FOR NUMEROUS IDENTICAL DEFECTS:HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/NISSAN/MURANO/SEAT DEALERSHIP STATES COST TO REPAIR IS $974.00 AND WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY UNDER MY CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. IF NOT A RECALL ISSUE THIS SHOULD FALL UNDER THE STRICT LIABILITY RULE (JUSTICE TRAYNOR IN ESCOLA V. COCA COLA). *TR

Mileage: 50,131

WIFE WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A POP SOUND. SEAT BEGAN TO SHIFT WHEN MAKING TURNS AND ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. WE LOOKED UNDER SEAT AND SEE THE REAR BAR HAS BROKEN OFF ITS WELDING POINT ON THE LEFT SIDE ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 74,598

DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY STARTED TO ROCK TO THE RIGHT. DISCOVERED THE METAL BRACKET HOLDING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO THE RAILS ON THE LEFT SIDE IS COMPLETELY SNAPPED IN TWO. DEALER WANTS $1000 TO FIX. THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

THE FRAME ON MY SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO BROKE. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND MY CLOSEST DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED IT, TOLD ME THAT THEIR WAS A BULLETIN ON THE FRAME REPAIR. THEY SUGGESTED TO NISSAN THAT THEY REPLACE IT. I ALSO WAS IN CONTACT WITH NISSAN AND HAVE A FILE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. AFTER 15 DAYS THEY DENIED REPAIRING THE FAULTY SEAT FRAME. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS SAFE. I ALSO DO NOT FEEL IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AS IT IS A DEFECT AND DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE THE MONEY TO COVER THE REPAIR. YOU ASKED FOR AN APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE, THIS SEAT HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. IT'S A VERY HARD PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF THE SEAT SETTLES DOWN ONTO THE BROKEN FRAME. THE TIME THAT I REPORTED IT WAS 15 DAYS AGO. NISSAN HAS A DETAILED FILE ON ALL OF THIS INFORMATION AND HAS REFUSED HELP. *TR

Mileage: 100,800

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO HAD IT'S DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK BREAK WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT SUDDENLY FELL TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE GO INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAVEL AS MY HANDS ALSO MOVED TOWARD THE MOTION OF THE SEAT. I FOUND THAT THE SEAT TRACK WELD HAD BROKEN FROM ITS FRAME SUPPORT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO TO WORK ON FRIDAY 11/6/2009 WHEN ALL OF AN SUDDEN MY BOTTOM CROSS BAR TO THE DRIVER SIDE (LEFT SIDE) BROKE, CAUSING MY SEAT TO SWING LEFT TO RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 85,100

DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO. NO ABNORMAL USE. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 6,700 MILES.AT AT 4,000 MILES I NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT STARTED ROCKING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE, I REALIZE THAT HUNDREDS OF OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR DRIVER FRONT SEAT. I THINK THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, FRONT ON OR REAR END COLLISION, THE DRIVER COULD BE EASILY EJECTED FROM THE FRONT SEAT RESULTING IN AN INSTANT FATALITY. AS A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN, CAR OWNER AND OUT OF CONCERN FROM THE DRIVING PUBLIC, I THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT. PLEASE SEE A NUMBER OF FORUMS REPORTING THE ISSUE. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F14EC7A HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/FORUMDISPLAY/F-66.HTML HTTP://WWW.WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/MURANO/2005/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SEAT_IS_BROKEN.SHTML HTTP://WWW.MY3CENTS.COM/SHOWREVIEW.CGI?ID=41775. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVERS SEAT CONNECTION RAIL FAILS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSING UNSTABLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY A FEW MONTHS AGO WHILE I WAS STEERING THROUGH A TURN. THE SEAT RAIL SNAPPED, AND THE SEAT BECAME DETACHED ON ONE SIDE CAUSING MY WEIGHT TO SHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANTED $1,100 TO REPAIR IT. $700 FOR 12" LONG SEAT RAIL. I ENDED UP HAVING ANOTHER AUTO SERVICE WELD THE BROKEN RAIL BACK TOGETHER FOR HALF THE COST, BUT AS OF TODAY IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN. I'M 6' TALL 200 LBS AND THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MOSTLY IN CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE IS NO REASON FOR A SEAT RAIL TO BREAK UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

FRONT SEAT BROKEN ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FRONT SEAT DRIVER FRAME HAS BROKEN IN 2 PLACES MAKING THE SEAT A SAFETY HAZARD. MY WIFE AND I ARE THE ONLY DRIVERS OF OUR 2005 MURANO SE. IT HAS 6 WAY ELECTRIC SEATS. NOW WE HAVE TO LOWER THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STABILIZE THE SEAT. OTHERWISE THE SEAT ASSEMBLY & FRAME WILL END UP BREAKING COMPLETELY OFF AT THE FRAME. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS HE'S NEVER SEEN A SEAT FRAME BREAK AT 2 PLACES LIKE OURS. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED NISSAN AS OF YET TO SEE IF THIS IS UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT BUT YOU WOULD THINK THE SEAT ASSEMBLY WOULD LAST FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. I WEIGH 230 POUNDS AND MY WIFE WEIGHS APPROX. 185 NO ONE HAS EVER DRIVEN OUR VEHICLE BUT US OTHER THAN GARAGE REPAIRMEN. I FOUND A WEB SITE THAT HAS A DETAILED DRAWING OF THE SEAT AND MECHANISM THAT IS BROKEN. THE WEB SITE IS WWW.NISSANPARTSWAREHOUSE.COM THEN GO TO "SEATS AND TRACKS" THEN "TRACKS AND COMPONENTS" THEN "CONNECTOR ROD ADJUSTER" CLICK ON "VIEW ILLUSTRATION" AND IT IS PART #1 IN THE DRAWING. THIS PART BOLTS DIRECTLY ONTO THE VEHICLE FRAME CHASSIS. THE PART IS BROKEN AT 2 PLACES ON THE FRONT CONNECTION. THE BREAKS ARE WHERE THE ROD CONNECTS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF THIS PART. I CAN SEND YOU A DIAGRAM IF YOU WILL SEND ME AN E-MAIL WHERE I CAN ATTACH THIS DIAGRAM. HERE'S THE COMPLETE WEB SITE ADDRESS BELOW. HTTP://WWW.NISSANPARTSWAREHOUSE.COM/PARTLOCATOR/INDEX.CFM?ACTION=GETJOINTLOCATOR&SITEID=214315&CHAPTER=&SECTIONIDS=0,51873&GROUPID=51876&SUBGROUPID=3241&COMPONENTID=2666&MAKE=25&MODEL=MURANO&YEAR=2005&CATALOGID=2&DISPLAYCATALOGID=0 I'VE BEEN TO A FEW OTHER WEB SITES AND NOTICED OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE MURANO'S THAT HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED BROKEN DRIVER SEAT ASSEMBLIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 96,236

I HAVE NISSAN MURANO S 2005 , 60000 MILES. LATELY, DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE DOWN AND I HEARD POPPING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH MY SEAT. RIGHT AFTER THAT IT STARTED ROCK SIDEWAYS. I DON'T THINK MY WEIGHT IS AN ISSUE HERE(160 LBS) BECAUSE I STARTED SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALER BUT THEY TOLD ME IT'S NOT RECALLED AND MY WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT. I'M PRETTY UPSET WITH THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S NISSAN RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THAT AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

AFTER BUYING A USED 2005 NISSAN MURANO FROM A CT DEALERSHIP, 8 MONTHS LATER MY DRIVER SEAT GUIDE WENT COMPLETELY BUST WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I STARTED FEELING MORE AND MORE LOOSE AS I DROVE AND ONCE I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY I WAS COMPLETELY THROWN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT EVERY SLIGHT CURVE AS MY SEAT WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED ON ONE SIDE. EVEN ONCE I MADE MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP THE PART WAS NOT READY AVAILABLE, SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR IN THOSE CONDITIONS FEARFUL THAT THE SEAT MY COMPLETELY COME OFF AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME. NOT TO MENTION THAT THE REPAIR IS OVER $ 1,200, AND THE MANUFACTURER REFERS TO THE GUIDE FAILURE TO HOLD THE SEAT A "WEAR AND TEAR" ISSUE. I FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE ALL OVER THE INTERNET FROM OTHER 4 TO 5 YEARS OLD MURANO OWNERS. EVEN THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE VOICED THEIR OPINION ABOUT THE PROBLEM INDICATING THAN NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHAT'S NEXT? THE STEERING WHEELS COMING OFF THE DASHBOARD BECOMING A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AS WELL BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DECIDES TO CUT SOME CORNERS? I SHOULD NOT HAVE SAT ON THE SEAT? THE TRUTH IS THAT THERE WAS NO EVENT LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE PART. NOT A BUMP, NOT A PUDDLE, NOT AN ACCIDENT, NOT AN ABRUPT STOP, NOT A FAST TURN. AND BY THE WAY, I WEIGH 185 POUNDS. HOW COME THE REST OF THE CAR IS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW AND THIS PART IS COMPLETELY "WORN OUT'? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE PART MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND UNRELIABLE? WHAT I KNOW IS THAT WITHOUT YOUR HELP I, THE CONSUMER, AM COMPLETELY POWERLESS WHEN IT COMES TO HOLDING COMPANIES LIKE NISSAN LIABLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES. THE NHTSA SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM OR COMPANIES WILL DO THEIR MATH VERY CAREFULLY WHEN WEIGHING IN PROFITS VERSUS PRODUCT SAFETY. UNLESS THE MANUFACTURES ARE HOLD RESPONSIBLE AND LIABLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES THEY WILL KEEP PUSHING FOR LOWER QUALITY PRODUCTS AND LESS RELIABLE PARTS THAT WILL KEEP FAILING AND ENDANGERING PEOPLE'S SAFETY AND COMFORT. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. AS A CONSEQUENCE WHEN DRIVING THE SEAT MOVES OUT OF ITS POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE CRANK ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $1,000. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 11/24/09.*JB

Mileage: 62,000

NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRAKES DID BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 102,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN DECELERATING OR MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVED OUT OF POSITION. AS A CONSEQUENCE, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO AN INTERSECTION. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN SPECULATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DRIVERS WITH A HEAVY WEIGHT CLASS; HOWEVER, SHE HAS A SMALL STATURE. THE TECHNICIAN WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE DRIVER COULD NOT REACH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $1000.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46000.

Mileage: 46,000

ABOUT A WEEK AGO I SAT DOWN IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND HEARD A CRACK AND THE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK. I LOOKED UNDER THE BACK OF THE SEAT AND NOTICED THE SEAT RISER HAD BROKEN. THIS SURPRISED ME AS I AM NOT A HEAVY GUY, I WEIGH 200 POUNDS. THE SEAT HASN'T SEEN ANY DAMAGE OUT OF THE ORDINARY WEAR AND TEAR, AND THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT EITHER. I FIGURED IT WAS JUST A SINGLE DEFECT AND TOOK IT TO MY DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO COST JUST OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE BRACKET. THEY ALSO TOLD ME EVERY SINGLE MURANO THEY HAVE SOLD HAS THIS PROBLEM. I GOT ONLINE TO SEE IF I COULD FIND SOMEONE TO FIX IT CHEAPER AND FOUND OUT NOT ONLY HAVE MANY PEOPLE HAD THERE SEAT BREAK, BUT IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE. AT THIS POINT I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO RIGHT IT. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE OUTCOME FOR SOMEONE IF ONE OF THESE SEATS BREAK DURING AN ACCIDENT. NISSAN NEEDS TO MAKE A BRACKET WITH THICKER METAL AND REPLACE ALL THESE FAULTY ONES BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

MY DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE IN THE SAME MANNER AS A NUMBER OF OTHER DRIVER'S. THERE IS PLENTY OF INSTANCES AVAILABLE THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO FIND A QUICK RESOLUTION TO THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/MURANO/3302-DRIVERS-SEAT.HTML THE DRIVER SEAT IS ANCHORED ON THE RIGHT SIDE BUT IS LOOSE FROM THE LEFT REAR, ALLOWING SIGNIFICANT ROCKING BACK AND FORTH AND RIGHT TO LEFT WHEN TAKING TURNS, HITTING THE BRAKES OR ANYTIME THE CAR IS MOVING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2005 AND AM HAPPY TO SAY I AM HEALTHY ENOUGH TO NOT BE ON RECORD GUINNESS AS THE HEAVIEST PERSON THAT COULD BRAKE A CAR SEAT. BOTH THE DEALER (WESTON NISSAN, AT WESTON, FLORIDA) AND NISSAN DENIED MY CLAIM ON 9/24/2009. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO THAT I PURCHASED NEW. A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR THE DRIVERS SEAT SEEMED TO COME LOOSE. IT WOBBLES BADLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BRACKET HAD BROKEN AND I WOULD NEED A NEW SEAT. THE COST OF THE NEW SEAT PLUS INSTALLATION WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $1,000. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS TOLD ME THAT NISSAN HAS NO OBLIGATION TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS 44,000 MILES. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND TAKE EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF THE VEHICLE. I FIND OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS EXACT SITUATION. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN DESIGN. HOW CAN NISSAN DISMISS RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE? IF THE SEAT BRACKET FAILS FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT? *TR

Mileage: 44,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER SEAT ASSEMBLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT NUMBER 566097; HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE DEALERS ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THE SEAT ASSEMBLY WAS $1,000.00. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,005 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/26/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/09*JB

Mileage: 5,005

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT LOWERED. HE NOTICED THAT THE LIFTER ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN THE BRACKET LOCATED ON THE REAR DRIVER SEAT WAS BROKEN AT THE CONNECTION POINT WHICH REQUIRED WELDING. UPDATED 11/16/09

Mileage: 42,000

THE DRIVERS SEAT LEANS COMPLETELY TO LEFT. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2005 DRIVER SEAT SUPPORT BRACKET BROKE. THE SEAT STARTED TO SHOW SOME MOVEMENT DURING TURNS AND STOPS WHILE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT DIALER REFUSED TO CHANGE ANYTHING CLAIMING THAT IT IS A NORMAL MOVEMENT. NOW THIS BRACKET FINALLY BROKE. AFTER LOOKING AT THE BRACKET DESIGN IT IS OBVIOUS THAT 1/8" THK BENT BRACKET WITH A CUT-OUT WHERE ONLY A TOTAL OF 3/4" OF WIDTH IS LEFT WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE SEAT FOR TOO LONG. METAL FATIGUES AND BRAKES. IT DID HAPPENED TO MY CAR ON 9/15/09 ON THE COUNTRY ROAD DURING THE RIGHT TURN. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO "CLAMP" ON MY STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEAT FALLING BACK. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THIS SEAT DURING THE CAR WRECK. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BROKEN PART AT THEIR EXPENSE ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEAR THAT THE PART THAT BRACKETS IS NOT A WEAR ITEM IT SHOULD PROVIDE THE SUFFICIENT SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE PASSENGER SAFETY. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED AND MAKE NISSAN TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE WILL GET HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 63,300

LETTER FROM SENATOR SPECTER ON BEHALF ON CONSTITUENTS, RE DEFECT IN THE 2005 NISSAN MURANO. *NJ THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME/TRACK IS CURRENTLY BROKEN. THE CONSUMER STATED IT CAUSED THE SEAT TO TILT TOWARD THE DOOR. *JB

DRIVER SEAT IN NISSAN MURANO FAILS SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING - BRACKET IN SEAT BECOMES UNWELDED. ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WHEN IT FAILED. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND REFUSES TO RECALL. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

TL*THE CONTACT A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEAT. THE CONTACT THEN PROCEEDED TO PULL THE SEAT UP BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS 1,000. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT COULD FALL BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,007 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,010.

Mileage: 61,007

NISSAN MURANO 2005 : DRIVERS POWER SEAT. THE DRIVE GEAR (MADE OF PLASTIC) IS STRIPPED BY THE WORM GEAR (METAL). I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MY DEALER AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME WITH THE $1000.00 REPAIR. IF NISSAN WOULD SUPPLY JUST THE DRIVE GEAR THIS REPAIR COULD BE MADE EASILY. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. YOU MUST BUY THE ENTIRE SEAT TRACK. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE OFF IT,S BASE. WHILE TURNING RIGHT, I COULD ACTUALLY FEEL MY BODY LIFT. NISSAN DENIED MY CLAIM FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR WAS 3YEARS OLD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST SHOP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE BASE WAS ORDERED FROM CONTINENTAL NISSAN AND REPLACED AT A COST OF $972. I FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN CORPORATION. IT WAS DENIED ON AUG 28TH PRIMARILY BECAUSE I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THERE WAS NO WAY THAT I COULD HAVE DRIVEN AN UNSAFE CAR FOR 4MONTHS UNTIL THAT DECISION WAS MADE. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

1. 2005 NISSAN MURANO - EVERYDAY USE LED UP TO THE FAILURE. 2. THE SEAT BRACKET ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BROKEN OR SHEARED OFF AT A POINT AND THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND TO THE LEFT DRAMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. 3. NISSAN REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY, AND WITH THE PART COSTING $750, IT IS YET UNFIXED. *TR

Mileage: 49,816

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN GERLACH ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEM WITH HER 2005 NISSAN MURANO. *NJ THE DRIVER'S SEAT ANCHOR BROKE. *JB

DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKEN IN THE REAR LEFT (BY THE DOOR) SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO- DRIVER'S LEFT REAR SEAT MOUNT FAILED CAUSING SEAT TO SWAY DURING TURNS AND BREAKING. SEAT MOUNTS LIKELY TO TOTALLY FAIL IN CRASH SITUATION. NUMEROUS INCIDENTS KNOWN FROM INTERNET SEARCH FOR SIMILAR FAILURES ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 63,475

THE BRACKET FOR MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER SEAT BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 42,215

2005 NISSAN MURANO. DRIVER'S SEAT REAR LEFT BRACKET IS BROKEN. IT IS A SMALL, THIN, L-SHAPED BRACKET THAT IS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES. THE SEAT IS NO LONGER "ATTACHED" TO THE FRAME (ON THIS CORNER) AND THE SEAT ROCKS WHEN YOU SIT IN IT AND AS YOU ARE DRIVING IT. THERE WAS NO CRASH AND BOTH DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE WEIGH LESS THAN 200 LBS, SO OVER-STRESSING IS NOT A PROBLEM. THIS OCCURRED IN AUGUST OF 2009 AND IT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $910 FOR THE REPAIR OR $700 FOR THE PART ALONE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THERE IS A CRASH, THE SEAT WILL NOT REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO; ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD SOMETHING SNAP/BREAK IN MY CAR SEAT AND THE SEAT FELL BACK; I GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL REAL TIGHT SO I WOULN'T LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE;THE SEAT IS VERY LOOSE AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT LEANS AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST A BREAKING METAL SOUND; NOT A SINGLE PROBLEM PRIOR TO THIS SUDDEN BREAK. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

SITTING IN MURANO HEARD A CRACK NOISE FROM BELOW THE SEAT AND SEAT FALLS SIDEWAYS WITH DRIVER LEANING AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION - THE METAL ANCHOR THAT SECURES THE SEAT FRAME TO THE CAR HAS BROKEN - METAL WELDING IS BROKEN. I CAN NO LONGER SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR AS IT IS NOT SECURED TO THE FLOOR. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NOT A RECALL, DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL COST ME OVER $400. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. CAR WAS PARKED AT THE TIME. THE SEAT TILTED TO THE LEFT AND WAS UNSTABLE. I AM UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SEAT TO THE PROPER HEIGHT FOR THE BEST DRIVING POSITION. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT COSTS EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 53,500

DRIVER SIDE SEAT IN NISSAN MURANO BROKE AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. SEAT TILTED TO THE LEFT AND WAS UNSTABLE. I WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SEAT TO THE PROPER DRIVING POSITION. CAR WAS PARKED AT THE TIME. I WAS GETTING INTO THE CAR AND ONCE SEATED IT BROKE. NISSAN SAID THE ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE SEAT ENTIRELY AT $1,000! NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS REFUSES TO COVER THE COSTS TO REPLACE THE SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO. SEAT BRACKET THAT ANCHORS DRIVERS' SEAT TO CAR HAS BROKEN -ALLOWING SEAT TO ROCK AND MOVE FREELY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND APPARENTLY VERY COMMON FROM THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE FOUND. THE FACT THAT THE DRIVER'S (OR ANY SEAT FOR THAT MATTER) WOULD NOT REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE THROUGH EVERY DAY USE IS A HUGE CAUSE FOR CONCERN. NOT ONLY A HAZARD TO DRIVER (ESPECIALLY IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT)- BUT ALSO TO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS CAR IS NOT ABLE TO PASS INSPECTION AND IS TOTALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT,BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED IF THIS KNOWN DEFECT IS NOT RESOLVED. NISSAN APPARENTLY IS NOT GOING TO DO MUCH ABOUT THE SITUATION ON THEIR OWN AND THUS WE MUST RELY ON NHTSA TO MAKE THEM CORRECT THE PROBLEM. USING CHEAP BRACKETS/PLASTIC PARTS TO ANCHOR SEATS TO VEHICLE MAY SURVIVE IN A CRASH LAB- BUT I AM PUTTING MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE- NO ONE AT NHTSA WILL I BET- KNOWING THIS PROBLEM. REPAIR IS ESTIMATED BY DEALER AT $1000 FOR THE CONSUMER. OUTRAGEOUS CONSIDERING THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 53,589

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS LOOSE ON ITS FRAME. I BROUGHT IT IN THE DEALER AND THE FIX IS OVER $650. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY INDICATE THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED. HOWEVER, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. THE REAL SAFETY ISSUE IS IF THE SEAT BREAKS WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF A CRASH. I WILL GET THE SEAT FIXED THIS WEEK. HOWEVER, IN REVIEWING INFORMATION FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS, I HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY OTHERS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR FAILED. WHEN HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS ON THE FLOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A DEFECT, AND WOULD COST $800 TO REPAIR. THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,585 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,953. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/18/09. *JB

Mileage: 70,585

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER SEAT DEFECT : BRACKET ON THE FRAME'S SUDDENLY BROKEN THE PART NUMBER FROM NISSAN LOCAL SHOP : 87450CA68B THE FAILURE NOT FIXED YET BC TOO EXPENSIVE $950 ... *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT SITS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT, THE LEFT CORNER OF THE SEAT FALLS DOWN. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE SEAT SHAKES AND CAUSES UNSTABLE VISIBILITY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERS AND BOTH STATED THAT THE WELDING IN THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY SAME FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,294.

Mileage: 71,294

FRONT DRIVER SEAT HAS BROKEN OFF OF TRACK, AND MOVES/ROCKS DURING DRIVING CAUSING SAFETY ISSUE. 1000 TO REPAIR., NISSAN WILL NOT FIX DEFECT, AND CHARGED ME ADDITIONALLY JUST TO LOOK AT IT( COULDN'T AFFORD THE FIX AT $1000). ATTACHED WEBSITE INDICATE 149 COMPLAINTS ON THE EXACT SAME THING TO DATE. NEED HELP TO GET THIS VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT RESOLVED. NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM. NEED HELP. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS NOT POSITIONED PROPERLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,472.

Mileage: 57,472

MY HUSBAND PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN MURANO IN 2005. IN 2006 WE GAVE THE CAR TO OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THE VEHICLE HAS 23,000 (!) ON IT. LAST WEEK SHE INFORMED ME THAT HER SEAT "MOVES" WHEN SHE TURNS THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO CROWN NISSAN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE "LIFTER LINK" WAS BROKEN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $600 PARTS AND $250 LABOR. I AM QUESTIONING WHY A NISSAN PRODUCT AND AT 4 YEARS OF AGE WOULD HAVE A BROKEN SEAT??? AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH YOUR OFFICE. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? A SEAT BRACKET BREAKING IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR & TEAR ITEM. I CAN SEE A PATTERN DEVELOPING AND CERTAINLY YOU FOLKS MUST BE ABLE TO ALSO. HOW MANY SEATS/PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN EJECTED FROM WRECKED VEHICLES? HOW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HUNG BY THEIR SEATBELT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH? *TR

Mileage: 23,000

A BRACKET ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT HAS BROKEN, AND THE SEAT TILTS TO ONE SIDE AND ALSO FORWARD. IT IS LOOSE AND WILL MOVE FORWARD SEVERAL INCHES WHEN I DECELERATE/ACCELERATE OR GET IN/OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS NOW VERY LOOSE. THE SEAT MOVES UPON EXIT/ENTERING THE CAR AND WHILE DRIVING. A SMALL SUPPORT BRACKET IS BROKEN AND NISSAN CLAIMS THE WHOLE SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, COST $1000+. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT SEAT BRACKET SHOULD NOT BREAK UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND I WAS VERY SURPRISED WHEN I LOOKED AROUND ONLINE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVE AROUND WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING SEEMS TO ME LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 82,004

THE DRIVERS SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO S IS DEFECTIVE. THE FRAME UNDER THE SEAT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE SOMEHOW BROKE OFF AT ONE OF THE CORNERS. WHEN SITTING IN THE SEAT, THE SEAT ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE. I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE OCTOBER 2007, AND THE PROBLEM AROSE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS VERY WORRYING BECAUSE IT FEELS AS IF THE SEAT IS NOT HELD ON PROPERLY, AND FEELS AS IF THE SEAT IS GOING TO COMPLETELY COME OFF THE FRAME. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WILL COST ABOUT $1,000 TO REPAIR BECAUSE ITS NOT COVERED BY NISSAN. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BECOME A RECALL BECAUSE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO AFFECT THOUSANDS OF NISSAN MURANO OWNERS. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE AS TIME HAS PASSED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN ITS POSITION BROKE. THE SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1000 OR MORE TO REPAIR. VEHICLE ONLY HAD AT THE TIME APPROX 81,000 MLS. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL ISSUED AS IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THIS EQUIPMENT REPAIRED AS I HAVE SHOULD BE PROPERLY REIMBURSED. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE LEFT SEAT ( DRIVERS ). ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS AND THEY FOUND THAT THE AFT LIFT ROD HAD CRACKED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER 1000 DOLLARS. I MADE A REPAIR ON THE SEAT BY WELDING THE BROKEN PART. *TR

FAILURE OF THE LEFT REAR ANCHOR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH APPROX. 60K MILES. TO MY SURPRISE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER TAKING THE CAR INTO OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WELDS ON THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD BROKEN AT THE BASE AND THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS REPAIR WOULD COST AROUND $1,000 TO REMEDY. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS INDEED A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN MURANO'S, BUT NISSAN CORP. HAS NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. SOME OWNERS HAVE STATED THAT THEY WERE DRIVING WHEN THIS DEFECT OCCURRED AND IT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO THE SURPRISE OF THE SEAT FALLING TOWARDS THE DRIVERS DOOR. AFTER SPEAKING WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUED AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CORRECTION OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT. SOME OWNERS HAVE PAID TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CORRECTED, ONLY TO HAVE IT OCCUR YET AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SEAT POPPED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I REPOSITION MYSELF IN THE SEAT. IT WAS THE LEFT REAR BRACKET. IN READING SEVERAL WEBSITES, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM AND IS POSSIBLY A DESIGN FLAW AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 59,100

BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT. SEAT SEEMS TO HAVE DETACHED FROM BASE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH; WHEN TURNING THE ONLY THING HOLDING ME ONTO THE SEAT IS MY SEATBELT. CAR IS A 2005 MURANO WITH 39,700 MILES ON IT PURCHASED NEW. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

LIFTER LINK ASSEMBLY BROKE ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. STILL HAD TO PAY THE $50.00 DEDUCTIBLE, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BOLT FAILED ON THE SEAT RAIL. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD TILT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT HE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF THE SEAT MOVED AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL OR ACCELERATOR AND/OR BRAKE PEDALS. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR WAS OVER $1,000. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 52,000. UPDATED 06/24/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/26/09.*JB

Mileage: 52,000

SEAT FRAME SEPERATION IN THE LEFT REARCORNER OF DRIVER SEAT. SEAT FRAME IS NOT CONNECTED WELDED JOINTS HAVE BROKEN. UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2005 IT HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FED GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL NOW BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

Mileage: 83,263

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME, LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF THE SEAT, SEPARATED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE BOLTS WERE STILL INTACT, BUT THE ACTUAL SEAT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE DEALER DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIR COSTS WERE ESTIMATED AT $1,200. CURRENTLY, THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT BROKEN. *TR

YESTERDAY MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE AND THE SEAT IS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE READ ON THE WEB OF MANY, MANY MURANO OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN ISSUE, HOW CAN NISSAN NOT RECALL THIS? *TR

Mileage: 111,500

I OWN A 2005 MURANO AND WHILE DRIVING MY SEAT DROPPED AND SLAMMED OVER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THIS COMPLETELY CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD AND CAUSED ME TO PULL INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. THERE WERE NO CARS ON THE ROAD WITH ME AT THE TIME SO NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED. NOW MY SEAT LEANS TO THE LEFT AND CONSTANTLY MOVES AS I TURN OR COME TO A STOP IT WOBBLES. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE LET ME KNOW THIS IS NOT A RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NOT ONLY ON THIS WEBSITE BUT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT REPORT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. IF I GET IN TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE AWAITING FOR THE RECALL TO ACTUALLY GO IN TO AFFECT IT IS VERY POSSIBLE BEING MY SEAT IS NOT CONNECTED TO MY VEHICLE THAT I WILL BECOME PROJECTILE OR THE FORCE OF MY SEAT TO MY SEATBELT IS GOING TO CAUSE BROKEN COLLAR BONES AND FACIAL BONES. THIS IS A FLAW IN THE VEHICLE AND NEEDS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AS ONE. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE WHEN ADJUSTING SEAT WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION, WHICH COULD CREATING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SEAT LIFTER LINK SLIDE ASSEMBLY BROKE. THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS. IT JUST SNAPPED .DRIVERS FRONT SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN ON LEFT SIDE. WE WERE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE EXCEPT REPLACE THE PART WHICH COSTS OVER $700.00 FOR PARTS PLUS LABOR. AFTER CHECKING THE NISSAN USA BLOG, IT SEEMS THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 71,694

DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE DUE TO BROKEN SEAT TRACK. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

WHEN LEAVING AN INTERSECTION, THE REAR SEAT BRACKET SNAPPED, LEAVING THE SEAT SAGGING AND FLOPPING WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SERVICE ADVISOR SEEMED TO MINIMIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE DAMAGE. CLAIM HE WAS NOT AWARE OF SIMILAR INCIDENCES. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED A PATTERN OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS AGREED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR, BUT CLAIMS THE DAMAGE IS OUTSIDE WARRANTY. CAR SEATS SHOULD NOT BREAK UNDER NORMAL USE, AND NISSAN NEEDS TO FORMALIZE A RECALL. THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION # PE05050. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2005 NISSAN MURANO. I FEEL IN THE LOVE WITH THE CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE FRAME HAS BROKEN AND IS NOW LEANING TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I CAN ACTUALLY ROCK THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR OTHERS, I HAVE READ ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2005 MURANOS FROM OTHER OWNERS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY NISSAN OR BY RECALL SINCE IT'S A DEFECTIVE PART OF THE CAR. PLEASE REVIEW THIS COMPLAINT ALONG WITH THE MANY OTHERS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVERS SEAT LIFTER ASSEMBLY BRACKET CRACKED IN HALF. SEAT IS NOW LOOSE. MANY OTHERS ON INTERNET FORUMS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO: I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT. IT ADJUSTS ITSELF RANDOMLY & MAKES CLICKING NOISES, WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT MAINLY SLIDES BACK TO THE FARTHEST POSITION, SO IT IS VERY HARD TO TOUCH THE BRAKE & ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THIS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY OCCURRING FOR APPROX 7 DAYS. AS OF TODAY, THE BACK OF THE SEAT IS NOW RANDOMLY MOVING FORWARD WHILE I AM DRIVING, SO THAT IT IS IN EFFECT FOLDING ME IN HALF! THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS WAY TO DRIVE.. PREVIOUS TO THE SEAT RANDOMLY MOVING ON A REGULAR BASIS (SINCE THE PAST WEEK), THE SEAT FELT LIKE IT WAS TILTED SLIGHTLY TO ONE SIDE. AT FIRST THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE SEAT SOMETIMES WOULD SLIP OUT OF POSITION INTO ANOTHER POSITION. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 2 OR SO WEEKS BEFORE THE CLICKING NOISES & RANDOM REPOSITIONING STARTED HAPPENING. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO CHECK INTO THIS SEAT FAILURE AS I FEEL THAT IT IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE SEAT MOVES BACK RANDOMLY WHEN I'M DRIVING & FOR A SHORTER PERSON THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS THEY MAY NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO TOUCH THE PEDALS IN ORDER TO PULL OVER. DOES THIS WARRANT A SAFETY RECALL?? *TR

Mileage: 77,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN IN THE BACK LEFT SIDE. THE DEALER INSPECTED IT AND SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE IT ISN'T RECALLED AND I AM OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS QUOTED $1000 TO REPAIR. THAT SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS TO PAY WHEN IT IS A DEFECT IN THE PART THE USED. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

DRIVERS SEAT BECAME LOOSE AT REAR BRACKET CAUSING SEAT TO TILT AND BECOME LOOSE. DRIVERS SEAT IS UNSAFE DUE TO BROKEN BRACKET UNDERNEATH SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 38,733

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH 70,000 MILES. THE SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN, AND COSTS ABOUT $1000 TO REPAIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE SEAT IS SO LOOSE THAT IN A WRECK YOU COULD BECOME A PROJECTILE. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND FIX THESE SEATS. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSSAN MURANO ROCKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IT IS UNSTABLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS OFF TRACK BUT AFTER LOOKING CLOSELY UNDERNEATH THE SEAT I NOTICED THAT THE METAL BRACKET THAT BRACES THE SEAT WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE SEAT IS NOT SECURED TO THE CAR. IT IS UNSAFE. I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW; I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I WENT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD COST $708 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART (THE ENTIRE TRACK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS ONE PIECE), PLUS $500 FOR LABOR. I DECLINED THE REPAIR DUE TO THE EXORBITANT COST AND CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE. I TOLD THE COMPANY THAT THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THEIR CARS (AS RESEARCHED ON THIS SITE) AND REQUESTED FOR THE COMPANY TO COVER OR REIMBURSE THE REPAIR. MY CALL WAS RETURNED AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY AND "NISSAN WAS NOT IN THE POSITION" TO COVER THE REPAIR AT THIS TIME. THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE IT AS A FAULT IN THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP. I DISAGREE. A BROKEN METAL PIECE THAT SECURES A SEAT TO THE DECK IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND SHOULD BE A PART THAT LASTS FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 70,300

LIFTER LINK SLIDE ASSEMBLY BROKE IN DRIVER SEAT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT 56K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET BROKE. SEAT NOW ROCKS/ TILTS TOWARDS DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

DRIVER SEAT MOUNT IS BROKEN. THIS HAPPENED TODAY WHILE DRIVING AND WAS QUITE SCARY. I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF MY '05 MURANO SO THE SEAT IS RARELY ADJUSTED. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO SUDDENLY COLLAPSED AS THE FRAME BROKE. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME SO THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOT A LARGE PERSON AND ONLY WEIGH ABOUT 195 POUNDS. FROM WHAT I GATHER THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE MURANO AND AN IMPORTANT SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO A POORLY DESIGNED FRAME. BESIDES THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN $800 TO $1100 REPAIR BILL, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. SO FAR NISSAN HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE NHTSA CALL FOR A MANDATORY RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 44,929

DRIVING ON 4/20/2009 ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE OR DETACHED OFF ITS LEFT RAIL. *TR

Mileage: 67,500

1. MY WIFE NOTICED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING HER NISSAN MURANO (2005) TODAY, THAT THE SEAT STARTED TO FEEL LOOSE AND LEAN BACK TO THE LEFT. SHE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED ON THE SEAT AND NOTED A SIGNIFICANT DROP ON PUTTING PRESSURE DOWN ON THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE OF THE SEAT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE SEAT HAS BEEN UNSTABLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE SEAT TONIGHT THE BAR CONNECTING THE SEAT TO THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE HAD BROKEN. THIS OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ON THE BACK BAR. THE METAL HAD WORN AND THERE WERE SHARP EDGES ON BOTH SIDES. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE OR ABNORMALITY WITH THE SEAT PRIOR TO TODAY (4-23-2009). *TR

Mileage: 61,714

2005 NISSAN MURANO LEFT REAR ANCHOR OF DRIVERS SEAT FAILED CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE ABOUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS ONLY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN AND DOES NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE CHARGE TO REPAIR THIS SEAT IS CLOSE TO $1000. I AM WORRIED THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THE SEAT FAILURE COULD CAUSE MAJOR INJURY TO A DRIVER OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

SUPPORT BAR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. THE SEAT NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH, IT IS NOT STURDY. THIS HAPPENED BY SIMPLY GETTING INTO THE CAR ONE DAY, THERE WAS NO WARNING THE SEAT WAS SIMPLY UNSTABLE. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR NOW THE SEAT TIPS UP WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER, IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL COMPLETELY DETACH. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FAILED AND WOULD NO LONGER REMAIN BALANCED. WHEN HE MADE RIGHT TURNS IN THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT WOULD LEAN TO THE LEFT AND VICE VERSA. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE BACK LEFT CORNER WOULD DROP TO THE LEFT AND GIVE OUT UPON SITTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXCEEDED BY 2,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WEIGHS 180 POUNDS AND STATED THAT SOMETHING IN THE SEAT STRUCTURE WAS FLAWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $1,200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

LEFT REAR DRIVERS SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO SE AWD BROKE. HEARD A LOAD "SNAP," THEN THE SEAT DROPPED TO THE LEFT REAR. THE SEAT NOW ROCKS AND CANNOT BE PROPERLY POSITIONED. THE CAR HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT, IS IN TERRIFIC CONDITION, AND I LITERALLY BOUGHT OUT MY LEASE 48 HOURS AGO! I UNDERSTAND THAT NISSAN WILL NOT MAKE THESE REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I AM ALSO LEARNING THAT THIS IS A REPEATED PROBLEM PLAGUING 2005 AND 2006 MURANOS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 55,274

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS FLASHING IN THE DASH AGAIN. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED ONCE BEFORE WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK DEALERSHIP. ON LEAVING THE GARAGE WITHIN JUST A MILE, I MADE A LEFT TURN AND HEARD A CRUNCHING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT CAME BACK ON. I WENT STRAIT BACK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT BUT THE (SECOND REPLACEMENT PART) WOULDN'T BE IN TILL THE NEXT DAY SO I WAS GIVEN A LOANER FOR ONE DAY. NOW IT'S BACK ON AGAIN. ALSO NOTED SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THAT THE LUMBAR SUPPORT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NO LONGER INFLATES/DEFLATES AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. I HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS FIXED AND HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AT 37,000 MILES AT MY COST. ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP RESURFACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACE A REAR CALIPER UNDER WARRANTY THAT HAD LOCKED UP 1 & 1/2 YEARS AGO. I SEE THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE IN NEED OF RESURFACING AGAIN EVEN THOUGH THE BREAK PADS HAVE 1/2 OF THERE WEAR LEFT TO GO. DUE TO THE HIGHLY CHROMED /CURVED DIPSTICK, GETTING AN ACCURATE OIL LEVEL READING IS NOT POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME, SO THE DIPSTICK HAS ONLY BEEN REMOVED THREE TIME SINCE PURCHASING IT AS IT IS A POINTLESS ENDEAVOR. I OWN SIX AUTOS THAT RANGE IN AGE FROM 1972 THREW THIS 2005 MURANO AND OF ALL OF THEM, THE MURANO IS THE LEAST TRUSTED ONE. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE FRAME SHEARED OFF. THE SEAT IS NOW TOTALLY UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 44,300

MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT NO LONGER OPERATES WITH THE POWERED SEAT ADJUSTMENTS, AND IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION. AT FIRST, IT WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT, BUT NOW IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION THAT IS NOT THE BEST POSITION FOR ME, CAUSING ME CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY ON THE ROAD. WHEN I HAD IT LOOKED AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE COST WOULD BE @ $1000. AS I RESEARCHED ON-LINE, I SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VERY SAME THING. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

SITTING IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT. LEFT SIDE OF SEAT COLLAPSED / BROKE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I DRIVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. ONE DAY I WAS MAKING A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN WHEN I FELT THE DRIVER SEAT SNAP. AFTERWARD I COULD LEFT UP THE SEAT WITH MY HAND WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SECURED TO THE FLOOR. THE SEAT NOW LEANS TO THE RIGHT WHENEVER I MAKE A RIGHT TURN. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS ON SOME MESSAGE BOARDS I'VE HEARD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE NISSAN MURANO. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX, AROUND 1000 DOLLARS. *TR

DRIVER'S CAR SEAT BROKE ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO. $1000.00 REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY '05 NISSAN MURANO. IT IS LOOSE AND SHIFTS SIDE TO SIDE WHEN I TURN CORNERS. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE LIFTER LINK SLIDE ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE TUNE OF $600. THERE IS A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) OUT ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO FIX IT AND THEREFORE, OWN UP TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD HATE TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN DURING A CRASH. PLEASE RECALL THIS ISSUE BEFORE ANYONE LOOSE THEIR LIVES. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

DRIVER SEAT METAL FRAME THAT HOLDS SEAT IN IS BROKEN (NISSAN CALLS IT A SEAT ADJUSTMENT FRAME). THE FRAME BROKE AT ABOUT 40,000+ MILES GIVE OR TAKE. WHEN YOU TURN THE CORNER OR LEAN TO ONE SIDE WHILE DRIVING, THE ENTIRE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH, IT LIFTS UP ON ONE SIDE AND FALLS BACK DOWN. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE STRESS PUT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE BREAKS IT TOO. THIS IS EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN, REGARDLESS OF SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVER'S SEAT ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO BECAME WOBBLY-LOOSE DURING COURSE OF DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, APPARENTLY SEAT HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM FRAME. HAVE NOT FIXED BECAUSE FROM ONLINE FORUM I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY MURANO OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE, ALSO THEY SAY REPLACEMENT SEATS HAVE ALSO BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 58,200

NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT. THE BRACE BAR THAT RUNS ACROSS THE BACK UNDERNEATH THE SEAT FROM THE LEFT BACK CORNER TO THE BACK RIGHT CORNER BECOMES UNWELDED. THE SEAT THEN BEGINS TO ROCK AND IS NO LONGER STABLE NOR SAFE SHOULD THE CAR BE IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT HOLD A PERSON IN THE SEAT AS IT IS DESIGNED TO DO SO. *TR

Mileage: 98,575

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT TILTED SUDDENLY, THROWING ME OFF BALANCE AND CAUSING MY BACK TO TWIST. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY, AND FOUND THAT THE SEAT WAS UNSTABLE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO SHOWED ME WHERE THE WELD HAD FAILED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT. AS ADVISED, I CALLED MY NISSAN DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT QUOTE "THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH WE KEEP IN STOCK." THEY INDICATED THE COST WAS $660 PLUS THE COST OF INSTALLATION, AS MY CAR IS 3000 MILES OVER THE GENERAL WARRANTY LIMIT. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT INJURED, THIS SEAT IS NOW UNSAFE, AS IT IS ONLY PARTIALLY ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR. ADDITIONAL STRESS IS ON THE REMAINING WELD, AND IT CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME. ADDITIONALLY, ANY IMPACT CAN CAUSE THE SEAT TO BECOME UNANCHORED. I AM CONTACTING NISSAN CORPORATE TOMORROW, BUT FEEL THAT THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL REPAIR. PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 39,800

DRIVER'S SEAT HAS COLLAPSED TWICE. NO REASON FOR FAILURE. DEALER REPAIRED THE FIRST DEFECTIVE SEAT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKEN SECOND TIME. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT I WROTE TO NISSAN REGARDING MY BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT CHAIR (LEFT SIDE) IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO: I AM A SCIENCE TEACHER, AND AS I DROVE HOME FROM SCHOOL ON FRIDAY FEB 27TH, 2009. I HEARD A SNAP, AND SUDDENLY FELT A DROP IN THE DRIVER SEAT IN MY 2005 MURANO. GIVEN THE DRASTIC DROP, I HAD NO OPTION BUT TO SWERVE INTO THE NEXT LANE, NEARING COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS PANICKED BUT MANAGED TO NEGOTIATE TO THE EXIT OF THE FREEWAY. I PUT MYSELF, MY PASSENGER WHO CARPOOLS, AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IN SERIOUS DANGER. I AM SURE YOU WOULD AGREE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE (HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV/). THIS MORNING I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH CERRITOS NISSAN, WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND SPOKE TO TOD AND ED, THE SERVICE MANAGERS, IN PERSON. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, AND THAT IS EXTREMELY RARE AND UNCOMMON. YET, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON YOUR WEBSITE AND OTHER VALID SOURCES, I FOUND FREQUENT COMPLAINTS THAT IDENTIFIED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ED HAS ADVISED ME TO CONTACT YOU FOR ASSISTANCE AND THAT HE IS WILLING TO HONOR REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AT NO COST TO ME SHOULD THE NISSAN CORPORATION HANDLE THIS PROBLEM. MY FAMILY HAS PURCHASED OVER 8 NISSAN VEHICLES OVER THE LAST 10-15 YEARS, AND THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. MY CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCE AND NOW MY CARPOOL MEMBER AND I ARE RELEGATED TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, OR RENT A VEHICLE. THE EXTRA COST ON OUR TEACHER'S SALARY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WE WORK VERY FAR AND START AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING. IN ADDITION, WE SOMETIMES MUST LEAVE WORK LATE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AT HOME OR MY CELL. YOUR EXPEDITED ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER IS APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ANCHOR FOR MY SEAT ON THE LEFT SIDE JUST BROKE. THE SEAT DROPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE AND I WAS LEFT WITH NO SUPPORT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY SEAT. THE SEAT FLOATED UP AND DOWN AS I DROVE OVER ROUGH ROADS. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND I HAD NO RECOURSE BUT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IN THIS MOST UNSTABLE CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 85,300

OUR 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH JUST OVER 44K MILES HAS A BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS AND CONSIDER OUR USE TO HAVE BEEN NORMAL. I AM 200 LBS AND MY WIFE IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS AND SHE IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT ACTUALLY BROKE WHILE MY WIFE WAS GETTING IN, NOT WHILE DRIVING. IT APPEARS TO BE THE WHERE THE BACK LEFT SUPPORT CONNECTS. THE SEAT STILL HAS NORMAL ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS BUT NOW, THE SEAT IS NOT STEADY WHILE DRIVING. ON RIGHT TURNS, THE SEAT MOVE UP AND TO THE RIGHT. IT THEN SETTLES BACK INTO POSITION WHEN THE CAR RETURNS TO STRAIGHT. THE SEAT WILL REQUIRE MAINTENANCE AS I DON'T CONSIDER IT TO BE SAFE. IT SEEMS PART FAILURE ON A PART THAT SHOULD BE EXTREMELY DURABLE. *TR

Mileage: 44,576

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET, MY DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY '05 NISSAN MURANO DROPPED. IT IS NOW LOOSE, SHIFTS SIDE TO SIDE AND I FEAR IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I FOUND A DISCUSSION GROUP ABOUT THIS EXACT SITUATION ONLINE. APPARENTLY NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE WEAKNESS IN THE SEAT DESIGN AND THE SAFETY ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. I DO NOT HAVE THE $1020 QUOTED TO REPAIR THE SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 75,300

UNDER NORMAL USE I AM A 195 LB. GUY WHO DRIVES MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO TO WORK AND FOR ERRANDS. I HAVE NEVER PUT THE SEAT UNDER ANY TYPE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR BUT THE BACK SUPPORT BAR ON THE BOTTOM BROKE. THIS IS DEFINITELY AND ENGINEERING FLAW IN THE SEAT BUT NISSAN REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO CREAK AND MOVE WHEN TURNING. I HAVE LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF FORUMS AND THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ONE FOR THESE VEHICLES FROM THE YEARS 2003 TO 2006. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS SOME PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THAT THERE SEAT IS SHIFTING AROUND WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVERS SEAT, WHICH BROKE DURING A NORMAL DRIVE. THE TILTING FORCE FROM THE BREAK CAUSED ME A STRAIN IN MY LOWER BACK, AND LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I RAN OFF THE ROAD, CAUSING MY TIRES TO BE SEVERELY DAMAGED, NEEDING TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CUTS AND TEARS IN THE SIDE WALL, AND I BELIEVE I NEED A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS DEFECTIVE SEAT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS, AND FOUND THIS ARTICLE WHICH DESCRIBES MY EXPERIENCE WELL HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?THREADID=1548 BORROWING FROM THIS OTHER OWNER'S ISSUE, I QUOTE "THE PARTS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE ARE: 87458-AR00A - SEAT LIFTER LINK AND 874540CA61A - SEAT MOTOR ASSEMBLY THE TWO NUMBERS LISTED ABOVE ARE WHAT IS SPECIFIED IN THE SEAT REPAIR TSB, BUT APPARENTLY THERE IS AN UPDATED PART NUMBER NOW FOR BOTH PIECES. NISSAN HAS COMBINED THE PART INTO ONE PART NUMBER NOW. NOTICE THE "B" IN THE PART NUMBER - MOST ONLINE CATALOG NUMBERS ARE CA68A. THE NEW ONE IS CA68B. APPARENTLY THE PART HAS BEEN UPDATED AGAIN BECAUSE THE OLD ONE WAS STILL BREAKING." SINCE THIS SEAT NOW MOVES BACK AND FORTH, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I NEED TO ADDRESS NOW. I WILL PAY ABOUT $1000 IN PARTS AND LABOR, ON TOP OF REPLACING MY TIRES FOR $787.96. I WILL KEEP THE OLD PARTS AFTER THE SEAT IS REPAIRED FOR PROOF. *TR

Mileage: 27,500

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BRACKET THAT KEEPS THE SEAT IN ITS PROPER PLACE AND ORIENTATION TO THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE. THIS RESULTED IN THE SEAT SUDDENLY FALLING TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER IN THIS CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 48,333

I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE, SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK, IT DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT WAS SECURED TO THE CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A BROKEN BRACKET AND I WOULD HAVE TO BUY AN ENTIRE ASSEMBLY TO FIX IT FOR $911.00 THE DEALER ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY WARRANTY WAS UP BUT WOULD TRY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER IT UNDER "GOODWILL" AND THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER, I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA DIRECTLY AND AFTER A LOT OF DIALOG NISSAN AGREED TO GIVE ME $200.00 TOWARDS THE REPAIR. I WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A QUOTE AND THEY AGREED TO DO THE JOB FOR A TOTAL OF $400,00 MEANING IT WOULD COST ME $200.00 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX. I HAD THIS DEALER FIX THE CAR. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA DID NOT AGREE WITH ME WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE THE SEAT CAN BECOME TOTALLY DISENGAGED FROM THE FLOOR IF AN IMPACT SHOULD OCCUR, THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER AND OR OTHER PASSENGERS TO BECOME INJURED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT ALSO CONTAINS A SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG AND SEAT BELTS COULD BECOME USELESS SHOULD THE SEAT DISLODGE FROM THE FLOOR. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL THE MONEY I SPENT TO GET THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AS THIS PROBLEM ENCOMPASSES MURANO'S MADE FROM 2003 THRU 2007. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVER SEAT LEFT REAR BRACKET BROKE. SEAT LEANS TO THE LEFT AND IS ONLY SECURE IN 3 OF THE FOUR CORNERS . SEAT EASILY LIFTS OFF OF THE LEFT REAR. SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF AN ACCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER SEAT. SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND IS LEANING TO THE LEFT. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS I WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARDED AND ALMOST SERVE OFF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 28,595

FRONT POWER SEAT OF MY 2005 MURANO, SL WITH 47,000 MILES. SEAT BROKE AND NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR. THIS IS UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

MY NISSAN MURANO CAR SEAT IS BROKEN ALSO. THE CLAMP THAT SECURES THE DRIVERS SEAT TO THE TRACK IS IN TWO PIECES. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED ME $1100 TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

REAR BRACKET BROKE ON DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT WHILE DRIVING. SEAT NOW LEANS TO THE EXTREME LEFT AND REARWARD. SEAT IS EXTREMELY LOOSE. MOVES AT THE SLIGHTEST TURN, ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. AFRAID TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 77,500

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHILE REACHING FOR THE RADIO, I HEARD A CRACKING NOISE UNDER MY SEAT. SOMETHING BROKE LOOSE AND ME AND THE SEAT WERE THRUST VIOLENTLY TOWARDS THE RIGHT! LUCKILY, I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY EASY TO AS THE SEAT BREAKING WAS AN UNEXPECTED SHOCK. THE SEAT NOW ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE AND HAS BECOME UNSTABLE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER REPAIRED IT THE FIRST TIME AND THE SERVICE TECH WAS AWARE THIS PROBLEM EXISTED ON THIS MODEL! IN A COLLISION, THE SEAT WILL MOST DEFINITELY BREAK FREE AND LAUNCH THE DRIVER (AND SEAT) EITHER INTO THE DASHBOARD OR TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND WILL INEVITABLY CAUSE FATALITIES. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

1. DURING NORMAL DRIVING SEAT BRACKET HOLDING DRIVERS SEAT TO VEHICLE BROKE ON ONE CORNER CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE DURING DRIVING. 2. FAILURE OCCURRED ONE TIME, BUT WAS A RISK TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WHEN BROKEN. 3. DEALER AGREED TO REPAIR AFTER AT FIRST REFUSING. REPAIR WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER $300. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND THE SUPPORT LINKAGE FOR THE POWER SEAT HAS BROKE . IT LISTS TO THE LEFT. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, IT IS A BREAK IN THE CONNECTION OF THE BACK SUPPORT. POWER FEATURES WORK FINE. SOUNDS LIKE NISSAN HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 61,286

DRIVERS SEAT IS BROKEN ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A RECALL IN PLACE WHEN IT SHOULD BE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AND IT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN/MANUFACTURE ISSUE. *TR

ONE OF THE FOUR MOUNTING POINTS ON THE DRIVER SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO HAS FAILED. THE REAR-OUTBOARD MOUNT HAS CRACKED AND BROKE IN TWO PIECES. THE DRIVER SEAT IS NO LONGER SAFELY SECURED TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF THE NISSANMURANO.ORG WEBSITE HAVE REPORTED THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERS HAVE REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND ARE ASKING FOR JUST OVER $1,000 TO FIX IT. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT ANCHOR WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 05/20/09.*JB

Mileage: 31,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT HAS COME LOOSE OFF OF THE BASE, ROCKS MORE THAN 40 DEGREES OFF OF BASE. NORMAL USAGE, NORMAL WEIGHT PERSON (180LBS, 6"4).*TR

Mileage: 84,500

1. IN THE COURSE OF NORMAL OPERATION THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME FRACTURED CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK AND NOT BE SECURE. 2. HARD FAILURE - SEAT IS NOT SECURE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH 3. A NEW SEAT HAS BEEN ORDERED TO REPLACE THE FAILED SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 38,660

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN THE CONTACT SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE SEAT EXTENDED TO THE BACK SEAT INADVERTENTLY. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SEAT FRAME FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,524.

Mileage: 51,524

THE METAL FRAME ON THE POWER DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN, CAUSING A ROCKING-CHAIR AFFECT. WHILE THIS IS ONLY MODERATELY DANGEROUS AS IT IS NOW, THE OTHER PAIR OF WELDS (ASSUMING THEY ARE WELDS) ON THE SEAT FRAME CAN SNAP CAUSING THE SEAT TO BREAK FREE FROM THE FRAME. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FINDS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS NISSAN MURANO OWNERS W/ THE SAME ISSUE.. AND NISSAN DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT REPAIRING UNDER WARRANTY, BUT MAKING "GOOD WILL ADJUSTMENTS" IF THE INDIVIDUAL DEALERSHIP IS SO INCLINED. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. THANKS. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2005 FRONT DRIVER SEAT - FRAME BROKE AND NOW SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH - BROKE IN NORMAL USE - HAVEN'T FIXED YET AS VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD AND EARLIER THIS YEAR THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS STARTED TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. MY WIFE IS 5'2 AND I AM 6'2 SO THERE IS A NEED TO MOVE THE POWER SEAT REGULARLY. THE SEAT NOW SITS SLIGHTLY LEFT TO RIGHT OR RIGHT TO LEFT. THE NISSAN MURANO FORUM HAS INDICATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE 2003 EDITION AND STILL CONTINUES TO BE. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO IT WOULD BE A $1000 REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION AND APPARENTLY CAUSED BY THE SEAT BASE METAL BREAKING. THERE ARE GREAT PICTURES OF THIS ON THE FORUM SITE. NISSAN HASN'T RECALLED THIS AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 05 MURANO MOVES FORWARD WHEN BRAKING, AND MOVES BACKWARD WHEN ACCELERATING. PLAY IN THE SEAT IS APPROXIMATELY 3/4". THE MOVEMENT OCCURS 100% OF THE TIME AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. THE NYLON DRIVE GEAR IS WORN. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE SEAT FRAME. THE COST IS $1100. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO- DRIVERS SEAT FRAME- *TR

Mileage: 43,000

MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE I-10 WHEN HE SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND THE SEAT WAS SUDDENLY LOPSIDED. I THEREFORE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO SEE ABOUT HAVING IT REPAIRED AND IF MY WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS AND LABOR WOULD COST $846, I ALSO HAD TO PAY THE $90 WHETHER OR NOT I WAS GOING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I CONTACTED MY WARRANTY COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AFTER THE 36000 MILE. MY CAR HAD ROUGHLY 60K MILES AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. I NOW HAVE TO RIDE WITH TWO LARGE PHONE BOOKS UNDER MY SEAT IN ORDER TO DRIVE. I ASKED THAT A SUPERVISOR CONTACT ME AND NO ONE EVER DID. I NOW HAVE 72K MILES AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE ABOUT REPAIRING THIS BEFORE IT HITS 100K. I AM NOT QUITE SURE OF THE DATE BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT WAS SOMETIME IN JANUARY. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LIFTS UP, NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED. DEALER SAID MUST REPLACE SEAT FRAME. $1000. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKEN/ROCKING WHILE DRIVING. COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

THE DRIVER SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO BROKE FOR NO REASON ON THE MOUNT THAT ATTACHES IT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE ENTIRE SEAT TO SWAY WHEN ACCELERATING AND MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 65000 MILES AND IN SPITE OF IT BEING PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD, I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE MERCHANDISE THAT ARE DESIGN-RELATED AND PERTAINING TO SAFETY. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WON'T REPAIR IT SINCE NISSAN CORPORATION DECLINED TO PAY FOR IT. THEY HOWEVER INSIST THAT I GET THE ENTIRE SEAT FRAME REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1200 DOLLARS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS RECEIVED 3 CASES JUST LIKE THIS AND ONLY ONE OF THEM WAS ACCEPTED BY NISSAN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE IN THIS CASE BUT A DEFECTIVE SEAT IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER MOVING PARTS ON THE VEHICLE THAT WEAR WITH TIME. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE FOR NO REASON. SEAT FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 43,380

MESSAGE TO ALL NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS, DRIVERS SEAT IS BUILT ON A WELDED FRAME, AND EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS A REVERSE CAMERA WE ALL STILL TEND TO LOOK OVER OUR SHOULDERS TO CHECK WHIST REVERSING, (WHICH WE SHOULD!) PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE FRAME OF THE SEAT AND CAUSING IT TO BREAK THE SEAT WELDING AND CAUSING A MAL-FUNCTION WHICH IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES WILL NOT BE AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS, A FURTHER PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN DRIVERS DON'T REALIZE AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE, CREATING A MUCH GREATER DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

BACK IN FEBRUARY, 2008, THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2005 MURANO MALFUNCTIONED--SPECIFICALLY, THE SEAT WAS NOT LOOSE, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULD NOT SLIDE FORWARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE THEREBY CREATING A GRINDING NOISE AND A SLIGHT AND UNNATURAL SWIVEL OF THE SEAT TO THE LEFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. PART NUMBER 87450-CA684 WAS THE "OFFENDING" PART PER MY INVOICE. ALL OTHER POWER SEAT FEATURES WERE OPERATING FINE. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW, BUT THEY HAD SEEN 5 SUCH INCIDENTS IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. THIS GOT ME WONDERING IF THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. SO, I FOUND A NISSAN ONLINE CLUB OF OWNERS REPORTING SEAT FAILURES. I HAVE BEEN TRACKING THIS FOR MONTHS AND NOW HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT DESERVES REPORTING AND NHTSA ATTENTION. FORTUNATELY, MY REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SANS A $50 DEDUCTIBLE. BUT, CONSISTENT WITH ALL THESE POSTINGS, THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THIS IS TYPICALLY A $700 REPAIR. WHILE I ACCEPT THAT THINGS BREAK, I, TOO, AM DISAPPOINTED, BUT AS I INDICATED MORE AND MORE CONCERNED AFTER READING POST AFTER POST AT THIS SITE (PLEASE GOTO HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F14EC7A?DISPLAYRECENT) FOR ALL THE POSTS. AS AN FYI, THE BROKEN PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 43,723

DRIVER SEAT OF 2005 NISSAN MURANO AT FIRST WAS CREAKING WHEN I SAT IN THE SEAT NOW ROCKS FROM FRONT RIGHT TO BACK LEFT SEAT CORNERS AS IF ON UNLEVEL SURFACE. BROUGHT TO NISSAN IN CREAKING PHASE THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT AS WARRANTY ISSUE NOW ITS BROKEN AND I OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 35,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACKWARDS WITH A LOUD SNAP. THE CONTACT SWERVED AND CROSSED INTO ANOTHER LANE. HE WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. HE PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER TO CHECK THE SEAT AND NOTICED THAT THE SEAT METAL SUPPORT BRACKET WAS SPLIT IN HALF. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $932 FOR THE REPAIR. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN, SO THAT SEAT IS NO LONGER STABLE PRESENTING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON, THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO BEGAN SLIGHTLY TILTING BACK AND FORTH, SIMILAR TO A ROCKING CHAIR MOTION. DEALER STATED THE WHOLE SEAT BASEFRAME NEEDS REPLACEMENT. COST OF REPAIR $800 PLUS. OF COURSE THE CAR HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND IS 4000 MILES OVER WARRANTY. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH AN ITEM NEEDING REPAIR ON A VEHICLE WITH SO FEW MILES AND NEVER HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY NISSAN AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THROUGH RESEARCH ON MANY INTERNET SITES, IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM IS MORE PREVALENT THAN I THOUGHT. NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MURANO W/ POWER DRIVER SEAT. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE SEAT ATTACH POINT ON THE LEFT REAR IS BROKEN DUE TO A BAD DESIGN. THE SEAT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT RAIL WITH APPROX. A 1 INCH X 1/2 INCH X.060 THICK SHEET METAL PART. THERE IS A 90 DEGREE BEND AT THIS POINT, AND THIS IS WHERE IT HAS BROKEN. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURE OF THE AREA IN QUESTION, AND CAN SEND IF NEEDED. WITH THE SEAT NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE SEAT RAIL AND THE CAR, IT NOW IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THIS PART BREAKS WITH NORMAL USE, I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A MODERATE CRASH. HOW MUCH MORE BODILY INJURY IS THEIR WHEN THE SEAT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE CAR DURING THE COURSE OF A ACCIDENT VIEWING AUTO WEB SITES, I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT.. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP CAMERON J. BREWER *TR

Mileage: 69,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY FROM A STOP, THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDOW AND DOOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,422 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,389.

Mileage: 41,389

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE; HOWEVER, THE SEAT CONTINUED TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME FAILED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED FOR LESS THAN $1,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 60,000. UPDATED 03/17/09 *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HEATED SEAT STOPPED WORKING AFTER 1 YEAR. UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE; HOWEVER, THE SEAT CONTINUED TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME FAILED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED FOR LESS THAN $1,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 60,000. UPDATED 03/17/09 *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HEATED SEAT STOPPED WORKING AFTER 1 YEAR. UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN OFF THE TRACK FROM NORMAL USE. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS NOT COVERED NOR IS IT A RECALL. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL 2005'S COME IN WITH BROKEN SEATS. FROM SEVERAL WEBSITES I SEE THAT THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM FOR NISSAN. YET, THEY WILL NOT RECALL OR ASSIST IN REPAIR COST. I THINK NISSAN IS WELL AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE TRYING TO AVOID A RECALL FOR AS LONG AS THEY CAN. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO HAS A BROKEN FRONT SEAT FRAME. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL COST ME $900 TO FIX. I HAD NOTICED A LOT OF "CREAKING NOISES" OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND THOUGHT IT WAS A SQUEAKY SPRING IN THE SEAT. I WAS GOING TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT DURING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK, BUT AS I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY, THE SEAT BASICALLY CAME APART AND WAS ROCKING TO THE LEFT SIDE , ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AS I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN. IT FELT AS IF I WAS GOING TO FALL RIGHT OUT OF MY SEAT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BASED ON THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT THEY CAN DO AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER READING ON A CHAT LINE (SEE BELOW) HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F14EC7A/0 I REALIZE THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY WIDESPREAD AMONGST OTHER MURANO OWNERS AND THEY SHARE IN THE SAME CONCERNS AS MYSELF. BOTTOM LINE IS, IS THAT MY CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AT THIS POINT! *TR

Mileage: 76,918

MY STEP DAUGHTER ADJUSTED MY SEAT, AND SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE SEAT BROKE LOSE FROM THE MOUNTINGS. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

A METAL BAR UNDER THE REAR SECTION OF THE DRIVER SEAT THAT HELPS STABILIZE THE SEAT FOR ALL OF THE POWER FUNCTIONS BROKE WHEN I WAS SITTING IN IT. THE SEAT TAKES VERY LITTLE ABUSE AND THIS METAL FAILURE CAUSES THE SEAT TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH IS NOT SAFE AND COULD BE ANY ISSUES IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, AND IS NOT SAFE. BRACKET ON LEFT SIDE IS BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 30,716

WELD ON AUTOMATED FRONT SEAT BROKE. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. AN ACCIDENT WITH A LOOSE SEAT COULD HAVE BEEN POTENTIALLY FATAL. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER CHARGED SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLAR TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AND IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 52,427

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AND HAD STOPPED SQUEAKING NOISE. LATER, WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE SEAT FRAME FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT DUE TO THE WEAR IN THE SEAT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT EXPIRED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND THE ENTIRE SEAT COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF A LITTLE LESS THAN $1,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 104,700. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE DEALER STATED THE FRAME HAD WORN OUT. UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE FRAME OF THE SEAT FAILED, BOUNCED AROUND, AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE SEAT WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO SAFETY RECALLS AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

MY POWER SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO CAME LOOSE AND LIFTS UP WHEN TURNING A CORNER. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE NEW CAR SAID THE ENTIRE POWER SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN AND IS UNSAFE. THE COST TO REPAIR IT IS $1,000.00. MY CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I FEEL THEY SHOULD COVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THEY REFUSED. I FEEL THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 48,560

THE POWER SEAT FOR THE DRIVER HAS A STRIPPED SCREW CAUSING THE WHOLE SEAT TO MOVE LEFT WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. DEALER SAID WHOLE NEW SEAT ASSEMBLY IS NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO THE SUPPORT LINKAGE FOR THE POWER SEAT HAS BROKE . SEATS DO NOT BREAK IN ACCIDENTS AND THIS SEAT BROKE DURING NORMAL USE. SEATS IN CARS NEVER BECOME DISCONNECTED FORM THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT ON MY NISSAN MURANO 2005 IS TILTING OFF THE TRACK TO THE RIGHT. IT IS DANGEROUS AS THE DRIVER CAN LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A CRASH. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE A RECALL OF THE DRIVER SEAT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS TO THE LEFT. WAS INFORMED BY JIM MILLS NISSAN THAT THE SEAT TRACK WAS BAD, $716 TO REPLACE. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS WAS ON AUG.22, 2007. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN. NOW WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR FALLING DOWN WHILE YOUR DRIVING AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCK NOT SECURING ALL THE WAY. THE LOCK MECHANISM WILL GO PART OF THE WAY AND STOP. ALL OF THE ITEMS ABOVE ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. YES, I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WAS LOOSE AND TILTED TO THE LEFT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THIS MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 50,000

THE DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET FAILED AND THE SEAT IS UNSTABLE, LEANING TO THE LEFT. THE SEAT ACTUALLY MOVES WHILE YOU ARE SITTING IN IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW, AND THE REPAIR COST IS IN EXCESS OF $1000. WHAT GUARANTEE IS THERE THAT THE REPLACEMENT SEAT WILL NOT FAIL AS WELL. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME SNAPPED IN TWO PLACES WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT EVEN IN MOTION. LAKELAND NISSAN DEALER FIRST SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER A TSB, BUT AFTER TAKING IT TO THEM THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 36,000 MI. EVEN THOUGH NO ONE MENTIONED THIS PREVIOUSLY. LAKELAND NISSAN DEALER THEN QUOTED $997.00 TO REPLACE THE SEAT FRAME. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PUBLIC SAFETY RISK AND MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AT THE VERY LEAST A POOR DESIGN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE WEB AND FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO REVIEW THE INITIAL CRASH TEST RESULTS FROM NISSAN TO SEE HOW THIS ESCAPED DETECTION. (MAYBE IT DIDN'T) WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IS WHY THERE IS NOT AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED OR INJURED OF IT BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT ACTS? A RECALL IS WARRANTED IN MY OPINION FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS ENDS MY CUSTOMER LOYALTY TO NISSAN. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE OR USE THEY'RE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO'S DRIVER'S SEAT SNAPPED AND BROKE WHEN SIMPLY GOING AROUND A CURVE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADMITTED TO ME THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE SEAT BRACKET, BUT THAT THE COMPANY WAS NOT GOING TO COVER IT- NOT THE DEALERSHIP, AND NOT THE CAR MANUFACTURER. THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD FIXED MANY, MANY MURANOS WITH THIS SAME DEFECT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND THE CAR IS LEASED, I WAS STUCK WITH A $1,200 REPAIR BILL ($800 FOR THE PART, A WHOLE NEW SEAT TRACK AND $400 FOR LABOR). I APPEALED TO NISSAN CORPORATION BECAUSE THE INTERNET IS BUZZING WITH REPORTS OF THIS BEING A DOCUMENTED DEFECT AND ENGINEERING FLAW, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT PLANNING ON DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT- I WAS STUCK PAYING THE ENTIRE AMOUNT! I FELT RIPPED OFF TO THE MAX! SINCE I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND THE SEAT FLOPPED AROUND AT WILL WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I FELT LIKE I HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO FIX IT BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF A CRASH. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES, AND SO SHOULD BROWN'S NISSAN OF STERLING, VIRGINIA! BEFORE THIS I WAS QUITE HAPPY WITH THE CAR, BUT NO MORE- I FEEL CHEATED AND ROBBED BY NISSAN AND BROWN'S. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

AFTER GOING OVER A SPEED HUMP, I FELT MY SEAT FALL TO THE LEFT SIDE WITH A LOAD BRAKING SOUND. LOOKED AND SAW BRACKET WAS BROKEN IN TWO SPOTS. (DRIVER SIDE SEAT 05 MURANO SE) NO PRIOR PROBLEMS TO THIS HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 54,320

THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO ROCKS FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT SITS LOWER. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT THE WELD BROKE ON THE SEAT FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. FIXING THIS IS NOT COVERED BY ANY OF NISSAN'S WARRANTIES. COST OF REPAIRS: $607.81 FOR A NEW SEAT, $321 FOR LABOR AND $35 TO EXPEDITE THE SHIPPING OF THE PART (ONLY HAVE ONE CAR IN THE FAMILY, WAITING 5 DAYS WAS NOT AN OPTION). *TR

Mileage: 41,900

A BRACKET IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IN MY 2005 NISSAN MURAN HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO LIST TO ONE SIDE AND TO ROCK WHENEVER THE VEHICLE STOPS OR CORNERS. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD. SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO BAYSATE NISSAN IN SPRINGFIELD, MA IN MAY 2008. TOLD REPAIR WOULD COST $995.00 - EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER SEAT REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS BROKEN FRAME NOT COVERED BY NISSAN. SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE FRAME. CURRENTLY 25 COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA. NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVERS SEAT BROKEN. POSSIBLY A BROKEN BRACKET. *TR

Mileage: 43,420

MY 05 MURANO, JUST 33K MILES...THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BECOME DETACHED AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME IT MAY HAVE BEEN A WELDING DEFECT. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE COST FOR REPAIR AND WHAT WAS INVOLVED, PARTS AND LABOR ARE APPROX. $1,000. THEY SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM. SAID THE ASSEMBLY JUST COMES APART AND IS NOT REPAIRABLE. HE TOLD ME EVEN WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THIS STILL WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I HAVE ESCALATED A CLAIM WITH THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AT NISSAN AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME SOMETIME TODAY. SO FAR, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS AS WELL. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALLED ITEM FOR NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO THE DRIVER SEAT BAR UNDER THE SEAT SNAPPED AS I WAS DRIVING IT. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

BROKEN SEAT FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

THE TRACK ASSEMBLY IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT FAILED. WHEN ENGAGED THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD BUT INSTEAD WOULD CAUSE THE ENTIRE SEAT TO SWIVEL TO THE RIGHT. PRIOR THE FAILURE THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. ANY ATTEMPT TO SHIFT THE POSITION OF THE SEAT WHILE DRIVING COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 39,279

POWER DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IN NISSAN MURANO 2005 JAMMED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AFTER 50,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

A BRACKET ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT HAS BROKEN, AND THE SEAT TILTS TO ONE SIDE AND ALSO FORWARD. IT IS LOOSE AND WILL MOVE FORWARD SEVERAL INCHES WHEN I DECELERATE/ACCELERATE OR GET IN/OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL USE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ORDINARY DRIVING ON STREETS. THE BROKEN BRACKET APPEARS TO BE VERY SMALL FOR A WEIGHT-BEARING PIECE. THIS PIECE WOULD CERTAINLY NOT SURVIVE A CRASH. IF STILL INTACT, THE PIECE WOULD CERTAINLY BREAK DURING A CRASH. THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO MOVE DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO POSSIBLY IMPACT THE STEERING WHEEL OR WINDSHIELD. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THIS YET, AS I NEED TO DECIDE WHAT ROUTE TO TAKE. APPARENTLY THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES ABOUT $1,000 TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE OFFENDING PART, BUT THEY WILL REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME FRAGILE PART. IT APPEARS THAT CONTACTING A PROFESSIONAL WELDER MAY BE A BETTER CHOICE, AS THEY CAN WELD THE PIECES TOGETHER AND STRENGTHEN THE PIECES TOO. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

SEAT SUPPORT ON DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. READ ON INTERNET ABOUT SEVERAL SIMILAR FAILURES. 2005 NISSAN MURANO, 70,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 70,300

AS I WAS LEAVING MY GARAGE, I HEARD A CLICK AND A SNAP AND REALIZED (AFTER MY SEAT STARTED LEANING TO THE LEFT) THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO BROKE. LUCKILY I WASN'T IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT NISSAN HAS YET TO VOLUNTARILY RECALL THIS DEFECT. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AND I AM WAITING FOR NISSAN TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS THE 3RD INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TILTED TO THE LEFT WHEN SHE MADE A TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HIT HER HEAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED SHE REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN HOWEVER; THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE DAMAGES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,519. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKCET SHEARED OFF DUE TO WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.

Mileage: 65,519

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKE. JUST CRACKED. IT APPEARS SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. CONCERN ABOUT THE INTEGRITY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2005 NISSAN MURANO FAILING MOUNTING BRACKETS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF WHILE CRASH TESTING THE NISSAN MURANO IF THEY ENCOUNTERED FAILURE A FAILURE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE MOUNTING BRACKETS. *KB WHILE NAVIGATING A LEFT TURN, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SUDDENLY TITLED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LEAN AGAINST THE DOOR AND BUMP HER HEAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE SUDDEN SHIFT ALSO CAUSED AN INJURY TO THE CONSUMERS LOWER BACK. THE BRACKET SHEARED DUE TO WHAT THE CONSUMER BELIEVED WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *JB

NISSAN '05 MURANO POWER DRIVER'S SEAT BROKEN SEVERAL TIME I TOOK IT THE FIRST TIME TO THE DEALER AND GOT IT FIX FOR $1200 THAN BROKE AGAIN LAST MONTH I REPORTED THE ISSUE WITH NISSAN BUT THEY WONT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I THINK IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OFF. GOD FOR BET I GET TO AN ACCIDENT I COULD EASILY FLY OUT OF THE CAR. THIS IS A BAD SAFETY ISSUE AND NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I COULD HEAR WHAT COULD BEST BE DESCRIBED AS A COMBINATION CLICK AND SNAP. AT THE SAME TIME I FELT THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION (PICTURES AVAILABLE), I FOUND THAT A SUPPORTING BRACKET HAS SHEARED IN TWO PLACES. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO BE VERY LOOSE. ONE OF THE POWER SEAT FUNCTIONS WILL CAUSE THE SEAT TO RAISE UP ONLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 64,500

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE ON EXTERIOR SIDE. ANGLE BRACKET WITH HINGE PIN SNAPPED IN (2) TWO PLACES. *TR

Mileage: 50,750

I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 40,802

THE IRON BRACKET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SEAT IF BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE (NISSAN MURANO 2005) SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND MORE THAT JUST 2 YEARS OF USE. I HAVE FURTHER PROOF WHERE OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO HAD PURCHASE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED I DIDN'T HAVE IT, AND IT IS NOT COVERED. I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I HAVE CONTACT AN ATTORNEY FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *TR

I HEARD ABOUT THE BREAKING OF THE DRIVER SEAT, IT JUST HAPPENED TO ME ON MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. FIRST THE SEAT WOULD BE LOSE LIKE EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT FOR SOME TIME, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK. *TR I AM ABOUT 250 PONDS AND THAT DOSE NOT SEAM TO BE EXCESSIVE ENOUGH TO BREAK THE BACK BOTTOM CROSS BAR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. (I'M SURE THIS IS A EXPENSIVE REPAIR) THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY FOR SOMEONE WHO IS UNSUSPECTING OF THIS ISSUE. THANKS FOR READING.

Mileage: 37

THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE, WHICH STARTLED ME AND CAUSED ME AND THE SEAT TO LEAN BACK AND TO THE LEFT. THE SEAT SEEMS TO BE ANCHORED ON THE RIGHT, BUT IS LOOSE ON THE BACK LEFT, SO IT NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH - ESPECIALLY WHEN CORNERING. I READ ONLINE OF MANY OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING WITH OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNERS BUT THERE DOES NOT YET SEEM TO BE A RECALL. THERE IS, HOWEVER, A NISSAN TSB OUT ON THIS SUBJECT, #05-043C. *CN

Mileage: 41,500

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAYI45 NORTH I WANTED TO MOVE MY SEAT BACK THAT WAS WHEN MY SEAT BROKE; I HIT MY HEAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT TOOK IT THE DEALER AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SERVICE A LOT OF MURANOS FOR THAT SAME REASON. COST 995.00 PLUS TAX. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

11/27/07 PROBLEM: AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. (TWO OCCURRENCES) DIAGNOSTIC CONDUCTED 11/25/07 AND 11/27/07. AT THE FIRST SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND I WAS ASKED TO BRING VEHICLE IN 11/27/07 A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC WAS CONDUCTED. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC CODES THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH COSTS EXCEEDING $1000. THE SEATS, THUS FAR APPEAR TO BE IN TACK. WHAT DOES SEAT CUSHION HAVE TO DO WITH AIRBAG OR ITS SENSOR? THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN YEARS 2 YEARS NEW WITH APPROX. 51,000 MILES. CONCERNS: VEHICLE SAFETY AND PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS. I WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS COMMON IN MURANOS AND PATHFINDERS. IF SO, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL W/O COSTS TO CONSUMER. AFTER REVIEWING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED BY OTHER CONSUMERS, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT SAFETY CONCERNS EXISTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RISKS OF INJURY TO A PASSENGER. IN ADDITION, THE ACTUAL CAUSE AND FINAL REPAIR RESOLUTION REMAINS UNKNOWN AND UNRESOLVED. (SEE OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINT NO. 10208537) IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAG INDICATOR FAILED AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE AS THE OTHER. WHO IS TO SAY THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT MALFUNCTION IN CASE OF ACCIDENT? (PLEASE ALSO SEE CONSUMER COMPLAINT NO 10199625 & C.C. NO. 10196794) *TR

Mileage: 51,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT DETACHED FROM THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT SHOULD BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT PROVIDE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AS OF NOVEMBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVER SEAT CAME DETACHED FROM CAR. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

NISSAN MURANO'05 SL. DRIVER SEAT TRACK BROKE. CAR IS 2.5 YEAR OLD AND 41,000 MILES. SEAT GOT BROKEN WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. $377 REPAIR AND PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, MY FRONT SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE PITTING ME TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. SEAT WAS LEANING TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007 BROUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO TO THE NISSAN DEALER LOCATED IN MORRISTOWN, NJ (OPEN ROAD NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT). I WAS TOLD THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE. IN ORDER TO FIX THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, THE COST TO WOULD BE $900 PLUS DOLLARS. WHAT IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT - THIS SEAT MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR TO SERIOUS INJURY. WHY IS A SEAT FRAME BREAKING ON A VEHICLE WITH 48,500 MILES - NOT YET THREE YEARS OLD. I KEEP MY CARS FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS AND NO VEHICLE I EVER OWNED DID A SEAT JUST BREAK. SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED ON NISSAN MURANOS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 25

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT IS OFF TRACK. THE SEAT HAS AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER AND IT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH, CAUSING INSTABILITY WHILE DRIVING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT SHE DID NOT HAVE IT INSPECTED DUE TO THE COST. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT HER RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE DRIVER SEAT BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARDS AND THEN FORWARDS AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE OFF SEAT TRACK. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A DEFECT. ALSO, TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE SEAT TRACK WAS BROKE AND IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE TRACK.

Mileage: 43,043