Nissan Murano Complaints (2003)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10231925June 21, 2008
SEATS
2003 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE - SEAT NOT SAFE IN AN ACCIDENT AS IT MOVES WHENEVER THE CAR TURNS A CORNER. DEALER ADVISED THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE MURANO SEATS BRAKE, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE BLAME FOR DEFECTIVE PART. DEALER ADVISED $1,226.00 TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231355June 17, 2008
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, SHE HEARD ANOTHER SNAPPING SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE SEAT MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229821June 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY SUV NEW IN JUNE 2003. A MONTH AFTER IT STARTED SHUTTING OFF AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY TOOK IT FOR A WEEK AND "FIXED" THE PROBLEM AFTER MY INSISTENCE. A MONTH LATER THE RADIO AND ALL THE POWER SOCKETS IN MY CAR STARTED KICKING OUT AND I WENT THROUGH A BOX OF 300 FUSES. AGAIN, THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE SCARIEST PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR WILL JUST STALL OUT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I TOLD THEM OF THIS PROBLEM 18 MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE CAR. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT I NEEDED THE MILE SERVICE TO BE DONE AS WELL AS A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THIS WAS DONE FOR $500 AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY THAT THE CAR NEEDS. THE PART IS $160. THE SERVICE IS $2000. I HAVE BEEN TELLING THEM THAT I HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THREE YEARS. IT WAS JUST DIAGNOSED, BY A MECHANIC OTHER THAN NISSAN DUE TO MY FEAR AFTER A NEAR ACCIDENT. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE OR MOVE. I WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. MY FOOT WAS TO THE FLOOR ON THE PEDAL. I SCREAMED OUT OF THE IMPENDING ACCIDENT. THE ONCOMING CAR UNAWARE OF MY DILEMMA SLOWED DOWN AND DIPPED TO THE OTHER LANE BUT NOT AFTER BLOWING THE HORN AT ME. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE IN A 2 YEAR PERIOD. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. BY THE WAY THE CAR WAS RECALLED 3 TIMES IN A THREE YEAR PERIOD. I NEED HELP. I HAVE SPENT $7000 IN REPAIRS TO THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS FROM NISSAN FOR THE SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229508June 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, EQUIPMENT
THIS CAR HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THAT IT HESITATES FROM AN IDLING STOP. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS WHILE SITTING WITH THE ENGINE IDLING THE CAR WILL JUST SIT THERE AND THEN LURCH FORWARD SUDDENLY. I FIRST HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IN 2005 OR THEREABOUTS, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (WILDE NISSAN WAUKESHA WI) WHO CONTENDED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS WAS/IS A VERY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH COMES AND GOES WITHOUT WARNING, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND GOT THE SAME STORY. EVENTUALLY THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED HANDS AND THE NEW OWNER (BOUCHER NISSAN WAUKESHA WI, SAME ADDRESS AND LOCATION AS ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP) WAS DILIGENT ABOUT RESEARCHING AND FINDING THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A "VALVE BODY PROBLEM" BY THE BOUCHER FOLKS. NISSAN REFUSED TO HONOR REPAIR CLAIMS AND COSTS WHICH WERE ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $1500 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY" AT THE TIME BOUCHER IDENTIFIED THE DEFECTIVE CONDITION. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE HONORED REPAIR COSTS AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR SERIOUS INJURY IF NOT DEATH OF DRIVER. NISSAN HAS TAKEN A VERY NEGLIGENT AND NON CARING CONSUMER RESPONSE POSITION ON THIS MATTER. THE NHTSA SHOULD TAKE NISSAN TO TASK TO REPAIR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229157May 28, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
NO ONE PARTICULAR EVENT LED TO FAILURE. THE SPECIFIC FAILURE IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FREQUENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY PIVOTS DOWN INTO LINE OF SIGHT OF DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HINDERS IMMEDIATE LINE OF SIGHT. VISOR HAS NO VISIBLE DEFAULT BUT FEELS "SPONGY" WHEN TRYING TO SECURE IT BACK UP. NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE INDICATE THE VISOR PIVOT POINT IS OF FLIMSY MANUFACTURE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS REFERRING TO THIS PROBLEM. MY VISOR FALLS INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT FREQUENTLY AND DOES BLOCK MY VIEW FOR A MOMENT UNTIL I PUSH IT BACK UP. I SEE THIS AS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I ATTEMPTED TO ORDER A NEW PART ON MY OWN AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS OVER $300.00 FOR A NEW VISOR. THIS SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS SINCE IT OBVIOUSLY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN "BROKEN" DUE TO MOVING IT UP AND DOWN LIKE ANY OTHER VISOR WOULD BE MOVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228956May 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIME WHEN MY READMISSION WOULD SLIP AND NOT ENGAGE ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO. NOW WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CARPOOL FROM WORK WITH ME, A SMALL BEEP FROM UNDER THE DASH GOES OFF AND MY TRANSMISSION GOES COMPLETELY OUT. NOW I FIND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL OR FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS GOING TO BUY ANOTHER MURANO BUT NOW I AM LOOKING AT A $5,000.00 BILL JUST TO GET IT RUNNING. I AM VERY UPSET WITH NISSAN AS THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST A TRANSMISSION SO FAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228217May 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NISSAN MURANO SL. WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 65MPH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR GOING AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A 250 MILE DRIVE I COULD NOT USE MY CELL BECAUSE IT HAPPENED IN A DEAD ZONE. I HAD JUST HAD THE CAR SERVICED WITH A OIL CHANGE THE DAY BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227895May 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. THE FIRST INDICATION OF TROUBLE WAS THE INABILITY OF KEEPING A SET SPEED WHILE VEHICLE WAS SET IN CRUISE CONTROL. WE COULD HEAR THE TRANSMISSION STRUGGLING TO GET TO THE SET SPEED AND COULD SEE THE RPM SHOOT UP AT THE SAME TIME. THE OTHER COMMON PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE VEH IS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED IN ORDER TO PROCEED (I.E. THROUGH AN INTERSECTION), THE VEH WILL NOT MOVE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHILE CONTINUING TO PRESS THE ACCEL PEDAL. THEN, VERY ABRUPTLY THE VEH WILL SHOOT INTO THE INTERSECTION AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *** THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING BUT INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING-SOMETIMES AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A FREEWAY, OFTEN AT LOW SPEEDS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. RECENTLY, WHILE ON A VERY BUSY AND DANGEROUS ROADWAY IN LEXINGTON,KY DURING RUSH HOUR, I EXPERIENCED THE INABILITY TO REACH THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH THE SPEED, THE TACHOMETER (RPM) WOULD INCREASE TO NEAR WARNING (RED ZONE) LEVELS. I FELT AS A DRIVER THAT I WAS COMPLETELY HELPLESS AND IN POSSIBLE DANGER FROM THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AND MY DISTRACTION. THE TOWN WE LIVE IN HAS A HIGH NUMBER OF 4-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS. WE HAVE 2 SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND DO A LOT OF IN-TOWN DRIVING. IF THERE IS A HESITATION BY ME AS A DRIVER DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, THE OTHER 3 DRIVERS MAY NOT REALIZE THAT I HAVE ESTABLISHED AN INTENT TO MOVE INTO THE 4-WAY INTERSECTION. IN THE PAST, A DRIVER OF ONE OF THE OTHER 3 CARS HAS ENTERED THE INT AND I HAVE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY TYPE STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. OUR NISSAN DEALERSHIP (GLENN NISSAN-LEXINGTON,KY) EXAMINED OUR VEHICLE ON 5/6/2008. THEY HAVE ADVISED US THAT OUR CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST $5,030.00. THE CODES GIVEN ARE "DTC PO868, P1778. MILEAGE 97148. WE DID PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND ARE PAST THE 72 MONTH POINT (ALTHOUGH STILL UNDER THE 100K MILEAGE POINT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225987April 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NISSAN MURANO HAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH ITS TRANSFER CASE. IT CRACKS IN HALF ON CARS WITH LOW MILEAGE. IF IT HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY, CAR STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH POTENTIAL MASSIVE FATAL ACCIDENTS. MY CAR BROKE AT 44K AND NISSAN REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART AS IT WAS A MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I FOUND OUT ON WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG FORUM THAT MANY, MANY CARS HAS THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS EVIDENTLY AN ENGINEERING DESIGN ISSUE, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. ONE CAR BROKE DOWN IN CANADA IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH A SMALL BABY IN THE CAR IN WINTER TIME. IT A MIRACLE THAT BABY SURVIVED . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225748April 25, 2008
VISIBILITY
AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH 2008 MY SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN & OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW & STARTLED ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE IT TO THE SIDE S I COULDN'T SEE CLEARLY IN FRONT OF ME AS THE VISOR DROPPED DOWN & BLOCKED MOST OF MY VIEW. I RESTOWED THE VISOR & IT WAS OKAY FOR A FEW DAYS BUT THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE VISOR DROPPING DOWN . IT APPEARS THE LATCH THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE IS OK, HOWEVER THE BAR THAT HOLDS THE VISOR& ALLOWS IT TO ROTATE UP & DOWN SEEMS TO BE LOOSE & CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO BE TIGHTER. I CONTACTED KING WINDWARD NISSAN ON 3/27/08 & SPOKE WITH A CHERYL WHO CHECKED MY WARRANTY & SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. I EXPLAINED TO HER THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT SHE SAID UNFORTUNATELY IT WASN'T COVERED SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT WHICH WAS ABOUT 300.00 FOR JUST THE VISOR. NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THIS AT NO CHARGE SINCE IT IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT & CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE VISOR COMES DOWN SUDDENLY & OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225423April 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. ON 3-31-08 IT WAS TOWED TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSIS AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) WAS FAULTY AND THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. ON 4-1-08 THE CAR WAS TOWED TO JACK INGRAM NISSAN IN MONTGOMERY, AL. I DESCRIBED ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS TO THE SERVICE REP AND LEFT IT. ON 4-2-08 THEY CALLED AND SAID THE TRANS AND TCM WERE FINE BUT THAT ONE OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS WAS BROKEN. I ASKED THEM IF THIS WOULD CREATE THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING AND I WAS TOLD YES, SO I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE MOUNT. A FEW HOURS LATER THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THE OTHER MOUNT WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THAT ONE ALSO. THE TOTAL BILL WAS $686 AND WE PICKED THE CAR UP THE NEXT MORNING, 4-3-08, MY DAUGHTER RETURNED TO FL ON 4-7. ON 4-10, WHILE RETURNING TO ALABAMA FROM FLORIDA THE CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING. MY DAUGHTER TRIED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. SHE COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED ME. LUCKILY SHE WAS IN ANDALUSIA, AL SO I CALLED MASSEY AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THEIR SHOP. THE NEXT DAY, 4-11, A REP FROM MASSEY CALLED AND SAID THE TCM AND TRANS WERE BOTH BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THEY MENTIONED WHEN THEY ENTERED THE VIN INTO THE NISSAN DATABASE (?) IT SHOWED WHERE THE TRANS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT DEALERSHIPS IN GA. THEY ALSO SAID THEY FELT THE FAULTY TCM CAUSED THE PREVIOUS TWO TRANS TO GO BAD. LUCKILY, THE TRANS WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER IN GA SO IT'S BEING REPLACED AT NO COST TO US. HOWEVER, THE TCM MUST BE REPLACED AND THAT'S GOING TO COST ME APPROX. $900. WHY DIDN'T JACK INGRAM TELL US ABOUT THE PREVIOUS TRANS PROBLEMS? I'VE TRIED TO CALL THEM TWICE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS YET TO RETURN MY CALLS. ADDITIONALLY, I'VE HAD TWO INDIVIDUALS LOOK AT THE OLD MOUNTS AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T SEE WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224775April 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN
FOR THE LAST 10,000 MILES, I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS AFTER BEING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN, IT WOULD SUDDENLY GO. I FOUND OUT THAT IF YOU RESTART THE CAR, YOU HAVE INSTANT POWER AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN INFREQUENTLY, BUT ALWAYS WHEN I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR A WHILE OR WHILE I WAS IN STOPPED TRAFFIC FOR 10-15 MINUTES. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE CVT. IT IS A PRESSURE SENSOR LOCATED EITHER ON THE CVT OR INSIDE THE CVT. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO COMPLAIN, BUT I GOT NOWHERE. MY GUESS IS THAT ANYONE WITH A 2003 MURANO (AND POSSIBLY LATER MODELS) COULD EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222713March 30, 2008
SEATS
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS LOOSE, MOVES (TILTS BACK AND FORTH) WHEN ACCELERATING/DECELERATING OR GETTING IN/OUT OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220430March 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FEB 13 2008 - TOOK MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IN FOR RECALL. ALSO ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION OIL, SINCE THE CAP SAYS TO BE CHECKED ONLY BY DEALER AND I'VE BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM OF HESITATION, WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. ALTERNATOR. THE OTHER RECALL ON SOME SORT OF PROTECTOR, WAS RE-SCHEDULED, THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS. HE ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL WAS OKAY, BUT WILL PROBABLY NEED TO DO AN OIL CHANGE. FEB 27 2008 - PARTS ARRIVED, DROPPED OFF CAR TO DO THE RECALL ON PROTECTOR AND FIX SUN VISOR. LATER IN THE DAY, I WAS ADVISED THAT NOT ALL THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL CAME IN. AND THE PART FOR THE SUN VISOR WAS A DIFFERENT PART. RESCHEDULED FOR MAR 12, 2008. I ALSO ASKED ABOUT CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, HE QUOTED ME APPROX. $150.00. AGREED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT NEXT TIME I WAS IN. MAR 1, 2008 - FIRST TRIP OF THE DAY, FROM A STOP AT INTERSECTION, ACCELERATED TO GET ONTO MAIN HIGHWAY, WE GO APPROX 5 FEET AND THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND UNABLE TO GO ANY FURTHER. PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND NO REV. CALLED FOR A TOW, AND TOOK MY MURANO TO NISSAN SERVICE. I WAS ADVISED THAT NO TECHNICIAN AVAILABLE UNTIL MONDAY. MAR 3, 2008 - MONDAY NOON, CALLED NISSAN TO CHECK ON MY VEHICLE. ADVISED THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH NISSAN ON THE MAINLAND FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO FIX. THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WILL LET ME KNOW TOMORROW. MAR 4, 2008 - TUESDAY NOON, CALLED TO CHECK ON MY VEHICLE. THEY HAVE YET TO GET IN TOUCH WITH NISSAN ON THE MAINLAND. THEY WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR ME TOMORROW. MAR 6, 2008 - THE NISSAN SERVICE SUPERVISOR CALLED TO ADVISE THAT MY TRANSAXLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROX. $4485. 00 TRANSAXLE, $850.00 LABOR. NO EXPLANATION ON WHAT NISSAN ON THE MAINLAND HAD SUGGESTED. HE SAID HE WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND LET ME KNOW TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220257March 6, 2008
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT FAILURE BEGAN WITH LOUD, ANNOYING SQUEAKS. THE SQUEAKING RESOLVED ITSELF WHEN THE LEFT SIDE RAIL/SEAT SUPPORT SNAPPED. THE SEAT NOW TIPS ABOUT 20DEG OFF ITS LEVEL AXIS, AND I AM SURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT BEING SAFELY SECURED TO THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. NISSAN, WHILE HAVING A LONG STANDING TSB ON TIS, REFUSES TO SEE IT AS A SAFETY DEFECT? WHAT WILL IT TAKE? PERHAPS WHEN THE LAWSUITS START COMING IN FROM PEOPLE BEING HURLED FROM THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC INCIDENTS THEN THEY WILL SIT UP AND NOTICE. A SEAT BELT CAN ONLY WORK IF IT STRAPS YOU TO A SECURE SEAT!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220298March 6, 2008
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
DRIVER'S SEAT SLIDES AROUND. WAS A PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN '05. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM TO FIX. IT IS A 2003. SLIDES AND IS UNEVEN. SOMEONE NEEDS TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM CRAP LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220107March 5, 2008
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
POWER DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKE IN LEFT REAR OF SEAT. NOTHING OTHER THAN EVERY DAY USE OF GETTING IN AND OUT OF CAR. SEAT HAD BEEN ADJUSTED VERY LITTLE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, I HAVE BRICKS UNDERNEATH TO SUPPORT THE SEAT SO I CAN DRIVE. THE CAR WAS BARELY 4 YEARS OLD AND HAD ONLY 70,000 ON IT AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217439February 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. YESTERDAY AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED IT WAS OVERHEATING A LITTLE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE REPAIR PLACE AND HAD THEM COME AND TAKE IT TO BE SERVICED. THEY JUST CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE RADIATOR IS CRACKED AND THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL OF $1144.60. T HERE ARE 75000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND IT HAS ALWAYS GONE FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, OIL CHANGES, AND EVERYTHING REQUIRED TO KEEP IT RUNNING OPTIMALLY. HAVE READ ABOUT RADIATOR CRACKS FROM SEVERAL OTHER MURANO OWNERS, AND KNOWING THE OTHER PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY LEMON OF A CAR - THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR 3 TIMES - I WOULD SERIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATORS CRACKING ON OTHER VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216145January 26, 2008
SEATS
2003 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT SUBJECT TO FAILURE. SEAT BECOMES LOSE AND MOVES UPON ACCELERATION AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY NISSAN MURANO OWNERS ON EDMUNDS.COM. TSB#NTB05-043A ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM AND IT GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WHEN YOU RETURN FOR REPAIR AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY SAY IT IS A DIFFERENT PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE SEAT ROCKS FORWARD AND BACKWARDS AND FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215113January 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE REAR SENSOR IN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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