2003 Nissan Murano Seats

DRIVER SEAT REAR METAL SUPPORT FRAME BROKEN. I NOTICED WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THAT THE SEAT WAS SHIFTING. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICE THAT THE DRIVER SEAT LEFT REAR SEAT SUPPORT FRAME BROKEN.

THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS RANDOMLY STARTING WOBBLING AND SHIFTS SIDE TO SIDE WHEN I AM DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS WHEN I DRIVE.

DRIVER SEAT IS DEFECTIVE. SEAT SUPPORT BRACKET IS BROKEN. IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END ACCIDENT,$100.,000,000 PLUS FOR A DEFECTIVE AUDI DRIVER SEAT. THERE ARE SCORES OF SIMILAR DEFECTIVE DRIVER SEATS INVOLVING NISSAN VEHICLES REPORPATED ON THE INTERNET. WHY DO YOU IGNORE THE POTENTIAL RISK? MAKE NISSAN FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE MAJOR IRREPARABLE DAMAGE RESULTS.

WHILE OPERATING AT 20MPH THE DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY BECAME UNSECURED CAUSING INSTABILITY ORIGINATING FROM THE REAR CORNER CLOSEST TO THE DOOR. VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE BECAUSE THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS CAUSING HANDS TO TURN THE WHEEL UNCONTROLLABLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT LOOKS THAT THE BRACKET ATTACHING SEAT TO THE FLOOR KNOWN AS REAR LINK ASSEMBLY FAILED AT A WELD.

2003 NISSAN MURANO; DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE & ROCKS WHILE TURNING VEHICLE. PROBLEM AROSE A FEW MONTHS AGO. ? HAZARD IF IN ACCIDENT WILL INTEGRITY OF SEAT & AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT BE PROPER? PER NHTSB THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED. REPAIR QUOTES @ DEALER EXCEEDS $1,500. NISSAN DOES NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, ONLY MADE A SERVICE ADVISORY. NISSAN WILL NOT DO, NOR PROVIDE ANY REPAIR ABSENT PAYMENT. MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET & OWNER SITES OF THIS EXACT FAILURE/PROBLEM. *TR

MY DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE LOOSE AND IS LIKE RIDING IN A ROCKING CHAIR. THE DEALER STATES THE REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $1,000. I STARTED SEARCHING ON LINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF NISSAN MURANOS (MOST APPEAR TO BE 2003 TO 2005) WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. CLEARLY THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY UP TO AND INCLUDING DEATH IF THIS SEAT FRAME BROKE DURING AN ACCIDENT. NISSAN HAS REDESIGNED THE PART TO BE MORE ROBUST FOR MODELS AFTER 2005, SO THEY APPARENTLY KNOW THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A NATIONWIDE MANDATED RECALL AT NISSAN'S EXPENSE, FORCED BY THE NHTSA BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

I CLIMBED INTO MY VEHICLE (1003 NISSAN MURANO) AFTER WORK. AS SOON AS I SAT DOWN I HEARD A LOUD METALLIC POP AND THE SEAT SANK DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE. I REMOVED THE SIDE COVER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND FOUND THAT A REAR SUPPORT BAR OF THE SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN IN TWO PLACES. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED I NOTICED POWER SEAT WAS TILTING SIDEWAYS WHEN ADJUSTING. MY TODDLER WAS ABLE TO PUSH WITH BOTH FEET HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE SEAT LEAN SIDEWAYS AS WELL. GOD FORBID I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT!! TOOK INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO IN TURN EXPLAINED THIS WAS PART OF THE TRIM PACKAGE SINCE IT WAS A POWER SEAT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A METAL PART WITH NO ELECTRONIC FUNCTION. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE THIS LITTLE BRACKET, JUST A MERE $1,600. I'M SURE THIS MALFUNCTION HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF MAJOR INJURIES AND MAY HAVE EVEN COSTS LIVES. A RECALL WOULD BE NICE NISSAN! WAY TO GO SHOW CONCERN AND BACK YOUR PRODUCT, I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME FRACTURED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, PUSHING THE DRIVER TOWARD THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 116,000.

DRIVER SEAT FRAME BROKEN AND STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH REAR DRIVER SIDE TO FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. SEAT FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, ON VERY WINDY ROADS, I WAS IN A TURN TO THE RIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED TO BACK AND TO THE LFT, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND NEARLY IMPACT THE MEDIAN. I PULLED OVER AND LOOK UNDER THE SEAT AN SAW THAT THE REAR BRACKET HAD SNAPPED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. DOING SOME RESEARCH, I AM LEARNING THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND THAT I WAS SPARED ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE VIOLENTLY THROWN FORWARD. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY TO THE SHOULDER RAMP. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE SEAT FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE STEEL WHEEL SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NO OFFERED ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHIFTED POSITIONS WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND TIGHTENED THE BOLTS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR A SECOND TIME AND STATED THAT THE RETRACTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,300. UPDATED 05/15/12 * BF UPDATED 05/23/12

I HEARD A LOUD "POP" PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, I LOOK UNDER THE SEAT TO TRY TO ASCERTAIN WHERE THE SOUND I HEARD ORIGINATED. IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE, SO SEEING NOTHING AMISS IT WASN'T UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING THAT DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT WAS ROCKING AND BOUNCING 4-6 INCHES UNDER WEIGHT. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A BROKEN WELD UNDER THE SEAT. FROM ITS APPEARANCE, SEEMS THAT SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO FIX... (SIGHS) IF ONLY THAT WERE TRUE. I PURCHASED NISSAN FOR THE REPUTATION IT ONCE HAD, I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND NO MOVE BY NISSAN CORP TO RECALL OR REINFORCE THESE SHODDY WELDS. I AM CURRENTLY RIDING WITH THIS SEAT PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY ROCK BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP IS QUOTING A $4000 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CHAIR. EVEN TRIED A SALVAGE YARD, TO NO AVAIL. I AM IN CONSTANT DISTRESS ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, BUT HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO CONTINUE; I FEEL AT THE RISK OF LIFE AND LIMB SHOULD THE REMAINING SUPPORT BREAK, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO PUT MY KIDS IN THE CAR, BUT AGAIN... I HAVE NO CHOICE! IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS ISSUE PUTS BLOOD ON NISSAN'S HANDS. *TR

I SAT DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY VEHICLE AND AS I REACHED TO TURN THE IGNITION, I HEARD A "POP" AND MY DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE LOWER LEFT SIDE. AS I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO EXAMINE IT, I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND SAW THAT A METAL BRACKET SUPPORTING THE SEAT IN THE REAR LEFT CORNER HAD SNAPPED IN TWO PLACES. IT RESULTED IN THE SEAT LOSING ITS STABILITY AND WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH AND OBVIOUSLY BECOMING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I SEARCHED FOR RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE ONLY TO FIND THAT A RECALL WASN'T ISSUED FOR IT BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE FOR THIS, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH FOR THIS HAPPEN WHILE I WASN'T DRIVING BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN HER SEAT (DRIVERS SEAT) DROPPED (TOWARDS THE DRIVERS DOOR) ABOUT CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE SEAT, WITH NO WEIGHT ON IT, ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE SEAT IT WOULD ONLY RAISE ON THE SIDE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR SOMEONE WHO RAISES THE SEAT IN ORDER TO SEE OVER THE HOOD. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE FELT SAFE, BECAUSE SHE COULD RAISE THE SEAT TO SEE OVER THE HOOD AND SIT HIGHER THAN OTHER TRAFFIC. LOOKING THROUGH THIS LIST, IF YOU HAVE IT SORT FOR "SEATS" IT PULLED UP 82 COMPLAINTS. MOST OF WHICH WERE BROKEN FRAMES THAT THEY (NISSAN) HAD TO REDESIGN. I DON'T KNOW WHY I WOULD NEED TO PAY THE ESTIMATED $800 PLUS DOLLARS TO HAVE THE CHAIR FRAME REPLACED IF NISSAN REDESIGNED IT BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE. *TT

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT-BOTTOM BRACKET HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS, BUT HAS NEVER BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE. JUST RECENTLY, HOWEVER, IT BECAME A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I ADJUSTED THE SEAT, AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK TO WHERE I HAD IT. NAMELY, WHEN I ADJUSTED THE SEAT UPWARDS, IT WOULD NOT GO BACK DOWN. BEING A TALL GUY, AT 6'4", THIS MEANT MY KNEES WERE SHOVED INTO THE DASH AND MY HEAD HIT THE CEILING. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING, THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH UNPREDICTABLY. TO MEDIATE THE PROBLEM, THE SEAT BRACKET IS BEING REPLACED. I WILL BE ASKING FOR THE BROKEN PART. *TR

SEAT FRAME BROKE CAUSING SEAT TO SUDDENLY DROP SEVERAL INCHES ON ONE SIDE.

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKET FAILURE IN NISSAN MURANO 2003 MODEL. *LN

2003 MURANO DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET FAILURE. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN THAT MY SAFETY IN THE VEHICLE IS COMPROMISED. BECAUSE IF THERE IS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND MY SEAT SITS CROOKED I DON'T FEEL I WILL BE PROPERLY PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *LN

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING BROKE AWAY FROM THE ANCHOR POINT ON THE LEFT SIDE. I HEARD A LOUD SNAP OR CRACK AND THE SEAT SAGGED PERCEPTIVELY DOWN AND TO THE LEFT. FORTUNATELY I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT A MODERATE SPEED. I BELIEVE THAT IF I HAD BEEN NEGOTIATING A SHARP TURN WITH ANY MORE SPEED I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SIGNIFICANT JEOPARDY. I BELIEVE THIS DEFECT IN THE SEAT ATTACHMENT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE COST TO REPAIR THE SEAT WAS $700.00. WHILE THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT OF MONEY TO PAY IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR CAR SAFE IT SURELY MAY PREVENT SOME PEOPLE FROM HAVING THE REPAIRS DONE AND AS A RESULT KEEP UNSAFE CARS ON THE ROAD. AS I UNDERSTAND IT NISSAN IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM OR PARTICIPATE IN THE REPAIR AFTER THE PART FAILS. I PLAN TO HAVE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MADE AND I WILL KEEP THE DEFECTIVE PARTS FOR INSPECTION. I THINK IT WAS SIGNIFICANT THAT THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION IN VIRGINIA WITH A BROKEN SEAT. DOES THAT NOT SUGGEST THAT THE ISSUE BELONGS WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE NHTSA AND THAT PERHAPS THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO ELIMINATE THIS VERY REAL PROBLEM OR AT LEAST MAKE SURE THAT NISSAN PARTICIPATES IN THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *TR

THE 8-WAY POWER SEAT FIRST STOPPED MOVING THE INNER LEFT SIDE (CLOSEST TO THE SEAT BACK) OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT (EFFECTIVELY MAKING THE POWER SEAT NON-FUNCTIONAL); THE SEAT LATER STARTED MOVING, ROCKING, SLIGHTLY FORWARD, NOTICEABLY (AND UNFORTUNATELY) DURING BRAKING. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC SEAT FAILED TO MOVE.ADJUST. I WAS REFUSED WARRANTY AS THE VEHICLE HAD 33000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THE COST OF THE PART WAS $1500 AND INSTALLATION ADDITIONAL. IT IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE WEIGHS 100LB SOAKING WET. I FOUND THAT THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REMARKS POSTED ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE HELP. THIS SEAT NEEDS FIXED; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE FOR US TO FIX IT AND WE CAN NOT SELL IT AS IS. *TR

MY SEAT STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER WANTED OVER $2500 TO REPAIR THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN AND IT HAS EFFECTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OWNERS. *TR

MY 2003 MURANO DRIVERS SEAT WAS REPAIRED IN 2005 FOR THE ROCKING SYMPTOM I PAID $660.00. FOUR YEARS LATER, THE BRACKET ON THE SEAT FRAME BROKE AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THE DEALER CHARGED $1100 TO REPAIR IT. WHEN I ASKED THEM WHETHER IT WAS THE SAME PARTS THAT FAILED, THEY SAID NO. TURNS OUT THAT WAS NOT TRUE. IN 2005, THE DEALERSHIP FOLLOWED THE TSB FOR THE SEAT REPAIR WHICH INVOLVED REPLACING TWO PARTS - 87458-AR06A (LIFTER LINK ASSEMBLY) AND 87454-CA61A (LIFT MOTOR). NOW, THOSE TWO PARTS HAVE BEEN COMBINED INTO ONE PART NUMBER - 87450-CA68A. ACTUALLY, THE MOST RECENT PART IS 87450-CA68B (I GUESS B SUGGESTS A REVISION). IN EITHER CASE, THE DEALER ARGUED THAT SINCE ITS A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER, ITS A DIFFERENT PART. ITS ACTUALLY THE SAME THING. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NNA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY DENIED ANY WARRANTY ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE ORIGINALLY MANIFESTED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WHAT IS QUITE CLEAR IS THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT ISSUE IS A VERY COMMON ONE. A SEARCH OF NHTSA REVEALS HUNDREDS OF CASES WHERE THE SEAT HAS FAILED ON 2003-2006 MURANOS. NISSANMURANO.ORG ALSO HAS A LONG RUNNING THREAD ON THE FAILURE. *TR