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THE SUN VISOR ON MY 2003 MURANO FALLS DOWN FROM THE UP POSITION, TO RIGHT IN MY LINE OF SIGHT EVERYTIME I GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER WANTS $500 PER VISOR & I HAVE NOTICED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE MURANO.ORG BULLETIN BOARD. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AFTER THE SUV REACHES 4-5 YEARS AFTER BEING BUILT. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO PASSENGER SUN VISOR WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION--DROOPS WHICH RESULTS IN BLOCKED VISION. VERY UNSAFE. COMMENTS ON INTERNET INDICATE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH 2003 AND LATER MURANOS. SUGGEST YOU INVESTIGATE--DEALERS ARE APPARENTLY CHARGING $400 PLUS FOR REPAIR OF SHODDY CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR MICHAEL J. BUTTS ATTORNEY AT LAW

2003 NISSAN MURANO SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AND BLOCKS VISIBILITY ON BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

2003 MURANO - DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY BECAME "SPRUNG", AND WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UP OR DOWN POSITION. VISOR JUST DANGLES, CAUSING OBSTRUCTED VISION.. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING WHILE TRIED TO USE IT TO AVOID SUN GLARE. SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNERS ON NISSANFORUMS. *TR

SUN VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE FALLS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. BLOCKS VIEW OF THE ROAD AND IS A HAZARD. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO - THE SUNVISOR ASSEMBLY COMES LOSE AND IMPAIRS VISION FROM BEING ABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT SET BACK INTO PLACE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE MANUFACTURER BUILT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL FALL (VISOR GOES TO DOWN POSITION) UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL SOMETIMES WILL STAY UP WHEN PUSHED BACK UP. HOWEVER, IT WILL NOT STAY IN ANY POSITION BETWEEN UP AND DOWN NOW. THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE VISOR BAR CLIP. IT APPEARS TO BE WITHIN THE VISOR INTERNALS. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR MADE AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE. THE FAILURE AFFECTED HOW THE WINDOW RAISED UP AND DOWN. SHE NOTIFIED NISSAN WHO STATED THAT THE MOTOR HAS FAILED AND WOULD COST $600.00 TO REPLACE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE PERTAINING TO HER VEHICLE. SHE FEELS THAT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CANNOT DRIVE HER VEHICLE. NISSAN STATED THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000. . RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 05/25/07 FAILED. *LJ

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CANNOT BE RAISED TO WIPE OFF ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE WITHOUT OPENING THE HOOD. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT, ON HIGHWAYS DURING A SNOW STORM, A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD.*AK