2005 Nissan Murano Seats

BROKEN DRIVERS SEAT FRAME. *TR

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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