2006 Nissan Murano Visibility

WHEN YOU TRY TO USE THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR, IT WILL ONLY WORK IN THE COMPLETELY DOWN POSITION. AS I AM 5'-7" TALL, THE VISOR IN THIS POSITION ALMOST COMPLETELY BLOCKS MY VIEW. SOME OTHER TIMES IT JUST DROPS DOWN ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE A NISSAN MURANO 2006. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FRACTURED AND CONSISTENTLY FELL DOWN, OBSCURING THE DRIVERS VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE VISOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SUN VISOR WOULD FALL DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE VISOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR OF 2006 NISSAN MURANOS. I HAVE FOUND FORUMS WITH MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM THAT I AM OF 2006 AND OTHER MODEL YEARS WHERE IT FAILS TO STAY UP. THE TENSION OR SPRING IN THE SUN VISOR IS GONE JUST LIKE THAT AND IT FALLS AND BLOCKS VISION WHILE DRIVING. IT FALLS JUST DRIVING REGULARLY, AND ALTHOUGH DRIVERS NEED VISION ALWAYS AND CONSTANTLY WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, IT ALSO FALLS AT TIMES THAT ARE MOST DANGEROUS WHEN VISION IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE, I.E. ANY DRIVING ON ROUGH SURFACES, ANY MANEUVERING TO AVOID ACCIDENTS, UNEVEN ROADWAYS, UNEXPECTED BRAKING OR EVEN JUST TURNING. I DON'T BELIEVE THE CONSUMERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT THAT NISSAN QUOTES WHEN REPORTING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WARRANTY ABOUT SUN VISORS OR PROBLEMS IMPACTING VISIBILITY. THE SEAT BELT IS A SAFETY ITEM AND IS COVERED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, 120 MONTHS (10 YEARS)! THE SUN VISOR BLOCKING VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING SHOULD BE ALONG THE SAME LINES AS THAT REGARDING WARRANTY, AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYS IT IS OR ISN'T. I AM DEALING WITH NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT NOW BUT DO NOT HAVE HOPES OF GETTING THIS RESOLVED WITH THEM. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A VERY EXPENSIVE BALLAST FOR THE DRIVER SIDE HID BULB (COST ONLY MITIGATED BY BUYING USED), THE FUEL SENSOR, HAVE A RATTLING WINDOW FROM THE BEGINNING THAT THE DEALER FIXED BUT THE FIX DIDN'T LAST, AND HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT AND SERVICED THE CAR FROM. IT'S ONE THING AFTER THE OTHER AND I HAVE NOT FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE OTHER ITEMS, BUT THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND IT'S TIME TO PUT MY FOOT DOWN. IT IS NOT AN OLD CAR, THERE IS NO REASON I, OR ANY OF THE OTHER MURANO OWNERS SHOULD BE PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THIS SERIOUS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING ISSUE.

MY HUSBAND NOTICED AROUND 65,000 MILES THAT THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOESN'T STAY UP. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. PROBABLY EVERY FIVE MINUTES OF DRIVING. IF THE ROAD IS BUMPY, FORGET IT. IT JUST SLAMS DOWN, AFFECTING MY LINE OF SIGHT. MY FATHER IS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR, BECAUSE OF IT. ALL I CAN DO IS FLIP BACK UP AND TURN IT TO A SLIGHT ANGLE. PAYING 300 DOLLARS FOR A NEW VISOR IS UNREALISTIC. EVERY NISSAN FORUM SAYS THEY JUST BREAK AGAIN. I'M THINKING OF BUYING A DIFFERENT CAR, BECAUSE OF IT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN UPRIGHT AND WAS OBSTRUCTING HER VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 58,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 16, 2011. UPDATED 01/18/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SUN VISOR FELL AND STRUCK THE CONTACT HARD ON THE HEAD. THE FAILURE WAS A CONTINUOUS OCCURRENCE OVER A SPAN OF THREE MONTHS. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THE SUN VISOR WOULD HANG OPEN FROM THE ASSEMBLY AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 04/05/11*LJ UPDATED 04/28/11

SUN VISOR ON 2006 NISSAN MURONO WILL NOT STAY UP. FALLS DOWN AND BLOCKS VISION. *TT

SUN VISOR KEEPS DROPPING DOWN WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT BLOCKS THE ABILITY TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS BEING AN ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN MURANO BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT (LIKE A RECALL). *TR

THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE DRIVER-SIDE VISOR IN OUR 2006 NISSAN MURANO RESULTS IN A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP - IT FALLS DOWN, BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DRIVERS ARE EITHER FORCED TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAND ON THE WHEEL WHILE TRYING TO HOLD THE VISOR UP WITH THE OTHER; OR DRIVING WITH A VERY RESTRICTED VIEW OF THE ROAD WITH THE VISOR HANGING DOWN. REPLACEMENT VISORS ARE NO BETTER - THEY FAIL WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF BEING INSTALLED. ACCORDING TO WEBSITES WE HAVE VISITED, THE DESIGN DEFECT OF THE VISOR IS COMMON AMONG NISSAN MURANO MODELS OF MANY OTHER YEARS ALSO. *TR

1DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR DROPS WHEN CAR HITS A BUMP, GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS AND AT RANDOM TIMES. IT DROPS IN THE VISION OF THE DRIVER CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. THIS ISSUE MUST BE SOLVED FOR SAFETY REASONS. WITH MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS NISSAN SHOULD CONSIDER A RECALL. *KB

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT LOCK IN THE UP POSITION. THIS CAUSES IT TO FALL DOWN INTO THE FIELD OF VIEW AND IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS AS IT CAN BLOCK YOU VISION WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MANUFACTURER AND DEALERS WILL NOT COVER THIS REPAIR ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT COSTS UPWARDS OF $400 TO DO THE REPAIR. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS AND HAVE EVEN HEARD FROM DEALERS THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE VEHICLES ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2003. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY RECALL AS IT COULD CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR BEGAN SWINGING DOWN AND BLOCKING VISION INTERMITTENTLY DURING HIGH SPEED TRAVEL AND BUMPY CONDITIONS. THE VISOR HAS CONTINUED TO DEGRADE AND SWINGS DOWN UNDER ALMOST ANY MOVEMENT. I HAD A QUOTE FROM A MECHANIC TO REPLACE THIS ITEM, BUT THE COST SEEMS EXCESSIVE. THE VISOR IS CURRENTLY HELD IN PLACE WITH DUCT TAPE/ VELCRO, BUT THE HOME FIX IS NOT EFFECTIVE OR LONG LASTING. *TR

SUN VISORS IN 2006 NISSAN MURANO FAIL REPEATEDLY ANED WILL FLOP DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITION. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE ONGOING SINCE AT LEAST 2005 MODELS NOT LIITED TO MURANO ONLY. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH POSTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND DEALERSHIPS ARE REPLACING WITH THE SAME PART THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY AS THESE NEW VISORS FAIL AS WELL. IT STARTED WHEN ONLY HITTING A BUMP. NOW IT OCCURS DURING NORMAL DRIVING INCLDUING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS.

FLOPPY SUN VISORS 2006 NISSAN MURANO. BOTH SUN VISORS WILL NO LONGER REMAIN IN PLACE. THEY IMPAIR/BLOCK SIGHT AND ARE VERY DISTRACTING. THIS MAKES IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS YOU HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING WITH THE VISORS TO MOVE THEM OUT OF THE WAY SO YOU CAN SEE. MANY, MANY OTHER MURANO DRIVERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS/RECALL BEFORE MAJOR ACCIDENTS OCCUR BECAUSE YOU CAN'T KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL SINCE YOU HAVE TO KEEP MOVING THE FLOPPY VISOR OUT OF THE WAY SO YOU CAN SEE. NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE A CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT WITH A VISOR CONSTANTLY IN YOUR WAY IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. IT IS A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN MALFUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM IS JUST AS BAD AS PEOPLE DRIVING WHILE ON THEIR CELL PHONES. DANGEROUS. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY 06 NISSAN MURANO FALLS DOWN CONSTANTLY BLOCKING MY VIEW WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BUT NOW THE REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME THING. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY UP FOR HALF AN HOUR AND THEN OTHER TIMES IT FALLS EVERY 5 MINUTES. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILURE. *TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO - DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT FLOPS DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THE CLIP IS FINE - IT STAYS IN THE CLIP. HOWEVER, IT DOES FALL DOWN OVER THE ROD. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. OBSTRUCTS VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. COST TO REPLACE/FIX IS $400+. *TR

BOTH VISORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE DROP; MOSTLY OCCURS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, IF THE ROAD IS A LITTLE BUMPY IT FALLS DOWN A LOT! IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT OCCURS SO OFTEN AND I LIVE IN A BIGGER CITY AND DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC ON A REGULAR BASIS, IT CAUSES MY LINE OF SIGHT TO BE EXTREMELY OBSTRUCTED AS I AM A TALLER PERSON AND ALREADY HAVE MY SEAT DOWN AS LOW AS POSSIBLE AND CANNOT SEE ANYTHING WHEN THE VISOR DROPS. *TR

SUN VISORS ON MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO FALL DOWN WHEN I GO OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT OR DIPS. I PUSH THEM BACK IN PLACE, AND AS I AM DRIVING THEY START WORKING THEIR WAY TO THE DOWN POSITION. DEALER SAYS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. THIS IS DEFINITELY AS DEFECT IN PART WORKMANSHIP. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADMIT PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *LN

2006 NISSAN MURANO. SUN VISORS KEEP FALLING DOWN OBSTRUCTING VIEW. PLEASE HAVE NISSAN ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANKS. *TR

SUN VISOR ON 2006 NISSAN MURANO BECAME LOOSE AND NOW CONSTANTLY DROPS DOWN INTO FIELD OF VIEW WHILE DRIVING AT SLIGHT BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR HITS A SMALL BUMP, AND PARTIALLY OBSCURES VISION. *TR

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVE SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP, RESULTING IN OBSTRUCTED VISION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2006 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SPRING THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND MADE IT SAFETY ISSUE AS I CANNOT SEE THE STREET LIGHTS IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT. IF I PUT IT TO THE SIDE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY IT IS IN THE WAY OF MY SIDE VISION. *TR