2007 Nissan Murano Seats
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE REAR SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAD POOR WATER DRAINAGE AND EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED HIS STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE SAFELY! INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON STREET MAKING A TURN!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WAS NOT SECURED AND WOULD ROCK AND MOVE WHILE THE DRIVER WAS SEATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
BEGINNING ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO I NOTICED SOME UNUSUAL NOISE AND MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WORSENED QUICKLY, MAKING A CRUNCHING METAL NOISE AND BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE DURING DRIVING WITH THE LEFT REAR OF THE SEAT MOVING UP AND DOWN. IT NOW MOVES WITH ONLY SLIGHT MANUAL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT. UPON INVESTIGATING THE STRUCTURE UNDER THE SEAT, I FOUND A SUPPORT BRACKET WELD HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE DRASTIC MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT SEEMS DANGEROUS, SLIGHTLY CHANGING THE DRIVERS POSITION BEHIND THE WHEEL, POSSIBLY ALTERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE POSITION BEHIND THE AIRBAG, AND CERTAINLY AFFECTING RESTRAINT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS MANY, MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS BRACKET WELD, BUT NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS POOR QUALITY PART FAILED, COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE, INJURY, OR DEATH, BUT WILL REQUIRE ME TO PAY $1100 TO FIX.
I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND HEARD A POP. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND WHEN THE CAR MOVED I HEARD THE POP AGAIN AND THE SEAT DROPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE. I PARKED, GOT OUT TO EXAMINE THE SEAT AND A SEAT SUPPORT HAD BROKEN UNDER THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP, LEANING TO THE LEFT. ATTEMPTING TO RETURN HOME, WHEN HITTING ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD THE SEAT IS ALMOST LIKE SITTING IN A ROCKING CHAIR.
WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A POPPING GRATING SOUND UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT .SEAT TWISTED AND SANK ON THE LEFT BACK SECTION.I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF CAR.UPON CKECKING THE LEFT BACK OF THE SEAT WAS MOVING UP AND DOWN.TOOK IT TO BODY REPAIR WHO SENT ME TO UPHOLSTERER.HE TO ME I HAVE TO GET A SEAT.I ORDERED A USED ONE ONLINE. SO FAR IT COST $425.00.WAITING ON IT . IHAVE INVOICE
WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BECAME FREE FLOATING AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT REAR MOUNT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. GANDRUD NISSAN (LOCATED AT 1001 AUTO PLAZA DRIVE, GREEN BAY, WI 54302, TEL: 920-593-1892) WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
MY 2007 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER SIDE SEAT MADE A LOUD POP SOUND WHEN I SAT DOWN TO DRIVE AND THEN BROKE CAUSING IT TO LEAN TO THE LEFT SIDE, VERY UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
FRAME AND TRACK LINKS BROKEN ON DRIVERS SEAT. IT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH NOT STABLE. SAFETY ISSUE. NOTICE IT WHEN I STOP OR ACCELERATE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRACKET UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT, WHICH SECURED THE SEAT IN PLACE, FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO TILT TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT AND THE BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ *CN
I EXITED A PARKING LOT AND WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH THE DRIVERS SEAT REAR MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE, THE SEAT SNAPPED BACK TO THE LEFT SIDE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I'VE READ ON THE FORUMS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO NEARLY EVERY SINGLE 2003 - 2007 NISSAN MURANO. *TR
WHILE GETTING IN MY CAR AFTER WORK, THE SEAT WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN UNSTABLE, LEANING TO THE REAR LEFT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE BRACKET HAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES, WHICH WILL NEED TO BE RE-WELDED. I HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO IT ACTUALLY BREAKING. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE, HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN. VERY GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING, PARTICULARLY ON A ROAD TRIP. *TR
DRIVERS SEAT TO FLOOR TRACK ATTACHMENT BROKEN ON LEFT REAR ATTACHMENT. CURRENTLY ONLY THE RIGHT REAR TRACK REMAINS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT ITSELF WHICH IN AN ACCIDENT COULD BREAK LAUNCHING THE DRIVER INTO THE BELT AND THE AIRBAG IN A FRONTAL CRASH. CURRENTLY THE MANUFACTURER NISSAN ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRODUCT DEFECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT WAS FRACTURED AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUPPORT BAR WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT ROCKED FORWARD AND BACKWARD ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN OF THE HIGHWAY. THE SEAT LEANED TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND WAS UNSTABLE. THE BACK OF THE SEAT LEANED, SLID TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND CAUSED DISCOMFORT TO THE DRIVER. THE SEAT WAS UNSTABLE DURING AN ANGLED POSITION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE METAL TRACK SEPARATED PARTIALLY FROM THE FLOORBOARD TRACKING. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,910.
TRACK ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKEN, GOT INTO CAR AND RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT WENT BACKWARD.
I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE AND MY DRIVER SEAT WENT BACK AND TOWARD THE WINDOW. I HAD TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR BECAUSE WHEN THE SEAT FRAME BROKE I SWERVED AND MY FOOT FELL OFF THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN READING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. I ALSO FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE REVISIT THIS ISSUE AND DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE DRIVER/PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE. IF IT WAS MY INEXPERIENCED 18 YEAR OLD DRIVING THERE WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN AN ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE, A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
FOLLOWING VEHICLE BEING IN FOR COOLANT SYSTEM REPAIR, I ENTERED VEHICLE DRIVER SIDE AND FOUND THE SEAT MOVED FORWARD TO THE EXTREME, I MOVED IT BACK AND SAT DOWN, RIGHT AWAY I NOTICED THE SEAT DID NOT FEEL STABLE, WAS UNSURE IF THIS WAS RELATED TO THE RECENT WORK, BEGAN DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT A SHORT DISTANCE, DRIVER SEAT WAS LISTING TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE, AND WAS UNSTABLE. I RETURNED IMMEDIATELY TO REPAIR SHOP, OF COURSE LATE IN DAY AND CLOSING TIME. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD LOOK AT NEXT DAY, LOW AND BEHOLD, THE BAD NEWS BEGINS ARRIVING ABOUT MIDMORNING- THE SEAT TRACK IS BROKEN AND WILL COST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPAIR. DURING MY DRIVE BACK TO REPAIR SHOP NEXT DAY, THE SEAT FEELS VERY UNSTABLE AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANY LENGTH OF TIME; CREATES A SIGNIFICANT FEELING THAT CONTROL OF VEHICLE IS NOT SECURE, DUE TO SEAT INSTABILITY. AREN'T SEAT SUPPOSE TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, WHAT IS ALL THAT MONEY PAYING FOR?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED INDEPENDENTLY FORWARD AND BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACK FOR THE SEAT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AGAIN. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACK FOR THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT TILTED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT METAL FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 2/25/15*CN UPDATED 9/13/2017*CN
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET FRACTURED CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME UNSECURED TO THE FRONT SEAT RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. DJR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BRACKET SUDDENLY FRACTURED. THE SEAT BECAME UNSECURED TO THE FRONT SEAT RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET BROKE WHILE ENTERING THE CAR. I KNOW 3 PEOPLE WITH MURANOS THAT THIS HAPPENED TO . SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE SEAT NOW WIGGLES FREELY ALL THE TIME.
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The 2007 Nissan Murano has 195 Seats complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.