2016 Nissan Murano Seats

The driver seat heater is not working.

I recently brought my 2016 Nissan Murano to the Nissan service department and asked them to check the driver's side heated seat as it was not working. I was notified by the Nissan service department that the heated seat module had melted and that they needed to disconnect the component because it was a safety concern. It was very concerning to learn that the heated seat component could have possibly caused personal harm to anyone driving my vehicle. I reached out to Nissan in an effort to have them fix the defect and they refused to fix the vehicle free of charge. I have also researched this defect online and there seems to be a pattern of this defect happening in other vehicles of this model and year. I believe that this is a serious safety issue and that Nissan should be investigating the heated seat components on these vehicles and fix the component, so they are safe and in working order.

DRIVERS SEAT. HEATING AND COOLING FUNCTION FAILURE DUE TO CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE. SEE TECH BULLETIN NTB19-004

DRIVER SEAT HEATER OVER HEATED AND SHORTED.

DRIVER SEAT BECOMES LOOSE, BASED ON THE BOLT MOUNTS BREAKING FROM THEIR WELDS. UNSAFE TO DRIVE BASED ON THE SEAT MOVING BACK AND FORWARD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES OR PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ACTIVATING THE SEAT HEATER ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT, IT FAILED TO WORK CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (PRIORITY NISSAN, 12925 JEFFERSON AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23608) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT NISSAN REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A LOANER VEHICLE IN THE INTERIM. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT HEATER FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITAL NISSAN (5501 MARKET ST, WILMINGTON, NC 28405, (910) 392-4300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT HEATER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AS THE CONTACT WAS LEAVING THE DEALER, THE SWITCH FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CASE NUMBER: 30388450 WAS OPENED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.