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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.
Last year my drivers side front seat anchor/bracket broke. Poor design. Rear sub frame rusted out resulting in the rear left wheel to nearly fall off while driving. This year my wife was advised by a person in a vehicle behind her that the rear wheel was ready to launch. Road salt caused rusting to sub frame body mount. Again poor design and material.
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.
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.
- West Monroe, LA, USA
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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.
Driver's seat - the bracket in the rear left that supports the seat broke while driving. Air bags - the air bag light is on and will not go away. When I purchased the vehicle in Feb. 2016, the dealer assured me it was just a glitch in the display. Engine - started running rough about a week ago, while we were headed out of town. Cancelled that trip. Threw a "cylinder 3 misfire" code. My husband replaced that plug and coil and it continued to run rough. Today, it overheated and started dumping fluid on the ground. The suspension is also failing. When we hit a bump or pothole, it feels like the front end is going to fall off. I loved this car when we bought it and when it runs right, but right now, I am completely disgusted. I have only owned it for two months. I feel like we were robbed and we aren't in the financial standing to replace it.
While I was driving I stopped at a restaurant and when I tried to roll my windows down, the power locks, windows, alarm, seat adjuster, brake pedal/accelerator, rear hatch stopped working. No power to the main window switch panel. Just stopped working one day.
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.
Everytime I am in a slow speed my truck putters and jerks like its shifting into another speed. I dont have a manual. My seat feels like someone is pulling on it when nobody is near me. My engine light came on and my tire presure battery keeps dying on me.
Driver's seat became wobbly and unstable without warning making driving quite difficult; dealership staff indicated seat track needed costly repair. Driver's side visor drops down unexpectedly while driving and will not stay put; cost to replace would be nearly $200. I thought these items lasted for the duration of the vehicle.
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?
We were returning from vacation driving down I-95 when we heard a pop and the drivers seat settled back and to the left. It caused me to move into the next lane. Luckily there was no one there.
Seat frame weld broke under driver's seat. Seat began to sway down & left and then swayed back up right causing a momentary loss of driving Focus and fear of losing control of vehicle. Fear compounded because my 3 year old granddaughter was in the car with me. After driving nervously home, I inspected seat to find a frame weld broken at a crucial weight bearing spot. The left rear corner of the seat was not even connected to the frame! I went to the internet, because the service department of action Nissan never answered, to get any info on this. Turns out there are hundreds of complaints about these defective seat frame welds. And the price is off the charts for this retired (Nissan quality assurance inspector, smyrna plant). There has never been a recall of this problem! failure of a driver seat frame weld should be grounds for a recall! incredibly dangerous! I am really angry about this problem. This car was just ok for 95,000 miles. After that the high pressure power steering hose went out. The driver's side power window motor quit. Neither of the sunvisors will stay up. Dealer asking $135 each. Prior to 95,000 miles, brakes X2, tires X2 sets, hatch shocks worn out, all upper and lower control arm bushings worn out, underbody shocks worn out, center cv boot/half shaft replaced, oe & dealer replacement wipers are a joke and up to now, 6 headlamp bulbs replaced (no, I didn't touch them). And the regular maintenance set forth by the manual; whew! I have spent thousands on service. I worked for Nissan for 25 years, but I will never again buy a Nissan product. Please request Nissan to recall the Murano about the seat frame weld.
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.
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.
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.
I was driving to the store and as I turned the corner I heard a snap in the back of the drivers seat and the seat suddenly jerked to the back towards the drivers door and felt very unstable. It now moves quit freely and when I go over a bump or a dip or turn right, it moves toward the door. I was able to look under the seat with a light and it snapped right off the bracket that goes across the back of the seat. I will be seeking estimates on fixing it as it happened today and feels very unsafe when I go around a corner.
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.
Went to adjust drivers seat and heard a noise and realized I couldn't move seat after that. When ever I hit a bump in the road the seat would hit hard as if the spring was not longer there. Track broke and whole seat had to be replaced. I replaced with a used seat and now one year later (1/12/15) the track on this seat has broken again. I would like to be reimbursed the $584 from last years fix and get a new seat this year as this has not been fixed yet.
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- Hopatcong, NJ, USA