Broken driver's side seat frame due to poor design/construction. unsafe. would certainly cause undue injury if involved in accident. please press nissan to issue recall. *tr
I was rear ended while stopped for a light and the driver's seat-back fell backwards as a result of the impact. the speed limit in the area is 50mph and i am not sure how fast the other driver was going. the car has been scrapped by the other driver's insurance carrier. i have been told that the seat -backs are not supposed to move on impact. *kb
Back brace of driver seat snapped. apparently widespread problem and i'm reporting mine. luckily this didn't happen while vehicle was being driven. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan murano. while the contact was driving approximately 40 mph, the front driver seat moved forward. the vehicle was driven to the side of the road where the contact noticed that the front driver seat mounting bracket was fractured, however he was able to resume operation cautiously. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 139,000. updated 09/27/11 *bf the consumer stated the seat is no longer firmly attached to the car. due to a broken seat bracket. updated 09/30/11
Driver side front seat broken frame. *tr
The drivers side seat frame broke causing the seat to be unstable during braking. i contacted the nissan dealer at the time and he stated it was not covered under the warranty and recommended i find someone to weld the seat frame. *tr
Upon driving the vehicle the seat started to slide toward the passenger side. upon bring it to a mechanic i was told that the plastic wheel in the chair mech was worn out and need to be replaced. called nissan and there answer to me was first if i was over weight and claim that is why it broke. wrong answer i am not over weight to cause that and then i was told that i had to buy the whole new seat and a track that cost is 800 for the part and at that point i told them all i need is a plastic wheel...company told me if i had an extended warranty it would be fix. well i don't have one and truly don't feel like i would of need one for the age and mileage of this vehicle/ it appears that there has been alot of troubles with the 2005 model and they knew it and felt that if people have a warranty to fix things they will be fixed and there is no paper trail of there poor manufacturing of the vehicle. as of today there now telling me that my oil pan and the alot of the parts of the undercarriage of the vehicle is rotted and need to be replaced. i have never had a rotted oil pan, nor has any of my undercarriage of the vehicle rotted, it appears that there parts are not having a protection coat of rustolum on them and yet once again there answer is if i have a warranty it would be covered. *tr
2005 nissan murano drivers seat frame snapped in two while driving. if seated in drivers position,the rear left of the frame is the section that snapped. vehicle has almost 60,000 miles on it. *tr
The drivers seat lifter link assembly on my 2005 nissan murano broke. this appears to be a factory desgin flaw that is common in many muranos. this is a serious safety issue and nhtsa should consider ordering nissan to fix the problem on these vehicles thru a recall. it appears without government intervention, nissan is not motivated to do anything about the design and is forcing buyers to cover the cost of the repairs and introduces a serious safety concern. *kb
I proceeded to drive from a traffic light, when my driver's seat collapsed on the left side. i immediately went to my selling dealership to inquire since my vehicle was unsafe at that point. the dealership confirmed that this is a common problem with the nissan muranos, however no recall and costly to repair. on monday 8/8/11, i contact nissan consumer affairs to inquire of this issue and received the worst customer experience of my life. i had no choice but to schedule a diagnostic test which costs 70 dollars for nissan corporate to review the report before assisting further. is nissan waiting for death or serious injury before helping their customers? *tr
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
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
Drivers seat is broken, tips left and right, happened on many other muranos, nissan refuses to do anything about it. *kb
Sitting in seat constant problem, caused veering off rd. seat rocks if accident the seat will break causing possible death. *kb
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.
Internal mounting bracket supporting the drivers seat has broken while rounding a corner causing my hands to slip of the steering wheel and car did strike the curb. the seat now will flop from side to side. the car is not safe to drive. i can't afford the $700+ repair, that will fail again in the short amount of time. please look into this. it is a common problem on these model cars. nissan has sent out a tsa for this repair. but the problem is conic and expensive. no after marked parts available. nissan parts only and the replacements are failing also. *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
Driver seat left rear bracket completely failed. the seat was then free to pivot on the front forward bolts during all stopping actions. *tr
2005 nissan murano driver's side seat frame broke for no reason. numerous reports of same issue according to dealer and online research. serious safety concern since restraint system is now compromised. quote to repair is over $1,000.00. *tr
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
While turning right while driving my 2005 nissan murano i heard and felt a loud pop underneath my seat. upon investigating i discovered that the back left side of my seat had broken loose from the bracket. the left back of the seat remains disengaged from the seat frame. i went to the nissan dealer today where i purchased the car and was quoted $898.08 for a new seat frame (part # 87450+a) and an additional $153-204 labor for installation. after researching online, i have discovered that this has been an ongoing issue with the murano and that nissan now uses a newly designed part to prevent this from happening. the fact that my seat is not fully attached in my car is very concerning and certainly is a safety issue. i am a bit surprised by the fact that the nissan service department i went to appeared to never have heard of or seen this issue and yet when i went to the parts department, the representative told me that he had quoted for the part 4 times recently. hmmm. *tr
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.
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
While driving on the highway the driver side seat started to move forward on it's own, i almost crashed my car into a truck and could have been killed. i told the dealer but they said it is not covered. i don't have 800 dollars to fix this problem my seat is now stuck in a forward position and i am waiting until it moves back. hope it will not happen while i am driving. *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
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 in a garage at low speed, my driver side seat suddenly snapped, and tilted down to left. now when i drive, the seat rocks both side to side & front to back, and is very unstable. i worry the other side will snap under the stress of the motion, and my seat will no longer be connected to the car. already i can feel the motion of the seat from my seatbelt, and honestly it is a little hard to steer when my body isn't stable. i realize an investigation was already done into this matter a few years ago which was closed because there was not evidence of harm due to the manufacturing problem. must someone be injured before nissan will take responsibility for this? there are almost 300 complaints registered on this site alone for this problem, and the dealers seem to be making about $1000 for each repair so i doubt they will do anything about it. *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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan murano. the contact stated that the frame beneath the driver's seat was broken. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed the failure, and confirmed that the frame on the bottom of the seat needed to be replaced . the manufacturer was contacted and did not offer any assistance, stating that the vehicle was not under warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 60,000. updated 3/22/11 *cn updated 03/31/11
Driver seat lifter assembly weld broken. was $400 to repair. i have seen in numerous forums that this problem is very common with nissan muranos. how can you trust that the car will be safe in a crash if the drivers seat welds are prone to failure. *tr
Broken drivers seat frame. *tr
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
While driving along, i took a slight turn and heard a crack sound. all of a sudden the back left corner of my driver seat fell, upon stopping the vehicle, i found i can now easily "rock" my driver seat up/down. due to this, i have severe back strain while driving along with great concerns of safety, if i go over a bump will my foot slip off the accelerator or brake? if, in an accident will i end up in the back seat while the vehicle is in drive? is my young family in jeopardy? *tr
Driver's seat. underneath the rear of driver's seat is a metal bracket that snapped, causing seat to rock. brought it to two places and was told it's probably a factory defect. brought back to dealer and also filed a claim with dealer's consumer affairs department and was told there was nothing they could do about it as far as a factory recall or repairing at no cost to me. *tr
The drivers seat frame broke for no apparent reason. the vehicle has never been wrecked.
This is a safety issue that affects all 2005 nissan muranos. the drivers seat support has a design flaw making the vehicle unsafe to drive, the flaw is in the design and construction of the driver's seat support. it makes the support support so fragile that it breaks, thus disconnecting the seat from the seat rail. this support will break during an accident, or suddenly, without warning, while the car is in motion. if broken during an accident, the seat will not perform acceptably as part of the safety restraint system; (the safety restrain system is comprised of the seat, the seat belts, and the airbags. they work together to minimize injury in the event of an accident. with the seat loose, the entire system's function is fatally compromised); aggravated injuries or unnecessary death may result. if the failure occurs while driving, the design flaw could cause an accident. in my car, the seat broke while driving at slow speed, making a left turn in a residential area. there was no warning, just an noise, and the seat suddenly was loose. i took it in for repair immediately, the mechanic stated that he has seen several of these recently, nissan is stonewalling customers on this, the repair is very expensive. thus many are choosing to continue to drive their car with the seat broken, in order to avoid the high cost of repair. this represents a growing population of unsafe vehicles on the road. as stated above, these vehicles are not only unsafe for their owner/drivers, they also represent a risk to others sharing the road.
2005 nissan murano made a left turn and my seat frame broke. driver's side rear bracket. nissan wants $1200 to fix. seat brackets shouldn't break. there are tons of occurrences of this problem recorded. this should be recalled. *tr
While temporarily stopped, there was a loud pop from under the driver's seat and the left side of the driver's seat dropped with the driver still seated in it. the seat is now loose and rocks back a forth as the seat support frame attaching the seat to the floor has broken. we are 1,700 miles from home and are faced with a long drive home with a dangerously loose and partially detached seat. we had been driving on very smooth roads in a normal manner and nothing has occurred that might cause the failure of a seat support system. in several million miles of driving, this is the first seat support failure i've ever witnessed, but a quick search on the internet indicates this is an all too common failure for this particular make, model and year car.
I am writing in regard to a 2005 nissan murano. the driver's seat support bracket has broken. the seat is loose and rocks and wobbles. a driver cannot sit securely in the seat as it moves while you are driving. in looking under the seat it shows that the left steel bracket has totally broken in half leaving the seat unsupported. i took the car into the dealership and they said it is not covered by nissan, and since we are out of warranty, it will cost $900.00. i cannot afford this so the seat remains broken. i asked the mechanic about it and he said their hands are tied as nissan will not authorize the repair on a recall basis. the mechanic has seen several of these, but he said that ours is the worst one he has seen. most of the others have just been wobbly, but ours is totally broken. he offered to talk to someone at nissan about it and "go to bat for us". this should be a recall item as more than 8,000 have reported this problem. if there is ever an injury to a driver as a result of a broken seat there will be a law suit that will cost them more than the recall. *tr
2005 nissan murano driver seat frame has broke in the left rear corner. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan murano. while traveling 30 mph the contact noticed that the front driver seat had suddenly began to lean to the left side of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the seat needed to be replaced. the current and failure mileages were 51000.
Driver seat frame lift mechanism breakage. seat loose on base as result. *tr