2006 Nissan Murano

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE AND BATTERY SENSOR WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 12/30/2019· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY JERKED WHILE SWITCHING GEARS. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RAN HOT PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V169000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/30/2008· SEATS

  DRIVER SEAT REAR BRACKET BROKEN ON 2006 NISSAN MURANO SE SIMILAR TO PE08065. *TR

• 12/29/2010· VISIBILITY

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

• 12/29/2009· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. A SPRING BROKE IN THE SUN VISOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VISOR TO REPEATEDLY FALL INTO HIS FACE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,423.

• 12/28/2010· SEATS

  FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT IS INSTABLE AND ROCKS WHEN MAKING TURNS

• 12/27/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  THE AIR DUCT (PIPE) COMING FROM THE AIR FILTER UNATTACHED ITSELF CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS MOVING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE LOSS. *TR

• 12/27/2012· SEATS

  I WAS PULLING OUT OF AS PARKING LOT WITH HOT COFFEE IN MY CUP HOLDER. MY MOTHER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MY 11 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. I HEARD A CLUNK AND MY SEAT JOLTED BACKWARD MAKING CONTROLLING MY VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ALMSOT RESULTING IN HITTING A GAS STATION SIGN AND JUTTING OUT INTO A MAJOR ROADWAY. THE COFFEE SPILLED INTO MY LAP ADDING TO THE ALREADY SEVERE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/26/2020· SEATS

  THE LEFT, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT OF MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO BROKE WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING. THE SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED COMPLETELY, LEAVING THE SEAT TILTED DOWNWARD SEVERAL INCHES ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION BECAUSE THE SEAT IS BOUNCING AT AN ODD ANGLE. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN MURANO. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AN NHTSA RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED.

• 12/26/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WENT TO DRIVE MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT DIDN'T TURN ON IT HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE THE WHOLE TIME IVE HAD IT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2015 IT HAD 103945 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 118K ON IT AND ONCE THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED WE PROCEEDED TO REPLACE IT. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED UP GOT ME TO WORK , AS SOON AS I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WORK IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. IT TOOK OVER AN HOUR TO JUMP IT AND FINALLY GET IT GOING. AS SOON AS I GOT HOME AND PARKED IT, ONCE AGAIN COMPLETELY DEAD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE ALTERNATOR BY SEVERAL PEOPLE AND HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO GET IT IN TO A SHOP AS I WORK DIFFICULT SHIFTS TO CORRELATE WITH WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR MOST SHOPS TO PROVIDE. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AND THEN HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AS I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HERE STATING THEY FIX THE ALTERNATOR JUST TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. HAS THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAD ANY RECALL IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE AS I HAVE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW BATTERY TO HAVE IT STONE DEAD THE NEXT DAY.

• 12/26/2017· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  ENGINE PROBLEM. OIL KEPT LEAKING ON OTHER PART AND MAKE THEM GO BAD. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DIFFERENT LOCATION, ALL SAID THE SAME THINGS.

• 12/26/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2006 NISSAN MURANO WON'T TAKE GAS STOPS NOZZLE EVEN WHEN ITS NOT FULL***CC THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

• 12/25/2012· SEATS

  I SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND HEARD A CRACKING SOUND AND FELT THE LEFT REAR OF THE SEAT DROP DOWN 1-2 INCHES. THE SEAT ROCKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE LEFT REAR SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS PART FAILING IN MANY YEARS OF THE MURANO VEHICLE AND AN UPDATED STRONGER PART IS NOW AVAILABLE. I FEEL THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL AND REPAIRED FOR NO COST TO THE OWNER. *TR

• 12/23/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE FUEL SENSOR GONE BAD. SHOWS AS CHECK ENGINE AND FUEL LEVEL IS EITHER EMPTY OR EMPTY.

• 12/23/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME PUMPING GAS INTO MY 2006 NISSAN MURANO S. AFTER A GALLON OR TWO THE FUEL PUMP HANDLE WILL KICK OFF AND STOP PUMPING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE VENTING SYSTEM. I FIRST BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THIS ISSUE IN 2006. I ENDED UP PICKING IT UP AND THEN TAKING IT RIGHT BACK BECAUSE I COULDN'T PUT GAS INTO IT AT THE STATION DOWN THE ROAD. IT WAS AGAIN SERVICED FOR THE SAME THING IN 2008 AND THEN AGAIN IN 2009. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. I HAVE TO PUMP GAS INTO A PORTABLE GAS CAN AND THEN POUR IT INTO THE MURANO. *LN

• 12/22/2017· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS

  SUBFRAME RUST THROUGH AND BROKE, CAUSING LOST CONTROL OF CAR. CAR BECAME DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE, WITH EXPENSIVE REPAIRS DUE TO THE BREAK. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR, OR SIMILAR YEARS, HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE. BRAKE OF SUBFRAME WAS WHILE MOVING ON HIGHWAY, CAUSING DRIFT OF CAR WITH NO CONTROL OF BACK WHEELS, PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHER CARS IN DANGER. ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS: HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/NISSAN/MURANO/SUSPENSION-PROBLEMS.PHP

• 12/22/2015· SEATS

  THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME HAS DETACHED FROM THE CAR FLOOR MOUNT AS OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO; SINCE THEN, THE SEVERITY OF THE DETACHMENT HAS INCREASED AND THE SEAT MOVES UP AND DOWN. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND NISSAN THAT WELDING THE SEAT FRAME TO THE FLOOR FRAME WILL ONLY TEMPORARILY FIX THE ISSUE. NISSAN STATES A NEW FRAME IS REQUIRED ($1,200 + LABOR). NOT HAVING MY SEAT CORRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE CAR PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN AUTO ACCIDENT. THE FRAME HAS DETACHED BASED ON NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR; THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL USE, IN FACT THE CAR ONLY HAS 110,409 MILES. NISSAN STATES THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ($1,200 + LABOR) TO REMEDY GIVEN THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD (IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS).

• 12/22/2010· SEATS

  2006 NISSAN MURANO, BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME. FAILED WHILE DRIVING, TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION. TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST HIT AN ONCOMING CAR. THE SEAT FRAME REPAIR COST AT THE DEALER IS NEARLY $1,400. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR CITING IT NOT BEING THE SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK ON A VEHICLE, LET ALONE A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABILITY OF THE SEAT TO MAINTAIN ITS STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERN THAT I HAVE WITH THIS SEAT AND WHAT COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT, I WILL BE SELLING IT WHEN I HAVE IT PAID FOR IN A FEW SHORT MONTHS AND WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE. NISSAN'S HANDLING OF THIS ISSUE HAS COST THEM MY FUTURE BUSINESS. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE WHICH LED ME TO THIS SITE AS WELL AS UNCOVERED A HOST OF THE VERY SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER MURANOS. IT APPEARS TO BE A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM WITH MURANOS OF THIS VINTAGE. NISSAN DOES NOT AGREE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I DISAGREE WITH THEIR ASSESSMENT AS A SEAT COMING UNATTACHED FROM THE VEHICLE'S FRAME HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY. VIN NUMBER AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.* TR

• 12/20/2011· SEATS

  DRIVER SEAT FRAME OR ATTACHMENT TO TRACK IS BROKEN. HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR A LONG AMOUNT OF TIME. FIRST NOTICED AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASING VEHICLE IN 2008. DEALER WANTS @ 1000.00 TO REPAIR. WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. CAR FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO SEAT THIS YEAR. CANNOT AFFORD REPAIR AT THIS TIME. *TR

• 12/20/2010· SEATS

  THE MOUNT UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE AND DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE/OPERATE THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS LEANING SEVERLY TO THE LEFT AND MOVING AROUND. IF THERE HAD BEEN AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY BECOME COMPLETELY SEPERATED FROM THE CAR SINCE THERE WAS ONLY 1 BRACKET HOLDING IT ON INSTEAD OF 2.

• 12/19/2009· VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

  SUNVISOR FALLS DOWN CREATING BLIND HAZARD. *TR

• 12/18/2010· SEATS

  2006 NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET BROKE WHEN SITTING IN SEAT. *TR

• 12/18/2009· STRUCTURE

  BOTH SCREWS HOLDING TAILGATE LATCH TO VEHICLE FRAME FAILED IN >20K MILES LEAVING TAILGATE SECURED BY > 1/4" OF PLASTIC INTERIOR TRIM WHICH IS SECURED BY 3 PLASTIC SNAP CONNECTORS. FAILED SCREWS WERE CONNECTED TO THREADED METAL BASE IN ENCLOSED BOX FRAME MEMBER. ONLY FIX WAS TO CUT BOX, RECOVER BASE AND RE-ATTACH SCREWS AND WELD COVER OVER CUT. *TR

• 12/17/2014· SEATS

  DRIVING ON I95 AND HEAR A POP AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHIFTED ABOUT 5 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND THE BACK LEFT CORNER DROPPED. WHEN I TURNED TO THE RIGHT, IT FELT LIKE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT WOULD RAISE UP THEN DROP BACK DOWN AS I COMPLETED THE TURN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE BEL AIR (MD) NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. THEY FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOTTOM WELD HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT FAME TO BEND AND SLIT. THEY INSTALLED GUSSET AND WELDED. COST $757.08. I CONTACTED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE TELLING NISSAN I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE SEAT FRAME ON AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 81,000 MILES SHOULD NOT BREAK UNLESS IT WAS UNDER DESIGNED OR WAS DEFECTIVELY MADE. NISSAN ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER OF 16837975 AND SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME. THEY GOT BACK TO ME ON 12/17/2014 STATING NISSAN WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE COST AND NISSAN WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE INFREQUENT OF OCCURRENCE BUT WOULD NOT TELL ME THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES. *TR

• 12/17/2009· STRUCTURE,SEATS

  THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT RECENTLY STARTED TO ROCKING TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHICH ALERTED ME TO HAVING A PROBLEM. THE SUB RAIL THAT HOLD THE SEAT IN BROKEN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET INTO THE CAR THE SEAT IS LEANING TO THE LEFT DOOR. I CONTACTED THE DEALER IN WHICH I PURCHASED THE CAR, THEY SAID IT IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS UP. I SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE NISSAN WHICH I HAVE ALSO DONE . *TR

• 12/15/2020· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE CRACKED IN HALF , LEAKING

• 12/15/2015· SEATS

  DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME OR BRACKET BROKEN RESULTING IN LOOSE SEAT THAT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME OR BRACKET ON THE LEFT SIDE REAR PART OF THE FRAME BROKE RESULTING IN THE SEAT DROPPING ABOUT 3 INCHES DOWN ON THE BACK LEFT SIDE.

• 12/15/2014· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET A KEY MADE FOR IT, SINCE I HAD LOST THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION UP TO DATE. AFTER GETTING A KEY MADE BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION FOR IT IS LOCKED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I NOW NEED TO PURCHASE A STEERING LOCK TO GET IT FIXED. THE MURANO I PURCHASED WAS FROM A USED DEALERSHIP AND I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY RECALLS AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY LETTER TO DATE FOR THE RECALL ON THE STEERING LOCK SINCE I HAVE HAD IT. THERE WAS A RECALL DONE ON THE NISSAN MURANO'S IN THE 2006 DATE RANGE FOR THIS SAME REASON. I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE SINCE I DID NOT BREAK IT TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

• 12/15/2012· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHIFTED TO THE LEFT ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR I PULLED OVER AND THE SEAT WAS LOOSE AT THE BASE FROM THE LEFT SIDE, AT CLOSER INSPECTION THE FRAME HAD SEPARATED AND THE METAL FRAMING HAD SPLIT. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TOO OFTEN WITH THIS VEHICLE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RESPOND TO THESE MULTIPLE ISSUES AND ADDRESS. *TR

• 12/14/2012· POWER TRAIN

  ON 12/10/12 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING LOUD CLUNKING NOISES, BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED IT AND SAID THEY BELIEVED THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSFER CASE OR TRANSMISSION WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NISSAN IS SAYING THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAS NO WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THAT IT FAILS. WHEN ASKED WHY IT FAILED THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT NISSAN DOESN'T ALLOW THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE JUST TO REPLACE IT BUT UNFORTUNATELY AT MY COST OF $3500 WHY SHOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS IF THEY KNOW ITS AN ISSUE AND CAN NOT GUARANTY THAT IT WON'T FAIL AGAIN! I CAN NOT AFFORD NOT SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR NISSANS FAILURE! THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH THE CONSUMER. *TR

• 12/14/2012· STEERING

  UPON STARTING VEHICLE IN A.M., I HEARD A LOUD WHINE EMANATE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE SOUND WAS EXACTLY LIKE BRITTLE LEAVES FROM A TREE WERE RUBBING ON THE MOVING BELTS. I TURNED STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT AND STEERING SENSATION SEEMED SPORADIC AND IRREGULAR. I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED SERPENTINE BELT AND POWER STEERING BELT. I THOUGHT THE BELTS MAY BE GLAZED OR HAVE LOOSENED OR HAD A FOREIGN OBJECT TOUCHING THEM. ALL LOOKED OKAY BUT THE NOISE REMAINED. THAT AFTERNOON I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND MADE APPT. MY MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE , ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID AS HE FOUND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE AND SAID HE WOULD ORDER A NEW UNIT AND INSTALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HE SAID THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PART TO FAIL ON THESE MURANOS. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETE, HOWEVER IT SET ME BACK FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS. I CALLED NISSAN AT 1-800- NISSAN1. THE AGENT ON BEHALF OF NISSAN REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY, HOWEVER DID MAKE A CASE NUMBER. I STATED SOMEONE WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED ONE DAY, BUT WAS MET WITH THE OBLIGATORY "WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE". I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE MURANO AND WAS TOLD NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THIS POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE, AND IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON. SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL, THERE IS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST ME. *TR

• 12/14/2010· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON THE CONSOLE. ON 12/8/2010 CONTACTED NISSAN DEALERSHIP, WRIGHT AUTOMOTIVE - WEXFORD, PA, AND SERVICE AGENT ADVISED THE EARLIEST THEY COULD SEE THE VEHICLE WAS12/13/2010 AND THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY WHILE THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING. UPON TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE AGENT ADVISED HE HAS NOT SEEN THIS ISSUE IN THE 2 YEARS HE'S BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED THERE IS NO RECALL OR KNOWN TSB. SERVICE ORDER INDICATED A CODE OF B1054 WHICH MEANS 'DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG OPEN'. THUS, THEY RECOMMENDED 'REPLACE SPIRAL CABLE' FOR A TOTAL COST OF $371.88. I PAID $69.95 DIAGNOSTIC FEE, $197 SPIRAL CABLE, AND $18.69 TAX AND PENDING PAYMENT OF $104.93 LABOR COST TO REPLACE PART. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB THE FOLLOWING WAS UNCOVERED: SEVERAL MURANO OWNERS, CROSSING MODEL YEARS, HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND TWO SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS. THE FIRST SOLUTION STATES TO PERFORM A RESET BY TURNING THE VEHICLE FROM 'OFF' TO 'ON' THREE TIMES WHILE COUNTING TO 5 DURING THE 'OFF' TIME. THIS SOLUTION WORKED FOR SEVERAL OWNERS. THE SECOND SOLUTION IDENTIFIED BY ONE OWNER SAID REPLACEMENT OF THE 'SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONER', WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY COVERED UNDER A RECALL FOR A 2005 MURANO, SOLVED THE IDENTIFIED ISSUE. WE CHOOSE TO PERFORM A SELF 'RESET' ON 12/13/2010 WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENT TO DEALERSHIP ANALYSIS PAYMENT OF $266.95 (DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND SPECIAL PART ORDER). UPON DISCUSSING THE 'RESET' WITH NISSAN SERVICE AGENT, HE SUGGESTED EITHER RETURN SPECIAL ORDER PART AND PAY RESTOCKING FEE OR KEEP THE PART SINCE HE BELIEVES THE LIGHT WILL BEGIN FLASHING AGAIN. SINCE PERFORMING THE 'RESET' THE FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT HAS NOT RETURNED. NISSAN NEEDS TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND ISSUE A RECALL OR IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE THEN NISSAN SHOULD DOCUMENT A TSB SOLUTION.

• 12/13/2008· STRUCTURE,SEATS

  I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD START SQUEAKING WHENEVER I MADE ANY TURNS OR DROVE OVER BUMPS. IT SOUNDS LIKE PLASTIC GRINDING. ON 12/12/08, I SAT IN THE SEAT AND THE FRAME BROKE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT NOW ROCKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHENEVER YOU TURN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOUR FEET WILL COME OFF THE GAS OR BREAK WHENEVER YOU TURN. I WENT ON THE WEB, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL PUBLIC FORUMS FROM MURANO OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT TAKE ANY ANY ACTION. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE THE WHOLE SEAT FOR $1,200.00 AND NOT TRY TO FIX THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. IF THEY WANT YOU TO BUY A WHOLE NEW SEAT, WHAT IS TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN? UNACCEPTABLE. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS SEAT, BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 12/12/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING,NO ACCELERATION,VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC,BOTH CAM SHAFT SENSORS REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

• 12/12/2013· SEATS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BECAME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT AND NOT REMAIN IN A SECURE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BRACKET WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

• 12/12/2012· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  VISORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP. *TR

• 12/12/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSFER CASE BROKE DOWN 3 DAYS AFTER USED PURCHASE. WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT, BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. *TR

• 12/12/2009· STRUCTURE,SEATS

  DRIVING ALONG AND BACK LEFT OF DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN ABOUT 3-INCHES CAUSING ME TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I SUSPECT A BOLT HAS COME LOOSE OR MORE LIKELY FROM THE NUMEROUS POSTS I HAVE FOUND ONLINE A WELD HAS BROKEN. THIS IS REGARDING A 06 NISSAN MURANO. *TR

• 12/09/2013· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48000.

• 12/09/2010· SEATS

  THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY ROLLED BACK AND SANK DOWN WHEN I WAS DRIVING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. THERE ALSO WAS A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR LEFT BRACKET SUPPORTING THE DRIVER SEAT FRACTURED. *TR

• 12/08/2011· VISIBILITY

  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

• 12/08/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MURANO IS STILL CONTINUING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLANT AND DEALER CAN NOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT SO THEY CAN NOT FIX IT. CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE OR RE-PURCHASE MY VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME IT HAS BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALER 5 TIMES DOCUMENTED, 2 TIMES UNDOCUMENTED. I FEEL LIKE THIS FALLS INTO THE LEMON LAW, SO I WILL BE FILLING A LEMON LAW SUIT AGAINST NISSAN AT THIS TIME. I LIKE MY MURANO BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *JB

• 12/07/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL, OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACTS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VISOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

• 12/06/2011· SEATS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED BACKWARDLY WITHOUT INTENT. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUPPORT BRACKET FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,300.

• 12/05/2014· SEATS

  MY SEAT HAS DISLODGED FROM THE BASE IN THE BACK LEFT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT JUST AS MANY OTHERS HAVE AS WELL. I NOTICED IT WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN WHEN THE SEAT ROCKED OUT OF PLACE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THEY SAID IT WAS A FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE WELDED ($500) OR THE SEAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT ($1500). I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THEY RESPONDED NO. SINCE IT SEEMED SO FAR BEYOND A NORMAL ISSUE WITH A VEHICLE, I DECIDED TO CONTACT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE TO HELP. AFTER A WEEK LONG INVESTIGATION, NISSAN OFFERED NO HELP. THEY WERE VAGUE AS TO MY INQUIRIES IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE. AFTER SOME FURTHER RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS SAFECAR.ORG, AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. MOREOVER, TO FIND THAT AN INVESTIGATION TOOK PLACE ALREADY ON THE ISSUE AND WAS CLOSED WITH NO ACTION IS RIDICULOUS AND NEGLIGENT. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? I HOPE THE CASE GETS REOPENED AND THE ISSUE IS PREVENTED GOING FORWARD. *TR

• 12/04/2019· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN NISSAN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,771.

• 12/04/2014· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD A POP COME FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE SEAT COLLAPSED TO THE LEFT REAR. I'M ASSUMING THAT THIS IS THE SEAT FRAME ISSUE THAT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MURANO OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. *TR

• 12/04/2011· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A POP AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT DROPPED DOWN AND BEGAN TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SEAT FRAME BRACKET WAS BROKEN AND WAS NOT A COVERED REPAIR (NOT IN WARRANTY) AND WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800 FOR THE PART, AS THE BRACKET WOULD ONLY BE SOLD AS PART OF THE ENTIRE MOTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR

• 12/04/2011· VISIBILITY

  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

• 12/03/2021· STEERING,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Normal driving and the seat broke and has been for several years causing instability and oscillation. Recently my steering wheel will not align, brought it to a mechanic that informed me the rear sub-frame is cracked on both sides causing the tires to malign, creating un-even wear on the back tires and a hazard to drive.