2005 Nissan Murano Visibility
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DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN UP POSITION. CAUSES POTENTIAL ISSUE OF BLOCKING DRIVER'S VISION WHEN IT SUDDENLY DROPS TO THE DOWN POSITION. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. VISOR CONSTANTLY FALLS DOWN OBSCURING MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF BLOGS AND FORUMS WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER MURANO OWNERS. NOW THE VISOR WILL NOT EVEN STAY UP. I HAD TO REMOVE IT. DEALERSHIP WANTS 400$ TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS VISOR. NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A MECHANICAL FLAW INSIDE THE VISOR. *TR
SUN VISOR NO LONGER STAY IN THE UP POSITION. HANGS DOWN IN EYE SHOT OF ROAD. AFRAID THAT IT WILL CAUSE ACCIDENT. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO FALLS CONTINUALLY INTO VIEW BLOCKING DRIVER FROM SAFELY NAVIGATING THE ROAD. IT FALLS ON BUMPY ROADS AS WELL AS SMOOTH SURFACES, DAY, NIGHT, COLD, HOT. TOLD IT WOULD COST MORE THAN 300 DOLLARS TO FIX- A VISOR!!!!! *TR
I JUST BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO IN MAY 2009 AND HAVE JUST STARTED EXPERIENCING MY DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. AT FIRST I THOUGH IT WAS JUST GOING TO HAPPEN A FEW TIME, BUT NOW IT WONT STAY UP BUT FOR LIKE 2 MINUTES THEN FALLS BACK DOWN. I THINK THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE, BECAUSE FOR THAT SPLIT SECOND THAT THE VISOR IS DOWN I COULD WRECK. I HAVE ALSO HEARD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BECAUSE OF PASSENGER SIDE VISORS DOING THE SAME THING, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO BE GETTING DONE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT AND SOMETHING SHOULD GET REPLACED. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 MURANO WHICH JUST PASSED 35K IN MILEAGE, I ALSO HAVE THE GOLD-PREFERRED WARRANTY. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE SUNVISOR SUDDENLY STOP WORKING. IT NO LONGER STAYS IN THE "UP" POSITION. IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE VISOR IS DROPPING DOWN AND CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE HEARD THAT ALMOST EVERY THIRD NISSAN MURANO OF MY YEAR HAS THIS PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS CLEARLY A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THANKS IN ADVANCE. *TR
SUN VISOR ON 2005 NISSAN MURANO WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION. VISOR DROPS OBSCURING VIEW. *TR
THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR CAME LOSE AND HAS NOW COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AT FIRST THE ISSUE WAS I COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY UP AND NOW ITS STILL AND ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAME OFF AND I CAN'T BLOCK THE SUN WHEN I AM DRIVING. LIVING IN SOUTH FLORIDA WHERE THE SUN IS ALWAYS SHINING THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR DRIVING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS. IT'S AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT MOST OF US ARE HAVING. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY ME. WHO KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE DON'T KNOW THAT IS A FACTORY PROBLEM. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, SOMEONE TO GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT FOR NISSAN TO SO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? THEY RATHER GET SUED FOR MILLIONS RATHER THAN TAKING CARE OF THIS? *TR
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND I AM HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH SUN VISORS. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS THE FIRST TO GO AND DOES NOT STAY IN ANY POSITION EXCEPT STRAIGHT DOWN... THIS IS CAUSING ME TO LOOK UNDER IT AND IS VERY IRRITATING AS WELL AS A SEEING HAZARD. THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR ALSO WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION BUT AT LEAST STAYS IN THE EXTENDED POSITION AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. NISSAN SAYS THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE TO FORK OUT $253 A PIECE FOR THESE SUN VISORS AND CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO AND THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN UP POSITION IT JUST FALLS BACK DOWN BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. NISSAN SAYS THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM AND SINCE NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED THEY WILL CHARGE TO REPAIR. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP - IT FALLS AT THE LEAST BUMP AND BLOCKS MY VISION. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AT LEAST THE END OF APRIL. I WAS TOLD MY BLACKBURN MOTORS THAT IT WOULD COST ME $296.01 PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE THE VISOR. I HAVE HAD OLD BEATER CARS THAT HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER, NISSAN, SHOULD REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE VISORS AT THEIR COST, NOT MINE. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, THAT IS A BAD MARK AGAINST NISSAN. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER ANY BUMPS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE FALLS INTO THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE VISOR CAN ONLY BE PUT IN THE UP POSITION OR THE DOWN POSITION, AND THE LEVEL CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH APPROXIMATELY 53,000 MILES. THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REFUSES TO MAINTAIN POSITION, JUST QUIT WORKING. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP IN JACKSON, TN (CARLOCK) SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED. SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT AND ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NISSAN ANSWER TO THESE DEFECTS IN THEIR SUN VISORS. *TR
I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAY NOZZLE DOES NOT DIRECT THE FLUID PROPERLY ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN SPRAYING THE WASHER FLUID IT HITS VERY LOW ON THE WINDSHIELD AND DOES NOT ALLOW ANY FLUID TO THE UPPER HALF THE GLASS. IN FACT IT WILL HIT THE WIPER ARM FIRST AND THIS THEN BLOCKS ANY ADDITIONAL FLUID TO HIT DURING THE FIRST PASS. ALSO NOTE THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS. THAT WHEN YOU DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE AIR FLOW OVER THE HOOD DIRECTS THE FLUID TO THE LOWER HALF ON BOTH SIDES. THIS IS DANGEROUS DURING WINTER DRIVING WITH SNOW AND ICE FALLING AND ON THE ROAD. PLACEMENT OF THE NOZZLES ARE IN THE WRONG LOCATION. THEY GET BLOCKED BY SNOW AND ICE. THIS ALSO BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. ''THE NOZZLES CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED''. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT THIS SITUATION BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON VARIOUS WEB FORUMS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. ARE YOU AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS THEIR A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM?*JB
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The 2005 Nissan Murano has 114 Visibility complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.