2006 Nissan Murano Seats

WHILE DRIVING MY 8YR OLD DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND IN THE MURANO, I WENT AROUND A LONG LEFT HAND BEND GOING 45 IN A 50MPH AREA - THE BACK LEFT BRACKET UNDER MY SEAT JUST SNAPPED, WHICH IN TURN MADE ME LEAN BACK AND TO THE LEFT, OF COURSE THIS THEN EFFECTED MY STEERING AND FOR A BRIEF INSTANT PULLED ME INTO THE OPPOSING LANE. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I MANAGED TO CORRECT MY POSITION ON THE ROAD. THIS BRACKET HAS SINCE BEEN REDESIGNED ON THE MORE RECENT MURANO'S TO BE MUCH STRONGER AND BASICALLY LOOKS AND WORKS LIKE THE OTHER 3 BRACKETS (THAT DON'T SNAP). THE BRACKET THAT SNAPPED ON MY CAR IS SO THIN AND FLIMSY IN COMPARISON TO THE OTHERS IT'S A JOKE - AND SO DANGEROUS. I DID TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN DURHAM NC - BUT THEY TOLD ME A STRAIGHT UP "NO" WE ARE NOT GOING TO FIX OR DO ANY KIND OF RECALL. (I GUESS THERE HAVE TO BE MORE COMPLAINTS/INJURIES/DEATHS BEFORE A RECALL IS MADE). MANY INSTANCES OF THIS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ONLINE, BUT ALL SEEM TO RECEIVE THE SAME ANSWER FROM NISSAN - "NO" . *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT CAME OFF THE HINGES. THIS COULD CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HOW IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND THIS IS HAPPENED TO MANY OF THEIR CARS. HOPE SOMEONE CA HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WAS SITTING IN CAR WAITING ON SOMEONE WHEN MY DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE ON THE LEFT BACK CORNER OF THE FRAME. IMAGINE IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT SUDDENLY JUST BROKE. COULD HAVE EASILY HAVE SWERVED OR WORSE. NISSAN SAID THE NEW SEAT FRAME COST OVER $1,200.00 PLUS APPROX. $300.00 FOR LABOR TO REPLACE WITH A NEW FRAME. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF SOMEONE IS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT BREAKS. THANKFULLY I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

I WAS TURNING THE CORNER INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND MY SEAT ROCKED SIDEWAYS. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY MORNING THEY TOLD ME PART # 87450+A IS BROKEN AND CANNOT BE FIXED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WEIGH ONLY 125 POUNDS, THIS PART MUST BE WEAK TO BEGIN WITH. IF THERE IS A RECALL BECAUSE OF SEATBELTS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL WHEN A SEAT BECOMES DETACHED FROM YOUR VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A PART MALFUNCTION AS WELL. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT COMPLETELY COLLAPSED TO THE LEFT AND BACK. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, DISCOVERED THE SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN. *TR

WHILE TUNING SLIGHTLY AND LOOKING BACKWARDS TO BACK OUT MY DRIVEWAY, HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND FELT MY SEAT FALL BACKWARD. I BRAKE AND STOPPED MY CAR. I THEN FELT MY SEAT FALL FORWARD.I EXITED MY CAR AND NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT OF MY DRIVES SEAT SITTING ON THE FLOOD. AND THAT MY AIRBAG INDICATOR HAD COME ON. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE SEAT I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE BARS UNDER THE SEAT HAD SNAPPED. I MANAGED TO TIE SOME WIRE AROUND TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICING,MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE AUTO HAS TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE ANY STATE INSPECTION CERTIFICATE COULD BE THE ISSUED. I ASKED HOW MUCH THIS WOULD COST, AND AFTER SO RESEARCH I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO QUITE A FEW OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME AUTO AND THAT THIS IS A NISSAN ONLY PART WHICH COST $1,0000 FOR THE PART. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB I HAVE LEARNED THAT IS COMMON AMONG THE NISSAN 2002-2007 AND YET NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL! *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET, ON THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT, BROKE. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND HEARD A LOUD POP. SEAT BACK DOWN AND THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVED UP AND DOWN. AS I READ ON LINE IT HAS HAPPEN A LOT IN THE SAME AREA IT HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE SEAT MADE A POPPING NOISE AND COLLAPSED TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHICH IN TURN ALSO FORCED MY BODY TO LEAN INTO THE DOOR AND CAUSED ME TO MOMENTARILY JERK THE STEERING WHEEL BARELY AVOIDING A COLLISION. THE SEAT IS NOW BROKEN AND FORCES YOU TO SIT LEANING INTO THE DOOR AS THERE IS NO LONGER ANY SUPPORT. EVERY TIME I TURN OR IF I COME TO A QUICK STOP THE SEAT BOUNCES LIKE A RUBBER BAND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SAFELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I CAN NOT IMAGINE THAT THIS IS A SAFE WAY TO DRIVE A VEHICLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO THINK IT IS NOT THE WAY THAT THE MANUFACTURER TESTED OR INTENDED THE VEHICLE TO BE OPERATED. I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THE FAULTY BRACKET IS EXTREMELY COMMON IN ALL THE 2003-2008 NISSAN MURANOS. I ALSO FOUND THAT NISSAN MAKES A BRACKET THAT IS MUCH MORE STURDY AND THEY CHARGE YOU ALMOST $1000 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE KNOWINGLY ALLOWING THEIR FAULTY AND HAZARDOUS PARTS TO BE INSTALLED AT THE ASSEMBLY LINE INSTEAD OF USING THE UPGRADED BRACKET THAT IS ONE SOLID PIECE OF METAL. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID ANY FURTHER POTENTIAL HAZARDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT INDEPENDENTLY MOVED OUT OF PLACE. THE CONTACT SPECULATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT CORNER BRACKET MIGHT HAVE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT TILTS BACKWARDS AND ROCKS. I'VE ALSO HAD THIS OCCUR TO ME WHEN I GET IN TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE SEAT SINKS AS A MOVE IT BACK BEFORE I DRIVE. WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT, YOU CAN ACTUALLY ROCK THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT I CAN SEE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A BROKEN WELD IN THE LEFT-REAR PORTION OF THE SEAT FRAME. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT A NEW SEAT WOULD COST. HOW THIS ISN'T A SAFETY CONCERN AND NOT PART OF A RECALL IS PERPLEXING TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT MADE A POP SOUND AND NOW SEAT WOBBLES. VERY IRRITATED WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE THANKSGIVING 2013. WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN IN MY FUTURE! WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE DRIVER SEAT BREAKING, NISSAN SHOULD STEP UP AND SEND A RECALL TO HAVE THE SEATS REPLACED! I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SEATS BREAKING! *TR

LEFT REAR SEAT TRACK BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN AND MOVE BACK AND FORTH. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY A AVERAGE PERSON OF APPX 170 LBS. ACCORDING TO NISSAN THIS IS GETTING TO BE A PROBLEM IN OTHER VEHICLES AND A VERY EXPENSE PROBLEM TO FIX. WHY WOULD THIS NOT BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY OR RECALL? *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT GOT OFF TRACK AND NO LONGER WORKS. CAN NOT MOVE THE SEAT AND SEAT IS NOW WOBBLING. *TR

1/14/2014 FRONT DRIVERS SEAT REAR BRACKET BROKEN - THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING BUT WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I SEE THAT YOUR AGENCY INQUIRED IN 2008 BUT THEN DROP IT BY 2009. HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THIS SIMILAR THING HAPPENING TO MUCH MORE THAN 14 PEOPLE ACCORDING TO YOUR REPORT. CAN YOU REOPEN THIS CASE AS IT IS A KNOWN AND CONTINUOUS PROBLEM? I CALLED MY DEALER AND THE PARTS DEPARTMENT KNEW THE PART NUMBER FOR THIS ISSUE RIGHT AWAY AND PROVIDED IT TO ME. SEAT FRAME #87450CA09A AND COST $1000 PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. THE SERVICE MANAGERS KNEW OF THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID THEY HAVE ONLY HAD A FEW TO HIS KNOWLEDGE. HOW MANY DEALERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY MAY HAVE THE SAME RESPONSE AND THE NUMBERS GROW EXPONENTIALLY. I ALSO CALLED THE NISSAN CORP PER THE DEALER AT 800-NISSAN1 ( 800-647-7261). I SPOKE WITH[XXX]AT EXT [XXX]. HE SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE PROBLEM NOR WERE THEY AWARE OF IT! (I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE AS THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN ON THE INTERNET VIA FORUMS, YOUTUBE AND OTHER LOCATIONS.) HE INSTRUCTED ME TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEN THE DEALER COULD CALL THEM BACK TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM TO DETERMINE WHAT ACTION IF ANY THEY WOULD DO. AFTER I INFORMED MARK I WAS DRAFTING AN EMAIL TO THE NTSB HE SAID HE WOULD ESCALATE MY CASE TO A SUPERVISOR. I TRIED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR HOWEVER THEY WERE TOO BUSY AT THE TIME. MY NISSAN CASE IS #[XXX]. MY VIN IS #[XXX]. CAN YOU ASSIST WITH GETTING SERIOUS ANSWERS TO THIS PROBLEM AND DIGGING INTO NISSAN TO ADDRESS AND ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SAFETY CONCERN? A NATIONAL RECALL WOULD BE A GREAT START. I HAVE SEEN RECALL FOR SAFETY BELTS AND SINCE THIS IS A DRIVERS CONCERN THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND CONSIDERATION. PLEASE ADVISE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WAS NOT SECURED TO THE FRAME AND REMAINED IN A TILTED POSITION DUE TO THE FRACTURED SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY COUSIN ON OUR WAY TO LUNCH WHEN I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE I RAN OVER A PLASTIC BOTTLE. I THEN LEARNED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD BROKE. I CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 ON JANUARY 3 2013. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ASKED FOR MY VIN# TO SEE IF I WAS UNDER WARRANTY. ONCE SHE LOCATED THE INFO AND FOUND THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED I TOLD HER THAT I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST NISSAN. I DIDN'T STOP THERE I NOTIFIED THE BBB ALONG WITH THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL OFFICE AND THE NHTSA. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED I HAD TO HAVE 9 OTHER PEOPLE IN MY AREA WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUE COME FORWARD FOR THERE TO BE AN INVESTIGATION. IT WILL BE 3 MONTHS ON THE 28TH OF MARCH THAT I'M STILL RIDING AROUND WITH A BROKEN SEAT. I DID HAVE THE SEAT WELDED BUT IT BROKE AFTER 6 DAYS. *TR

BACK LEFT SIDE OF DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING. AT THE TIME, LUCKY FOR ME, I DID HAVE SOME RECENTLY PURCHASED ITEMS PLACED ON THE BACK FLOORBOARD AREA WHICH "LESSENED" THE AMOUNT THE SEAT COULD DROP. THE ITEMS WERE REMOVED AND I WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNTIL FURTHER DRIVING. EXCESSIVE ROCKING ON TURNS AND ON LOCAL ROADS (TO INCLUDE DRIVEWAYS, PARKING LOT ENTRANCES, SPEED BUMPS ETC). DRIVERS SEAT STABILITY IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A SAFETY NECESSITY. RECALL THIS FAULTY ITEM!!!!!!!! AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS OCCURRING TOO FREQUENTLY AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT? *TR

I HEARD A SNAP AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS NOW LEANING TO THE LEFT AGAINST THE DRIVER'S DOOR. IT ROCKS WHEN CAR MAKES A RIGHT TURN. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 MURANO. I WAS DRIVING ROAD AND MY DRIVERS SEAT DROP TO THE LEFT SIDE. THIS ALMOST THREW ME IN THE BACK SEAT. I HAD TO SWIRL TO KEEP FROM HITTING A CAR. I HAD MY KID IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 30 YEARS AND NEVER HAS THIS HAPPEN TO ME. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR NISSAN TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE IN ORDER TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVE. *TR

I SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, STARTED TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT 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. AFTER LOOKING IN THE AREA OF THE PRIOR LOUD CRACKING SOUND, 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. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBELM WITH THE MURANO AND FEEL THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL AND REPAIRED FOR NO COST TO THE OWNER. *TR

I SAT DOWN IN MY DRIVER SEAT AND THE SEAT BROKE. *TR

THE SEAT BASED WELD FAILED ON THE LEFT REAR CORNER CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE MANY, MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED ON THE WEB. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL CONDITION AS IT RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I OPENED THE DOOR OF MY CAR AND SAT DOWN IN MY SEAT TO LEAVE AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING SOUND AND MY SEAT FELL BACK. I GOT OUT TO LOOK, BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING AT FIRST. AS I DROVE DOWN THE RODE MY SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHEN I HIT BUMPS. IT WAS THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF MY DRIVER'S SEAT. WHEN I GOT HOME, I GOT A FLASHLIGHT AND LOOKED UNDER MY SEAT, WHERE I NOTICED THE METAL FRAME WAS BROKEN IN HALF. I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE WHERE I FOUND THAT IT IS VERY COMMON IN NISSAN MURANO'S 2003-2007. MY CAR HAS 91,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE CHAIR. I CAN NOW LIFT MY ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRACK. AFTER I DID FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2003-2009 MURANOS. THE METAL BRACKET HOLDING THE SEAT ONTO THE TRACK BREAKS DUE TO THE METAL BEING TOO THIN. I HAVE READ WELL OVER 250 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE WITH MURANOS. NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX SINCE A "CAMPAIGN" (I.E. RECALL) HAS NOT BEEN ISSUES. I WAS QUOTED $1000 TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT ON NISSAN'S PART TO NOT RECALL THE MURANOS. I TOOK MY CAR TO 2 NISSAN SERVICE CENTERS AND BOTH MANAGERS KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SAID ITS COMMON PROBLEM. ONE EVEN WENT SO FAR TO CALL THE PART "DEFECTIVE" YET NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS ON OTHER SEATS IN THE CAR. IT?S A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL A SEAT BREAKS AND FALLS OFF THE TRACK WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING POTENTIAL DEATHS. NISSAN IS NEGLIGENT AND IRRESPONSIBLE. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. THEY DO NO STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS OR HAVE THEIR CONSUMER?S BEST INTERESTS IN MIND. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BASED SOLELY ON SAFETY ISSUES. BELOW IS ONE OF MANY COMPLAINT SITES ABOUT THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/NISSAN/MURANO/SEAT. *TR