This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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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?
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.
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.
- Nashville, TN, USA
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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.
Drivers side seat frame failure. Chair became very wobbly and my wife almost crashed the vehicle. She had to stop the car, lower the seat to the very lowest to flatten out the wobble, then she was able to drive home. Driving this was compromises her ability to sit up higher and see more of the road. Very dangerous and Nissan needs to take responsibility. Replacement for the seat 1200-1800, just the frame alone is 800. This is ridiculous and dangerous.
The driver's seat comes off the track that it is installed on- this creates quite a safety hazard for a driver as when they go around a corner their seat actually moves. I have seen numerous other complaints about this issue and have no idea why Nissan has not done a recall and had the situation replaced or repaired. I'm not sure if the track the seat is on cracks or what occurs, but the seat comes off the track and is impossible to get back on- I have had repair estimates over $700 to fix this. It is certainly a safety issue for drivers and can impact their driving ability and possibly create an accident.
Driving on the highway and a loud noise happened. Driver seat leans to the left and as you make turns it moves back and fourth. Very dangerous. I do not feel comfortable wearing my seat belt now. If I was to get into a accident the whole seat would go flying with me.
When making a left hand turn, I heard a crack underneath the driver's side. Afterwards the seat now rocks back and forth and lifts up when making turns. I have searched all over the web and it seems this is a known defect with Nissan drivers side seats on some of their vehicles to the point that they issued a technical service bulletin. I am very disappointed with the fact that Nissan is not standing behind their products. I drive a 2006 Nissan Murano and it only has 51,000 miles on it. The issue appears to be with the seat bracket lifter link assembly.
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.
Bought car used in May 2013. August 14 got into car in morning for work and seat felt wobbly. When I left work and got into car seat leaned back and towards drivers door. Immediately drove to mechanics shop and was then told the seat support had broken again. Had been welded once before and weld broke. When looking for a replacement seat read that this has happened so many times that Nissan had made a replacement part that was a solid piece of metal that corrected the "Y" shaped bracket that has broken repeatedly on many cars usually @ 75,000 miles. Nissan did not give this piece to the Muranos owners, instead sold it to them. Furious and disappointed with Nissan for not having a recall. People could die if they were driving on the highway and this happened.
I was rounding a curve in the road going about 25 mph and my seat track broke! I know this is a common occurrence via internet research. This is a major safety hazard! if I were to be in an accident, my seat would fail completely and I'd be badly injured or at worst hurled through the windshield!! this should be a recall!!!! furthermore, I cannot afford to fix the issue. The dealership has quoted me over a thousand dollars!! are you going to wait for a graphic death before you fix this issue. If you google how many people have complained about this, I'm sure you'll see it constitutes a recall!
The driver side left weld bracket broke on my seat. No rot or rust. A serious design defect. The seat moves all around and is not secured to the vehicles frame any longer. In an accident would not keep driver safe. How on earth is this not a recalled issue ??!!!! I suppose your waiting for someone to die.
Nissan- Murano's 2003-2010. While traveling at apx. 20 mph on straight road with a passenger, we hear loud pop, 2006 Murano. Thereafter, the drivers seat was leaning to the rear and off balance "rock like a rocking chair from side to side, leaning back on one side feeling like seat could just come off completely and out of line in its original configuration". after investigating further, a "defective metal bracing apparatus" that is supposed to support the seat and has failed on many or most of this class. Corporate Nissan tells clients "sorry car is out of warranty", or, not a covered item on limited warranties. Nissan is aware this is an enormous problem, the magnitude of cars brought in, the safety issues, but continued to manufacture, produce, advertise, sell claim "repair" such vehicles. Why not, "a great amount of money is made for every client coming in at their mercy for this defect". this part fails on normal wear and tear and can potentially cause a serious accident if someone is operating this vehicle at a higher speed. The car is not mechanically safe, and Nissan is running a business on excessive charges on customers in the thousands to have " repaired". in addition, the repairs are not guaranteed and the same defective mechanisms that failed originally are used over again for repairs. Manufacturing, sales and repairs continue thereafter for 7 years of money made at the mercy of customers. A recall should be instituted and restitution to all Nissan owners that have or will be affected due to gross negligent liability on part of Nissan North America. The (left rear support) mechanism is defective on drivers seat, and unsuitable to provide any support or withstand normal force. Its made like "tin - foil" to support a driver. An immediate investigation, recall and class action should be instituted on all vehicles of this class!
The driver's seat suddenly leaned to the left while making a right turn. Fortunately, it was on a side street and the vehicle was not traveling at a high rate of speed. After investigating the problem it was learned that the left side of the link assembly (seat frame) had fractured at the end of a poorly designed bracket. There is obviously an ongoing problem with Nissan (see "Murano seat" on the internet) in recognizing that a product recall should issued. However, what is even more frustrating is that Nissan has changed the link assembly design, but will not sell that component separately. They are expecting the consumer to pay in excess of $1,000 to purchase the entire seat frame assembly with the seat motors included! if the NHTSA does not see this as a safety issue - than what is?
The drivers side seat collapsed to the left. After inspection, discovered the seat weld broke. I contacted Nissan and was told to bring in to a local dealer for inspection. I told the Nissan agent this is an extremely common issue with Murano's from what I have read on the Nissan forums. I will post as to resolution after dealer inspects failed seat weld.
As I was driving down a residential back road I felt a spring or something brake under the left side of my driver seat. At first I thought a pithier spring gave out! I was wrong, one of the parts that holds my seat up and in place broke! I believe this is a defect and safety issue. I looked up this issue online and have seen that this has happened to a lot of other people including my cousin. I would like to see this safety defect resolved. Thank you for your time
Driver nearly lost control of vehicle when drivers seat structure snapped leaving driver out of alignment with steering wheel as well as gas and brake pedals.. note: This requires an immediate recall....[xxx] human factors engineer, certified by U.S. government. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
When my wife was driving the vehicle she heard a loud pop and suddenly the seat fell to the left again the drivers side door. She almost lost control of the vehicle and had to pull to the side of the road. When she got out of the car to see what happened she noticed that the seat was very unstable and when pushed to the center of the car with one finger was no longer attached to the floor of the car. When I was called to inspect the vehicle I found that the frame of the drivers side seat had sheared into two pieces and in fact she was right. The seat was no longer attached to the floor on the left side of the seat. I looked this up on the web and there are hundreds of complaints about this same thing happening to other americans who bought this car. Note: This car is a 2006 but, my wife only drives it on the weekends and the car has very low mileage as indicated above. This is a very bad safety issue as the seat could now break loose on the other side and the whole seat could wind up falling into the rear seat area. This would definitely cause a loss of control of the vehicle when the steering wheel would be ripped out of the drivers hands and their feet would be pulled away from the gas and the brake pedals.
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- Victorville, CA, USA