Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. While driving 30 MPH, the driver seat independently moved forward and back. The vehicle was not diagnosed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 114,000.
2004 Nissan Murano seats complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the front drivers seat suddenly collapsed and leaned to the left. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the seat tract was inoperable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.
Drivers seat, left rear side of seating area dropped along with upright back support reclining backwards creating a most unstable situation. Inspection revealed complete clean break of adjusting support bracket. Research reveals this to be a serious problem with nissan murano vehilces 2003 thru possibly 2008. No known recalls that I am aware of. Estimates from nissan dealers are reported in the $1,200.00 range for repair. Unless the factory steps up to the plate, I have purchased my last nissan vehicle.............ever.......
Making a turn onto a cross street and heard a loud popping noise, followed by the driver seat becoming unstable. When the turn was completed, it became obvious the driver seat was broken. I did some research and found that this is a known problem with the murano, and has been reported numerous times across multiple model years. Appears that there was even an attempt to force a recall, but that was never followed through. Filed a complaint with nissan - required a detailed service report (~$125) before they would do anything. Found that they would not fix for any car outside of warranty (and this apparently usually happens after the warranty period has expired). Typical dealer cost to repair is $800 to $1200. Can also be self-fixed by replacing a bracket ($100) or welding the broken piece (~$80). To me, this is a dangerous situation as the seat can break at any time when the metal has fatigued. I felt fortunate to not have this happen at a higher speed.
The driver's seat adjustments are no longer working. It appears the track on the left of the driver's side seat is stuck therefore the seat is stuck in a slight sideways position.
The driver seat bracket broke on the left side. The seat now tilts to the left. When discovered vehicle was parked and not used. On that day I just sit in the car and seat tilted to the left. Looked under neat the seat and saw that the meat bracket that holds the seat broke in two. This is serious safety issue for me as a driver. I am just glad that the bracket did not break while driving that could have caused an accident. Read several forums on internet where people complain about same problem. Nissan needs to fix this issue. Recall is needed.
While going around a turn I heard a snap and the drivers seat fell to the side. Upon mechanic inspection found broken frame.
Seat bracket broke when my wife was driving down the road. This caused the seat to tilt forward. I called the local nissan dealership and they wanted 1036.00 dollars for a part, for safety reasons should be recalled. If one of these brackets(they have a problem with front and back) breaks during a wreck, the seat angle could effect the effectiveness of airbags. My wife is scared to drive it. This seems to be a problem with these vehicles. Called nissan corp. They said there was nothing they could do because there is no active campaign to recall.
The driver seat frame railing (left side of frame) has broken causing the seat to drop down a few inches. The left of the seat can actually be lifted up due to the frame separation. The seat is no longer being attached to two tracks but only one. I'd like to add that this is the second time this defect has occurred. The first time and second time defects are exactly the same.
The driver side seat bracket failed during routine cornering. The seat now sits several inches lower to the left and rocks during cornering. This could have been a serious safety situation if this had occurred at highs speeds. This appears to be common problem with this vehicle, and I find it hard to believe that nissan has not issued a recall.
As I was making a left turn driver seat broke off the left track causing the seat to rock dangerously. This seems a common problem in this vehicle I have seen and heard about many other cases. This should be a recall from nissan to fix the faulty seat track mechanism. I have been able to temporarily fix this problem by welding the track, however this keeps happening and has become a danger to my life. I am not sure if this problem could be fixed any more. I was given a quote of $1,200.00 dollars by my nissan dealer, however, I am going to continue the temporary fix described above and when that ultimately completely fails, I have no idea what to do. I hope nissan finally realizes that this is a factory problem which needs to be recall before a big tragedy happens and someone looses their life/lives, and nissan gets sued for millions of dollars. Nissan cars are expensive and not enough said about their pricey parts!!
I got in my murano, started it, and began to drive. Suddenly, the left side of my seat dropped several inches (about 5 or 6 inches). This drop created a jerk to the left. Upon inspection of the underside of the driver's seat I found the support bracket to be broken (cracked in both support points).
There was a structural failure of the anchor/bracket underneath the driver's seat. While I am driving, the seat rocks from side to side, and dips up and down. When I turn, the seat rocks a couple of inches down and then pops back as I come out of the turn. Also vehicle loses acceleration power when coming out of a complete stop.
There was a structural failure of the anchor/bracket underneath the driver's seat. While I am driving, the seat rocks from side to side, and dips up and down. When I turn, the seat rocks a couple of inches down and then pops back as I come out of the turn.
Driver seat has skipped and/or broken off the left track causing the seat to rock dangerously. This is a common problem in this vehicle I've seen and should be a recall item fixed by nissan for the faulty seat track mechanism. This is clearly an extremely dangerous condition. Fortunately, I have been able to temporarily re-seat onto the track with the following method - by raising the seat to it's highest level and moving it back to it's farthest point then dropping the seat to it's lowest level and slowly moving the seat forward. This seems to regain the track but has only been a temporary solution as it ultimately skips off track repeatedly and fixes the seat to it's lowest position which might not be suitable for many short drivers. <-- I hope this temporary remedy helps others who may be driving dangerously in this vehicle. A $1000 repair was quoted by my nissan dealer, however, I am going to continue the temporary re-alignment described above and when that ultimately completely fails, I have no idea what to do except hope nissan finally owns up to this obvious design flaw and fixes it.
While driving on road I was waiting at green light waiting to turn left. As I began to make the left hand turn across oncoming traffic my seat lifted several inches off the vehicle floor. My body felt as if I had been forcefully lifted and pushed simultaneously. This required me to pull the steering wheel to the right, the opposite direction I was turning, in order to regain control of my own body. This was hazardous to oncoming traffic and. Myself as I nearly had been t-boned by the oncoming tractor trailer and nearly ran off the road, down, a 5 foot ditch, and through a fence. It was a terrifying experience. I've never experienced or have heard of a seat breaking. I am not overweight nor have been from the time I have owned the vehicle, 6 years. Its baffling as to why a drivers seat would malfunction in such a manner. I immediately researched my problem and found this was previously investigated by the federal safety agency and closed for the reason of not having posed a safety issue due to no documented occurrences while driving. Well here's your documented occurrence that nearly caused a family of four their lives. It's absurd the number of complaints on the formentioned issue and there isn't a recall. My vehicle won't pass inspection with my seat in this condition yet the federal safety agency deems this as a safe condition in which to operate vehicle... I'm baffled how this is classified as safe to drive... It's not.
The driver's seat rocks back and forth because the bracket that holds the seat to the base has broken.this seems to be a rather common occurrence with this model.this is a very unsafe condition because the seat is no longer solidly affixed to the floor.this is a major design flaw,and should be addressed by nissan.the replacement part to remedy this is almost $500.00 and that does not include the labor.
The driver seat is moving left when turning left, and when moving the seat forward, only the left side is moving causing the seat to tilt left. When check at the dealer shop, it appear the link is broken and the right side motor is defective. The dealer admit that the problem occur in many murano 2003-2005,but sad that my extended warranty expired . Please investigate about this problem in the nissan murano 2003-2004. It did happen in many of them.
Seat pan brace broke while I was stopped at a stop sign. 2nd time this happened. 1st time was about 4 years previous at about 60,000 miles. Previous repair was at a nissan dealer and I requested a price adjustment from nissan but was denied. I have defective part if you need.
The driver's seat has become detached from the floor frame on one side. The electric mechanism to move the seat still works, but the whole seat appears loose. At first it felt like only a loose bolt, and we had taken it repeatedly to a dealer. I was recently told the entire seat may have to be replaced, as there was now a 'break' in the welding of the seat to the seat frame on the floor. This was not caused by any action of the owners nor due to prior accident. It appears this has been a recurrent problem for these murano's, as I have seen consumer web sites reporting this based on other owner's complaints, which is why I decided to report it as well. I was glad to find out about the repetitive nature of this problem with other owners (I conducted my own internet search) or I may never have reported this. I am concerned this is a safety issue if the car is in an accident. It will need to be fixed now, but I understand nissan has replaced some of them for other owners and I am exploring this option. Note - mileage and date entries above are just estimates. I could only find one old repair invoice with this issue mentioned although I had asked them to check it many times. Perhaps the dealer knew this was a problem and chose not to put it on the work order. I'm afraid I have also learned a lesson to make sure everything they check is entered on the work order, and to read my work orders more closely, especially with dealers who have vested interest related to recalls.
Driver left seat had a structural failure on its bracket that results from metal fatigue. This failure caused rearward tilting of the driver's seat while the vehicle was operated and potentially compromise vehicle control.
Seat mounting bracket broke . Makes seat tilt to left while driving . No recalls even tho this a common occurrence on this model . Just shows nissan desire to stand behind product .......
Driver side seat moves while driving causing a huge safety concern for me and my family. The back left seat bracket is broken due to a weak metal part.
The drivers seat electrical slide failed. It locked up and then broke loose. It will no longer operate and is in a fixed position on one track. The other track is moving freely and will not lock. The plastic gears stripped and broke.
Driver side seat bracket broke during a turn. Temporarily caused me to loose control of vehicle but was able to regain control before an accident could happen. Our only car and we have a 2 1/2 year old child. After doing research on this, I discovered that this is a very common failure and nissan has yet to issue a recall.
Driver side power seat track assembly of my nissan murano 2004 stopped working while driving. The seat is now disabled and locked in place. There are tilting movements at times along with noise sounding as if it may potentially come loose and dislodge itself rendering dangerous driving condition. Dealership has stated over $1200 for the part and installation (out of warranty). The problem appears to be a common issue with all murano year models.
I have the same issue with my driver's seat breaking due to the thin metal used in the seat assembly described here: the federal safety agency action number: pe08065 the left rear of the seat collapsed and now the seat rocks back and forth while driving. Http://www.aboutautomobile.com/investigation/2004/nissan/murano/seat.
We have had another issue concerning our 2004 nissan murano. This time it is the driver seat that has broken. The nissan dealers know of this issue and have not offered any help other than wanting to charge $1000.00 for the seat frame assembly. A seat that has broken! A very integral part of the car that should be strong and free from defects. It would be justice if someone could make this company own up to the terrible craftmanship that this vehicle was constructed with.
The weld on the drivers seat frame is fractured. It is a major safety issue and nissan has changed the part from what is originally in the vehicle, although nissan won't admit to a change.
The front drivers seat cannot be moved forward or backward. The right side of the seat appears to be stuck in place. The inability to adjust the seat impacts a drivers ability to position the seat for safe driving I.e. Pedal distance, steering distance, side view mirror viewing etc.... This appears to be a known problem. There are several websites where owners discuss their experience one such website is http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f14ec7a (this is an edmunds.com blog), a second blog site where owners report this safety issue is http://www.nissanmurano.org/forums/66-problems/10406-more-drivers-seat-problems.html. This is nisssan web site. A third set of complaints can be found at http://www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2005/nissan/murano/seat. This is clearly a problem which may cause an accident.
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