The driver's seat in my 2005 nissan murano creak and move when turning. I have looked at a couple of forums and this problem appears to be a common one for these vehicles from the years 2003 to 2006. My concern is that the vehicle may become unsafe to drive as some people are reporting that there seat is shifting around while driving.
2005 Nissan Murano seats complaints
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The driver's seat frame bracket that keeps the seat in its proper place and orientation to the steering wheel broke. This resulted in the seat suddenly falling toward the drivers side door. It is almost impossible to drive the vehicle in this condition and it is impossible to drive the vehicle in a safe manner in this condition.
My 2005 nissan murano has a defective drivers seat, which broke during a normal drive. The tilting force from the break caused me a strain in my lower back, and lose control of the vehicle. I ran off the road, causing my tires to be severely damaged, needing to be replaced due to cuts and tears in the side wall, and I believe I need a 4 wheel alignment due to the accident. After the accident, I searched the internet and found that this defective seat has been an issue with other owners, and found this article which describes my experience well http://www.nissanmurano.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1548 borrowing from this other owner's issue, I quote "the parts that are defective are: 87458-ar00a - seat lifter link and 874540ca61a - seat motor assembly the two numbers listed above are what is specified in the seat repair tsb, but apparently there is an updated part number now for both pieces. Nissan has combined the part into one part number now. Notice the "b" in the part number - most online catalog numbers are ca68a. The new one is ca68b. Apparently the part has been updated again because the old one was still breaking." since this seat now moves back and forth, it is a safety issue that I need to address now. I will pay about $1000 in parts and labor, on top of replacing my tires for $787.96. I will keep the old parts after the seat is repaired for proof.
Driver seat left rear bracket broke. Seat leans to the left and is only secure in 3 of the four corners . Seat easily lifts off of the left rear. Seems like a serious problem if an accident was to occur. With all the complaints on the same issue I cannot believe this has not already been a recall.
I noticed that the drivers seat began making a clicking noise, shortly after that the seat began to rock, it did not feel like it was secured to the car. I brought the car to the dealer and he told me that it was a broken bracket and I would have to buy an entire assembly to fix it for $911.00 the dealer also told me that my warranty was up but would try to see if they would cover it under "goodwill" and that did not work either, I was told to contact nissan north america directly and after a lot of dialog nissan agreed to give me $200.00 towards the repair. I went to a different dealer for a quote and they agreed to do the job for a total of $400,00 meaning it would cost me $200.00 out of pocket to fix. I had this dealer fix the car. Nissan north america did not agree with me when I told them that this was a design flaw. There are numerous complaints on the net regarding this problem. I feel that there should be a recall on this because the seat can become totally disengaged from the floor if an impact should occur, this could cause the driver and or other passengers to become injured. Additionally, the seat also contains a side impact airbag and seat belts could become useless should the seat dislodge from the floor. I believe that I should be reimbursed for all the money I spent to get this problem diagnosed and repaired as this problem encompasses murano's made from 2003 thru 2007.
2005 nissan murano driver seat. Seat broke while driving and is leaning to the left. This should be considered a serious safety issue, as I was caught off guarded and almost serve off the road.
Front power seat of my 2005 murano, sl with 47,000 miles. Seat broke and nissan will not cover the expense to repair. This is unsafe.
My nissan murano car seat is broken also. The clamp that secures the drivers seat to the track is in two pieces. My local dealership has quoted me $1100 to repair.
While driving at approximately 50 MPH, while reaching for the radio, I heard a cracking noise under my seat. Something broke loose and me and the seat were thrust violently towards the right! Luckily, I did not lose control of the vehicle, but it would have been very easy to as the seat breaking was an unexpected shock. The seat now rocks side to side and has become unstable. This is the 2nd time this has happened. Dealer repaired it the first time and the service tech was aware this problem existed on this model! In a collision, the seat will most definitely break free and launch the driver (and seat) either into the dashboard or towards the rear of the vehicle. This is an extremely dangerous defect and will inevitably cause fatalities.
Rear bracket broke on driver's side power seat while driving. Seat now leans to the extreme left and rearward. Seat is extremely loose. Moves at the slightest turn, acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle. Afraid to drive.
1. During normal driving seat bracket holding drivers seat to vehicle broke on one corner causing the seat to be unstable during driving. 2. Failure occurred one time, but was a risk to driver and passengers when broken. 3. Dealer agreed to repair after at first refusing. Repair would have been over $300.
A 2005 nissan murano and the support linkage for the power seat has broke . It lists to the left. As far as I can tell, it is a break in the connection of the back support. Power features work fine. Sounds like nissan has a design problem.
Drivers seat is broken on 2005 nissan murano. There doesn't seem to be a recall in place when it should be. There are many people with the same issue. And it is clearly a design/manufacture issue.
2005 nissan murano drivers seat has come loose off of the base, rocks more than 40 degrees off of base. Normal usage, normal weight person (180lbs, 6"4).
One of the four mounting points on the driver seat of my 2005 nissan murano has failed. The rear-outboard mount has cracked and broke in two pieces. The driver seat is no longer safely secured to the body of the car. Numerous members of the nissanmurano.org website have reported this very same problem. The dealers have refused to address the problem and are asking for just over $1,000 to fix it. *tr the consumer stated the seat anchor was broken. Updated 05/20/09.
1. In the course of normal operation the driver seat frame fractured causing the seat to rock and not be secure. 2. Hard failure - seat is not secure and rocks back and forth 3. A new seat has been ordered to replace the failed seat.
The metal frame on the power drivers seat has broken, causing a rocking-chair affect. While this is only moderately dangerous as it is now, the other pair of welds (assuming they are welds) on the seat frame can snap causing the seat to break free from the frame. A quick search on the internet finds that there are numerous nissan murano owners w/ the same issue.. And nissan dealerships are not repairing under warranty, but making "good will adjustments" if the individual dealership is so inclined. In my opinion this is a significant safety risk and needs to be looked into. Thanks.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan murano. When the contact sat down in the driver's seat, the seat extended to the back seat inadvertently. He exited the vehicle and noticed that the seat frame failed. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and they could not determine what caused the failure. The driver's seat was replaced. Approximately one year later, the driver's seat frame failed again. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The current mileage was 115,000 and failure mileage was 51,524.
Nissan murano 2005 front driver seat - frame broke and now seat rocks back and forth - broke in normal use - haven't fixed yet as very expensive.
I own a 2005 nissan murano sl awd and earlier this year the drivers seat has started to rock back and forth. My wife is 5'2 and I am 6'2 so there is a need to move the power seat regularly. The seat now sits slightly left to right or right to left. The nissan murano forum has indicated that this has been a problem from the 2003 edition and still continues to be. My car is out of warranty so it would be a $1000 repair out of pocket. This is an unsafe situation and apparently caused by the seat base metal breaking. There are great pictures of this on the forum site. Nissan hasn't recalled this and it is obviously a safety concern.
The driver's seat on my 05 murano moves forward when braking, and moves backward when accelerating. Play in the seat is approximately 3/4". The movement occurs 100% of the time and has been getting worse over time. The nylon drive gear is worn. The dealer claims it is a safety issue and has to be replaced, but they require replacement of the entire seat frame. The cost is $1100.
2005 nissan murano- drivers seat frame-
My boyfriend was driving my car on the I-10 when he suddenly heard a loud crack and the seat was suddenly lopsided. I therefore brought the car into my local nissan dealership to see about having it repaired and if my warranty would cover it. I was informed that parts and labor would cost $846, I also had to pay the $90 whether or not I was going to have it repaired. I contacted my warranty company and was told that after careful consideration they would not cover it because it happened after the 36000 mile. My car had roughly 60k miles at the time of the occurrence. I now have to ride with two large phone books under my seat in order to drive. I asked that a supervisor contact me and no one ever did. I now have 72k miles and would like to see about repairing this before it hits 100k. I am not quite sure of the date but I do know that it was sometime in january.
The driver seat on my 2005 nissan murano broke for no reason on the mount that attaches it to the floor causing the entire seat to sway when accelerating and making turns. The vehicle has only 65000 miles and in spite of it being past the warranty period, I believe that the manufacturer should be responsible for defective merchandise that are design-related and pertaining to safety. The local dealership won't repair it since nissan corporation declined to pay for it. They however insist that I get the entire seat frame replaced at a cost of approximately $1200 dollars. The local dealership has received 3 cases just like this and only one of them was accepted by nissan. I don't know what my rights are in this case but a defective seat is different from other moving parts on the vehicle that wear with time.
Driver side seat broken/rocking while driving. Could easily cause an accident.
Driver's side seat lifts up, not properly attached. Dealer said must replace seat frame. $1000.
Driver side seat frame broke for no reason. Seat frame needed to be replaced.
Message to all nissan murano drivers, drivers seat is built on a welded frame, and even though the vehicle has a reverse camera we all still tend to look over our shoulders to check whist reversing, (which we should!) putting pressure on the frame of the seat and causing it to break the seat welding and causing a mal-function which in the majority of cases will not be at very high speeds, a further problem occurs when drivers don't realize and continue to drive, creating a much greater danger.
Back in february, 2008, the driver's seat on my 2005 murano malfunctioned--specifically, the seat was not loose, but all of a sudden would not slide forward on the right side thereby creating a grinding noise and a slight and unnatural swivel of the seat to the left. I took it to the dealership for repair. Part number 87450-ca684 was the "offending" part per my invoice. All other power seat features were operating fine. I asked the service manager what would cause this and he said he didn't know, but they had seen 5 such incidents in the past 2 months. This got me wondering if this was a widespread issue. So, I found a nissan online club of owners reporting seat failures. I have been tracking this for months and now have gotten to the point where I believe this is a serious issue that deserves reporting and the federal safety agency attention. Fortunately, my repair was covered under my extended warranty sans a $50 deductible. But, consistent with all these postings, the service manager indicated this is typically a $700 repair. While I accept that things break, I, too, am disappointed, but as I indicated more and more concerned after reading post after post at this site (please goto http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/webx/.f14ec7a?displayrecent) for all the posts. As an fyi, the broken part is not available.
Driver seat of 2005 nissan murano at first was creaking when I sat in the seat now rocks from front right to back left seat corners as if on unlevel surface. Brought to nissan in creaking phase they refused to look at it as warranty issue now its broken and I out of warranty.
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