2007 Nissan Murano: windshield wiper failure

Filed Dec 31, 2015 · Visibility · IL

When starting the car from a parked positioned after running a few errands during a slight ice/snow fall mid-morning and wipers did not move when activated. I turned the wipers on high and listened for the motor which was running but it seemed wiper were detached. I spent 2 days driving to and from work at night with rain and snow fall each way. I was dangerous but I could not call in. My family and I have been looking up this issue and apparently it is very common for many different types of nissans to have this linkage brake.

Filed Aug 3, 2015 · Seats · 185,000 miles · TN

Seat frame weld broke under driver's seat. Seat began to sway down & left and then swayed back up right causing a momentary loss of driving focus and fear of losing control of vehicle. Fear compounded because my 3 year old granddaughter was in the car with me. After driving nervously home, I inspected seat to find a frame weld broken at a crucial weight bearing spot. The left rear corner of the seat was not even connected to the frame! I went to the internet, because the service department of action nissan never answered, to get any info on this. Turns out there are hundreds of complaints about these defective seat frame welds. And the price is off the charts for this retired (nissan quality assurance inspector, smyrna plant). There has never been a recall of this problem! Failure of a driver seat frame weld should be grounds for a recall! Incredibly dangerous! I am really angry about this problem. This car was just ok for 95,000 miles. After that the high pressure power steering hose went out. The driver's side power window motor quit. Neither of the sunvisors will stay up. Dealer asking $135 each. Prior to 95,000 miles, brakes x2, tires x2 sets, hatch shocks worn out, all upper and lower control arm bushings worn out, underbody shocks worn out, center cv boot/half shaft replaced, oe & dealer replacement wipers are a joke and up to now, 6 headlamp bulbs replaced (no, I didn't touch them). And the regular maintenance set forth by the manual; whew! I have spent thousands on service. I worked for nissan for 25 years, but I will never again buy a nissan product. Please request nissan to recall the murano about the seat frame weld.

Filed Jul 31, 2014 · Visibility · 119,972 miles · TN

2007 nissan murano s sun visor both driver as well as passenger mal-function. I choose visibility/wiper because the sun visor obstructs vision (*visibility*) when it drops down in view while driving at no given warning. Its dangerous and would have caused an accident if there was a vehicle coming from opposite direction at the time of occurrence. The cost of these sun visors are expensive and nissan should recall these or at least fix them at no cost.

Filed Jan 24, 2013 · Visibility · 570,000 miles · MD

When the temperature is less than 30 degrees, it appears that the pipes/hoses by which the windshield washer fluid circulates to the front windshield freeze. The windshield washer fluid is fine, but the driver can't wash the windshield because the window washer fluid doesn't come out. This presents a very dangerous condition when it snows and the streets have been treated. The slush/dirty snow floating from other cars sticks to the windshield, and the windshield glass gets very dirty to the point that the driver can't see where he/she is driving. I have called nissan and they recommended taking the car to a garage and keeping it running for two hours until the pipes thaw out. I don't have a garage, I am at work, and I need to drive back home in a slushy snowy day, but I can't wash the windshield with the window wipers because the fluid is not coming out to be able to wash it. Frankly, I am afraid to drive back home. The pipes need two hours to thaw out. It is unbelievable! My ride to work is 30 minutes.

Filed Apr 20, 2007 · Visibility · IL

On two occasions with heavy wet snow the windshield wipers became stuck. Both times it was impossible to pull over to clear the ice build up from under the arm and inside the hood. This created an extremely hazardous driving situation.