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Nissan Murano Seats Safety Report | Feb 01, 2011
Reported on Feb 01, 2011
| 2006 NISSAN MURANO SL ELECTRIC DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FAILURE. YESTERDAY MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT MADE A SNAPPING NOISE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND THE SEAT SLUMPED / SLANTED TO THE LEFT SO I WAS LEANING TOWARD THE DRIVERS DOOR AS I WAS DRIVING. I STOPPED THE CAR AND CHECKED THE SEAT BY SHAKING IT FIRMLY. THE LEFT REAR OF THE SEAT SEEMED TO BE DETACHED FROM THE FRAME RAILS OF THE VEHICLE SO THE SEAT LITERALLY FLOPPED BACK AND FORTH. FROM THE UNDERSIDE REAR OF THE SEAT I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE BROKEN BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT TO THE FRAME, IT IS SNAPPED/SHEARED OFF. I AM ONLY 230LBS AND HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR JUST OVER A YEAR PURCHASING IT USED. I HAVE NEVER ABUSED THE SEAT OR THE VEHICLE. AND HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I DID SOME RESEARCH THIS MORNING FOR A REPLACEMENT PART AND IT SEEMS MANY MURANO'S FROM ALL YEARS SUFFER THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE DEALER IS CHARGING $1000+TO FIX IT, OR YOU CAN HAVE SOMEBODY WELD THE PART. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME BUT AFTER THE RESEARCH IT IS CLEAR IT IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE QUALITY OF THE METAL OR THE DESIGN OF THE PART WHICH IS SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY ITEM. I WAS JUST DRIVING WHEN IT SNAPPED, HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES HAVEN'T SNAPPED YET BUT ARE IN A WEAKENED STATE WHICH COULD JUST LET LOOSE DURING AN ACCIDENT. I AM GOING TO COMPLAIN TO NISSAN BUT I EXPECT IT WILL GO NO WHERE. THANK YOU. *TR | |
| Make: | Nissan |
| Model: | Murano |
| Manufactured by: | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
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| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | EAST HARTFORD CT |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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