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Nissan Murano Seats Safety Report | Feb 06, 2012
Reported on Feb 06, 2012
| WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET I HEARD A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING HAD CRACKED, AND FELT THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVE. AFTER PULLING OVER, I NOTICED THAT THE SEAT COULD BE ROCKED BACK AND FORTH BY HAND - IT WAS NO LONGER STABLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE BACK LEFT PART OF THE SEAT BRACKET HAD FAILED. I WAS LATER TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION AVAILABLE WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT, WHICH WAS GOING TO COST OVER $1,000. I FOUND A WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/NISSAN/MURANO/SEAT) WHERE 242 OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. EITHER THE BRACKET OR THE ASSEMBLY (WELDING) OF IT APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE HAVING A SEAT BREAK WHILE DRIVING COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR | |
| Make: | Nissan |
| Model: | Murano |
| Manufactured by: | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | AUSTIN TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JN8AZ08T06W |
| Mileage: | 55000 miles. |
| Speed: | 40 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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