2005 Nissan Murano problems
Owners have filed 1,169 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Murano with NHTSA. Seats account for 39.1% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of visibility at 10.6%.
Complaints1,169
Crashes19
Fires3
Injuries22
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Seats 39.1% · 457
Visibility 10.6% · 124
Latches/locks/linkages 10.2% · 119
Electrical system 8.6% · 101
Power train 4.9% · 57
Air bags 4.8% · 56
Structure 3.0% · 35
Unknown or other 2.6% · 30
Severity
Of those complaints, 19 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 22 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Nissan Murano in this data, 2005 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 12 in the last three years against 57 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 67,650 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Murano. The contact was driving 35 mph when the driver's seat became fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The contact was informed that the weld joints in the lifter seat bracket were fractured and needed replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000. Updated 12/20/13 Seats · reported at 92,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the drivers seat head restraint began move to move back. The contact was unable to reposition the seat. The dealer inspected the vehicle and stated that the drivers seat assembly was broken needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The failure and current mileages were 63,363. Seats · reported at 63,363 miles
On jan, 2010 the driver's side seat had failed on my 2005 Nissan Murano. The driver's seat frame had broken causing the seat to rock from side to side and front to back. The seat has a factory defect causing the frame to fail. There are hundreds of complaints for the 2004, 2005 2006 and 2007 Nissan Murano with the same failure. This is terribly dangerous and will cause loss of control and life threatening. Seats · reported at 72,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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