2007 Nissan Murano problems
Owners have filed 899 complaints about the 2007 Nissan Murano with NHTSA. Seats account for 24.6% of them — the clear leader, ahead of suspension at 10.5%.
Complaints899
Crashes7
Fires5
Injuries8
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Seats 24.6% · 221
Suspension 10.5% · 94
Structure 8.0% · 72
Power train 7.5% · 67
Engine 7.0% · 63
Electrical system 6.0% · 54
Unknown or other 5.9% · 53
Visibility 5.2% · 47
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire and 8 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Nissan Murano in this data, 2007 sits 4th by complaint volume. 2005 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 20 in the last three years against 123 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 83,558 miles.
In owners' own words
While driving my wife heard pop and driver's seat broke dipping to the left at rear of seat. I've investigated this matter and seat will cost over $1,000 to replace and is a common problem. Can't understand why if this is a common problem this is not subject to a recall. From the number of complaints it looks to me as though the metal used to make the seat bracket is not sturdy, or defective metal is being used. Seats · reported at 82,393 miles
On the driver's power seat, the seat frame breaks and the seat itself becomes unstable, rocking back and forth several inches. The seat's instablilty is noticable on corners when in motion. This is apparently a fairly common occurance as both the dealership and various car repair shops are familiar. Nissan's answer to this safety issue is to charge owners aproximately $1,000 to install a replacement seat frame. Seats · reported at 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the front driver's seat frame bracket failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that there were no recalls for the failure and that the driver's seat frame bracket would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 118,000. Seats · reported at 118,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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