general problems of the 2004 Nissan Murano - part 2

1. Normal usage of the driver seat to a 2004 Nissan Murano. 2. The seats metal frame broke on the left hand side where it looks to be a design flaw. The bracket is thinner on the left side where it broke. 3. Has not been replaced due to not being covered and not having the $1,000. 00. I currently am driving around with a large plastic lunchbox under my seat, but I fear that I have a personal ejection seat if I were to be in an accident.

The seat on my 2004 Murano broke suddenly while I was turning right. It broke so suddenly I hit my head against the drive window and swerved over the median almost hitting another car. I read several hundred postings regarding the same seat weld issue on this car. . Nissan needs to do a recall on this.

Gear on the right track of the driver's seat stopped working so driver's seat rotates instead of moving forward.

Electric motor that allows for forward/backward adjustment of driver seat either burns out or gears on track strip prematurely, thus preventing forward/backward adjustment of seat.

I bought a new 2004 Nissan Murano sl awd from the dealership. By October 2004, I had to get the front drivers seat replaced because it was loose and rocked back and forth. Now in June 2009, the problem has recurred but much more severely, and since I am now out of warranty, the dealer wants $1100 to replace it. There are two service bulletins from Nissan on this: ntb03-095 and ntb05-043c. Nissan even changed the part number indicating or suggesting a design/manufacturing issue/defect. Either way, this is definitely a safety issue and I am gravely concerned for my safety in the event of a collision. This pertains to NHTSA investigation pe08065. Thank you!.

Seat moves / slides somewhat since motor broke. Safety concern is that it will begin to move freely, causing vehicle to be unsafe to operate.

This is the second defect that I have had with this car and a lot of Nissan Murano owners have had it as well. The problem is with the seat rocking and sliding. It seems that these seats were not made right or have had poor craftsmanship. This is very dangerous being the fact that in an accident the driver could fly out the windshield due to the negligence to properly fix this problem. . . . . This can cause major injuries or even death. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The driver's seat has become detached from the floor frame on one side. The electric mechanism to move the seat still works, but the whole seat appears loose. At first it felt like only a loose bolt, and we had taken it repeatedly to a dealer. I was recently told the entire seat may have to be replaced, as there was now a 'break' in the welding of the seat to the seat frame on the floor. This was not caused by any action of the owners nor due to prior accident. It appears this has been a recurrent problem for these Murano's, as I have seen consumer web sites reporting this based on other owner's complaints, which is why I decided to report it as well. I was glad to find out about the repetitive nature of this problem with other owners (I conducted my own internet search) or I may never have reported this. I am concerned this is a safety issue if the car is in an accident. It will need to be fixed now, but I understand Nissan has replaced some of them for other owners and I am exploring this option. Note - mileage and date entries above are just estimates. I could only find one old repair invoice with this issue mentioned although I had asked them to check it many times. Perhaps the dealer knew this was a problem and chose not to put it on the work order. I'm afraid I have also learned a lesson to make sure everything they check is entered on the work order, and to read my work orders more closely, especially with dealers who have vested interest related to recalls.

The drivers seat electrical slide failed. It locked up and then broke loose. It will no longer operate and is in a fixed position on one track. The other track is moving freely and will not lock. The plastic gears stripped and broke.

Front drivers seat adjuster frame breaks. Causes seat to become loose from floor.

While driving (at 65 mph!) the left rear anchor bracket of the drivers seat suddenly broke causing the seat to collapse and become unstable. I was lucky to be able to remain in control of the car and avoid an accident. As a result of this broken bracket, my seat rocks severely when I turn corners and sometimes when I apply the brakes. This is a serious safety concern and a recall should be issued. I have not had the car repaired as of yet but I do find by researching that this issue is quite common (service bulletins have been issued by Nissan and you) and the repair costly. Until I hear from you, I will fix for the time being by installing some wooden blocks under my seat to stabilize it. Again, I urge you to issue a recall on this very serious safety issue.

Drivers seat rocks from left to right. This occurred once before in 2006 and was repaired under warranty. Now there is 52,000 on car and this is beyond warranty with a major cost from Nissan for repair.

My 2003 Murano drivers seat frame cracked at the left front support while driving. There is only normal usage of the seat under normal driving conditions. I took my car to the dealer as I thought it may just be a bolt that was loose or something and was told the whole seat frame would need to be replaced to fix the issue. This is a serious safety hazard as the seat rocks forward whenever braking in the vehicle. Had it broken under strain from breaking to avoid an accident I could have lost control of the car. What's the use in being buckled in if your seat is not securely fastened to the car.

While driving this morning, I made a right turn @ about 5mph out of the traffic light (driving conditions were dry road, slow speed and daylight), when I noticed a snap sound from underneath my 42,200miles 2004 Nissan Murano sl driver's seat and felt as if the seat came loose from the seat railing bottom. Instantly I fell backwards and towards the left side of the seat almost loosing control of the wheel and pulling my lower back muscle trying to get my self up. Pulled over to check the seat, and noticed the seat was loose, hardly made any force to move or wiggle it back & forth or side to side. Immediately noticed a loose "bar" or piece of metal. Went to my usual Nissan service center to find out about the problem/broken part and found out the broken part is the back crossbar of the seat lifter link slide assembly. It actually detached from the welding on the left side of the seat. My vehicle is not covered by any warranty as it expired about a year or so and the service center will not replace with out a cost and a new assembly. It will sell the whole assembly though, which I do not intend on paying since I believe this is a design/manufacturing failure and needless to say a safety issue. I found out Nissan motors knows about this problems with the Murano's drivers seat and have not done anything, and they should. Even Nissan came up with a "reinforced"/ different part number seat assembly, also I know for a fact that many Murano owners have filled complaints both with Nissan & the NHTSA and nothing has come up or done. I was lucky I didn't crash or sustained any damages other than a sprained lower back, an unsafe seat and an undriveable car in the meantime. Believe me, it could have been worst a lot worst. For the record, I complained to Nissan about a year ago about a back & forth rocking motion on the same seat and found nothing but a loose nut. Something have to be done before someone do get really hurt or killed. Please help us.

Drivers side seat on Nissan 2004 Murano seemed to have an "off-track" issue when moving seat up or back. Now iti has totally malfunctioned.

The driver seat in my 2004 Nissan Murano broke. The motor is still working but the right side of the cable is broken so it doesn't slide forward. This is a major security issue and it costs over $1000 to repair it. I have read many other Muranos with similar complaints so this must be a manufacture defect.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Murano. Each time the vehicle is driven, the driver seat moves from right to left and front to back. The failure was noticed while driving 55 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice and they stated that the frame of the seat failed. There is a service bulletin regarding this failure; however, the number was unknown. The current mileage was 82,000 and failure mileage was 81,500.

The driver seat frame railing (left side of frame) has broken causing the seat to drop down a few inches. The left of the seat can actually be lifted up due to the frame separation. The seat is no longer being attached to two tracks but only one. I'd like to add that this is the second time this defect has occurred. The first time and second time defects are exactly the same.

I have a 2004 Nissan Murano with electric driver seat. The left rear bracket holding the seat to the rail has broken, thus resulting in the seat becoming detached and severely leaning to the left rear. I assumed this was an isolated incident until I googled the issue and have discovered numerous complaints of this exact same issue. This problem could prove to be a serious safety issue in the event of a crash or hard brake. To say the least, it could prove to cause back injury or pain.

2004 Nissan Murano se seat tilted to the left and cannot be adjusted. I have no replaced the part yet because the cost per the dealer is in excess of $1,000. 00.