Seat Broken Problems of Nissan Murano - part 2

Wife was driving on freeway when driver side seat frame broke after doing research this has been a known issue for years not sure why it is not a recall yet. I know 2 other people in my family who this has also happened to. I'm happy nothing happen to wife or son. Go to dealership and they want to charge $800 to $1500 to fix I do not agree with this needs to be a recall not sure if they are waiting for someone to die to make it a recall. Info on this matter is all over the web if you own a Nissan Murano 2003 to 2007 this will happen if it has not already. This seat frame was poorly engineered and Nissan needs to take care of.

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Sat in car to take daughter to school. Heard a loud clunk and my driver's side seat broke. The rear bracket came loose and now my seat wobbles/bounces all over the place. Over bumps it's worse. Turning a corner sends me up against the door. I find myself grabbing the steering wheel for balance and that causes my car to swerve. Hubby thought I was exaggerating until he sat in seat. Looked online and saw many similar complaints. Called Nissan and the service advisor said it's a common problem and I should call Nissan to see if they will cover parts. It's a safety issue!!! if Nissan is aware there's this big of a problem why no recall? because no one has died?? seems that's the only way they will make this right. Right now I'm using the "fix" the guy before me used. . . . Piece of wood under the seat to keep it stable enough to drive. Quoted $1700 parts and labor.

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I have a 2007 Nissan Murano and as I was driving the seat broke causing me to almost slide off the seat. I called Nissan to make an appointment to have it fixed and was told that it would cost me $1500. 00. I decided to go home and check if there had been any recall on this part and was shocked to see letter after letter from Nissan Murano owner with the same problem. This I feel is very dangerous and should have been addressed with a recall from the dealer. Someone is going to get really hurt if they are riding down the highway at 65 miles an hour and the seat breaks. I hope by writing to you this can be avoided.

The bracket that supports the front seat broke while I was making a right turn. It caused me to swerve, fortunately there was no oncoming traffic. Evidently this is a very common problem for this model.

When my husband got into the driver's seat and started the car, the seat broke. One of the rails is bad and the gear that moves the seat is stripped. This is the second time the seat has broken and after research, it is a common problem. Both times the car was stopped but if we were moving it could have resulted in a crash.

When I entered the vehicle, the bracket on the driver's seat broke, causing the seat to rock and tilt to the left. After researching the issue online, it appears to be a rather common occurrence for this model year. Apparently Nissan issued a TSB on the problem, but did not issue a recall. If the driver's seat is not secure, how effective can the safety belt be in a crash? it is a real danger, and should be recalled.

Seat bracket broke on drivers seat. Nissan dealer said it wasn't their problem. This is a common safety issue with this model car. I've seen hundreds of complaints on this same issue all over the web. I'm contacting the philadelphia inquirer to see if the ntsb holds Nissan accountable or treat this like gm's safety issues.

Metal bracket holding seat broke on left side rear. Causing seat to lurch to rear and left while driving. Defective metal bar. Snapped off where it attached to left seat frame. No weld. Preliminary research finds hundreds of these complaints on internet. . Read more...

Left rear of drivers seat collapsed while making a right hand turn. This caused me to jerk the steering wheel to the left, almost hitting multiple children who were walking home after getting off the school bus. I only weight 218 lbs and my wife is barely 100 lbs. This seat should not collapse under normal use and normal adult weights. I am sure if I had gotten in an accident the seat would have broken loose and serious injury would have occurred. Nissan is aware of the problem and has done nothing to correct the problem. Nissan wants $1400 dollars for the repair. Nissan placed a rejected inspection sticker on the vehicle due to the broken seat. I can no longer drive the vehicle until the seat is repaired. Youtube has multiple videos of this happening on other Muranos.

Driving, heard loud pop and driver's seat tilted back. The right rear bracket broke on the seat frame that Nissan installed to replace the first one that broke on 01/30/2009 at 62,853 miles. Nissan refuses to do the repair at no charge and said it will cost $1,200. My initial complaint for the first incident (odi number) 10593351.

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While driving the driver seats bracket broke. Very unsafe. Seat wobbled and when coming to a stop the seat went forward. This is insane for s seat to just snap while driving on the highway. At 65000 miles a seat should not just brake like this did and when I brought it to the dealer they refused to fix because the warranty on the car was expired over mileage. This should be a Nissan recall with all the complaints they have with the same issue. To fix this seat was 1,000. 00. Shame on you Nissan.

Making a turn onto a cross street and heard a loud popping noise, followed by the driver seat becoming unstable. When the turn was completed, it became obvious the driver seat was broken. I did some research and found that this is a known problem with the Murano, and has been reported numerous times across multiple model years. Appears that there was even an attempt to force a recall, but that was never followed through. Filed a complaint with Nissan - required a detailed service report (~$125) before they would do anything. Found that they would not fix for any car outside of warranty (and this apparently usually happens after the warranty period has expired). Typical dealer cost to repair is $800 to $1200. Can also be self-fixed by replacing a bracket ($100) or welding the broken piece (~$80). To me, this is a dangerous situation as the seat can break at any time when the metal has fatigued. I felt fortunate to not have this happen at a higher speed.

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Driver side seat made a pop sound and now seat wobbles. Very irritated with this car. I have had several problems with this car since thanksgiving 2013. Will not purchase another Nissan in my future! with all the complaints with the driver seat breaking, Nissan should step up and send a recall to have the seats replaced! I have seen several complaints with the seats breaking!.

Driver side seat is moving side to side after searching for "loose driver seat Nissan Murano" pages of videos and complaints came up of the seat mount breaking. After looking mine is showing signs of metal fatigue. All the articles show that it is now covered under warranty or recall. Most people quoted 1000$ for repair. Part alone 750$ a lot of people have resorted to taking it to welding shops because of the cost. I don't want this part to break while my wife is driving I can only imagine if she was in the process of turning when it snaps. Can't imagine how such a common problem can be swept under the rug by Nissan. Thank you for your time.

Bracket holding seat broke. I did not lose control of the car, but it did startle me. Upon doing some research, there is an issue with 2003-2008 Muranos and the seat bracket. The manufacturer has their head in the sand on this. There will be accident / loss of control at some point.

During driving on freeway, my drivers seat made a loud snap noise, the seat broke ,and dipped back and down to the left. My body was not moving at the time, I was sitting still. It was dangerous because as the seat broke it caused me to turn my drivers wheel and swerve on the freeway, into the next lane !!!!! this is a safety issue and is very dangerous !!!.

I was driving and the left side support on my seat just broke, causing me to be off balance, and I almost lost control of the vehicle. This is a major safety issue as someone sitting in a rocking chair isn't able to properly maneuver the steering wheel, since they pull on the wheel for stability when the chair support breaks.

During normal use the driver's seat broke loose from the seat rail. I was very lucky that this occurred when I went to get into the vehicle while in my garage and not while I was driving or during a crash. Upon inspection the trip steel hollowed out plate connecting the seat to the rail broke. I am a mechanical engineer and the design of this part was clearly not strong enough to survive a crash. Instead of being a solid piece of thick steel it was hollowed out and the thin strips left to attach the seat to the rail were not strong enough to withstand normal use much less the force caused by a crash. The redesigned replacement part was a much stronger solid piece of metal.

I got into my parked car and as soon I sat in the seat, the back left support of the seat base broke and dropped about 6 inches. The seat now rocks when you sit in it. This is a very big safety hazard for driving as there is no stability in the seat and moves around turns and over bumps. If I had been driving when this happened there surely would have been a crash.

Drivers seat frame broke causing driver to swerve. Fortunately no traffic other cars or pedestrians were in the immediate vicinity.

As I was driving my vehicle on the highway the seat made a popping noise and collapsed toward the driver side door which in tun also forced my body to lean into the door and caused me to momentarily jerk the steering wheel barely avoiding a collision. The seat is now broken and forces you to sit leaning into the door as there is no longer any support. Every time I turn or if I come to a quick stop the seat bounces like a rubber band making it difficult to safely control the vehicle. I can not imagine that this is a safe way to drive a vehicle and I would like to think it is not the way that the manufacturer tested or intended the vehicle to be operated. I've done a lot of research on the issue and found that that the faulty bracket is extremely common in all the 2003-2008 Nissan Muranos. I also found that Nissan makes a bracket that is much more sturdy and they charge you almost $1000 for the repair. This sounds like they are knowingly allowing their faulty and hazardous parts to be installed at the assembly line instead of using the upgraded bracket that is one solid piece of metal. This should be recalled immediately to avoid any further potential hazards.

I got into my car to drive somewhere, and noticed that my seat was loose and shifting back and forth - from side to side. I thought that there was a loose bolt, and so I took the car to the dealership on 2/21, and I was told that it was a broken lifter assembly - and that the repair would be $625. I immediately asked if there was a recall because the definitely appeared to be a "safety issue", and I was told that there was not. I have done my research on line, and I see where this is and has been a very common complaint for several years, for what appears to be for models 2003 thru 2007, at least. I found pages and pages of complaints from many people. We all have the same opinion that this is a manufacturers defect, and should be repaired at the expense of Nissan. I have owned many different models of cars in my lifetime, and a seat breaking in this manner has never happened. My husband is a firefighter, and his first response was concern that the way the seat shifts now, could cause a seatbelt to injure or possibly decapitate a person during a car crash. He has seen many unusal things happen in his career, so I don't believe this is far fetched from the reality of something terrible to happen to a person driving their car with a broken driver's seat. I was prepared to pay for a bolt to be replaced, not to have to pay for my seat to be completely repaired, in order to keep me and my family safe. A seat should be made to endure the day in and day out of the weight of people - large and small, for the life of the vehicle. I am under 200lbs, and my husband is 250lbs. We bought the car with the mindset that it would be strong and durable to last for many, many years to come, without the worries that our seats could break so easily. Thank you for your time.

Seat bracket broke when my wife was driving down the road. This caused the seat to tilt forward. I called the local Nissan dealership and they wanted 1036. 00 dollars for a part, for safety reasons should be recalled. If one of these brackets(they have a problem with front and back) breaks during a wreck, the seat angle could effect the effectiveness of airbags. My wife is scared to drive it. This seems to be a problem with these vehicles. Called Nissan corp. They said there was nothing they could do because there is no active campaign to recall.

Went to adjust drivers seat and heard a noise and realized I couldn't move seat after that. When ever I hit a bump in the road the seat would hit hard as if the spring was not longer there. Track broke and whole seat had to be replaced. I replaced with a used seat and now one year later (1/12/15) the track on this seat has broken again. I would like to be reimbursed the $584 from last years fix and get a new seat this year as this has not been fixed yet.

Drivers seat rail is broken and rocks back and forth.

Driving down the road at 45 mph and heard a snapping noise and felt my drivers seat wobble. Was able to pull into the parking lot of my grandson's school and got out of the car and noticed that my drivers seat was titled to the left and rocking back and forth. Had the car towed to the dealership and was told that the steel frame of the seat needed to be completely replaced. Fortunately for me that I did not have an accident where I could have seriously been injured or worse yet that I injured someone else. The cost for the repair was $1450. I contacted Nissan customer care who for assistance with funding of this repair and was told that seats are only warranted for 3 years and they were unwilling to provide any monetary assistance. I do not consider this as being normal wear and tear of a vehicle and am extremely disappointed that Nissan is not willing to stand behind their product. I appealed this decision with Nissan customer care and they are still unwilling to assist me with funding. What a shame, they have certainly lost a valued Nissan customer. Checking the internet, specifically your website NHTSA, it appears that there have been an extreme large number of complaints of the Murano drivers seats breaking. Why has this issue not been defined as a factory defect and a real safety issue. How many complaints will it take, to make Nissan to issue a recall. Someone needs to do something and am hoping that NHTSA will do an investigation and force Nissan to take this issue seriously. A car with only 69 thousand miles on it and 7 years old should not need a drivers seat replaced unless involved in an accident. Hope to hear something favorable in the near future. Not that this matter, but I am a senior us citizen and I do not intend to be treated in this manner, nor should anyone else. Please help.

Broken seat frame. While approaching a red light the driver's front seat had a snapping sound and I began leaning toward the left. Seat now rocks and leans toward the left.

The very common issue of the driver's side seat broke and is not properly adhered to the frame of the car. This possesses a vital threat to operating this vehicle. I would ask that this be considered for a recall from Nissan as this is a huge safety issue for Murano owners.

My drivers seat frame broke loose and is like riding in a rocking chair. The dealer states the repair is approximately $1,000. I started searching on line and found hundreds of Nissan Muranos (most appear to be 2003 to 2005) with the exact same issue. Clearly this is a serious safety defect that could cause serious injury up to and including death if this seat frame broke during an accident. Nissan has redesigned the part to be more robust for models after 2005, so they apparently know this is a serious issue. This should be a nationwide mandated recall at Nissan's expense, forced by the NHTSA before someone gets killed.

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My driver seat broke recently. A search online determines this is a recurring prob for this vehicle. Why has this issue not been a recall item, or why isn't Nissan covering this defect??? the repair is approx $1,200!!! ?.

The driver seat bracket broke on the left side. The seat now tilts to the left. When discovered vehicle was parked and not used. On that day I just sit in the car and seat tilted to the left. Looked under neat the seat and saw that the meat bracket that holds the seat broke in two. This is serious safety issue for me as a driver. I am just glad that the bracket did not break while driving that could have caused an accident. Read several forums on internet where people complain about same problem. Nissan needs to fix this issue. Recall is needed.

Driver seat bracket broken while driving vehicle on straight and level operation. Researched problem and found a ton of other complaints from various other owners with same issue. Issue is the rear left bracket on drivers seat. Seat moves all over the place at the moment and is extremely unsafe to be driven. This is a manufacture defect in this seat.

Driver's seat frame broke/snapped while driving approximately 40 mph on a surface street. Upon inspection, the entire seat was wobbling and not sturdy. Vehicle was taken immediately to dealer and was subsequently informed by the manufacturer that this was not covered under warranty.

My driver seat has broken to the point where it rocks back and tilts forward. It looks like the rear/left side bracket that holds the seat to the floor has broke. The seat will randomly shift around while driving. I feel the seat would not hold me properly in a accident.

While accelerating from a stop at a light the left rear corner of the driver's side seat dropped about 3-4 inches. I was now leaning back and to the left in a very weird position. I had a hard time reaching the pedals as the front of the seat was now much higher than the rear so my legs were pulled back from the brake and gas pedals. I could pull myself back up and "balance" on the three other seat mounts that were still good but I had to pull on the steering wheel to do so and that made it difficult to steer. I pulled over into a parking lot a soon as I could. After a few minutes of investigation I discovered I could at least have a stable seat if I lowered it all the way to the floor. The broken seat mount now rests on the floor of the vehicle which works for me as I'm fairly tall and can still operate the car. However, anyone a bit shorter than me cannot drive safely as they cant adjust the seat up any longer. I'm glad I was driving fairly slow when this happened as it was quite an abrupt and startling change in driving position and seems quite dangerous if driving at higher speeds or if someone has a different reaction to such an event.