| Issue ID | 794285 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10334783 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MURANO |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 15/07/09 |
| Component | VISIBILITY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The sun visor of my nissan murano 2004 on the driver side does not stay up and keeps on falling into my eyes. From the forums i have visited, i have noticed that this is a common problem with murano vehicles. It started almost a year ago. At that time i used to be able to put it up in position and it would stay up for a while, but now the cognition has worsened. Now no matter how hard i try, the sun visor would not stay in place and keep on dropping into my eyes. I cannot believe that a reputed car manufacturer like nissan can build such an inferior product. In my mind it is a safety issue and government should ask nissan to stand up to their product and issue a recall. This is not the only problem i am having with this car. Other problems are: 1. Driver side power seat does not function because some part is broken, but because of this, i need to replace entire mechanism. 2. Gas cap cover does not open. I had to spend $400 to get it fixed. 3. There is some engine component that makes internal noise that could make my vehicle stop while diving. I have been told that this costs $4,500. Looks like whole car is falling apart in under 60,000 miles. It is incomprehensible that nissan has manufactured this car with built-in obsolescence. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 62000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | OAKTON, VA |
| VIN pattern | JN8AZ08W94WXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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