| Issue ID | 832207 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10369840 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MURANO |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 20/11/10 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I am writing in regard to a 2005 nissan murano. The driver's seat support bracket has broken. The seat is loose and rocks and wobbles. A driver cannot sit securely in the seat as it moves while you are driving. In looking under the seat it shows that the left steel bracket has totally broken in half leaving the seat unsupported. I took the car into the dealership and they said it is not covered by nissan, and since we are out of warranty, it will cost $900. 00. I cannot afford this so the seat remains broken. I asked the mechanic about it and he said their hands are tied as nissan will not authorize the repair on a recall basis. The mechanic has seen several of these, but he said that ours is the worst one he has seen. Most of the others have just been wobbly, but ours is totally broken. He offered to talk to someone at nissan about it and "go to bat for us". This should be a recall item as more than 8,000 have reported this problem. If there is ever an injury to a driver as a result of a broken seat there will be a law suit that will cost them more than the recall. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 62000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LANGLEY, WA |
| VIN pattern | JN8AZ08WX5WXXXXXX |
| 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 | 0 |
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