| Issue ID | 1516404 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11153571 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MURANO |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 22/11/18 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Hello, i am writing this because my 2006 nissan murano sl awd has significant rust damage being only 12 (almost 13) years old. I put hours of research and have found my vehicle is not alone in this. [http://www. Carproblemzoo. Com/nissan/murano/frame-rust-problems. Php] this link shows just a few of the people who have complained of a similar issue. My argument is that nissan should have strengthened these subframes because a 12-13 year old car should not have a back end drop out of it because of salt. I live in ohio and we get about 1-3 months of snow and our cities salt a moderate amount. Other vehicle we own/had (2001 ford, 2002 ford, 2005 ford) have rust from the snow but the structure of the vehicles are intact and safe to drive. However, the nissan subframes in these murano |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 137000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BEDFORD HTS, OH |
| VIN pattern | JN8AZ08W66WXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | 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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