2006 NISSAN MURANO

STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION." DURING AN INSPECTION OF SOME VEHICLES AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED WITH THE IGNITION KNOB IN THE "OFF" POSITION BUT THE V

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NISSAN IS RECALLING 362,891 MY 2003-2007 MURANO VEHICLES. THE INTAKE AIR DUCTS, WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERMEDIATE RESONATOR IN THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM OF THE ENGINE, MAY SEPARATE FROM THE RESONATOR WITH ENGINE MOVEMENT. THIS SEPARATION OCCURS DUE TO THE PREMATURE AGING OF THE MATERIAL USED IN T

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

ON SOME SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IN CERTAIN HIGH SPEED FRONTAL CRASHES, THE WEBBING OF A REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELT MAY CONTACT THE REAR SEAT BACK HINGE WHERE IT CAN BE CUT BY THE SHARP EDGE OF THE METAL PORTION OF THE HINGE.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE FUEL TANK, IN THE EVENT THAT A VEHICLE FRONT TIRE RUNS OVER A SMALL, SHARP OBJECT IN THE ROAD, CATCHES IT AND PROPELS IT TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, IT MAY STRIKE AND PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK.

Broken rear K Frame/Sub Frame. Vehicle veered into oncoming traffic and left the roadway after fishtailing in the rain. Towed to repair shop. Inspection of the rear suspension shows multiple premature catastrophic failures of the rear K Frame and or Sub Frame structure. Stabilization bar is completely broken from it's mount. Rear K Frame/Sub Frame is prematurely corroded and completely broken in half.

Broken rear K Frame/Sub Frame. Vehicle veered into oncoming traffic and left the roadway after fishtailing in the rain. Towed to repair shop. Inspection of the rear suspension shows multiple premature catastrophic failures of the rear K Frame and or Sub Frame structure. Stabilization bar is completely broken from it's mount. Rear K Frame/Sub Frame is prematurely corroded and completely broken in half.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND FLAMES APPEARED BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AS THE FUEL TANK EXPLODED THREE OR FOUR TIMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

I WAS DRIVING AND I STOP IN A RED LIGHT . A CAR HIT ME IN THE BACK AND I FEEL THE SEAT WENT DOWN FROM ONE SIDE. PL EASE THEY NEED TO CHECK THIS. AND ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. EXHAUST GASES LEAK IN THROUGH VENT WHEN AC IS ON AND AIR IS COMING FROM OUTSIDE. EXTREME HEALTH HAZARD! UP TO TWO ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. OIL LEAKS FROM BOOT. DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN. ELECTRICAL ON THE DRIVERS SEAT FRIED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. EXHAUST GASES LEAK IN THROUGH VENT WHEN AC IS ON AND AIR IS COMING FROM OUTSIDE. EXTREME HEALTH HAZARD! UP TO TWO ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. OIL LEAKS FROM BOOT. DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN. ELECTRICAL ON THE DRIVERS SEAT FRIED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE AIR DUCT (PIPE) COMING FROM THE AIR FILTER UNATTACHED ITSELF CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS MOVING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE SEAT BELT ALSO BECAME ABNORMALLY TIGHT AROUND HER CHILD. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE CHILD AND AVOID SUFFOCATION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHILD HAD BRUISES ON HIS STOMACH BUT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPR

Mileage: 70,000

MY FOUR YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T UNLOCK ,MY SON WAS CRYING ,MY HUSBAND COULDN'T GET THE SEAT BELT TO UNLOCK ,IT WAS VERY SCARY HE HAD TO CUT IT OFF ,MY SON STOMACH WAS RED AND SWOLLEN . *TR

WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHE HEARD A LOUD POP AND SUDDENLY THE SEAT FELL TO THE LEFT AGAIN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. SHE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED SHE NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS VERY UNSTABLE AND WHEN PUSHED TO THE CENTER OF THE CAR WITH ONE FINGER WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. WHEN I WAS CALLED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE I FOUND THAT THE FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAD

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED AT THE SAME TIME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A DRIVER'S ERROR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS BECAUSE THE

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO AN ICE BANK. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 59,000

NORMAL DRIVING - DRIVING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL. DRIVER SIDE SEAT SUDDENLY FELL ON THE LEFT SIDE. INJURING MY BACK. THE SEAT BRACKET ON THE LEFT REAR SEEMS TO BE CRACKED/BROKEN. THE SEATS ROCKS FORCEFULLY WITHOUT NOTICE UP AND DOWN EVEN ON SLIGHT TURNS. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF CAR ON A VERY HIGH ELEVATED FREEWAY TURN AS WHEN I TURNED TO THE LEFT, THE SEAT ABRUPTLY CAME UP TURNING MY BODY TO THE RIGHT - THAT MOVEMENT MADE ME THEN SUDDENLY PULL DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH TH

Mileage: 83,859

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 8:30 PM WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALLING, IT FINALLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY IN THE FAST LANE. I FRANTICALLY TRIED RESTART FINALLY IT DID I WAS THEN ONLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE IN THE SMALL SPACE BETWEEN THE ON RAMP AND THE SLOW LANE OF FREEWAY. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND I ALMOST GET HIT BY A VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED THE ARE CONCRETE BARRIERS DUE TO THE EXPANSION WORK BEING DONE ON HIGHWAY 4 WEST

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 8:30 PM WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALLING, IT FINALLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY IN THE FAST LANE. I FRANTICALLY TRIED RESTART FINALLY IT DID I WAS THEN ONLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE IN THE SMALL SPACE BETWEEN THE ON RAMP AND THE SLOW LANE OF FREEWAY. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND I ALMOST GET HIT BY A VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED THE ARE CONCRETE BARRIERS DUE TO THE EXPANSION WORK BEING DONE ON HIGHWAY 4 WEST

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD THE SQUEAKING NOISE AND A POP SOUND FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT THEN BROKE, PUSHING HER TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL AND INJURING HER AS WELL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

2006 NISSAN MURANO; INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT CONTROL ARM AND SHOCKS WERE BAD; HOWEVER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX; NO WARNINGS ON SAFETY OF CAR OR WARNINGS NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR. TOTALED CAR 1 WEEK LATER WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MURANO AND FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE "SUN VISOR" HAS FAILED TO STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WHILE DRIVING THE VISOR DROPS DOWN AND OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER! I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE ON ALL NISSAN MURANO'S AND THAT THEY HAVE HAD LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND "SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM" DUE TO THE SERIOUS SAFETY RISK! THE

Mileage: 57,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 NISSAN MURANO WHEN SHE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. THE DRIVER SEAT, WHICH WOBBLES, LEANED FREELY TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSED MY WIFE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND GO INTO THE DITCH. LUCKILY, SHE WAS NOT INJURED AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN OUT OF THE DITCH. THIS ISSUE WITH THE SEAT HAS BEEN WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED AS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THE SEAT NOW CONSTANTLY WOBBLES AND LEANS FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT WHEN M

Mileage: 37,000

THIS COMPLAINT IS ON THE 2006 NISSAN MURANO, ON 5/29/10 MY GRANDMOTHER AND MYSELF GOT INTO THE VEH WHEN I TURNED THE VEH ON THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW NOTHING I GOT BACK IN AND CHECKED THE DASHBOARD TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND SAW NOTHING. AS WE WERE GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE MY GRANDMOTHER STATED SHE FELT HEAT ON THE AREA OF THE ARMREST. I CAME INSIDE FOR NO MORE THAN 5 MINS AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE BET

Mileage: 29,000