2010 Nissan Murano Visibility Problems

MY 2010 MURANO SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A LOOSE DRIVER'S INTERIOR SUN VISOR THAT HAS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT WILL NOT STAY IN THE "UP" POSITION AND WILL DROP DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE IT BLOCKS MY VIEW OUT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. FROM DISCUSSIONS AT VARIOUS NISSAN ONLINE SITES, I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM FOR ONE OR BOTH VISORS. SOMETHING INSIDE THE VISOR ITSELF BREAKS AND THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY WHERE ONE SETS IT. I HAVE HAD MINE SUDDENLY FALL DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING OR ESPECIALLY GOING OVER A BUMP, ROAD VIBRATIONS OR SMALL POTHOLE ETC. AND IT WILL NOT STAY UP, SO SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD AND TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME IS BLOCKED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

NHTSA ID

11163513

Incident

Dec 24, 2018

Mileage

50,000 mi

DRIVING NORTH ON THE I-15 FREEWAY, APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH (THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT), IN THE FAST LANE, IT WAS EVENING, DARK OUTSIDE, AROUND 7 PM. THERE WERE NO CURVES IN THE ROAD AT THAT TIME. ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY SUN ROOF GLASS EXPLODED WITH A HUGE BANG SOUND, EXTREMELY LOUD, AND IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A LOT OF WIND NOISE. I HAD THE INTERIOR SUNROOF SCREEN CLOSED, THANK GOODNESS. OTHERWISE I WOULD'VE BEEN COVERED IN TEMPERED GLASS. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS I COULD, INTO A GAS STATION PARKING LOT TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY A 2' X 1' HOLE IN THE CENTER OF MY FRONT SUNROOM. SHARDS OF GLASS WERE EVERYWHERE, AND THE INTERIOR NETTING WAS SHREDDED. I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME PLASTIC AND DUCT TAPE TO COVER THE WINDOW ENOUGH SO THAT I COULD GET HOME. IT WAS ALSO A WINDY DAY.

NHTSA ID

11053817

Incident

Dec 4, 2017

Mileage

209,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED LEAVING A ROUND, UPWARD PROTRUDING, GLASS HOLE LARGER THAN A BASKETBALL. SUNROOF WAS CLOSED ON A MILD 82 DEGREE DAY DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE SUN SHADE WAS CLOSED WHICH BLOCKED SHATTERING GLASS FROM HITTING US DIRECTLY WHILE OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NISSAN DID ACKNOWLEDGE INSTANCES OF THIS NATURE ON OTHER MODELS. AN INTERNET SEARCH OF FORUMS REVEALED MANY, MANY OCCURRENCES. THIS WAS NOT AN IMPACT CRACK, BREAK. IT WAS LITERALLY AN OUTWARD EXPLOSION!! *LN *TR

NHTSA ID

10544549

Incident

Sep 7, 2013

Mileage

54,000 mi

THIS REPORT IS IN CONNECTION WITH REPORT #10493536. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME MY SUN ROOF EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO STONE WAS KICKED UP AND I WAS NOT FOLLOWING ANOTHER CAR. SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS MODEL. SIX MONTHS LATER, ON 1/11/13, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, MUCH TO MY FRUSTRATION. I JUST REALIZED I PUT THE DATE OF THAT REPORT AS 2012 BUT SHOULD BE 2013. SEEMS LIKE SOME SORT OF PRESSURE FROM WITHIN IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE FIXED. BOTH TIMES, THE INTERIOR SHADE WAS CLOSED, OR THE CONSEQUENCE OF GLASS SHOWERING DOWN ON ME AND MY CHILD WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH IS NOT SOMETHING I CARE TO THINK ABOUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10493539

Incident

Jul 12, 2012

Mileage

30,855 mi

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 6 MONTHS, MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN JULY, 2012, AND I WILL FILE A SEPARATE REPORT FOR THAT INCIDENT.. BOTH TIMES THE DEALER SAID THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. OUT OF THE BLUE, IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT, IT WAS SO LOUD. THE GLASS WAS PUSHED UP WITH THE FORCE, WITH A BIG CIRCLE OF GLASS MISSING. I WAS NOT FOLLOWING ANOTHER CAR AND THERE WAS NO STONE KICKED UP AS CLAIMED BY THE DEALER. WITH THE COLD AIR OUTSIDE, THE GLASS WAS PUSHED UP WITH THE PRESSURE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS IN THE SUMMER, AND WITH THE PRESSURE, THE GLASS WAS PUSHED INWARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW, AS MANY OTHERS ON THE INTERNET HAVE CLAIMED THE SAME PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERS CLAIM THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED, AS SOONER OR LATER THIS ISSUE WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, POSSIBLY A FATALITY, AND IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR NISSAN TO SAY THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR WHEN AT ANY TIME, THE SUN ROOF MAY ONCE AGAIN EXPLODE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION IS NOT WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND I AM UPSET THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED BY NISSAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10493536

Incident

Jan 11, 2012

Mileage

37,000 mi

2010 NISSAN MURANO. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE POWER WINDOWS ARE NOT SAFE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF OR REVERSE WHEN HIS WIFE'S ARM BECAME CAUGHT IN THE WINDOW. *KB CONSUMER SENT IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1/13/2011 *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE'S ARM WAS CRUSHED WHEN THE POWER WINDOW BUTTON WAS ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10379160

Incident

Jan 1, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS DID NOT HAVE A SAFETY RELEASE/STOP. HE STATED THAT IF ANY BODY PARTS WERE OUT THE WINDOW, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO BACK DOWN IF THEY EXPERIENCED RESISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

NHTSA ID

10367096

Incident

Oct 21, 2010

Mileage

25,000 mi

2010 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE GLASS OF THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY AND SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED INTO BITS. IT WAS NOT HIT BY ANY OBJECT, AS TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS NO OVERPASS IN THE AREA. NISSAN SAID THEY FOUND NO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AND MY INSURANCE WOULD NOT COVER IT AS GLASS. I PAID FOR REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10363977

Incident

Oct 16, 2010

Mileage

2,229 mi

2007 NISSAN MURANO (LEASED VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY THAT DEALER /MOSSY NISSAN REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER $500 FOR PARTS ALONE) SAFETY HAZARD SUN VISORS FLOP DOWN AND COMPLETELY BLOCK VISION. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY OR WHENEVER VEHICLE HITS A SLIGHT BUMP ON THE ROAD. DRIVER'S SIDE IS MOST EFFECTED HOWEVER SOMETIMES (AT LEAST TWICE A DAY) BOTH VISORS FLOP DOWN AND BLOCK VISIBILITY COMPLETELY. BOTH MY WIFE AND I ARE TALL. SHE'S 5'8" AND I'M 6'2". THIS IS A SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

NHTSA ID

10345070

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

Mileage

49,000 mi