NHTSA Complaint #10318710 — 2006 NISSAN MURANO

I BOUGHT A 206 NISSAN MURANO FROM A DEALER. THE CAR WAS CERTIFIED CLEAN BY MANHEIM THE AUCTION HOUSE.THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND IT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED PRE PURCHASE INSPECTION BY STEVENS CREEK NISSAN WWW.STEVENSCREEKNISSAN.COM. IT WAS CERTIFIED CLEAN WITH ABSOLUTELY _NO_LEAKS_. THEN 30 DAYS LATER I HEAR A WHINE WITHIN THE CAR AND I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO INSPECT. IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A LEAK IN POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE. HOW COME 30 DAYS THERE WASN'T ANY REPORTED LEAK , BUT NOW THERE IS A LEAK THAT HAD DRAINED A LOT OF POWER STEERING FLUID AND THAT CAUSED THE HIGH PITCH WHINE. THE MECHANIC ADDED SOME POWER STEERING FLUID AND THE SOUND STOPPED. WHEN I CHECKED WITH A KRAGEN STORE WHERE I WENT TO BUY POWER STEERING FLUID , THEY SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN. I CHECKED THE NEWS GROUPS ONLINE AND I FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT NISSAN POWER STEERING HOSE. HTTP://AUTOS.MSN.COM/RESEARCH/VIP/RELIABILITY.ASPX?YEAR=2005&MAKE=NISSAN&MODEL=MURANO HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD/T-12704.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/MURANO/2005/STEERING/POWER_STEERING_FLUID_LEAKING.SHTML "THERE IS A NATIONAL BACKORDER OF OVER 300 FOR THIS 'COMBINATION HOSE-METAL TUBE POWER STEERING HOSE ON THE PRESSURE SIDE' PART # 49720CB60A. I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE 9/2/09. I NOTICED THAT ALL OF MY POWER STEERING FLUID WAS DRAINED WHEN I CHECKED UNDER MY HOOD ON VACATION. IF I DIDN'T HAPPEN TO SEE IT, I COULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE POWER STEERING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, AND IF NISSAN DOESN'T WANT MAJOR LAWSUITS FOR WRONGFUL DEATH, THEY HAD BETTER GET ON THE STICK AND DO A RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/34U6K-I-HAVE-A-2006-NISSAN-MURANO-WHICH-HAS-DEVELOPED-A-GROWLING "COMMON REPAIR I WAS TOLD AS NISSAN CAN NOT MANUFACTURE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND ON THESE FAULTY PARTS( PRESSURE HOSE)." *TR