NHTSA Complaint #10453989 — 2003 NISSAN MURANO

I HEARD A LOUD "POP" PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, I LOOK UNDER THE SEAT TO TRY TO ASCERTAIN WHERE THE SOUND I HEARD ORIGINATED. IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE, SO SEEING NOTHING AMISS IT WASN'T UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING THAT DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT WAS ROCKING AND BOUNCING 4-6 INCHES UNDER WEIGHT. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A BROKEN WELD UNDER THE SEAT. FROM ITS APPEARANCE, SEEMS THAT SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO FIX... (SIGHS) IF ONLY THAT WERE TRUE. I PURCHASED NISSAN FOR THE REPUTATION IT ONCE HAD, I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND NO MOVE BY NISSAN CORP TO RECALL OR REINFORCE THESE SHODDY WELDS. I AM CURRENTLY RIDING WITH THIS SEAT PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY ROCK BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP IS QUOTING A $4000 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CHAIR. EVEN TRIED A SALVAGE YARD, TO NO AVAIL. I AM IN CONSTANT DISTRESS ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, BUT HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO CONTINUE; I FEEL AT THE RISK OF LIFE AND LIMB SHOULD THE REMAINING SUPPORT BREAK, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO PUT MY KIDS IN THE CAR, BUT AGAIN... I HAVE NO CHOICE! IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS ISSUE PUTS BLOOD ON NISSAN'S HANDS. *TR