2009 Nissan Murano door lock problems

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO OPEN THE OTHER DOORS. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

NHTSA complaint #10715770 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO LOCKS ON REAR DOORS FOR BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE STARTED FAILING INTERMITTENTLY AND I COULD ONLY OPEN THEM BY REACHING IN FROM FRONT AND MANUALLY FLIPPING LOCK. NOW THEY ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. I BROUGHT THEM TO MY SERVICE MECHANIC AND HE QUOTED APPROX. $500 FOR EACH! I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO PUT INTO THIS CAR. RECENTLY I HAD MY ELDERLY PARENTS VISITING AND REALIZED HOW DANGEROUS IT WAS THAT MY MOTHER COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR ON HER OWN AS THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. BUT WHEN I "ALARM/LOCK" THE CAR, THE DOORS WILL STILL OPEN AND THE ALARM WILL SOUND. BUT THERE IS NO SAFETY OF HAVING LOCKED DOORS THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STILL WORKS BUT THERE IS A MISERABLE RATTLE INSIDE. THIS IS THE MOST ANNOYING, UNSAFE AND POOR QUALITY PROBLEM I HAVEEVER HAD WITH A CAR. AND IT IS EVEN MORE FRUSTRATING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SO MANY YEARS. I WAS PLANNING ON BUYING ANOTHER MURANO, BUT NOW RECONSIDERING AND MAY GO BACK TO HONDA OR TOYOTA.

NHTSA complaint #10706385 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE ISSUE WITH MY NISSAN MURANO IS THE LOCK ACTUATOR BEGINNING TO GO OUT. IT STARTED IN MAY WHEN THE KEY FOB BEGAN NOT WORKING. WE STARTED HAVING TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY AND THEN UNLOCK THE OTHER DOORS WITH THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR. THIS WAS FINE UNTIL THE LOCK ON THE DOOR BEGAN TO FAIL. IT WORKS OCCASIONALLY BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND WE HAVE ONE CHILD AND ANOTHER ON THE WAY, AND SHE WILL BE USING THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT TWO KIDS WHILE I'M AT WORK. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER MY WIFE CAN'T PUT OUR BABY ON THE GROUND TO UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS AFTER THE ACTUATOR COMPLETELY FAILS. NOT ONLY FOR THAT REASON IS IT A SAFETY HAZARD BUT JUST BECAUSE A FIRE HASN'T OCCURRED YET BECAUSE OF THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE DOESN'T MEAN THAT ONE WILL NOT HAPPEN. AS A FATHER THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH.

NHTSA complaint #10629907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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NONE OF MY DOORS OR THE TRUNK UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH EITHER THE REMOTE KEY OR WITH THE BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. 20 MINS LATER THEY LOCK AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT WHILE THEN, WHEN I PARK THEY DON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE KEY, AGAIN. THE REMOTE KEY BATTERY IS NOT DEAD SO THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. IF THAT WERE THE CASE, THE DOOR BUTTON WOULD UNLOCK AND LOCK IT EASILY. THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROBLEM TO HAVE AS I WORK IN THE MOST CRIME RIDDEN GHETTO IN THE US AND I HAVE A 6 MONTH OLD I WANT TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR EASILY, BUT CAN'T. UPDATED 2/13/15

NHTSA complaint #10608649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR STOPS WORKING TRAPPING THE RIDER IN THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10586610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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OUR VEHICLE IS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO SL WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. AROUND NOVEMBER OF 2010 THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY FAIL TO WORK ON THIS VEHICLE. OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS THE MALFUNCTIONING DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS SPREAD TO ALL FOUR OF THE DOORS ON THIS CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AFTER HAVING LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE ON MULTIPLE YEAR MODELS OF NISSANS. BOTH DEALERS EXPLAINED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD LIKELY RUN $1200 TO $1800 TO FIX ALL FOUR DOORS. LIVING IN THE HOUSTON AREA AND HAVING A GRANDCHILD, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THE VEHICLES SUFFERING FROM THIS DEFECT. OTHER VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR MANY YEARS NEVER SUFFERED A FAILURE OF SUCH A CRITICAL COMPONENT. THE PRICE DEALERS ARE CHARGING FOR THIS REPAIR IS OUTRAGEOUS IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT IT IS SO CRITICAL TO SAFETY. THE INABILITY TO QUICKLY AND SAFELY LOCK A VEHICLE INVITES OCCUPANTS TO BE EJECTED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND MAKES OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE MUCH MORE VULNERABLE TO CAR JACKING OR OTHER FORCED ENTRY CRIMES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE AND FORCE NISSAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS VERY SIGNIFICANT DEFECT IN THEIR VEHICLES.

NHTSA complaint #10543202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON ALL FOUR DOORS MALFUNCTIONED, NOT AUTOLOCKING OR UNLOCKING WITH SMART KEY, OR DOOR HANDLE BUTTON. PASSENGER SIDE IS INTERMITTENT, SO IT IS UNCERTAIN WHEN DOOR IS LOCKED OR NOT AND I CANNOT GET MY CHILD OUT OF THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE WITHOUT SOMEONE ELSE BEING INSIDE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE BACK DOORS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SAFETY ISSUE AND REQUIRES RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10520775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE PASSENGER DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK DOES NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH USING EITHER THE FOB OR WHEN THE CAR STARTS MOVING AND ALL THE DOOR LOCKS SHOULD LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, EITHER THE DOOR IS NOT LOCKED AND SOMEONE CAN CARJACK IT OR IF WE HAD TO EVACUATE THE CAR AND WE HAD MANUALLY LOCKED THIS DOOR, ANYONE SITTING IN THAT SEAT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT UNLESS THEY CAN UNLOCK IT MANUALLY THEMSELVES, IF SOMEONE WANTED TO TRY AND GET THEM OUT EXTERNALLY, NOT GO TO HAPPEN! GO ON ANY NISSAN MURANO FORUM AND THIS IS A LONG TERM INHERENT PROBLEM WITH NISSAN DOOR LOCKS., WHY IS THIS NOT GETTING ADDRESSED???

NHTSA complaint #10512091 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UN-LOCK USING THE KEY FOB. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER WILL LOCK AUTOMATICALLY.

NHTSA complaint #10500791 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR QUIT WORKING. ALL 4 DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ACTUATORS QUIT WORKING SHORTLY AFTER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY CHILD'S DOOR COULD BE OPENED NOW SINCE THEY NO LONGER WILL LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. I AM AFRAID TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS IN THE CASE OF AN CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH WE WERE INCAPABLE OF GETTING OUT OF THE CAR TO SAVE HIM, THEN EMERGENCY PERSONNEL COULD EASILY OPEN DOORS IF ACTUATORS WORKED. THE UNLOCK BUTTONS WILL NOT WORK. ALSO, MY WIFE TRAVELS THROUGH DANGEROUS NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOCK ALL DOORS WITHOUT PULLING OFF THE ROAD. THE LOCK BUTTONS WILL NOT WORK. PLEASE HELP!

NHTSA complaint #10496706 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I OWN A 2009 NISSAN MURANO S MODEL. MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR POWER LOCK JAMMED 3 DAYS AGO FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHATSOEVER. I WENT TO WORK AND WHEN I CAME OUT THE KEYLESS ENTRY KEY DID NOT UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. ALL OTHER DOORS WERE FINE. I BROUGHT IT THE DEALER ON MONDAY WHO COULD NOT GET THE DOOR UNLOCKED AND THEN NOTIFIED ME THAT THE DOOR PANEL ACCESS WAS IN THE PART OF THE CAR INACCESSIBLE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THE DOOR OPENED AT ALL. I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO NISSAN. I WILL UPDATE THIS COMPLAINT AT THAT TIME. RIGHT NOW THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION THE INCONVENIENCE TO ME AS A CUSTOMER CLIMBING OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE.

NHTSA complaint #10475110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR EMITTED A LOUD NOISE WHEN IT WAS OPENED OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 137,785.

NHTSA complaint #10458852 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A KEYLESS LOCK AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NOT LOCK WITH THE REMOTE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA complaint #10457249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON TWO OF THE DOORS -- DRIVER'S DOOR AND RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR. ONE DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING LAST WEEK; THE OTHER DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING YESTERDAY. REAR DOOR CANNOT BE LOCKED TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN IN -- A SAFETY ISSUE -- AND IT HAS TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, I WILL BE UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND ALLOW THE CHILDREN TO ESCAPE; AGAIN, A SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10424677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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SEVERAL WEEKS AGO (JULY 2010) DOOR ACTUATOR ON 2009 NISSAN MURANO STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. DOOR LOCK IS INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10349558 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ON MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010 I STARTED MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WENT DOWN AND WILL NOT COME BACK UP. ALSO I NOTICED THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON WAS ACTUALLY UNLOCKING MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER SEEING THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER OWNERS I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THIS.

NHTSA complaint #10345798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2009 NISSAN MURANO - POWER DOOR LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION A THEFT ISSUE. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME ISSUE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. WHY IS THERE NO MANDATORY RECALL ON THE NISSAN MURANO FOR FAULTY LOCKS??

NHTSA complaint #10341846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE REAR LIFT GATE ON MY 2009 MURANO IS LOCKED AND WON'T OPEN WITH ANY KEY OR SWITCH. SEARCHED ON LINE AND IT APPEARS THERE IS AN ISSUE BETWEEN THE POWER LIFTGATE AND THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS THAT CAN LOCK OUT BOTH.

NHTSA complaint #10307242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN THE CONTACT IS WITHIN 3 FEET OF THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR UNLOCKS. WHEN SHE TOUCHES THE HANDLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR UNLOCKS. SHE CALLED THE DEALER, SERVICE MANAGER, AND OWNER OF THE SALES LOT, AND THEY ALL STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. SHE THEN CALLED NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION RELATED TO THE FAILURE, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE ARE TECHNICIANS WHO HANDLE SERVICE ISSUES OF THAT NATURE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE NUMBER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,000.

NHTSA complaint #10229770 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.