2016 Nissan Murano Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 10%of 108 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 46,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the seats of the 2016 Nissan Murano, 10% of the 108 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“1. Drivers seat rocks as if it is broken. Could cause problem with airbag deploying in a crash. 2. Rear shocks/struts seam to be weak or collapsed. Makes vehicle sit lower in rear, this causes the sun to reflect in drivers eyes blinding the driver. Our vehicle is silver in color. I”
NHTSA complaint #11325145, filed 2020-05, 49,000 miles“Titanium edition - periodically on start up (stationary) of the car the seat will move forward, and sometimes the back will recline when this happens. The steering wheel will drop down a little bit and the seat memory and steering wheel will be reset to the position the seat moved to and the steering wheel dropped down to. This has been occurring since the vehicle was new and it also happened on my old Murano that was repurchased from me by Nissan. 26 occurrences in 34,000 miles.”
NHTSA complaint #11321472, filed 2020-04, 4,963 miles“As we were driving on a city street our 2016 Nissan Murano we could smell plastic melting or burning while having our driver seat heating system turned on. We turned off the heating system. Now, our driver seat heater does not turn on at all. We plan to take the vehicle to a Nissan dealership to get it diagnosed, but after doing some research online, we could read that many others dealt with this issue previously. The electrical harness under the drivers seat gets too hot and begins to melt. It seems that this is a safety issue due to a failure of the eletrical harness. …”
NHTSA complaint #11387772, filed 2021-01, 47,000 miles“2015-2019 Nissan muranos have an on-going electrical hazard with the climate controlled seats. The electrical harness connector directly under the seat will fail and actually get so hot it will melt the plastic pieces! In fact, Nissan has issued it's own 15 page service bulletin warning to its dealers on the fire danger (el18-035, reference ntb19-004, dated 17 january 2019). This bulletin graphically shows pictures of how the harness connector and the seat control unit will get so hot they will melt and fail. …”
NHTSA complaint #11404458, filed 2021-03, 62,957 miles“I recently brought my 2016 Nissan Murano to the Nissan service department and asked them to check the driver's side heated seat as it was not working. I was notified by the Nissan service department that the heated seat module had melted and that they needed to disconnect the component because it was a safety concern. It was very concerning to learn that the heated seat component could have possibly caused personal harm to anyone driving my vehicle. I reached out to Nissan in an effort to have them fix the defect and they refused to fix the vehicle free of charge. …”
NHTSA complaint #11449318, filed 2022-01Related service bulletins
- 10234044Mar 9, 2023DTC B00A0-00 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- 10206313Nov 22, 2021DRIVERS POWER SEAT IS INOPERATIVE IF YOU CONFIRM The customer states that one or more of the driver (LH) seat controls are (or were) inoperative, AND/OR The windows, sunroof…
- 10168901Nov 1, 20192015-2019 MURANO AND 2016-2019 TITAN; CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEAT INOPERATIVE This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions…
- 10153029Jan 17, 20192015-2019 MURANO AND 2016-2019 TITAN; CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEAT INOPERATIVE IF YOU CONFIRM The driver or passenger side climate controlled seat: - Heating and cooling features do…
Seats: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 2% |
| 2017 | 5 | 5% |
| 2016 | 11 | 10% |
| 2015 | 4 | 2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 1% |
| 2012 | 3 | 2% |
| 2011 | 3 | 2% |
| 2010 | 4 | 2% |
| 2009 | 6 | 1% |
| 2007 | 221 | 33% |
| 2006 | 402 | 50% |
| 2005 | 456 | 46% |
| 2004 | 94 | 14% |
| 2003 | 111 | 14% |
Other parts of the 2016 Nissan Murano
19 complaintsBrakes
16 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
15 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsForward collision avoidance
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Nissan Murano
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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