My husband found this fix in his StreetRodder Magazine

 

Thats great for most normal sized visors. But have ya looked at our visors? They're pretty thick and i don't think this might work... at least not as easily as described. But its worth a shot for someone who has a spare.

 

mine has started to go n ow as well, hangs about 2" or so from the roof but will come down eventually i can tell. What the you know what, this is suppose to be an upper end car. I had fewer issues with fords for goodness sakes.

 

Just to remind you (again, please don't be offended), you DID buy a 4 1/2 year old car with almost 40K miles already on it and a number of problems since the day you got it. God-only-knows (figuratively speaking, of course) how that poor car was treated by its original owner(s). Many Mo owners haven't experienced any of the problems you are seeing.

That said, the floppy visor issue has been reported by several other members of this forum and certainly should be a non-issue on ANY car regardless of age or mileage - high end or not. Still, I'd be more concerned about the driveability problems and poor fuel mileage you have reported than something simple like a floppy visor (though I admit that would be annoying).

 

Another groopy visor

2004 murano se, 75k miles. Extended warranty expired at 70k miles. Driver side visor started droopy 2minths ago.
I will file complaint, and call Nissan after.
It feels like a quality or design weakness that has safety implications. Shame on Nissan not coming out to recall the visors.

 

Faulty design, yes,, Piece of crap, yes. Just had my third drivers side fail, 59K mi.

 

just ordered a new visor threw my dealer here in Alberta Canada, the driver side one, and it was 122.00 Cnd. Brand new.

 

Knew drugs were cheaper in Canada, but sun visors? Maybe you can give us contact info for the dealer, so that those that want to replace can do so at a reasonable price.

Thanks,

Paul

 

Is this happening on 06 or 07 models? Most of the posts I've read list previous years and was just wondering if this was something fixed on the 07s?

 

The drivers side visor in my 06 has failed. I'm assuming that Nissan probably used the same visors for all of the first generation Muranos, so I highly doubt it was a problem they corrected only on the 07's. However I have an 06 and not and 07 so I don't know for sure!

 

Mills Nissan Edmonton, Alberta Canada
780-463-5700

 

visor problem too

I have a 2005 Murano, and have the same problem with my driver's side visor. It is out of warranty. I also got a quote for over $300.

 

If you are the original owner and have taken good care of your MO, open a contact with Nissan consumer service and maybe they will good will you a new visor as they did for me.

 

Visor problem

I have exactly the same problem in my 2005 Murano. I just tooked out the 2 bolts an pulled out the visor and save it on my house. Does any technician took a look to see if something can be done in order to avoid this slip on the rod???

 

I performed the surgery described a few pages back. I opened the visor and found that I couldn't just slip a bolt in as described, due to wiring and I simply wasn't convinced it was a long-term fix. Maybe the person who did that can tell us if it is still working.

As you can see in the pictures the problem, to me, appears to be the little tab gets worn down. I tried tightening the metal sleeve where it contacts the tab and it still fell occaisionally, was a little better, but I think over time it would just go back to falling everytime.

So I opted to instead switch the driver's side with the passenger's side mirrors. We lost use of our vanity mirrors and it may look a little funny, but I just couldn't see shelling out the cash for a new visor. I'm hoping the tab is in better shape in the passenger side since it wouldn't have been used as much.

Here are the pictures of the inside so you don't have to open yours!

 

I just replaced mine last week cost me $25 CAD from a junkyard.

 

I am the one that did the fix with the bolt and it its still holding up. In your second picture#32 your finger looks like it is right above where the hole was on mine if you would have removed a little more of the foam. If I recall it is just thin sheet metal wrapped around that the worn off tab should have caught on. If yours does not have a hole you could drill one about where your finger is and put a small bolt in to thighten if reversing them turns out not to work. Good Luck!

Paul

 

Thanks Paul. I'm glad to hear your fix is still holding! I did cut that back to the hole you describe. I was concerned I may damage the wiring if I passed the bolt in the same tube that contains the wires. I guess even if I were to damage the wires I would only lose the courtesy lights on the mirror. I may have another look in the near future, I only have duct tape doubled over holding the seam closed for now. I'm still looking for a decal to fit there.

 

My passenger visor stays up towards windshield but not normal. It is very annoying what do we do I'm not spending that much money. There has to be a cheap alternative it's just a visor

 

Couldn't you just use a metal hose crimp/clamp and compress it just enough on that tabbed area (without having to cut everything open) to force friction so the tab will catch and hold? Paint it black or gray (or whatever to match your visor) and you're good to go.

Cost = $0.09

One of those heavy-duty "chip clips" might even do the trick.

A paper binder clip might even work. Clamp it and pull off the silver arms.

Cost = $0.15

 

What are you supposed to clamp it to??

 

Keep the problem report going - my 2007 Murano now has the same problem on driver side sun visor. I really start to believe this might be some problem at Nissan product quality, not just simply a batch of bad part....

If this is the kind of support we can expect from Nissan when it is so many people are having this problem, than I will think twice before I invest in another Nissan.

I will be writing a letter to their corporate office.

 

I did a search on eBay and found a bunch of Murano visors sold in pairs for a bit over $100-200...but there's no way of ensuring that they're going to be any better than the ones they're replacing....unless they come off a newer car, but you have to make sure the screw holes line up for the different year models. You might also go down to a dealership and see if the visors off the Altima or other models fits and check eBay or a recycler. If you have a vehicle recycle row near you, you can check them out....here in Sacramento, we have a huge recycle center for all makes of cars....great place to go for parts like these.

 

04 Murano

I have a Morano (04) and replaced the drivers visor about 2 months ago $400 and now the other one is down. Now that I see all the problems others are having I don't want to buy another one. This is just a bad product. I'm on my 4th Nissan because I feel they have great quality. I'm going to contact the home office to try to get this fixed. Maybe the quality is not what it once was. I hope this is not my last Nissan.

 

I have a 2006 with the same problem :{

 

That clip ain't gonna work. You have to open it up to get a permanent fix. Just did mine months ago. Check here: http://www.nissanmurano.org/forums/82-1st-gen-2003-2007/16764-sun-visor-issue-fixed.html

 

I am so disgusted with Nissan. I have started a Facebook Page. Please head over and "like" us and share your stories.

https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/fixnissansunvisors


Nissan isn't going to change a darn thing if we just complain on the Nissan site. They know nobody else is looking here. Perhaps if we widen the scope of people who see this issue they will do something to fix it. Feel free to head over and "Like" the page and also to leave your thoughts, stories, etc. The people that see the info and the more that people see about it will at least let more people know that there is a problem, it has been known about for several years, and not only will Nissan not fix it, but expects the consumers to spend a ridiculous amount of money (sometimes repeatedly) to replace a part that fails due to their design flaw.

Thanks for any support!
Amy

 

I am currently having the same problem, does anyone know how to take it off. I would take it off now and then when I have the money I can purchase the new one. Thanks in advance.

 

Pry off the plastic.
Remove the two screws underneath
Press on the wire clip to undue the wires. (Can't recall but might want to tie a string to them in case they can fall down out of reach)

 

Look at the links at the above post.

 

Hey everyone I figured it out. The way I was trying to take it down before I would have done some damage to the headliner and the clip holding it. No tool is necessary to get the plastic piece to come off. Just sit in the seat take your thumb (right handed) and brace the triangle clip portion facing you then 2 fingers on the same hand on the other end of the triangle that is closest to the windshield and pry it off. It rests on a metal triangle of the visor that is held in by 2 screws. Once you take off the plastic piece take a Phillips screw driver remove the 2 screws and secure them. Then take black tape and wrap the connection. Then take the connection (wiring of the car for the vanity light) and place the clip in a way that it hooks onto the metal opening of where the visor is installed.