Nissan Murano Complaints (2003)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10327688April 27, 2010
VISIBILITY
2003 NISSAN MURANO SUN VISOR DROPS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. IT BLOCKS SITE TO TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327358April 25, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVER SIDE VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP COMPLETELY - DROPS INTO LINE OF SIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326998April 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP ITS BEEN ONE THING AFTER THE OTHER FIRST THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS ALREADY BROKE WHEN THE SOLD IT TO US THEY TURNED THE ENGINE LITE OFF PRIOR TO GOING FOR TEST DRIVE THE DAY WE BOUGHT N RODE HOME THE LITE CAME RIGHT BACK ON & HAS BEEN ON SINCE STILL IS DEALER SAID 1500$$ AN THEY WOULD FIX IT NICE... THE FRONT SEAT BROKE, GAS TANK LID WOULDN'T OPEN HAD TO FIX IT, AN NOW STEERING HAS WENT 640$$ TO FIX IT ?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326029April 16, 2010
SEATS
MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SUDDENLY MADE A METALLIC POPPING NOISE AND MY SEAT TILTED BACKWARDS WHILE I WAS DRIVING. UPON INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, THINKING PERHAPS A BOLT HAD LOOSENED, DISCOVERED THAT THE SUPPORT BARS FOR THE SEAT HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN AWAY FROM THE SEAT. I AM DISMAYED BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON THE INTERNET WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. MY DEALER SAID HE HAS TO FIX ONE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. I AM NOW PROPPING MY SEAT UP WITH THREE REAMS OF PAPER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325840April 15, 2010
VISIBILITY
2003 NISSAN MURANO. SUN VISOR FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS JUST PAST ORIGINAL WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE VISOR FOR FREE BECAUSE I HAD HAD OTHER WORK DONE THERE. SUN VISOR IS NOW FAILING FOR A SECOND TIME, FLOPS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY OVER WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325272April 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SL WILL SOMETIMES BE SLOW TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR INPUTS. USUALLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT AN HOUR, IF I COME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR AN OFF RAMP, WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN THE VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD AT A RAPID RATE LIKE I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER I DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY OR AGGRESSIVELY. SOMETIMES IF IT GETS TOO BAD, I WILL TURN THE CAR OFF THEN START IT UP AGAIN TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND IT WILL FIX THE ISSUE FOR A WHILE. IT IS OBVIOUSLY SOME COMPUTER THING. MY DEALER IS USELESS AND I AM TIRED OF TAKING THE CAR IN TO HIM. HE DOESN'T FIX THINGS WELL IF I TELL HIM WHAT IS WRONG, TO ASK HIM TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM WOULD BE AGONIZING. I AM JUST LIVING WITH THIS UNTIL IT GETS WORSE, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324829April 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD A BIT BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT FINALLY LURCHED FORWARD AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AT EVERY STOP AFTER THAT UNTIL I SHUT IT OFF. I TOOK MY MURANO TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN EAST PROVIDENCE, RI AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, BUT SEARCHING THE INTERNET REVEALS THIS IS S COMMON PROBLEM WITH MURANOS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323820April 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 NISSAN MURANO CAM POSITION SENSOR CODE. MY CAR HAS STALLED AND CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE REASON IS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. NISSAN SAYS THAT MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. I SAY IT SHOULD BE. IT A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU LOSE POWER UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322320March 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAM POSITION SENSOR (VIA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319870March 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN AN '03 NISSAN MURANO. SINCE 114K MILES, I HAVE EXPERIENCED STALLING FOLLOWING IDLE. THE PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS VERY WARM (NOT OVERHEATING). AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES (I.E. AT A REDLIGHT OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC) WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE RPM'S DO NOT INDICATE ANY CHANGE. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE "REALIZES" I AM PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND TAKES OFF AT EXCESSIVE SPEED/RPMS. THE PROBLEM HAS PUT ME IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS SUCH AS WHEN I AM TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY STALLS. OR LIKE THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE, I WAS TRYING TO PULL ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. BY THE TIME MY VEHICLE DECIDED TO GO, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING IN THE LANE I WAS TRYING TO TURN ONTO AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE AND CAUSING A WRECK. SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE BEHIND ME WAITING TO GET ONTO THE SAME HIGHWAY AND WERE VERY AGGRAVATED I WAS HOLDING UP TRAFFIC SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE PROBLEMS OCCURS AS REGULARLY AS I SIT IDLE IN TRAFFIC OR GET INTO A CONGESTED TRAFFIC AREA. EVERY SINGLE TIME. AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF EARLY YEAR MURANO OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD RECOGNIZE THIS AS A DEFECT AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS COSTLY DANGER. I HAVE READ THAT MANY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CVT TRANSMISSION AND THAT NISSAN IS OFTEN MISDIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. A CODE READER INDICATED MY TPS SENSOR WAS BAD. I CHANGED IT WITH BARELY ANY NOTICEABLE CHANGES. LATER A DEALER'S CODE READER SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THE CADILLAC CONVERTER. AFTER THAT PRICEY REPAIR, I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319265March 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
1: AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ALONG PERIOD OF TIME IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR ON THE THRUWAY. THEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PRESSING THE GAS THE CAR WILL CRAWL FORWARD AS IF YOU WERE NOT PRESSING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL AFTER 1-3 SEC OF THE CAR CRAWLING INTO THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECT AND NO WAY TO GET IT OUT OF THE INTERSECT WHEN OTHER CARS ARE COMING DOWN AT 40MPH INTO THE INTERSECTION; WILL BE DISASTROUS AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A LOST OF LIFE. AFTER 1-3 SEC THE TRANSMISSION WILL FINALLY ENGAGE. THE FUNNY PART IS WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE PROBLEM CLEARS IT SELF UNTIL IT PROBLEM RECURS. AFTER READING OTHER STORIES OF THERE'S CVT TRANSMISSION IN THE MURANO DOING THE SAME THING TO THE OTHER MURANO CUSTOMER. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER 2: THIS IS A SPORADIC EVENT AND EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECK THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON MARCH 9TH AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMED NORMAL AND IT WAS ENGINE [MISFIRING AND SLIGHTLY BURNING OIL AND COMPRESSION LOST RELATED NOT TRANSMISSION [I HAVE ENOUGH AUTOMOTIVE SKILL TO TELL ME THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A MISFIRE/SLIGHTLY BURNING OIL/COMPRESSION LOST BECAUSE ONCE YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS, WITHA ENGINE MISFIRE IT WOULD STILL PERSIST, THE ENGINE IS 100% RUNNING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM UNTIL THIS PROBLEM ARISE: SO YESTERDAY, WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING TO MY WIFE ON HER DRIVE, I ADVISE HER TO STOP IMMEDIATELY AT THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT I, TO MY SURPRISE THEY REFUSED!!! TO TAKE A 2ND LOOK AT IT AS THEY ADVISE ME THEY ALREADY DIAGNOSTIC IT AS A ENGINE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT. I CALLED THEM AND DEMANDED THAT A SERVICE TECH, TEST DRIVE IT AND HE SAID NOPE THIS IS A ENGINE PROBLEM AND TOLD MY WIFE TO TELL ME THAT IM MAKING ALL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MAD?!. I TOOK IT TO 2 OTHER TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY VERIFIED THAT THIS IS 100% INDEED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318346March 10, 2010
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE CAR SEAT BRACKET BROKE ON NISSAN MURANO. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE NOT DRIVING, STOPPING SUDDENLY OR HAVING IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR OBJECT. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, NISSAN RESPONDED THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $1150.00 REPAIR. A REPAIR FOR SOMETHING THAT TRULY MUST BE DUE TO A LACK OF QUALITY/DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318382March 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING NHTSA RECALL #05V319000: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/ GENERATOR/ REGULATOR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315630March 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
LIKE THE MANY, MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE AS WELL AS OTHER INTERNET SITES, I TOO HAVE A FAULTY TRANSFER CASE ON MY AWD. I TOOK MINE IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS EXPERIENCING A BURNING OIL SMELL. THE REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE SEAL AT A COST OF $1700, IT DIDN'T WORK, STILL LEAKED OIL. THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN SINCE THE FIRST SEAL WAS "UNDER WARRANTY" ABOUT A MONTH LATER, STILL DID NOT WORK. NOW, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, I AM TOLD THE WHOLE TRANSFER CASE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY HAVE OFFERED TO DO SO FOR ANOTHER $800+ DOLLARS WITH NO LABOR CHARGE BUT THEY ALSO SEEM VERY RELUCTANT TO DO SO. I AM GUESSING THERE IS MORE WRONG THEN WHAT THEY ARE TELLING ME AND THEY KNOW THEY WILL JUST SEE ME BACK IN THERE IN A FEW MORE MONTHS FOR MORE REPAIRS. I HAVE SPENT $4,000 ON REPAIRS IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS AND MY 2003 MURANO HAS BECOME A MONEY PIT. I STILL OWE ON IT, SO I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET RID OF IT, NOT THAT ANYONE WOULD BUY IT. I AM DONE WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHICH EVERYONE ADVISED ME NOT TO GO TO BUT I THOUGHT I WAS MAKING A GOOD DECISIONS SINCE THEY ARE NISSAN, STUPID CHOICE ON MY PART. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN, IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND THE REALLY SAD THING, THE VEHICLE AND A STURDY, GOOD HANDLING VEHICLE. NISSAN IS LOSING A LOT OF CUSTOMERS IN THIS PROCESS BY NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. I GUESS WHEN YOU MAKE ENOUGH MONEY, IT'S NO BIG DEAL TO LOSE A FEW HUNDRED OF US IN THE PROCESS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315324March 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND IT DOES NOT MOVE, THEN YOU PRESS AGAIN TO THE FLOOR AND IT LUNGES FORWARD. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. I WILL NOT DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314036February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE GAS PEDAL APPLIED CAR STOPPED GOING--ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING--PULLED TO SIDE OF FREEWAY--STILL IN DRIVE -CAR WOULD JUST IDLE WHEN GAS PEDAL APPLIED--PUT IN PARK TURNED OFF-RESTARTED CAR PUT IN DRIVE AND GAS PEDAL WORKED-TOOK TO DEALER-SAID COME BACK IF HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313292February 23, 2010
SEATS
2003 NISSAN MURANO. DRIVER'S SEAT SQUEAKED FROM TIME TO TIME SINCE 2005. IT HAS BEEN SEEN AT A DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT ALWAYS REFERRED AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SOME ADDED LUBRICATION TO STOP IT FROM MAKING NOISE AND IT STOPPED FOR A TIME. IN AUGUST OF 2009 I MOVED TO VIRGINIA FROM FLORIDA. THE ROADS IN VA HAVE FAR MORE CURVES AND HILLS THAN THOSE IN FL. TODAY THE SEAT BACK FELL BACKWARDS AS I WAS DRIVING. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE LOWER SUPPORT BRACKET, JUST ABOVE THE SEAT TRACK, FOR THE SEAT HAD SPLIT IN HALF. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO LOOK IT OVER. ONLINE I WAS QUICKLY ABLE TO FIND MANY WEBSITES SPEAKING OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND SOME HAD THE EXACT OUTCOME AS THAT OF MY SEAT. I ALSO NOTED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE08065. I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN MY CAR, WHICH UPTO THIS POINT I HAD FULL CONFIDENCE IN. I DON'T THINK I WILL BE RECOMMENDING THIS CAR OR ANY OTHER NISSAN FOR THAT MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310764February 16, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
II HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND THE DOORS LOCK AND NISSAN SAYS IT DOES NOT KNOW OF ANY DEFECTS,TO REPAIR THIS I HAVE READ OVER 300 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ,CAN YOU DO ANYTHING TO HAVE A RECALL AND HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF,I WAS STRANDED ON THE N.J.TURN PIKE WITH MY 4 GRAND CHILDREN FOR 6HRS TO GET HELP ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310850February 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A NISSAN MURANO NEW IN 2003. SINCE NEW IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE RESPONSE LAG. I WILL BE IN TRAFFIC OR SITTING AT A LIGHT AND WHEN I PRESS THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR RESPONDS VERY SLOWLY. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE I AM TURNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT MY EXPENSE . THIS WAS NO HELP. THE DEALER THEN WANTED TO REPLACE A VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION AT MY EXPENSE( $2600). I ASKED IF OTHER OWNERS HAD REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO NISSAN AND THE ANSWER FROM THE DEALER WAS THAT NO ONE HAD EVER REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NISSAN SEEMS TO IGNORE THE OWNER COMPLAINTS. I GUESS SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET KILLED TO GET THEIR ATTENTION. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AND REPEATEDLY SINCE NEW IN 2003. IT'S STILL HAPPENING TODAY, IN 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306373February 5, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TAILGATE, PASSENGER AND BACK DOOR LOCKS STICKING. OCCURS ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME WHEN TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THIS PROBLEMS STOPS ME FROM GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS EFFECTING MY SAFETY IN THE VEHICLE. DOOR CLICKS LIKE IT IS UNLOCKING BUT IT JUST STICKS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS - REPAIRS ARE VERY COSTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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