Nissan Murano Complaints (2003)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10283669September 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES DRIVING I GET A LAGGING ISSUE WHERE I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AND NOTHING HAPPENS, THEN ALL OF SUDDEN AFTER 5 SECONDS THE CAR ACCELERATES DANGEROUSLY! MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND SHE'S DRIVING WITH OUR BABY. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY THIS PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN, AND SHE WOULD ACCELERATE AFTER THE LAGGING ISSUE ONLY TO HIT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF HER AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I'M ALSO AFRAID WHEN SHE TRIES TO MAKE A LEFT TURN DURING THE LAG SOMEONE MIGHT HIT HER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS MANUFACTURE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THEY NEED TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283330September 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN
IN STOP AND GO CITY TRAFFIC, AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING WHEN YOU IDLE YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND NOTHING THEN AFTER 5-7 SECONDS IT PROPELS FORWARD WITHOUT CONTROL. LATE ONE NIGHT IS ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE AS I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS IT CRAWLED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND JUST STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS A CAR WAS COMING AND ALMOST HIT MY WIFE ON PASSENGER SIDE. PLEASE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND I ONLY HAVE 68000 MILES ON MY CAR.= A CAR I PAID OVER 36K FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282895September 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WON A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, I HAVE NOTICED A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. AFTER I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES, THE ACCELERATOR NO LONGER RESPONDS PROPERLY. WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDDLE, NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A FEW SECONDS. OR, I NEED TO PRESS DOWN VERY HARD ON THE PEDDLE TO GET ANY ACCELERATION. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO 'SURGE' FORWARD. THE ONLY WAY TO (TEMPORARILY) FIX THIS IS TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE CAR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RETURNS AFTER A FEW MINUTES AS LONG AS I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282742September 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IN 2006, IT WAS 3 YEARS OLD. THREE WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE, I HAD PROBLEM WITH THE CAR JERKING AND CUTTING COMPLETELY OFF. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN BUT THEY SAID THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD THE SIMILAR PROBLEM AGAIN A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND IT WAS WORKED ON AND RUNNING AGAIN. ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH, WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS IN THE TURNING LANE AND IT WENT DEAD. A MAN STOPPED AND CAME OVER TO ASSIST ME AND HE SAID HIS MOTHER HAD THE SAME CAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING SOMETIMES. HE GOT THE CAR STARTED FOR ME AFTER CUTTING IT OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. HE DROVE BEHIND ME TO MAKE SURE I GOT WHERE I WAS GOING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO SPEND ON A LEMON. WE NEED HELP FROM YOU WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282397August 31, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
REGARDING THE RECENT RECALL ON NISSAN MURANO'S.... I HAVE/HAD THE PROBLEMS INDICATED IN THE RECALL SINCE I PURCHASE THE 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN I WOULD GO INTO THE DEALER OR IF I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS MY BATTERY. MY BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACE 3 TIMES. I HAVE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING, STALLING WHEN STARTING, THE ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, I HAD MY HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS FLASHING WITHOUT ANYONE IN THE CAR AND AS I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE IT WOULD NOT TURN. EACH TIME I WOULD COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER ( ED MARTIN NISSAN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA) THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF THIS RECENT RECALL I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282301August 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A NISSAN MURANO 2003, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE CAR STALLS WHEN I PRESS ON GAS IT TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS OR SO TO ACCELERATE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, ONE TIME EARLIER THE CAR STALLED STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED PERHAPS A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TO NISSAN DEALER SEVERAL TIMES MORE THEN 4 WITH THE SAME ISSUE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ISSUES. THE LATEST TIME I WENT TO NISSAN THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION PERHAPS, THIS IS A FAULTY CAR AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282228August 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO SL WITH ABOUT 101,000 MILES. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES DRIVING I GET THE LAGGING ISSUE WHERE I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AND NOTHING HAPPENS, THEN ALL OF SUDDEN AFTER 5 SECONDS THE CAR ACCELERATES DANGEROUSLY! MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND SHE'S ALSO PREGNANT. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY THIS PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN, AND SHE WOULD ACCELERATE AFTER THE LAGGING ISSUE ONLY TO HIT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF HER AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I'M ALSO AFRAID WHEN SHE TRIES TO MAKE A LEFT TURN DURING THE LAG SOMEONE MIGHT HIT HER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS MANUFACTURE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THEY NEED TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282185August 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS WEAR PREMATURELY.WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BREAK PEDAL THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES. IF THE BREAK SYSTEM FAILS HIS RISK FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND CRASH IS INCREASED. HE HAS HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 20,000 MILE TIME FRAME. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN WHICH A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281845August 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN
1. NO REAL "EVENTS" LEADING UP TO IT, IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. 2. THE VEHICLE (2003 NISSAN MURANO) WILL STALL AFTER BEING DRIVEN AT RANDOM TIMES. YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENS FOR 5-10 SECONDS AND THE IT REVS UP ALMOST GIVING YOU WHIPLASH. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. 3. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WAS DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, NISSAN DOESN'T EVEN ADMIT TO THERE BEING "A PROBLEM." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281902August 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, 2003 MURANO WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL NISSAN DEALERS FOR NOISE EMITTING FROM WHEEL OR TRANSMISSION'S WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A TIRE ROD PROBLEM, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A STRUT PROBLEM. NEXT, IT WAS IN NEED OF TIRES. FINALLY, AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM WILL NOW COST OVER $5000 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281658August 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED SHE LOOSES POWER WHEN YOU SHE IS SITTING STILL. WHEN SHE ACCELERATES THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT MOVE. THE SUDDENLY IT SURGES AND TAKES OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE FAILURE OCCURRED FROM A NEW VALVE PROBLEM WHICH RELATES TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE VALVE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS FAILURE FOR OVER A YEAR. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED THAT HER VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL THAT INCLUDES HER VIN NUMBER. THAT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,700. BL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281604August 24, 2009
SEATS, EQUIPMENT
FRONT DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES BECAUSE IT ROCKS WHEN DRIVING AND/OR STOPPING. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN VERY EASILY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THE DRIVER AND POSSIBLE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THE DRIVERS LOSES COMPLETE CONTROL IF THIS SEAT BRACKET BREAKS. I JUST HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN, AND IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS OBVIOUSLY MADE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND KEEPS INSTALLING THE SAME DEFECTIVE TYPE WHEN A CUSTOMER BRINGS IT BACK FOR REPAIR. ALL DEALERS CONSIDER THIS A PROBLEM BUT, THEY ALSO EXPRESS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO IF THEY KEEP GETTING DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS.. IE: OLD STOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280792August 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 85000 MILES. NISSAN REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280334August 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 NISSAN MURANO. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I'VE HAD MY MURANO FOR ABOUT 2.5 YEARS, AND FOR THE PAST 1.5 YEARS HAVE HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. AFTER PUSHING ON THE GAS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE ENGINE DOESN'T RESPOND, BUT THEN IT SURGES FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE I'VE BEEN SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE WILL STALL, CAUSING ME TO BE STUCK WITH THE ENGINE NOT RESPONDING - EVEN THOUGH I'M PUSHING ON THE GAS. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDING 2 NISSAN DEALERSHIPS, AND NONE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THERE SEEM TO BE CERTAIN THINGS THAT FIX IT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN IT RETURNS JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. I'VE READ ONLINE AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AN ANOMALY. MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. FORTUNATELY, I AM SELLING MY CAR, BUT LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR AND DIAGNOSTIC TIME BECAUSE NO ONE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS LEMON. LESS THAN 5000 MILES AGO, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE BODY SHOP, THEY FLUSHED THE TRANNY FLUID, AND IT SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE FOR THE NEXT 5000 MILES. NOW, I AM HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SINCE IT IS A SPECIAL TRANNY (CVT), IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN $5000-6500 TO REPLACE IT, WHICH IS MORE THAN HALF OF WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. BESIDES THAT, I'VE READ ON BLOGS THAT SOME PEOPLE GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, AND THEN THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM! FORTUNATELY, I AM SELLING MY MURANO DUE TO A BIG MOVE, BUT I HAD TO TAKE A LOSS ON IT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279750August 8, 2009
VISIBILITY
2003 MURANO - DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY BECAME "SPRUNG", AND WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UP OR DOWN POSITION. VISOR JUST DANGLES, CAUSING OBSTRUCTED VISION.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279766August 8, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
2003 NISSAN MURANO (2 WD) HESITATES WITH NO RESPONSE TO THE THROTTLE AT LOW SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR IN TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 3 OR 4 SECONDS, THE CAR LURCHES VIOLENTLY FORWARD. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR THE PAST YEAR. CAUSES DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION IN GOOD OR BAD WEATHER (WHEELS WILL SPIN VIOLENTLY WHEN THERE IS SNOW ON THE ROAD AS THE CAR FINALLY RESPONDS TO THE THROTTLE INPUT AFTER 3 OR 4 SECONDS). FINALLY HAD ENOUGH AFTER DRIVING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC IN NYC YESTERDAY AND ALMOST REAR-ENDING THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279194August 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SOLENOID PRESSURE VALVE IN MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO FAILED AT 81,100 MILES. IT RUNS FINE ON THE HIGHWAY BUT WHEN YOU TRANSITION TO CITY DRIVING AT EACH STOP IT WILL LOOSE POWER AND THE CAR WILL BARELY COAST THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THEN IT WILL CATCH AND ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING SINCE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I TOOK IT TO 2 OTHER AUTO REPAIR PLACES WHO WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE INFORMATION STORED ON THE COMPUTER, WHICH STATED IT WAS THE SOLENOID PRESSURE VALVE (THE LIGHT WAS STILL NOT ON AT THIS POINT). I LEARNED FROM SEVERAL MECHANIC SHOPS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT THEY DO NOT MAKE THE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, THEY ONLY SELL A "VALVE BODY KIT" AND QUOTED ME $2000 FOR THIS REPAIR. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A 25-50% CHANCE THAT THIS REPAIR WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE AND I WOULD THEN HAVE TO FULLY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR AN ADDITIONAL $5000+. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY REQUIRES AN ABSURD AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX IT. I MADE A LARGE INVESTMENT IN NISSAN BASED ON THEIR REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND HAVE BEEN GREATLY LET DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279027August 1, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAN STALLS ON HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. CAR WILL NOT START--ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER AFTER THIS OCCURS. NO ACCIDENT BUT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. REPAIRMAN INITIALLY STATED IT WAS A LOOSE GAS CAP--TIGHTENED AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WENT AWAY. BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY AND I STALLED OUT AT A LIGHT. CAR WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY. EVENTUALLY DID START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278871July 31, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE WAS VERY INCONSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278444July 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH AROUND 111000 MILES ON IT. AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY 2009 MY CAR ALL OF SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT ANY CRASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO PEP BOYS AUTO REPAIR CHAIN. I WAS TOLD THE FAILURE HAPPENED DUE TO A FAULTY CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I HAD THE REPAIR MADE AND THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE NOW. WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR DATABASE I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2003 NISSAN MURANO FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED TO ME. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THAT RECALL WAS 03V455000. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD MY CAR DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL AS IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN A DIFFERENT PLANT THAN RECALLED VEHICLES. ANY WAY I WANT TO REPORT THIS ISSUE AS I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER THE ENGINE SEIZED DRIVING AT 40 MPH I AM GLAD I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR (THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND WHICH HELPED) THIS IS THE INFORMATION FROM RECALL 03V455000, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR: THIS COULD CAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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