Nissan Murano Complaints (2003)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10240074August 28, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A VAPOR LEAK AND A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240014August 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY ROAD, BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CAR LOST POWER (THOUGH IT DID NOT STALL). WHEN GIVING IT THROTTLE, THE ENGINE REFUSED TO SPEED UP. IT WAS LIKE BEING IN A "FAIL SAFE" MODE, LIKE WHEN SPEED SENSORS GO OUT. COULD NOT SAFELY PULL OVER OR DRIVE...MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CALL FOR A TOW. NISSAN DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR UNDER A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239869August 26, 2008
SEATS
FRONT DRIVERS SEAT WAS LOSE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $1100. I CALLED NISSAN AS THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND NISSAN WOULD NOT COVERED SEAT REPLACEMENT. RECENTLY THE ENTIRE SEAT FRAME IS DAMAGED/CRACKED. THUS CAUSING THE SEAT TO SIT INCORRECTLY. THIS FINALLY CRACKED FULLY WHILE DRIVING. WHICH STARTLED ME INITIALLY AS THE CAR WAS MOVING AND IT FELT AS IF I FELL OUT OF MY SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239654August 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. HE WAITED 30 MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. PREVIOUSLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CVT VALVE DUE TO THE STALLING FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239470August 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT ABOUT 61,000 MILES, MY 2003 MURANO (BOUGHT NEW IN 2004) BEGAN HESITATING WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP IN TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME I'M IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS, THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE AND THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER SURGES. IT'S VERY SCARY, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT IN TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS. I'VE SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I HAVE NOT YET BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239481August 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 69,000 MILES ON 2003 NISSAN MURANO. FORTUNATELY FAILURE OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239202August 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE PERIODICALLY HESITATES, SOMETIMES SEVERELY, UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP. USUALLY WHEN ENGINE IS WARM, AFTER STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. HAD IT INTO DEALER WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, PROBLEM IS WORSE. NOW THEY SAY IT IS VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY OF NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION. COST IS $2100 FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239082August 20, 2008
SEATS
THE FAILURE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO. ALTHOUGH THIS FAILURE DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, IT COULD CERTAINLY COULD HAVE CAUSED ONE. THE LEFT REAR SUPPORT STRUCTURE ON THE LOWER SEAT FRAME GAVE WAY SUDDENLY CAUSING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT TO DROP ABOUT 8 INCHES. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE SUDDEN SHIFT IN POSITION AND LOSS OF BALANCE COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238910August 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 MURANO HAS BEEN SLOWING TO 35 - 40 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $5,500. MY CAR HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS VEHICLE. RATHER THAN PAY THIS, I AM FORCED TO TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WILL PUT ME UPSIDE DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238553August 17, 2008
SEATS
THE DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS WHEN TURNING, BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. THE SEAT WAS CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE SEAT ROD IS CRACKED FROM METAL FATIGUE. I AM READING THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THE 2003 MURANO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238388August 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NISSAN MURANO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 92,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238453August 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, CAR WILL HESITATE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATE SLOWLY FORWARD. THIS INCREASE THE RISK OF GETTING HIT FROM THE VEHICLE BEHIND BECAUSE THE MURANO SIMPLY WOULD STAND STILL FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND DRIVER BEHIND ME EXPECT THE CAR TO BE MOVING. CAR HAS ONLY 95K MILES, THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES OTHER DRIVERS HAVE THAT NISSAN WOULDN'T ADDRESS OR RECALL. I HOPE NISSAN WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND ADDRESS THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237774August 11, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE PROBLEM IM HAVING WITH MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IS WHEN EVER IM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I'LL STEP ON THE GAS AND THE MURANO GOES NOWHERE, THE RPMS DON'T GO UP EITHER AND ABOUT AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS THE VEHICLE WILL JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU RUN THE RISK OF SMASHING THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237249August 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING ON RT 80 AND MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO, THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WENT ON, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER MY CAR STARTED LOSING POWER. AS I ACCELERATED, THE CAR WOULD NOT REGAIN SPEED AND STARTED BUCKING. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN, PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT A FEW MINS LATER AND THE POWER RETURNED. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN TO INVESTIGATE AND ENDED UP NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD (I PURCHASED IT NEW IN AUGUST 2004) AND HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. I FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT MY COST. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES TO MINE AS WELL AS OTHER COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL CAR I OWN AND I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS IM GUESSING THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS. IF IT WAS WORSE, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237184August 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY TRANSFER CASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237195August 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
2003 MURANO HAS FAULTY TRANSFER CASE, LEAKS FLUID AND HAS BURNING OIL SMELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236766August 3, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON FRIDAY AUGUST 1, 2008 I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE-CAR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. MY VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A STOPPED SMALL TRUCK THAT WAS AHEAD OF ME. THERE WAS FRONT HEAD-ON COLLISION AS WELL AS REAR VEHICLE DAMAGE. MY VEHICLE WAS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL IN MY MURANO WAS MYSELF. THE UNOCCUPIED PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT MY DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS FAILURE FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IS WHAT I AM REPORTING NOW. THE VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A TOW YARD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10236727August 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A NISSAN MURANO. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IT IS USED, I HAVE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. THE PLACE I GOT IT FROM REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE NEW ONE IS SLIPPING EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236451July 30, 2008
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT BECAME LOOSE. POWER ADJUST APPEARS TO HAVE COME OFF TRACKS, BROKEN A GEAR, OR SOME OTHER MECHANICAL FAILURE. HAVE NOT BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AS OF YET, BUT QUICK INTERNET SEARCHES REVEAL THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, YET NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY. WIFE CAN NO LONGER USE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE SEAT IS ONLY SAFE WHEN FULLY BACK AND DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236303July 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS HE EXPERIENCED HESITATION WHICH AS A CONSEQUENCE HINDERS ACCELERATION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN WHICH TECHNICIANS REPEATEDLY ADVISED HIM THAT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. EVENTUALLY, A DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION AT AN EXPENSE OF $1800.00 BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY. HE HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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