Nissan Murano Complaints (2003)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10173941November 21, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SEAT IN MY MURANO BROKE LOOSE AS I WAS HEADED INTO A CURVE. THE SEAT ACTUALLY THREW ME INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND CAUSED ME TO JERK THE WHEEL AND RUN OFF OF THE ROAD. UPON THOROUGH EXAMINATION BY MY SELF AND AN AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALERSHIP, A BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT SECURE TO THE TRACK SYSTEM HAD BROKEN. THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS A DEFECT AND THAT HE HAD NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. THIS PARTICULAR SUPPORT BRACKET IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF THE SEAT ASSEMBLY AND WITHOUT THIS PIECE THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO SAFELY DRIVE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE PIECE IS MOST LIKELY TO BREAK UNDER TENSION SUCH AS ENTERING A CURVE AS WAS THE SITUATION IN MY CASE, OR SWERVING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IN EITHER EVENT, THE UNEXPECTED MALFUNCTION COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MORE TROUBLING IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE PIECE WOULD BREAK IN A COLLISION, THEREBY THROWING THE DRIVER INTO THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE DRIVER'S HEAD INTO THE GLASS. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH NISSAN AND THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ABOUT THE PART ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THEIR STANCE IS THAT THOUGH THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WILL NEITHER REPAIR MY VEHICLE NOR ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH A RECALL TO AVOID ANY FUTURE ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. I EVEN OFFERED TO SEND NISSAN PICTURES OF THE BROKEN PART AND THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED. THE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO LOG IN THE CORRECT PART WHEN I SPOKE WITH HIM. HE LOGGED IT AS A BROKEN SEAT TRACK. WHEN I ADVISED HIM THAT IT WAS NOT THE SEAT TRACK BUT THE ACTUAL SEAT, HE DISMISSED IT BY SAYING THAT WAS THE CATEGORY THAT NISSAN HAD ESTABLISHED FOR SEAT MALFUNCTIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173318November 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
ON MONDAY, 11/13/06 I TOOK MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IN FOR WINTERIZING & TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT A HUMMING NOISE TO THE NISSAN DEALER. LATER THAT DAY I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THE NOISE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER CASE WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST, OVER $4000 TO REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 89,000 MILES. DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION AND HAD THE VEHICLE MOVED TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER. THIS NISSAN DEALER HAS REPAIRED ANOTHER MURANO WITH THE SAME SITUATION AND SO WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THAT IT IS NOT THE TRANSFER CASE, BUT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. UNFORTUNATELY THE COST IS EVEN MORE - OVER $6000. BEING I DID NOT PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THE "WHY" FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT EITHER THE TRANSFER CASE OR TRANSMISSION WERE FAILING WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. I CALLED MY SALESPERSON ABOUT THE SITUATION AND HE INFORMED ME HE HAD A FRIEND THAT HAD HIS TRANSFER CASE FAIL AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILES. IN MY OPINION, MAJOR COMPONENTS - TRANSMISSIONS OR TRANSFER CASES SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT THIS MILEAGE AND WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO PURSUE TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A RECALL SITUATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172121October 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON DRY ASPHALT ROADS, THE VEHICLE STALLED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR THE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 03V455000, PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171578October 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55+MPH, FOR MORE THAN A HALF HOUR, IF YOU THEN GET INTO STOP AND GO OR CITY TRAFFIC, AND YOU ARE STOPPED, IF YOU PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR WILL NOT RESPOND FOR 5-10 SECONDS, THEN WILL LUNGE FORWARD. THIS IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING, IT IS SO DANGEROUS. NOW THAT I AM AWARE OF IT, I TRY TO LEAVE LOTS OF SPACE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE IN THE CITY). IT ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN UNDER THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. I NOTICED THIS HAPPENING A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING MY MURANO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171079October 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 NISSAN MURANO, AT 2500 MILES TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SKIP OR DISENGAGE FOR A SECOND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. AT 12000 MILES VEHICLE STARTED TO ACT UP AND SAME THING HAPPEN, THIS TIME VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL GEAR. VEHICLE RECALLED FOR ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT, SAME WEEK AND I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE ISSUE, THEY SEEMED NOT TOO CONCERNED. AT 35000 MILES WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE, TRANSMISSION CLINK NOISE. AT 58000 TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WITH A COMPLAINT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. DEALER INSTALLED A GAS TANK SHIED, AND DID NOT CARE TO INVESTIGATE THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND SAID ALL ARE OK. 64000 MILES, AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD, ACCELERATION PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY. VEHICLE WILL THEN SUDDENLY PICKUP SPEED AND LUNG FORWARD. VEHICLE RPM WILL KICK UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT STEADY AND CRUISING SPEEDS GIVING THE VEHICLE A FEELING OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE AND NO HELP FROM DEALER SINCE HE RECENTLY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171096October 17, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CRASH WAS FATAL HEAD-ON COLLISION INVOLVING POWER STEERING PROBLEM IN 2003 AND 2004 MURANOS. MURANO DRIVER WAS ROUNDING SWEEPING RIGHT-HAND CURVE ON FAMILIAR ROAD AND ENDED UP IN ONCOMING LANE. DRIVER APPARENTLY TRIED TO STEER BACK INTO PROPER LANE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO, APPARENTLY BECAUSE STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY BECAME VERY STIFF AND HARD TO TURN WHEN TRYING TO TURN QUICKLY TO AVOID CRASH. CRASH KILLED MURANO DRIVER INSTANTLY, AND INJURED DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS OF ONCOMING PICK-UP TRUCK. EXTENSIVE RESEARCH IN PUBLIC SOURCES HAS FOUND THAT CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS ACCIDENT MIRROR PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING-ASSIST EXPERIENCED BY NUMEROUS MURANO DRIVERS IN ACCIDENTS AND NEAR-ACCIDENTS AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS, AS IN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND NISSAN OWNER WEBSITES, AND AS FOUND BY CONSUMERS REPORTS ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE MANEUVER TESTING. THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE,WITH STEERING PUMP BASED ON LIGHTER ALTIMA UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH QUICK STEERING INPUTS. INTERPLAY OF CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE-BY-WIRE THROTTLE MAY ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO PROBLEM BY CREATING POSSIBILITY OF RAPID DROP IN RPM WHEN DRIVER QUICKLY TAKES FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, AS IN EMERGENCY. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CAR'S STEERING PERFORMANCE ALSO LED TO INITIAL CROSSING INTO ONCOMING LANE. NISSAN CHANGED STEERING PUMP IN 2005 AND LATER MODELS TO DEAL WITH PROBLEM. DRIVERS OF 2003 AND 2004 MODELS ARE STILL AT RISK FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN THEY MOST NEED IT. WHEN LOSS OCCURS IN PARALLEL PARKING IT IS AN INCONVENIENCE; WHEN IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, IT IS LIFE-THREATENING, AS IN THIS CASE. BECAUSE IT IS A DESIGN FEATURE, ALL 2003 AND 2004 MURANOS ARE SUBJECT TO THIS PROBLEM. MURANO OWNERS (AND DEALERS) SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY OF THIS DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT. THERE SHOULD BE SAFETY RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF INADEQUATE STEERING PUMP SYSTEM BEFORE THERE ARE MORE FATALITIES AND INJURIES.*NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
1
#10170466October 11, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
03 NISSAN MURANO---TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND CAR ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES. IT IS IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED BUT IT WILL TAKE UP 2 TWO WEEKS SINCE TRANSMISSION IS COMING FROM CALIFORNIA. THIS IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING TO TOO MANY MURANO'S AT LOW MILEAGE. NISSAN MUST LOOK INTO THIS AND DO SOMETHING SOON. I DID NOT GET HURT SINCE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER WITH THE HELP OF A TRACTOR TRAILER STOPPING TRAFFIC. SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING NOW!!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169934October 4, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT MANAGED TO UNLOCK THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 10/20/2006 - THE DEALER'S TECH DETERMINED IT WAS A FAULTY SEAT BELT RELEASE BELT TONGUE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168674September 19, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE FUEL BEGAN LEAKING FROM A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. THIS REPAIR OCCURRED IN JUNE OF 2003. IN 2006, A RECALL LETTER #06V003000 WAS RECEIVED FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. IN JUNE OF 2006, A LETTER FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER. A CASE #5357874 WAS PROVIDED BUT NO REIMBURSEMENT CHECK WAS RECEIVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168693September 19, 2006
SEATS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SEAT MOVED ABOUT A HALF INCH FORWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED ELECTRONICALLY. THE SERVICE DEALER ORDERED A NEW PART TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE DAMAGED THE SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164820August 7, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TO DATE, WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2003 MURANO. WE HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, MOTOR MOUNT, BATTERY, TCM AND TRANSMISSION. ON JULY 21, 2006 OUR MURANO MADE A LOUD NOISE THEN QUIT MOVING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED IT NEEDED A NEW TCM. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO THEY SAID WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAD 64,000 MILES. SINCE THEN WE HAD THE CAR FOR ONE DAY AND TOOK IT BACK FOR YET A NEW PROBLEM WITH THE REAR AXLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164650August 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. SIGNS OF ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163475July 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR FOR MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO, THIS RESULTED IN A TESTED FAILURE WITH MY BATTERY, ONCE TESTED WITH THE NISSAN REGISTERED BATTERY TESTER HOWEVER THERE WAS THEN NO PERCEIVED PROBLEM. AFTER REQUESTING THAT IT BE REPLACED FOR MY SAFETY THEY REFUSED AND I CONTACTED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE. AFTER 8 WEEKS I STILL HAD NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A REGIONAL SPECIALIST AND YESTERDAY MY BATTERY DIED ON ME. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS WITHIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AT MY WORK. I AM CURRENTLY 8 WEEKS PREGNANT AND WENT THROUGH A LOT OF STRESS AND EXERTION AT A VERY DANGEROUS TIME IN ORDER TO HAVE THE CAR SAFELY TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP. MY CONCERN IS THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE AND WOULD HAVE LEFT ME UNSAFELY ABANDONED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162474July 15, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ON I-15 SOUTH TOWARD ST. GEORGE, MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO WAS STRUCK ON THE UNDERSIDE BY SOME OBJECT RESULTING IN A SEVERE GASH IN THE GAS TANK. WE WERE TOWED 70 MILES BACK TO OREM, UTAH WHERE A REPLACEMENT TANK WAS INSTALLED BY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON AN OVERNIGHT DELIVERY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160748June 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN ALONE WITH MY 3 CHILDREN AND AFTER WE HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 3 1/2 HOURS, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES ALONG WITH THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE LIGHTS WERE GOING ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES, THE LEFT BLINKER CAME ON BY ITSELF, AND THE DASH INFORMATION (DTE,FUEL ECONOMY) WAS JUST COMING ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. THERE WAS WATER COMING OUT OF THE FUSE BOX ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND YOU COULD HEAR A SIZZLING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER, THEY SAID THEY FIX IT AND I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 HOURS LATER SAME STUFF. I JUST TURNED OFF THE AC AND KEPT DRIVING WITH EVERYTHING GOING CRAZY, BECAUSE ALL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WERE CLOSED AND I COULD NOT GET ANYONE TO HELP ME. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THAT THE AC HOSE WAS LOOSE AND WAS ALLOWING WATER TO GET INTO EVERYTHING. I HOPE IT IS FIXED, BUT I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE AND I HAVE TO TRAVEL 6 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME EVERY NOW AND THEN BECAUSE I HAVE A CHILD 6 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME IN COLLEGE AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN I WILL HAVE TO GO UP THERE UNEXPECTEDLY. I AM THING ABOUT TRADING IT OFF BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT ANYMORE, BUT THE TRADE IN VALUE IS A LOT LESS THAN THE PAY OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160648June 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC I PRESSED ON THE GAS AND MY MURANO MOVED SLOWLY, THEN PICKED UP SPEED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, 57,898 MILES, BUT THEY SAID THE COMPUTER ONLY NEEDED TO BE RESET. THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL AROUND 66,000 MILES. I TOOK IT BACK THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AT AROUND 68,000 BUT MORE AND MORE DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND NOW THEY SAY I NEED A VALVE BODY AND MORE THAN LIKELY A NEW TRANSMISSION AT $6000. NISSAN BUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN TELLING THE REPAIR SHOPS TO LOOK FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY KNOW ITS A PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID ITS MY PROBLEM. THEY WON'T FIX IT NOR WILL THEY HELP TO FIX IT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IF YOU NEED THE POWER AND SUDDENLY YOU DON'T HAVE IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159588June 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOWLY MOVE, IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE VALVE BODY OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 08/24/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160517June 12, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE
RECALL 2003 MURANO, REPAIRS WERE MADE, TWO MONTHS LATER REPAIRS HAD TO BE DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *KB THE FUEL TANK PROTECTOR WAS REPLACED ON 3/22/06, PER RECALL 06V003000. IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN ON 5/22/06 AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN WATER UP TO THE WHEELS. THE TECH DETERMINED THAT WATER GOT IN THE FLOOR BOARD AREA AND CAUSED CORROSION OF IN THE AIR BAG HARNESS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160503June 8, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2003 MURANO HIT ROAD DEBRIS PUNCTURING THE GAS TANK CAUSING IT TO LEAK. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HE IS ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158967June 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 NISSAN MURANO AWD WOULD ACCELERATE AND SKIP GEARS. IF YOU ARE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND TRY TO GO INTO A HIGHER GEAR THEN FIRST. THIS STARTED HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY THEN IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY THE FRIDAY BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY 2006. ON SATURDAY WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR IT MADE A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE. WE DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SEVERAL DAYS LATER WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4000. THE CAR HAS 78,000 MILES AND IS 32 MONTHS OLD. ALL THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE WE HAVE ALWAYS OWNED NISSAN CARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. I HAVE CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND FOUND SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT VARIOUS LIFE CYCLES OF THE VEHICLE. SOME HAD PROBLEMS WITH IN THE FIRST THOUSAND MILES. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY THE NEW CVT TECHNOLOGY THAT NISSAN FIRST INTRODUCED IN THE NISSAN MURANO IN 2003. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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