Nissan Murano Complaints (2003)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10128240July 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING BY HERSELF AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES FROM OUR HOME. AS SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THE DASH BECAME DIM AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND IS NOW AT A DEALER WAITING TO BE SERVICED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128174July 9, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS 2003, NISSAN MURANO HAD JUST COMPLETED THE 30,000 MILE CHECK UP 6 DAYS BEFORE. SUDDENLY, THE CAR POWER STEERING FAILED, THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WENT HAYWIRE AND THE CAR SEIZED UP. I WAS FORCED TO SLOWLY SLIDE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, WHERE I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128202July 9, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
AS I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, I NOTICED THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE ON ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO. BECAUSE I HAVE READ ON NISSANMURANO.ORG THAT IS AN INDICATION OF A FAILING ALTERNATOR AND THAT AFTER SEEING THE WARNING LIGHTS MY MURANO WOULD SOON BECOME TOTALLY DISABLED, I CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED IN FOR A NEW ALTERNATOR. ALTHOUGH IN MY CASE I WAS IN MY GARAGE, THE ALTERNATOR IS A KNOWN ISSSUE ON MURANOS, AND IF THE VEHICLE STOPS ON THE HIGHWAY, THAT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SOME MURANOS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE A FAILURE OF THE REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR, SO I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED YET, AND I FEAR I MAY STILL BE AT RISK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128135July 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NISSAN MURANO - ALTERNATOR FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME SUDDENLY INOPERABLE. (NOTE - I WAS AWARE THAT THE COMBINATION OF "BRAKE" AND "BATTERY" WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED THE FAILURE, SO TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER BEFORE IT HAD A CHANCE TO DIE ON THE ROAD.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127592July 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD MY MURANO 1 YEAR AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. IT IS A 2003 AND HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT. WE WERE ON VACATION ABOUT 350 MILES FROM HOME AND I NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE TRANSMISSION ACTING UP. IT JUST CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I WOULD STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND DEPRESS THE ACCELATOR AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN UNTIL ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER. LUCKILY WE MADE IT IN TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND GOT WITH NISSAN TECH SUPPORT. THEY VERIFIED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE. THANK GOODNESS IT IS UNDER WARRANTY! THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP RENTED ME A CAR TO GET BACK HOME FROM VACATION AND WE WILL HAVE TO DRIVE 350 MILES BACK TO PICK UP MY MURANO IN ABOUT 3 TO 4 DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127602July 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTENATOR DIED TWICE WITHIN 70K MILES. FIRST AROUND 32K SECOND AROUND 69K.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127350July 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS A KNOWN FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATOR ON THIS VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR WILL BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY TUESDAY JULY 5TH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127371July 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127312July 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR HAS DIED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR ON A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. DRIVERS DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS - NOT SUPPOSE TO. WINDOWS GO DOWN AFTER PARKING AND LEFT ALONE SHUT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127075June 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MORANO. THE VEHICLE INTERMEDIATLEY WILL NOT ACCELERATE. ITS LIKE YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO GO. TOOK TO DEALER 5 OR 6 TIMES. THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND MOVED TIME TO THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THAT THEY KEEP SAYING IT WAS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126918June 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKES ARE FAILING IN AN UNSAFE MANNER. PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 25 % OF TOTAL BRAKING SURFACE ON THE FRONT ROTORS. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE CAR AND CLAIMS PROBLEM RESULTED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS (RUST).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126347June 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
BOUGHT CAR IN 2003, BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASE. A YEAR LATER, THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. LAST WEEK, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STOPPED WHILE TRYING TO TURN LEFT AT INTERSECTION. COULD NOT PUT CAR INTO PARK, TURN ON HAZARD LIGHT, OR PULL CAR KEYS OUT. TOWED TO DEALER BY TRIPLE AAA. DEALER CLAIMS THAT BATTERY CABLE WAS LOOSE. I DO NOT WORK ON MY CAR OR OPEN THE HOOD OTHER WHEN THE DEALER DOES THE MAINTENANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126430June 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NISSAN MURANO 2003 - 26000 MILES - BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITHIN 50 MILES OF THE LIGHTS COMMING ON. THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN AND START AFTER IT WAS TURNED OFF AT THE DEALER BUT THE INDICATOR LIGHTS REMAINED ON. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTEE, BUT I DID HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR DUE THE TIME IT TAKES TO REPLACE IT. THEY HAD THE ALTERNATOR IN STOCK,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126426June 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. I KNEW FROM READING POSTS ON A "MURANO" FORUM THAT THIS WAS A POSSIBLE SYMPTOM OF IMMINENT ALTERNATOR FAILURE. I WAS ONLY A MILE FROM HOME WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON, SO I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY. I DO, HOWEVER, RESIDE OVER 20 MILES FROM THE NEAREST DEALER. IN ORDER TO GET IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, I DROVE MY OTHER CAR TO THE STORE AND PURCHASED A BATTERY TESTER/CHARGER. I KNEW FROM THE FORUM THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER IN THIS STATE IF THE BATTERY HAD A FULL CHARGE. WHEN I TESTED IT, IT WAS ONLY OPERATING @ 60%. I CHARGED IT FULLY, THEN DROVE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT. I MUST SAY THAT IT WAS NO FUN DRIVING TO THE DEALER (ON THE HIGHWAY) KNOWING THAT AT ANY TIME I COULD LOSE ALL POWER. I STAYED IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE ALL THE WAY SO THAT I COULD PULL OVER IN A HURRY IF NEEDED. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO INSTALL A REMANUFACTURED PART, AND SEND THE FAILED PART TO NISSAN. I DON'T EVEN HAVE 19,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THINGS LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A $30,000 CAR! I FEEL LUCKY THAT I KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, AND WAS ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THE LIGHTS. IF I HAD BEEN UNAWARE, AS MOST ARE, THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. WHO KNOWS WHEN I WOULD HAVE NOTICED THESE LIGHTS? THE CAR COULD HAVE LOST ALL POWER AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY THAT I TRAVEL EVERY DAY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126220June 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE ALTERNATOR ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO FAILED. THERE WERE 22,450 MILES ON THE CAR. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126297June 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
OWN A NISSAN MURANO. IT HAS 25000K ON IT. THIS A.M. THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS WENT ON AS THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. APPARENTLY THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH MURANOS' ALTERNATOR; FOUND THIS INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE CURRENTLY REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126038June 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
DT: CONTACT STATES THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER LOSING POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MAIN SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WILL START, THEN STALL. AFTER THE 2ND OR 3RD TIME IT WILL START. SERVICE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE STALLING WAS NOT FROM THE ALTERNATOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126163June 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I BARELY EXITED THE FREEWAY AND FOUND A GAS STATION BEFORE THE CAR DIED. THERE ARE 36,400 MILES ON MY CAR AND FOOTHILL NISSAN TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY COVERED ONLY UNTIL 36,000. THEY WON'T REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR SINCE I AM 400 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY LIMIT. THEN I REALIZED THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS GOING THROUGH THIS. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND THERE WASN'T AS MUCH TRAFFIC AS THERE USUALLY IS ON THE FREEWAY THAT DAY AND I WAS ABLE TO HURRY OFF WITHOUT THE CAR STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125755June 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
AT 22,695 MILES. LOSS OF POWER, DECREASED GAS MILEAGE, BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS DRIVABLE TO DEALER. NISSAN REPLACED WITH REBUILT ALTERNATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125954June 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE FIRST TIME OCCURED IN OCT. OF 2004, WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN, THANKFULLY, AND LOST ALL OF MY POWER. I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED, AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THEN, ON JUNE10, 2005, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT NIGHT ABOUT 55 MPH, AND AGAIN LOST ALL POWER. I AGAIN HAD TO BE TOWED, AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME, MY BATTERY ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WE HAD TO PAY HALF THE PRICE. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS HAD 2 ALTERNATORS, AND NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA SAYS THERE IS ' NO PROBLEM' WITH THIS CAR OR MODEL. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM, IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME, OR IF I COULD NOT HAVE STEERED OFF THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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