Nissan Murano Complaints (2003)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10100209November 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULDN'T START, TOWED IT TO THE DEALER. GOT IT BACK SAME DAY CLAIMING IT WAS FUSES. GOT STRANDED AGAIN THAT EVENING. TOWED IT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO SAYS THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP.*AK PE04077_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100230November 19, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN IN SHARP OR SUDDEN TURN ESPECIALLY NEAR THE END OF A TURN. CONDITION IS INTERMITTANT, BUT IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE OWNERSHIP OF CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099760November 10, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHICLE IS HAVING A HARD TIME TURNING ON WHENEVER IT IS BEING STARTED, AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096484October 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILURE - NO EVENT LED UP TO THE EVENT. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON. I DROVE TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096414October 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NISSAN MURANO 2003 ALTERNATOR FAILUERS MARCH 24, 2004 - ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT 25,537 MILES. OCTOBER 23, 2004 - WIFE AND CHILD STRANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD - NEEDS ANOTHER NEW ALTERNATOR 36,800 MILES. *AK PE04077_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097067October 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER HAS READ ABOUT SIMILAR VEHICLE HAVE ALTERNATOR FAILURES. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD SUCH A FAILURE BUT THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF FAILURES REPORTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096298October 24, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILURE ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ALTERNATOR FAILURES OF THE NOSSAN MURANO. I REFER YOU TO WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG THEN JUST CLICK ON "PROBLEMS" THERE ARE OVER 2,000 MURANO OWNERS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THIS SITE. ALSO I DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENT, FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. EVEN THOUGH I CLICKED THE "NO" BUTTON THE FINAL PRINTOUT IS SHOWING "YES" FOR SOME REASON. *AK PER VOQ CONSUMER DESCRIPTION, CHANGED FIRE, CRASH, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE TO "NO" ON 11/8/04 CAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096274October 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096149October 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFER CASE FOR AWD FAILURE 2ND TIME IN 26,000 MILES (1ST 8,000 MILES, 2ND 26,000 MILES). IN BOTH CASES GRINGING POPING NIOSE AND LOCKED UP VIECHELE HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094208October 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THE CRANK SHAFT SENOR BURNED UP.. THE ALTERNATOR AND THE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JB THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BY DEALER. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095775October 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING WHEN BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. I WAS TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER WHERE I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. SERVICE REP SAID "YOUR ALTERNATOR FAILED--NISSAN PUT IN A BAD BATCH OF ALTERNATORS IN THE MURANOS." NISSAN HOWEVER MADE ME PAY THE $640 COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE I WAS 2800 MILES OBER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY.*AK PE04077_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095801October 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILURE. DRIVING HOME BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON TOGETHER. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET...SEEMED TO INDICATE ALTERNATOR FALUIRE. FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON MURANO.ORG AND FRESHALLOY.COM. DEALER CLOSED FOR LONG WEEKED, HAD TO RENT CAR. PROBLEM CONFIRMED BY DEALER, ALTERNATOR REPLACED FOR APX 550.00. CAR WAS 1700 MILES OVER WARRANTY, NO GOODWILL COVERAGE. CAR IS 18 MONTHS OLD. 37700 MILES. LUCKY TO MAKE IT HOME..ACCORDING TO OTHERS CAR WILL DIE AS SOON AS BATTERY LOOSES ITS CHARGE, CAUSING INSTANT SHUTDOWN, VERY DANGEROUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095735October 13, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILURE, AT 14K MILES. PARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE RAN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, THEN BATTERY FAILED AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY INTERSTATE AT HIWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALER, STAYED THERE FOR 4 DAYS TIL IT COULD HAVE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. I HAD TO RENT A CAR, OUT OF POCKET, AND GET A HOTEL ROOM FOR ONE NIGHT, OUT OF POCKET, BESIDES THE LONG JOURNEY TO GET THE CAR WHEN FINISHED, AS I WAS ABOUT 3-4 HOURS FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091805October 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOST POWER ON A BUSY STREET. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, CONSUMER FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *NM PE04077_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093908October 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR DIED, NEW PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093854October 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALTERNATOR FAILED AFTER 36,000 MILES WITH LITTLE WARNING. STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT ON HIGHWAY. BACKORDER OF NISSAN REPLACEMENT ALTERNATORS. MANY REPORTS OF ALTERNATOR FAILURES IN NEW NISSANS AT WWW.FRESHALLOY.COM AND WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG. PLEASE SEE: HTTP://FORUMS.FRESHALLOY.COM/UBBTHREADS/SHOWFLAT.PHP?CAT=&BOARD=MURANO&NUMBER=67828742&PAGE=0 AND FORUM POLL AT HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=2113&PERPAGE=15&PAGENUMBER=1. *NM PE04077_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093254September 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE QUITS. THIS HAS HAPPEND FOUR TIMES THE FRIST TIME IT STOPED IN THE MIDDLE OF I95 AFTERNOON RUSH. IT HAS HAPPEND THREE OYHER TIMES.*AK PE04077_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093005September 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I HAVE A NISSAN MURANO 2003 & HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH IT. I WAS ON AN ONLINE FORUM & THERE WAS A LINK TO THIS SITE TO LIST THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JAN. 2003. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR DEFECTIVE BOSE CD PLAYER DEFECTIVE BATTERY DEFECTIVE CUPHOLDER ALL THE ITEMS WERE FIXED OR REPLACED BY NISSAN UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER I HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ALTERNATORS BUT HAVE NOT REPORTED TO A GOVERNENT AGENCY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092984September 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
CRACKED TRANSFER CASE OCCURRED TWICE ON 2003 NISSAN MURANO; AUG 27, 2004 & SEP 24 2003. CONCERN IS FUTURE INCIDENTS MAY OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS CAUSING ACCIDENTS. OTHER INTERNET SITE FORUMS INDICATED FAILURES BUT DID NOT SUBMIT COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089511September 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TC *JB PE04077_CAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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