Nissan Murano Complaints (2003)

800 consumer complaints on file.

#10268519May 12, 2009
VISIBILITY
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY FALLS OUT OF POSITION. THIS IS BOTH STARTLING TO THE DRIVER AND BLOCKS HIS/HER VIEW OF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268520May 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE POWER ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO PERIODICALLY CUTS OUT DURING STOP AND START TRAFFIC, OR HOT CONDITIONS. NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARDS SUDDENLY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE LAST YEAR (AROUND 100K MILES), AND HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH (116K MILES). THIS LACK OF POWER HAS LED TO NUMEROUS DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHERE I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, OR SLIPPING DOWN A HILL, AND THE UNPREDICTABLE SURGE OF ACCELERATION IS ALSO A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268356May 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN IN STOP&GO TRAFFIC ON A 70F WARM DAY THE ACCELERATION STOPS WORKING. THE ACCELERATION BECOMES DELAYED AND THEN THE CAR SURGES FORWARD AFTER A 3 SECOND DELAY. VERY DANGEROUS. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR & YEAR. NISSAN RECOMMENDS AN EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION REPAIR - $5K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268332May 10, 2009
SEATS
THE DRIVER SEAT HAS BECOME LOOSE AND "ROCKS" FORWARD AND BACK. THE DRIVER SEAT "ROCKS" ON THE PIVOT OF THE FRONT-LEFT AND REAR-RIGHT. THE ROCKING MOTION OCCURS DURING VEHICLE ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. THE SEAT FAILED ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. I CANNOT AFFORD THE $1200 REPAIR AT THIS TIME. THE UNSECURED SEAT IS DANGEROUS AND THE OPERATOR IS SUBJECT TO INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE SEAT IS ALSO A DISTRACTION WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AS AN AUDIBLE SNAP IS HEARD ALONG WITH A JOLTING FORCE CAUSING A SLIGHT REPOSITION OF MY BODY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267838May 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NISSAN MURANO 2003 STALLS PERIODICALLY DURING STOP AND GO IN TRAFFIC. STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP INSISTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND KEPT MAKING REPAIRS TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE CAR. HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY AND NOW THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $6,000.00. VEHICLE HAS CVT TRANSMISSION AND HAS 94,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267897May 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. ON APRIL 15, 2009, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE PAST 65 MPH, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE ANY FASTER. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO IDLE AND SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN, AS IF IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN AND THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267546May 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO AWD HAD 88,300 MILES ON IT, AND BEGAN VIBRATING WHILE I WAS ON A 4-LANE ROAD. AS I TRIED TO PULL IT OFF INTO A PARKING LOT ON THE LEFT, IT CAME OUT OF GEAR, AND STOPPED IN THE CENTER OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. IT WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR, AND WOULD NOT REV, BUT IT WAS IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I CALLED 911, BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THAT MY STALLED CAR WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THEN 2 MEN OFFERED TO HELP PUSH THE CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT. THEY DID, BUT THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY IN THE STILL BUSY INTERSECTION. TWO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS DIAGNOSED THE CAR AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF $6000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267403April 30, 2009
SEATS
2003 NISSAN MURANO. DRIVERS SEAT MOUNT, LEFT REAR, BROKE IN 2006 (OUT OF WARRANTY, NORMAL WEIGHT DRIVERS). AFTER MANY CALLS TO NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY COVERED THE REPAIR ($900). NOW, APRIL 2009, SAME SEAT MOUNT BROKE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL. MANY COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE OF THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY IN 2003 MODEL, BUT ALSO 2004 AND 2005. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! A $900 REPAIR IS NOT SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN AFFORD AND DRIVING WITH A BROKEN SEAT MOUNT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265744April 17, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT HAS COME ON, VEHICLE HAS VARYING PAUSES BETWEEN PRESSING GAS AND VEHICLE REACTION, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING (WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE DRIVING AND 18 MONTH OLD SON IN VEHICLE), AND RESTART HAS LONG CRANK DURATION. ON APRIL 17TH, VEHICLE TURNED OFF AT STOP LIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND RESTARTED AFTER LONG CRANK PERIOD. I PULLED OFF TO PARKING LOT AND CAR TURNED OFF AND FAILED TO RECRANK. THIS CREATES A VERY VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IN THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING! DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE CAM SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES THROUGH RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR FOR THIS VEHICLE (YEAR, MAKE, MODEL) FOR THESE EXACT PROBLEMS, BUT WHEN INQUIRING TO NISSAN ABOUT THIS, MY VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL, DESPITE BEING THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264925April 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NEEDED TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION PART CALLED THE "VALUE BODY" IN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE REPAIR WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE NISSAN DEALER AND WILL COST $1795 TOTAL PARTS & LABOR. APPARENTLY THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY TRANSMISSION PARTS CALLED THE VALUE BODY IN THE PAST HERE IN SAN ANTONIO,TEXAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264059April 3, 2009
SEATS
MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO (APPROX 76,000 MILE) HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEAT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE SEAT SWINGS DOWN TOWARDS THE LEFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264074April 3, 2009
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT ON 2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS BREAKING SEAT FRAME. SEAT TILTS TOWARD DRIVER DOOR ON TURNS MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A SAFETY OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WHEN CONTACTED. HAVE FOUND OVER A THOUSAND REPORTS OF SAME CONDITION ON 2003-2006 MODELS. THIS CONDITION ALMOST CREATED A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE I WAS AT THE WHEEL. DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPAIR WITHOUT NISSAN APPROVAL AND AS I STATED NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. IT IS EITHER A DESIGN PROBLEM OR A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE FOR THE MANUFACTURER NISSAN. IF THIS IS NOT A LEGITIMATE SAFETY ISSUE THEN I GUESS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ONE REALLY LOOKS LIKE. IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN IS HOLDING OUT UNTIL THERE ARE SOME FATALITY ACCIDENTS BEFORE ACTING .. SEEMS LIKE THEN IT WILL BE TOO LATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263890April 1, 2009
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT ON 2003 NISSAN MURANO IS BROKEN. IT SHIFTS DURING DRIVING AND LEANS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. VERY DANGEROUS AND BAD ON THE BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262820March 23, 2009
STEERING
HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKED AT ONLY 52,600 MILES AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE IS 5.5 YEARS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY - NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING LOW MILEAGE AND ME HAVING HAD THE POWER STEERING FLUID FLUSHED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I HIT 30,000 MILES. THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE AND TOTAL REPAIR COST $650. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. DEALER ADVISED THAT DUE TO THE LEAK, VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, REQUIRING ME TO PAY FOR A RENTAL UNTIL THEY COULD ORDER THE PART AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262823March 23, 2009
STEERING
STEERING RUNS OF BOOST (POWER ASSIST) WHEN TURNING QUICKLY. THIS IS NOTICEABLE WHEN PARALLEL PARKING, BUT ALSO NOTICEABLE WHEN EVASIVE MANEUVERS ARE REQUIRED. I CAN SEE A CRASH OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THIS. MINE HAS ACTED LIKE THIS SINCE NEW, AND I BELIEVE THIS UNRELATED TO A BURST HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE THAT MY MURANO ENCOUNTERED AT 52,600 MILES. CONSUMER REPORTS NOTED THAT 2003-2004 MURANOS ALL EXHIBIT THE LOSS OF STEERING BOOST ISSUE, YET NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE ON NHTSA FOR THE SAME STEERING BOOST ASSIST ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262585March 20, 2009
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT FAILURE, BRACKET BROKEN AND NISSAN/DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ISSUE ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE IS MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR AS WELL AS WITH TURNS ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262213March 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND WENT TO A GAS STATION. HOWEVER, GAS TANK DOOR WON'T OPEN. CALLED DEALERSHIP BUT SAID CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HAD TO BREAK THE LOCK TO PUT IN GAS. HEARD A LOT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262214March 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIT UP 3X. FIRST 2 WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIRD TIME HAD TO PAY AROUND $100 JUST TO CHECK. TURNS OUT THERE'S COMPUTER IS SENSING GAS VAPOR LEAK BUT WHEN CHECKED, TURNED OUT NO LEAK BUT HAD TO PAY JUST TO CHECK. RIPOFF! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261815March 14, 2009
SEATS
MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SE AWD DRIVER SIDE SEAT TRACK BROKE AND CAUSES IT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THIS POOR MANUFACTURED SEAT WILL COST ME $1000.00 PLUS TO REPLACE AND THIS IS A HAZARD OVERLOOKED BY MANY NISSAN MURANO OWNERS, BUYERS AND NHTSA. THERE SHOULD BE A MASSIVE RECALL ON THESE SEATS IMMEDIATELY. SEE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS: - HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?THREADID=1548 - HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/17ERA-2005-NISSAN-MURANO-BROKEN THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ALL MURANO OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261416March 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND BEGAN TO TAKE THE EXIT . STOPPED AT THE LIGHT TO TURN LEFT AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER. THE GAS PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF , SAT A FEW MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR UP AND CREPT INTO THE INTERSECTION, TRYING TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY, MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN, SAT ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN AGAIN STARTED IT UP. IT TRAVELED MAYBE A HALF A BLOCK, STOPPED, TURNED THE KEY OFF, SAT IN THE HIGHWAY (VERY DANGEROUS) AND PRECEDED TO TRAVEL ANOTHER BLOCK TO MY DESTINATION. PARKED THE CAR AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO GET IT BACK HOME AND TO THE NISSAN DEALER. HE HAS JUST CALLED AND SAID IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF 4500.00 DOLLARS. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, THE CAR HAS ONLY 87000 MILES ONE IT. AFTER READING MANY DISCUSSION GROUPS ON THE INTERNET I FIND THAT ALOT OF OWNERS OF THE 2003 MURANO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE CALLED NISSAN AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR US. WE NEED TO BAN TOGETHER AND GET SOME ACTION. I DON'T KNOW HOW A COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS. TOO MANY INCIDENTS TO IGNORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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