2003 Nissan Murano complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT A STOP AND STALLED. LONG DELAY AND FINALLY SLOWLY PICKED UP AGAIN. ALSO MAKING LOUD NOISES THAT APPEARED TO COME FROM THE FRONT. *TR

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD HAD A TRANSFER CASE COMPLETELY FAIL AFTER THE DEALER FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS TIRE NOISE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BOLSTER IS BROKEN. NISSAN IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED (MY AUTO IS OUT OF WARRANTY). THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NISSAN MURANO OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I OWNED A 2003 NISSAN MURANO FOR LESS THAN 11 MONTHS BEFORE I WAS FORCED TO TRADE IT IN. DURING THE FIRST 7 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP I HAD NOTHING BUT A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. WITHIN THE 8TH - 11TH MONTHS HOWEVER I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS BURNING UP AND SLIPPING. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER AND ALLOWED THEM TO DO A DIAGNOSIS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION ONLY HAD A SHORT AMOUNT OF LIFE LEFT AND THAT IT WOULD COST $5,000+ TO HAVE IT SHIPPED TO JAPAN AND REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FLUID INSTALLED IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS ATF AND NOT THE $25/QUART CVT FLUID. I BELIEVED THIS AND HAVE BEEN TELLING THIS STORY FOR YEARS. I LEARNED TODAY THAT THIS WAS NONSENSE. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER AND ONLY HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY NISSAN. WHERE WOULD THE FLUID GET INTO MY RIDE IN THAT CASE? I BOUGHT A WARRANTY ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEALERS REPRESENTATIVE WHO INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD WANT COVERAGE FOR THE TRANSMISSION IN HOPES OF AVOIDING THE $5,000.00 TAG FOR REPLACEMENT. HE WAS A PROPHET BECAUSE I ENDED UP NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION LESS THAN 11 MONTHS LATER, BUT MY WARRANTY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST CITING THE FAILURE TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION AT 60K THOUGH IT WAS SERVICED AT 61K. I TRADED THIS VEHICLE IN WITH LESS THAN 70K ON THE ODOMETER. IN A YEAR WHEN I SHOULD HAVE NO CAR PAYMENT, I MUST ACCEPT ANOTHER 4 YEARS OF CAR PAYMENTS. WHAT A SHAME, WHAT A

I BROUGHT MY NISSAN INTO THE DEALER THE BEGINNING OF APRIL 2008 BECAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS ON...AND I WAS TOLD MY CAR'S COMPUTER NEEDED TO "RE-LEARN" SOMETHING. THAT COST ME $100. THEN, ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A STRAINING NOISE, AND I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. OF COURSE, MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT POPPED ON. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, MY CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP... AND THE RPM SEEMED TO BE STUCK ON 4,000. MY SPEED STEADILY DECREASED, AND I HAD TO FINALLY STOP MY CAR IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I LEFT IT SIT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, RESTARTED IT, AND IT MIRACULOUSLY FIXED ITSELF. I MADE IT OFF THE INTERSTATE, BUT IT EVENTUALLY STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. THAT WAS LONG ENOUGH FOR IT TO FIX ITSELF AGAIN AND MAKE IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER. IT DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY TROUBLE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, SO I WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED WHEN THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION!!! THAT ABSOLUTELY NEVER EVEN OCCURRED TO ME THAT SOMETHING THAT MAJOR COULD BE WRONG! MY MURANO HAS JUST OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT.... UNBELIEVABLE! IT ENDED UP SITTING AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN A WEEK BECAUSE THEY HAD TO ORDER THE TRANSMISSION. THE TOTAL COST WOULD'VE BEEN $5,700, BUT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED IT. THAT'S A BIG RELIEF, BUT NOW I'VE LOST FAITH IN MY MURANO. I'VE HAD MINOR PROBLEMS BEFORE, AND IT EVEN COMPLETELY DIED ON ME AND HAD TO BE TOWED (I GUESS I NEED TO LOOKU

2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 3.5L ENGINE AND CVT TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HESITATES, THEN SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD IN SLOW TRAFFIC AFTER BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. FREQUENCY: PROBLEM OCCURRING ABOUT EVERY DAY LATELY. DEALER WILL NOT MENTION THIS PROBLEM YET. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. IT'S BEEN A GREAT CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. I HAVE RECENTLY HEARD A WHINING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP AND ANOTHER SOURCE TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $5000. THE CAR HAS 68K MILES. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WILL JUST DIE ONE OF THESE DAYS. MY FEAR IS WHERE WILL I BE OR WHAT WILL I BE DOING WHEN THAT HAPPENS. NISSAN JUST SAYS, "TOO BAD" ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

WHEN IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS IT JERKS SO YOU BASICALLY DRIVE WITH ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND THE OTHER ON THE GAS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 3-5 TIME DAILY. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE. SEAT ROCKS WHEN TURNING, BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THIS BRACKET. *TR

PURCHASED USED NISSAN MURANO IN NOVEMBER 2007 WITH 61K MILES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 55 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT A SAFE RATE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR. GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OUT AS WELL. *TR

CONSUMER STATED HIS 2003 NISSAN MURANO SHIFTS IN THE REAR END WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS. *NJ UPDATED 02/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/26/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 76K MILES. DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ANYWHERE BETWEEN 0 AND 30 MPH, I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN SUDDENLY IT LURCHES FORWARD. THIS IS HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST THREE MONTH. I AM VERY SCARED TO PUSH THE THROTTLE BECAUSE IN A FEW SECS, IT JUST SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD AND COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF ME. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, AS THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM NISSAN. PLEASE DON'T LET THIS BECOME AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. THANK YOU. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO STARTED LEANING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE SEAT ADJUSTER WAS BROKEN. THEY WOULD NOT RETURN THE CAR TO ME WITHOUT COMPLETING THE REPAIR, SITTING SAFETY ISSUES. NISSAN REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, SO THE CAR WAS HELD HOSTAGE UNTIL I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. NISSANUSA SAYS THE DEALERSHIP WAS CORRECT IN NOT RETURNING THE CAR WITHOUT COMPLETING THE REPAIR, BUT THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THE REPAIR COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AS A COVERED COMPONENT, NOR A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. WHILE THE CAR HAS 77K MILES, THEY ARE PRIMARILY HIGHWAY MILES DRIVEN BY ME. I CAN COUNT ON MY TWO HANDS THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE SEAT HAS BEEN ADJUSTED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID A PIECE OF METAL IN THE SEAT ADJUSTER BROKE AND IT WOULD SOON PUNCTURE THE SEAT AND POSSIBLY CAUSE THE SEAT TO MALFUNCTION. DOESN'T THIS SOUND LIKE METAL FATIGUE? *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 94K MILES. DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR JERKS FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST MONTH. ITS WHEN I DRIVE IT TO WORK ITS ABOUT 38 MILES AND I GET OFF THE RAMP AT THE TURN SIGNAL AND I WANT TO ACCELERATE AND DON'T GO AM VERY SCARED TO PUSH THE THROTTLE BECAUSE IN A FEW SECS,IT JUST KICKS AND COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF ME. I DON'T LET MY WIFE USE THIS CAR NO MORE ,I FEEL MY CHILDREN AND MY WIFE COULD GET IN ACCIDENT THAT'S WHY AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT. I FOUND ALL THIS COMPLAINTS IN THE WEB. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F133968/20 )AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. THANK YOU. I THINK THIS IS A RECALL *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2003 - FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED. *TR

CAR WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND ALSO FROM A STOP WILL HESITATE AND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE A FEW SECONDS LATER WHILE THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER A YEAR WITH NO RESOLUTION PRESENTED. I HAVE BEEN IN TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS WHILE TRYING TO MAKE TURNS IN TRAFFIC AND IT IS A NIGHTMARE TO DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. A FIX OR RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

I RECENTLY SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT. I READ OVER THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AFTER SUBMISSION AND REALIZED THAT 90% OF THE COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED ARE SAME OR SIMILAR TO MY PROBLEM. I WAS IN FACT TOLD TWO DIFFERENT REASONS FOR MY CAR ISSUES FROM TWO DEALERS IN TWO DIFFERENT STATES. I AM AFRAID THAT NISSAN DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR IS NOT RELAYING IT TO THEIR TECH'S. MY CAR IS LOOSING POWER DURING TAKE OFF AND THRUSTING FORWARD. THIS MOSTLY OCCURS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. TO REMEDY, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. ARE WE NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT COSTS NISSAN TO MUCH TO FIX ALL THE VEHICLES IN NEED OR IS YOUR AGENCY TURNING A BLIND EYE UNTIL AN ACTUAL ACCIDENT OR DEATH OCCURS. THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR ON THE HWY, LOCAL STREET, ANYWHERE. IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AND COSTS MUCH TO FIX. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT I AM UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT IF THEY "FIX" IT MAY STILL BE BROKEN DUE THEM NOT KNOWING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS THE FOLLOWING: THROTTLE BODY, VALVE BODY, AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS OR IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE FOR 20-30 SECONDS, THEN LURCHES FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I REACHED 70K MILES AND ACCORDING TO ALL OTHER 2003 NISSAN OWNERS ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES, THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE NOTICE? NISSAN REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED RIGHT AWAY! *TR

HAVE YET TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, DUE TO INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. 2003 NISSAN MURANO WHICH OVER THE PAST YEAR HAS EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN ACCELERATION WHEN IN STOP/GO TRAFFIC. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 70K MILES. DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR JERKS FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST MONTH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED $105 TO DIAGNOSE IT AND SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE "VALVE BODY" FOR ALMOST $1700. DOING A SEARCH ON INTERNET SHOWS A LOT OF OTHER 2003 MURANO OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, THERE ARE 2 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON HERE, ONE DATED 2005, BUT CURRENTLY THERE IS NO FORMAL INVESTIGATION. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED, AS THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL 2003 NISSAN MURANO OWNERS AND IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR THE DEALERS TO MAKE HEFTY PROFIT ON THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE - SEAT NOT SAFE IN AN ACCIDENT AS IT MOVES WHENEVER THE CAR TURNS A CORNER. DEALER ADVISED THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE MURANO SEATS BRAKE, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE BLAME FOR DEFECTIVE PART. DEALER ADVISED $1,226.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, SHE HEARD ANOTHER SNAPPING SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE SEAT MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I BOUGHT MY SUV NEW IN JUNE 2003. A MONTH AFTER IT STARTED SHUTTING OFF AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY TOOK IT FOR A WEEK AND "FIXED" THE PROBLEM AFTER MY INSISTENCE. A MONTH LATER THE RADIO AND ALL THE POWER SOCKETS IN MY CAR STARTED KICKING OUT AND I WENT THROUGH A BOX OF 300 FUSES. AGAIN, THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE SCARIEST PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR WILL JUST STALL OUT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I TOLD THEM OF THIS PROBLEM 18 MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE CAR. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT I NEEDED THE MILE SERVICE TO BE DONE AS WELL AS A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THIS WAS DONE FOR $500 AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY THAT THE CAR NEEDS. THE PART IS $160. THE SERVICE IS $2000. I HAVE BEEN TELLING THEM THAT I HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THREE YEARS. IT WAS JUST DIAGNOSED, BY A MECHANIC OTHER THAN NISSAN DUE TO MY FEAR AFTER A NEAR ACCIDENT. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE OR MOVE. I WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. MY FOOT WAS TO THE FLOOR ON THE PEDAL. I SCREAMED OUT OF THE IMPENDING ACCIDENT. THE ONCOMING CAR UNAWARE OF MY DILEMMA SLOWED DOWN AND DIPPED TO THE OTHER LANE BUT NOT AFTER BLOWING THE HORN AT ME. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE IN A 2 YEAR PERIOD. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. BY THE WAY THE CAR WAS RECALLED 3 TIMES IN A THREE YEAR PERIOD. I NE

THIS CAR HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THAT IT HESITATES FROM AN IDLING STOP. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS WHILE SITTING WITH THE ENGINE IDLING THE CAR WILL JUST SIT THERE AND THEN LURCH FORWARD SUDDENLY. I FIRST HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IN 2005 OR THEREABOUTS, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (WILDE NISSAN WAUKESHA WI) WHO CONTENDED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS WAS/IS A VERY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH COMES AND GOES WITHOUT WARNING, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND GOT THE SAME STORY. EVENTUALLY THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED HANDS AND THE NEW OWNER (BOUCHER NISSAN WAUKESHA WI, SAME ADDRESS AND LOCATION AS ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP) WAS DILIGENT ABOUT RESEARCHING AND FINDING THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A "VALVE BODY PROBLEM" BY THE BOUCHER FOLKS. NISSAN REFUSED TO HONOR REPAIR CLAIMS AND COSTS WHICH WERE ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $1500 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY" AT THE TIME BOUCHER IDENTIFIED THE DEFECTIVE CONDITION. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE HONORED REPAIR COSTS AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR SERIOUS INJURY IF NOT DEATH OF DRIVER. NISSAN HAS TAKEN A VERY NEGLIGENT AND NON CARING CONSUMER RESPONSE POSITION ON THIS MATTER. THE NHTSA SHOULD TAKE NISSAN TO TASK TO REPAIR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE CONDITION. *TR

NO ONE PARTICULAR EVENT LED TO FAILURE. THE SPECIFIC FAILURE IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FREQUENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY PIVOTS DOWN INTO LINE OF SIGHT OF DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HINDERS IMMEDIATE LINE OF SIGHT. VISOR HAS NO VISIBLE DEFAULT BUT FEELS "SPONGY" WHEN TRYING TO SECURE IT BACK UP. NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE INDICATE THE VISOR PIVOT POINT IS OF FLIMSY MANUFACTURE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS REFERRING TO THIS PROBLEM. MY VISOR FALLS INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT FREQUENTLY AND DOES BLOCK MY VIEW FOR A MOMENT UNTIL I PUSH IT BACK UP. I SEE THIS AS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I ATTEMPTED TO ORDER A NEW PART ON MY OWN AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS OVER $300.00 FOR A NEW VISOR. THIS SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS SINCE IT OBVIOUSLY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN "BROKEN" DUE TO MOVING IT UP AND DOWN LIKE ANY OTHER VISOR WOULD BE MOVED. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIME WHEN MY READMISSION WOULD SLIP AND NOT ENGAGE ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO. NOW WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CARPOOL FROM WORK WITH ME, A SMALL BEEP FROM UNDER THE DASH GOES OFF AND MY TRANSMISSION GOES COMPLETELY OUT. NOW I FIND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL OR FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS GOING TO BUY ANOTHER MURANO BUT NOW I AM LOOKING AT A $5,000.00 BILL JUST TO GET IT RUNNING. I AM VERY UPSET WITH NISSAN AS THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST A TRANSMISSION SO FAST. *TR

NISSAN MURANO SL. WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 65MPH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR GOING AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A 250 MILE DRIVE I COULD NOT USE MY CELL BECAUSE IT HAPPENED IN A DEAD ZONE. I HAD JUST HAD THE CAR SERVICED WITH A OIL CHANGE THE DAY BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. *TR

WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. THE FIRST INDICATION OF TROUBLE WAS THE INABILITY OF KEEPING A SET SPEED WHILE VEHICLE WAS SET IN CRUISE CONTROL. WE COULD HEAR THE TRANSMISSION STRUGGLING TO GET TO THE SET SPEED AND COULD SEE THE RPM SHOOT UP AT THE SAME TIME. THE OTHER COMMON PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE VEH IS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED IN ORDER TO PROCEED (I.E. THROUGH AN INTERSECTION), THE VEH WILL NOT MOVE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHILE CONTINUING TO PRESS THE ACCEL PEDAL. THEN, VERY ABRUPTLY THE VEH WILL SHOOT INTO THE INTERSECTION AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *** THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING BUT INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING-SOMETIMES AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A FREEWAY, OFTEN AT LOW SPEEDS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. RECENTLY, WHILE ON A VERY BUSY AND DANGEROUS ROADWAY IN LEXINGTON,KY DURING RUSH HOUR, I EXPERIENCED THE INABILITY TO REACH THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH THE SPEED, THE TACHOMETER (RPM) WOULD INCREASE TO NEAR WARNING (RED ZONE) LEVELS. I FELT AS A DRIVER THAT I WAS COMPLETELY HELPLESS AND IN POSSIBLE DANGER FROM THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AND MY DISTRACTION. THE TOWN WE LIVE IN HAS A HIGH NUMBER OF 4-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS. WE HAVE 2 SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND DO A LOT OF IN-TOWN DRIVING. IF THERE IS A HESITATION BY ME AS A DRIVER DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, THE OTHER 3 DRIVERS MAY NOT REALIZE THAT I HAVE ESTABLISHED AN INTENT TO MOVE INTO THE 4-WAY INTERSECTION. IN THE PAST, A DRIVER OF

NISSAN MURANO HAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH ITS TRANSFER CASE. IT CRACKS IN HALF ON CARS WITH LOW MILEAGE. IF IT HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY, CAR STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH POTENTIAL MASSIVE FATAL ACCIDENTS. MY CAR BROKE AT 44K AND NISSAN REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART AS IT WAS A MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I FOUND OUT ON WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG FORUM THAT MANY, MANY CARS HAS THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS EVIDENTLY AN ENGINEERING DESIGN ISSUE, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. ONE CAR BROKE DOWN IN CANADA IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH A SMALL BABY IN THE CAR IN WINTER TIME. IT A MIRACLE THAT BABY SURVIVED . *TR

AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH 2008 MY SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN & OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW & STARTLED ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE IT TO THE SIDE S I COULDN'T SEE CLEARLY IN FRONT OF ME AS THE VISOR DROPPED DOWN & BLOCKED MOST OF MY VIEW. I RESTOWED THE VISOR & IT WAS OKAY FOR A FEW DAYS BUT THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE VISOR DROPPING DOWN . IT APPEARS THE LATCH THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE IS OK, HOWEVER THE BAR THAT HOLDS THE VISOR& ALLOWS IT TO ROTATE UP & DOWN SEEMS TO BE LOOSE & CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO BE TIGHTER. I CONTACTED KING WINDWARD NISSAN ON 3/27/08 & SPOKE WITH A CHERYL WHO CHECKED MY WARRANTY & SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. I EXPLAINED TO HER THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT SHE SAID UNFORTUNATELY IT WASN'T COVERED SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT WHICH WAS ABOUT 300.00 FOR JUST THE VISOR. NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THIS AT NO CHARGE SINCE IT IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT & CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE VISOR COMES DOWN SUDDENLY & OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. ON 3-31-08 IT WAS TOWED TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSIS AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) WAS FAULTY AND THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. ON 4-1-08 THE CAR WAS TOWED TO JACK INGRAM NISSAN IN MONTGOMERY, AL. I DESCRIBED ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS TO THE SERVICE REP AND LEFT IT. ON 4-2-08 THEY CALLED AND SAID THE TRANS AND TCM WERE FINE BUT THAT ONE OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS WAS BROKEN. I ASKED THEM IF THIS WOULD CREATE THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING AND I WAS TOLD YES, SO I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE MOUNT. A FEW HOURS LATER THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THE OTHER MOUNT WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THAT ONE ALSO. THE TOTAL BILL WAS $686 AND WE PICKED THE CAR UP THE NEXT MORNING, 4-3-08, MY DAUGHTER RETURNED TO FL ON 4-7. ON 4-10, WHILE RETURNING TO ALABAMA FROM FLORIDA THE CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING. MY DAUGHTER TRIED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. SHE COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED ME. LUCKILY SHE WAS IN ANDALUSIA, AL SO I CALLED MASSEY AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THEIR SHOP. THE NEXT DAY, 4-11, A REP FROM MASSEY CALLED AND SAID THE TCM AND TRANS WERE BOTH BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THEY MENTIONED WHEN THEY ENTERED THE VIN INTO THE NISSAN DATABASE (?) IT SHOWED WHERE THE TRANS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT DEALERSHIPS IN GA. THEY ALSO SAID THEY FELT THE FAULTY TCM CAUSED THE PREVIOUS TWO

FOR THE LAST 10,000 MILES, I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS AFTER BEING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN, IT WOULD SUDDENLY GO. I FOUND OUT THAT IF YOU RESTART THE CAR, YOU HAVE INSTANT POWER AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN INFREQUENTLY, BUT ALWAYS WHEN I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR A WHILE OR WHILE I WAS IN STOPPED TRAFFIC FOR 10-15 MINUTES. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE CVT. IT IS A PRESSURE SENSOR LOCATED EITHER ON THE CVT OR INSIDE THE CVT. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO COMPLAIN, BUT I GOT NOWHERE. MY GUESS IS THAT ANYONE WITH A 2003 MURANO (AND POSSIBLY LATER MODELS) COULD EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS LOOSE, MOVES (TILTS BACK AND FORTH) WHEN ACCELERATING/DECELERATING OR GETTING IN/OUT OF VEHICLE. *TR

FEB 13 2008 - TOOK MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IN FOR RECALL. ALSO ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION OIL, SINCE THE CAP SAYS TO BE CHECKED ONLY BY DEALER AND I'VE BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM OF HESITATION, WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. ALTERNATOR. THE OTHER RECALL ON SOME SORT OF PROTECTOR, WAS RE-SCHEDULED, THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS. HE ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL WAS OKAY, BUT WILL PROBABLY NEED TO DO AN OIL CHANGE. FEB 27 2008 - PARTS ARRIVED, DROPPED OFF CAR TO DO THE RECALL ON PROTECTOR AND FIX SUN VISOR. LATER IN THE DAY, I WAS ADVISED THAT NOT ALL THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL CAME IN. AND THE PART FOR THE SUN VISOR WAS A DIFFERENT PART. RESCHEDULED FOR MAR 12, 2008. I ALSO ASKED ABOUT CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, HE QUOTED ME APPROX. $150.00. AGREED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT NEXT TIME I WAS IN. MAR 1, 2008 - FIRST TRIP OF THE DAY, FROM A STOP AT INTERSECTION, ACCELERATED TO GET ONTO MAIN HIGHWAY, WE GO APPROX 5 FEET AND THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND UNABLE TO GO ANY FURTHER. PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND NO REV. CALLED FOR A TOW, AND TOOK MY MURANO TO NISSAN SERVICE. I WAS ADVISED THAT NO TECHNICIAN AVAILABLE UNTIL MONDAY. MAR 3, 2008 - MONDAY NOON, CALLED NISSAN TO CHECK ON MY VEHICLE. ADVISED THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH NISSAN ON THE MAINLAND FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO FIX. THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WILL LET ME KNOW TOMORROW. MAR 4, 2008 - TUESDAY NOON, CALLED TO CHECK ON MY VEHICLE. THEY HAVE YET TO GET IN TOUCH WITH NISSAN ON THE M

DRIVERS SEAT FAILURE BEGAN WITH LOUD, ANNOYING SQUEAKS. THE SQUEAKING RESOLVED ITSELF WHEN THE LEFT SIDE RAIL/SEAT SUPPORT SNAPPED. THE SEAT NOW TIPS ABOUT 20DEG OFF ITS LEVEL AXIS, AND I AM SURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT BEING SAFELY SECURED TO THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. NISSAN, WHILE HAVING A LONG STANDING TSB ON TIS, REFUSES TO SEE IT AS A SAFETY DEFECT? WHAT WILL IT TAKE? PERHAPS WHEN THE LAWSUITS START COMING IN FROM PEOPLE BEING HURLED FROM THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC INCIDENTS THEN THEY WILL SIT UP AND NOTICE. A SEAT BELT CAN ONLY WORK IF IT STRAPS YOU TO A SECURE SEAT!!! *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT SLIDES AROUND. WAS A PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN '05. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM TO FIX. IT IS A 2003. SLIDES AND IS UNEVEN. SOMEONE NEEDS TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER FROM CRAP LIKE THIS. *TR

POWER DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKE IN LEFT REAR OF SEAT. NOTHING OTHER THAN EVERY DAY USE OF GETTING IN AND OUT OF CAR. SEAT HAD BEEN ADJUSTED VERY LITTLE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, I HAVE BRICKS UNDERNEATH TO SUPPORT THE SEAT SO I CAN DRIVE. THE CAR WAS BARELY 4 YEARS OLD AND HAD ONLY 70,000 ON IT AT THE TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. YESTERDAY AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED IT WAS OVERHEATING A LITTLE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE REPAIR PLACE AND HAD THEM COME AND TAKE IT TO BE SERVICED. THEY JUST CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE RADIATOR IS CRACKED AND THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL OF $1144.60. T HERE ARE 75000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND IT HAS ALWAYS GONE FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, OIL CHANGES, AND EVERYTHING REQUIRED TO KEEP IT RUNNING OPTIMALLY. HAVE READ ABOUT RADIATOR CRACKS FROM SEVERAL OTHER MURANO OWNERS, AND KNOWING THE OTHER PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY LEMON OF A CAR - THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR 3 TIMES - I WOULD SERIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATORS CRACKING ON OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT SUBJECT TO FAILURE. SEAT BECOMES LOSE AND MOVES UPON ACCELERATION AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY NISSAN MURANO OWNERS ON EDMUNDS.COM. TSB#NTB05-043A ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM AND IT GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WHEN YOU RETURN FOR REPAIR AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY SAY IT IS A DIFFERENT PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE SEAT ROCKS FORWARD AND BACKWARDS AND FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE REAR SENSOR IN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

TRANSMISSION STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS, BARELY MOVES CAR ALMOST HIT IN INTERSECTION. 63,000 MILE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE STARTED WHEN THE CAR WOULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS IN POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THEN WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. WE LOST THE TRANSMISSION LAST WEEK, THE MURANO COULDN'T EVEN MAKE IT UP TO THE DRIVEWAY. WE NEED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION WORKING. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERS WAITING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ESTIMATED AT $4800. ~LB *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN DUE TO A FAULTY CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,765 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,750.

I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD .THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO ME AND MANY OTHERS STARTED BLOWING THEIR HORN. THE MURANO MOVED ABOUT 6 FEET LIMPING FORWARD SLOWLY THE STOPPED AGAIN. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE ( 2 EACH WAY ) ROAD. IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO GET INTO THE CORRECT LANE AND THE CAR HAD A TOP SPEED OF LESS THEN 10 MPH. I PULLED IN A NON SERVICE GAS STATION AND WENT IN FOR LUNCH. ABOUT 3/4 OF AN HOUR LATER I RETURNED TO THE CAR WHICH RAN FINE..WENT TO THE AIRPORT AND RETURNED ALMOST HOME BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT ANOTHER STOPLIGHT. WHILE WAITING FOR THE 2003 MURANO TO MOVE A TRANSPORT BEHIND ME JUMPED THE CURB TO GET AROUND ME AND ALSO GAVE ME THE FINGER. I TOOK THE MURANO INTO A DEALER WHO HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM I MENTIONED ( BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WENT INTO " LIMP MODE" SO I WAS SURE THAT THEY HAD LOTS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I TOOK THE MURANO IN ON MARCH 9TH AND PICKED IT UP MARCH 15TH AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. ON RETURNED THE MURANO TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY APRIL 9TH I ONCE AGAIN RETURNED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE MURANO DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. I ASKED IF THE MECHANIC COULD COME WITH ME AND TEST DRIVE IT. I DROVE ABOUT 4 BLOCKS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND PULLED OVER TO LET THE MECHANIC DRIVE IT SINCE HE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST FINE. HE GOT BEHIND THE WHEEL AND I NOTICED HE WAS SHIFTING FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE AND BACK AGAIN, THE

I HAVE A 2003 MURANO, THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH FAILING CAMSHAFT SENSORS. THERE IS A SPECIFIC RECALL THAT COVERS CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR DESIGN ISSUES IN THE 2003 MURANO, BUT NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE WORK, SINCE MY VIN DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THE RECALL RANGE. I HAVE EVEN TALKED TO THE VP OF EAST COST CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO TOLD ME TO REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. THESE ARE :"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH." IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CAR STALLING AT 45 MPH FOR MY WIFE ON A DANGEROUS WINDING ROAD. FOR A SMALL WOMEN WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES, THIS SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BOTH CAMSHAFT SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALREADY, AND ONE OF THEM IS FAILING AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $500, AND IT WILL COST AT LEAST THAT MUCH TO PAY FOR THE CHANGES THAT NISSAN REQUIRES UNDER THE RECALL TO REALLY FIX THE NISSAN DESIGN FLAW. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALL. *TR

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO FAILS TO ACCELERATE AFTER HAVING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND EXITING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE GAS PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PRESSED DOWN ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR BEGINS TO SLOWLY MOVE AND SOMETIMES THE WHEELS SPIN OUT AND THE CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY ZOOM FORWARD. DRIVING IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE TURNING LEFT ALONG WITH NORMAL MOVEMENT THROUGH TRAFFIC HAS BEEN VASTLY SLOWED. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY NISSAN MURANO 2003 FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND A FEW MONTHS AGO IT STARTED TO HESITATE WHILE I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I LEARNED THAT BY TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. THEN LAST WEEK, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE AND WHEN I WENT TO GET MY CAR FIXED...MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CVT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT NISSAN IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN FIX IT. THE CVT IS DESTROYED AFTER 110K MILES AND WITH IT'S DEMISE IT TOOK OUR AND DESTROYED THE TRANSFER CASE TOTALING $7200 TO FIX. WHILE LOOKING AT THE CONSUMER REPORTS FOR THIS VEHICLE...IT LOOKS AS IF I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS SITUATION AND THAT NISSAN HAS TURNED THEIR BACKS ON THIS INITIAL PRODUCT BY NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE DESIGN FLAWS AND CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THIS NEW CVT TECHNOLOGY. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR NISSAN TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE THIS RIGHT BUT IF HISTORY AND THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH OTHER MURANO OWNERS...I AM NOT GOING TO BE SATISFIED WITH NISSAN'S STANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO HELP INITIATE A CLASS ACTION AGAINST NISSAN FOR BOTH THE COST TO FIX THIS KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE FRUSTRATION THIS VEHICLE HAS GIVEN ME. *TR

I WAS PARKED AT WORK AND WAS GETTING OUT OF MY CAR WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD POP NOISE. AT THAT TIME THE DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED ON THE BACK LEFT CORNER. MY FRIEND WAS PARKING BESIDE AND ASKED WHAT THE NOISE WAS. WHEN YOU SAT IN THE SEAT IT DROPPED BACKWARDS TO THE LEFT. I CALLED AND MADE A APPOINTMENT WITH LAKE NISSAN-LEESBURG FLORIDA. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE EVERYTIME YOU HIT A BUMP IT THROUGH YOU BACKWARDS. I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID THE WHOLE RACK ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED $689.95 AND OF COURSE I HAD NO WARRANTY LEFT (2003 MODEL) THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD CONTACTED OTHER NISSAN DEALERS AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A ISSUE AND THAT THIS SAME THING HAD HAPPENED BEFORE TO OTHER MURANOS. IF I HAD OF BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE WRECKED OR CAUSED SOMEONE ELSE TO WRECK. LUCKILY I WAS PARKED. *TR

I RAN OVER AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD. THE OBJET HIT MY FRONT TIRE THEN THE NISSAN MURANO UNDER CARRIAGE. I DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES, SMELLING GAS, TO A FILLING STATION. I PUMPED GAS BEFORE NOTICING GAS WAS GUSHING OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR (REAR ON DRIVER SIDE). FIVE GALLONS OF GAS SPILLED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, CLEANED UP THE HAZMAT & PUSHED MY CAR ASIDE. NISSAN WALDORF MD DEAL IS REPLACING THE GAS TANK (3 INCH SLIT IN GAS TANK) & THE BRACKET THAT CRACKED. THE BRACKET WAS INSTALLED IAW RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V003000 *TR

200 MURANO TRANSMISSION - THROTTLE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD FROM A STOP AFTER DRIVING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. *TR