2003 Nissan Murano complaints

AT 38K MY BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. ALTERNATOR COSTING ME $580+$115 FOR THE BATTERY+$100 FOR TOWING. *JB

8/27/04 GOING AT 65 MPH CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WILL ROLL TO A STOP, HAD TO BE TOWED AFTER THAT. 8/30/04 SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. TOWED BACK TO DEALER. 2/2/05 CAR WOULD NOT START- JUMPER CABLE START- DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. AND 2/11/05 ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN COMING OUT OF A BUSY INTERSECTION- HAD TO BE TOWED STILL IN SHOP. *JB

NISSAN MURANO LOSSING OIL PRIOR TO FIRST 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGE, TRANSMISSION PULLED TO REPLACE ENGINE OIL SEAL. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LOSS OIL NOW WITH 20,000 MILES. THERE IS A STRONGE OIL SMELL IN CAR. BOTH ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PULLED AGAIN. WAITING ON DEALER REPAIR SHOP TO RETURN CAR.*AK

PREMATURE ALTERNATOR &/OR BATTERY FAILURE. *AK

THE BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON MY 2003 MURANO, ABOUT 5,000 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND WAS TOLD IT WAS LIKELY THE ALTERNATOR AND TOLD THE VEHICLE MAY NOT MAKE IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR (IT SEEMS THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE EVEN EXAMINING IT). I HAD ANOTHER CAR FOLLOW ME IN BUT LUCKILY MADE IT IN BUT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $560. I HAVE RECENTLY GONE ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS AN ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR IN THIS VEHICLE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS, I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE STRANDED.*AK

ALTERNATOR FAILURE - 2003 NISSAN MURANO @ 27,400 MILES. (1) NO UNISUAL ACTIVITY - AT HIGHWAY SPEED (~60 MPH). (2) SUDDEN ILLUMINATION OF "ALTERNATOR" AND "BRAKE" LIGHT ON DASH. IMMEDIATELY DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER (~ 35 MILES) AFTER EXTINGUISHING LIGHTS (DAYLIGHT - 8.30AM LOCAL TIME) AND ALL UNNECESSARY ACCESSORIES. (3) VEHICLE IS NOW IN HANDS OF DEALER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.*AK

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS ITSELF. DUE TO THIS, AN INFANT WAS LOCKED IN THE CAR WITH THE CAR RUNNING. I DRIVE WITH THE DOORS UNLOCKED ALL THE TIME NOW, SO I CAN GET IN A DIFFERENT DOOR WHEN IT HAPPENS. *NM

WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING INTERMITTENTLY BECOMES STIFF AND REQUIRES INCREASED FORCE TO MANEUVER THE REST OF THE TURN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 2 OCCASIONS, BOTH OF WHICH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE UNABLE TO FIX. *NM

VEHICLE STALLED AT 35 MPH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

ALTERNATOR FAILURE AROUND 24000.*AK

(1) TWO DAYS OF DRIVING ON AND OFF ROAD IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, DURING WHICH THIS FAILURE WOULD HAVE BEEN BEYOND CATASTROPHIC.*AK (2) THE "CHARGE SYSTEM FAILURE" IDIOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WAY HOME, JUST 20-30 MILES OUT OF DV ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, AND MIRACULOUSLY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO THE NEAREST SERVICE IN MOJAVE CA ON THE BATTERY ALONE, THE ALTERNATOR HAVING FAILED. AFTER VERIFYING THE FAILURE WITH A VOLT-METER AND RECHARGING IN MOJAVE, I DROVE WEST TOWARDS THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND FELL SHORT BY JUST 11 MILES WHEN I LOST ALL POWER ON WEST BOUND HIGHWAY 58 ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BAKERSFIELD CA. AAA TOWED MY FAMILY AND I THE REST OF THE WAY INTO THE DEALERSHIP. (3) BAKERSFIELD NISSAN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR IN ABOUT 3 HOURS AND SENT US ON OUR WAY BACK HOME TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

2003 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD. SECOND ALTERNATOR FAILURE. ALTERNATOR FAILED 23 NOV 03 DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AT NIGHT, FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. LIGHT TRAFFIC, NO ACCIDENT/INJURIES. TOWING TO CHARLOTTESVILLE DEALERSHIP COST $300, NOT REIMBURSED. VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY, SO REPAIR WAS DONE AT NO COST TO ME; RENTAL VEHICLE PROVIDED. ALTERNATOR FAILED AGAIN (THIS WAS A NEW, REPLACEMENT PART) 10 NOV 2004. VEHICLE STILL UNDERWARRANTY. FAILURE TOOK PLACE DURING CITY DRIVING IN HEIDELBERG, GERMANY (I AM A US ARMY OFFICER). LOCAL GERMAN DEALER TOLD ME I HAD TO ARRANGE FOR NEW PART DIRECTLY FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT SUPPORTED YET IN EUROPE (GOES ON SALE HERE SPRING 2005). VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. IT TOOK 5 CALLS (INTERNATIONAL, LONG DISTANCE) AND 18 DAYS TO FINALLY BE TOLD MY LOCA, GERMAN DEALER WOULD HAVE TO ARRANGE FOR PARTS, I WOULD PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR, AND NISSA NA WOULD REIMBURSE ME. LOCAL DEALER WAS GREAT (NISSAN MUELLER; HEIDELBERG, GERMANY) AND HAD REPAIR DONE IN 2 DAYS. HOWEVER, NO RENTAL VEHICLE PROVIDED. INVOICE WAS SENT VIA EMAIL (PDF FILE) AS INSTRUCTED BY NISSAN NA, BUT WHEN I CALLED TO CHECK STATUS A WEEK LATER, NO ACTION HAD YET BEEN TAKEN. I INTEND TO FOLLOW UP AGAIN 27 DEC 04 AND WILL SUBMIT FOLLOW-ON COMPLAINT IF REIMBURSEMENT IS NOT IN PROGRESS.*AK

NISSAN MURANO, 2003, AWD, SL HAS JUST HAD AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE. BREAK AND BATTERY LIGHTS ON (CLASSIC SYMPTOM) DEALER CONFIRMS AND WILL REPLACE (AFTER XMAS..UGH). SEEMS TO BE MANY FAILED ALTERNATORS ON NISSAN MURANOS 2003, 2004, AND 2005.*AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V455000: POSITION SENSOR WELD; WHILE TRAVELING 80 TO 100 MPH FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION BUT MAINTAINED SPEED. THE GAS GAUGE MOVED LOSING A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RADIO SIGNAL AND VOLUME FLUCTUATION ALONG WITH THE GAS GAUGE NOT GOING PASS 3/4 FULL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE CAUSE. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE POSITION SENSOR RECALL. *JB *NM

STOPPED BEHIND A TRUCK AND AS THE DRIVER STARTED TO GO AROUND IT, THE VEHICLE FIRST SWERVED TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND AS THE DRIVER TRIED TO STABILIZE IT, IT SWUNG TO THE LEFT HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND THEN SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND OF THE ROAD, HITTING A TREE. BASICALLY THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

CAR QUIT RUNNING WHILE DRIVING; NO WARNING. HAD TO COAST ACROSS LANES OF FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC TO SAFE SPOT OFF SIDE OF ROAD, NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING HIT BY FAST-MOVING CARS BEHIND ME. CAR WAS TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER; ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

1) ALTERNATOR WENT DEAD ON 12/4 (SATURDAY) IN SAUSALITO WITH BOTH "BATTERY" AND "BRAKE" LIGHTS ON. DROVE FOR ANOTHER 20 MILES BY GOING THROUGH SF DOWNTOWN AND THEN GOT STRANDLED ON HIGHWAY 80 BAY BRIDGE, RIGHT BEFORE OAKLAND!! ALMOST GOT SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENTS TRYING TO PULL OVER!! 2) SPENT 4 HOURS OUTSIDE IN 30F FREEZING TEMP TO FINALLY REACH NISSAN'S ROAD-SIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAVE THE TOLL SERVICE TO TOLL THE CAR BACK TO SUNNYVALE, BAY AREA. NISSAN'S ROAD-SIDE ASSITANCE NUMBER IS INVISIBLE FROM THE SERVICE MANUALS! 3) NISSAN DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ON 12/6 (MONDAY) RIGHT AWAY. DON'T KNOW IF THE NEW ALTERNATOR WILL BE OK WITHOUT EVER FAILING AGAIN?*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH ON A SUNNY DAY (I.E., THE RAOD WAS DRY) WHEN THE CAR, ON ITS OWN, STARTED VEERING INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. I ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE CAR BY VERY GENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, BUT IT WAS AS IF I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. THE CAR SKIDDED ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND INTO A SERIES OF 360-DEGREE TURNS. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR STOPPED TURNING, FACING SOUTH IN A NORTHBOUND LANE. IT CONTINUED TO SKID BACKWARDS, AND ONLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A LIGHTPOLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ALTHOUGH THE THE REAR OF THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND THE CAR WAS ASSESSED AS NEEDING MAJOR, MAJOR REPAIRS, MY INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSED TO "TOTAL" THE CAR IS IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD AND HAD BEEN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5000 MILES. WITH NO OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO ME, I HAD THE CAR REPLACED, BUT SOLD IT THE DAY IT LEFT THE REPAIR SHOP AS I CONSIDER THIS CAR TO BE A DEATHTRAP AND REFUSED TO SET FOOT IN IT FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING BATTERY/BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

2003 NISSAN MURANO TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 24,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHEELS LOCKED, UNABLE TO MOVE OR PUSH THE VEHICLE. THANKFULLY, IT HAPPENED APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. *NM

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

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

VEHICLE IS HAVING A HARD TIME TURNING ON WHENEVER IT IS BEING STARTED, AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON .*AK

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

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

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

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.

ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AK

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.

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

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

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

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

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

ALTERNATOR DIED, NEW PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND REPLACED. *NM

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

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

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

WHEN STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *JB THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. RECALL #10072202 & 10072201. *SC

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

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

ALTERNATOR FAILED ON 2003 NISSAN MURANO AT 11,000 MILES I MISSED WORKED STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 5 HOURS REPLACED ALTERNATOR.... TALKED TO A FEW PEOPLE ONA NEWS GROUP AND AND 47 OUT OF 118 HAD A BAD ALTERNATOR . *AK PE04077_CAT

WHEN EVER THE CAR IS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IT BEGINS TO HESITATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND THEN LURCHES FORWARD. THE EFFECT IS LIKE A RUBBER BAND STRETCHING AND THEN RELEASING QUICKLY. NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS HAVE OCCURRED BASED ON OTHER VEHICLES ASSUMING THAT WE ARE ALLOWING THEM TO ENTER THE ROAD AHEAD OF US ONLY TO SEE THE CAR LURCH AND THE BRAKES APPLIED HEAVILY.AFTER EACH OF THESE OCCURENCES SPEED CONTROL BEGINS TO SURGE AND DECLINE WHEN ENGAGED. FOUR VISITS JANUARY 14 2004 SERVICE DEPARTMENT CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. MAY, 26,2004 DEALER FOUND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR COULD BE PROBLEM JUNE 3,2004 DEALER REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. JUNE 4 2004 RETURNED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR SAME PROBLEM DEALER SERVICE CANNOT REPLICATE. SEPT 14004 SAME PROBLEM DEALER CLAIMS DROVE CAR 160 MILES NOT IN STOP AND GO FOPR MORE THAN A SHORT PERIOD AND CANNOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT 300 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THE "BATTERY" AND BRAKE TROUBLE LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND HAD TO RENT A CAR HOME AND RENT A CAR TO COME BACK FOR MY VEHICLE. ALTERNATOR WAS DIAGNOSED AS FAILED. NISSAN DEALER COULD NOT OBTAIN PART FOR 7 DAYS. NO EXPLAINATION.*AK PE04077_CAT

THE TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVESHFT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A HORRIBLE NOISE THAT STARTED OCCURING AT 10200 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

DRIVER SEAT TRACK HAS BEEN REPLACED 2XS AND STILL HAS ROCKING MOTION PROBLEM, VERY ANNOYING NISSAN MIGHT AS WELL PUT THUMB TACS ON THE STEERING WHEELS OF THEIR CARS IF THEY FIND THIS PROBLEM ACCEPTABLE. *JB

ALTERNATOR WENT BAD AFTER 36000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH AROUND 5000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH TURNS ON. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT IT MEANT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS THE WARNING SIGN OF A FAILED ALTERNATOR. THEY ADVISED ME TO TOW THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS BASICALLY RUNNING OFF THE BATTERY. THE DEALER WAS CLOSING, SO I HAD TO LEAVE IT THERE OVERNIGHT WITHOUT A RENTAL CAR. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO SWAP THE ALTERNATOR WITH A NEW ONE.*AK

THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF CD-CHANGER/PLAYER FAILURE, EACH TIME UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH A "NEW" ONE. TWO FAILURES OF REAR CUP HOLDER. ONE FAILURE OF VEHICLE ALTERNATOR AT APPROXIMATELY 19,000 MILES. MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS THE IPDM CONTROL MODULE AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. MYSTERIOUS ONGOING TRANSMISSION HESITATION, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

03 NISSAN MURANO SL BATTERY WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OUT ALTERNATOR WAS DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS BEING BAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALER I AM A SUBSCRIBER TO A INTERNET FORUM FOR MURANO'S AND HEARD OF THE WARNING SIGNS AND SUBSEQUENT ALTERNATOR FAILURES FROM OTHER OWNERS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURANCE FOR MURANO OWNERS SOMEWHERE AROUND 30% OF VEHICLES HAVE SUFFERED THIS FAILURE AND SOME MORE THAN ONCE. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND CONDUCT A RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THESE ALTERNATORS TO INCLUDE A NEW DESIGN OR NEW SUPPLIER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM