2003 Nissan Murano complaints

NISSAN MURANO HAS POOR POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE. THE LIQUID LEAKED IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE AND DANGEROUS. AND IF THE LEAK GOES UNNOTICED, THE DRIVER'S SAFETY IS ALSO A BIG CONCERN. *TR

A ROAD OBJECT WHICH WENT UNDER THE CAR NOT OVER ANY TIRE STRUCK THE GAS TANK AND PUNCTURED. THE INSTALLED RECALLED ADDED TANK PROTECTOR DID NOT KEEP THE TANK FROM BEING STRUCK AND CAUSING A LEAK. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AT THE MAKERS DEALERSHIP WITHOUT ANY RECOURSE FROM THE PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE RECALL ADDED DEVICE DID NOT PERFORM AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL ?NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V003000 *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, SUDDENLY WE HEARD VERY LOUD 'BUM, BUM, BUM' LIKE NOISE. WE STOPPED AT NEAR GAS STATION, AND THE OIL APPEARED BENEATH THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL UNIT IS SPLIT OPEN IN HALF. WE WERE TOLD THAT IF THAT WOULD HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED THE FLYING REAR DIFFERENTIAL DEBRIS COULD PUNCTURE THE NEARBY GAS TANK.

UPON NORMAL ACCELERATION FROM A STOP SIGN ONTO A MAJOR ROAD WITH A 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT, THERE WAS A LOUD "POP" AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND COULD ONLY MOVE AT A SLOW CRAWL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CAR COULD REV, BUT VERY LITTLE POWER WAS GETTING TO THE WHEELS. THERE WAS A SMALL OIL SPILL UNDER THE REAR AXLE OF THE CAR. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC (WE DID NOT TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALER BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY) AND THE POLICE DEMANDED SPEEDY DRY TO BE PUT DOWN TO COVER THE SMALL OIL SPILL, WHICH COST 45 DOLLARS AND WAS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) AND ITS CASING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $4922. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, WE LEARNED THAT NISSAN AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES TO 10 YEARS AND 120,000 MILES, HOWEVER, WE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED, NOR DID WE HEAR FROM THEM THAT CVT FAILURE WAS COMMON AMONGST THIS MODEL YEAR, AS IS APPARENT FROM THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO OURS. WE PERFORMED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR, INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERY 30,000 MILES. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WILL REIMBURSE US FOR THE REPAIR COSTS AS PART OF THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM.

ALTERNATOR FAILURE 2003 NISSAN MURANO ALMOST CAUSE A ACCIDENT. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A NISSAN MURANO YESTERDAY AND AFTER JUST 10 MINUTES OR SO OF DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATION IS NOT EXACTLY IN SYNC WITH MY PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL. THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALSO COMPLAINED OF THIS TO THE NISSAN DEALER HE BOUGHT IT FROM. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE AIR INTAKE AND REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE. SHORTLY AFTER MY INITIAL DRIVE IT DID NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. TODAY I ENTERED A BUSY INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND AFTER THE ON COMING TRAFFIC I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT NO RESPONSE RPMS WERE STUDY BELOW 1000 LIKE IT WAS STILL IDLING. AFTER SEVERAL FUTILE ATTEMPTS PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN BACK TO DRIVE HIT THE GAS BUT AGAIN NO ACCELERATION. AT THIS TIME I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION UNDER THE RED LIGHT. THERE IS ANOTHER CAR BEHIND ME THAT IS STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION AS WELL WHICH MAKES A HARD LEFT TO GET AROUND AND BARELY AVOIDS AN ACCIDENT. NOW WITH CARS ALL AROUND ME I BECOME ALMOST FRANTIC AND I AM A 52 YEAR OLD MAN WITH PLENTY OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND RARELY PANIC. I DECIDED TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT (YES IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION UNDER A RED LIGHT BLOCKING TRAFFIC I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT). IT TOOK OFF IMMEDIATELY. TONIGHT I READ A NISSAN FORUM WITH MANY OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNERS DESCRIBING SIMILAR INCIDENTS. THIS IS A VERY VERY SERIOUS FLAW IN THE ENGINEERING UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD AN AUTOMOBILE NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS P

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK IS NOT LOCKING OR UNLOCKING COMPLETELY WHEN USING THE REMOTE OR KEY. IT APPEARS TO BE LOCKED, BUT THE DOOR CAN BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR AND VISA VERSA. STARTING IN MAY 2011, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK IS DOING THE SAME THING. I'M ALSO UNABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH NEITHER OF THE FRONT DOORS AND HAVE TO ENTER THROUGH THE BACK DOORS TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DOORS MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I OR A PASSENGER CAN GET LOCKED OUT OF THE CAR OR THINK THE DOOR IS LOCKED WHILE IN THE CAR AND SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE COULD GAIN ACCESS. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, I MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO OR OUT OF THE CAR. STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2010 WHILE RAISING THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE POWER WINDOW BUTTON, IT AUTOMATICALLY LOWERS ON IT'S OWN ON OCCASION. IT STOPS WHEN HALF OPEN. TO KEEP IT CLOSED, I HAVE TO INCH IT UP SLOWLY. AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE LOCK TO THE GAS CAP FAILED TO OPEN AROUND 40,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD, DRAGGING METAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE AGE AND MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. LAST AUGUST IT BEGAN LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT IS LIKE THE CAR IS BEING THROWN INTO 1ST GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 12-18 TIMES OVER THE LAST 4 MONTHS. THE CRAZY THING ABOUT THESE INCIDENTS IS THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS SHOW UP ON THE DASH NOR DOES THE CAR GIVE YOU ANY CODES INDICATING THAT ANYTHING WENT WRONG. TWO MONTHS AGO I TOOK IT TO RICK HILL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. HE HAD THE CAR A WEEK AND DROVE IT 66 MILES AND COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO DUPLICATE WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO ME. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WONT WORK ON THE CAR UNLESS IS HAS A CODE SHOWING UP TELLING THEM WHAT IS WRONG. THIS PAST WEEK, I ALMOST RAN OVER MY FAMILY AS I WAS WAITING ON THEM TO COME OUT OF A STORE. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE UP TO THE STORE TO PICK THEM UP WHEN THE CAR SURGED AND THE ENGINE STARTED RACING. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND THROW THE CAR IN PARK TO GET IT TO STOP. THE ENGINE AND RPM'S WERE STILL RACING AND 4,000 RPMS. NO CODES WERE THROWN AND NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH AGAIN. 20 MINUTES LATER AS WE WERE COMING HOME, THE CAR LOST POWER AS IF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO FIRST GEAR AND WE CREEPED ALL THE HOME AT 5 MPH, WITH ME HAVING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THIS TIME THERE WERE CODES, BUT WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE IPDM. 825 DOLLARS FOR THE FIX. 51 MILES LATER THE CAR SLIPS AGAIN AND ACTS LIKE IT IS THROWN INTO FIRST GEAR. NO LIGHTS, NO CODES. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAI

FEBRUARY 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 MURANO DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN AS I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WASN'T RESPONDING PROPERLY BEGAN TO HESITATE BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SENSOR MALFUNCTION SO IT WAS REPLACED (AT MY EXPENSE $1100). THEN IN APRIL 2010 DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I HEARD A THUMP AND AS I PUSHED THE GAS AND THEN THE CAR BEGAN TO DRAG AND HESITATE. I MADE IT SAFELY TO A BANK PARKING LOT WHERE I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAY IT WAS SOME SENSOR THAT DEALT WITH THE THROTTLE AND A CASE. AGAIN AT MY EXPENSE ($3200). SO IN 2 MONTHS I SPENT $4500 AND AT THAT TIME I WAS TOLD I SHOULD BE OK. WELL IT IS NOW APRIL 2011 AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. NOW I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHICH ISS WERE IT SITS BECAUSE I WAS TOLD SINE I WENT MORE THAN 12K MILES IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SO I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT IS USELESS UNLESS I SPEND ANOTHER $4500 TO FIX IT. UNEXCEPTABLE!!!!!!! I AM LUCKY I WAS NOT INJURED BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT SOON OR SOMEONE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH AROUND 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS STOPPED WORKING AND FROM MY RESEARCH, IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MURANOS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDE SPREAD BUT MY DEALER IS UNWILLING TO TAKE IT UP WITH NISSAN. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

THE 8-WAY POWER SEAT FIRST STOPPED MOVING THE INNER LEFT SIDE (CLOSEST TO THE SEAT BACK) OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT (EFFECTIVELY MAKING THE POWER SEAT NON-FUNCTIONAL); THE SEAT LATER STARTED MOVING, ROCKING, SLIGHTLY FORWARD, NOTICEABLY (AND UNFORTUNATELY) DURING BRAKING. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR WHILE IN GEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP. ENGINE WOULD NOT REV, BUT WAS RUNNING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER ADVISED CVT TRANSMISSION COMPONENT CALLED VALVE BODY HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND TCM WOULD NEED REPROGRAMMING. VEHICLE HAS 126700 MILES, PURCHASED NEW. CVT WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED BY NISSAN FROM ORIGINAL 5 YEARS 60000 TO 10 YEARS 120000. THIS VEHICLE'S MILEAGE IS BEYOND THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. HOWEVER, MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURE OF CVT IS RECOGNIZED BY NISSAN BY VIRTUE OF EXTENSION OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THE EXTENSION IS INADEQUATE AND NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO EXTEND FOR LONGER TIME AND MILEAGE. MECHANICS HAVE ADVISED THAT VALVE BODY FAILURES IN TRANSMISSIONS ARE VERY RARE. *TR

1.) MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ARE NOT WORKING AS OF YESTERDAY 4/13/11. I HAVE TO USE MY KEY TO UNLOCK MY DOOR- THE FAB WILL NOT WORK. FROM THE OUTSIDE AND MY UNLOCK/LOCK BUTTON DOES NOT WORK ON THE INSIDE EITHER. THE FAB DOES UNLOCK THE REARS DOORS ONLY. 2.) FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME 3.) HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET BECAUSE BASED ON RESEARCH, THIS IS A NISSAN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I SIGNED A RECENT PETITION WITH OVER 624 OTHER SIGNATURES OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS NOW AS IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD RESULT IN HARM TO VEHICLE OWNERS IF THEY CANNOT LOCK THEIR DOORS INSTANTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE YEARS LATER AND THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE TO WORK MY CAR STOPPED WORKING AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MILES AND HOUR AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN TWICE. THE CAR WILL NOR START UNLESS I GIVE IT SOME GAS BY STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I CHECKED THE FAILURE CODES AND GOT P0340, BANK 1 CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR FAILURE. CALLED MY NISSAN DEALER IN SANTA ROSA CALIF. AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL 03V455000. THIS IS WRONG. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN AND ALL 2003 NISSAN MURANO'S SHOULD BE INCLUDED. MY CAR HAS 103,000 MILES. *TR

RECALL ON SOME 2003 NISSAN MURANO CAM SENSORS. MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL BUT IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT THE CAM SENSOR RECALL STATES. IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN ALL 2003 NISSAN MURANOS SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VENTS AND SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED SHE AUTHORIZED THE MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

WHEN YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN PRESS THE ACCELERATOR DOWN THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE INITIALLY. IF YOU HOLD THE ACCELERATOR DOWN AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR WILL START TO MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINS. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE NEXT DAY EVERYTHING WORKS LIKE IT SHOULD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A NISSAN DEALER AND AT FIRST THEY COULD NOT EVEN FIND A PROBLEM SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE WHAT I DESCRIBED. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT BACK THEY MANAGED TO GET A SERVICE CODE RELATED TO THE VALVE BODY ON THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED RELATED TO THIS SITUATION, WHICH INSTRUCTS THE VALVE BODY TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1700. SINCE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS DELAYED ACCELERATION WILL OCCUR IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ENTER OR CROSS TRAFFIC WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR FAILS TO STAY IN RAISED POSITION. CAN DROP UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING LOSS OF VIEW OF THE ROAD.

THIS IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. THE SWAY BAR ON MY 2003 MURANO WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE RUBBER BUSHING THAT WERE THERE TO RETAIN AND KEEP IT FROM MOVING LATERALLY BROKE. THE NEW SWAY BAR HAD STEEL BUSHINGS THAT WERE WELDED IN PLACE SO THEY COULD NOT MOVE. THERE ARE MANY REASONS THAT CARS HAVE SWAY BARS, BUT THE MAIN REASON IS THAT WHEN A DRIVER HAS TO MAKE AN EVASIVE TURN THE SWAY BAR PREVENTS THE CAR FROM ROLLING OVER. NOW WHEN THE SWAY BAR CAN MOVE LATERALLY IT IS NON FUNCTIONAL. AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE RUBBER BUSHING MOVED ON THE ORIGINAL SWAY BAR. THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN FOR A REASON AND REPLACED THE RUBBER BUSHINGS WITH STEEL. I FEEL THE ORIGINAL SWAY BAR IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM NOT SURE WHEN THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN, BUT THERE COULD BE A NUMBER OF CARS OUT THERE WITH THIS FAULTY DESIGN. I THINK THE OLD DESIGN COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER IN AN EVASIVE MANEUVER. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2003, JUST AFTER MY WARRANTY RAN OUT THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR STARTED TO FALL AND WILL NOT STAY UP. BECAUSE I AM A TALL MAN IT ACTUALLY BLOCKS MORE THAN 50% OF MY VIEW AND I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF FIELD OF VIEW. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY BIG ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN MURANOS AND QUEST. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN AS IN MOST STATES THE FIELD OF VISION IS A PART OF THE SAFETY INSPECTION THIS SERIOUSLY DECREASES IT AND IMPAIRS THE ABILITY TO FORESEE DANGERS. *TR

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND THE SUN VISORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THEY GO BAD AFTER ABOUT A YEAR. THE DESIGN OF THESE SUN VISORS IS REALLY BAD AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT BLOCKS YOUR VISION AND IT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I'M SURE NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT IS CHOOSING NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ARE PROBABLY WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT THAT WILL RESULT IN A FATALITY BEFORE THEY DO A RECALL ON ALL NISSAN MURANO'S. LAST YEAR, I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP AND THE SUN VISOR CAME DOWN. MY REACTION WAS TO TRY TO SEE UNDER THE SUN VISOR BUT SOME HOW I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (ALMOST DID). PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HELP US. HUNDREDS OF MURANO OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET.

2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS FAULTY DOOR LOCKS. DRIVERS DOOR LOCKS W/OUT NOTICE LOCKS ME OUT. PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK W/ KEY FOB AND SINCE THERE IS NO KEY ON THE PASSENGER OUTSIDE IT IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT TO GO AROUND TO THE DRIVERS SIDE TO PE THE PASSENGER DOOR. NEW DOOR ACTUATORS ARE $1500. *TR

STOP ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN DRIVING IT, VERY DANGEROUS IF DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. BROUGHT TO BODY SHOP AND CHECKED, CAM SENSOR PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. CALL NISSAN, SAID VIN NUMBER DOESN'T SHOW ANY RECALL. COST 300 TO FIX, PROBLEM MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. NISSAN VERY IRRESPONSIBLE! *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BRACKET FAILURE IN NISSAN MURANO 2003 MODEL. *LN

2003 MURANO DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET FAILURE. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN THAT MY SAFETY IN THE VEHICLE IS COMPROMISED. BECAUSE IF THERE IS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND MY SEAT SITS CROOKED I DON'T FEEL I WILL BE PROPERLY PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *LN

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. I HAVE 115K MILES AND FOR THE 5 MONTHS, I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OTHERS HAVE REPORTED, PRESS THE GAS AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN JERKS FORWARD. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO CHANGE LANES. IN FACT, I ONLY DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM WHEN I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC LATELY. I TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR COMPANY, THEY CHARGED ME $69 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE I AM 100% SURE NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT IS IGNORING IT. THANK YOU. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: "SLIP", "VDC OFF", AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHTS ALL CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AS CAR JERKED/HESITATED IN HOV LANE OF WESTBOUND I-66. CAR REMAINED RUNNING WITH "SLIP", "VDC OFF", AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHTS REMAINING ON THE REST OF THE TRIP HOME. SECOND INCIDENT (01/30/2011): "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ALREADY ON. AS STOP LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM COMPLETE STOP, "SLIP" AND "VDC OFF" LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR STALLED IN THE ROAD WAY. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR WITH SOME DIFFICULTY IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND CONTINUED ON. THIRD INCIDENT: "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ALREADY ON. CAR STALLED TURNING INTO OWNER DRIVEWAY, WITH "SLIP" AND "VDC OFF" LIGHTS COMING ON. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR WITH SOME DIFFICULTY AND PULL INTO DRIVEWAY. NISSAN DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND CODE P0340: "B1 CAM SENSOR FAILURE". FP-NUMBER: 23731-69J0B. SENSOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED 02/03/2011. 2ND CODE P1564: "REPLACE CRUISE CONTROL"

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TEST SHOWED THAT THE CRANK POSITIONING SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ( 03V455000). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECALL AND WAS INFORMED THAT VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED SINCE THE VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL TO MORE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

2003 NISSAN MURANO. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER REQUESTS REPLACEMENT AT NO COST TO HIM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ASSURED HE WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, WITHIN 21 MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ON THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *JB

MY 2003 MURANO DRIVERS SEAT WAS REPAIRED IN 2005 FOR THE ROCKING SYMPTOM I PAID $660.00. FOUR YEARS LATER, THE BRACKET ON THE SEAT FRAME BROKE AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THE DEALER CHARGED $1100 TO REPAIR IT. WHEN I ASKED THEM WHETHER IT WAS THE SAME PARTS THAT FAILED, THEY SAID NO. TURNS OUT THAT WAS NOT TRUE. IN 2005, THE DEALERSHIP FOLLOWED THE TSB FOR THE SEAT REPAIR WHICH INVOLVED REPLACING TWO PARTS - 87458-AR06A (LIFTER LINK ASSEMBLY) AND 87454-CA61A (LIFT MOTOR). NOW, THOSE TWO PARTS HAVE BEEN COMBINED INTO ONE PART NUMBER - 87450-CA68A. ACTUALLY, THE MOST RECENT PART IS 87450-CA68B (I GUESS B SUGGESTS A REVISION). IN EITHER CASE, THE DEALER ARGUED THAT SINCE ITS A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER, ITS A DIFFERENT PART. ITS ACTUALLY THE SAME THING. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NNA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY DENIED ANY WARRANTY ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE ORIGINALLY MANIFESTED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WHAT IS QUITE CLEAR IS THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT ISSUE IS A VERY COMMON ONE. A SEARCH OF NHTSA REVEALS HUNDREDS OF CASES WHERE THE SEAT HAS FAILED ON 2003-2006 MURANOS. NISSANMURANO.ORG ALSO HAS A LONG RUNNING THREAD ON THE FAILURE. *TR

NISSAN MUARANO 2003. WHEN HOT AND STOP AND GO, ACCELERATION CAN LAG BY 10 TO 30 SECONDS AFTER STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VERY DANGEROUS. SEEMS TO BE A PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY WANT $3000 TO $5000 TO FIX.

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR BEGAN DO LOSE ACCELERATION. IT JERKED AND FINALLY BEGAN TO RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE SES LIGHT CAME ON ALSO. IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE OXYGEN SENSORS. THIS COST $1000.00. FIVE MONTHS LATER THE CAR LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A TUNNEL. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT BEFORE GETTING THERE THE CAR LOST POWER AGAIN AT A STOPLIGHT, , WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, FINALLY REGAINED SOME POWER AND I BASICALLY COASTED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOW A CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THIS COST 420.00. A FEW WEEKS LATER AFTER COMING OFF THE RAMP OF THE INTERSTATE THE CAR LURCHED SO HARD THAT IT HURT MY BACK. I FELT LIKE IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR BUT IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND LOST ACCELERATION AGAIN. I RESTARTED IT AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY THE SES LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE COMPUTER AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY 2003 NISSAN MURANOS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST. IT STATED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT STATED THAT THE CAR COULD STOP WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE A CRASH.

WHEN DRIVING 2 HOURS OR MORE ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN ENTERING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC , ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL FOR 3-5 SECONDS AND THEN IT DARTS FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED 4 OR MORE TIMES IN ONE OCCURRENCE. NISSAN MURANO SE 2003 AWD. I BOUGHT 1 MONTH AGO AT 121000 MILE. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO FOR OVER 4 YEARS EVER SINCE I OWNED IT I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR. THE VISOR CANNOT STAY UP AND IT ALWAYS FALLS TO THE POINT TO WHERE IT IS IN MY LINE OF SIGHT. I HAVE USED VELCRO IN THE PAST BUT I HAVE BECOME MORE AND MORE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE NOW THE VELCRO IS FAILING. I WAS PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL THE OTHER DAY AND THE VISOR FELL IN FRONT OF ME IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS CRYING AND VERY FRIGHTENED AS WAS I. I AM HOPING THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE AS THIS VISOR ISSUE IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE WHERE LIVES ARE IN DANGER. *TR

MURNAO HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WTH ALL OIL CHANGES/SCHD MX DONE BY THE BOOK. COUPLE OF DAYS AGO I WAS SITTING IN LINE AT A DRIVE THRU AND THE CAR ABRUPTLY DIED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT BACK OFF AFTER A RESTART. THEN YESTERDAY IT DIED WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP SIGN AT APROX 15 MPH. THIS TIME THE SERVICE LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER THE RESTART. AGAIN THIS MORNING IT DIED, THIS TIME IN TRAFFIC WHILE TRAVELING AT APROX 50 MPH. PARKED THE MURANO AND BORROWED A FRIENDS CAR FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. DID MY HOMEWORK ONLINE AND NOTICED THE RECALL FOR THIS ENGINE STALL. GOT THE ENGINE CODES FROM A LOCAL SHOP AND SUPRISE; CAMSHAFT POSITION/CRANK POSITION SENSORS. OF COURSE WHEN I CALLED NISSAN MY VIN IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL 03V455000. CONTACTED LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, EST REPAIR COSTS $600+. NISSAN IS NOT HOLDING UP ITS END OF THIER DEAL ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE TAKE NOTE, DO NOT BUY NISSAN.

DOOR HANDLE PROBLEM. KEY LOCK COVER FELL OFF AND KEY LOCK IS LOOSE. LOCKS STOPPED WORKING OR WORKED SOMETIME AFTER A WHILE OF BUYING THE CAR. *TR

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2003 NISSAN MURANO WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT. OVER TIME WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD STALL ALMOST ALL THE TIME AFTER WE FIRST STARTED IT IN THE MORNING. WE DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT THIS AND JUST DEALT WITH IT AFTER TAKING IT TO OUR NISSAN DEALER WHO COULD NOT TELL US WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. THREE DAYS AGO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR JUST DIED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IMMEDIATLEY THE NEXT MORNING WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP IN PURCELLVILLE, VA TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT. I DID NOT FEE COMFORTABLE TAKING THE CAR TO OUR NEAREST NISSAN DEALER 30 MILES AWAY GIVEN WHAT JUST HAPPENED. THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND SAID OUR CAR HAD A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND THEY WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY PRINTED OUT THE RECALL AND TOLD ME TO CALL NISSAN TO HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF HAVING TO PAY MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. I CALLED OUR NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND REPORTING MY PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THE VIN OF MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. I SAID IF I HAVE THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED WHY WOULD YOU NOT FIX IT-- ITS NOT SAFE! LONG STORY SHORT - I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT MY CAR HAS THE PROBLEM BUT THAT NISSAN WILL NOT FIX. I FIND THIS HORRIBLE AND NEED YOUR HELP. *TR

DIPSTICK IS UNREADABLE, AS A RESULT I HAVE CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 1500MILES INSTEAD OF 3000, BECAUSE IF I WAIT TILL 3000 MILES THERE IS ONLY A QUART TO QUART AND HALF LEFT IN THE ENGINE, THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BUT NEVER REPORTED, ALTHOUGH I DID TELL THE AUTODEALER REPAIR CENTER ABOUT IT AND GOT NO RESPONSE. *TR

SUN VISOR UNEXPECTEDLY DROPS DOWN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING VIEW OF ROAD TO BE OBSTRUCTED. *TR

TRAVELING AROUND CURVE IN ROAD. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. IN RESEARCHING, I FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE DESIGN OF THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS SINCE CHANGED. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO VISOR FALLS DOWN WHILE DRIVING BLOCKING VISION. WE HAD THE VISOR REPLACED IN 2005, AND THE SECOND ONE IS DOING THE SAME THING IT FALLS DOWN AT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR

A WELL MAINTAINED NISSAN MURANO OF 7 YEARS STARTED MAKING LOUD THUMPING NOISES AFTER LESS THAN 78K MILES. OUR MECHANIC SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION RELATED ISSUES, WHICH OCCUR FREQUENTLY ON MURANO AND ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. NISSAN MECHANICS PINPOINTED A FAULTY TRANSFER CASE TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. FURTHERMORE NISSAN INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED COMPLETELY DURING DRIVING, IT WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO COME TO AN IMMEDIATE HALT, WHICH IF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS HAZARD. SINCE THE TRANSFER CASE FAILURE WAS IMMINENT, IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2650. FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THAT TRANSFER CASE FAILURE IN MURANO IS COMMON, HOWEVER NISSAN HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS IT MAY CAUSE.

2003 NISSAN MURANO - DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING, TURN A CORNER - ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

NISSAN 2003 MURANO-DRIVER SEAT IS ROCKING SIDE TO SIDE WHEN DRIVING. SEAT IS MAKING LOUD CREAKING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. ESPECIALLY NOISY WHEN MAKING TURNS OR COMING TO A STOP. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY. OCCURS REGULARLY WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES VEHICLE STALLS AND CATCHES ITSELF; OTHER TIMES, IT STALLS AND HAS POWER FAILURE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO NISSAN MURANO DEALER (SANTA MONICA) AND TOLD THAT 2003 RECALL FOR EXACT PROBLEM DOES NOT APPLY TO AWD MODELS. ASKING $600 FOR REPAIRS. *TR

FAULTY DOOR ACTUATOR IN 2003 NISSAN MURANO. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH FOB. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. AT APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES I NOTICED A BURNING OIL SMELL AFTER DRIVING. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AND THE TRANSFER CASE WAS OUT OF OIL. THE SERVICE DEPT. RESEALED THE TRANSFER CASE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT ABOUT 96,000 MILES I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BEFORE END OF WARRANTY AND AGAIN THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKED OUT THE OIL AND I HAD SERVICE ON TRANSFER CASE. THE SEALS HAD TO BE REDONE, ALSO UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE THE CAR IN NOW FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH AND FILL AND BECAUSE I AM GETTING A STRANGE TICKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. NOTIFIED THAT CVT FLUID LEAKING ONTO OUTSIDE OF TRANSFER CASE. NEEDS TRANSMISSION SEAL REDONE. OVER $2000. I AM GETTING THE SEAL REDONE UNDER TRANSMISSION 120,000 WARRANTY FROM NISSAN. DEALERSHIP SAYS I SHOULD GET THE TRANSFER CASE SEALS REDONE BUT THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY AND I CANNOT AFFORD THE CLOSE TO $2000 EXTRA THIS WOULD COST. SEEMS THAT THE SEALS SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 8,000 MILES AS THEY SEEMED TOO AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE NEW AND NOT REPLACING THEM UNTIL AFTER 50,000 MILES. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT A PRESSURE VALVE AND OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED AS I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT JUST REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FORWARD SEAL(?) WILL NOT CORRECT THE LEAKING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL "GO OUT" AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT TILTED TOWARDS THE LEFT WHENEVER THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE METAL SUPPORT BAR UNDERNEATH THE SEAT BROKE IN HALF. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THAT THE SUPPORT BAR COULD NOT BE WELDED TOGETHER; AND THE SEAT FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.