2003 Nissan Murano complaints

2003 NISSAN MURANO SUN VISOR DROPS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. IT BLOCKS SITE TO TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP COMPLETELY - DROPS INTO LINE OF SIGHT. *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP ITS BEEN ONE THING AFTER THE OTHER FIRST THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS ALREADY BROKE WHEN THE SOLD IT TO US THEY TURNED THE ENGINE LITE OFF PRIOR TO GOING FOR TEST DRIVE THE DAY WE BOUGHT N RODE HOME THE LITE CAME RIGHT BACK ON & HAS BEEN ON SINCE STILL IS DEALER SAID 1500$$ AN THEY WOULD FIX IT NICE... THE FRONT SEAT BROKE, GAS TANK LID WOULDN'T OPEN HAD TO FIX IT, AN NOW STEERING HAS WENT 640$$ TO FIX IT ?? *TR

MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SUDDENLY MADE A METALLIC POPPING NOISE AND MY SEAT TILTED BACKWARDS WHILE I WAS DRIVING. UPON INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, THINKING PERHAPS A BOLT HAD LOOSENED, DISCOVERED THAT THE SUPPORT BARS FOR THE SEAT HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN AWAY FROM THE SEAT. I AM DISMAYED BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON THE INTERNET WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. MY DEALER SAID HE HAS TO FIX ONE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. I AM NOW PROPPING MY SEAT UP WITH THREE REAMS OF PAPER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO. SUN VISOR FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS JUST PAST ORIGINAL WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE VISOR FOR FREE BECAUSE I HAD HAD OTHER WORK DONE THERE. SUN VISOR IS NOW FAILING FOR A SECOND TIME, FLOPS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY OVER WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SL WILL SOMETIMES BE SLOW TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR INPUTS. USUALLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT AN HOUR, IF I COME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR AN OFF RAMP, WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN THE VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD AT A RAPID RATE LIKE I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER I DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY OR AGGRESSIVELY. SOMETIMES IF IT GETS TOO BAD, I WILL TURN THE CAR OFF THEN START IT UP AGAIN TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND IT WILL FIX THE ISSUE FOR A WHILE. IT IS OBVIOUSLY SOME COMPUTER THING. MY DEALER IS USELESS AND I AM TIRED OF TAKING THE CAR IN TO HIM. HE DOESN'T FIX THINGS WELL IF I TELL HIM WHAT IS WRONG, TO ASK HIM TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM WOULD BE AGONIZING. I AM JUST LIVING WITH THIS UNTIL IT GETS WORSE, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD A BIT BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT FINALLY LURCHED FORWARD AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AT EVERY STOP AFTER THAT UNTIL I SHUT IT OFF. I TOOK MY MURANO TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN EAST PROVIDENCE, RI AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, BUT SEARCHING THE INTERNET REVEALS THIS IS S COMMON PROBLEM WITH MURANOS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO CAM POSITION SENSOR CODE. MY CAR HAS STALLED AND CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE REASON IS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. NISSAN SAYS THAT MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. I SAY IT SHOULD BE. IT A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU LOSE POWER UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

CAM POSITION SENSOR (VIA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT)

I OWN AN '03 NISSAN MURANO. SINCE 114K MILES, I HAVE EXPERIENCED STALLING FOLLOWING IDLE. THE PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS VERY WARM (NOT OVERHEATING). AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES (I.E. AT A REDLIGHT OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC) WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE RPM'S DO NOT INDICATE ANY CHANGE. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE "REALIZES" I AM PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND TAKES OFF AT EXCESSIVE SPEED/RPMS. THE PROBLEM HAS PUT ME IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS SUCH AS WHEN I AM TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY STALLS. OR LIKE THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE, I WAS TRYING TO PULL ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. BY THE TIME MY VEHICLE DECIDED TO GO, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING IN THE LANE I WAS TRYING TO TURN ONTO AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE AND CAUSING A WRECK. SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE BEHIND ME WAITING TO GET ONTO THE SAME HIGHWAY AND WERE VERY AGGRAVATED I WAS HOLDING UP TRAFFIC SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE PROBLEMS OCCURS AS REGULARLY AS I SIT IDLE IN TRAFFIC OR GET INTO A CONGESTED TRAFFIC AREA. EVERY SINGLE TIME. AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF EARLY YEAR MURANO OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD RECOGNIZE THIS AS A DEFECT AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS COSTLY DANGER. I HAVE READ THAT MANY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CVT TRANSMISSION AND THAT NISSAN IS OFTEN MISDIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. A CODE READER INDICATED

1: AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ALONG PERIOD OF TIME IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR ON THE THRUWAY. THEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PRESSING THE GAS THE CAR WILL CRAWL FORWARD AS IF YOU WERE NOT PRESSING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL AFTER 1-3 SEC OF THE CAR CRAWLING INTO THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECT AND NO WAY TO GET IT OUT OF THE INTERSECT WHEN OTHER CARS ARE COMING DOWN AT 40MPH INTO THE INTERSECTION; WILL BE DISASTROUS AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A LOST OF LIFE. AFTER 1-3 SEC THE TRANSMISSION WILL FINALLY ENGAGE. THE FUNNY PART IS WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE PROBLEM CLEARS IT SELF UNTIL IT PROBLEM RECURS. AFTER READING OTHER STORIES OF THERE'S CVT TRANSMISSION IN THE MURANO DOING THE SAME THING TO THE OTHER MURANO CUSTOMER. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER 2: THIS IS A SPORADIC EVENT AND EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECK THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON MARCH 9TH AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMED NORMAL AND IT WAS ENGINE [MISFIRING AND SLIGHTLY BURNING OIL AND COMPRESSION LOST RELATED NOT TRANSMISSION [I HAVE ENOUGH AUTOMOTIVE SKILL TO TELL ME THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A MISFIRE/SLIGHTLY BURNING OIL/COMPRESSION LOST BECAUSE ONCE YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS, WITHA ENGINE MISFIRE IT WOULD STILL PERSIST, THE ENGINE IS 100% RUNNING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM UNTIL THIS PROBLEM ARISE: SO YESTERDAY, WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING TO MY WIFE ON HER DRIVE, I ADVISE HER TO STOP IMMEDIATELY AT THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT I

DRIVER'S SIDE CAR SEAT BRACKET BROKE ON NISSAN MURANO. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE NOT DRIVING, STOPPING SUDDENLY OR HAVING IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR OBJECT. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, NISSAN RESPONDED THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $1150.00 REPAIR. A REPAIR FOR SOMETHING THAT TRULY MUST BE DUE TO A LACK OF QUALITY/DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING NHTSA RECALL #05V319000: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/ GENERATOR/ REGULATOR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

LIKE THE MANY, MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE AS WELL AS OTHER INTERNET SITES, I TOO HAVE A FAULTY TRANSFER CASE ON MY AWD. I TOOK MINE IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS EXPERIENCING A BURNING OIL SMELL. THE REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE SEAL AT A COST OF $1700, IT DIDN'T WORK, STILL LEAKED OIL. THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN SINCE THE FIRST SEAL WAS "UNDER WARRANTY" ABOUT A MONTH LATER, STILL DID NOT WORK. NOW, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, I AM TOLD THE WHOLE TRANSFER CASE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY HAVE OFFERED TO DO SO FOR ANOTHER $800+ DOLLARS WITH NO LABOR CHARGE BUT THEY ALSO SEEM VERY RELUCTANT TO DO SO. I AM GUESSING THERE IS MORE WRONG THEN WHAT THEY ARE TELLING ME AND THEY KNOW THEY WILL JUST SEE ME BACK IN THERE IN A FEW MORE MONTHS FOR MORE REPAIRS. I HAVE SPENT $4,000 ON REPAIRS IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS AND MY 2003 MURANO HAS BECOME A MONEY PIT. I STILL OWE ON IT, SO I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET RID OF IT, NOT THAT ANYONE WOULD BUY IT. I AM DONE WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHICH EVERYONE ADVISED ME NOT TO GO TO BUT I THOUGHT I WAS MAKING A GOOD DECISIONS SINCE THEY ARE NISSAN, STUPID CHOICE ON MY PART. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN, IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND THE REALLY SAD THING, THE VEHICLE AND A STURDY, GOOD HANDLING VEHICLE. NISSAN IS LOSING A LOT OF CUSTOMERS IN THIS PROCESS BY NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. I GUESS WHEN YOU MAKE ENOUGH MONEY, IT'S NO BIG DEAL TO LOSE A FEW HUNDRED OF US IN THE PROCESS! *TR

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND IT DOES NOT MOVE, THEN YOU PRESS AGAIN TO THE FLOOR AND IT LUNGES FORWARD. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. I WILL NOT DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR

WHILE GAS PEDAL APPLIED CAR STOPPED GOING--ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING--PULLED TO SIDE OF FREEWAY--STILL IN DRIVE -CAR WOULD JUST IDLE WHEN GAS PEDAL APPLIED--PUT IN PARK TURNED OFF-RESTARTED CAR PUT IN DRIVE AND GAS PEDAL WORKED-TOOK TO DEALER-SAID COME BACK IF HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO. DRIVER'S SEAT SQUEAKED FROM TIME TO TIME SINCE 2005. IT HAS BEEN SEEN AT A DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT ALWAYS REFERRED AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SOME ADDED LUBRICATION TO STOP IT FROM MAKING NOISE AND IT STOPPED FOR A TIME. IN AUGUST OF 2009 I MOVED TO VIRGINIA FROM FLORIDA. THE ROADS IN VA HAVE FAR MORE CURVES AND HILLS THAN THOSE IN FL. TODAY THE SEAT BACK FELL BACKWARDS AS I WAS DRIVING. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE LOWER SUPPORT BRACKET, JUST ABOVE THE SEAT TRACK, FOR THE SEAT HAD SPLIT IN HALF. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO LOOK IT OVER. ONLINE I WAS QUICKLY ABLE TO FIND MANY WEBSITES SPEAKING OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND SOME HAD THE EXACT OUTCOME AS THAT OF MY SEAT. I ALSO NOTED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE08065. I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN MY CAR, WHICH UPTO THIS POINT I HAD FULL CONFIDENCE IN. I DON'T THINK I WILL BE RECOMMENDING THIS CAR OR ANY OTHER NISSAN FOR THAT MATTER. *TR

II HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND THE DOORS LOCK AND NISSAN SAYS IT DOES NOT KNOW OF ANY DEFECTS,TO REPAIR THIS I HAVE READ OVER 300 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ,CAN YOU DO ANYTHING TO HAVE A RECALL AND HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF,I WAS STRANDED ON THE N.J.TURN PIKE WITH MY 4 GRAND CHILDREN FOR 6HRS TO GET HELP ? *TR

I PURCHASED A NISSAN MURANO NEW IN 2003. SINCE NEW IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE RESPONSE LAG. I WILL BE IN TRAFFIC OR SITTING AT A LIGHT AND WHEN I PRESS THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR RESPONDS VERY SLOWLY. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE I AM TURNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT MY EXPENSE . THIS WAS NO HELP. THE DEALER THEN WANTED TO REPLACE A VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION AT MY EXPENSE( $2600). I ASKED IF OTHER OWNERS HAD REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO NISSAN AND THE ANSWER FROM THE DEALER WAS THAT NO ONE HAD EVER REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NISSAN SEEMS TO IGNORE THE OWNER COMPLAINTS. I GUESS SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET KILLED TO GET THEIR ATTENTION. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AND REPEATEDLY SINCE NEW IN 2003. IT'S STILL HAPPENING TODAY, IN 2010. *TR

TAILGATE, PASSENGER AND BACK DOOR LOCKS STICKING. OCCURS ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME WHEN TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THIS PROBLEMS STOPS ME FROM GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS EFFECTING MY SAFETY IN THE VEHICLE. DOOR CLICKS LIKE IT IS UNLOCKING BUT IT JUST STICKS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS - REPAIRS ARE VERY COSTLY. *TR

I DRIVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2005, IN THE LAST FEW YEARS I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP (WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY) THAT THE CAR WAS ALMOST STALLING OUT ON ME WHILE IN DRIVE. NISSAN TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND SO NOTHING WAS REPAIRED. IN ON DECEMBER 3, 2009 I WAS LEAVING MY PARKING GARAGE AT WORK AND MY CAR STALLED OUT COMPLETELY; IT THEN TOOK 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD RE-START. AFTER THAT, I DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT AND ASSUMED THAT IT WAS JUST BAD GAS OR SOMETHING. TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 7 YEAR-OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. AFTER THAT, MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC ON 1/21, WHERE HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THAT MY CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND CAM POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY MECHANIC ALSO FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2003 MURANO FOR THAT REASON, AND HE TOLD ME TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO NISSAN SINCE I HAD REPORTED ISSUES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS A KNOW RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I TOWED MY CAR TO NISSAN THAT DAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE I WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND EVEN THOUGH I HAD REPORTED IT PRIOR TO EXPIRATION, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I ALSO ADVISED THEM THAT I WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE RECALL. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT MY VIN WAS OFF BY THE LAST FOUR DIGITS AND BECAUSE OF THAT, AGAIN, THEY WERE NOT OBLIGATED TO FIX IT UNDER

IN JAN 2010 WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH THE ENGINE OF MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SUDDENLY DIED LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. IT WAS TERRIFYING, BUT LUCKILY, I MANAGED TO GET TO SHOULDER WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. CAR ENGINE RESTARTED WITHOUT HESITATION. AFTER WAITING 5 MINUTES WITH ENGINE IDLING SMOOTHLY WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEM, I EXITED TO FRONTAGE ROAD AT NEXT EXIT AND, 3 MILES LATER, AT 30 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED AGAIN. RESTARTED AND PULLED INTO NEARBY PARKING LOT. CAR AGAIN RESTARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM. AFTER 10 MINUTES OF IDLING SMOOTHLY, ENGINE DIED WHILE PARKED. HAD CAR TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER. NISSAN SHOP REPORTED THAT THE "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED." I FOUND THAT THERE WAS RECALL ISSUED IN 2003 FOR 2003 MODEL YEAR NISSAN MURANO FOR EXACTLY THIS ISSUE, BUT BOTH DEALER AND NISSAN USA, WHEN CONTACTED BY ME, SAID THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY VIN # (EVEN THOUGH NHTSA INDICATED RECALL AFFECTED 600,000 VEHICLES). I BELIEVE THE FAILURE OF MY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAULTY SOLDER JOINTS IN THE CIRCUIT BOARDS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL. I BELIEVE THE FOLLOWING RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL 2003 MODEL YEAR NISSAN MURANO VEHICLES: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000, NISSAN RECALL #: R3022). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF THE BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A SIMILAR RECALL ON OTHER NISSAN MODELS REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (CRANK SHAFT SENSOR) BUT THE 2003 MURANO WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THERE WAS NO RELATED RECALL FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I BOUGHT MY 2003 MURANO IN JANUARY OF 2008. EVERY TIME I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A VERY LOW AMOUNT. THE LOW AMOUNT WAS NEVER LOOKED AT AS A PROBLEM. WHEN I WAS GETTING A RECALL COMPLETED I WAS TELLING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE ABOUT MY LOW OIL LEVEL WHEN I TOOK MY CAR EVERY 3,000 MILES. HE ASKED IF I HAD ANY OIL LEAKS THAT WERE LEFT ON THE GROUND WHEN I MOVED MY CAR. I LET HIM KNOW THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN OIL ON THE GROUND. I ALSO LET HIM KNOW THAT I HEAR A RATTLING NOISE SOMETIMES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND SOMETIMES MY CAR GETS STUCK WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT WILL ZOOM FORWARD. I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED AROUND 6 CARS. I TRY TO LET CARS GET A LITTLE WAYS IN FRONT OF ME IF IT GETS STUCK SO I DO NOT REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THIS. HE SAID THAT THE RECALL OF THE ALTERNATOR WOULD FIX THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR GETTING STUCK AND THEY WOULD CHECK THE ENGINE. I STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM TODAY WITH THE CAR GETTING STUCK. I HAD AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE EVERY 1,000 MILES AND BY TIME I MADE IT TO THE 2,000 MILES MY OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. SO THEY NEVER DID A THIRD OIL CONSUMPTION TEST LIKE THEY SAID THEY WOULD. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THE ENGINES THAT WERE PLACED IN THE 2003 NISSAN MURANOS WERE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE A 14 MONTH

THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR IN MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL SUDDENLY DROP AND BLOCK VISIBILITY WHENEVER THE CAR DRIVES OVER BUMPY SPOTS ON THE ROAD. ALTHOUGH NUMEROUS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM (SEE: WWW.NISSANFORUMS.COM; TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM;WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG ) NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, AND TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL, AND IS REQUIRING THE CONSUMER TO BEAR THE COST FOR THIS RECURRING FAILURE. A NISSAN TECHNICIAN, HIMSELF, HAS POSTED THIS ON THE TOPIC: "NISSAN TECH HERE! YOUR GOLD PREFERRED WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE SUN VISOR. THIS ISSUE YOUR HAVING IS COMMON ON THESE MURANOS AND I'VE REPLACED QUITE A FEW VISORS!" *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IS LOOSE AND RANDOMLY FALLS DOWN CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING AND BLOCKS MY VISION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO, WHEN ALL AT ONCE MY DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET BROKE FROM UNDERNEATH. NOW I HAVE A ROCKING CHAIR DRIVERS SEAT - NO CONTROL. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN ( I HAD ONLY MADE ONE PAYMENT ON THE CAR) 1000.00 -2,000.00 REPLACEMENT SEAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES. OK NOW THE PROBLEM SEEM TO BE IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE SEAT. WILL YOU HELP ME? *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD DRIVER POWER SEAT PROBLEM. IT ONLY MOVES ONE SIDE. RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT MOVES WHILE LEFT SIDE REMAINS STILL. FAILURE IN MOVING FWD AND BACK ON LEFT SIDE TRACK OR RAIL. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION FROM THE START. IT HESITATED TO SPEED UP, MY FOOT IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER A WHILE THE CAR WOULD LAUNCH. IF I TURN MY ENGINE OFF (WHILE MOVING) AND RESTART SYMPTOM WILL GO AWAY. SOMETIME IT COMES AND NEED TO RESTART DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CONSTANT WORRIES DURING RUSH HOURS. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2003 TRANSMISSION OR TRANSFER CASE. LEAKING, JERKS ON STOP AND GO INCIDENT. WENT TO NISSAN DEALER AND STATED THAT TRANSFERCASE SEAL NEEDS REPLACEMENT . I SHOWED THEM EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER FROM NISSAN COMPANY ON ALL CVT TRANSMISSION AND DEALER SAYS THAT IT DOESN'T COVER TRANSFERCASE SEAL REPAIR AND THAT I NEED TO PAY 1,300 DOLLARS FOR THIS. I JUST CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY? *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SIDE VISOR FAILURE. THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WILL DROP SUDDENLY WHENEVER THE CARS RUNS THROUGH ROUGH TERRAIN OR A SPEED BUMP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT BLOCKS THE DRIVERS VISION. THIS ONLY HAPPENS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR. THERE IS A LONG LIST OF FAILURES WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO DO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. LOOK AT THIS WEBSITE LINK HTTP://WWW.NISSANFORUMS.COM/TRUCK-SUV/113557-MURANO-SUN-VISOR-FAILURE.HTML *TR

I WAS OUT COMPLETING LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WHEN MY CAR STARTING MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE THEN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD NOR IN REVERSE. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHICH HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN WHICH INFORMED ME I WOULD NEED A NEW CVT, WHICH IRRITATES ME MORE BECAUSE I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY CAR SERVICED ON 18 DECEMBER 09 AND EVERYTHING WAS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD TO GO. I FEEL COMPLETELY HELPLESS BECAUSE THE CAR AT MOST IS WORTH ONLY 8 TO 9,000. BY THE LOOKS OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS A NEW TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO RUN ME 3-5,000. I ENSURED I SERVICED MY MURANO ONLY BY NISSAN AT TIMES PRESCRIBED AND I'M FORCED TO SHELL OUT MORE MONEY ON A $32,000 VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, AND THE LIGHTS WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL NUMBER 03V45500 ( ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

ALTERNATOR SEIZED UP, ENGINE LOST POWER, AND VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. ALTERNATOR WAS THE NISSAN REPLACED FOR A RECALL IN 2005. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE BAD ALTERNATOR WAS A RE-CONDITIONED ALTERNATOR THAT NISSAN HAD INSTALLED AS PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. NOW ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. *TR

SEAT ROCKS WONT MOVE UP AND DOWN. *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE WHILE MY WIFE {160 POUNDS} WAS DRIVING. SEAT LEANED HARSHLY TO THE LEFT. THE SEAT BRACKET MUST NOW BE REPLACED - $1200 REPAIR BILL. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO OVER LEFT TO RIGHT AND FRONTWARD AND BACKWARD FREELY, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IN A CRASH WITH A SEAT FRAME BROKEN YOU CHANCES OF BEING SERIOUSLY HURT BY THE SEAT COMING LOOSE ARE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. TALKED TO THE NISSAN REPS AND THEY TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN MECHANIC TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND THEN THEY "MAY" BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. LOOKING AT OTHER POSTS ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT FOR THE CAR OWNER. *TR

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO WAS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH, PARTICULARLY AROUND CURVES. THIS WEEK, THE LEFT BACK SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. THE LEFT BACK SIDE OF THE SEAT IS NO LONGER STATIONARY. IT MOVES UP AND DOWN WITH ANY TURN OR BUMP. THE SEAT IS NO LONGER LEVEL OR PROPERLY SUPPORTIVE. I WENT TO A NISSAN FORUM AND REALIZED THAT THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNERS HAVE HAD. THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PROBLEM ARE IDENTICAL TO WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DO NOT HAVE THE $900. THAT EVERYONE IS REPORTING IS QUOTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP, THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN THE AS PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS EVERYDAY WHEN PICKING UP OUR CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL. TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $6500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO, CAR WILL DRIVE AND THEN WHEN STOP AT LIGHT OR TRAFFIC CAR WILL NOT MOVE, THE CAR WILL STALL CAUSING TO PUT ME AND MY CHILD IN DANGER. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IT HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND RECENTLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY SINGLE TIME. THE DRIVER DOOR WON'T LOCK UNLESS I LOCK IT MANUALLY AND WON'T UNLOCK UNLESS DONE MANUALLY. THE PASSENGER DOOR AND REAR LEFT DOOR ARE MORE SPORADIC. SOMETIMES THEY LOCK SOMETIMES THEY DON'T SOMETIMES THEY LOCK HALFWAY AND THEN WON'T OPEN AND THERE IS NO KEYLOCK TO OPEN THE REAR AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS SO I HAVE TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR TO THEN TRY AND OPEN THE OTHER DOORS. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT NEW DOOR ACTUATORS ARE REQUIRED. I WAS LUCKY AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PAID FOR MY DRIVER'S DOOR REPAIR BUT REFUSED THE OTHER TWO DOORS. *TR

2003 MURANO DRIVER SEAT ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME IN DIFFERENT LOCATION. FIRST TIME WAS UNDER THE FRONT PART OF THE SEAT STEEL SUPPORT ROD WAS DISLODGED FROM STEEL SEAT SUPPORT ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND I HAD TO HAVE IT WELDED BACK TOGETHER. NOW THE BACK STEEL SUPPORT HAS BROKEN. NISSAN DEALERS SAY IT IS NOT COVERED IN ANY WARRANTY THEY HAVE AND IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY 1000.00 FOR THEM TO ORDER A NEW SEAT AND INSTALL IT. I'VE READ MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY SAME ISSUE AND THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AS THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NISSAN CHOOSES TO IGNORE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AFTER DRIVING A COUPLE OF HOURS ON HIGHWAY, IT WILL NOT PULL UP A HILL, PASS A VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IF I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR HARD, IT JERKS, SLOWS DOWN AND ALMOST STOPS. IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN WARM/HOT. IT WON'T DO IT WHEN COLD, SO THE NISSAN DEALER CAN NOT SEE THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE WITH AGE. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I DARE NOT LET ANYONE DRIVE IT IN THE FAMILY EXCEPT ME. NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON DEFECT FROM WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET. *TR

MY NISSAN MURANO 03 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND WHEN I TOOK IT OUT MY DRIVER SEAT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACK IT WASN'T THAT WAY WHEN IT WENT IN AND THE DEALER SAID IT IS A GEAR ON THE RAIL COST $700.00 ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS SOME ROCKING IN MY SEAT THEY SAID ITS A BEGINNER OF A CRACK RAIL , THE COST TO REPLACE $1200.00 SOUNDS DANGEROUS AND WOULD THINK NISSAN TO RECALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE SEATS WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS IF STOPPING SUDDENLY THEY SHOULD RECALL AND GO AFTER THE SUPPLIER OF THE STEEL . WHY MAKE THE CITIZENS PAID FOR THERE MISTAKES. *TR

I AM ONE OF PROBABLY THOUSANDS OF NISSAN MURANO OWNERS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I DRIVE A CONGESTED FREEWAY AND AT LEAST TWICE, SOMETIMES THREE TIMES A WEEK, IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CAR STARTS TO HESITATE WHEN I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR. I ACTUALLY HAVE FOUND THAT "FEATHERING" IT HELPS FROM HAVING IT JERK FORWARD AS I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT IT IS STILL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS IS CONTINUOUS WHEN I COME TO A STOP OR ALMOST TO A STOP UNTIL, AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. DIFFICULT TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. IT GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE AFTER I TURN IT OFF, BUT IF THE DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE THE SAME, IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS A SENSOR INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, AS THERE ARE NO RE-BUILDS AVAILABLE AND NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE PARTS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION AVAILABLE FOR RE-BUILDS. THE QUOTE FOR REPLACEMENT IS OVER $8,000. I BELIEVE THIS IS APPROXIMATELY WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I AM CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR WORSE AS A RESULT OF IT, IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO FRONT SEAT FRAME BROKEN RIGHT REAR BACK SIDE. CAR HAS 74K MILES, THIS IS SECOND TIME. FIRST TIME AT ABOUT 10 OR 15K MILES. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS MISSING AS IT WAS DRIVEN. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE #1 CYLINDER HAD NO COMPRESSION. THIS IS WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. IT ENDED UP NEEDED A VALVE JOB - $3,200. WHEN THEY TOOK OFF THAT PART OF THE ENGINE TO HAVE IT MACHINED, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND THE FRONT ONE WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. IN THE CASE OF THE CYLINDER ISSUE AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUE I WAS ABLE TO VISUALLY SEE AND CONFIRM WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT. THEY SAID THAT THE PIECES OF THE FAILED REAR CATALYTIC CONVERTER MORE THAN LIKELY GOT SUCKED BACK INTO THE CYLINDER, SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF IT AND CAUSING THE COMPRESSION LOSS. SINCE THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND IT WAS UNDER THE 8YEAR/80,000 LIMIT I CALLED NISSAN LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT ON AT LEAST THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS COST. THEY SAID THEY WERE UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 2011, WHICH IS EIGHT YEARS, BUT THAT IT WASN'T COVERED BECAUSE IT WOULD ONLY BE COVERED IF THERE WAS A RECALL. THAT IS NOT WHAT THE EPA FACT SHEET EPA420-F-96-020 SAYS. I WILL TRY TO CONTACT ANOTHER NISAN LOCATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME OR TRANSFER ME TO ANYONE ELSE. SO I NEEDED A VALVE JOB AND TWO NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BECAUSE OF THIS. AT THIS POINT, THE OLD CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

THE DRIVERS SEAT ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS BROKEN. IT WOBBLES AND LEANS FORWARD AND TO THE LEFT. AFTER SEARCHING FOR A SOLUTION ON-LINE, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NISSAN WILL NOT FIX IT. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO - THE SUNVISOR ASSEMBLY COMES LOSE AND IMPAIRS VISION FROM BEING ABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT SET BACK INTO PLACE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE MANUFACTURER BUILT. *TR