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2003 Nissan Murano complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2003 record →

Structure
Filed Sep 30, 200933,293 milesCA

DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE OF MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO, WHICH HAS 33,293 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICED RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING FROM A HOSE THAT IS LOCATED BEHIND A FAN-BELT TENSION PULLEY. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRACKET ON WHICH THE PULLEY IS MOUNTED HAD FAILED CAUSING THE PULLEY TO BE PUSHED OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGING THE HOSE AND BELT, RESULTING IN A REPAIR COST OF $450.27. THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF REPLACING ALL THE EFFECTED COMPONENTS AT MY EXPENSE. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE "DEFECTIVE BRACKET" WAS REPLACED WITH AN IDENTICAL ITEM SHARING THE SAME DEFECTIVE QUALITIES. NISSAN WILL NOT DIVULGE THE REASON FOR THE BRACKETS FAILURE. MY CONCERN IS: IF THIS "PULLEY DEVISE" HAD BROKEN OFF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE BRACKET WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT SPEED, IT WOULD HAVE DONE INCALCULABLE DAMAGE ,POSSIBLY CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, PROBABLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT CAUSED THE BRACKET TO FAIL, HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW, BUT THAT I SHOULD CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE THAT HE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN HE DID. APPARENTLY, OTHER OWNERS WERE NOT SO FORTUNATE, THEIR CARS HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE DAMAGE WAS MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED I ASKED TO BE GIVEN THE DEFECTIVE AND DAMAGED PARTS AND NOW HAVE THEM IN MY POSSESSION. *TR

Visibility
Filed Sep 29, 2009120,000 milesTX

A 2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A FLOPPY SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IS ABOUT TO ACQUIRE A FLOPPY VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO, THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE MAINLY DUE TO THE DISTRACTION. THE DEALERS WANT AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT FOR THIS PART (300-400DOLLAR RANGE) WHEN THE ONLY THING A CUSTOMER HAS DONE IS BUY THE CAR (25,000-30,000). *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 28, 200965,000 milesVA

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME I BROUGHT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WAS WRONG. ON SATURDAY SEPT 26, 2009 AT 4:00 PM I WAS DRIVING MY NISSAN MURANO AND WITHOUT WARNING OR ANYTHING THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION ON THE FREEWAY, EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING INCLUDING THE BREAKS. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS APPEARS SOME 2003 NISSAN MURANO'S WERE RECALLED BY NHTSA, BUT WHEN I WENT TO NISSAN THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL? I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE I'VE EXPERIENCED EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL ( 03V455000) IS INDICATING. I DON'T BELIEVE NISSAN RECALLED ALL THE CARS THEY SHOULD HAVE WITH THIS PROBLEM, OBVIOUSLY SINCE I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN NEED TO RECALL MY 2003 NISSAN AND ALL OTHERS ITS FAILED TO INCLUDE EITHER BY ERROR OR ON PURPOSE? I TRIED TO WORK WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA NO HELP AT ALL. I NEED SOMEONE TO REVIEW THIS CASE AND HOPEFULLY SAVE LIVES BY HAVING NISSAN DO A COMPLETE RECALL ON THE CARS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

Power Train
Filed Sep 24, 200960,000 milesVA

I PURCHASED A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. SINCE PURCHASING IT, I'VE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN AT MULTIPLE SHOPS EVERY TWO MONTHS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. PROBLEM - DELAYED START AND HESITATION. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE SYSTEM WHEN HE RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC. HE COULDN'T TELL EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I DRIVE, IT STALLS. WHEN I'M IN TRAFFIC, THERE'S HESITATION. IT NORMALLY TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO KICK IN, AND THEN I TAKE THE RISK OF HITTING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. IN REVIEWING WEBSITES REGARDING NISSAN MURANOS, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE CVT, PRESSURE SENSORS, ETC. NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO OWN UP TO THE DEFECT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, BUT STILL NO RECALLS. THE ONLY WAY I CAN FIX THE PROBLEM IS BY RESTARTING MY CAR AND THEN SUDDENLY I'M FINE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. WHY IS IT NOT? THE PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS SO WHEN I GET IT TO THE SHOP THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE IT. IT WON'T SHOW THEM THE SAME SYMPTOMS I DEAL WITH. MY CAR IS AT NISSAN NOW FOR THE AIR INTAKE RECALL. THEY JUST CALLED ME AND TOLD ME IT IS STILL ATTACHED WHICH TELLS THEM IT'S NOT THAT THAT'S CAUSING MY PROBLEMS. *TR

Visibility
Filed Sep 24, 200980,000 milesMO

THE SUN VISOR ON MY 2003 MURANO FALLS DOWN FROM THE UP POSITION, TO RIGHT IN MY LINE OF SIGHT EVERYTIME I GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER WANTS $500 PER VISOR & I HAVE NOTICED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE MURANO.ORG BULLETIN BOARD. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AFTER THE SUV REACHES 4-5 YEARS AFTER BEING BUILT. *TR

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Water Heater
Filed Sep 19, 2009CA

I HAVE HAD TO TOW MY VEHICLE 2003 NISSAN MURANO 3-4 TIMES VIA ACSC AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIF AND PHYSICALLY TOOK IT TO THE SAME COMPANY TWICE. PAID OVER $2900.00 OUT OF MY POCKET IN WHICH I AM DISABLED PERMANENTLY DUE TO HEART DISEASE AND COLLECT SOCIAL SECURITY,AND AT ONE OF MY STALES IN THE MIDDLE OF LAURAL CANYON AND ROSCOE BLVD WHEN I AM NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO PICK UP THINGS UNDER 5 POUNDS NO PUSHING,PULLING,KNEELING,BENDING AVOID WETNESS,FUMES,GASES,HEIGHTS,HUMIDITY,DUST YOU GET THE PICTURE I AM ONLY 40 AND I HAVE THE HEART OF AN 75 YR OLD WOMEN ANYWAYS I HADE TO PUSH MY CAR ALL BY MYSELF FOR OVER 50 FT BEFORE SOMEONE HELPED ME GOD WAS DEFINETELY WATCHING OVER ME!!!! NOW LETS GT DOWN TO BUSINESS LIKE I SAID EARLIER I TOOK MY MURANO TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THEY NEVER COULD FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG I KEPT TELLING THEM ABOUT THE CAR PROBLEM THEY NEVER TOOK ME SERIOUSLY. AV NISSAN WAS THE SAME STUPID DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME THOUSANDS AND FINALLY NOW THE RECALL. I WANT MY MONEY BACK NOT ALL BUT THEY LET ME DRIVE OFF NEVER FIXED THE SAME COMPLAINT. AS I DESCRIBED EARLIER ABOUT THE STALL IN THE INTERSECTION I HAVE BROKEN DOWN 4 OR 5 TIMES AND IT WAS VERY PHYISICALLY HARD ON MY WHOLE BODY LET ALONE MY HEART AND THAT WAS JUST WRONG!!!!!! *TR

Visibility
Filed Sep 18, 200990,000 milesTX

2003 NISSAN MURANO PASSENGER SUN VISOR WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION--DROOPS WHICH RESULTS IN BLOCKED VISION. VERY UNSAFE. COMMENTS ON INTERNET INDICATE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH 2003 AND LATER MURANOS. SUGGEST YOU INVESTIGATE--DEALERS ARE APPARENTLY CHARGING $400 PLUS FOR REPAIR OF SHODDY CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR MICHAEL J. BUTTS ATTORNEY AT LAW

Seats
Filed Sep 16, 2009112,713 milesGA

ON 14 SEP 09 TOOK CAR (03 NISSAN MURANO) INTO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO FIGURE OUT WHY DRIVER SIDE SEAT WHEN SITTING ON THE SEAT WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT A SPRING IN THE SEAT HAD WORN OUT; BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE RAIL SYSTEM THAT THE SEAT WAS FIXED TO HAD CRACKED AND THE COST WOULD BE $800.00 TO REPAIR. HOW DOES A STEEL RAIL SYSTEM CRACK? I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE NISSAN SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THIS WAS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE SEAT WAS NOT SECURELY FASTENED AND WOULD ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 15, 2009GA

PREVIOUSLY IN LOVE WITH MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO, WITHIN THE LAST 4 MONTHS (100,000 MILES) I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS. THROTTLE BODY, CV BOOTS, AXLE SEALS, FRONT AND BACK MOTOR MOUNTS, RADIATOR, AND MOST RECENTLY NEEDS A 4,000 TRANSMISSION REPAIR. JUST AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED, MY CAR GETS TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE, EVEN IF I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR, THEN IT SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED AND REFUSE TO SPEND ANOTHER DOLLAR ON THIS CAR, WHICH IS FALLING APART AT AN EXPONENTIAL SPEED. THIS IS ONLY A 6YEAR OLD CAR! *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 12, 200983,000 milesGA

START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO AROUND 80,000 MILES. THE CAR STARTED TO SKIP WHILE RUNNING AND SOON AFTER, THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE NO POWER. SOMETIME AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 20 MINS OR MORE MOSTLY COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD EXPERIENCE NO POWER WHEN ACCELERATE". AFTER TURNING, THE CAR OFF AND ALLOW IT TO SIT FOR 10 MINS. THE PROBLEM DID NOT REPEAT UNTIL AGAIN DRIVING OVER 20 MINS AND REPEAT AS ABOVE. MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. I HAD MY LOCAL AUTOZONE TO RUN A DIAGS TEST AND TWO CODES CAME UP P0011"CAMSHAFT POSITION BANK 1 & P0021 CAMSHAFT POSITION BANK 2. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOO RAN A DIAGS TEST AND BOTH CODES WERE PRESENT FOR FAILED INTAKE TIMING SENSORS. THEY SAID THE CARS OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW AND RECOMMENDED A CHANGE. NISSAN REPLACED BOTH CAMSHAFT CENSORS ON 1/08/09. TOTAL REPAIRS & LABOR WAS $430.00 ON 06/01/09 AGAIN THE CAR WAS REPEATING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SAME NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN ANOTHER DIAGS TEST. AGAIN, CODES P0011 & P0021 WERE PRESENT. THE SERVICE TECH EXPLAINS THE REASON FOR THE CODE WAS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT OIL CHANGES. ALSO, EXPLAIN THE CAR NEEDS THE 90000 MILE SERVICE TREATMENTS. THEY PERFORMED THE 27-POINT INSPECTION "ALL" CHANGED AIR FILTER, BATTERY SERVICE LUBE LOCKS, OIL & FILTER CHANGE ROTATE TIRES. TOTAL REPAIRS AND LABOR $334.99. WHEN I PICK THE CAR UP, THE CAR STILL DID NOT HAVE THE POWER IT NORMALLY HAD BEFORE ALL THE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THE ENGINE

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 11, 200988,000 milesCO

AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES DRIVING I GET A LAGGING ISSUE WHERE I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AND NOTHING HAPPENS, THEN ALL OF SUDDEN AFTER 5 SECONDS THE CAR ACCELERATES DANGEROUSLY! MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND SHE'S DRIVING WITH OUR BABY. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY THIS PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN, AND SHE WOULD ACCELERATE AFTER THE LAGGING ISSUE ONLY TO HIT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF HER AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I'M ALSO AFRAID WHEN SHE TRIES TO MAKE A LEFT TURN DURING THE LAG SOMEONE MIGHT HIT HER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS MANUFACTURE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THEY NEED TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Power Train
Filed Sep 8, 200969,000 milesNY

IN STOP AND GO CITY TRAFFIC, AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING WHEN YOU IDLE YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND NOTHING THEN AFTER 5-7 SECONDS IT PROPELS FORWARD WITHOUT CONTROL. LATE ONE NIGHT IS ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE AS I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS IT CRAWLED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND JUST STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS A CAR WAS COMING AND ALMOST HIT MY WIFE ON PASSENGER SIDE. PLEASE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND I ONLY HAVE 68000 MILES ON MY CAR.= A CAR I PAID OVER 36K FOR. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 4, 2009CA

I WON A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, I HAVE NOTICED A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. AFTER I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES, THE ACCELERATOR NO LONGER RESPONDS PROPERLY. WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDDLE, NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A FEW SECONDS. OR, I NEED TO PRESS DOWN VERY HARD ON THE PEDDLE TO GET ANY ACCELERATION. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO 'SURGE' FORWARD. THE ONLY WAY TO (TEMPORARILY) FIX THIS IS TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE CAR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RETURNS AFTER A FEW MINUTES AS LONG AS I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 3, 200981 milesGA

WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IN 2006, IT WAS 3 YEARS OLD. THREE WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE, I HAD PROBLEM WITH THE CAR JERKING AND CUTTING COMPLETELY OFF. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN BUT THEY SAID THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD THE SIMILAR PROBLEM AGAIN A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND IT WAS WORKED ON AND RUNNING AGAIN. ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH, WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS IN THE TURNING LANE AND IT WENT DEAD. A MAN STOPPED AND CAME OVER TO ASSIST ME AND HE SAID HIS MOTHER HAD THE SAME CAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING SOMETIMES. HE GOT THE CAR STARTED FOR ME AFTER CUTTING IT OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. HE DROVE BEHIND ME TO MAKE SURE I GOT WHERE I WAS GOING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO SPEND ON A LEMON. WE NEED HELP FROM YOU WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 31, 2009IN

REGARDING THE RECENT RECALL ON NISSAN MURANO'S.... I HAVE/HAD THE PROBLEMS INDICATED IN THE RECALL SINCE I PURCHASE THE 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN I WOULD GO INTO THE DEALER OR IF I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS MY BATTERY. MY BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACE 3 TIMES. I HAVE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING, STALLING WHEN STARTING, THE ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, I HAD MY HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS FLASHING WITHOUT ANYONE IN THE CAR AND AS I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE IT WOULD NOT TURN. EACH TIME I WOULD COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER ( ED MARTIN NISSAN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA) THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF THIS RECENT RECALL I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY BATTERY. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Aug 30, 200955 milesVA

I HAVE A NISSAN MURANO 2003, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE CAR STALLS WHEN I PRESS ON GAS IT TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS OR SO TO ACCELERATE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, ONE TIME EARLIER THE CAR STALLED STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED PERHAPS A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TO NISSAN DEALER SEVERAL TIMES MORE THEN 4 WITH THE SAME ISSUE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ISSUES. THE LATEST TIME I WENT TO NISSAN THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION PERHAPS, THIS IS A FAULTY CAR AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 29, 2009101,000 milesCO

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO SL WITH ABOUT 101,000 MILES. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES DRIVING I GET THE LAGGING ISSUE WHERE I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AND NOTHING HAPPENS, THEN ALL OF SUDDEN AFTER 5 SECONDS THE CAR ACCELERATES DANGEROUSLY! MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND SHE'S ALSO PREGNANT. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY THIS PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN, AND SHE WOULD ACCELERATE AFTER THE LAGGING ISSUE ONLY TO HIT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF HER AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I'M ALSO AFRAID WHEN SHE TRIES TO MAKE A LEFT TURN DURING THE LAG SOMEONE MIGHT HIT HER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS MANUFACTURE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THEY NEED TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 28, 200922,000 milesCT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS WEAR PREMATURELY.WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BREAK PEDAL THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES. IF THE BREAK SYSTEM FAILS HIS RISK FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND CRASH IS INCREASED. HE HAS HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 20,000 MILE TIME FRAME. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN WHICH A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Power Train
Filed Aug 26, 200990,000 milesMO

1. NO REAL "EVENTS" LEADING UP TO IT, IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. 2. THE VEHICLE (2003 NISSAN MURANO) WILL STALL AFTER BEING DRIVEN AT RANDOM TIMES. YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENS FOR 5-10 SECONDS AND THE IT REVS UP ALMOST GIVING YOU WHIPLASH. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. 3. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WAS DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, NISSAN DOESN'T EVEN ADMIT TO THERE BEING "A PROBLEM." *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 26, 200999,280 milesOH

DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, 2003 MURANO WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL NISSAN DEALERS FOR NOISE EMITTING FROM WHEEL OR TRANSMISSION'S WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A TIRE ROD PROBLEM, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A STRUT PROBLEM. NEXT, IT WAS IN NEED OF TIRES. FINALLY, AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM WILL NOW COST OVER $5000 TO FIX. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 25, 2009121,700 milesNY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED SHE LOOSES POWER WHEN YOU SHE IS SITTING STILL. WHEN SHE ACCELERATES THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT MOVE. THE SUDDENLY IT SURGES AND TAKES OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE FAILURE OCCURRED FROM A NEW VALVE PROBLEM WHICH RELATES TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE VALVE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS FAILURE FOR OVER A YEAR. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED THAT HER VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL THAT INCLUDES HER VIN NUMBER. THAT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,700. BL

Seats
Filed Aug 24, 200912,000 milesWA

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES BECAUSE IT ROCKS WHEN DRIVING AND/OR STOPPING. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN VERY EASILY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THE DRIVER AND POSSIBLE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THE DRIVERS LOSES COMPLETE CONTROL IF THIS SEAT BRACKET BREAKS. I JUST HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN, AND IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS OBVIOUSLY MADE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND KEEPS INSTALLING THE SAME DEFECTIVE TYPE WHEN A CUSTOMER BRINGS IT BACK FOR REPAIR. ALL DEALERS CONSIDER THIS A PROBLEM BUT, THEY ALSO EXPRESS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO IF THEY KEEP GETTING DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS.. IE: OLD STOCK. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 18, 200985,000 milesNJ

CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 85000 MILES. NISSAN REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 13, 200990,000 milesIA

2003 NISSAN MURANO. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I'VE HAD MY MURANO FOR ABOUT 2.5 YEARS, AND FOR THE PAST 1.5 YEARS HAVE HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. AFTER PUSHING ON THE GAS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE ENGINE DOESN'T RESPOND, BUT THEN IT SURGES FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE I'VE BEEN SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE WILL STALL, CAUSING ME TO BE STUCK WITH THE ENGINE NOT RESPONDING - EVEN THOUGH I'M PUSHING ON THE GAS. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDING 2 NISSAN DEALERSHIPS, AND NONE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THERE SEEM TO BE CERTAIN THINGS THAT FIX IT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN IT RETURNS JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. I'VE READ ONLINE AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AN ANOMALY. MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. FORTUNATELY, I AM SELLING MY CAR, BUT LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR AND DIAGNOSTIC TIME BECAUSE NO ONE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS LEMON. LESS THAN 5000 MILES AGO, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE BODY SHOP, THEY FLUSHED THE TRANNY FLUID, AND IT SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE FOR THE NEXT 5000 MILES. NOW, I AM HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SINCE IT IS A SPECIAL TRANNY (CVT), IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN $5000-6500 TO REPLACE IT, WHICH IS MORE THAN HALF OF WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. BESIDES THAT, I'VE READ ON BLOGS THAT SOME PEOPLE GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, AND THEN THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM! FORTUNATELY, I A

Visibility
Filed Aug 8, 2009102,000 milesTX

2003 MURANO - DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY BECAME "SPRUNG", AND WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UP OR DOWN POSITION. VISOR JUST DANGLES, CAUSING OBSTRUCTED VISION.. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 8, 200991,229 milesPA

2003 NISSAN MURANO (2 WD) HESITATES WITH NO RESPONSE TO THE THROTTLE AT LOW SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR IN TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 3 OR 4 SECONDS, THE CAR LURCHES VIOLENTLY FORWARD. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR THE PAST YEAR. CAUSES DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION IN GOOD OR BAD WEATHER (WHEELS WILL SPIN VIOLENTLY WHEN THERE IS SNOW ON THE ROAD AS THE CAR FINALLY RESPONDS TO THE THROTTLE INPUT AFTER 3 OR 4 SECONDS). FINALLY HAD ENOUGH AFTER DRIVING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC IN NYC YESTERDAY AND ALMOST REAR-ENDING THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES! *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 3, 2009811,000 milesIA

THE SOLENOID PRESSURE VALVE IN MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO FAILED AT 81,100 MILES. IT RUNS FINE ON THE HIGHWAY BUT WHEN YOU TRANSITION TO CITY DRIVING AT EACH STOP IT WILL LOOSE POWER AND THE CAR WILL BARELY COAST THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THEN IT WILL CATCH AND ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING SINCE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I TOOK IT TO 2 OTHER AUTO REPAIR PLACES WHO WERE ABLE TO RETRIEVE INFORMATION STORED ON THE COMPUTER, WHICH STATED IT WAS THE SOLENOID PRESSURE VALVE (THE LIGHT WAS STILL NOT ON AT THIS POINT). I LEARNED FROM SEVERAL MECHANIC SHOPS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT THEY DO NOT MAKE THE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, THEY ONLY SELL A "VALVE BODY KIT" AND QUOTED ME $2000 FOR THIS REPAIR. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A 25-50% CHANCE THAT THIS REPAIR WILL NOT BE EFFECTIVE AND I WOULD THEN HAVE TO FULLY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR AN ADDITIONAL $5000+. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY REQUIRES AN ABSURD AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX IT. I MADE A LARGE INVESTMENT IN NISSAN BASED ON THEIR REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND HAVE BEEN GREATLY LET DOWN. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Aug 1, 200988,000 milesWA

CAN STALLS ON HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. CAR WILL NOT START--ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER AFTER THIS OCCURS. NO ACCIDENT BUT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. REPAIRMAN INITIALLY STATED IT WAS A LOOSE GAS CAP--TIGHTENED AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WENT AWAY. BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY AND I STALLED OUT AT A LIGHT. CAR WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY. EVENTUALLY DID START. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 31, 200950,000 milesGA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE WAS VERY INCONSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jul 27, 2009111,000 milesNY

I OWN 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH AROUND 111000 MILES ON IT. AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY 2009 MY CAR ALL OF SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT ANY CRASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO PEP BOYS AUTO REPAIR CHAIN. I WAS TOLD THE FAILURE HAPPENED DUE TO A FAULTY CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I HAD THE REPAIR MADE AND THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE NOW. WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR DATABASE I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2003 NISSAN MURANO FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED TO ME. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THAT RECALL WAS 03V455000. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD MY CAR DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL AS IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN A DIFFERENT PLANT THAN RECALLED VEHICLES. ANY WAY I WANT TO REPORT THIS ISSUE AS I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER THE ENGINE SEIZED DRIVING AT 40 MPH I AM GLAD I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR (THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND WHICH HELPED) THIS IS THE INFORMATION FROM RECALL 03V455000, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR: THIS COULD CAUSE THE "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. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 27, 200971,000 milesIL

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO BEGAN DRIVING FUNNY. IT SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR WHEN I ACCELERATED. THE DAY BEFORE WE WERE SCHEDULED TO BRING IT IN FOR REPAIR, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. WE FIRST TOWED THE CAR TO FIRESTONE, NOT KNOWING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. FIRESTONE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE CAR, AND THE CAR WAS SENT TO NISSAN, WHERE WE WERE TOLD THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAD ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT, AND THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE FAILED. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2003-2004 TRANSMISSIONS FAILING IN THE MURANO. WE ARE NOW STUCK WITH A $5500 BILL WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY. *TR UPDATED 08/20/09.*JB

Visibility
Filed Jul 24, 200940,000 milesNM

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING WHILE TRIED TO USE IT TO AVOID SUN GLARE. SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNERS ON NISSANFORUMS. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jul 22, 200980,000 milesLA

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS BEEN STALLING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFOREHAND. LAST WEEK, THE NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY WHICH COST ME $189. THIS WEEK, MY MURANO IS STILL STALLING. NOW, THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW AIR FLOW METER AND SPARK PLUGS WHICH WILL COST ME $821.64. THAT'S MORE THAN $1,000 IN TWO WEEKS ON A CAR THAT'S 6 YEARS OLD WITH 80,000 MILES! NOT TO MENTION THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT AROUND $60,000... AND NUMEROUS OTHER REPAIRS. NISSAN IS A COMPANY THAT DOES NOT STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCT....AND I'M ABSOLUTELY FED UP WITH IT. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 21, 200989,000 milesTN

CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN 2003 NISSAN MURANO. CAR WILL NOT MOVE WHEN STEP ON ACCELERATOR, THEN SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD AT MUCH HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED SPEED, ESPECIALLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AS I HAVE NEARLY RUN INTO SEVERAL CARS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN REQUIRES REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FOR $5,000 AT CAR OWNER'S EXPENSE - THIS IS AN UNAFFORDABLE REQUIREMENT FOR SAFETY. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THE CARS AND FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD!!! *TR

Seats
Filed Jul 20, 2009121,000 milesGA

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT APPEARS TO HAVE COME LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR FROM THE LEFT SIDE. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 15, 200945,000 milesFL

MY PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I WAS TOWING A TRAILER.AFTER ABOUT A HALF HOUR OF TRAVELING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT HIGH SPEED 50 TO 55 MPH, I WOULD NOTICE A DRASTIC LOSS OF POWER. I WOULD BE IN THE PASSING LANE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE AND I WOULD LOSE POWER TO THE POINT I WOULD HAVE TO DECELERATE AND BACK OFF AND GET BACK IN BEHIND THE SLOW MOVING VEHICLE. THIS WOULD CREATE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE FAST MOVING HIGHWAY. I WOULD HAVE TO THEN PULL OVER AND STOP TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL AND I COULD THEN CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HALF HOUR OR SO. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS IN FORT MYERS FLORIDA AND CLEARWATER FLORIDA BUT THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DIAGNOSE MY PROBLEM. I SOLD MY TRAILER TO AVOID THE DANGER OF TOWING. ...THEN MORE RECENTLY I STARTED EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITHOUT TOWING A TRAILER...WHEN ENCOUNTERING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON AN EXPRESSWAY MY MURANO WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL FOR ABOUT AN INCH OR TWO THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD ALL AT ONCE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IF I AM NOT CAREFUL I COULD REAREND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AS THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY CANT FIX IT UNLESS IT IS DOING IT. I AM PERPLEXED BY THIS WHEN I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND ALL THE PEOPLE WITH 03 MURANOS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I AM. THERE IS NO SINGLE DATE OF INCIDENT THIS IS AN ONGOING THING. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 8, 2009100 milesNJ

I HAVE A NISSAN MURANO 2003. ON JULY 3,2009 AFTER I STOPPED ON A RED LIGHT THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING, IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER COUPLE TRIES THE CAR WHEN BACK INTO GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME AT ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT THE CAR DID NO SHOW ANY SIGN OF DEFECT,THERE WERE NO LIGHT OR WARNING ON THE DASH BOARD AND EVEN AS IT STOPPED THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND EVERYTHING IN THE CAR WAS WORKING (AIR CONDITIONER, LIGHTS, RADIO,ETC) I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, AT A TIME WERE TRAFFIC WAS NO SO BUSY. AT THE TIME OFF THIS INCIDENT MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. IF WOULD BEEN IN A HIGHWAY A SUDDEN STOP COULD HAVE CAUSE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES FOR MY FAMILY AND I. AT THIS TIME I AM LOOKING AT A 6,000 REPAIR BILL, AND NO ANSWER FROM NISSAN TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 30, 200968,000 milesOH

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS FAILED TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR ACCELERATE PAST ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 40 MPH EVEN WHEN FLOORING PEDAL. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE WITH CHILDREN IN CAR! TOOK TO NISSAN REPLACED THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER OVER $700. 1 WEEK LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 67K MILES ON CAR. TOOK TO DEALER A WEEK OR TWO AFTER IT ORIGINALLY HAPPENED. *TR

Visibility
Filed Jun 29, 200978,000 milesNJ

SUN VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE FALLS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. BLOCKS VIEW OF THE ROAD AND IS A HAZARD. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 24, 200998,000 milesMD

TRANSMISSION. *TR

Seats
Filed Jun 21, 200955,000 milesMA

ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO OVER SUDDEN DRIVER'S SEAT WENT BACK AND TO THE LEFT WITH POPPING NOISE, NOW THE SEAT FEELS LIKE A ROCKING CHAIN, I LOOKED UNDER AND SAW A STEEL BRACKET WAS BROKEN RIGHT AT THE BENT. SAFETY ISSUE - NO DOUBT!!! *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 16, 200979,000 milesNC

2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS A LOUD "WREEEE" SOUND UPON CRANKING IT UP; HOWEVER WITHIN ABOUT 10 MIN. OF DRIVING IT QUIETS DOWN. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE CAR HAS A 3-5 SEC STALL AND THEN LEAPS FORWARD. WHEN I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION MY CAR DID THIS AND THREW ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR SWERVED IN TIME TO MISS ME, BUT IT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL. *TR

Visibility
Filed Jun 9, 200965,000 milesCO

2003 NISSAN MURANO SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AND BLOCKS VISIBILITY ON BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 8, 200981,000 milesNY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEALS FAILED AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3,100 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 07/14/09. *LJ THE INNER SEALS WERE LEAKING. UPDATED 07/15/09.*JB

Seats
Filed Jun 4, 200954,000 milesPA

DRIVER SEAT OF MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. DEALER SAYS THE LIFTER LINK IS BROKEN. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 26, 200984,000 milesTX

1. THERE WERE NO CLEAR INDICATIONS OF THE EVENT OR NO WARNINGS OR INDICATOR LIGHTS. 2. THE 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 84K MILES LOSES ALL POWER AND ACCELERATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. I FOUND THIS OUT THE HARD WAY IN MAKING A LEFT TURN AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND THEN TURNED IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC THAT WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO MAKE THE TURN. HOWEVER SINCE THE CAR WOULD ONLY MOVE AT NO RECORDABLE VELOCITY I WAS A SITTING DUCK FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. 3. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS AND COULDN'T FIX IT. THEY THEN TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 1800$ PLUS LABOR. THEN THE NEXT DAY THEY CHANGED THEIR MINDS AND THEY CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THIS PART WITHOUT ME SIGNING A WAIVER WASHING THERE HANDS IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR AGAIN. BASICALLY NOT WARRANTING THEIR WORK OR THE PART. THEY ALSO COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD HAPPEN TO GO OUT AGAIN AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES. SO AT THE DEALER THE CAR SITS. 4. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AND PUT MYSELF, MY FAMILY OR OTHER MOTORISTS AT RISK. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THERE ARE ALOT OF THESE CARS ON THE ROAD. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS. *TR

Seats
Filed May 19, 200970,000 milesWI

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 70K MILES. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BEGUN TO ROCK SIDE TO SIDE AND EVEN ROLLS FORWARD AND BACK (ON IT'S OWN) SLIGHTLY WHEN I STOP AND START. THIS IS QUOTED AS ABOUT $1200 TO FIX. SEEING THE LIST OF ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, AND GETTING NO HELP FROM NISSAN, I FEEL A RECALL NEEDS TO ORDERED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed May 18, 200972,000 milesWV

THIS NISSAN IS NOT FIT FOR THE ROAD IT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF THE RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURERS WILL NOT FIX THE DEFECTS. THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY AND IT LUNGES FORWARD AND COULD BE SERIOUS. *TR

Seats
Filed May 15, 200965,000 milesCA

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO AROUND A LEFT TURN, THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY LIFTED UP ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. IT FELT AS IF THE SEAT HAD BECOME UNBOLTED FROM THE CAR. I WAS OBEYING THE SPEED LIMIT AT THE TIME AND THERE WERE NO OUT OF THE ORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, THERE IS A METAL BAR ACROSS THE BACK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT THAT HAS BROKEN. I CONSIDER THE SEAT TO NOW BE UNSAFE AND I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED DURING AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PART DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THERE IS ALREADY A AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY. CASE ID PE08065 . PLEASE ADD MY COMPLAINT, DAVID KERR *TR

Seats
Filed May 14, 200949,500 milesPR

DRIVER SEAT LOOSE DO TO POWERSEAT FAILURE. *TR

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