2003 Nissan Murano complaints

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY FALLS OUT OF POSITION. THIS IS BOTH STARTLING TO THE DRIVER AND BLOCKS HIS/HER VIEW OF THE ROAD. *TR

THE POWER ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO PERIODICALLY CUTS OUT DURING STOP AND START TRAFFIC, OR HOT CONDITIONS. NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARDS SUDDENLY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE LAST YEAR (AROUND 100K MILES), AND HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH (116K MILES). THIS LACK OF POWER HAS LED TO NUMEROUS DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHERE I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, OR SLIPPING DOWN A HILL, AND THE UNPREDICTABLE SURGE OF ACCELERATION IS ALSO A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN IN STOP&GO TRAFFIC ON A 70F WARM DAY THE ACCELERATION STOPS WORKING. THE ACCELERATION BECOMES DELAYED AND THEN THE CAR SURGES FORWARD AFTER A 3 SECOND DELAY. VERY DANGEROUS. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR & YEAR. NISSAN RECOMMENDS AN EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION REPAIR - $5K. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT HAS BECOME LOOSE AND "ROCKS" FORWARD AND BACK. THE DRIVER SEAT "ROCKS" ON THE PIVOT OF THE FRONT-LEFT AND REAR-RIGHT. THE ROCKING MOTION OCCURS DURING VEHICLE ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. THE SEAT FAILED ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. I CANNOT AFFORD THE $1200 REPAIR AT THIS TIME. THE UNSECURED SEAT IS DANGEROUS AND THE OPERATOR IS SUBJECT TO INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE SEAT IS ALSO A DISTRACTION WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AS AN AUDIBLE SNAP IS HEARD ALONG WITH A JOLTING FORCE CAUSING A SLIGHT REPOSITION OF MY BODY. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2003 STALLS PERIODICALLY DURING STOP AND GO IN TRAFFIC. STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP INSISTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND KEPT MAKING REPAIRS TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE CAR. HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY AND NOW THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $6,000.00. VEHICLE HAS CVT TRANSMISSION AND HAS 94,000 MILES ON IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. ON APRIL 15, 2009, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE PAST 65 MPH, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE ANY FASTER. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO IDLE AND SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN, AS IF IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN AND THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO AWD HAD 88,300 MILES ON IT, AND BEGAN VIBRATING WHILE I WAS ON A 4-LANE ROAD. AS I TRIED TO PULL IT OFF INTO A PARKING LOT ON THE LEFT, IT CAME OUT OF GEAR, AND STOPPED IN THE CENTER OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. IT WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR, AND WOULD NOT REV, BUT IT WAS IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I CALLED 911, BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THAT MY STALLED CAR WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THEN 2 MEN OFFERED TO HELP PUSH THE CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT. THEY DID, BUT THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY IN THE STILL BUSY INTERSECTION. TWO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS DIAGNOSED THE CAR AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF $6000. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO. DRIVERS SEAT MOUNT, LEFT REAR, BROKE IN 2006 (OUT OF WARRANTY, NORMAL WEIGHT DRIVERS). AFTER MANY CALLS TO NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY COVERED THE REPAIR ($900). NOW, APRIL 2009, SAME SEAT MOUNT BROKE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL. MANY COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE OF THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY IN 2003 MODEL, BUT ALSO 2004 AND 2005. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! A $900 REPAIR IS NOT SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN AFFORD AND DRIVING WITH A BROKEN SEAT MOUNT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

VEHICLE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT HAS COME ON, VEHICLE HAS VARYING PAUSES BETWEEN PRESSING GAS AND VEHICLE REACTION, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING (WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE DRIVING AND 18 MONTH OLD SON IN VEHICLE), AND RESTART HAS LONG CRANK DURATION. ON APRIL 17TH, VEHICLE TURNED OFF AT STOP LIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND RESTARTED AFTER LONG CRANK PERIOD. I PULLED OFF TO PARKING LOT AND CAR TURNED OFF AND FAILED TO RECRANK. THIS CREATES A VERY VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IN THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING! DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE CAM SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES THROUGH RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR FOR THIS VEHICLE (YEAR, MAKE, MODEL) FOR THESE EXACT PROBLEMS, BUT WHEN INQUIRING TO NISSAN ABOUT THIS, MY VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL, DESPITE BEING THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR! *TR

NEEDED TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION PART CALLED THE "VALUE BODY" IN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE REPAIR WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE NISSAN DEALER AND WILL COST $1795 TOTAL PARTS & LABOR. APPARENTLY THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY TRANSMISSION PARTS CALLED THE VALUE BODY IN THE PAST HERE IN SAN ANTONIO,TEXAS. *TR

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO (APPROX 76,000 MILE) HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEAT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE SEAT SWINGS DOWN TOWARDS THE LEFT. *TR

DRIVER SEAT ON 2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS BREAKING SEAT FRAME. SEAT TILTS TOWARD DRIVER DOOR ON TURNS MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A SAFETY OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WHEN CONTACTED. HAVE FOUND OVER A THOUSAND REPORTS OF SAME CONDITION ON 2003-2006 MODELS. THIS CONDITION ALMOST CREATED A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE I WAS AT THE WHEEL. DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPAIR WITHOUT NISSAN APPROVAL AND AS I STATED NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. IT IS EITHER A DESIGN PROBLEM OR A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE FOR THE MANUFACTURER NISSAN. IF THIS IS NOT A LEGITIMATE SAFETY ISSUE THEN I GUESS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ONE REALLY LOOKS LIKE. IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN IS HOLDING OUT UNTIL THERE ARE SOME FATALITY ACCIDENTS BEFORE ACTING .. SEEMS LIKE THEN IT WILL BE TOO LATE. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT ON 2003 NISSAN MURANO IS BROKEN. IT SHIFTS DURING DRIVING AND LEANS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. VERY DANGEROUS AND BAD ON THE BACK. *TR

HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKED AT ONLY 52,600 MILES AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE IS 5.5 YEARS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY - NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING LOW MILEAGE AND ME HAVING HAD THE POWER STEERING FLUID FLUSHED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I HIT 30,000 MILES. THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE AND TOTAL REPAIR COST $650. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. DEALER ADVISED THAT DUE TO THE LEAK, VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, REQUIRING ME TO PAY FOR A RENTAL UNTIL THEY COULD ORDER THE PART AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *TR

STEERING RUNS OF BOOST (POWER ASSIST) WHEN TURNING QUICKLY. THIS IS NOTICEABLE WHEN PARALLEL PARKING, BUT ALSO NOTICEABLE WHEN EVASIVE MANEUVERS ARE REQUIRED. I CAN SEE A CRASH OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THIS. MINE HAS ACTED LIKE THIS SINCE NEW, AND I BELIEVE THIS UNRELATED TO A BURST HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE THAT MY MURANO ENCOUNTERED AT 52,600 MILES. CONSUMER REPORTS NOTED THAT 2003-2004 MURANOS ALL EXHIBIT THE LOSS OF STEERING BOOST ISSUE, YET NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE ON NHTSA FOR THE SAME STEERING BOOST ASSIST ISSUE. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT FAILURE, BRACKET BROKEN AND NISSAN/DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ISSUE ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE IS MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR AS WELL AS WITH TURNS ETC. *TR

WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND WENT TO A GAS STATION. HOWEVER, GAS TANK DOOR WON'T OPEN. CALLED DEALERSHIP BUT SAID CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HAD TO BREAK THE LOCK TO PUT IN GAS. HEARD A LOT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIT UP 3X. FIRST 2 WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIRD TIME HAD TO PAY AROUND $100 JUST TO CHECK. TURNS OUT THERE'S COMPUTER IS SENSING GAS VAPOR LEAK BUT WHEN CHECKED, TURNED OUT NO LEAK BUT HAD TO PAY JUST TO CHECK. RIPOFF! *TR

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SE AWD DRIVER SIDE SEAT TRACK BROKE AND CAUSES IT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THIS POOR MANUFACTURED SEAT WILL COST ME $1000.00 PLUS TO REPLACE AND THIS IS A HAZARD OVERLOOKED BY MANY NISSAN MURANO OWNERS, BUYERS AND NHTSA. THERE SHOULD BE A MASSIVE RECALL ON THESE SEATS IMMEDIATELY. SEE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS: - HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?THREADID=1548 - HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/17ERA-2005-NISSAN-MURANO-BROKEN THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ALL MURANO OWNERS. *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND BEGAN TO TAKE THE EXIT . STOPPED AT THE LIGHT TO TURN LEFT AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER. THE GAS PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF , SAT A FEW MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR UP AND CREPT INTO THE INTERSECTION, TRYING TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY, MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN, SAT ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN AGAIN STARTED IT UP. IT TRAVELED MAYBE A HALF A BLOCK, STOPPED, TURNED THE KEY OFF, SAT IN THE HIGHWAY (VERY DANGEROUS) AND PRECEDED TO TRAVEL ANOTHER BLOCK TO MY DESTINATION. PARKED THE CAR AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO GET IT BACK HOME AND TO THE NISSAN DEALER. HE HAS JUST CALLED AND SAID IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF 4500.00 DOLLARS. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, THE CAR HAS ONLY 87000 MILES ONE IT. AFTER READING MANY DISCUSSION GROUPS ON THE INTERNET I FIND THAT ALOT OF OWNERS OF THE 2003 MURANO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE CALLED NISSAN AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR US. WE NEED TO BAN TOGETHER AND GET SOME ACTION. I DON'T KNOW HOW A COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS. TOO MANY INCIDENTS TO IGNORE. *TR

I HAVE OWNED 2003 NISSAN MURANO FOR 5 YEARS AND HAVE 110,000 MILES ON IT..IT HAS NOW SOME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS....WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND THEN LURCHES FORWARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS IF AT A STOP LIGHT, YOU STEP ON GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS....THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD VIOLENTLY.. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, AND IS BECOMING VERY SCARY. *TR

2003 MURANO, DRIVER SEAT BRACKET SUPPORT FAILED. *TR

I OWN A 2003 MURANO AND THE DRIVER SEAT JUST BROKE ONE DAY. NOW WHEN I DRIVE, I AM THROWN AGAINST THE DOOR. ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD RELOCATES MY DRIVING FOOT DUE TO A ROCKING MOTION.THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE TRACK ASSEMBLY AND COULD FIX IT. (PART ALONE IS $641) CALLED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND WAS GIVEN THE EXCUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN LISTED. I BELIEVE THIS A DESIGN FLAW THAT NISSAN WON'T LIVE UP TO. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD A DRIVER'S SEAT BREAK IN ALL MY YEARS OF DRIVING AND OWNING CARS. THE MILEAGE OF MY CAR SHOULD NOT MATTER. (I HAVE A1936 TRUCK AND THE SEAT HAS NEVER BROKEN. ) ANY TYPE OF MOVEMENT IS DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER OWNERS BY MAKING NISSAN FACE-UP TO THIS DESIGN FLAW AND HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. *TR

I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SEAT IN MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO ROCKING AND LEANING TO THE LEFT. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT SOMETHING WAS DEFINITELY BROKEN. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN AND THAT THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF 1030.00. WHEN I GOOGLED THIS INFO I REALIZED THAT MURANO OWNERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. SOME OF THEM HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN DEFECT THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THIS PROBLEM STARTS CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS INITIALLY DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC THEN STATED THAT IF THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED, IT WOULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAL ISSUE WAS WITH THE COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000. UPDATED 3/27/09 *CN UPDATED 04/01/09.(JB

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. I CURRENTLY HAS 67,000 MILES. OVER THE LAST MONTH I HAVE HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER OR DOESN'T RESPOND AT ALL WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER A 1-3 SECOND PAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGES SPORADICALLY AND "CLUNKS" VERY HARD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE NISSAN DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO REPAIR OF THIS CVT TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING EVERY TIME THAT I DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION UNDER 100,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLING FROM THE GAS TANK. THE GAS TANK SHIELD WAS INSTALLED TO PREVENT FUEL FROM LEAKING OUT; HOWEVER, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN LOOSE AND CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER IS STILL ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE IF THE RECALL APPLIES TO HER VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE REPAIR SHOP AND HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE FAILURE OCCURS PRIMARILY IN THE MORNING WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $400 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,250.

IN STOP-N-GO TRAFFIC, NO INITIAL ACCELERATION WHEN PEDAL PRESSED TO FLOOR. THEN CAR WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP FORWARD. CAUSED MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF NEARLY CRASHING INTO CARS IN FRONT OF ME OR NOT MAKING IT THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. BROUGHT TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOTHING WAS DONE. FINALLY, NO ACCELERATION AT ALL AND CAR NOW WON'T MOVE FORWARD. WAS TOLD ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING FOR $6500...... AT ONLY 100,000 MILES! A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THAT AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WHEN I FIRST STARTED COMPLAINING AND SEEING SYMPTOMS. *TR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE AT 125K MILES. *TR

AFTER BEING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SE 2WD DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. ONCE THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED, THE CAR BARELY STARTS TO MOVE, BUT THE TACHOMETER CONTINUES TO INCREASE. AT ABOUT 3000 RPM, OR ROUGHLY 1-2 SECONDS UNDER NORMAL ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE MURANO THEN LURCHES FORWARD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR HAS EXPERIENCED LONG PERIODS OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR BEING IDLE. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE THROTTLE BODY CHAMBER. THE MURANO DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR. SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN ACTING UP AS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WARRANT. I CAN "RESET" OR STOP THE LURCHING FROM OCCURRING BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN TURNING IT BACK ON. THE PROBLEM IS, I'M USUALLY IN TRAFFIC WHEN I DO THIS, AND THE PROBLEM RESUMES ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES LATER. IF I GET AWAY FROM THE TRAFFIC, STOP AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A BIT, THEN TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON AND DRIVE IN NORMAL TRAFFIC, THEN THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR. *TR

FUEL TANK FILLER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. DEALER REPLACED RELAY FOR $209.46 ON 7/8/2008. FUEL TANK FILLER DOOR BECAME STUCK CLOSED AGAIN ON 9/23/2008. DEALER RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL PARTS/LABOR (OPENER MECHANISM) FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE DOLLARS. I HAD THE MECHANIC ADJUST THE LATCH. AS OF 2/14/2009 THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECURRENCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITHIN THE FIRST THREE YEAR OF OWNERSHIP THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BROKEN WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. I'VE OWNED THE CAR NOW FOR 5 YEARS HAVE 52K MILES ON IT AND THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS FIXED ANDUNDER WARRANTY THE SECOND TIME IT WAS FIXED BUT I WAS CHARGED AND THE THIRD TIME JUST HAPPENED ON FEB 7 2009 THE SECOND FIX LAST EDONLY 1 WEEK OVER 1 YEAR. WHICH NEGATES THE REPAIR WARRANTY. I AM UNSURE HOW THIS WILL BE FIXED BUT A DRIVER CAN AND I HAVE LOST CONTROL F THE VEHICLE AS THE SEAT DROPS BACK AND YOU FALL BACKWARD. THIS COUL;D CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND A POTENTIAL FATAL SITUATION. A SEAT IN A CAR SHOULD NOT REEK ONCE A YEAR. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN 2003 MURANO, WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION, THE CAR WILL FAIL TO ACCELERATE UNTIL A FEW SECONDS LATER, WHICH CAN CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IN TRAFFIC. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE MANY OF US. I HAD IT CHECK AND TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CVT REPLACED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 52,000 MILES. 2003 NISSAN MURANO. *TR

FUEL DOOR LOCKS AND DOES NOT OPEN,ACTUATORS DEFECTIVE 2003 NISSAN MURANO. *TR

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD. THE FUEL TANK SHROUD WAS INSTALLED IN COMPLIANCE WITH RECALL CAMPAIGN 06V003000. THE SHROUD IS OF SUCH A BAD DESIGN THAT IT HAS BROKEN IN NORMAL WINTER DRIVING. THE MATERIALS USED ARE TOO WEAK AND THE DESIGN DOES NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT PROTECTION FOR THE TANK. OVERALL, THIS DESIGN IS TERRIBLE, AND DOES NOT SOLVE THE REQUIREMENT OF PROTECTING THE FUEL TANK. NISSAN NEED TO COME UP WITH A BETTER DESIGN THAT BETTER CONFORMS TO THE PROFILE OF THE FUEL TANK--THE CURRENT DESIGN PROTRUDES DOWN TOO FAR AND IS TOO EASILY DAMAGED. *TR

AT 61000 MILES MY MURANO RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT STARTED TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION AT STOP-N-GO TRAFFIC. ALSO IT HAS A BURNING RUBBER SMELL. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY EXPENSIVE. PLUS THE CAR ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES. *TR

SEAT RAIL BROKE WHILE GETTING INTO VEHICLE. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED FIRST TIME WAS REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP 15 MONTHS EARLIER. SEAT IS NOW LOOSE AND CAN BE MOVED UP AND DOWN. *TR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS BAD AT 110K MILES. *TR

1.I WAS STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC 2. IT OCCURS WHEN I'M IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC 3. DEAL SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION I FEEL THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS EXP. MODEL I HAVE READ OTHER MURANO OWNER (SAME PROBLEM). *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO THAT HAS A BROKEN SEAT TRACK. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS FAILURE, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE AND THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO BUY THE ENTIRE BOTTOM SEAT ASSEMBLY FROM NISSAN. THE COST OF THE PART ALONE IS ALMOST $700. I SEE THIS AS A SIGNIFICANT FAILURE AND A ACCIDENT RISK. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT BEGAN "ROCKING" WHEN TAKING CORNERS. IT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME AS APPARENTLY SOME WELDING WAS PERFORMED INSUFFICIENTLY. IT REQUIRED A NEW SEAT ASSEMBLY, WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ALMOST $1000. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I REALIZED THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND WANTED TO FILE A REPORT SO THE NHTSA CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUANTITY OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUE. CAR WILL NOT MOVE MORE THAN 2-3 MILES PER HOUR FOR ~100 FEET, THEN "JUMPS" INTO GEAR. OCCURS WITH ENGINE WARM. VERY DANGEROUS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING AND WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND CAMSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $400. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A RECALL WAS IN PLACE FOR THE SENSORS; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,700.

NISSAN MURANO 2003, WHEN STOPPING IN TRAFFIC OR TRYING TO CHANGE LANES THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. TOOK TO THE NISSAN DEALER IT HAS TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST FEW MOTHS NOW. APPARENTLY THE 2003 MURANO IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. THE COUTE WAS OVER $5,000. ALSO THE RADIO THEY INSTALLS IN THIS CARS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CD CHANGER. FOR SOME REASON THE RIGHT SIDE FAILS TO SOUND. THEY EXPLAIN ITS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THIS RADIOS. ALSO CALLED CLARION, THE MANUFACTURER AN ALSO SAID THE SAME THING. *TR

MY DRIVERS SEAT IN MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO (WHICH I JUST BOUGHT ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO) ROCKS FORWARD AND BACKWARD UPON ACCELERATION OR STOPPING. IT IS SLIGHT BUT ANNOYING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND REPLACED THE SEAT ASSEMBLY FOR ABOUT $1800 WORTH OF PARTS AND LABOR. WELL, THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE IT, BUT EVERYONE WHO DRIVES MY CAR FEELS IT. WHILE AT THIS POINT IT IS MORE ANNOYING THAN A SAFETY ISSUE, I'VE READ OF CASES WHERE THE WHOLE THING BREAKS AND THE SEAT WILL COME OFF! IF I GET IN A CRASH AND MY SEAT DOES NOT STAY ATTACHED TO MY CAR, THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT. P.S. I WOULD ADD MY VIN IF I HAD IT WITH ME, BUT IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRED. NOW IT HAD BROKEN A THIRD TIME OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. TSB'S HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND NOW A NEW PART NUMBER HAS BEEN LISTED, WHICH REALLY COMBINES THE TWO PREVIOUS FIX PART NUMBERS. EXTREMELY UNSAFE! GOD HELP MOST NISSAN MURANO PEOPLE IF THEY GET IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A BROKEN SEAT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND I HAVE THE ISSUE OF THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT ROCKING BECAUSE A WELD BROKE. THIS APPARENTLY IS BECOMING A MAJOR ISSUE AND THE DEALER REMINDS YOU THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THEY ASK FOR $900. FORTUNATELY AFTER SPEAKING WITH ANOTHER DEALER I FOUND THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT PART AND IT COULD BE FIXED FOR $350. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I AM DISAPPOINTED NISSAN IS NOT COVERING THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AS IT IS NOT LIKE A PART WORE OUT AND SECOND BECAUSE IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS THIS ISSUE AND IS INJURED OR KILLED IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN. *TR

FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKE IN THE ASSEMBLY NISSAN MURANO 2003. *TR