2004 Nissan Murano complaints

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MURANO AND HAVE HAD TROUBLES WITH VEHICLE HESITATION . IT IS MOST PRESENT WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE IS WARM. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF STOP AND GO, THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T RESPOND FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKS FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY PRESENTING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ON THE HIGH WAY AT 50 MPH, WHEN IT STARTED TO DECELERATE AND WOULD ONLY GO OVER A MAX SPEED OF 30 MPH. EVEN WITH ACCELERATION, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DECLARED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AS WELL. THIS CAR HAS GIVEN US SO MANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAD STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND PRESENTING A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY FAMILY! THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED!!!!!!!!! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!

MY NISSAN 04 MURANO DRIVER SEAT FRAME GOT FRACTURED AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FIRST TIME IT BROKE I GOT IT WIELDED NOW THE FRAME GOT FRACTURED FROM THE OTHER SIDE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND ANNOYING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU *TR

DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR JERKS FORWARD. THIS HAPPEND CONTINIOUSLY OVER THE PAST MONTH. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED, AS THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN.

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES WITH RESULTING FAILURE AS EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK. DEALING SURFACE AROUND FUEL FILLER NECK SLIGHTLY CORRODED LEADING TO EVAPORATIVE LEAK AND POSSIBLE TANK SEALING ISSUES. *LN

NISSAN MURANO 2004 -- SUN VISOR ON DRIVERS SIDE IS NOT STAYING UP. AS I AM DRIVING ( SOMETIMES WITH MY KIDS) THE SUN VISOR DROPS DOWN BLOCKING MY VIEW. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND I'M SURPRISED NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED OR SUED NISSAN FOR THIS. I HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE DEALER WANTS $400.00 TO PUT IN A NEW ONE -- WHEN THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FLIPPED DOWN, OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 100,000. UPDATED 02/17/11* LJ UPDATED 03/07/11 *JB

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY NISSAN MURANO TO SCHOOL PULLING ON TO A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY ACCELERATING TO GET UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED TO DECELERATE, SHE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRAILER TRUCK. SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE MEDIAN TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM TRAFFIC. SHE WAS QUITE SHAKEN BY THE INCIDENT AS WAS I. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR GARAGE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PIECES INSIDE THE PAN. I UNDERSTAND BY REVIEWING MANY WEB SITES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMERUS NISSAN OWNERS. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE A RECALL OR A WARNING IS INITIATED? IT APPEARS NISSAN HAS WASHED THEIR HANDS OF THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS AS WELL AS THE BROKEN DRIVER SEAT BRACKETS AND REAR DISC BREAK SLID PINS THAT FREEZE UP AND CAUSE THE CALIPER TO HEAT UP, REAR WHEELS AND ULTIMATELY THE TIRES. IF NISSAN (WHO IS VERY AWARE OF THE DEFECTS) OR NHTSA DOESN'T MAKE NISSAN MURANO OWNERS AWARE OF THE DANGER, SOMEONE WILL HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT AND IT WILL BE TOO LATE!

OUR 2004 NISSAN MURANO BROKE DOWN ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WERE LOUD GRINDING NOISES, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. IT WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER, AND IS STILL THERE OVER THREE WEEKS LATER. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ORDERED, BUT IS ON BACK ORDER. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, AND THEY SO FAR HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNERS WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. OUR NISSAN HAS 64,000 PLUS MILES ON IT. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT LIFTER CARRIAGE FRAME IN MY 2004 MURANO HAS BROKEN. *LN

NISSAN MURANO TRANSFER CASE OIL SEAL LEAK THE THIRD TIME WITHIN FEW MONTHS. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP AND DROPS DOWN TO BLOCK DRIVING VISION. REQUIRES 1 HAND TO HOLD VISOR OUT OF THE LINE OF SIGHT TO LEAVE ONE HAND ONLY FOR DRIVING. CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION AND CREATES UN DUE ANXIETY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SUN VISORS FALL TO THE DOWN POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. THIS CAN CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. THE COST TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VISOR SEEMS ABSURDLY HIGH ESPECIALLY WHEN I LOOK AT SEVERAL FORUMS OF MURANO OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I NOW DRIVE WITH MY HAND HOLDING THE VISOR IN THE "UP" POSITION WHICH IS ALSO A HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAND IN ORDER TO SEE WITHOUT THE VISOR FALLING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE WEB AND SAW SEVERAL MURANO OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AT WHAT POINT OR HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU NEED TO RECEIVE IN ORDER TO RECALL THE ITEM? DOES SOMEONE NEED TO GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR NOTIFY THE MEDIA TO SEEK ACTION? *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ON 2004 NISSAN MURANO DROPS SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AND CBLOCKS VIEW OF THE ROAD -- SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2004 NISSAN MURANO SUFFERED COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN FREELY BUT DOES NOT CONTROL THE CAR. THE RESULT WAS A CRASH. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN SIGHT ON A STRAIGHT ROAD TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE SUV WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE TOTALING THE VEHICLE AND INJURING DRIVER. AIRBAG INJURIES WERE NOT TOO BAD BUT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED. *TR

ON THANKSGIVING OUR 2004 NISSAN MURANO STARTED MAKING A BANGING NOISE. IT CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER AND WITHIN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY IMMOBILIZED. THE CAR SMELLED OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE CALLED NISSAN AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS COVERED UNDER A 120,000 MILE WARRANTY, WHICH IS WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS WITHOUT ANYONE LOOKING AT IT YET. WE HAD IT TOWED TO APPLE NISSAN IN YORK. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED US THAT IT IS THE TRANSFER CASE NOT THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THAT THE COST TO REPAIR IT WOULD BE $4000.00. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT APPLE NISSAN WITH THE BROKEN TRANSFER CASE BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. *TR

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A LIGHT MY SEAT MADE A SNAPPING SOUND. AFTER THAT THE SEAT IS VERY LOOSE AND WOBBLES WHEN MOVED WITH YOUR HAND. AS I MAKE TURNS THE SEAT ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE. *TR

DEAR SIR, WE OWN A 2004 NISSAN MURANO THAT WE BOUGHT NEW IN MAY OF 2004. THE VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED GREAT OVER THE YEARS; HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE ONE VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN MURANO WHICH IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR. AS YOU ARE DRIVING, THE SUNVISOR WILL DROP DOWN BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE PART HAS BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANT; THE SECOND TIME, WE PAID FOR THE NEW SUNVISOR; AND NOW, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONCERNING THE DEFECTIVE SUNVISOR AND WE ARE CURRENTLY AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH ANOTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNER WHO STATED THAT SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, I RAN AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR "PROBLEMS WITH A NISSAN MURANO SUNVISOR" AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS BLOGS SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR NISSAN MURANOS. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED OR PERHAPS KILLED BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO SEE THE ROADWAY. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. FRONT RIGHT TIRE BOLT BROKEN. DOORS HAVE LOCKED US OUT ON THEIR OWN. BURNING OIL POSSIBLE ENGINE REPLACE. ALL WITH THE 2004 NISSAN MURANO. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WENT OUT TO GO TO AN APPOINTMENT WHEN THE REMOTE ACCESS KEY DIDN'T WORK. WE TRIED TO USE OUR KEY AND THAT FAILED TO WORK AS WELL. BASICALLY, WE WERE LOCKED OUT OF OUR CAR WITH NO WAY TO GAIN ACCESS TO OUR VEHICLE. TWO HOURS LATER I CAME OUT AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN. REMEMBER, TWO HOURS AGO WE WERE LOCKED OUT AND NOW ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS UNLOCKED WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING TO IT. SO I TEST THE DOOR WITH THE MANUAL KEY TO SEE IF IT ALL WORKS AND BY SOME MIRACLE IT DOES. BUT ONCE AGAIN, THE REMOTE KEY DOESN'T WORK. THE WIFE TOOK IT APART AND RE-ASSEMBLED IT AND THEN IT WORKED. THIS FEELS LIKE IT WILL BECOME A HUGE PROBLEM AND I'VE READ REPORTS OF THE SAME CATEGORY OF NISSAN MURANO FAILURES AND AM AFRAID OF AN EMERGENCY WHERE THE DOOR NEEDS TO BE OPENED AND IT CAN'T BE IN A RELIABLE TIME FRAME. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2004 DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR DOE NOT STAY IN PLACE , SUDDENLY DROPS AND BLOCKS DRIVER VIEW. *TR

VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING AFTER BEING STARTED. CAR WILL START AND THEN DIE.

MURANO STOPPED DURING TRAFFIC WHILE CHILD AND WIFE IN CAR - DETERMINED WAS TRANSFER CASE CAUSING LOUD BANGING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD REPEATEDLY FALL, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

2004 NISSAN MURANO: DOOR ACTUATORS ON ALL FOUR DOORS ARE EITHER PARTIALLY CLOSING OR PARTIALLY OPENING. THIS RESULTS IN THE DOORS NOT READILY OPENING WHEN TRYING TO ENTER THE CALL. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR TWO REASONS, 1) IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENT OR DANGEROUS ENCOUNTER, 2) IT ALLOWS OTHERS TO ACCESS THE VEHICLE WHEN IT SHOULD OTHERWISE BE SECURED. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FAILS TO OPEN WITH REMOTE CONTROL. THERE ARE NO KEY ACCESS ON THE PASSENGER HANDLE. I EITHER END UP THINKING MY DOORS ARE ALL LOCKED OR I TRY TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND IT DOES NOT. 1. HAVING A SECURE ENVIRONMENT IS PARAMOUNT IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS IT'S IMPERATIVE NOBODY CAN GAIN ACCESS AT WILL BY WALKING UP TO THE CAR. IF ANYONE CAN SIMPLY OPEN THE DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS, CARJACKING, INJURY, OR EVEN MURDER IS EASIER. IF THE DOORS LOCKED PROPERLY THIS PROVIDES A MORE SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO. 2. NISSAN KNOWING THERE IS A SECURITY PROBLEM WITH THEIR LOCKING MECHANISM AND NOT RECALLING THEM FOR SAFETY CONCERN IS NEGLIGENT. IT'S AN OPEN DOOR TO A LAWSUIT IF SOMEONE WERE TO BE MURDERED DUE TO A DOOR THAT DIDN'T LOCK, ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER PUSHED THE LOCK BUTTON AND HEARD THE LOCKING NOISE. REMEMBER, IN THIS CASE THERE'S NO OBVIOUS INDICATION THE DOOR ISN'T LOCKED UNLESS SOMEONE WALKS UP AND OPENS IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DRIVE "THINKS" THE DOOR IS LOCKED, WHEN IN REALITY IT'S AN "OPEN DOOR" FOR CARJACKING OR ROBBERY. THIS FAILURE IS AN INTERMITTENT OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES THE DOORS LOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES THE DOORS UNLOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. 3. IN EMERGENCIES IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY. SINCE 99% OF THE TIME WE ALL USE THE BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, USING THE MANUAL LOCKING LEVER IS UNFAMILIAR. AND THE MURANO'S DESIGN I

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO AND THE GAS CAP DOOR GETS STUCK ALL THE TIME... THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF MY WIFE WERE LOW ON GAS AND IT WAS NIGHT TIME THIS COULD BE A PERSONAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FLIPPED DOWN OBSTRUCTING HIS VISION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MURANO SL AND HAVE HAD TROUBLES WITH VEHICLE HESITATION FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. IT SEEMS TO BE MOST PRESENT WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE IS WARM. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10MINS OF STOP AND GO, THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT RESPOND FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY PRESENTING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS BUT NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE INTERNET POINT TO A VALVE BODY MALFUNCTION. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR IN MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION WHEN THE CAR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT JUST ROTATES TO THE FULLY DOWN POSITION BLOCKING MY LINE OF SIGHT. I HAVE TO FREQUENTLY DRIVE WITH ONE HAND HOLDING THE SUNVISOR UP. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE/DIFFERENTIAL IS SHOT. THERE WAS THIS LOUD WHISTLING SOUND A SUDDEN JERK AND THEN A RATTLING SOUND WHICH I FOUND OUT FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE AND THEN THE VEHICLE JUST TOOK OFF. IT APPEARS THAT ABOVE 1000 RPM THE TRANSMISSION KICKS INTO GEAR OTHERWISE THE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE FASTER THAN 2 MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. THE MAKERS OF NISSAN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS THAT OWN THE NISSAN MURANO 2003-2009. YET NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING, BUT BLAME THE CONSUMER FOR LACK OF SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE. WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL??!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WOULD MECHANICALLY MOVE FORWARD. HOWEVER, ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL MOVABLE POSITIONS DID OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 MURANO AT 65MPH THE CAR ALL OF SUDDEN LOST COMPLETE POWER, I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE CARS POWER TRAIN WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THE CAR HAD A RECALL THAT THEY WOULD FIX AS WELL. THIS MODEL SEEMS TO HAVE MANY ISSUES AND NISSAN SHOULD EXTEND A LARGER WARRANTY TO COVER THEM OR BUY BACK THE VEHICLES. *TR

MY 2004 MURANO SUN VISOR KEEPS DROPPING DOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. WHEN USING THE REMOTE THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK, BUT THE DOOR HANDLE FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROLS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ALSO DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100000. UPDATED 12/20/10 *BF UPDATED 12/21/10

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR ON MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO KEEPS FALLING DOWN EVEN WITH THE SIMPLEST BUMP ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. WE PUT VELCRO ON IT AND IT HAS NOT WORKED. TOOK THE CAR TO MOSSY NISSAN AND THEY SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR $400. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AND COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE PRICE TO REPLACE IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

USES OIL!! I HEARD A RATTLE OR A CHATTERING NOISE FORM THE ENGINE ON LIGHT ACCELERATION. CHECKED ENGINE OIL IT WAS LOW. PUT ABOUT 1-1.5QTS IN. FIXED PROBLEM. NEXT OIL CHANGE ABOUT 1500-2000 MILES INTO THE OIL CHANGE HEARD SAME THING. AGAIN LOW OIL REPEATED LAST PROCESS. CHANGED OIL AND AGAIN ABOUT 1500-2000 MILES INTO THE OIL CHANGE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ISN'T A LEAK ONE ANY WEAR OUT SIDE THE ENGINE MUST BE LEAKING PAST THE RINGS AND INTO THE CYLINDERS AND BEING BURNT. IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE WHICH MEANS NO POWER STEERING NO POWER BRAKES, CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC, OR OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WEAR. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR ON A 2004 NISSAN MURANO WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SUNVISOR FALLS FROM ITS UPRIGHT POSITION TO THE DOWN POSITION, THUS BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VIEW, CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN (#03-081A) COVERING THESE VISORS, WHICH SHOWS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION WITHOUT CHARGING THE CONSUMER IN EXCESS OF $400 - $500 TO REPAIR IT. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A WRECK YET, BUT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHEN THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEPT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

OWN A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. SUN VISOR ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES HAVE FAILED TO STAY IN THEIR PROPER ALL-THE-WAY FLIP UP OR DOWN POSITIONS. THEY WOULD SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY DROP TO OBSTRUCT THE VISION OF THE DRIVER. SAID PROBLEM IS PREVALENT IN MODELS 2003-2007 AND HAS BEEN CITED BY A LOT OF OWNERS. DEALER QUOTED COST $300+ TO REPLACE. *TR

SUN VISOR ON BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WILL "FLOP" DOWN AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND OBSCURE VISION OF THE ROAD. PASSENGER SIDE WAS LOOSE FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, DRIVERS SIDE STARTED RECENTLY. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO SUDDENLY JUST FLOPS DOWN FOR NO REASON WHILE IM DRIVING. A FEW TIMES IT HAS GOTTEN IN THE WAY OF MY DIRECT SIGHT AND HAS CAUSED ME TO SWERVE ALMOST GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I'VE REPLACED THE VISOR ONCE ALREADY MYSELF BUT THE NEW VISOR IS NOW FAILING AGAIN AND NISSAN WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE ITS BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY FOR SOME TIME NOW. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR ON NISSAN MURANO WILL NOT STAY IN FIXED POSITION IMPAIRING MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. VISOR CANNOT BE USED. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR IN MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO FLOPS DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO THAT HAS BEEN EXHIBITING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS INCREASE BUT THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE, THEN AFTER TWO TO FIVE SECONDS THE CAR PICKS UP SPEED RAPIDLY. THIS PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE IN HOT WEATHER AND WHEN I AM IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK, THE CAR DECELERATED QUICKLY AND RESISTED ACCELERATING...I HAD TO DRIVE HOME AT 15 MPH AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE THIS MORNING. *TR

NISSAN MURANO DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS INTO DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT IMPEDES THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. IT HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY AND THE ONLY SOLUTION APPEARS TO BE REPLACING THE VISOR AT A COST OF $400+. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UPWARD POSITION. WHEN DRIVING, IT WOULD FALL DOWN OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD STARTLE HER AND COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 11/19/10 *CN UPDATED 11/23/10

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO THAT NOT RUNNING DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MT VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT NOISE, ACCELERATION ON THE GAS PEDAL OUT OF THE BLUE, SPEED DECREASING WHILE DRIVING ON HWY AT 70MPH, TO 10 OR LESS MPH. I'VE SPENT ABOUT $3000 ON A CALCULATOR CONVERSION AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, THAT I MIGHT NOT EVEN NEEDED. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT HAS BEEN SERVICING MY TRUCK. THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN LAST YEAR, BUT THE DEALERSHIP P TECH CHOOSE TO WORD THE PROBLEMS A DIFFERENT WAY NOT TO REFLECT TRANSMISSION ISSUE. DEALERSHIP NOR NISSAN WANT TO ASSIST TO FIX MY TRUCK. I HAVE ABOUT 152,000K ON MY TRUCK NOW, BUT I HAD WAY LESS WHEN PROBLEMS BEGAN. I NEED ASSISTANCE TO GET TRUCK FIX, I'M SILL PAYING THE $9000. I OWE IN IT. NISSAN IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE WHEN THEY KNEW THERE WERE TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN THE MURANO TRUCK. I'M VERY UNHAPPY, DISCUSSED, SAD THAT I'M TRAPPED IN A TRUCK THAT'S NOT SAFE. *TR

2004 NISSAN MURANO---DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FLIPS DOWN ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING AND OBSTRUCTS VIEW OF THE DRIVER. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS DON'T ALWAYS WORK PROPERLY ON MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO (HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR QUITE SOME TIME) -- IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE LOCKING/UNLOCKING, BUT THE LOCK DOESN'T ACTUALLY ENGAGE. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND IT ISN'T ALWAYS THE SAME DOOR. I'VE SEEN MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE, AND IT SEEMS LIKE AN OPEN FOR DOOR FOR A BIGGER PROBLEM (CAR JACKING, ETC) -- YOU FEEL SAFE BECAUSE YOU "HEARD" THE DOORS LOCK, YET YOU CAN STILL OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE... I FEEL THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY WARRANT A RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP ANY MORE? IT STARTED FALLING DOWN IN 2007, BY 2009 I HAD TO REMOVE THE LIGHTED MIRROR TO DECREASE THE WEIGHT SO THAT THE VISOR WOULD NOT HAVE THE ADDED WEIGHT PULLING THE VISOR DOWN. I TRIED TO WRAP DUCK TAPE AROUND THE VISOR PLASTIC TAB BUT THE VISOR STILLS FALLS AFTER AWHILE. IT NOW JUST FALLS EVERY TIME I GO OUT FOR A DRIVE. NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND AUTO MAKER WILL NOT MAKE GOOD ON THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT!!! *TR