2009 Nissan Murano complaints

I'VE ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM OF THE BRAKE PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE, CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. 3-4 INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHERE I NARROWLY AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT EITHER QUICKLY CHANGING THE LANE OR PRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES TO GAIN THE PRESSURE ALL THOSE INCIDENT SCARED ME TO MY DEATH. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AFTER BUMPING ON A POT HOLE/MAN HOLE AND THEN BRAKING ON A LOW-FRICTION SURFACE SUCH AS A MANHOLE COVER AND PEDAL WEN TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED WITH I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY LOCAL ROADS AT SPEED BETWEEN 25-35 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWO TIMES IN THE RECENT MONTH FEB-MAR 2017. I'D REQUEST NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE .

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AFTER STOP. WHEN PRESS THE GAS PETAL CAR WILL JERK AND NOT SPEED. SOMETIME RESTARTING WILL WORK. IT HAPPENED IN FREEWAY DURING IDLE TRAFFIC.

THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON WITH THE TIRES AT THE CORRECT PRESSURE. THE LIGHT FLASHES ABOUT 20 TIMES THEN STAY SOLID FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME WHETHER DRIVING OR PARKED AND ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE BRAKES LOST PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SLOWLY DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A YEAR LATER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE INITIALLY. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED MORE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPLACED THE ABS MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,720.

I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP IT IS BRAND NEW AND IT IS STILL VERY TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN IT ACTS LIKE THE PUMP IS OUT BUT WHEN I PUT FLUID IN IT IT LOOSENS UP FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND GOES RIGHT BACK TO BEING HARD TO DRIVE.

MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE BREAK PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR AND NOT STOP. IF YOU PUMP THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WILL START WORKING.THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG. I WAS ADVISED BY THEM TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME IT HAPPENED WITH ONE OF THE SERVICE PERSONAL. THIS WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE REPORT. IT WAS CHECKED OUT AND NOTHING COULD NOT BE FOUND. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT NOT STOP IN A PANIC STOP AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURY OR DEATH. EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS THE CAR WAS MOVING ON A SMOOTH ROAD IN THE CITY AND WAS BRAKING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR AND OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,425. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 05/31/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE LAST FAILURE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR FENDER AT 123,000 MILES. UPDATED 08/03/2017*JS

NEW BRAKES 2016 COMPLETE. IN FEBRUARY.2017 BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGEY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. IF YOU PUSH HARD ENOUGH, IT WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN.REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, DID NOT HELP. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN,THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT A PATCH OF ICE, AND THE BREAK PUDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BATTERY CHARGING WARNING SENSOR INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LATER SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES WAS AS RECOMMENDED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY WILL NOT FIX IT SAID THE SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT NEEDS REPLACED. I KNOW THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BUT THEY TELL ME THEY ONLY RECALLED CERTAIN 2009 MURANO'S BUT LOOKING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL NISSANS. SO I AM WONDERING WILL THERE BE A RECALL WITH THIS NISSAN PROBLEM.

MY BRAKES WENT OUT. THE BRAKE CALIPER OR ABS PUMP IS BAD. THEY ARE EXPENSIVE PARTS TO RPLACE ONE AND THEN REPLACE THE OTHER ESPICALLY WHEM THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MAY GO BACK OUT IN 6 MONTHS. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS THAT IT WENT BAD IN 3 TO 6 MONTHS

ABS? I HAVE LOST BRAKE PRESSURE TWICE, 6 MONTHS APART. FIRST TIME I WAS EXITING INTERSTATE 40, HIT A SMALL HOLE IN THE ROAD BEFORE THE STOP LIGHT AND MY BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE "SPONGY" BRAKE CONTINUED UNTIL I STOPPED ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE BRAKES WERE FINE. THE NEXT INSTANCE WAS WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK. AGAIN, I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE "SPONGY" BRAKE CONTINUED UNTIL I STOPPED, TURNED MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. THE BRAKES WERE FINE AFTER THAT. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT TIME WHEN I HAVE NO BRAKES AT ALL?

1. DROVE VEHICLE TO TOWN TO GET GROCERIES. AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES AFTER CAR DID NOT STOP. STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. 2. DROVE CAR BACK HOME. CALLED THE AUBERT TOW SERVICE IN INDIANOLA, IA AND THEY PICKED UP CAR ON A FLAT BED TRAILER AND DELIVERED TO AVIITT AUTOMOTIVE IN INDIANOLA, IA. 3. I AM CLOSING A COPY OF THE DEFECTIVE ISSUE ON THE NISSAN. THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR AND ELECTRIC UNIT FAILED. 4. MILES ON THE VEHICLE IS 60,088. 5. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS 2-16-2017 6. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ACTUATOR IN THE 2009 WAS REPLACED ON LATER MURANO. 7 THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE 2009 NISSAN MURANO

SPONGY BRAKE; HAD TO BRAKE PUSHING PEDAL ALMOST DOWN TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING. MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS A CYLINDER ISSUE BUT NOT THE ISSUE. NISSIAN MECHANIC STATED IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 NISSIAN MURANO & THE SOLUTION IS TO REPAIR THE ABS MOTOR MODULATOR VALVE. CAR HAS 91,000 MILES...UPDATED 03/29/17 *BF *CN

PASSENGER AIRBAG NO LONGER WORKS. SENSOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD IS ALWAYS ON. SUTHERLIN NISSAN SAYS WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR.

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE FAIL TO STOP. NISSAN DEALER DIAGNOSED A FAILED ABS SYSTEM. NEW MODEL MURANOS HAVE A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING BUT NOT THE 2009.

VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL THAT REQUIRES THE PEDAL BE DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR TO INITIATE BRAKING. BRAKE PADS, BRAKE FLUID, AND BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN CHECKED WITH NO APPARENT ISSUES. NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL ARE REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH NO APPARENT RESOLUTION. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE THIS PROBLEM PRESENTS WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP IN AND IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY INJURIES OR LOSS OF LIFE.

WITHIN A PERIOD OF LESS THAN A MONTH, ALL 4 OF THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON ALL 4 DOORS OF MY NISSAN MURANO S HAVE FAILED. INITIALLY, THE PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO JUST 1 OR 2 DOORS, AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD VARY AS TO WHETHER THE DOOR WOULD LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN EITHER PRESSING THE REMOTE ENTRY KEY FOB OR USING THE INTERIOR DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON. NOW, NO DOOR WILL LOCK/UNLOCK AT ALL. THEY CAN ONLY BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED BY PRESSING THE ROCKER SWITCH AT THE DOOR. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I AM UNABLE TO SECURELY LOCK ALL 4 DOORS. WHEN I EXIT THE VEHICLE, AND MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS, UPON RETURNING, I AM UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WITHOUT FIRST USING THE KEY IN THE DRIVERS DOOR (THE ONLY 1 WITH A KEY LOCK), AND THEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, AND MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE OTHER 3 DOORS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WITH SMALL CHILDREN, AS I CAN NOT LEAVE THEM IN THE PARKING LOT BY THEMSELVES FOR ME TO ENTER THE VEHICLE TO GET THEIR DOOR UNLOCKED. *TR

WHILE APPLYING MY BRAKES TO STOP I HIT A BUMP AND I COULDN'T BRAKE. MY BRAKES LOST ALL PRESSURE, THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE AT THE STOP SIGN. I RAN THE STOP SIGN AND SLOWLY I GOT MY VEHICLE TO STOP BY LOWERING MY GEAR. I HAD ALREADY REPLACED MY BREAK PADS AND ROTORS LAST YEAR AND MY FLUIDS HAD BEEN CHECKED JUST A MONTH AGO. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THEY CHECKED MY BRAKES AND THE FLUID WHICH WERE ALL FINE. THE SHOP WAS ABLE TO MAKE THIS CONDITION HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES OVER AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THE ABS VALVE WAS STUCK OPEN WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND THUS NO BRAKE PRESSURE. I LOOKED ON THE RECALL WEBSITE AND NOTICED THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO THE 2014 AND 2015 MODELS AND THIS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THESE VEHICLES. ALSO, I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A BLOG OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2009 VEHICLE FROM OTHER OWNERS. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED JUST LIKE THE OTHER YEARS. VERY SCARY TO HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AND KNOW THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN.

I OWN A NISSAN MURANO 2009, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. THE CHARGER WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS WILL IMMEDIATELY COME ON AND THE BATTER WILL BEGIN TO DISCHARGE. AFTER A SHORT TIME, THE ENGINE WILL GO INTO A "FALL SAFE" CONDITION WHICH WILL LIMIT VEHICLE SPEED. THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE IS TO HAVE IT TOWED.

2009 NISSAN MURANO LOSES BRAKE PRESSURE AFTER HITTING BUMPS WHILE BRAKING. BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT AND DRIVER IS REQUIRED TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL 3/4 OF PEDAL TRAVEL BEFORE BRAKES ENACT. WE'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE 05/2015 AND THIS IS THE 4TH RIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. VEHICLE IS IN THIS CONDITION PRESENTLY. ONCE STOPPED THE VEHICLE STAYS PUT. THE SYMPTOM CORRECTS ITSELF BETWEEN A FEW HOURS TO 1-2 DAYS. I'VE HAD A LOCAL DEALER LOOK AT VEHICLE BUT SYMPTOM WAS GONE ON ARRIVAL. AT THEIR SUGGESTION, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES. IT'S VERY SPORADIC AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS OR THE SEVERITY OF THE BUMPS TO CAUSE ISSUE. THE BRAKES FLUID IS CLEAN AND AT PROPER LEVEL, ROTORS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, AND NO WARNING OR ABS LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. THERE ALSO HAS BEEN NO CODES THROWN BY COMPUTER. I REMOVED AND RESEATED ABS FUSE BUT ISSUE STILL REMAINS. A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH REVEALS MULTIPLE OWNERS HAVING SAME ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST 2010. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES DON'T FAIL ENTIRELY, IT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS WHEN PEDAL TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS CHANGE UPON BRAKING. IT MAY BE A PRE-CURSOR TO A COMPLETE FAILURE IF NOT ADDRESSED. *TR

AFTER EVERY TIME THE ABS HAS BEEN ENGAGED FROM SLIDING ON ICE/SNOW ETC, THE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY SOFT AND SPONGY. LASTS ABOUT A WEEK OR SO BEFORE THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL. PREVIOUSLY HAD DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST THE LAST FEW YEARS

WE HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS NOW WHERE THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON OUR 2009 MURANO. AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE WHILE ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, I TRIED TO TURN RIGHT. I WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES IN THE TURN BUT FOUND THEY WERE NOT WORKING. I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO CHANGE. I THEN REPEATEDLY PUMPED THE BREAKS TO GET SOME KIND OF TRACTION AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. BECAUSE OF MY LOCATION IN THE INTERSECTION, I THEN HAD TO CONTINUE TO CLEAR THE AREA. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO BE "SOFT" UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARED TO RESET AND I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WITH BRAKES FAILING WAS SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. SHE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THEN LOST ALL BRAKING. HER SPEED WAS MINIMAL AND SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL TODAY. NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE PUT ON APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO. *TR

I PURCHASED MY MURANO 5 YEARS AGO AND I'VE HAD A FEW ISSUES BUT BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH PURCHASE OTHER THAN 2 THINGS! 1 THE WHEEL VALVES HAVE BEEN A COMMON ISSUE IN ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES BUT I'M CONSTANTLY HAVING TO AIR THEM DUE TO THE VALVE IN SIDE THE TIRE! MINE ISN'T LISTED UNDER RECALL IT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER NISSAN WITH SAME ISSUE. THE SECOND MY STEREO LOCKED UP CDS AND THE WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THIS WAS A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THAT WAS. WET DISAPPOINTING AFTER PAYING OVER 30,000 FOR IT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD. EACH TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT A HIGH SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, BUT THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT ONCE IT RESTARTED, THE RPMS KEPT INCREASING AND A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AGAIN AND OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

THE BRAKES IN OUR 2009 NISSAN MURANO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. WHEN A FAILURE OCCURS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS, BUT DOES NOT STOP. SEVERAL OCCURRENCES REQUIRED A SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. SEVERAL, BUT NOT ALL OF THESE OCCURRENCES WERE PRECEDED BY A JOLT TO THE VEHICLE (POTHOLE, RAILROAD TRACK, ETC.). NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND NO ERROR CODES ARE SET. THE CONDITION LASTS FOR A FEW MINUTES TO A FEW HOURS THEN RETURNS TO COMPLETELY NORMAL OPERATION. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND WERE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO HELP.

THE POWER LIFTGATE LATCH MECHANISM DOES NOT LATCH FULLY AFTER 3 OR 4 USES UNTIL THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL IS REMOVED AND PUT BACK ON. THEN IT WORKS PROPERLY FOR A FEW TIMES, ULTIMATELY NOT LATCHING COMPLETELY AGAIN AND COMPLETELY DISABLING USE OF THE LIFTGATE. I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MECHANISM IS FAULTY AND POSSES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN LIFTGATE DOESN'T SECURE ITSELF. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND CANNOT PUT THINGS OR MY DOG IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE DUE TO THE RISK OF IT OPENING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WAS AT LOWES WITH MY GRAND DAUGHTER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE STEERING LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE STEERING LOCK BOX. WEATHER WAS BAD AND A GENTLEMAN TRIED ASSISTING ME BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER LOOKING AT THE INDICATOR LIGHTS HE INFORMED ME HE HAD HEARD OF THIS ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM WAS IN FACT DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING LOCK BOX. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY TEMPORARY HOME AND HERE IT SITS. MY HOME FLOODED WITH 7' OF WATER MID AUGUST AND IS STILL UNINHABITABLE. I'M A GRANDMOTHER WITH LIMITED FUNDS AND REALLY CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND THE LARGE SUM OF MONEY REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART. DURING MY RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN KNOWING THIS ISSUE HAS NOW IMITED THE WARRANTY TIME ON THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. I THANK GOD THIS OCCURRED IN A POPULATED AREA WHERE ASSISTANCE WAS READILY AVAILABLE AND NOT RURAL AS I QUITE OFTEN FIND MYSELF TRAVELING TO THESE AREAS. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? ABSOLUTELY!! NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED KNOWNING THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND REFUSES TO DO A MANDATORY RECALL. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IN THIS MATTER. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE.

AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SOFT, REQUIRING THAT ONE PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. THE BRAKES DID STOP THE CAR BUT REQUIRED GREAT FORCE, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. RETURNED TO NORMAL OVERNIGHT. THREE WEEKS LATER SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE. WENT AWAY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS. THIRD TIME HAPPENED WITHOUT HITTING ANY BUMPS. DEALER SAYS IT IS ABS ACTUATOR AND WILL COST $2500 TO FIX. UNLESS IT IS FIXED, THOUGH, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT EVEN SLOWING THE CAR DOWN UNTIL THE LAST SECOND, AND YOU ARE NEVER SURE IT IS GOING TO STOP AT ALL!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. AFTER DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

BRAKES SUDDENLY ARE SPONGY AND SOFT. NEED TO BE DEPRESSED MUCH MORE THAN NORMAL. THIS IS A CONDITION THAT HAS APPEARED SUDDENLY. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED REAR BRAKES, TURNED ROTORS, AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER TWICE, BOTH RESULTING IN THE SAME SPONGY BRAKE CONDITION.

AT APPROXIMATELY 99,000 MILES I ENCOUNTERED A LIMITED NUMBER OF INSTANCES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE, BECOMING VERY "SOFT", WHILE DRIVING. THE SITUATION BECAME DANGEROUS AS THE BRAKES WERE LESS RESPONSIVE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD DISPLACE SEVERAL INCHES AND THE CAR WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO STOP. AFTER PARKING FOR A PERIOD, BRAKE OPERATION APPEARED TO RETURN TO NORMAL. I EVENTUALLY SUSPECTED THE ISSUE WAS TRIGGERED BY THE ABS. I TOOK TO THE DEALER, DESCRIBED THE ISSUE AND REQUESTED A BRAKE DIAGNOSTIC WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. NOW FACING A REPAIR OF ~$2400 WHICH CAN'T BE AVOIDED AS HAVING THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD. MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT COLLEGE AND LIKELY WOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCED TO HANDLE WHAT I EXPERIENCED. WHILE AT JUST OVER 100,000 MILES, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL AND THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM DEFECT SEEMS UNUSUAL AND DANGEROUS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, AFTER MY CAR HIT A RACCOON THE BREAK PEDAL WENT SOFT AND LOST PRESSURE TOTALLY AND THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED AFTER A FEW HUNDRED METERS BY USING THE PARKING BREAK. THE BREAK PEDAL WAS PRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND NO PRESSURE AT ALL. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT COLLISION WITH THE BREAK SUDDEN OUT OF CONTROL, BUT REALLY IN A PANIC WITH EXTREME CONCERNS OF MY DRIVING SAFETY. I TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR A WHILE AND TURN BACK ON, THE BREAK RETURNED TO NORMAL AND I COULD DRIVE MY CAR HOME SLOWLY. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER NEXT DAY AND THE ISSUE SEEMS WELL KNOWN BY THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO TO SOLVE IT. THIS BREAK ISSUE HAPPENED FEW TIMES BEFORE WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP. I FOUND THIS IS MOST LIKELY THE SAME ABS MOTOR MODULATOR ISSUE OTHERS HAVE CLAIMED, NISSAN SHOULD SET A RECALL TO FIX THIS ASAP TO AVOID TRAGEDIES ON THE ROAD.

EVERY TIME THE ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGED DUE TO SLIPPING ON ROUGH ROAD OR LEAVES ETC, THE BRAKES BECOME SPONGY AND UNRESPONSIVE. IN ADDITION, THE PEDAL TRAVELS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED, ANY TIME THE ABS SYSTEM IS CALLED UPON. IT IS CLEAR THERE IS A BYPASS VALVE THAT IS NOT RETURNING TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT, WITH OVER 30 COMPLAINTS TO THE NTSA, NO RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS ISSUE BY NISSAN. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS AROUND $1500, POSSIBLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE SINGLE BRAKE PART IN EXISTENCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND A ROTTEN ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

WHILE BRAKING FOR A YELLOW LIGHT, I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TOTALLY SOFT, DROPPED TO THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. I COASTED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO GET ENOUGH PRESSURE FROM THE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR A FEW HUNDRED FEET LATER. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED THE CAR OFF TO CONSIDER MY OPTIONS (AND PANIC A LITTLE), THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. THE BRAKE RETURNED TO NORMAL HEIGHT AND PRESSURE. I DROVE THE 15 MILES HOME VERY CAUTIOUSLY. BRAKES HAVE BEEN FINE SINCE, BUT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING INCREDIBLY SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY. CAR IS WITH THE DEALER NOW TO TROUBLESHOOT, THOUGH I AM GUESSING IT'S THE SAME ABS MOTOR MODULATOR ISSUE OTHERS HAVE HAD. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS FIX ISN'T QUITE KNOWN TO 100% BE THE FIX, AND SO I AM INCREDIBLY LEERY OF DRIVING THIS CAR ANY MORE, EVEN REPAIRED. MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IS TOO IMPORTANT TO NOT BE SURE. SHOPPING FOR ITS REPLACEMENT NOW. FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED AT 98K MILES. *TR

I HAVE OWNED TWO NISSAN VEHICLES. THE FIRST NISSAN I OWNED WAS AN 08 ALTIMA THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AT 25,000 MILES. MY CURRENT NISSAN IS AN 09 MURANO. THIS VEHICLES TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AT 116,000 MILES. AT THE TIME I BROUGHT IT INTO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN HAS A LOT OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES. BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY WAS 60,000 MILES, I DID NOT BRING MY VEHICLE TO NISSAN. AFTER A FEW MONTHS WE DECIDED TO LOOK UP IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS. MY HUSBAND FOUND ON THE NISSAN SITE THAT DUE TO ISSUES THEY HAD WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION THEY EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY FROM 60,000 MILES TO 120,000 MILES. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT MY CAR INTO NISSAN AND HAD THEM LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND NEVER MENTIONED THE WARRANTY. I CALLED NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HAD MY CASE REVIEWED. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL BUT ONLY A WARRANTY EXTENSION. THEY OFFERED TO PAY 50% SINCE I WAS NOW AT 123,000 MILES. I LET THEM KNOW I HAD DOCUMENTATION SHOWING I HAD THE ISSUE PRIOR BUT THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING FURTHER.

OUR 2009 NISSAN MURANO LOST BREAK PRESSURE A FEW MONTHS AGO. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $700. LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN (BREAK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR). UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL NOW THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TWICE NOW DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE CONDITION AND THEY DID A FULL BRAKE EXAM. ENDED UP HAVING THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. SEEMED O.K. UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY.

BRAKES LOST PEDAL PRESSURE SEVERAL TIMES.INTERMITENT PROBLEM.MECHANIC REPLACED ABS MOTOR MODULATOR.COST WAS $2300.THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS MODEL.VERY DANGEROUS.RECALL NEEDED.

FAILURE OF ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE WHERE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUSHED TO FLOOR TO ENGAGE BRAKES.

OUR 2009 MURANO BRAKE PEDAL WORKED FINE UNTIL 6 MONTHS AGO. THE PEDAL THEN STARTED TO FEEL VERY SOFT WHEN PRESSED. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY LOOKED OVER IT BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING SERIOUSLY WRONG AND ADJUSTED THE TENSION. THE BRAKES SEEMED NORMAL AFTER BUT DIDN'T LAST LONG. I THEN TOOK IT TO A FORMER NISSAN MECHANIC THAT LOOKED INTO IT AND RECOMMENDED WE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SINCE HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE PARTS WITHOUT KNOWING FOR SURE. HE LOOKED INTO THE BULLETINS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND FELT THAT NISSAN HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL ON THEIR BRAKES. WHEN I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER THEY ACTED AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY BRAKE ISSUES WITH THE MURANOS. I INFORMED HER TO LOOK AT THE BULLETINS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO MATTER. I HAD THEM CHECK THE MURANO OVER AND THEY CAME BACK AND SAID BRAKE FLUID IS DIRTY THAT SHOULD FIX IT. OF COURSE IT DIDN'T FIX THE SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NISSAN HAS WITH BRAKES.

WHILE BRAKING FAIRLY HARD FROM 45 MPH ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A SMALL HUMP IN THE ASPHALT. THIS APPARENTLY ACTIVATED THE ABS SYSTEM, WHICH FAILED AND REMAINED IN THAT MODE. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, CONSIDERABLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. THE NISSAN DEALER REPLACED THE ABS ACTUATOR FOR $2700. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PREMATURE FAILURE FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 79,000 MILES.

RADIO VOLUME AND TUNING CONTROLS MALFUNCTION NOT ALLOWING ACCURATE CONTROL OF VOLUME. TRYING TO ADJUST THE VOLUME SOMETIMES RESULTS IN THE VOLUME LEVEL GOING TO MAXIMUM VOLUME ON ITS OWN, STARTLING THE DRIVER AND CAUSING A DISTRACTION WHILE TRYING TO READJUST THE VOLUME TO NORMAL. THIS CAUSES DISTRACTED DRIVING AND POSSIBLE HEARING DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME THE RADIO IS ON. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON SUBURBAN STREETS, ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST 2-3 YEARS.

CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TURNED OUT TO BE A TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM WHERE THE TRANSFER CASE SEEPED FLUID WITH OUT INDICATION UNTIL IT RAN DRY. THIS IS A KNOWN MFG DEFECT OF THE MURANO YET THERE HAS BEEN NO CORRECTIVE ACTION BY NISSAN AND THE REPAIR IS $3500.00. WE ARE LUCKY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT IN THIS CASE.

WE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A VERY LOW BRAKE PEDAL ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. IT WAS SPORADIC AND WOULD GET BETTER AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY BUT RETURN AFTER A FEW DAYS. WENT TO ONE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SUGGESTED NEW BRAKES PADS AND FRONT ROTORS. WE HAD THIS DONE AND THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE FOR A FEW DAYS BUT THEN RETURNED TO THE LOW PEDAL. WENT TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INDICATED THAT A NEW MASTER CYLINDER WAS NEEDED. HAD THIS DONE YESTERDAY AND AGAIN THE BRAKES SEEMED OK BUT WENT BACK TO A LOW PEDAL WHILE DRIVING HOME. FROM WHAT I'VE READ IN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED, THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS AND GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND INJURIES, I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NHTSA HAS NOT REQUIRED A RECALL. WE HAVE NOW SPENT OVER $1,200 FOR REPAIRS THAT LIKELY WERE NOT NEEDED. I DO NOT INTEND TO PAY FOR A NEW ABS CONTROLLER. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE A FIX AT NO COST.

DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TWO CARS IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN I TRIED TO DECELERATE I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AND IT SWERVED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE WHICH WAS FORTUNATELY EMPTY AT THE TIME. IT FELT AS IF I WAS DRIVING ON ICE WITH THE ENTIRE BACK END MOVING SIDEWAYS. I WAS ONLY 2 MILES FROM HOME AND UPON PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY I EXAMINED THE REAR END OF MY CAR. THE WELDS BROKE ON THE REAR SUB-FRAME AND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE FRAME.