2003 Nissan Murano Complaint Log

WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS OR IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE FOR 20-30 SECONDS, THEN LURCHES FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I REACHED 70K MILES AND ACCORDING TO ALL OTHER 2003 NISSAN OWNERS ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES, THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE NOTICE? NISSAN REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED RIGHT AWAY! *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE - SEAT NOT SAFE IN AN ACCIDENT AS IT MOVES WHENEVER THE CAR TURNS A CORNER. DEALER ADVISED THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE MURANO SEATS BRAKE, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE BLAME FOR DEFECTIVE PART. DEALER ADVISED $1,226.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. IT'S BEEN A GREAT CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. I HAVE RECENTLY HEARD A WHINING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP AND ANOTHER SOURCE TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $5000. THE CAR HAS 68K MILES. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WILL JUST DIE ONE OF THESE DAYS. MY FEAR IS WHERE WILL I BE OR WHAT WILL I BE DOING WHEN THAT HAPPENS. NISSAN JUST SAYS, "TOO BAD" ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

CAR WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND ALSO FROM A STOP WILL HESITATE AND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE A FEW SECONDS LATER WHILE THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER A YEAR WITH NO RESOLUTION PRESENTED. I HAVE BEEN IN TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS WHILE TRYING TO MAKE TURNS IN TRAFFIC AND IT IS A NIGHTMARE TO DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. A FIX OR RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

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

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND SLOW ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. VEHICLE SLOWED ON FREEWAY FROM OVER 65 MPH TO UNDER 40 MPH AND UNABLE TO GO ANY FASTER. DEALER SAYS IT WAS DUE TO THE COMPUTER NEEDING TO BE RESET AND NOW SAYS IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSFER CASE. I AM NOT CONFIDENT THE ISSUE WILL BE RESOLVED WITHOUT REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WITH A NEW DESIGN. *TR

THE DOOR ACTUATOR, FOR THE RIGHT REAR DOOR, DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN I PUSH THE ELECTRIC "DOORS UNLOCK- LOCK BUTTON" ON THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL, THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK, AS IT SHOULD. *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING ON RT 80 AND MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO, THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WENT ON, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER MY CAR STARTED LOSING POWER. AS I ACCELERATED, THE CAR WOULD NOT REGAIN SPEED AND STARTED BUCKING. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN, PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT A FEW MINS LATER AND THE POWER RETURNED. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN TO INVESTIGATE AND ENDED UP NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD (I PURCHASED IT NEW IN AUGUST 2004) AND HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. I FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT MY COST. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES TO MINE AS WELL AS OTHER COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL CAR I OWN AND I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS IM GUESSING THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS. IF IT WAS WORSE, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *TR

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BOLSTER IS BROKEN. NISSAN IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED (MY AUTO IS OUT OF WARRANTY). THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NISSAN MURANO OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

WHEN IN TRAFFIC UNDER APPX 10 MPH, YOU ACCELERATE AND IT DOES NOTHING, THEN SUDDENLY TAKES OFF. YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT IS VERY RANDOM AND ONCE IT STARTS DOING IT, IT KEEPS DOING IT UNTIL YOU STOP THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE TO PULL OUT ON A BUSY STREET IN THE AFTERNOON, AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND ALL THEY DO IS SAY IT IS A VACUUM LINE. THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW MOTOR MOUNTS TO KEEP THE ENGINE STABLE SO THAT THEY WON'T GET LOOSE. I HAD THEM REPLACED AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT THROW AN ERROR CODE, SO NO ONE, INCLUDING A VERY REPUTABLE AUTO REPAIR GARAGE, CAN FIX IT. WE HAVE EVEN STARTED GUESSING WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE, IE, FUEL INJECTORS - HAD THEM CLEANED - NO CHANGE. I HAVE NOW SPENT ALMOST $3K AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN TELLS ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL,BUT NOT FOR MY SERIAL NUMBER. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SINCE ABOUT MAY. *TR

NISSAN MUARANO 2003. WHEN HOT AND STOP AND GO, ACCELERATION CAN LAG BY 10 TO 30 SECONDS AFTER STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VERY DANGEROUS. SEEMS TO BE A PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY WANT $3000 TO $5000 TO FIX.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIME WHEN MY READMISSION WOULD SLIP AND NOT ENGAGE ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO. NOW WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CARPOOL FROM WORK WITH ME, A SMALL BEEP FROM UNDER THE DASH GOES OFF AND MY TRANSMISSION GOES COMPLETELY OUT. NOW I FIND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL OR FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS GOING TO BUY ANOTHER MURANO BUT NOW I AM LOOKING AT A $5,000.00 BILL JUST TO GET IT RUNNING. I AM VERY UPSET WITH NISSAN AS THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST A TRANSMISSION SO FAST. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 70K MILES. 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 HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST MONTH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED $105 TO DIAGNOSE IT AND SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE "VALVE BODY" FOR ALMOST $1700. DOING A SEARCH ON INTERNET SHOWS A LOT OF OTHER 2003 MURANO OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, THERE ARE 2 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON HERE, ONE DATED 2005, BUT CURRENTLY THERE IS NO FORMAL INVESTIGATION. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED, AS THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL 2003 NISSAN MURANO OWNERS AND IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR THE DEALERS TO MAKE HEFTY PROFIT ON THEIR MISTAKE. *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

FAULTY TRANSFER CASE. *TR

I BROUGHT MY NISSAN INTO THE DEALER THE BEGINNING OF APRIL 2008 BECAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS ON...AND I WAS TOLD MY CAR'S COMPUTER NEEDED TO "RE-LEARN" SOMETHING. THAT COST ME $100. THEN, ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A STRAINING NOISE, AND I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. OF COURSE, MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT POPPED ON. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, MY CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP... AND THE RPM SEEMED TO BE STUCK ON 4,000. MY SPEED STEADILY DECREASED, AND I HAD TO FINALLY STOP MY CAR IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I LEFT IT SIT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, RESTARTED IT, AND IT MIRACULOUSLY FIXED ITSELF. I MADE IT OFF THE INTERSTATE, BUT IT EVENTUALLY STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. THAT WAS LONG ENOUGH FOR IT TO FIX ITSELF AGAIN AND MAKE IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER. IT DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY TROUBLE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, SO I WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED WHEN THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION!!! THAT ABSOLUTELY NEVER EVEN OCCURRED TO ME THAT SOMETHING THAT MAJOR COULD BE WRONG! MY MURANO HAS JUST OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT.... UNBELIEVABLE! IT ENDED UP SITTING AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN A WEEK BECAUSE THEY HAD TO ORDER THE TRANSMISSION. THE TOTAL COST WOULD'VE BEEN $5,700, BUT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED IT. THAT'S A BIG RELIEF, BUT NOW I'VE LOST FAITH IN MY MURANO. I'VE HAD MINOR PROBLEMS BEFORE, AND IT EVEN COMPLETELY DIED ON ME AND HAD TO BE TOWED (I GUESS I NEED TO LOOKUP THAT PROBLEM AND REPORT IT TOO)... BUT I JUST THOUGHT "THESE THINGS HAPPEN NO MATTER HOW NEW A CAR IS." IT IS COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM... THANKS TO THIS WEBSITE. NISSAN REALLY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. THIS IS A HUGE MISTAKE ON THEIR PART, AND TO KEEP BRAGGING ABOUT HOW AWESOME THEIR NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS ARE... IS VERY WRONG. NISSAN NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. THE FIRST INDICATION OF TROUBLE WAS THE INABILITY OF KEEPING A SET SPEED WHILE VEHICLE WAS SET IN CRUISE CONTROL. WE COULD HEAR THE TRANSMISSION STRUGGLING TO GET TO THE SET SPEED AND COULD SEE THE RPM SHOOT UP AT THE SAME TIME. THE OTHER COMMON PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE VEH IS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED IN ORDER TO PROCEED (I.E. THROUGH AN INTERSECTION), THE VEH WILL NOT MOVE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHILE CONTINUING TO PRESS THE ACCEL PEDAL. THEN, VERY ABRUPTLY THE VEH WILL SHOOT INTO THE INTERSECTION AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *** THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING BUT INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING-SOMETIMES AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A FREEWAY, OFTEN AT LOW SPEEDS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. RECENTLY, WHILE ON A VERY BUSY AND DANGEROUS ROADWAY IN LEXINGTON,KY DURING RUSH HOUR, I EXPERIENCED THE INABILITY TO REACH THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH THE SPEED, THE TACHOMETER (RPM) WOULD INCREASE TO NEAR WARNING (RED ZONE) LEVELS. I FELT AS A DRIVER THAT I WAS COMPLETELY HELPLESS AND IN POSSIBLE DANGER FROM THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AND MY DISTRACTION. THE TOWN WE LIVE IN HAS A HIGH NUMBER OF 4-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS. WE HAVE 2 SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND DO A LOT OF IN-TOWN DRIVING. IF THERE IS A HESITATION BY ME AS A DRIVER DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, THE OTHER 3 DRIVERS MAY NOT REALIZE THAT I HAVE ESTABLISHED AN INTENT TO MOVE INTO THE 4-WAY INTERSECTION. IN THE PAST, A DRIVER OF ONE OF THE OTHER 3 CARS HAS ENTERED THE INT AND I HAVE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY TYPE STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. OUR NISSAN DEALERSHIP (GLENN NISSAN-LEXINGTON,KY) EXAMINED OUR VEHICLE ON 5/6/2008. THEY HAVE ADVISED US THAT OUR CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST $5,030.00. THE CODES GIVEN ARE "DTC PO868, P1778. MILEAGE 97148. WE DID PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND ARE PAST THE 72 MONTH POINT (ALTHOUGH STILL UNDER THE 100K MILEAGE POINT). *TR

NISSAN MURANO HAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH ITS TRANSFER CASE. IT CRACKS IN HALF ON CARS WITH LOW MILEAGE. IF IT HAPPENS ON A HIGHWAY, CAR STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH POTENTIAL MASSIVE FATAL ACCIDENTS. MY CAR BROKE AT 44K AND NISSAN REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART AS IT WAS A MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I FOUND OUT ON WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG FORUM THAT MANY, MANY CARS HAS THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS EVIDENTLY AN ENGINEERING DESIGN ISSUE, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. ONE CAR BROKE DOWN IN CANADA IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH A SMALL BABY IN THE CAR IN WINTER TIME. IT A MIRACLE THAT BABY SURVIVED . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. HE WAITED 30 MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. PREVIOUSLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CVT VALVE DUE TO THE STALLING FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2003 MURANO HAS FAULTY TRANSFER CASE, LEAKS FLUID AND HAS BURNING OIL SMELL. *TR

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

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.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. ON 3-31-08 IT WAS TOWED TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSIS AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) WAS FAULTY AND THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. ON 4-1-08 THE CAR WAS TOWED TO JACK INGRAM NISSAN IN MONTGOMERY, AL. I DESCRIBED ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS TO THE SERVICE REP AND LEFT IT. ON 4-2-08 THEY CALLED AND SAID THE TRANS AND TCM WERE FINE BUT THAT ONE OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS WAS BROKEN. I ASKED THEM IF THIS WOULD CREATE THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING AND I WAS TOLD YES, SO I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE MOUNT. A FEW HOURS LATER THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THE OTHER MOUNT WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THAT ONE ALSO. THE TOTAL BILL WAS $686 AND WE PICKED THE CAR UP THE NEXT MORNING, 4-3-08, MY DAUGHTER RETURNED TO FL ON 4-7. ON 4-10, WHILE RETURNING TO ALABAMA FROM FLORIDA THE CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING. MY DAUGHTER TRIED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. SHE COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED ME. LUCKILY SHE WAS IN ANDALUSIA, AL SO I CALLED MASSEY AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THEIR SHOP. THE NEXT DAY, 4-11, A REP FROM MASSEY CALLED AND SAID THE TCM AND TRANS WERE BOTH BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THEY MENTIONED WHEN THEY ENTERED THE VIN INTO THE NISSAN DATABASE (?) IT SHOWED WHERE THE TRANS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT DEALERSHIPS IN GA. THEY ALSO SAID THEY FELT THE FAULTY TCM CAUSED THE PREVIOUS TWO TRANS TO GO BAD. LUCKILY, THE TRANS WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER IN GA SO IT'S BEING REPLACED AT NO COST TO US. HOWEVER, THE TCM MUST BE REPLACED AND THAT'S GOING TO COST ME APPROX. $900. WHY DIDN'T JACK INGRAM TELL US ABOUT THE PREVIOUS TRANS PROBLEMS? I'VE TRIED TO CALL THEM TWICE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS YET TO RETURN MY CALLS. ADDITIONALLY, I'VE HAD TWO INDIVIDUALS LOOK AT THE OLD MOUNTS AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T SEE WHERE THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS LOOSE, MOVES (TILTS BACK AND FORTH) WHEN ACCELERATING/DECELERATING OR GETTING IN/OUT OF VEHICLE. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2003 - FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED. *TR

FOR THE LAST 10,000 MILES, I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS AFTER BEING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN, IT WOULD SUDDENLY GO. I FOUND OUT THAT IF YOU RESTART THE CAR, YOU HAVE INSTANT POWER AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN INFREQUENTLY, BUT ALWAYS WHEN I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR A WHILE OR WHILE I WAS IN STOPPED TRAFFIC FOR 10-15 MINUTES. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE CVT. IT IS A PRESSURE SENSOR LOCATED EITHER ON THE CVT OR INSIDE THE CVT. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO COMPLAIN, BUT I GOT NOWHERE. MY GUESS IS THAT ANYONE WITH A 2003 MURANO (AND POSSIBLY LATER MODELS) COULD EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH 2008 MY SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN & OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW & STARTLED ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE IT TO THE SIDE S I COULDN'T SEE CLEARLY IN FRONT OF ME AS THE VISOR DROPPED DOWN & BLOCKED MOST OF MY VIEW. I RESTOWED THE VISOR & IT WAS OKAY FOR A FEW DAYS BUT THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE VISOR DROPPING DOWN . IT APPEARS THE LATCH THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE IS OK, HOWEVER THE BAR THAT HOLDS THE VISOR& ALLOWS IT TO ROTATE UP & DOWN SEEMS TO BE LOOSE & CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO BE TIGHTER. I CONTACTED KING WINDWARD NISSAN ON 3/27/08 & SPOKE WITH A CHERYL WHO CHECKED MY WARRANTY & SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. I EXPLAINED TO HER THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT SHE SAID UNFORTUNATELY IT WASN'T COVERED SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT WHICH WAS ABOUT 300.00 FOR JUST THE VISOR. NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THIS AT NO CHARGE SINCE IT IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT & CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE VISOR COMES DOWN SUDDENLY & OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT FAILURE BEGAN WITH LOUD, ANNOYING SQUEAKS. THE SQUEAKING RESOLVED ITSELF WHEN THE LEFT SIDE RAIL/SEAT SUPPORT SNAPPED. THE SEAT NOW TIPS ABOUT 20DEG OFF ITS LEVEL AXIS, AND I AM SURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT BEING SAFELY SECURED TO THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. NISSAN, WHILE HAVING A LONG STANDING TSB ON TIS, REFUSES TO SEE IT AS A SAFETY DEFECT? WHAT WILL IT TAKE? PERHAPS WHEN THE LAWSUITS START COMING IN FROM PEOPLE BEING HURLED FROM THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC INCIDENTS THEN THEY WILL SIT UP AND NOTICE. A SEAT BELT CAN ONLY WORK IF IT STRAPS YOU TO A SECURE SEAT!!! *TR

FEB 13 2008 - TOOK MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IN FOR RECALL. ALSO ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION OIL, SINCE THE CAP SAYS TO BE CHECKED ONLY BY DEALER AND I'VE BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM OF HESITATION, WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. ALTERNATOR. THE OTHER RECALL ON SOME SORT OF PROTECTOR, WAS RE-SCHEDULED, THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS. HE ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL WAS OKAY, BUT WILL PROBABLY NEED TO DO AN OIL CHANGE. FEB 27 2008 - PARTS ARRIVED, DROPPED OFF CAR TO DO THE RECALL ON PROTECTOR AND FIX SUN VISOR. LATER IN THE DAY, I WAS ADVISED THAT NOT ALL THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL CAME IN. AND THE PART FOR THE SUN VISOR WAS A DIFFERENT PART. RESCHEDULED FOR MAR 12, 2008. I ALSO ASKED ABOUT CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, HE QUOTED ME APPROX. $150.00. AGREED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT NEXT TIME I WAS IN. MAR 1, 2008 - FIRST TRIP OF THE DAY, FROM A STOP AT INTERSECTION, ACCELERATED TO GET ONTO MAIN HIGHWAY, WE GO APPROX 5 FEET AND THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND UNABLE TO GO ANY FURTHER. PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND NO REV. CALLED FOR A TOW, AND TOOK MY MURANO TO NISSAN SERVICE. I WAS ADVISED THAT NO TECHNICIAN AVAILABLE UNTIL MONDAY. MAR 3, 2008 - MONDAY NOON, CALLED NISSAN TO CHECK ON MY VEHICLE. ADVISED THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH NISSAN ON THE MAINLAND FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO FIX. THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WILL LET ME KNOW TOMORROW. MAR 4, 2008 - TUESDAY NOON, CALLED TO CHECK ON MY VEHICLE. THEY HAVE YET TO GET IN TOUCH WITH NISSAN ON THE MAINLAND. THEY WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR ME TOMORROW. MAR 6, 2008 - THE NISSAN SERVICE SUPERVISOR CALLED TO ADVISE THAT MY TRANSAXLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROX. $4485. 00 TRANSAXLE, $850.00 LABOR. NO EXPLANATION ON WHAT NISSAN ON THE MAINLAND HAD SUGGESTED. HE SAID HE WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND LET ME KNOW TOMORROW. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET BROKE AT 42,000, REPAIRED BY DEALER FOR $850, " NOT COVERED" THEY CLAIMED. BROKE AGAIN AT 105,000, BUT I SUSPECT IT BROKE AROUND 90,000, NOT SURE SINCE I'M ONLY REGULAR DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IDENTICAL LOCATION ON BRACKET DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM WITH DESIGN OF PART. *TR

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

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

WHEN IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS IT JERKS SO YOU BASICALLY DRIVE WITH ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND THE OTHER ON THE GAS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 3-5 TIME DAILY. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. YESTERDAY AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED IT WAS OVERHEATING A LITTLE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE REPAIR PLACE AND HAD THEM COME AND TAKE IT TO BE SERVICED. THEY JUST CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE RADIATOR IS CRACKED AND THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL OF $1144.60. T HERE ARE 75000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND IT HAS ALWAYS GONE FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, OIL CHANGES, AND EVERYTHING REQUIRED TO KEEP IT RUNNING OPTIMALLY. HAVE READ ABOUT RADIATOR CRACKS FROM SEVERAL OTHER MURANO OWNERS, AND KNOWING THE OTHER PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY LEMON OF A CAR - THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR 3 TIMES - I WOULD SERIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATORS CRACKING ON OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT SUBJECT TO FAILURE. SEAT BECOMES LOSE AND MOVES UPON ACCELERATION AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY NISSAN MURANO OWNERS ON EDMUNDS.COM. TSB#NTB05-043A ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXES THE PROBLEM AND IT GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WHEN YOU RETURN FOR REPAIR AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY SAY IT IS A DIFFERENT PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE SEAT ROCKS FORWARD AND BACKWARDS AND FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *TR

AFTER MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HEATS UP THERE IS A HESITATION IN MY ACCELERATION OF ABOUT 4 SECOND. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOES ENGAGE THERE IS A JUMP FORWARD. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME PROBLEMS WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC OR FROM A STOP IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE STARTED WHEN THE CAR WOULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS IN POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THEN WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. WE LOST THE TRANSMISSION LAST WEEK, THE MURANO COULDN'T EVEN MAKE IT UP TO THE DRIVEWAY. WE NEED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION WORKING. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERS WAITING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ESTIMATED AT $4800. ~LB *TR

I OWN A 2003 MURANO AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION THAT THE DEALER LIED TO ME ABOUT. AS I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR JERKED AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND JUMPED IN THE ROAD WHICH PROVED TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NISSAN SHOULD RECALL IT. I SPENT OVER $4500.00 TO REPAIR THIS. IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT NEVER WAS ADDRESSED. THE POOR CONSUMER THINKING THEY ARE BUYING A DECENT CAR AT OVER 36K DOLLARS IS BUYING A PIECE OF CRAP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY OR THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT GOVERNS THE QUALITY OF A PRODUCT BEING SOLD IN THIS COUNTRY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN DUE TO A FAULTY CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,765 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,750.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE REAR SENSOR IN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

HAVE YET TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, DUE TO INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. 2003 NISSAN MURANO WHICH OVER THE PAST YEAR HAS EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN ACCELERATION WHEN IN STOP/GO TRAFFIC. *TR

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

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

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 94K MILES. 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 HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST MONTH. ITS WHEN I DRIVE IT TO WORK ITS ABOUT 38 MILES AND I GET OFF THE RAMP AT THE TURN SIGNAL AND I WANT TO ACCELERATE AND DON'T GO AM VERY SCARED TO PUSH THE THROTTLE BECAUSE IN A FEW SECS,IT JUST KICKS AND COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF ME. I DON'T LET MY WIFE USE THIS CAR NO MORE ,I FEEL MY CHILDREN AND MY WIFE COULD GET IN ACCIDENT THAT'S WHY AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT. I FOUND ALL THIS COMPLAINTS IN THE WEB. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F133968/20 )AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. THANK YOU. I THINK THIS IS A RECALL *TR

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO FAILS TO ACCELERATE AFTER HAVING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND EXITING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE GAS PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PRESSED DOWN ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR BEGINS TO SLOWLY MOVE AND SOMETIMES THE WHEELS SPIN OUT AND THE CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY ZOOM FORWARD. DRIVING IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE TURNING LEFT ALONG WITH NORMAL MOVEMENT THROUGH TRAFFIC HAS BEEN VASTLY SLOWED. *TR

NO ONE PARTICULAR EVENT LED TO FAILURE. THE SPECIFIC FAILURE IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FREQUENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY PIVOTS DOWN INTO LINE OF SIGHT OF DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HINDERS IMMEDIATE LINE OF SIGHT. VISOR HAS NO VISIBLE DEFAULT BUT FEELS "SPONGY" WHEN TRYING TO SECURE IT BACK UP. NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE INDICATE THE VISOR PIVOT POINT IS OF FLIMSY MANUFACTURE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS REFERRING TO THIS PROBLEM. MY VISOR FALLS INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT FREQUENTLY AND DOES BLOCK MY VIEW FOR A MOMENT UNTIL I PUSH IT BACK UP. I SEE THIS AS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I ATTEMPTED TO ORDER A NEW PART ON MY OWN AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS OVER $300.00 FOR A NEW VISOR. THIS SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS SINCE IT OBVIOUSLY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN "BROKEN" DUE TO MOVING IT UP AND DOWN LIKE ANY OTHER VISOR WOULD BE MOVED. *TR

MY SEAT STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER WANTED OVER $2500 TO REPAIR THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN AND IT HAS EFFECTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OWNERS. *TR