2003 Nissan Murano Complaint Log

I HAVE OWNED MY NISSAN MURANO 2003 FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND A FEW MONTHS AGO IT STARTED TO HESITATE WHILE I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I LEARNED THAT BY TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. THEN LAST WEEK, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE AND WHEN I WENT TO GET MY CAR FIXED...MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CVT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT NISSAN IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN FIX IT. THE CVT IS DESTROYED AFTER 110K MILES AND WITH IT'S DEMISE IT TOOK OUR AND DESTROYED THE TRANSFER CASE TOTALING $7200 TO FIX. WHILE LOOKING AT THE CONSUMER REPORTS FOR THIS VEHICLE...IT LOOKS AS IF I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS SITUATION AND THAT NISSAN HAS TURNED THEIR BACKS ON THIS INITIAL PRODUCT BY NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE DESIGN FLAWS AND CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THIS NEW CVT TECHNOLOGY. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR NISSAN TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE THIS RIGHT BUT IF HISTORY AND THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH OTHER MURANO OWNERS...I AM NOT GOING TO BE SATISFIED WITH NISSAN'S STANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO HELP INITIATE A CLASS ACTION AGAINST NISSAN FOR BOTH THE COST TO FIX THIS KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE FRUSTRATION THIS VEHICLE HAS GIVEN ME. *TR

TRANSMISSION STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS, BARELY MOVES CAR ALMOST HIT IN INTERSECTION. 63,000 MILE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. *TR

NISSAN MURANO SL. WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 65MPH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR GOING AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A 250 MILE DRIVE I COULD NOT USE MY CELL BECAUSE IT HAPPENED IN A DEAD ZONE. I HAD JUST HAD THE CAR SERVICED WITH A OIL CHANGE THE DAY BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 MURANO, THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH FAILING CAMSHAFT SENSORS. THERE IS A SPECIFIC RECALL THAT COVERS CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR DESIGN ISSUES IN THE 2003 MURANO, BUT NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE WORK, SINCE MY VIN DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THE RECALL RANGE. I HAVE EVEN TALKED TO THE VP OF EAST COST CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO TOLD ME TO REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. THESE ARE :"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH." IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CAR STALLING AT 45 MPH FOR MY WIFE ON A DANGEROUS WINDING ROAD. FOR A SMALL WOMEN WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES, THIS SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BOTH CAMSHAFT SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALREADY, AND ONE OF THEM IS FAILING AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $500, AND IT WILL COST AT LEAST THAT MUCH TO PAY FOR THE CHANGES THAT NISSAN REQUIRES UNDER THE RECALL TO REALLY FIX THE NISSAN DESIGN FLAW. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, SHE HEARD ANOTHER SNAPPING SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE SEAT MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I RAN OVER AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD. THE OBJET HIT MY FRONT TIRE THEN THE NISSAN MURANO UNDER CARRIAGE. I DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES, SMELLING GAS, TO A FILLING STATION. I PUMPED GAS BEFORE NOTICING GAS WAS GUSHING OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR (REAR ON DRIVER SIDE). FIVE GALLONS OF GAS SPILLED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, CLEANED UP THE HAZMAT & PUSHED MY CAR ASIDE. NISSAN WALDORF MD DEAL IS REPLACING THE GAS TANK (3 INCH SLIT IN GAS TANK) & THE BRACKET THAT CRACKED. THE BRACKET WAS INSTALLED IAW RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V003000 *TR

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. EVERYTIME I STEP ON THE GAS THERE IS A 4 TO 6 SECOND DELAY ON ACCELERATION. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE DEALER AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO THEIR REPAIR SHOP AND AT 1ST IT GOES AWAY ( AFTER I GET THE CAR BACK) ONLY TO COME BACK. I HAVE STOPPED TRYING TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURNS, JUST CAUSE IT IS SO DANGEROUS. THE SHOP THAT I WAS DIRECTED TO TAKE THE CAR TO( BY THE DEALERSHIP) FROM TIME TO TIME WOULD TELL ME THAT HE WOULD NOT FIX THE CAR OR THAT I NEEDED TO GET A DIFFERENT CAR. HE WOULD SAY THAT THE CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK OR THAT HE WOULD NOT FIX IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER ONE YEAR. *TR

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 30 MIN OR SO EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR IS DELAYED IN MOVING. IN ADDITION EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR I LOSE POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR SLOWS TO A CRAWL AND STOPS. I WILL THEN HAVE TO COAST THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAIT A FEW MIN AND THEN RESTART. THIS IS VERY SCARY EVERY TIME I TRY TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURNS. OTHER TIMES I AM DRIVING IT JUST WILL NOT MOVE FOR A LONG 5 TO 8 SEC DELAY. CARS COMING AT ME IN AT ANY SPEED HAVE ALMOST HIT ME. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR THE STALLING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. I READ THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 03V455000. THE THROTTLE BODY 3 TIMES, TRANSMISSION 2 TIMES. MOTOR MOUNTS AND A HOST OF OTHER PARTS. LET'S SEE OH YEAH THE TCM TWICE. VALVE BODY REPLACED. MILES AT 105,000. I HAVE SPENT OVER $900.00 PLUS. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM WON'T TAKE IT BACK. AT THIS POINT I JUST WANT OUT OF THIS CAR. COULD ANYONE HELP ME? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ABNORMALLY. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL FALL (VISOR GOES TO DOWN POSITION) UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL SOMETIMES WILL STAY UP WHEN PUSHED BACK UP. HOWEVER, IT WILL NOT STAY IN ANY POSITION BETWEEN UP AND DOWN NOW. THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE VISOR BAR CLIP. IT APPEARS TO BE WITHIN THE VISOR INTERNALS. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, I TOOK MY CAR TO KERAS NISSAN LOCATED AT 2080 COVINGTON PIKE IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, BECAUSE THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE FAILING IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I NO LONGER TRUSTED THE WORKMANSHIP OF DOBBS NISSAN, WHERE I MADE THE INITIAL PURCHASE. I DEALT WITH TRAVIS, A SERVICE ADVISOR THAT ADVISED ME THEY WOULD FIND THE PROBLEMS. AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR WAS NON-REPAIRABLE. TRAVIS STATED THAT IT LOOKED AS IF I NEVER SERVICED THE ENGINE WITH OIL. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO GATHER ALL OF MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS TO PRESENT TO NISSAN WARRANTY TO PROVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAVE BEEN PERFORMED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. OIL CHANGES AND DATES OF RECEIPTS PROVIDED: DOBBS NISSAN: APRIL 29, 2006 SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 JUNE 13, 2007 DANNY?S CAR CARE: MARCH 9, 2007 MARCH 28, 2007 AUGUST 18, 2007 GOODYEAR: JUNE 23, 2006 JANUARY 3, 2007 FIRESTONE: NOVEMBER 02, 2006 RECEIPTS THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2007. HE CONTACTED ME AROUND 11:15 AM TO INFORM ME THAT THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS DENIED, DUE TO, ?LACK OF MAINTENANCE?. I ASKED TRAVIS TO EXPLAIN TO ME IN DETAIL THE REASON FOR THE DENIAL, AND HIS REPLY WAS SIMPLY, "LACK OF MAINTENANCE?. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE ON A WARRANTED ENGINE. *JB

2 WEEKS AFTER THE 60,000 SERVICE (AT 63,500 K)I HAD MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. AT THAT TIME, THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED THE TRANSFER CASE SEAL REPLACED ($800). THAT WAS NOT THE REAL PROBLEM, THE BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE- I NEED A NEW TRANSFER CASE (REBUILD $900). BUT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE SO NEED TO BUY NEW TRANSFER CASE FROM NISSAN ($2500). DEFINITELY A 2003 MURANO MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 39,893 MILES. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SEAT NEVER FELT SECURE, TIME PASSED AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE, THE DEALER ADVISED I WOULD NEED A NEW SEAT FRAME. I REQUESTED A GOODWILL ADJUSTMENT BUT NISSAN CORP. DENIED MY REQUEST. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE A TODDLER AND SHE SITS IN THE BACKSEAT AND IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT FRAME BROKE DURING IMPACT IT WOULD CERTAINLY CAUSE INJURY TO MY TODDLER AND MYSELF. *TR

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

HEARD NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNDER LOW RPM RANGE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF PROBLEM AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE BUT WAS ADVISED BY SHOP MECHANIC ABOUT WORN DRIVE BELT. VEHICLE IS @ 34,000 MILES. UPON INVESTIGATION AT HOME FROM TOP OF ENGINE BAY, I NOTICED AC/ALTERNATOR IDLER PULLEY WAS VIBRATING AND ROTATING OF AXIS TO THE CRACK PULLEY. I INVESTIGATED ONLINE AT WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FOUND A SERIES OF REPORTS THAT THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE IDLE PULLEY WAS BROKEN AND CAUSES CUTTING INTO THE ADJUSTMENT ARM AND CAUSING THE NOISE (EVENTUALLY FAILING). RETURNED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED DEALER OF IDLER PULLEY PROBLEM RESEARCHED ONLINE AND REQUEST BELT SERVICE. WHEN MECHANIC REMOVED THE BELT, THE IDLER PULLEY ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD PROVIDE A BETTER DESIGN AND RECALL A $16 PART. POTENTIAL ISSUES OF FAILURE OF PULLEY: 1) NEARBY VICINITY OF THE RADIATOR COOLANT RETURN HOSE CAN CUT BY BROKEN BRACKET AND CAN CAUSE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. 2) COULD LEAD TO AN ALTERNATOR NOT PROVIDING ENERGY TO THE CAR AND A MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. *TR UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED *JB

THE IDLER TENSION BRACKET FAILED/BROKE DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR AND THE BELT WAS LOST 200 MILES FROM HOME! IT IS CLEAR THAT THE BRACKET WAS OVER HEAT TEMPERED BY THE MANUFACTURER! *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2003- 71,000 MILES- AWD TRANSFER CASE DEFECT $3500- ACUTE ONSET- LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHICH INCREASES IN VOLUME WHEN SPEED INCREASES- INOPERABLE AT THIS TIME- CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WITH NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTED- DEALER ATTRIBUTED THAT WEAR WAS CAUSED BY DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT WHILE IN AWD WHICH NEVER OCCURRED. SITUATION WAS SIMILAR IN NATURE WHEN MY ALTERNATOR FAILED SUDDENLY WITH NO CAUSE WHICH RESULTED IN A RECALL ONE YEAR LATER. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO. AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, STOPPED CAR AT STOP LIGHT. WHEN ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED, CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE FOR 5 SECONDS, THEN LURCHED FORWARD. MOMENTS LATER, ACCELERATOR COULD BE DEPRESSED TO FLOOR (IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRAFFIC INTERSECTION) WITH UNRESPONSIVE RPM AND ACCELERATION. ONCE CAR SHUT OFF, CAR OPERATED FINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR REMAINDER OF TRIP. WITHIN A WEEK, WHILE ON VACATION OUT-OF-STATE, SAME PROBLEMS OCCURS AGAIN. MURANO IS UNRESPONSIVE ONCE AUTO IS SLOWED FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY. ABLE TO GET AUTO OFF HIGHWAY ALTHOUGH ONCE CLEAR OF THE HIGHWAY, AUTO WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM STOP LIGHT. CAR REMAINS UNRESPONSIVE UNTIL SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. ONCE RUNNING, CAR SEEMS TO CHUG AND LURCH AT ALL SPEEDS. MURANO WAS IMMEDIATELY SERVICED (THE FOLLOWING DAY) AT FAULKNER NISSAN IN HARRISBURG, PA WHILE ON VACATION AND DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. REPLACED AT COST OF $1800+. ON RETURN TRIP TO HOME (NEWPORT, RI), VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE FINE UNTIL DECELERATING FOR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. ONCE THAT OCCURS, IT EXPERIENCES COUNTLESS TRANSMISSION SURGES AND SHAKES AT ALL SPEEDS. FROM STANDSTILL, CAR IS UNRESPONSIVE AND OFTEN STUTTERS AND SHAKES. ON RETURN TO HOME DEALERSHIP (JUST ONE WEEK AFTER FIRST SERVICE), DEALER (BARRY NISSAN, NEWPORT, RI), REPLACES TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT ($1300+) YET STILL IS UNSURE IF THAT IS THE FIX. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS YET TO RETURN MY CALL DESPITE MY INITIAL COMPLAINT AND MULTIPLE EFFORTS TO CONTACT THEM AGAIN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT EVEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT A VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS HE EXPERIENCED HESITATION WHICH AS A CONSEQUENCE HINDERS ACCELERATION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN WHICH TECHNICIANS REPEATEDLY ADVISED HIM THAT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. EVENTUALLY, A DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION AT AN EXPENSE OF $1800.00 BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY. HE HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

THE RELAY THAT UNLOCKS THE GAS DOOR FAILS AND YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE GAS DOOR TO REFILL THE CAR WITH GAS. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR '03 AND '04 AND STILL NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE COST FOR REPAIR. *JB

A FEW DAYS AGO; DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND TURNING RIGHT ON A STREET NEAR MY HOUSE THE DRIVER SEAT SWIM LEFT PUSHING MY BODY AGAIN THE WINDOW AND AT THE SAME TIME LOSING CONTROL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IF A CAR WAS LOCATE AT THE OTHER SIDE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVE IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WANTS OVER 500.00 FOR REPLACING THE ENTIRE DRIVER SEAT TRACK. CLOSE INSPECTION SHOW THAT A METAL BAR RUNNING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT THE READ LOCATION BROKE ON THE LEFT SITE; THIS BAR IS THE ONLY THINK PREVENTING THE SEAT FROM MOVING LEFT OR RIGHT; IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS BAR IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH; THE METAL WAS ALSO TWISTED. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS; PEOPLE LIVE ARE AT RISK. *JB

I NOTICED THE RPM REV UNCONTROLLABLY BETWEEN 2 AND 3K WHILE DRIVING AND DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AS NO LIGHTS HAD COME ON WITH THE VEHICLE. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT ON HOT DAYS AND DAYS WHEN I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND EXTREMELY SLOW AND THEN 10-15 SECONDS LATER WOULD REV UP ALMOST TO 4K RPM ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR. THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I GET STUCK IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC .. THE CAR AGAIN BEGINS TO RESPOND SUPER SLOWLY 10-20 SECONDS. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. MY CAR SITS.. AND SITS.. AND THEN TAKES OFF AT 60MPH AT A STOPPED TURN RIGHT AND I ALMOST HIT A CAR. I'VE CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE NISSAN IN MY AREA AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUES THAT I HAVE STATED AND THAT THEY NEED TO KEEP MY VEHICLE FOR A DAY TO DUPLICATE WHAT'S GOING ON. AFTER READING ALL OF THE POST BY OTHER OWNERS THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH SOMETHING IN THE CARS TRANSMISSION. IF I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT $6000 BECAUSE OF A $5 SENSOR THAT TO ME SEEMS LIKE A CROCK. I THINK THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE YOU CAN GUARANTEE THE OWNERS THAT OWN THESE SLOW RESPONDING CARS WILL SELL THEM OR TRADE THEM IN AND ANOTHER UNSUSPECTING OWNER ON A HOT AND STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DAY WONT KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEIR BRAND NEW USED 10 POINT INSPECTED VEHICLE. I THINK THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS OR THEIR WILL BE LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO THIS DESIGN FLAW. RIGHT NOW I HAVE NOT HAD MY FAILING PARTS FIXED BECAUSE I WILL NOT PAY THE $6,000 TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION. I WILL PROBABLY END UP TRADING THE CAR IN AND USING THE $6,000 TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

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

AT 52,000 MILES THE NISSA MURANO 2003 DEVELOPED ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. 1. CANNOT ADJUST LEFT OR RIGHT MIRROR--$800 TO FIX. 2. FRONT LEFT SEAT DOES CANNOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS--*$800 TO FIX. 3. FRONT MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN--$400 TO FIX 4. RIGHT FRONT DOOR LOCK MECHANISM BROKEN--$400 TO FIX 5. LEFT FRONT DOOR LOCK MECHANISM STICKING, SOON TO BREAK--$400. 6. GAS CAP ACTUATOR WENT OUT 3 TIMES--FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. 7. ALTERNATOR RECALL--FIXED BY RECALL

NISSAN MURANO 2003 SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHTCAME ON AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ON THE FREEWAY AND I HAD TO FIND A SHOULDER AFTER AN OVERPASS BRIDGE TO PULL OVER FOR MY SAFE AND FOR MY 2 TOODLERS CHILDREN. I CHECK THE RECALL ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS AND IT WAS A RECALL BACK IN 2003 THAT I DID NOT RECIEVE A NOTICE IN THE MAIL. I CALL A CAR DEALER AND DENYING ME FOR THE RECALL. I CALL THE CONSUMER AFFAIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND 7/2/2007 AND CASE IS PENDING. I FEEL SO UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE SINCE 2003 THIS VEHICLE HAS FIVE RECALLS SUCH AS GAS TANK, SET BELT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, TRANSMISSION NUT NOT TIGHTEN ENOUGH AND ALTERNATOR.*AK

CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL FAILURE. MC THE CONSUMER STATED UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE WARRANTY COVERED THE MECHANICAL FAILURE, SHE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SHE WAS ENCOUNTERING WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 05 BUT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED BACK IN MAY OF 05, SO THAT MIGHT BE WHY THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER IS SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR DUE TO THE RECALL PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF THE INVOICE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GRADUALLY STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN JULY 2007. BUT, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. PRIOR TO THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS, THE ENGINE STALLED ON MAY 10, 2010. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE CRANK SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REPAIRS SUCH AS: ALTERNATOR FAILURE, THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS ROUTINELY MALFUNCTIONED DURING EXTREME HEAT, THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT MALFUNCTIONED, THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CRACKED, THE AXLES WERE LOOSE, AND THE INTAKE HOSE FAILED. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 71,300 MILES, WHENEVER I GET TO A STOPPING POINT OR MAKING A TURN, IF I TRIED TO RESUME DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE. THERE'LL BE NO ACCELERATION POWER. I WILL BE WAITING FOR 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD MOVE. I'M AFRAID I MIGHT GET HIT ONE DAY. *TR

200 MURANO TRANSMISSION - THROTTLE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD FROM A STOP AFTER DRIVING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO SL - FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUPPORT. UPON NORMAL WEAR, THE LIFTER LINK, PART OF THE SEAT LIFTER LINK SLIDE ASSEMBLY, HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHERE THE LINK LIFTER ASSEMBLY METAL HAS SNAPPED, LEAVING NO REAR SUPPORT FOR THE SEAT AND ALLOWING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO MOVE FREELY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED A SPECIAL TSB THAT TOLD OF THIS FAILURE AND HOW TO REPLACE IT, BUT WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OUT-OF-WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WOULD HAVE UNKNOWN RESULTS IN A CRASH. I HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE REPORTED BY SEVERAL OWNERS OF NOT ONLY MURANOS, BUT OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO - THE SUNVISOR ASSEMBLY COMES LOSE AND IMPAIRS VISION FROM BEING ABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT SET BACK INTO PLACE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE MANUFACTURER BUILT. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION FROM THE START. IT HESITATED TO SPEED UP, MY FOOT IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER A WHILE THE CAR WOULD LAUNCH. IF I TURN MY ENGINE OFF (WHILE MOVING) AND RESTART SYMPTOM WILL GO AWAY. SOMETIME IT COMES AND NEED TO RESTART DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CONSTANT WORRIES DURING RUSH HOURS. *TR

DURING ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND THE MOTOR WILL REV TO AROUND 3 TO 4000 RPM. THEN INSTANTLY GRAB AND JUMP DOWN THE ROAD. IT DOES THIS EVERY FEW WEEKS FOR A EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME... RECENTLY TOOK A 100 MILE TRIP, HALF WAY THROUGH THE TRIP THE PROBLEM STARTED AND CONTINUED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. ON THE WAY BACK THE SAME DAY IT NO LONGER HAD THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR MADE AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE. THE FAILURE AFFECTED HOW THE WINDOW RAISED UP AND DOWN. SHE NOTIFIED NISSAN WHO STATED THAT THE MOTOR HAS FAILED AND WOULD COST $600.00 TO REPLACE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE PERTAINING TO HER VEHICLE. SHE FEELS THAT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CANNOT DRIVE HER VEHICLE. NISSAN STATED THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000. . RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 05/25/07 FAILED. *LJ

NISSAN MURANO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 92,000. *TR

RECALL ON SOME 2003 NISSAN MURANO CAM SENSORS. MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL BUT IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT THE CAM SENSOR RECALL STATES. IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN ALL 2003 NISSAN MURANOS SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO. DAMAGE TO GAS TANK SHIELD INSTALLED BY MFG RECALL. RAN OVER SMALL PIECE OF RUBBER ON THE HIGHWAY & IT TORN THE SHIELD LOOSE FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR. NEW CARS COME WITH METAL MOLDED SHIELDS MOUNTED TO THE GAS TANK. THE PLASTIC SHIELDS WHICH NISSAN IS INSTALLING ARE NOT STURDY ENOUGH TO PROVIDE THE PROPER PROTECTION TO THE GAS TANK. CARS WHICH HAVE HAD THESE PLASTIC SHIELDS INSTALLED SHOULD BE RECALLED TO HAVE THE MOLDED METAL SHIELDS INSTALLED

THIS IS A COPY OF THE TEXT I SENT NISSAN. TO: INTERESTED PARTIES NISSAN USA REFERENCE # 5652837. I NOW OWN A 2003 MURANO VIN 3 J. I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT I AM NOT RESOLVED ON AND DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS: I AM A RESERVE NAVY OFFICER NOW DEPLOYED TO IRAQ, WHICH MAKES THIS ENTIRE EVOLUTION A BIT DIFFICULT. MY SON CHRIS WILSON AGE 22 WAS DRIVING THE MURANO ON MARCH 14, 2007 NEAR HIS COLLEGE IN CULLOWHEE, NORTH CAROLINA WHEN WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN EXPERIENCED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF ACTIVE TRAFFIC SAFELY WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKE ASSIST. WITNESSES TO THE EVENT CLAIMED HE WAS LUCKY AND SKILLED TO MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ENDANGERING HIMSELF AND OTHERS IN TRAFFIC. WE THEN SEARCHED FOR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO CONTACTED THEM AND ARRANGED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED THERE. AFTER AN ANALYSIS AND THE PART NUMBER OF A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TCM. I WENT TO THE NISSAN USA WEB SITE AND RESEARCHED RECALLS THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR 2003 MURANOS. I WAS VERY INTERESTED TO FIND ONE FOR VIN NUMBERSJN8AZ08T*3W 100007-100032,JN8AZ08W* 200005-200071. I REALIZE THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ONE OF THESE AND THE NICE FOLKS AT THE CALL CENTER AND THE SERVICE FOLKS AT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING UNLESS THERE IS A VIN MATCH. THE RECALL QUOTES: ''ON SOME 2003 MURANOS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE MIGHT STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN IF THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILS. THIS MAY ALSO RESULT IN THE ''SERVICE ENGINE SOON'' LIGHT COMING ON OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER. IT IS THE SAME RESULT AS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I AM A PROFESSIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND I FEEL ETHICALLY SOUND IN MAKING THE REQUEST AND MAINTAINING AN UNRESOLVED POSITION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD .THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO ME AND MANY OTHERS STARTED BLOWING THEIR HORN. THE MURANO MOVED ABOUT 6 FEET LIMPING FORWARD SLOWLY THE STOPPED AGAIN. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE ( 2 EACH WAY ) ROAD. IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO GET INTO THE CORRECT LANE AND THE CAR HAD A TOP SPEED OF LESS THEN 10 MPH. I PULLED IN A NON SERVICE GAS STATION AND WENT IN FOR LUNCH. ABOUT 3/4 OF AN HOUR LATER I RETURNED TO THE CAR WHICH RAN FINE..WENT TO THE AIRPORT AND RETURNED ALMOST HOME BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT ANOTHER STOPLIGHT. WHILE WAITING FOR THE 2003 MURANO TO MOVE A TRANSPORT BEHIND ME JUMPED THE CURB TO GET AROUND ME AND ALSO GAVE ME THE FINGER. I TOOK THE MURANO INTO A DEALER WHO HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM I MENTIONED ( BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WENT INTO " LIMP MODE" SO I WAS SURE THAT THEY HAD LOTS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I TOOK THE MURANO IN ON MARCH 9TH AND PICKED IT UP MARCH 15TH AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. ON RETURNED THE MURANO TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY APRIL 9TH I ONCE AGAIN RETURNED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE MURANO DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. I ASKED IF THE MECHANIC COULD COME WITH ME AND TEST DRIVE IT. I DROVE ABOUT 4 BLOCKS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND PULLED OVER TO LET THE MECHANIC DRIVE IT SINCE HE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST FINE. HE GOT BEHIND THE WHEEL AND I NOTICED HE WAS SHIFTING FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE AND BACK AGAIN, THEN HE TOLD ME IT WOULD NOT MOVE. FINALLY IT LIMPED BACK TO THE DEALER WITH 4 WAY LIGHTS FLASHING. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT VERO US 1 NISSAN - HYUNDI WROTE UP ANOTHER WORK ORDER AND ON APRIL 20TH I PICKED UP THE MURANO WITH A SECOND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IN 25 DAYS. TO THIS DAY NEITHER NISSAN USA OR NISSAN CANADA HAVE ADMITTED THERE IS AN INHERENT SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE MURANO 2003-2004 CVT TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAILURE AND SHUTDOWN OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 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. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 47K MILES. THE BELT TENSIONER BRACKET (ALSO CALLED IDLER PULLEY BRACKET) BROKE. WHEN THE BRACKET FAILED, IT CUT ONE OF THE COOLANT HOSES AND DAMAGED THE SERPENTINE BELT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE / FAILURE TO THE ENGINE. ALL SERVICE TO MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DONE BY AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALERS ONLY. I BELIEVE THE FAILURE OF THIS BRACKET WAS DUE TO IMPROPER DESIGN / MANUFACTURE. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED BY MURANO OWNERS ON WWW.FRESHALLOY.COM AND WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG. NISSAN REFUSED TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS FAILED PART UNDER THEIR ENGINE / POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. *NM

FUEL DOOR ON MY 2003 MURANO LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT BE OPENED WITH DIRECTIONS IN OWNERS MANUAL. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER DETERMINED PROBLEM WAS LIKELY IN THE COMPUTER MODULE BEHIND THE DASH. IT WAS GOING TO BE $250 IN LABOR, THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE OF $90, AND POSSIBLY A $300 PARTS CHARGE TO FIX. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO DISABLE THE LOCKING MECHANISM, AT A COST OF $135. *JB

POWER DRIVER SEAT BRACKET BROKE IN LEFT REAR OF SEAT. NOTHING OTHER THAN EVERY DAY USE OF GETTING IN AND OUT OF CAR. SEAT HAD BEEN ADJUSTED VERY LITTLE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, I HAVE BRICKS UNDERNEATH TO SUPPORT THE SEAT SO I CAN DRIVE. THE CAR WAS BARELY 4 YEARS OLD AND HAD ONLY 70,000 ON IT AT THE TIME. *TR

FUEL DOOR WILL NOT RELEASE. *JB

EXPERIENCED CLICKING SOUND AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA. 2003 MURANO WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED WITH WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE COMPLETE FAILURE OF CVT TRANSMISSION IN NISSAN DEALER MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH 77,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. AT THIS POINT, NISSAN HAS OFFERED NO GOODWILL HELP IN REPLACING $5000 CVT TRANSMISSION,CITING OUTSIDE OF 60,000 MILE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. RELIABILITY OF CVT TECHNOLOGY IN 2003 MODEL IS QUESTIONABLE , IF COMPLETE FAILURE ON CVT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AT 77,000 MILES. WITH EXCEPTION OF REPLACING TWO RADIATORS AND THIS CVT FAILURE, I HAVE HAD BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH VEHICLE. *NM

CONSUMER STATED HIS 2003 NISSAN MURANO SHIFTS IN THE REAR END WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS. *NJ UPDATED 02/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/26/10.*JB

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO, THAT IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. ON THE 26TH OF NOVEMBER 2006, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND STOPPED OPERATING, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NOW I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD, $35,000 DOLLAR VEHICLE, WHICH MAY AS WELL BE A PAPERWEIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, AWAITING REPAIRS. I TAKE CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AS IF IT WERE MY OWN CHILD. I ENSURE THAT THE OIL IS REPLACED EVERY 3,000 MILES RELIGIOUSLY,AND I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR ROUTINE SCHEDULED SERVICES. TO SUSTAIN A NISSAN MURANO IS NOT A CHEAP TASK. THE LAST SCHEDULED SERVICE WAS A 60,000 MILE MAINTENANCE AND IT COST ME WELL OVER $500 DOLLARS. I ENSURE THAT THE MAINTENANCE IS BEING COMPLETED, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ROUTINE SERVICES. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS NISSAN MURANO, I HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD GIVE ME SO MANY HEADACHES. I HAVE BEEN TO THE NISSAN DEALERS FOR UNSCHEDULED WARRANTY REPAIR AT LEAST 5 TIMES A YEAR, SINCE I PURCHASED IT. SOME OF THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH THE SUV ARE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNING ON, UNEXPLAINED VEHICLE VIBRATIONS WHEN DRIVING, CAR SEIZING IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD, BAD BRAKES, ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE EXCHANGED, BATTERY WENT BAD, AND MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT FALL INTO GEAR. I CALLED THE NISSAN CONSUMER TOLL FREE NUMBER AND THE NISSAN CORPORATION IS ASKING ME TO CONSOLIDATE THE RECORDS OF EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED ON THE CAR, AND FAX IT TO THEM. IT SEEMS THAT CONVENIENTLY ENOUGH, NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE RECORDS OF ANY MAINTENANCE THAT WAS PERFORMED AT AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALERS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS INFORMATION HAD TO BE FAXED FIRST, BEFORE A DECISION CAN BE MADE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD PREVIOUS DIFFICULTIES COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND HAD CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION WHEN THE CURRENT INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE ONLY DECISION I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IS, IF THE NISSAN CORPORATION IS GOING TO GRANT MY REQUEST TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION AT NO COST. *JB

ON MONDAY, 11/13/06 I TOOK MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IN FOR WINTERIZING & TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT A HUMMING NOISE TO THE NISSAN DEALER. LATER THAT DAY I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THE NOISE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER CASE WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST, OVER $4000 TO REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 89,000 MILES. DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION AND HAD THE VEHICLE MOVED TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER. THIS NISSAN DEALER HAS REPAIRED ANOTHER MURANO WITH THE SAME SITUATION AND SO WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THAT IT IS NOT THE TRANSFER CASE, BUT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. UNFORTUNATELY THE COST IS EVEN MORE - OVER $6000. BEING I DID NOT PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THE "WHY" FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT EITHER THE TRANSFER CASE OR TRANSMISSION WERE FAILING WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. I CALLED MY SALESPERSON ABOUT THE SITUATION AND HE INFORMED ME HE HAD A FRIEND THAT HAD HIS TRANSFER CASE FAIL AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILES. IN MY OPINION, MAJOR COMPONENTS - TRANSMISSIONS OR TRANSFER CASES SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT THIS MILEAGE AND WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO PURSUE TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A RECALL SITUATION.*JB