2003 Nissan Murano Engine Problems

THE CAR KEEPS ON SHUTTING OFF ON ME THE MOTOR AND WAS CAUSED A BIG ACCIDENT

IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING TO WORK, VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. NEW BATTERY AND CAM SENSOR REPLACED VERY RECENTLY. NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON, NOTHING...IT JUST SHUT OFF. AFTER 2 TRIES IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. VERY SCARY!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED MTN VIEW NISSAN AT (423) 756-1500 (LOCATED AT 2100 SOUTH MARKET STREET, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37408) AND WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED IN 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V169000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,589.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V169000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

ON 4/8/15, WHILE ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY CAR STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. STARTED UP AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINS ON CURRENTLY. CONTACTED NISSAN SPECIALIST ON A WEBSITE WHO ADVISED IT COULD BE CRANK POSITION AND/OR CAMSHAFT SENSOR(S). I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE IT SCANNED. POSITIVE FOR CODES P0725(ENGINE SPEED SIGNAL CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION) AND P0340(CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT FAILURE). PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2003. NEVER NOTIFIED BY NISSAN OF RECALL FOR SENSORS(NHTSA #03V4550000). CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 4/9/16 WHO ADVISED ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED, DESPITE HAVING THE SAME COMPLICATION IDENTIFIED BY NISSAN AND NHTSA WHICH NECESSITATED THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, LETTER WRITTEN BY THETECHNICAL COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT OF NISSAN TO THE NHTSA, DATED 12/4/03, CLEARLY STATES THAT MY CAR IS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES. NO UPDATED LETTER OR OTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION FOUND STATING THAT CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CAR REPAIRED. THIS IS A GROSS SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM NOT CLEAR AS TO WHY THEY ARE REFUSING TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE AS PER THE RECALL. PLEASE ADDRESS. THANK YOU. *TR

ON 6/15/15, WHILE ON HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. STARTED UP AFTER FEW ATTEMPTS. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. I SCANNED FOR ERROR CODE AND I'VE GOT P0340 (CRANK POSITION AND/OR CAMSHAFT SENSOR(S)). ON 6/26/15 I TOOK THE CAR TO HILTON HEAD NISSAN DEALER IN HARDEEVILLE, SC - THEY SCANNED IT POSITIVE FOR CODE P0340(CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT FAILURE) AND THEY REPLACED THE TWO SENSORS. THEY NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT NISSAN RECALL FOR SENSORS (NHTSA #03V4550000). I FOUND TODAY ABOUT THIS RECALL AND CALLED NISSAN DEALER ON 6/27/16 - THEY TOLD ME THE CAR IS TO OLD TO APPLY THE RECALL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT NISSAN MURANO 2003 IS SPECIFIED ON THE RECALL AND DESPITE HAVING THE SAME COMPLICATION IDENTIFIED BY NISSAN AND NHTSA WHICH NECESSITATED THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, LETTER WRITTEN BY THE TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT OF NISSAN TO THE NHTSA, DATED 12/4/03, CLEARLY STATES THAT MY CAR IS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES. NO UPDATED LETTER OR OTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION FOUND STATING THAT CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CAR REPAIRED. THIS IS A GROSS SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM NOT CLEAR AS TO WHY THEY REFUSED TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE AS PER THE RECALL AND I HAD TO PAY FOR SENSORS REPLACEMENT. PLEASE ADDRESS. THANK YOU. *TR

ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY. MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND WHEN TURNING AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 5 MPH TO ABOUT 30 MPH. ENGINE RESTARTS AFTER STOPPING, PLACING GEAR SELECTOR IN PARK, AND TURNING KEY TO START POSITION.

DRIVING CAR AND IT CUTS OUT WHILE IN MOTION. RECALLS: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/OWNERS/SEARCHRESULTSBYURLCODE.ACTION?REFERENCESEARCH.REQUESTID=45839&REFERENCESEARCH.URLCODE=VVANYOQL53PIMW1 RECALL SUBJECT : INTAKE AIR DUCTS/RESONATOR REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAY 19, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V169000 COMPONENT(S): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING RECALL SUBJECT : WIRE BREAKING INSIDE ALTERNATOR , 1 INVESTIGATION(S) REPORT RECEIPT DATE: NOV 17, 2003 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 COMPONENT(S): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. *TR

THE CAR STALLS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES OF RUNNING/DRIVING. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. THAT MORNING I STARTED THE CAR, IT WARMED UP FOR 5 MINUTES, DROVE 15 MILES TO WORK, IT STALLED AS I PULLED IN TO THE PARKING LOT. IT RESTARTED BUT WAS SLOW TO DO SO. THE CAR SAT FOR 5.5 HOURS WHILE AT WORK. I STARTED THE CAR WITHOUT WARMING UP, DROVE 20 MILES, IT STALLED A BLOCK BEFORE MY HOME. IT RESTARTED SAME AS EARLIER THAT DAY. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WEEK, HAD THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR REPLACED YESTERDAY. TODAY, STARTED THE CAR, LET IT SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER 30 MINUTES IT STOPPED RUNNING. IT WILL RESTART BUT TAKES A FEW SECONDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE CRANK CAM SENSOR WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY NISSAN MURANO GOING 45MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, THE AIR WENT OUT, AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS PRESSING THE GAS BUT IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND IT SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL SHOPS THAT CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM SO THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THEY THINK IT'S MAYBE ELECTRICAL OR ENGINE COOLING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 10/23/13*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

MY TRUCK WOULD NOT TURN OVER ONE MORNING, ONCE I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT CRANKED IT WENT ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE STREET ANG JUST SHUT OFF. NO WARNING, JUST SHUT OFF. *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE RECURRED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) COULD BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. *TR

MY MURANO WAS ATTEMPTING TO STALL OUT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AFTER TAKING OFF....WHEN IT HAPPENED THE LAST TIME, BEFORE I GOT THE REPAIRS, IT JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS GETTING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE SOFT SHOULDER BEFORE SOMEONE CRASHED INTO ME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2KIDS...AND MY MURANO STAR TO LOSS POWER.AND SPEED GOIN UP WITHOUT PUSHIN DE GAS..I WAS SOO SCARED..AND THE ENGINE GO COMPLETELY OFF..ON THE FREEWAY ..WENT A TRY TO STARTED DON'T STAR...I REPLACED ONE CAM SENSOR EN STILL THE SAME..NOW I'M NO HAVE NO MORE MONEY TO FIXED ..AN I'M STOCK WITH THE CAR PAYMENT. WITHOUT CAR..THE DEALER DON'T WANT TO HELP ME..HU CAN HELP ME TO FIX MY CAT??? LOOK NICE ...BUT. THE MOTOR IS A PIECE A ZSSSSSHH... :( *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR FREEWAY I BEGAN TO HEAR MY CVT TRANSMISSION MAKING A LOUD WINDING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A TURBINE ENGINE REVVING UP AND THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER I NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 65MPH TO 15MPH DURING EXTREMELY HEAVY HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND THEN I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHICH BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DOES A BUNNY HOP IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO REAR END ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN SURGE OF ACCELERATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND IS NOW BECOMING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000. *TR

THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN IN SLOW TRAFFIC OR THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP, WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED, UNLESS I DEPRESS IT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I'M TERRIFIED THAT I WILL BE HIT FROM THE REAR WHILE WAITING FOR MY TO GET ENGINE POWER. DOING MY RESEARCH ONLINE I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 03V455000) FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. I CALLED NISSAN WITH MY VIN # AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED WITH NISSAN AT THIS POINT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IF MY CAR IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, SAME YEAR, MAKE & MODEL, WHY THEY WOULD TAKE A CHANCE IN THE SAFETY OF ME AS WELL AS MY FAMILY. IS THERE ANYONE OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT I CAN DO IN ORDER FOR NISSAN TO HONOR THIS RECALL SINCE IT WAS HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS IF IT WAS TO CAUSE A CRASH AS THEY DESCRIBE IN THEIR RECALL. *TR