2007 Nissan Murano Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the check engine and ABS warning lights illuminated, and the vehicle suddenly lost motive power and would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to the local service center who diagnosed that the fuel sensor intake valve was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,000.

Recently my 2007 Nissan Murano was dragging a little on slow speeds. I checked the wheels and found the driver's side rear brake had more brake dust then the other side. I pulled the wheels and found that the brake caliper was froze. I bought two "new" calipers and rotors and replaced them. I then used an Air driven suction device to replace all the fluid in the system and bleed the air out of the system. When I started it up the brake pedal was very spongy so I brought to the local tire Kingdom about 1/2 mile away and let them bleed it out. They stated that the master cylinder was now no good. I purchased a "new" master cylinder installed it, and re-bleed the system. The pedal was still dangerously spongy and low so on 06/14/202I the vehicle to the local Nissan dealer. After a few days they stated that the "ABS Brake Actuator" was not functioning. I questioned why the ABS warning light didn't come on and they didn't know. The dealer said the part was no longer available new so hey offered to get one from LKQ scrap yard for $780.00 and for $220.00 more it would be covered for a year. I looked into the issue and found that the 2009 Murano's were recalled for this issue, so I inquired what year was the part coming out of. They didn't know so I got one on my own from the exact same vehicle and brought to them to install. A few days later they stated that the new "Master Cylinder" was defective. I went back to Nappa Auto and bought another one and gave to them to install and re-bleed the system. My question is a vehicle with an ABS warning light a Brake System warning light and even just a Engine check light never came on, why not? The dealer has no answer for me and I am concerned that this will happen again and possibly at a higher rate of speed. Can you investigate this incident for me? Thank you for your time and consideration.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE BRAKES AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH COULD NOT BE PERFORMED UNTIL AN ABS WHEEL SENSOR WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V169000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FAIL AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF HIS RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED AGAINST A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A REPORT ON THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,600...UPDATED 07/13/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED AS HE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE CIRCULAR END OF A CUL-DE-SAC ON LEVEL GROUND. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES WHILE KEEPING THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO A HARD RIGHT. WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, HE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHILE KEEPING HIS FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE COMPLETED AN ARC OF ABOUT 120 DEGREES BEFORE IT HIT A TREE AT THE END OF HIS NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND MOVED IT AWAY FROM THE TREE, THE BRAKES WORKED. UPDATED 07/31/12

IT WAS A CHILLY WINTER AFTERNOON AND I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A BUSINESS PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 30MPH AND I WAS SLOWLY GETTING UP TO SPEED. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED TO RED AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS LIKE I WAS PRESSING AGAINST A SOLID WALL. I HAD TO SWERVE AROUND CARS, HONKING MY HORN AS I COULDN'T STOP. I MANAGED TO PULL INTO ANOTHER PARKING LOT WHILE REPEATEDLY TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FINALLY RELEASED AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE OF PUMPING. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 10 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH BRAKES AND THIS IS SOMETHING THEY'VE NEVER DEALT WITH. IT CANNOT BE REPLICATED ONCE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES. *TR

BRAKES ON OUR 2007 NISSAN MURANO, WITH OVER 7000 MILES, STILL SQUEAL EXCESSIVELY IN REVERSE. WE ARE CONCERNED WITH EVENTUAL DAMAGE TO PADS AND/OR ROTORS AND SUBSEQUENT BRAKE FAILURE. AT THE DEALER FOR A SCHEDULED SERVICE VISIT, SERVICE MANAGER RECENTLY CLAIMER "ALL CARS HAVE SAME BRAKE NOISE" AND "ALL BRAKE PADS ARE THE SAME", AND "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THE BRAKE NOISES ARE NORMAL." *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN MURANO THAT WE PURCHASE A FEW MONTHS AGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, THERE IS A HORRIBLE SQUEAKING/WHISTLING/GRINDING NOISE THAT OCCURS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY CONSISTENTLY STATE THEY ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION BUT NISSAN DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS REALLY WRONG WITH THEM AND ONLY OFFER A SUGGESTIVE CHANGE IN BRAKE PADS AND USING A SPECIAL GREASE TO LESSEN THE NOISE FOR A FEW DAYS. THEY EVENTUALLY CHANGED OUT THE ROTORS ON THE LAST TRIP A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND TOLD US THE PROBLEM NISSAN STATES IS THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE "NISSAN BRAKE PADS" AND THERE IS TO MUCH METALLIC IN THE PADS NOW WHICH IS CAUSING THE NOISE. SINCE THAT VISIT, WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND HAD AND "AFTER-MARKET BRAKE PAD" PLACED ON THE CAR SINCE NISSAN STATES IS WAS ONLY A PROBLEM WITH THEIR MAKE OF BRAKE PAD. WE VERY QUICKLY LEARNED THIS WAS NOT TRUE! THE NOISE AND GRINDING IS WORSE. IT HAS EVEN BECOME NOTICEABLE ANYTIME YOU APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES DO NOT FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GRABBING CORRECTLY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $40K FOR A CAR AND NOT HAVE SECURITY WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I THINK THE DEALERS SHOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

BRAKES/EXCESSIVE SQUEAKING ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE. HORRIBLE SOUND. *TR

WHILE GENTLY APPLYING BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SOMETIME LUNGES FORWARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PRESSED HARDER TO CONTINUE SLOWING AT THE SAME RATE. A NISSAN AREA TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH ME. I TOLD HIM HE WAS STOPPING TOO QUICKLY TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM. I NEVER COULD GET HIM TO TRY IT WHILE STOPPING GENTLY. IT MAY BE A SITUATION RELATED TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION DISENGAGING FROM ENGINE BRAKING AND ONLY HAPPEN ON WHILE DOWNHILL BRAKING. *TR

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2007 NISSAN MURANO A FEW MONTHS AGO. SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH VERY LOUD SCREECHING NOISES WITH THE BRAKES. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT IN LUBBOCK, TX AND TO A DEALER IN HOUSTON. BOTH SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MURANOS AND THEY ARE HOPING FOR SOME SORT OF FIX FROM NISSAN. THEY BOTH SAID THAT TO DATE THERE HAS BEEN NO REPAIR INITIATED FROM THE FACTORY. I WROTE AN EMAIL TO NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY DID NOT CARE TO RESPOND. SINCE THE BRAKES ARE SUCH A VITAL PART OF AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY AND THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT RIGHT I WANT TO ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. IF IT CANNOT BE RESOLVED WOULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO HOW TO RETURN THIS CAR UNDER THE "LEMON LAW" AS WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING IT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DEALERS AND BOTH RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS A PROBLEM BUT NEITHER CAN RECOMMEND A FIX. I DO NOT BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A CAR WE BELIEVE IS UNSAFE. *TR

A 2007 NISSAN MURANO BOUGHT NEW MAY 2007AND SINCE NEW THE VEHICLE HAS MADE A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND FROM THE BRAKES WHEN IN REVERSE. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT THE CONYERS NISSAN DEALER BUT EVEN THOUGH THE ITEM WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION THEY SAID THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. ANOTHER INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALERSHIP THE WHOLE DAY, TO NO AVAIL. THE MOST RECENT VISIT AND AFTER ANOTHER COMPLAINT THE SERVICE ADVISOR CHECKED THE SERVICE BULLETINS AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS ONE ISSUED FOR THAT PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. HOWEVER THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND DURING A RECENT ROUTINE SERVICE VISIT THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WHICH HAD TO BE RE-SURFACED AND TURNED AT A COST OF $250.00 PLUS TAX. WE DO NOT FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CHARGE SINCE THE PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT AT FIRST. THEY ARE CITING THE BRAKE WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRES AFTER 12000 MILES CLAIMING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IF THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM FROM THE START THEN THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BECOME AN ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A NEW 2007 NISSAN MURANO SL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED, THERE IS A HORRIBLE SCREECHING/SQUEALING NOISE THAT OCCURS. IT IS A VERY LOUD NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM FAR AWAY. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING FORWARD. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WORK EXCEPT FOR THE NOISE. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER COUNTLESS TIMES AND THEY SAY A FIX IS BEING WORKED ON, BUT NO RESOLUTION AS TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. NOT SURE IF THE DEALER IS LYING TO ME, OR IF NISSAN IS REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. I TOOK THE MURANO IN TO BE FIXED THINKING THEY HAD A AN OFFICIAL SOLUTION, BUT ALL THEY DID WAS INSPECT THE BRAKES. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED SOON AS I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WHERE 06 AND 07 MURANO OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SQUEAL. IT IS SO LOUD MY NEIGHBORS CAN HERE IT FROM THERE HOUSES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE THE BRAKES FAIL AND SOME GETS HURT. *JB

DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY (AND SAME "LEVEL") OF BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL, THE THROTTLE IS ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED WHEN TRYING TO STOP (UNDER BRAKING). THIS CAUSES THE BRAKING TO BE LESS EFFECTIVE (ENGINE WORKING AGAINST BRAKES), WITH MODERATE LOSS OF CONTROL, UNUSUAL RESULTS, AND NEAR ACCIDENTS. THIS HAS OCCURED THREE TIMES TO ME, AND HAS OCCURRED TWICE TO MY WIFE, ON THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE BOTH BEEN DRIVING MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS, AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO EITHER OF US BEFORE. THEREFORE, IT MUST BE AN "UNUSUAL" DESIGN CAUSE ON THIS VEHICLE.

1. BRAKES SQUEAK IN REVERSE HORRIBLY!!! ALWAYS WHEN RESTED A FEW HOURS AS WELL AS OVER NIGHT BUT NEVER IN FORWARD. 2. ONE TIME HESITATED TO START. KEPT CRANKING, AFTER 2ND ATTEMPT , STARTED, PHEW! WOULD HAVE BEEN MIGHTY EMBARASSING AT THE PARTY FOR A NEW VEHICLE NOT START! OTHERWISE I LIKE THE S.U.V... *JB

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN MURANO SE AWD. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED, THERE IS A HORRIBLE SCREECHING/SQUEALING NOISE THAT OCCURS. IT IS A VERY LOUD NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM FAR AWAY. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING FORWARD. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WORK EXCEPT FOR THE NOISE. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER COUNTLESS TIMES AND THEY SAY A FIX IS BEING WORKED ON, BUT NO RESOLUTION AS TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. NOT SURE IF THE DEALER IS LYING TO ME, OR IF NISSAN IS REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. I WILL NOT TAKE THE MURANO IN TO BE FIXED UNTIL NISSAN HAS AN OFFICIAL SOLUTION, AS I DO NOT WANT THEM RANDOMLY REPLACING PARTS WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED SOON AS I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WHERE 06 AND 07 MURANO OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SQUEAL. *JB