2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

AFTER DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ACCELERATOR DOES NOT RESPOND FOR 3-4 SECONDS THEN LUNGES FORWARD AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I HEARD A LOUD "POP" PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, I LOOK UNDER THE SEAT TO TRY TO ASCERTAIN WHERE THE SOUND I HEARD ORIGINATED. IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE, SO SEEING NOTHING AMISS IT WASN'T UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING THAT DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT WAS ROCKING AND BOUNCING 4-6 INCHES UNDER WEIGHT. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A BROKEN WELD UNDER THE SEAT. FROM ITS APPEARANCE, SEEMS THAT SHOULDN'T BE HARD TO FIX... (SIGHS) IF ONLY THAT WERE TRUE. I PURCHASED NISSAN FOR THE REPUTATION IT ONCE HAD, I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND NO MOVE BY NISSAN CORP TO RECALL OR REINFORCE THESE SHODDY WELDS. I AM CURRENTLY RIDING WITH THIS SEAT PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY ROCK BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP IS QUOTING A $4000 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CHAIR. EVEN TRIED A SALVAGE YARD, TO NO AVAIL. I AM IN CONSTANT DISTRESS ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, BUT HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO CONTINUE; I FEEL AT THE RISK OF LIFE AND LIMB SHOULD THE REMAINING SUPPORT BREAK, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO PUT MY KIDS IN THE CAR, BUT AGAIN... I HAVE NO CHOICE! IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS ISSUE PUTS BLOOD ON NISSAN'S HANDS. *TR

MY NISSAN MURANO WAS A BRAND NEW 2003 IT IS NOW 8 YEARS OLD WITH 46015 MILES. THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN NH CARED FOR MY VEHICLE REGULARLY; MY FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED SENDING OUT BLACK SMOKE, I FOUGHT FOR NISSAN TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE, THEY DID; IT TOOK SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS TO GET THE OIL SMELL FLUSHED OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. I UNDERSTAND WEAR AND TEAR BUT, MAJOR ENGINE FAULTS HAPPENING SO SOON; NISSAN CLAIMS BEING THE TOP VEHICLE MANUFACTURES. ONE OF THE MANY REASONS I BOUGHT THEIR BRAND. I DID EVERYTHING THEY SAID TO KEEP MY VEHICLE FUNCTIONING; THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN; THE REAR POWERTRAIN REACHED ITS END, AND OIL LEAKING IN THE ENGINE, THE PISTON BALL BEARINGS IS BROKEN; AND NOW THE OIL IS LEAKING OUT. THE AVERAGE MILES DRIVEN PER YEAR IS 12000; MY VEHICLE AVERAGE 1500-MILES YEARLY. I CANNOT NOR WILL I BATTLE OVER THE 60 MONTHS/100,000 MILES WARRANTY CONTRACT; I AM APPEALING TO NISSAN CORPORATION SAYING, LOOK AND SEE IN MY CASE MY VEHICLES? PROBLEMS ARE UNIQUE; SEE THE ODDNESS OF AN ENGINE WITH ONLY 46015 MILES HAVING SUCH MAJOR PROBLEMS. SEE MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS, IT WAS NOT DUE TO NEGLECT, LOOK AT THE FIRST TIME I HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE VERY EARLY IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OWNING IT. THE ENGINE AND COMPONENTS ARE FAULTY; I JUST GOT A BAD MAKE. A FEEDBACK CARD CAME IN MY MAIL IT SAYS, ?AS A VALUED NISSAN CUSTOMER, YOUR SATISFACTION THROUGHOUT YOUR OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE IS OUR COMPANY?S HIGHEST PRIORITY?? SO, THEN WHY HIDE BEHIND THE EXPIRED WARRANTY? I WAS TOLD, EVEN IF THE NHTSA FORCE A RECALL AND NISSAN FOUND I AM THE CAUSE, THE NISSAN BOARD WOULD WILLFULLY RECALL VEHICLES FROM 2004 UP, TO SPITE ME OR, SINGLE OUT THE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS I NOW HAVE REPAIR THEM IGNORING THE VEHICLE?S YOUNG ENGINE IS COMPLETELY FAULTY. *TR

WHEN YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN PRESS THE ACCELERATOR DOWN THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE INITIALLY. IF YOU HOLD THE ACCELERATOR DOWN AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR WILL START TO MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 20 MINS. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN WARNER ROBINS, GA BUT NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT...I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE JAN 2011, THEY HAD TO PUT IN A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED IT BUT I WAS TOLD MONTHS LATER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND THIS PARTICULAR MURANO WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL FOR CVT. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE BECAUSE ALL THE POSTS I'VE READ REGARDING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM RECEIVED SOME FORM OF MAIL REGARDING A RECALL OF SOME SORT. TODAY 3/25/12 MY CAR HESITATES TO START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD BANGING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

PLEASE HELP! I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS CAR EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT AT THIS SMALL DEALER IN ARLINGTON VA. SATURDAY MARCH 3, 2012, MY NISSAN MURANO STALLED. I AM AFRAID THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUES FOR ME AND OTHER INNOCENT PEOPLE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED. TODAY MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS STUCK AND WON'T MOVE UP OR DOWN. MUST BE SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ON ISSUES WITH THIS CAR BEFORE AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. CAN SOMEONE POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS TO WHO I NEED TO TALK TO AND WHO CAN HELP ME TO GET THIS RESOLVED? I TRULY BELIEVE THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PAST RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN RECORDED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE VEHICLES DRIVE TRAIN FAILED AND WAS TOWED TO LIA NISSAN IN ENFIELD CT. WAS TOLD THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WAS COVERED UNDER THE 10 YR /120,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DAMAGED BUT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE TRANSFER CASE IS PART OF THE CVT AND SHOULD BE COVERED. I HAD TO PURCHASE THE PART FOR 2,100 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEY MAY CHARGE FOR THE PART TO OFFSET THE COST OF THE CVT WHICH COSTS AROUND 5,000. NISSAN HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THEIR DRIVE TRAIN AND SHOULD BE COVERED OR RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AT 65,000 MILES THE CVT TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED IN HALF. THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE AND LEFT ME STRANDED. AFTER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPLACING THE CVT TRANSMISSION THE TRANSFER CASE HAS CRACKED AGAIN AT 120,000 MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN USA AND THEY HAVE PERSUADED ME TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC WORK (ALTHOUGH A LARGE VISIBLE CRACK IN THE TRANSFER CASE IS QUITE OBVIOUS) AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DENY ALL REIMBURSEMENTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH HUNDREDS ON COMPLAINTS ONLINE, AN OFFICIAL NISSAN TSB, YET NO RECALL FROM NISSAN OR NHTSA. *TR

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE FIRST TIME, I DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. TWO DAYS LAYER THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING 50+ MILES AN HOUR. WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP UNTIL I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL REALLY HARD AS I CRANKED IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ONE OF THE FIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTORS WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.