2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

I SAT DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY VEHICLE AND AS I REACHED TO TURN THE IGNITION, I HEARD A "POP" AND MY DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE LOWER LEFT SIDE. AS I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO EXAMINE IT, I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND SAW THAT A METAL BRACKET SUPPORTING THE SEAT IN THE REAR LEFT CORNER HAD SNAPPED IN TWO PLACES. IT RESULTED IN THE SEAT LOSING ITS STABILITY AND WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH AND OBVIOUSLY BECOMING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I SEARCHED FOR RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE ONLY TO FIND THAT A RECALL WASN'T ISSUED FOR IT BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE FOR THIS, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH FOR THIS HAPPEN WHILE I WASN'T DRIVING BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS LOST ITS ABILITY TO MAINTAIN A POSITION OTHER THAN FULLY DOWN OR FULLY UP AND IS OFTEN BLOCKING VISION. *TR

LEAKING TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE TC CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN NA HAS GIVEN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON CVT TRANSMISSION, BUT THE TC IS MOST LIKELY TO FAIL DUE TO LEAKS AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED CVT WARRANTY NISSAN JUST CAME OUT WITH. MANY MANY POSTS ON INTERNET BASED ON THIS ISSUE. NNA WILL NOT CORRECT THIS DESIGN DEFECT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. NNA WILL NOT HONOR THE TRANSMISSION EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CVT TRANSMISSION, AS THEY SAY THE TC IS NOT PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. REPLACEMENT COST FOR TC IS $3500-$4000 AND IF IT'S LEAKING IT WILL FAIL. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF VEHICLE IS MOVING, CAUSING POTENTIALLY BODILY INJURY IN A CRASH, OR BODILY INJURY WHILE ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS THIS OBVIOUS ENGINEERING DEFECT. NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT. THE TC PART IS NOT DESIGNED TO SURVIVE THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PART FAIL. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE FAILED AND OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS WORN. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE OIL LEAK CAUSED THE PISTONS TO BECOME DRY, WHICH WERE DESTROYED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PISTONS AND THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ALTERNATOR BECAME INOPERABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V123000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION -PRNDL) BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR BOTH FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN BOTH FRONT SUN VISORS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH VISORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,845.

THE POWER LOCKS RANDOMLY DON'T WORK USING THE FOB OR INSIDE AUTO LOCK BUTTON. THEY CAN BE USED MANUALLY, BUT ARE NOT ALWAYS FUNCTIONAL USING THE "POWER" FUNCTION. *KB

JUST OVER TWO YEARS AGO THE AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK BECAME UNRELIABLE. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE DOOR MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. THE SITUATION SEEMS TO BE EXACERBATED BY HEAT AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. MY CONCERN IS THAT NOT KNOWING IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED OR UNLOCKED CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND IN THE EVENT OF A NEED FOR QUICK EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE. SIMPLY LOOKING AT THE MANUAL LOCKING SWITCH CAN BE DECEPTIVE BECAUSE IT WILL MOVE INTO THE LOCKED POSITION WITHOUT FULLY ENGAGING THE LOCK. FOR SAFETY REASONS I PREFER TO DRIVE WITH THE DOORS LOCKED. HAVING A SECURE ENVIRONMENT IS PARAMOUNT IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS. IF ANYONE CAN SIMPLY OPEN THE DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASED RISK OF CARJACKING, INJURY, THEFT, ETC. HAVING THE DOORS LOCK CORRECTLY IS A BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTION. ADDITIONALLY, IN EMERGENCIES IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY. IN THIS AUTOMATED AGE WE TEND TO RELY ON THE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS OF OUR VEHICLES AND IT'S UNFAMILIAR TO RESORT TO THE MANUAL LOCKING SYSTEM, WHICH AS I EXPLAINED ABOVE CAN BE DECEPTIVE. I CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE CONFUSED HOW UNLOCK A DOOR USING THE MANUAL LEVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IN EMERGENCIES EVERY SECOND COUNTS. THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONING IS CLEARLY A HIGH RISK IN EMERGENCY SCENARIOS. THE DEALER CHARGES AN AVERAGE OF $1600 TO HAVE ALL THE SOLENOIDS REPLACED WHICH AMOUNTS TO MAKING THE OWNER PAY FOR A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. AT THIS PRICE MANY WILL FORGO GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED, PUTTING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AT RISK WITH THE ABOVE MISHAP EXAMPLES. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES AND REPAIR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO DECELERATE TO 30 MPH AND DEMONSTRATED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR: GENERATOR: REGULATOR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN MY MURANO WENT OUT. IT SEEMS A SHAME NISSAN WON'T STAND BY A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL. IT IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $5,000 TO FIX. *TR