2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V455000: CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED; CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES, EVEN THOUGH SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME. *TR

AS I AM DRIVING, OUR VEHICLE WILL AUTO BRAKE, BOW UP AND LOSE ACCELERATION CAUSING TRAFFIC FOLLOWING BEHIND ME TO EITHER BRAKE OR GET INTO THE OTHER LANE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW LEVELS OF SPEED AND AT HIGH LEVELS OF SPEED. THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN SHOULD I BE TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC AS WELL. I AM IN FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND KIDS AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD FOR THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET STOPPED IN TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHICH WILL OR COULD BE THE CAUSE OF 1 OR MORE FATALITIES. *TR

MY NISSAN MURANO 2003 HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I WAS ON A HILL IN SAN FRANCISCO AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR; INSTEAD IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND THE CAR RESPONDED FINE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. THEN 5 MONTHS LATER, I WAS IN A STOP AND OF TRAFFIC ON I80 ON MY WAY TO LAKE TAHOE. THE CAR REFUSE TO MOVE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN. I STARTED PRESSING HARDER AND IT LURCHED FORWARD. IT DID THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN THE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I FINALLY PULLED OVER AND CUT OFF THE ENGINE AND STARTED BACK UP; THE CAR RESPONDED FINE THEREAFTER. HOWEVER, IT KEPT REPEATING THE SAME PROBLEM; EACH TIME I WILL RESOLVE IT BY RESTARTING THE CAR. LUCKILY, IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO IT WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. THE CAR PERFORMED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM UNTIL 2006. THE PROBLEM REARED ITS UGLY HEAD. I TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD BATTERY. SO WE HAD THAT CHANGED, BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. THE MECHANIC RESET THE CAR COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. AGAIN, IT DIDN'T REALLY COST ME MUCH OTHER THAN THE BATTERY. THEN IN 2009, THE CAR AGAIN STARTED DOING THE LURCHING THING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. IT'S ALWAYS IN THE SAME SITUATION. I KNEW I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY THEN AND IT WOULD COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG SO I JUST DEALT WITH IT BY RESTARTING THE CAR EACH TIME AND PRAY THE TRAFFIC WILL MOVE FASTER SOON. IT'S NOW 2011 AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM PAST NISSAN MURANO OWNERS, I REALLY THINK NISSAN OWES US SOME MONEY. IT SHOULD'VE BEEN A RECALL SINCE MOST OF US PAID $35K+ FOR THIS CAR. MY CAR NOW HAS 145K MILES. I AM IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR. I LIKE THE CVT. MAYBE WILL TRY A SUBARU INSTEAD. *TR

IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2010 NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER THE FAILED CVT TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED IT AT NO COST TO ME (NISSAN COVERED THE PARTS AND LABOR). ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 2, 2011 WHILE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA WAS REPLACING THE LOWER OIL PAN GASKET, AND LOWER OIL COOLER HOUSING, THEY NOTICED THE TRANSFER CASE WAS STARTING TO FAIL/CRACK. INFORMED ME THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 MONTHS THIS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THIS IS AN 18 HOUR JOB. COST ESTIMATE IS $2,350. THEY SHOULD HAVE INFORMED ME OF THE KNOWN TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM LAST YEAR AT A MINIMUM TO SAVE THE LABOR COST. AT A MAXIMUM NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS KNOWN PROBLEM AND PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. BRAKE AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. WAS UNABLE TO GET OFF ROADWAY AND OTHER VEHICLE HAD TO TURN SHARPLY TO AVOID HITTING ME. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS SINCE. *KB

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR UPON MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION (STREET LIGHT, STOP SIGN). PROBLEM FOUND TO BE FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS (R3022/03V-345) BUT MY VIN DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THE RANGE. PERHAPS THIS ISSUE IS MORE WIDESPREAD. *TR

THE MURANO SEAT FRAMES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE A WEAK SPOT WHERE THE WELD WILL BREAK -CAUSING YOUR DRIVERS SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH - OR LEAN BADLY TO ONE SIDE. THIS CAUSE SOMETIME AN UNINTENTIONAL SUDDEN MOVE WHICH CAUSE CHANGING THE STEERING WHEEL DIRECTION. THAT MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN SOME CASES. ANOTHER MAJOR PROBLEM. IS THE CAR GET INTO SUDDEN POWER LOSS AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING AFTER MAKING A FULL STOP. FOR EXAMPLE ON TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT WILL TAKE VERY VERY SLOW TAKING OFF AND THEN WILL GET THE POWER BACK AFTER FEW SECONDS. THIS DELAY MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN EXAMPLE OF MAKING LEFT TURN ON A TRAFFIC INTERSECTION. YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY POWER TO MOVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2-4 SECONDS . THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AS NEEDING A NEW CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY SEAT STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER WANTED OVER $2500 TO REPAIR THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN AND IT HAS EFFECTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OWNERS. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC SEAT FAILED TO MOVE.ADJUST. I WAS REFUSED WARRANTY AS THE VEHICLE HAD 33000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THE COST OF THE PART WAS $1500 AND INSTALLATION ADDITIONAL. IT IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE WEIGHS 100LB SOAKING WET. I FOUND THAT THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REMARKS POSTED ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE HELP. THIS SEAT NEEDS FIXED; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE FOR US TO FIX IT AND WE CAN NOT SELL IT AS IS. *TR