2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH AROUND 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS STOPPED WORKING AND FROM MY RESEARCH, IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MURANOS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDE SPREAD BUT MY DEALER IS UNWILLING TO TAKE IT UP WITH NISSAN. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

THE 8-WAY POWER SEAT FIRST STOPPED MOVING THE INNER LEFT SIDE (CLOSEST TO THE SEAT BACK) OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT (EFFECTIVELY MAKING THE POWER SEAT NON-FUNCTIONAL); THE SEAT LATER STARTED MOVING, ROCKING, SLIGHTLY FORWARD, NOTICEABLY (AND UNFORTUNATELY) DURING BRAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE YEARS LATER AND THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

1.) MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ARE NOT WORKING AS OF YESTERDAY 4/13/11. I HAVE TO USE MY KEY TO UNLOCK MY DOOR- THE FAB WILL NOT WORK. FROM THE OUTSIDE AND MY UNLOCK/LOCK BUTTON DOES NOT WORK ON THE INSIDE EITHER. THE FAB DOES UNLOCK THE REARS DOORS ONLY. 2.) FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME 3.) HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET BECAUSE BASED ON RESEARCH, THIS IS A NISSAN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I SIGNED A RECENT PETITION WITH OVER 624 OTHER SIGNATURES OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS NOW AS IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD RESULT IN HARM TO VEHICLE OWNERS IF THEY CANNOT LOCK THEIR DOORS INSTANTLY. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR WHILE IN GEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP. ENGINE WOULD NOT REV, BUT WAS RUNNING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER ADVISED CVT TRANSMISSION COMPONENT CALLED VALVE BODY HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND TCM WOULD NEED REPROGRAMMING. VEHICLE HAS 126700 MILES, PURCHASED NEW. CVT WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED BY NISSAN FROM ORIGINAL 5 YEARS 60000 TO 10 YEARS 120000. THIS VEHICLE'S MILEAGE IS BEYOND THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. HOWEVER, MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURE OF CVT IS RECOGNIZED BY NISSAN BY VIRTUE OF EXTENSION OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THE EXTENSION IS INADEQUATE AND NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO EXTEND FOR LONGER TIME AND MILEAGE. MECHANICS HAVE ADVISED THAT VALVE BODY FAILURES IN TRANSMISSIONS ARE VERY RARE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE TO WORK MY CAR STOPPED WORKING AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MILES AND HOUR AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN TWICE. THE CAR WILL NOR START UNLESS I GIVE IT SOME GAS BY STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I CHECKED THE FAILURE CODES AND GOT P0340, BANK 1 CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR FAILURE. CALLED MY NISSAN DEALER IN SANTA ROSA CALIF. AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL 03V455000. THIS IS WRONG. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN AND ALL 2003 NISSAN MURANO'S SHOULD BE INCLUDED. MY CAR HAS 103,000 MILES. *TR

RECALL ON SOME 2003 NISSAN MURANO CAM SENSORS. MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL BUT IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT THE CAM SENSOR RECALL STATES. IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN ALL 2003 NISSAN MURANOS SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VENTS AND SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED SHE AUTHORIZED THE MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

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 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINS. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE NEXT DAY EVERYTHING WORKS LIKE IT SHOULD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A NISSAN DEALER AND AT FIRST THEY COULD NOT EVEN FIND A PROBLEM SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE WHAT I DESCRIBED. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT BACK THEY MANAGED TO GET A SERVICE CODE RELATED TO THE VALVE BODY ON THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED RELATED TO THIS SITUATION, WHICH INSTRUCTS THE VALVE BODY TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1700. SINCE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS DELAYED ACCELERATION WILL OCCUR IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ENTER OR CROSS TRAFFIC WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR FAILS TO STAY IN RAISED POSITION. CAN DROP UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING LOSS OF VIEW OF THE ROAD.