2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

THIS IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. THE SWAY BAR ON MY 2003 MURANO WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE RUBBER BUSHING THAT WERE THERE TO RETAIN AND KEEP IT FROM MOVING LATERALLY BROKE. THE NEW SWAY BAR HAD STEEL BUSHINGS THAT WERE WELDED IN PLACE SO THEY COULD NOT MOVE. THERE ARE MANY REASONS THAT CARS HAVE SWAY BARS, BUT THE MAIN REASON IS THAT WHEN A DRIVER HAS TO MAKE AN EVASIVE TURN THE SWAY BAR PREVENTS THE CAR FROM ROLLING OVER. NOW WHEN THE SWAY BAR CAN MOVE LATERALLY IT IS NON FUNCTIONAL. AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE RUBBER BUSHING MOVED ON THE ORIGINAL SWAY BAR. THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN FOR A REASON AND REPLACED THE RUBBER BUSHINGS WITH STEEL. I FEEL THE ORIGINAL SWAY BAR IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM NOT SURE WHEN THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN, BUT THERE COULD BE A NUMBER OF CARS OUT THERE WITH THIS FAULTY DESIGN. I THINK THE OLD DESIGN COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER IN AN EVASIVE MANEUVER. *TR

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND THE SUN VISORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THEY GO BAD AFTER ABOUT A YEAR. THE DESIGN OF THESE SUN VISORS IS REALLY BAD AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT BLOCKS YOUR VISION AND IT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I'M SURE NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT IS CHOOSING NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ARE PROBABLY WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT THAT WILL RESULT IN A FATALITY BEFORE THEY DO A RECALL ON ALL NISSAN MURANO'S. LAST YEAR, I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP AND THE SUN VISOR CAME DOWN. MY REACTION WAS TO TRY TO SEE UNDER THE SUN VISOR BUT SOME HOW I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (ALMOST DID). PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HELP US. HUNDREDS OF MURANO OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET.

I HAVE HAD MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2003, JUST AFTER MY WARRANTY RAN OUT THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR STARTED TO FALL AND WILL NOT STAY UP. BECAUSE I AM A TALL MAN IT ACTUALLY BLOCKS MORE THAN 50% OF MY VIEW AND I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF FIELD OF VIEW. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY BIG ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN MURANOS AND QUEST. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN AS IN MOST STATES THE FIELD OF VISION IS A PART OF THE SAFETY INSPECTION THIS SERIOUSLY DECREASES IT AND IMPAIRS THE ABILITY TO FORESEE DANGERS. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS FAULTY DOOR LOCKS. DRIVERS DOOR LOCKS W/OUT NOTICE LOCKS ME OUT. PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK W/ KEY FOB AND SINCE THERE IS NO KEY ON THE PASSENGER OUTSIDE IT IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT TO GO AROUND TO THE DRIVERS SIDE TO PE THE PASSENGER DOOR. NEW DOOR ACTUATORS ARE $1500. *TR

STOP ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN DRIVING IT, VERY DANGEROUS IF DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. BROUGHT TO BODY SHOP AND CHECKED, CAM SENSOR PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. CALL NISSAN, SAID VIN NUMBER DOESN'T SHOW ANY RECALL. COST 300 TO FIX, PROBLEM MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. NISSAN VERY IRRESPONSIBLE! *TR

2003 MURANO DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET FAILURE. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN THAT MY SAFETY IN THE VEHICLE IS COMPROMISED. BECAUSE IF THERE IS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND MY SEAT SITS CROOKED I DON'T FEEL I WILL BE PROPERLY PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *LN

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. I HAVE 115K MILES AND FOR THE 5 MONTHS, I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OTHERS HAVE REPORTED, PRESS THE GAS AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN JERKS FORWARD. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO CHANGE LANES. IN FACT, I ONLY DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM WHEN I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC LATELY. I TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR COMPANY, THEY CHARGED ME $69 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE I AM 100% SURE NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT IS IGNORING IT. THANK YOU. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: "SLIP", "VDC OFF", AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHTS ALL CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AS CAR JERKED/HESITATED IN HOV LANE OF WESTBOUND I-66. CAR REMAINED RUNNING WITH "SLIP", "VDC OFF", AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHTS REMAINING ON THE REST OF THE TRIP HOME. SECOND INCIDENT (01/30/2011): "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ALREADY ON. AS STOP LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM COMPLETE STOP, "SLIP" AND "VDC OFF" LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR STALLED IN THE ROAD WAY. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR WITH SOME DIFFICULTY IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND CONTINUED ON. THIRD INCIDENT: "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ALREADY ON. CAR STALLED TURNING INTO OWNER DRIVEWAY, WITH "SLIP" AND "VDC OFF" LIGHTS COMING ON. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR WITH SOME DIFFICULTY AND PULL INTO DRIVEWAY. NISSAN DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND CODE P0340: "B1 CAM SENSOR FAILURE". FP-NUMBER: 23731-69J0B. SENSOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED 02/03/2011. 2ND CODE P1564: "REPLACE CRUISE CONTROL"

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TEST SHOWED THAT THE CRANK POSITIONING SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ( 03V455000). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECALL AND WAS INFORMED THAT VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED SINCE THE VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL TO MORE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

2003 NISSAN MURANO. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER REQUESTS REPLACEMENT AT NO COST TO HIM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ASSURED HE WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, WITHIN 21 MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ON THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *JB