2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

TOTAL AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE AT 65-70 MPH ON A CROWDED FREEWAY. THANKS TO A TRUCKER IN A LANE TO MY RIGHT RUNNING INTERFERENCE, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE WE SAT IN 102 DEGREE HEAT UNTIL WE COULD GET HELP. *TR

I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE ON SEPT 9, 2005 WITH 28,158 MILES FROM CHECKERED FLAG AUTO DEALER FOR MY WIFE. I STARTED HAVING ISSUES IN JUNE 2006 AROUND 38K MILES. MY WIFE WAS STOP AT A RED LIGHT ON INTERSTATE 264 EXIT RAMP ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK. ACCORDING TO MY WIFE, THE RED LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE MURANO HESITATE ON ACCELERATION THEN STARTED ACCELERATING SLOWLY. AFTER ABOUT 3 FEET FROM THE LIGHT THE MURANO STARTED JERKING, RPM WAS RAVING HIGH BUT THE CAR WASN'T MOVING THEN PROMPTLY SPEED UP AND SHUTOFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, SHE TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE MURANO WAS TOWED HOME AND THE FOLLOWING DAY I BROUGHT IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR THE TECH SAID MY RUBBER INTAKE VIBRATED OFF AND CHARGED ME TO PUT IT BACK ON. (NOW THERE'S A RECALL FOR THAT, I WONDER IF IT'S TOO LATE TO GET A REFUND. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V169000) A BAD POSITION CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AT THE TIME BUT WHEN I DID, REPLACING THE SENSORS DID NOT FIX THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE MURANO IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER 6 YEARS. I STILL OWE $11K AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET RID OF THIS NIGHTMARE. THIS WAS THE WORST FINANCIAL DECISION I EVER MADE FOR MY FAMILY. IT KILLS (IT MIGHT REALLY KILL ME IN TRAFFIC) ME TO KNOW MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS DO NOT HAVE A DEPENDABLE MEANS OF GETTING TO DAYCARE AND WORK WHILE I AM DEPLOYED PROTECTION MY COUNTRY. I CONTACTED NISSAN MANY TIME AND IN A NUTSHELL I WAS TOLD TOO BAD, I SHOULD CALL BACK WHEN I WANT TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

CAR LOOSES POWER NUMEROUS TIMES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO TURN LEFT WITH AN ONCOMING CAR. TOOK IT TO NISSAN, THEY SAID IT'S BECAUSE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. AFTER OIL CHANGE SERVICE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. LOOKS LIKE IT IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE BUT NISSAN DENIES IT. *TR

I DRIVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. I HAD EXITED OFF THE INTERSTATE RIGHT TO A RED STOPLIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO ONLY DRIFT INTO THE INTERSECTION. I FLOORED THE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY JERKED INTO MOTION AFTER MY LIGHT HAD TURNED RED AGAIN AND TRAFFIC WAS WAITING ON ME. PERHAPS IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM? RESTART A COMPUTER AND THINGS CLEAR UP. THAT'S WHAT I DID WITH THE MURANO. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED ITSELF. I WAS WRONG. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS LEAVING A DRIVE-THRU AND ONCE AGAIN WAS SLOWLY COASTING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION UNTIL THE MURANO JERKED INTO ACTION. IN ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH THAT THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE OBSERVANT AND DIDN'T HIT ME. I HAVE NOW NOTICED THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY TYPE OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC SITUATION. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME AND GO. IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR DAYS OR WEEKS. THEN IT'LL DO THE SLOW AND JERK EVERY DAY AT EVERY STOP EVEN IF I DO TURN IT OFF AND RESTART. I DON'T LIVE NEAR A DEALERSHIP, SO I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEPENDABLE SHOP. NOT ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS COULD REPRODUCE THE CONDITION. I THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLY AN ACCELERATION ISSUE. MY MURANO IS A HIGH-MILEAGE VEHICLE. MY FRIEND HAD MENTIONED HAVING THE TRANSMISSION IN HIS HIGH-MILEAGE CAR REBUILT AND HOW IT FELT LIKE IT WAS NEW AGAIN. WHILE RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I DIDN'T FIND INFORMATION ON A RE-BUILD KIT, BUT I DID FIND MANY FORUMS FROM OTHER MURANO OWNERS WITH THE SAME "SLOW AND JERK" PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. RIGHT NOW, I'M PRETTY MUCH WAITING FOR MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT THE PRICE OF REMOVING AND REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION: $4500 WAS A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2003 - IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND LUCKILY, I WAS ON THE DECLINE SIDE OF A BRIDGE AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL SAFELY TO THE SIDE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD SON AND WIFE IN THE CAR AND CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE CAR SHUT OFF ON THE INCLINE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANICS INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE FUSE FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM BURNT OUT. THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW THAT FUSE COULD HAVE BURNT OUT. ONCE REPLACED THE CAR FUNCTIONED WITH NO ISSUES. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 MURANO. THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR FAILS TO STAY IN PLACE WHEN PUSHED TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD. IT WILL, IF YOU PUSH IT UP, STAY THERE ONLY A COUPLE SECONDS. WHEN IT FALLS, IT BLOCKS OUT HALF OF YOUR VISION, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CARS IN FRONT OF YOU. I HAVE A VISOR I CAN NEVER USE. I CAN'T BLOCK OUT THE SUN IN MY EYES, AND IF I CHOSE TO, I AM CHOOSING TO NOT SEE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. VISOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TRANSFER CASE SEALS HAVE FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME AFTER HAVING BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN THE FALL OF 2008. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN ISSUE WITH LEAKING TRANSFER CASES IN MURANOS. THEY HAVE PUT IN PLACE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURES, HOWEVER, DID NOT INCLUDE TRANSFER CASE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. LATER, WHILE MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE IN VERY HOT TEMPERATURES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY HESITATE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE DEALER STATED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BAD GASOLINE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE RADIATOR AND THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 202,000.

DRIVERS SEAT ON 2003 MURANO MOVES FORWARD WHEN STOPPING. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT AND NISSAN HAS SAID THERE IS A SMALL CRACK IN THE METAL TRACK WHICH WOULD COST $2,000 TO REPAIR. HOWEVER, A SHORT TIME LATER I NOTICED A PLASTIC RAIL PROTRUDING AT THE BACK OF THE SEAT BOTTOM WHEN THE SEAT WAS MOVED FORWARD. NISSAN RE-INSTALLED THE PIECE AND, FOR THE MOST PART, THE SLIPPING HAS STOPPED. I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO LET OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS KNOW THAT THE MOVEMENT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING COULD BE CAUSED BY THIS LOOSE PLASTIC RAIL, AND NOT A CRACK IN THE METAL TRACK. *TR