2009 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

THE REAR SUB FRAME HAS RUSTED SO MUCH THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM FOR THE WHEEL IS LOOSE, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE AWAY. THERE IS SURFACE RUST ON OTHER COMPONENTS UNDER THE VEHICLE, BUT THIS PART OF THE FRAME HAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNUSABLE UNLESS THE SUBFRAME AND CONTROL ARMS ARE REPLACED. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO STATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, ONLINE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION FROM MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP TELL ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MURANO'S.

ONLY 70K MILES ON THE CAR. BRAKES WENT SOFT ALL OF A SUDDEN IN A CITY ENVIRONMENT AFTER GOING OVER A MANHOLE COVER. GOT TO DESTINATION ( PARKING GARAGE). WHEN DONE AT LOCATION BRAKES STILL SOFT AND WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR. GOT THE CAR HOME AND TOOK THE CAR TO REPAIR, WAS TOLD THAT IT AS AN ABS MODULE ASSEMBLY. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HAD TO SPEND SIGNIFICANT MONEY TO GET FIXED

11/04/2017, I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO, 62,528 MILES. I CAME ACROSS A ROAD STRIP GETTING READY FOR TARRING. WHEN I FELT THE SHAKE, I APPLIED THE BRAKE SLOWLY AND I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL SOFT. ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM ME I HAVE TO STOP AT THE RED LIGHT. I TRIED PUSHING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I ENDED UP STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. ALL THE BRAKING AND YELLING FROM OTHER DRIVERS, LUCKILY, NOBODY HITS ME. MY WIFE AND CHILD IN THE CAR GOT PANICKED. DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE CURB AND STOPPED WITH SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. SWITCHED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MINUTES AND STATED AND EVERYTHING SEEMS OKAY. NOTICED THAT NO INDICATOR(ESPECIALLY BRAKE INDICATOR) WAS LIGHTED UP DURING THIS ORDEAL. MONDAY CALLED THE DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. AS PER THE DEALER, THIS ISSUE IS REPORTED BY OTHER 2009 MURANO OWNERS AND IT COSTS AROUND $3000 TO FIX AS THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED YET.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE DURING DRIVING, BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO FLOOR CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT STOP AS NORMAL, ALMOST RESULTING IN TWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS. ALSO, WHEN STARTING THE CAR, BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO FLOOR. DOES NOT HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY, BUT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST MONTH. MIDAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, AS THEY SUGGESTED, BUT THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE AFTER. ALL TIMES WERE ON CITY STREETS. INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL LIGHT TOUCH NEEDED I'VE USED SINCE 2009, I HAD TO STOMP THE BRAKE COMPLETELY TO GET IT TO STOP AND AVOID ACCIDENTS.

THE STEERING RACK AND PINION ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY START LEAKING IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MY CAR STARTED LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID WHILE BEING STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT

AFTER ENCOUNTERING A SLICK SPOT ON THE ROAD, I LOST ALL CAPABILITY TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND STOP IN A SAFE DISTANCE. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO SWERVE INTO AN ADJACENT LANE OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

MY CAR JUST HIT 90K MILES AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN TRAFFIC SUDDENLY STOPPED. I TRIED TO QUICKLY STOP BUT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WAS HARDLY SLOWING DOWN. AFTER NEARLY HITTING THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME, I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO THE NEXT LANE. THE BRAKES WERE MUSHY AFTER THAT BUT THEY SLOWED THE CAR A BIT MORE. NISSAN DID A BRAKE FLUSH BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED A WEEK LATER WHEN I WENT OVER A BUMP. THE ABS KICKED IN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. MY NISSAN DEALER CLAIMS THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I THINK IT'S A RECALL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CASES I'VE READ ONLINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LECKNER NISSAN (6570 AMHERST AVE, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND EXHAUST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE LOOSES BRAKE PRESSURE FREQUENTLY ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER 15-20 MINUTES IDLE STATE. CAR MECHANIC UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES AND LUCKILY THE CAR WAS ENTERING A PARKING LOT SO SPEED WAS VERY SLOW.REALLY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR ON HIGHWAY. CALLED DEALER SERVICE AND THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE ~ $3000 TO FIX A PROBLEM HOWEVER THE FIX IS NOT GUARANTEED. READING FROM OTHER FORUMS, PROBLEM RETURNS EVEN AFTER APPLYING FIX TO ABS. BACK IN 05/17,

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON FOR NO REASON. THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR EVERY NOW AND THEN FOR NOW REASON WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SLOWLY. WHEN IS HAPPENS IT TAKES A WHILE TO STOP.