2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

CAR: 2003 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD SUMMARY: CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF POWER / STALLING DURING DRIVING DETAILS: THERE ARE MULTIPLE ISSUES - ALL REPORTED TO NISSAN - WHICH PROMPTLY DECLINED TO DO ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THEM SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER IT'S CLEAR THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2003 NISSAN MURANO OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE "CATASTROPHIC" STALL PROBLEM - A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH BEARS THIS OUT. TO ME IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN IS WASHING ITS HANDS OFF THE PROBLEM. HERE ARE SOME SYMPTOMS: 1) WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE CAR CATASTROPHICALLY LOST POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS - ONLY TO SOMEWHAT RECOVER THEREAFTER. AT THE TIME OF RECOVERY MANYLIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP INCLUDING "CHECK ENGINE" "AWD LOCK / SLIP" ETC. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A ROW - AND I CALLED NISSAN FOR HELP. 2) I LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO. WHEN WAITING AT A STOP SIGN TO CROSS UPHILL, THE CAR SIMPLY DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTS ROLLING DOWNHILL INSTEAD. 3) SIMILARLY IN STOP AND GO SITUATIONS - THE CAR SIMPLY DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL - AND THEN WHEN IT FINALLY DOES LURCHES FORWARD IN A DANGEROUS, OUT-OF-CONTROL FASHION INCREASING THE CHANCES OF REAR-ENDING THE CAR AHEAD. *TR

WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO, IT IS A ONCE IN A WHILE OCCURRENCE. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. I DID FIND THE PROBLEM IN A SEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET, THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE GAS PEDAL IT DIDNT RESPOND AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

SUN VISOR IS LOOSE, KEEPS FALLING DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. AFFECTING VISION AND ABILITY TO DRIVE SAFELY. *TR

MY 2003 AWD NISSAN MURANO HAS A CRACKED TRANSFER CASE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS QUITE COMMON WITH ALL MURANO'S BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $4000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE. *TR

DRIVING MY 2003 MURANO TWO DAYS AGO AT AROUND 25MPH UP A SMALL HILL. THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO JERK AND LOSE POWER. I BRIEFLY LET GO OF THE GAS AND PROBLEM STOPS. I HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AGAIN, AND AGAIN BEGINS TO JERK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. TURN IT BACK ON, TAKE OFF AGAIN AND JERKS AGAIN. I BACK OFF ON THE PEDAL AND HAD TO CLIMB THE HILL AT 15MPH. ONCE AT THE TOP, THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND STAYED THERE FOR ABOUT 1.5 HOURS. TOOK OFF AND GOT HOME WITH NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS. WEIRD! NEXT DAY, AT A STOP SIGN A BLOCK AWAY FROM HOME. CAR COMING FROM LEFT, I ACCELERATE AND THE CAR BOGS ON ME. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE JUST COASTED. NO POWER! CALLED THE DEALER AND DROPPED IT OFF. THEY CALL ME LATER THAT AFTERNOON AND THEY ADMIT THERE WERE HIGH GEAR ISSUES THAT WERE RESOLVED WITH RESETTING THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER BUT THEY CAN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LOW GEAR PROBLEMS ( THESE GEARS ARE USUALLY THE ONES IN USE AT HIGHER SPEEDS..... ). VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING. I FELT VERY UNSAFE AND AFRAID THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN WHICH IS WHY I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER WRITE AWAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS. THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND I'VE HEARD FROM MY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR FIRE, MY WIFE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS IN A TIMELY MANNER TO ESCAPE THE CAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN BEFORE A SERIOUS PROBLEM OCCURS THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE. AGAIN...THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MURANO OWNERS. THANK YOU *TR

AFTER MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HEATS UP THERE IS A HESITATION IN MY ACCELERATION OF ABOUT 4 SECOND. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOES ENGAGE THERE IS A JUMP FORWARD. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME PROBLEMS WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC OR FROM A STOP IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL FOUL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE AIR COMPARTMENTS AS WELL AS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE BEGAN SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CVT TRANSFER CASE WAS BUSTED, WHICH WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

SUN VISORS LOOSEN UP AND DO NOT STAY IN PLACE. I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE BUT THE PROBLEM HAS SURFACED AGAIN. *TR