2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

AFTER DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR AFTER DRIVING LONG ENOUGH FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO GET WARMED UP, WHEN ACCELLERATOR IS PUSHED THE CAR IS UNRESPONSIVE FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS THEN SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC! THIS HAPPENS IN ALL DRIVING SITUATIONS. THE ONLY REQUIREMENT IS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN ENOUGH TO BE WARMED UP. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE'S CVT TRANSMISSION FAILING! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND ALL AFFECTED CVT'S SHOULD BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED! NISSAN HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION AND EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES BUT THEY HAVE IGNORED TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 2003 MURANO'S TRANSMISSION! LOOK HERE AT YOUR COMPLAINTS AND YOU WILL FIND HUNDEREDS OF PEOPLE CLAIMING THE SAME THING. SOME ARE EXPLAINING THE ISSUE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE JUST WITHOUT PROPER CAR KNOWLEDGE SO IT MAY NOT BE REPORTED AS THE SAME ISSUE. IF YOU LOOK INTO THESE COMPLAINTS YOU CAN SEE THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS A SAFETY HAZZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR LIFE OF THE VEHICLE!

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 NISSAN MURANO V/6 AT AWD AND BOTH SUN VISOR'S KEEP FALLING DOWN AND OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVER. IT IS A MAJOR DISTRACTION, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, TO HAVE TO CONSTANTLY WORRY ABOUT VISIBILITY. IT SEEMS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE FOR MANY YEARS BEING IGNORED BY NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY.

AT APPROX. 60,000 MILES THIS CAR BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS STALLING AT INTERSECTIONS, HIGHWAYS, AND INCLINES. STOPPED ON AN INCLINE I HAD TO HAVE 3 CARS BACK UP AND MOVE SO MY CAR COULD ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL AND PARK FOR 30 MINUTES. I HAVE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS WHERE I WOULD DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR NOT MOVE IN ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF NISSAN AND THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH NO RESOLUTION. IT IS OBVIOUSLY THE CVT TRANSMISSION SLOWLY GOING BAD. THIS HAS PUT ME IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS MANY TIMES AND CONTINUES TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. NISSAN AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE AVOIDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. WWW.NISSANMURANOWARNING.COM

CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND CAR SHUT OFF AND ROLLED INTO DITCH WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BATTERY AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A LOT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO TISCHER NISSAN IN FORT MEADE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS RANDOMLY STARTING WOBBLING AND SHIFTS SIDE TO SIDE WHEN I AM DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS WHEN I DRIVE.

A WIRE BROKE INSIDE THE ALTERNATOR CAUSING THE BATTERY TO STOP FROM CHARGING. MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CHARGER WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS CAME ON. THE BATTERY BEGAN TO DISCHARGE AND THE CAR LOST POWER. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO A "FALL SAFE" MODE (ALL DASH INDICATORS AND RADIO DISPLAY FLASHED RAPIDLY) AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED.

DRIVING 2003 NISSAN MURANO ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN I BEGAN SLOW DOWN MY CAR TURNED OFF. WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND THEN IT IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, BUT THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #05V319000), SO NISSAN WOULD NOT REPLACE IT.

I WAS DRIVING ON A LARGE BYPASS 55 MPH. SUDDENLY, MY SPEED AND RPM'S DROPPED EVEN WITH PUSHING MY GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OVER, PUT MY CAR IN PARK, AND TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL. THE RPM'S INCREASED NORMALLY SO I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I GOT OFF THE BYPASS AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CHECKED MY FLUIDS. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND PULLED BACK OUT ONTO THE ROAD (40 MPH HIGHWAY). AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT IT DID IT AGAIN. I PULLED ONTO A BACKROAD. I NOTICED THEN THAT MY ABS LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON. I TURNED ON MY 4 WAYS SINCE MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. WHEN I TURNED THEM ON I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN ELECTRIC SHORT AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS AND GAUGES BEGAN FLICKERING WILDLY. WITH A VERY SHORT DISTANCE I BEGAN LOSING POWER TO EVERYTHING UNTIL MY CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS ON THE SIDE OF A DARK ROAD AT 11 PM WITH NO LIGHTS OR POWER. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED HE SAID THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE ALTERNATOR. I LOOKED UP THE COST OF AN ALTERNATOR FOR MY VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL: JULY 14, 2005 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V319000 WIRE BREAKING INSIDE ALTERNATOR. THIS RECALLED DESCRIBED EXACTLY WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED. IN THE MORNING, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS AND AFTER A CALL BACK I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS "NO OPEN RECALL" ON MY VEHICLE. THEN I CALLED CUSTOMER AFFAIRS AT NISSAN CORPORATE FOR CLARIFICATION. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR'S RECALL WAS REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP (ALTHOUGH THEY HAD NO RECORD OF WHICH DEALERSHIP DID THE REPAIR) ON AN UNKNOWN DATE "BETWEEN 2005 AND THE PRESENT" SO NISSAN HAS CLOSED THIS RECALL AND IS NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN IF I TOOK MY CAR IN AND IT WAS VERIFIED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM, THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. I HAVE A CASE NUMBER FROM MY CALL TO NISSAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AFTER ASSISTANCE FROM AN EYEWITNESS WITH JUMPER CABLES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED DUE TO A BURNED WIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.