2009 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

WHEN I'M ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP WHILE I BREAK I LOSE MY BREAK PRESSURE. THE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I CAN'T STOP. THIS IS ABOUT THE THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE TO PUMP MY BREAK FOR THEM TO WORK A LITTLE. BUT THEY STILL START TO GO DOWN AND THE PEDAL IS TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT FINAL STOPS COMPLETELY. THE MOST RECENT TIME MY BREAKS WENT OUT WAS FRIDAY MAY 19, 2017. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS STOPPING SO I STARTED TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BREAK. WHEN I WAS DOING THAT I HIT A BUMP AND LOST MY BREAKS. THERE WAS NO PRESSURE. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. SINCE ITS HAPPENED BEFORE I PUMPED MY BREAKS ALMOST HITTING A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME AND A PARKED CAR TO THE SIDE OF ME BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANYONE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE FIX AND FIRST TIME WAS TOLD MY BREAKS WEREN'T BLED ENOUGH BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. I WON'T DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY ANYMORE BECAUSE I'M AFRAID MY BREAKS WON'T WORK AND CAUSE A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT. POSSIBLY HURT OR KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE WITHOUT HAVING HEART ATTACKS BECAUSE OF MY BREAKS LOSING PRESSURE AND NOT BE AFRAID OF DRIVING.

BRAKES LOSE PRESSURE AFTER HITTING BUMPS OR SLICK SPOTS IN THE ROAD REGARDLESS OF SURFACE STREET OR HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. ATTEMPTING TO BREAK CAUSES THE BRAKES TO BE COMPLETELY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS DANGEROUSLY INCREASED. REMOVING THE ABS FUSE AND REPLACING IT WILL TEMPORARILY REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED SEVEN TO NINE TIMES PRIOR TO DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AFTER HITTING BUMPS. HAPPENS SPORADICALLY, AND TYPICALLY CORRECTS ITSELF AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, BUT HAS TAKEN DAYS AT TIMES. BRAKES DO STOP THE CAR BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS SOMEHOW DISABLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8-10 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, MY CAR HAS 106,000 MILES

IN EARLY SEPT OF 2016 WHILE EXITING OFF OF THE INTERSTATE I WENT OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE ON THE ROAD AND MY BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY SOFT AND ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. I COULDN'T STOP MY VEHICLE. I WAS SO SCARED AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY I WASN'T GOING VERY FAST, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME SO I STARTED FURIOUSLY PUMPING THE BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY PRAYING THIS WOULD HELP. I WAS ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM HOME SO I PUMPED THEM ALL THE WAY HOME. WE TOOK MY CAR INTO EDDIE TOURELLE NISSAN IN COVINGTON, LA. ON 9/6/2016 WHERE I HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR BACK IN 2009. WE LITERALLY HAD A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS DUE TO EXPIRE. THEY CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER THINKING THIS WAS THIS ISSUE. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE SO FAR AND NOT GOTTEN INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHEN IT HAPPENS I IMMEDIATELY TRY TO PUMP THE BRAKES UNTIL THE PRESSURE RETURNS. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, THERE IS NO WARNING. SO VERY SCARED THAT I WILL EVENTUALLY GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BREAK PRESSURE WHEN GOING DOWN A DIRT ROAD SO I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM AND PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE NEXT DAY, DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD I LOST BREAK PRESSURE AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED. ONE MONTH AFTER THAT I LOST BREAK PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING IN THE POURING RAIN AND HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED. NOW I AM EXPERIENCING A SQUEAKING NOISE IN MY BREAKS WHILE MY CAR IS IN REVERSE. I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR BREAKS AND ROTORS AND HAVE HAD THEM INSPECTED BY THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO HAVE ALL SAID THAT MY BREAKS ARE FINE AND IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

THE CAR LOST BRAKE POWER AFTER HITTING A BUMP THE FIRST TIME ,AND THE SECOND TIME AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE,THE NISSAN DEALER SAID IT IS ABS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 3,000 DOLLARS ,MY CAR HAS ONLY 49,500 MILES ,THEY HAVE ME SIGN A FORM THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT IS FOCUSED ON MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO. BEGINNING IN SPRING 2016 I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF BREAK COMPROMISE INCLUDING ONE THAT CAUSED ME TO GO THROUGH A RED LIGHT, THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FREEWAY DRIVING AND CITY DRIVING. THESE BRAKE EPISODES OCCUR WITH NO WARNING AND RESULT WITH THE BREAK PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THREE DEALERS. ALL THREE SERVICE CENTERS SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS CONDITION. ONE CLAIMED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WAS IMPOSSIBLE. I RECENTLY READ THERE ARE OTHERS TO EXPERIENCE THIS BRAKE PROBLEM. I WISH TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THEIRS. I HOPE THAT BY BRING TO LIGHT THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT, THAT YOU WILL FORCE NISSAN TO STEP UP WITH A NO COST REMEDIATION.

FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS OFF & ON, EVERY SIX MONTHS OR SO, MY BRAKES FOR A BRIEF PERIOD WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AS I WAS DRIVING, IT WOULD HAPPEN BACKING UP, TRYING TO STOP AT A STREET LIGHT, OR TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION. NEVER A SPECIFIC THING, ALWAYS ALMOST TO THE POINT OF NOT STOPPING. I HAD IT CHECKED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, ONE TIME THE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID DON'T DRIVE IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT WORKED FINE WHEN IT ARRIVED THERE. THE FINAL TIME WAS THIS PAST FEBRUARY WHEN THE BRAKES STAYED TO THE FLOOR. NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPLACED A ABS ACTUATOR, AFTER REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER FIRST, WHICH DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS REPAIR WAS NOT CHEAP. IT APPEARS THE ACTUATOR MAY HAVE BEEN THE CURE. AFTER ALL OF THIS TIME I STILL DO NOT FEEL COMPLETELY SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN PROBLEM THAT PERSISTED FOR SO LONG. I LOVE THIS CAR, BUT I AM IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING TO TRADE IT IN. I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEM SINCE THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO EXAMINED THE BRAKES AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A COMPUTER FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.