2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. SINCE PURCHASING IT, I'VE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN AT MULTIPLE SHOPS EVERY TWO MONTHS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. PROBLEM - DELAYED START AND HESITATION. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE SYSTEM WHEN HE RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC. HE COULDN'T TELL EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I DRIVE, IT STALLS. WHEN I'M IN TRAFFIC, THERE'S HESITATION. IT NORMALLY TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO KICK IN, AND THEN I TAKE THE RISK OF HITTING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. IN REVIEWING WEBSITES REGARDING NISSAN MURANOS, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE CVT, PRESSURE SENSORS, ETC. NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO OWN UP TO THE DEFECT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, BUT STILL NO RECALLS. THE ONLY WAY I CAN FIX THE PROBLEM IS BY RESTARTING MY CAR AND THEN SUDDENLY I'M FINE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. WHY IS IT NOT? THE PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS SO WHEN I GET IT TO THE SHOP THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE IT. IT WON'T SHOW THEM THE SAME SYMPTOMS I DEAL WITH. MY CAR IS AT NISSAN NOW FOR THE AIR INTAKE RECALL. THEY JUST CALLED ME AND TOLD ME IT IS STILL ATTACHED WHICH TELLS THEM IT'S NOT THAT THAT'S CAUSING MY PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO TOW MY VEHICLE 2003 NISSAN MURANO 3-4 TIMES VIA ACSC AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIF AND PHYSICALLY TOOK IT TO THE SAME COMPANY TWICE. PAID OVER $2900.00 OUT OF MY POCKET IN WHICH I AM DISABLED PERMANENTLY DUE TO HEART DISEASE AND COLLECT SOCIAL SECURITY,AND AT ONE OF MY STALES IN THE MIDDLE OF LAURAL CANYON AND ROSCOE BLVD WHEN I AM NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO PICK UP THINGS UNDER 5 POUNDS NO PUSHING,PULLING,KNEELING,BENDING AVOID WETNESS,FUMES,GASES,HEIGHTS,HUMIDITY,DUST YOU GET THE PICTURE I AM ONLY 40 AND I HAVE THE HEART OF AN 75 YR OLD WOMEN ANYWAYS I HADE TO PUSH MY CAR ALL BY MYSELF FOR OVER 50 FT BEFORE SOMEONE HELPED ME GOD WAS DEFINETELY WATCHING OVER ME!!!! NOW LETS GT DOWN TO BUSINESS LIKE I SAID EARLIER I TOOK MY MURANO TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THEY NEVER COULD FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG I KEPT TELLING THEM ABOUT THE CAR PROBLEM THEY NEVER TOOK ME SERIOUSLY. AV NISSAN WAS THE SAME STUPID DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME THOUSANDS AND FINALLY NOW THE RECALL. I WANT MY MONEY BACK NOT ALL BUT THEY LET ME DRIVE OFF NEVER FIXED THE SAME COMPLAINT. AS I DESCRIBED EARLIER ABOUT THE STALL IN THE INTERSECTION I HAVE BROKEN DOWN 4 OR 5 TIMES AND IT WAS VERY PHYISICALLY HARD ON MY WHOLE BODY LET ALONE MY HEART AND THAT WAS JUST WRONG!!!!!! *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO PASSENGER SUN VISOR WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION--DROOPS WHICH RESULTS IN BLOCKED VISION. VERY UNSAFE. COMMENTS ON INTERNET INDICATE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH 2003 AND LATER MURANOS. SUGGEST YOU INVESTIGATE--DEALERS ARE APPARENTLY CHARGING $400 PLUS FOR REPAIR OF SHODDY CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR MICHAEL J. BUTTS ATTORNEY AT LAW

ON 14 SEP 09 TOOK CAR (03 NISSAN MURANO) INTO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO FIGURE OUT WHY DRIVER SIDE SEAT WHEN SITTING ON THE SEAT WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT A SPRING IN THE SEAT HAD WORN OUT; BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE RAIL SYSTEM THAT THE SEAT WAS FIXED TO HAD CRACKED AND THE COST WOULD BE $800.00 TO REPAIR. HOW DOES A STEEL RAIL SYSTEM CRACK? I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE NISSAN SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THIS WAS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE SEAT WAS NOT SECURELY FASTENED AND WOULD ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *TR

PREVIOUSLY IN LOVE WITH MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO, WITHIN THE LAST 4 MONTHS (100,000 MILES) I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS. THROTTLE BODY, CV BOOTS, AXLE SEALS, FRONT AND BACK MOTOR MOUNTS, RADIATOR, AND MOST RECENTLY NEEDS A 4,000 TRANSMISSION REPAIR. JUST AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED, MY CAR GETS TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE, EVEN IF I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR, THEN IT SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED AND REFUSE TO SPEND ANOTHER DOLLAR ON THIS CAR, WHICH IS FALLING APART AT AN EXPONENTIAL SPEED. THIS IS ONLY A 6YEAR OLD CAR! *TR

START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO AROUND 80,000 MILES. THE CAR STARTED TO SKIP WHILE RUNNING AND SOON AFTER, THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE NO POWER. SOMETIME AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 20 MINS OR MORE MOSTLY COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD EXPERIENCE NO POWER WHEN ACCELERATE". AFTER TURNING, THE CAR OFF AND ALLOW IT TO SIT FOR 10 MINS. THE PROBLEM DID NOT REPEAT UNTIL AGAIN DRIVING OVER 20 MINS AND REPEAT AS ABOVE. MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. I HAD MY LOCAL AUTOZONE TO RUN A DIAGS TEST AND TWO CODES CAME UP P0011"CAMSHAFT POSITION BANK 1 & P0021 CAMSHAFT POSITION BANK 2. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOO RAN A DIAGS TEST AND BOTH CODES WERE PRESENT FOR FAILED INTAKE TIMING SENSORS. THEY SAID THE CARS OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW AND RECOMMENDED A CHANGE. NISSAN REPLACED BOTH CAMSHAFT CENSORS ON 1/08/09. TOTAL REPAIRS & LABOR WAS $430.00 ON 06/01/09 AGAIN THE CAR WAS REPEATING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SAME NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN ANOTHER DIAGS TEST. AGAIN, CODES P0011 & P0021 WERE PRESENT. THE SERVICE TECH EXPLAINS THE REASON FOR THE CODE WAS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT OIL CHANGES. ALSO, EXPLAIN THE CAR NEEDS THE 90000 MILE SERVICE TREATMENTS. THEY PERFORMED THE 27-POINT INSPECTION "ALL" CHANGED AIR FILTER, BATTERY SERVICE LUBE LOCKS, OIL & FILTER CHANGE ROTATE TIRES. TOTAL REPAIRS AND LABOR $334.99. WHEN I PICK THE CAR UP, THE CAR STILL DID NOT HAVE THE POWER IT NORMALLY HAD BEFORE ALL THE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE TECH TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AND BRING IT BACK IF PROBLEM OCCUR. MY TOTAL REPAIRS THIS TIME $334.99. THE CAR CONTINUE TO MISS & SKIP AND WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A LOSS OF POWER AND WOULD DELAY WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER DRIVING MORE THAN 20 MINS IN 80 DEGREE TEMP. I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS; MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE PART OF THE 03V455000 RECALL CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. *TR

AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES DRIVING I GET A LAGGING ISSUE WHERE I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AND NOTHING HAPPENS, THEN ALL OF SUDDEN AFTER 5 SECONDS THE CAR ACCELERATES DANGEROUSLY! MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND SHE'S DRIVING WITH OUR BABY. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY THIS PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN, AND SHE WOULD ACCELERATE AFTER THE LAGGING ISSUE ONLY TO HIT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF HER AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I'M ALSO AFRAID WHEN SHE TRIES TO MAKE A LEFT TURN DURING THE LAG SOMEONE MIGHT HIT HER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS MANUFACTURE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THEY NEED TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

IN STOP AND GO CITY TRAFFIC, AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING WHEN YOU IDLE YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND NOTHING THEN AFTER 5-7 SECONDS IT PROPELS FORWARD WITHOUT CONTROL. LATE ONE NIGHT IS ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE AS I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS IT CRAWLED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND JUST STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS A CAR WAS COMING AND ALMOST HIT MY WIFE ON PASSENGER SIDE. PLEASE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND I ONLY HAVE 68000 MILES ON MY CAR.= A CAR I PAID OVER 36K FOR. *TR

I WON A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, I HAVE NOTICED A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. AFTER I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES, THE ACCELERATOR NO LONGER RESPONDS PROPERLY. WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE PEDDLE, NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A FEW SECONDS. OR, I NEED TO PRESS DOWN VERY HARD ON THE PEDDLE TO GET ANY ACCELERATION. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO 'SURGE' FORWARD. THE ONLY WAY TO (TEMPORARILY) FIX THIS IS TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE CAR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RETURNS AFTER A FEW MINUTES AS LONG AS I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IN 2006, IT WAS 3 YEARS OLD. THREE WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE, I HAD PROBLEM WITH THE CAR JERKING AND CUTTING COMPLETELY OFF. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN BUT THEY SAID THE PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD THE SIMILAR PROBLEM AGAIN A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND IT WAS WORKED ON AND RUNNING AGAIN. ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH, WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS IN THE TURNING LANE AND IT WENT DEAD. A MAN STOPPED AND CAME OVER TO ASSIST ME AND HE SAID HIS MOTHER HAD THE SAME CAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING SOMETIMES. HE GOT THE CAR STARTED FOR ME AFTER CUTTING IT OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. HE DROVE BEHIND ME TO MAKE SURE I GOT WHERE I WAS GOING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO SPEND ON A LEMON. WE NEED HELP FROM YOU WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR