2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

REGARDING THE RECENT RECALL ON NISSAN MURANO'S.... I HAVE/HAD THE PROBLEMS INDICATED IN THE RECALL SINCE I PURCHASE THE 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN I WOULD GO INTO THE DEALER OR IF I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS MY BATTERY. MY BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACE 3 TIMES. I HAVE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING, STALLING WHEN STARTING, THE ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, I HAD MY HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS FLASHING WITHOUT ANYONE IN THE CAR AND AS I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE IT WOULD NOT TURN. EACH TIME I WOULD COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER ( ED MARTIN NISSAN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA) THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF THIS RECENT RECALL I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY BATTERY. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MURANO 2003, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE CAR STALLS WHEN I PRESS ON GAS IT TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS OR SO TO ACCELERATE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, ONE TIME EARLIER THE CAR STALLED STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED PERHAPS A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TO NISSAN DEALER SEVERAL TIMES MORE THEN 4 WITH THE SAME ISSUE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ISSUES. THE LATEST TIME I WENT TO NISSAN THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION PERHAPS, THIS IS A FAULTY CAR AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO SL WITH ABOUT 101,000 MILES. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES DRIVING I GET THE 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 ALSO PREGNANT. 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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS WEAR PREMATURELY.WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BREAK PEDAL THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES. IF THE BREAK SYSTEM FAILS HIS RISK FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND CRASH IS INCREASED. HE HAS HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 20,000 MILE TIME FRAME. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN WHICH A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, 2003 MURANO WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL NISSAN DEALERS FOR NOISE EMITTING FROM WHEEL OR TRANSMISSION'S WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A TIRE ROD PROBLEM, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A STRUT PROBLEM. NEXT, IT WAS IN NEED OF TIRES. FINALLY, AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM WILL NOW COST OVER $5000 TO FIX. *TR

1. NO REAL "EVENTS" LEADING UP TO IT, IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. 2. THE VEHICLE (2003 NISSAN MURANO) WILL STALL AFTER BEING DRIVEN AT RANDOM TIMES. YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENS FOR 5-10 SECONDS AND THE IT REVS UP ALMOST GIVING YOU WHIPLASH. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. 3. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WAS DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, NISSAN DOESN'T EVEN ADMIT TO THERE BEING "A PROBLEM." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED SHE LOOSES POWER WHEN YOU SHE IS SITTING STILL. WHEN SHE ACCELERATES THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT MOVE. THE SUDDENLY IT SURGES AND TAKES OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE FAILURE OCCURRED FROM A NEW VALVE PROBLEM WHICH RELATES TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE VALVE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS FAILURE FOR OVER A YEAR. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED THAT HER VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL THAT INCLUDES HER VIN NUMBER. THAT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,700. BL

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES BECAUSE IT ROCKS WHEN DRIVING AND/OR STOPPING. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN VERY EASILY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THE DRIVER AND POSSIBLE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THE DRIVERS LOSES COMPLETE CONTROL IF THIS SEAT BRACKET BREAKS. I JUST HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN, AND IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS OBVIOUSLY MADE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND KEEPS INSTALLING THE SAME DEFECTIVE TYPE WHEN A CUSTOMER BRINGS IT BACK FOR REPAIR. ALL DEALERS CONSIDER THIS A PROBLEM BUT, THEY ALSO EXPRESS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO IF THEY KEEP GETTING DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS.. IE: OLD STOCK. *TR

CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 85000 MILES. NISSAN REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I'VE HAD MY MURANO FOR ABOUT 2.5 YEARS, AND FOR THE PAST 1.5 YEARS HAVE HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. AFTER PUSHING ON THE GAS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE ENGINE DOESN'T RESPOND, BUT THEN IT SURGES FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE I'VE BEEN SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE WILL STALL, CAUSING ME TO BE STUCK WITH THE ENGINE NOT RESPONDING - EVEN THOUGH I'M PUSHING ON THE GAS. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDING 2 NISSAN DEALERSHIPS, AND NONE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THERE SEEM TO BE CERTAIN THINGS THAT FIX IT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN IT RETURNS JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. I'VE READ ONLINE AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AN ANOMALY. MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. FORTUNATELY, I AM SELLING MY CAR, BUT LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR AND DIAGNOSTIC TIME BECAUSE NO ONE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS LEMON. LESS THAN 5000 MILES AGO, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE BODY SHOP, THEY FLUSHED THE TRANNY FLUID, AND IT SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE FOR THE NEXT 5000 MILES. NOW, I AM HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SINCE IT IS A SPECIAL TRANNY (CVT), IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN $5000-6500 TO REPLACE IT, WHICH IS MORE THAN HALF OF WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. BESIDES THAT, I'VE READ ON BLOGS THAT SOME PEOPLE GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, AND THEN THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM! FORTUNATELY, I AM SELLING MY MURANO DUE TO A BIG MOVE, BUT I HAD TO TAKE A LOSS ON IT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN THIS ISSUE. *TR