2009 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

WHILE APPLYING MY BRAKES TO STOP I HIT A BUMP AND I COULDN'T BRAKE. MY BRAKES LOST ALL PRESSURE, THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE AT THE STOP SIGN. I RAN THE STOP SIGN AND SLOWLY I GOT MY VEHICLE TO STOP BY LOWERING MY GEAR. I HAD ALREADY REPLACED MY BREAK PADS AND ROTORS LAST YEAR AND MY FLUIDS HAD BEEN CHECKED JUST A MONTH AGO. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THEY CHECKED MY BRAKES AND THE FLUID WHICH WERE ALL FINE. THE SHOP WAS ABLE TO MAKE THIS CONDITION HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES OVER AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THE ABS VALVE WAS STUCK OPEN WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND THUS NO BRAKE PRESSURE. I LOOKED ON THE RECALL WEBSITE AND NOTICED THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO THE 2014 AND 2015 MODELS AND THIS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THESE VEHICLES. ALSO, I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A BLOG OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2009 VEHICLE FROM OTHER OWNERS. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED JUST LIKE THE OTHER YEARS. VERY SCARY TO HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AND KNOW THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN.

I OWN A NISSAN MURANO 2009, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. THE CHARGER WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS WILL IMMEDIATELY COME ON AND THE BATTER WILL BEGIN TO DISCHARGE. AFTER A SHORT TIME, THE ENGINE WILL GO INTO A "FALL SAFE" CONDITION WHICH WILL LIMIT VEHICLE SPEED. THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE IS TO HAVE IT TOWED.

2009 NISSAN MURANO LOSES BRAKE PRESSURE AFTER HITTING BUMPS WHILE BRAKING. BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT AND DRIVER IS REQUIRED TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL 3/4 OF PEDAL TRAVEL BEFORE BRAKES ENACT. WE'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE 05/2015 AND THIS IS THE 4TH RIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. VEHICLE IS IN THIS CONDITION PRESENTLY. ONCE STOPPED THE VEHICLE STAYS PUT. THE SYMPTOM CORRECTS ITSELF BETWEEN A FEW HOURS TO 1-2 DAYS. I'VE HAD A LOCAL DEALER LOOK AT VEHICLE BUT SYMPTOM WAS GONE ON ARRIVAL. AT THEIR SUGGESTION, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES. IT'S VERY SPORADIC AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS OR THE SEVERITY OF THE BUMPS TO CAUSE ISSUE. THE BRAKES FLUID IS CLEAN AND AT PROPER LEVEL, ROTORS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, AND NO WARNING OR ABS LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. THERE ALSO HAS BEEN NO CODES THROWN BY COMPUTER. I REMOVED AND RESEATED ABS FUSE BUT ISSUE STILL REMAINS. A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH REVEALS MULTIPLE OWNERS HAVING SAME ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST 2010. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES DON'T FAIL ENTIRELY, IT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS WHEN PEDAL TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS CHANGE UPON BRAKING. IT MAY BE A PRE-CURSOR TO A COMPLETE FAILURE IF NOT ADDRESSED. *TR

AFTER EVERY TIME THE ABS HAS BEEN ENGAGED FROM SLIDING ON ICE/SNOW ETC, THE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY SOFT AND SPONGY. LASTS ABOUT A WEEK OR SO BEFORE THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL. PREVIOUSLY HAD DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST THE LAST FEW YEARS

WE HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS NOW WHERE THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON OUR 2009 MURANO. AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE WHILE ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, I TRIED TO TURN RIGHT. I WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES IN THE TURN BUT FOUND THEY WERE NOT WORKING. I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO CHANGE. I THEN REPEATEDLY PUMPED THE BREAKS TO GET SOME KIND OF TRACTION AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. BECAUSE OF MY LOCATION IN THE INTERSECTION, I THEN HAD TO CONTINUE TO CLEAR THE AREA. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO BE "SOFT" UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARED TO RESET AND I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WITH BRAKES FAILING WAS SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. SHE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THEN LOST ALL BRAKING. HER SPEED WAS MINIMAL AND SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL TODAY. NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE PUT ON APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO. *TR

I PURCHASED MY MURANO 5 YEARS AGO AND I'VE HAD A FEW ISSUES BUT BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH PURCHASE OTHER THAN 2 THINGS! 1 THE WHEEL VALVES HAVE BEEN A COMMON ISSUE IN ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES BUT I'M CONSTANTLY HAVING TO AIR THEM DUE TO THE VALVE IN SIDE THE TIRE! MINE ISN'T LISTED UNDER RECALL IT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER NISSAN WITH SAME ISSUE. THE SECOND MY STEREO LOCKED UP CDS AND THE WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THIS WAS A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THAT WAS. WET DISAPPOINTING AFTER PAYING OVER 30,000 FOR IT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD. EACH TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT A HIGH SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, BUT THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT ONCE IT RESTARTED, THE RPMS KEPT INCREASING AND A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AGAIN AND OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

THE BRAKES IN OUR 2009 NISSAN MURANO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. WHEN A FAILURE OCCURS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS, BUT DOES NOT STOP. SEVERAL OCCURRENCES REQUIRED A SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. SEVERAL, BUT NOT ALL OF THESE OCCURRENCES WERE PRECEDED BY A JOLT TO THE VEHICLE (POTHOLE, RAILROAD TRACK, ETC.). NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND NO ERROR CODES ARE SET. THE CONDITION LASTS FOR A FEW MINUTES TO A FEW HOURS THEN RETURNS TO COMPLETELY NORMAL OPERATION. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND WERE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO HELP.

THE POWER LIFTGATE LATCH MECHANISM DOES NOT LATCH FULLY AFTER 3 OR 4 USES UNTIL THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL IS REMOVED AND PUT BACK ON. THEN IT WORKS PROPERLY FOR A FEW TIMES, ULTIMATELY NOT LATCHING COMPLETELY AGAIN AND COMPLETELY DISABLING USE OF THE LIFTGATE. I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MECHANISM IS FAULTY AND POSSES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN LIFTGATE DOESN'T SECURE ITSELF. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND CANNOT PUT THINGS OR MY DOG IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE DUE TO THE RISK OF IT OPENING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WAS AT LOWES WITH MY GRAND DAUGHTER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE STEERING LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE STEERING LOCK BOX. WEATHER WAS BAD AND A GENTLEMAN TRIED ASSISTING ME BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER LOOKING AT THE INDICATOR LIGHTS HE INFORMED ME HE HAD HEARD OF THIS ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM WAS IN FACT DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING LOCK BOX. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY TEMPORARY HOME AND HERE IT SITS. MY HOME FLOODED WITH 7' OF WATER MID AUGUST AND IS STILL UNINHABITABLE. I'M A GRANDMOTHER WITH LIMITED FUNDS AND REALLY CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND THE LARGE SUM OF MONEY REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART. DURING MY RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN KNOWING THIS ISSUE HAS NOW IMITED THE WARRANTY TIME ON THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. I THANK GOD THIS OCCURRED IN A POPULATED AREA WHERE ASSISTANCE WAS READILY AVAILABLE AND NOT RURAL AS I QUITE OFTEN FIND MYSELF TRAVELING TO THESE AREAS. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? ABSOLUTELY!! NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED KNOWNING THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND REFUSES TO DO A MANDATORY RECALL. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IN THIS MATTER. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE.