2009 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TWICE NOW DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE CONDITION AND THEY DID A FULL BRAKE EXAM. ENDED UP HAVING THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. SEEMED O.K. UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY.

FAILURE OF ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE WHERE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUSHED TO FLOOR TO ENGAGE BRAKES.

BRAKES LOST PEDAL PRESSURE SEVERAL TIMES.INTERMITENT PROBLEM.MECHANIC REPLACED ABS MOTOR MODULATOR.COST WAS $2300.THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS MODEL.VERY DANGEROUS.RECALL NEEDED.

OUR 2009 MURANO BRAKE PEDAL WORKED FINE UNTIL 6 MONTHS AGO. THE PEDAL THEN STARTED TO FEEL VERY SOFT WHEN PRESSED. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY LOOKED OVER IT BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING SERIOUSLY WRONG AND ADJUSTED THE TENSION. THE BRAKES SEEMED NORMAL AFTER BUT DIDN'T LAST LONG. I THEN TOOK IT TO A FORMER NISSAN MECHANIC THAT LOOKED INTO IT AND RECOMMENDED WE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SINCE HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE PARTS WITHOUT KNOWING FOR SURE. HE LOOKED INTO THE BULLETINS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND FELT THAT NISSAN HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL ON THEIR BRAKES. WHEN I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER THEY ACTED AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY BRAKE ISSUES WITH THE MURANOS. I INFORMED HER TO LOOK AT THE BULLETINS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO MATTER. I HAD THEM CHECK THE MURANO OVER AND THEY CAME BACK AND SAID BRAKE FLUID IS DIRTY THAT SHOULD FIX IT. OF COURSE IT DIDN'T FIX THE SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NISSAN HAS WITH BRAKES.

WHILE BRAKING FAIRLY HARD FROM 45 MPH ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A SMALL HUMP IN THE ASPHALT. THIS APPARENTLY ACTIVATED THE ABS SYSTEM, WHICH FAILED AND REMAINED IN THAT MODE. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, CONSIDERABLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. THE NISSAN DEALER REPLACED THE ABS ACTUATOR FOR $2700. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PREMATURE FAILURE FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 79,000 MILES.

RADIO VOLUME AND TUNING CONTROLS MALFUNCTION NOT ALLOWING ACCURATE CONTROL OF VOLUME. TRYING TO ADJUST THE VOLUME SOMETIMES RESULTS IN THE VOLUME LEVEL GOING TO MAXIMUM VOLUME ON ITS OWN, STARTLING THE DRIVER AND CAUSING A DISTRACTION WHILE TRYING TO READJUST THE VOLUME TO NORMAL. THIS CAUSES DISTRACTED DRIVING AND POSSIBLE HEARING DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME THE RADIO IS ON. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON SUBURBAN STREETS, ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST 2-3 YEARS.

CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TURNED OUT TO BE A TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM WHERE THE TRANSFER CASE SEEPED FLUID WITH OUT INDICATION UNTIL IT RAN DRY. THIS IS A KNOWN MFG DEFECT OF THE MURANO YET THERE HAS BEEN NO CORRECTIVE ACTION BY NISSAN AND THE REPAIR IS $3500.00. WE ARE LUCKY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT IN THIS CASE.

WE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A VERY LOW BRAKE PEDAL ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. IT WAS SPORADIC AND WOULD GET BETTER AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY BUT RETURN AFTER A FEW DAYS. WENT TO ONE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SUGGESTED NEW BRAKES PADS AND FRONT ROTORS. WE HAD THIS DONE AND THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE FOR A FEW DAYS BUT THEN RETURNED TO THE LOW PEDAL. WENT TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INDICATED THAT A NEW MASTER CYLINDER WAS NEEDED. HAD THIS DONE YESTERDAY AND AGAIN THE BRAKES SEEMED OK BUT WENT BACK TO A LOW PEDAL WHILE DRIVING HOME. FROM WHAT I'VE READ IN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED, THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS AND GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND INJURIES, I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NHTSA HAS NOT REQUIRED A RECALL. WE HAVE NOW SPENT OVER $1,200 FOR REPAIRS THAT LIKELY WERE NOT NEEDED. I DO NOT INTEND TO PAY FOR A NEW ABS CONTROLLER. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE A FIX AT NO COST.