2016 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that water was leaking into the front driver’s side of the vehicle. Additionally, the engine was making a grinding sound and vibrating while attempting to accelerate. The vehicle also had an oil leak from the transfer case. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer who replaced the transfer case however, the leak recurred approximately a month later. The repair was completed again however, the vehicle was still emitting an abnormal sound. The contact was also informed that the torque converter needed to be repaired. The contact was informed that the torque converter was not damaged enough to be replaced. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the transaxle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

ABS actuator failed. In case of a sudden stop the anti lock brakes would not work The problem was confirmed after my brake and ABS light stayed on after suddenly coming on while I was driving. I took it to the Nissan dealer Dick Smith Nissan Columbia, SC 3670 Ferandina RD. phone 803-213-3802. Dwayne Brown service mgr. will confirm. Prior to this there was no confirmation of this part being inspected or replaced on my vehicle despite a recall on all muranos 2015-2017 including my model 2016 murano hybrids. See Nissan recall NTB 16-0886 Nissan memo PC482 Jan 12,2017. When contacted Nissan consumer affairs refused to cover my vehicle despite having the problem they had recalled prior.CASE # 44822189 costing me $1417.32 despite saying would replace free of charge in bulletin. incident occurred Sept 25,2021 and repaired Oct !2,2021.

I was driving down the road, state highway 78 in Alabama, while going roughly 55 mph, when I heard what sounded like a gunshot or explosion. I stopped to assess the situation, thinking I hit something or a tire exploded. Upon further investigation I discovered that the sunroof had actually exploded. As you can see from the pictures the glass pushed upward and out instead of in and down.

Vehicle randomly quits running while driving. Once stopped, it will typically restart after being put in park and usual parking, stopping, end running operations are performed. There are no warning lights of any kind prior to engine stopping. There are no codes and check engine light has not come on. My daughters safety is of primary concern, as well as other motorists. This happens at speed randomly with no warning. I have searched online and find numerous reports of this on forums and the usual dealer response is it couldn't be replicated. It has occurred between 5-10 times over the past 6-12 months. No accidents yet, but it is not a question of 'if' it is a question of 'when'.

FAILURE OF TRANSFER CASE: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON STREET GOING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH, SUV MADE GRINDING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT. UPON START OF ACCELERATION NOISE HEARD AGAIN. AT SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH CAR SUDDENLY FELT AS IF WHEELS LOCKED UP AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE. SHIFT TO PARK, SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE AND REVERSE, NO MOVEMENT OF CAR IN GEAR. NEEDED SPECIALIZED DOLLY LIFT TOWING TO DEALERSHIP IN AREA. UPON MULTIPLE INSPECTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS WITH DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND NISSAN WARRANTY REPRESENTATIVES PART DEEMED RESPONSIBLE WAS THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED WHEN INCIDENTALLY FOUND AT PRIOR CAR INSPECTION AT USUAL DEALER. REPAIR HAS NOW BEEN DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED WITH USED TRANSFER CASE AS A SAFE OPTIONS. CONCERN REMAINS ON MY MIND FOR FAULTY PART AND REPAIR. CONCERN FOR OTHERS TRAVELING ON ROAD THAT CAR WILL COME TO IMMEDIATE ABRUPT STOP AND ACCIDENT POSSIBLE. LUCKILY CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION.

2015-2019 NISSAN MURANOS HAVE AN ON-GOING ELECTRICAL HAZARD WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEATS. THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS CONNECTOR DIRECTLY UNDER THE SEAT WILL FAIL AND ACTUALLY GET SO HOT IT WILL MELT THE PLASTIC PIECES! IN FACT, NISSAN HAS ISSUED IT'S OWN 15 PAGE SERVICE BULLETIN WARNING TO ITS DEALERS ON THE FIRE DANGER (EL18-035, REFERENCE NTB19-004, DATED 17 JANUARY 2019). THIS BULLETIN GRAPHICALLY SHOWS PICTURES OF HOW THE HARNESS CONNECTOR AND THE SEAT CONTROL UNIT WILL GET SO HOT THEY WILL MELT AND FAIL. IT ALSO DETAILS HOW LOCAL DEALERS SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR AND EVEN HOW THEY SHOULD CHARGE NISSAN BACK FOR THE REPAIR (PAGE 15 - PRIMARY PART LINE CLAIM). MY 2016 NISSAN MURANO SUFFERED THE SAME DRIVERS SEAT ELECTRICAL FAILURE RECENTLY. I VISUALLY VERIFIED THE DAMAGED (MELTED) CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT AND CONTACTED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER (YOUNGBLOOD NISSAN, SPRINGFIELD MO.). I PROVIDED THEM THE NISSAN ALERT INFORMATION. THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO FIX THE KNOWN FAILURE UNLESS THEY ARE PAID FOR THE SERVICE WORK (ESTIMATED IS OVER $300.00)! GIVEN THAT THIS FIRE HAZARD COVERS FOUR YEARS WORTH OF NISSAN MURANO PRODUCTION AND THE 2016-2019 TITANS, NISSAN SHOULD FIX THE DEFECTIVE PARTS FOR FREE. WHILE IN MY CASE THERE WAS NO ACTUAL FIRE OR DAMAGE BEYOND THE MELTED ELECTRICAL PARTS AND LOSS OF THE SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL FEATURE..I HAVE LEFT THE DEFECTIVE PLUG DISCONNECTED, STILL LEAVES ME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THEY SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. I HAVE ATTACHED IMAGES OF BOTH THE INTERNAL NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN AND AN IMAGE OF MY MELTED AND DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL PLUG. THANK YOU.

VEHICLE HAS A CONSTANT RINGING OR BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR BUMPER WHETHER CAR IS ON OR OFF CONSTANT RINGING SEEM TO APPEAR WHEN I'M WASHING THE VEHICLE AND THE TEMPERATURE IS LOW

AS WE WERE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET OUR 2016 NISSAN MURANO WE COULD SMELL PLASTIC MELTING OR BURNING WHILE HAVING OUR DRIVER SEAT HEATING SYSTEM TURNED ON. WE TURNED OFF THE HEATING SYSTEM. NOW, OUR DRIVER SEAT HEATER DOES NOT TURN ON AT ALL. WE PLAN TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET IT DIAGNOSED, BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, WE COULD READ THAT MANY OTHERS DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE PREVIOUSLY. THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT GETS TOO HOT AND BEGINS TO MELT. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE ELETRICAL HARNESS. I WILL HAVE A SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS SOON.*DT CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION.

INTELLIGENT FORWARD COLLISION WARNING RADAR SENSOR FAILURE. FAILED AT 37K MILES. MANUFACTURER AGREED TO NO CHARGE REPLACEMENT AFTER OWNER FILED COMPLAINTS WITH OUTSIDE AGENCIES.

DRIVERS SEAT. HEATING AND COOLING FUNCTION FAILURE DUE TO CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE. SEE TECH BULLETIN NTB19-004