2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO AWD HAD 88,300 MILES ON IT, AND BEGAN VIBRATING WHILE I WAS ON A 4-LANE ROAD. AS I TRIED TO PULL IT OFF INTO A PARKING LOT ON THE LEFT, IT CAME OUT OF GEAR, AND STOPPED IN THE CENTER OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. IT WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR, AND WOULD NOT REV, BUT IT WAS IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I CALLED 911, BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THAT MY STALLED CAR WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THEN 2 MEN OFFERED TO HELP PUSH THE CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT. THEY DID, BUT THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY IN THE STILL BUSY INTERSECTION. TWO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS DIAGNOSED THE CAR AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF $6000. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO. DRIVERS SEAT MOUNT, LEFT REAR, BROKE IN 2006 (OUT OF WARRANTY, NORMAL WEIGHT DRIVERS). AFTER MANY CALLS TO NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY COVERED THE REPAIR ($900). NOW, APRIL 2009, SAME SEAT MOUNT BROKE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL. MANY COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE OF THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY IN 2003 MODEL, BUT ALSO 2004 AND 2005. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! A $900 REPAIR IS NOT SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN AFFORD AND DRIVING WITH A BROKEN SEAT MOUNT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

VEHICLE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT HAS COME ON, VEHICLE HAS VARYING PAUSES BETWEEN PRESSING GAS AND VEHICLE REACTION, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING (WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE DRIVING AND 18 MONTH OLD SON IN VEHICLE), AND RESTART HAS LONG CRANK DURATION. ON APRIL 17TH, VEHICLE TURNED OFF AT STOP LIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND RESTARTED AFTER LONG CRANK PERIOD. I PULLED OFF TO PARKING LOT AND CAR TURNED OFF AND FAILED TO RECRANK. THIS CREATES A VERY VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IN THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING! DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE CAM SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES THROUGH RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR FOR THIS VEHICLE (YEAR, MAKE, MODEL) FOR THESE EXACT PROBLEMS, BUT WHEN INQUIRING TO NISSAN ABOUT THIS, MY VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL, DESPITE BEING THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR! *TR

NEEDED TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION PART CALLED THE "VALUE BODY" IN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE REPAIR WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE NISSAN DEALER AND WILL COST $1795 TOTAL PARTS & LABOR. APPARENTLY THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY TRANSMISSION PARTS CALLED THE VALUE BODY IN THE PAST HERE IN SAN ANTONIO,TEXAS. *TR

DRIVER SEAT ON 2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS BREAKING SEAT FRAME. SEAT TILTS TOWARD DRIVER DOOR ON TURNS MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A SAFETY OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WHEN CONTACTED. HAVE FOUND OVER A THOUSAND REPORTS OF SAME CONDITION ON 2003-2006 MODELS. THIS CONDITION ALMOST CREATED A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE I WAS AT THE WHEEL. DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPAIR WITHOUT NISSAN APPROVAL AND AS I STATED NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. IT IS EITHER A DESIGN PROBLEM OR A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE FOR THE MANUFACTURER NISSAN. IF THIS IS NOT A LEGITIMATE SAFETY ISSUE THEN I GUESS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ONE REALLY LOOKS LIKE. IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN IS HOLDING OUT UNTIL THERE ARE SOME FATALITY ACCIDENTS BEFORE ACTING .. SEEMS LIKE THEN IT WILL BE TOO LATE. *TR

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO (APPROX 76,000 MILE) HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEAT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE SEAT SWINGS DOWN TOWARDS THE LEFT. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT ON 2003 NISSAN MURANO IS BROKEN. IT SHIFTS DURING DRIVING AND LEANS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. VERY DANGEROUS AND BAD ON THE BACK. *TR

STEERING RUNS OF BOOST (POWER ASSIST) WHEN TURNING QUICKLY. THIS IS NOTICEABLE WHEN PARALLEL PARKING, BUT ALSO NOTICEABLE WHEN EVASIVE MANEUVERS ARE REQUIRED. I CAN SEE A CRASH OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THIS. MINE HAS ACTED LIKE THIS SINCE NEW, AND I BELIEVE THIS UNRELATED TO A BURST HIGH PRESSURE STEERING HOSE THAT MY MURANO ENCOUNTERED AT 52,600 MILES. CONSUMER REPORTS NOTED THAT 2003-2004 MURANOS ALL EXHIBIT THE LOSS OF STEERING BOOST ISSUE, YET NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE ON NHTSA FOR THE SAME STEERING BOOST ASSIST ISSUE. *TR

HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKED AT ONLY 52,600 MILES AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE IS 5.5 YEARS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY - NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING LOW MILEAGE AND ME HAVING HAD THE POWER STEERING FLUID FLUSHED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I HIT 30,000 MILES. THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE AND TOTAL REPAIR COST $650. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. DEALER ADVISED THAT DUE TO THE LEAK, VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, REQUIRING ME TO PAY FOR A RENTAL UNTIL THEY COULD ORDER THE PART AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT FAILURE, BRACKET BROKEN AND NISSAN/DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ISSUE ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE IS MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR AS WELL AS WITH TURNS ETC. *TR