2009 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 03/15/16*LJ

WHEN DRIVING THE 2009 NISSAN MURANO THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO LOSE ANY FIRMNESS AND IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR; THE BRAKES BARELY WORKED ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET HOME. MY HUSBAND TROUBLESHOT THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS, AIR IN THE SYSTEM, OR WORN BRAKE PADS. HE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IF THE ABS FUSE IS REMOVED THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES BACK TO NORMAL WHILE DRIVING, BUT THERE WILL BE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ONCE THE FUSE IS REMOVED. WHEN THE FUSE WAS REPLACED THE PEDAL KEPT THE FIRMNESS; THIS IS NOT A MECHANICAL ISSUE, BUT MORE LIKE AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE ABS.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG "OFF" LIGHT IS ON. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS BLINKING ON AND OFF. DEALER SAYS THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION HAS FAILED. NISSAN WILL NOT HELP AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY! THE CAR HAD 30748 MILES ON IT ON 11/11/15 WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THIS HAPPENS MOVING OR NOT AND WITH PASSENGER OR NOT.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL ROUTE, AT 9:10PM, THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING WITHOUT MY FOOT. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK PEDAL. I STEPPED VERY HARD AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN. WHEN I LOOSEN THE PEDAL, THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING. ALL THE SUDDEN I HEARD POPPING SOUND AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I THINK THAT WAS THE SOUND OF THE GAS PEDAL RELEASED. AT 9:15PM, THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK AGAIN. THE ACCELERATION WAS FULL AND REACHED TO THE 80 MILES VERY QUICKLY. I STEPPED THE BREAK PEDAL SLOWLY BUT VERY HARD THEN STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I TRIED TO PULL MY CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT COULD NOT STOP. SO, I PUT THE GEAR INTO "N". I HARD THE GAS WAS STILL GOING. AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL ONE MORE TIME, THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, SO I COULD STOP. AS THE AREA DO NOT HAVE GOOD PHONE CONNECTIONS ANY WAY, I DROVE THE CAR AGAIN, SLOWLY, TO THE DEALER AND LEFT THE CAR THERE. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF THE DRIVER WAS MY WIFE, SHE PROBABLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. IF THE ROAD WAS ICY, IF DEER CAME OUT, IF THAT WAS IN CITY AREA OR IN OUR DRIVE WAY, I HAD VERY BAD ACCIDENT. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST. TIRE PRESSURE RAMP IT ALWAYS ON, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS GREAT UNTIL THIS. I WOULD NEVER WANT TO DRIVE THE SAME CAR EVEN AFTER A REPAIR. IT WAS AWFUL AND CAN NOT TRUST ANYMORE.

TAKATA RECALL, AIRBAG ON PASSAGER SIDE INDCATOR LIGHT ON, TIRE LIGHT AND TIRE SLOW LEAK

BRAKES FAILED....DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH ON HWY 90 IN PASS CHRISTIAN MS. COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND APPLIED BRAKES AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 30 MPH AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT NO RESPOSE FROM THE BRAKES. WE RAN INTO A CAR STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT.

ON 2 OCCASIONS THE BREAK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE APPLYING THE BREAKS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC WHILE ON THE CITY STREET. I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BREAKS AND STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE BREAKING ABILITY WAS GREATLY REDUCED.

TAMARA RECALL THE STEERING TILT AND TELESCOPIC MOTORS BOTH DIED AT THE SAME TIME AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 70000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS JUST TURNED ON.

I WAS RUNNING 40 MPH WHEN I SAW THE "BRAKE" AND "BATTERY" INDICATOR LIGHTS APPEAR. AFTER LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AND WHILE TURNING RIGHT TO ENTER THE FREEWAY ENTRANCE, THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING DESPITE PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I TRIED TURNING ON THE IGNITION AGAIN BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUT EVEN THEY STOPPED WORKING AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I WAS SITUATED RIGHT WHERE CARS WOULD TURN TO GET TO THE FREEWAY ENTRANCE. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY AN UNSAFE PLACE FOR MY CAR TO GET STALLED SINCE CARS ARE TURNING RIGHT AND ACCELERATING TO GO UP AND TO THE RIGHT TO GET ONTO THE 680 SOUTH FREEWAY (AUTOMALL ENTRANCE). IT WAS ACTUALLY A GOOD THING THAT THERE WAS SOME OTHER CAR THAT BROKE DOWN CLOSE TO MY LOCATION. APPARENTLY SOME OTHER DRIVER HAD CALLED THE FREMONT POLICE AND, LUCKILY, 2 POLICE CARS WERE DEPLOYED SO 1 ENDED UP STAYING BEHIND MY CAR TO KINDA BLOCK THE OTHER CARS FROM HITTING MINE. THE POLICE WAITED UNTIL MY HUSBAND COULD GET TO ME AND JUMPSTART MY CAR. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES AND AFTER MY CAR STARTED WE TOOK IT TO PREMIER NISSAN AUTOMALL, GOT A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED, & DROVE TO WORK. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE RUNNING AT 60MPH ON THE 680 S FREEWAY, THE "BRAKE" & "BATTERY" INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I WAS PRAYING TO GET TO MY DESTINATION AS I WAS SO SCARED THAT MY CAR WOULD STOP AGAIN AND IT WAS MORE DANGEROUS THIS TIME AROUND AS I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. GOOD THING I GOT TO WORK BUT, AFTER READING OTHER MURANO 09 OWNERS' REPORTS ON FAILING ALTERNATORS, I KNEW THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY THE NHTSA. THE PREMIER NISSAN WOULD NOT EVEN CHECK IF THE NEW BATTERY THAT WE BOUGHT WAS CHARGING PROPERLY. THEY SAID THERE'S A DIFFERENT FEE FOR THAT. I THINK THIS ALTERNATOR ISSUE IS NOT JUST FOR THE EARLIER MURANOS BUT ALSO ON THE NEWER MODELS, INLUDING THE 2009 MODEL.

I WAS BRAKING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THEM UP ENOUGH TO GET HOME. I DON'T HAVE ANY LEAKS AT CYLINDERS AND MY PADS ARE NEW AND MY FLUID LEVEL IS OK I AM AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND UNDERSTAND HOW ABS SYSTEMS WORK THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES WERE STILL LOOSING PRESSURE SO I TOOK A RUBBER MALLET AND TAPPED ON THE ABS VALVE WHILE MY FRIEND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY WENT AWAY. IT LOOKS LIKE THE ABS ANTI SKID VALVE IS INTERNALLY BYPASSING FLUID I CALLED MY NISSAN SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE ABS ANTI SKID MODULE