2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

THE FRAME IN THE DRIVERS SEAT CRACKED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON TURNS. SPECIFICALLY THE FRAME CRACKED ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT, SO WHEN I TOOK LEFT TURNS, THE SEAT WOULD TILT TO THE RIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS FEELING. MY VEHICLE WAS PAST THE 36K WARRANTY (I HAD 50K ON A 5 YEAR OLD MURANO) SO THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY NISSAN. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SAFETY RECALL SINCE THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON MURANOS. *TR

THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR THAT SEEM TO KEEP HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BROKEN BOOT STRUTS, BUT THE MAJOR IS WITH THE ACCELERATION/CVT SYSTEM. IT ALL OF A SUDDEN GIVES NO GAS WHEN YOU PUSH AND THEN SURGES FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED WHICH IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS- AFTER READING MANY OTHERS POSTS IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 03' MURANO, FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS A LITTLE OVER 65,000 MILES JUST HAD THE MAJOR 60K SERVICE DONE AND HAS HAD ALL REGULAR SERVICE VISITS BY DEALER AND I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THIS DEFINITELY SEEMS LIKE A RECALL PROBLEM- REPLACED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS, SENSOR ASM, CAMSHAFT, GASKET SILL RING RUBB, O RINGS, ETC. *TR

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 03 NISSAN MURANO TO SCHOOL WHEN SHE STOPPED TO PAY A TOLL. WHEN SHE TRIED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. ONCE THE CAR GOT TO 4000 RPM'S IT TOOK OFF AGAIN. THE PROBLEM STOPPED OCCURRING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER THAT IT STARTED TO HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE A LOT OF DIFFERENT CODES WERE COMING UP. EVENTUALLY I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO GET A WHOLE NEW CVT TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED MY CHILD TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED HER , HER LIFE. THE OLD TRANSMISSION IS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP I BROUGHT IT TO TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REPAIR IT AND RE SELL IT! I THINK THAT GIVING THE TRANSMISSION TO ANYONE IS A VERY DANGEROUS IDEA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. HE HAD NOT NOTICED ANY ISSUES, SUCH AS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE INNER SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STARTED A CASE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO HIM WITH THE RESOLUTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. UPDATED 11/12/08 *BF UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 30 MIN OR SO EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR IS DELAYED IN MOVING. IN ADDITION EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR I LOSE POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR SLOWS TO A CRAWL AND STOPS. I WILL THEN HAVE TO COAST THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAIT A FEW MIN AND THEN RESTART. THIS IS VERY SCARY EVERY TIME I TRY TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURNS. OTHER TIMES I AM DRIVING IT JUST WILL NOT MOVE FOR A LONG 5 TO 8 SEC DELAY. CARS COMING AT ME IN AT ANY SPEED HAVE ALMOST HIT ME. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR THE STALLING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. I READ THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 03V455000. THE THROTTLE BODY 3 TIMES, TRANSMISSION 2 TIMES. MOTOR MOUNTS AND A HOST OF OTHER PARTS. LET'S SEE OH YEAH THE TCM TWICE. VALVE BODY REPLACED. MILES AT 105,000. I HAVE SPENT OVER $900.00 PLUS. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM WON'T TAKE IT BACK. AT THIS POINT I JUST WANT OUT OF THIS CAR. COULD ANYONE HELP ME? *TR

I OWN A 2003 MURANO AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION THAT THE DEALER LIED TO ME ABOUT. AS I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR JERKED AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND JUMPED IN THE ROAD WHICH PROVED TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NISSAN SHOULD RECALL IT. I SPENT OVER $4500.00 TO REPAIR THIS. IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT NEVER WAS ADDRESSED. THE POOR CONSUMER THINKING THEY ARE BUYING A DECENT CAR AT OVER 36K DOLLARS IS BUYING A PIECE OF CRAP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY OR THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT GOVERNS THE QUALITY OF A PRODUCT BEING SOLD IN THIS COUNTRY. *TR

WHEN IN TRAFFIC UNDER APPX 10 MPH, YOU ACCELERATE AND IT DOES NOTHING, THEN SUDDENLY TAKES OFF. YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT IS VERY RANDOM AND ONCE IT STARTS DOING IT, IT KEEPS DOING IT UNTIL YOU STOP THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE TO PULL OUT ON A BUSY STREET IN THE AFTERNOON, AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND ALL THEY DO IS SAY IT IS A VACUUM LINE. THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW MOTOR MOUNTS TO KEEP THE ENGINE STABLE SO THAT THEY WON'T GET LOOSE. I HAD THEM REPLACED AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT THROW AN ERROR CODE, SO NO ONE, INCLUDING A VERY REPUTABLE AUTO REPAIR GARAGE, CAN FIX IT. WE HAVE EVEN STARTED GUESSING WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE, IE, FUEL INJECTORS - HAD THEM CLEANED - NO CHANGE. I HAVE NOW SPENT ALMOST $3K AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN TELLS ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL,BUT NOT FOR MY SERIAL NUMBER. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SINCE ABOUT MAY. *TR

MY 2003 MURANO IS NOW CLOCKING 133,000 MILES. I NOTICE A PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST 20,000 MILES WHENEVER I GET STUCK IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND SUDDENLY IT TAKES OFF. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKE TO PREVENT SMACKING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ORDEAL. MY DEALER INFORMED ME THAT HE IS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED BUT ALWAYS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A WHILE OR WHEN I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE DEALER THAT IT IS A PRESSURE SENSOR PROBLEM THAT IS TYPICAL FOR MODEL THAT I HAVE. THE PROBLEM IS THE COST REPAIR IS HALF OF THE VALUE OF THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 39,893 MILES. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SEAT NEVER FELT SECURE, TIME PASSED AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE, THE DEALER ADVISED I WOULD NEED A NEW SEAT FRAME. I REQUESTED A GOODWILL ADJUSTMENT BUT NISSAN CORP. DENIED MY REQUEST. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE A TODDLER AND SHE SITS IN THE BACKSEAT AND IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT FRAME BROKE DURING IMPACT IT WOULD CERTAINLY CAUSE INJURY TO MY TODDLER AND MYSELF. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2003 NISSAN MURANOS. VERY WIDESPREAD. CAR NEEDS NEW VALVE BODY AND POSSIBLY NEW TRANSMISSION. UP TO $7000 TO FIX CARS THAT MAY ONLY BE WORTH TWICE THAT. *TR