2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON RT 80 AND MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO, THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WENT ON, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER MY CAR STARTED LOSING POWER. AS I ACCELERATED, THE CAR WOULD NOT REGAIN SPEED AND STARTED BUCKING. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN, PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED IT A FEW MINS LATER AND THE POWER RETURNED. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN TO INVESTIGATE AND ENDED UP NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD (I PURCHASED IT NEW IN AUGUST 2004) AND HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. I FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT MY COST. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES TO MINE AS WELL AS OTHER COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL CAR I OWN AND I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS IM GUESSING THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS. IF IT WAS WORSE, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *TR

2003 MURANO HAS FAULTY TRANSFER CASE, LEAKS FLUID AND HAS BURNING OIL SMELL. *TR

ON FRIDAY AUGUST 1, 2008 I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE-CAR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. MY VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A STOPPED SMALL TRUCK THAT WAS AHEAD OF ME. THERE WAS FRONT HEAD-ON COLLISION AS WELL AS REAR VEHICLE DAMAGE. MY VEHICLE WAS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL IN MY MURANO WAS MYSELF. THE UNOCCUPIED PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT MY DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS FAILURE FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IS WHAT I AM REPORTING NOW. THE VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A TOW YARD. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MURANO. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IT IS USED, I HAVE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. THE PLACE I GOT IT FROM REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE NEW ONE IS SLIPPING EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BECAME LOOSE. POWER ADJUST APPEARS TO HAVE COME OFF TRACKS, BROKEN A GEAR, OR SOME OTHER MECHANICAL FAILURE. HAVE NOT BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AS OF YET, BUT QUICK INTERNET SEARCHES REVEAL THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, YET NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY. WIFE CAN NO LONGER USE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE SEAT IS ONLY SAFE WHEN FULLY BACK AND DOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS HE EXPERIENCED HESITATION WHICH AS A CONSEQUENCE HINDERS ACCELERATION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN WHICH TECHNICIANS REPEATEDLY ADVISED HIM THAT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. EVENTUALLY, A DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION AT AN EXPENSE OF $1800.00 BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY. HE HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT A STOP AND STALLED. LONG DELAY AND FINALLY SLOWLY PICKED UP AGAIN. ALSO MAKING LOUD NOISES THAT APPEARED TO COME FROM THE FRONT. *TR

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD HAD A TRANSFER CASE COMPLETELY FAIL AFTER THE DEALER FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS TIRE NOISE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BOLSTER IS BROKEN. NISSAN IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED (MY AUTO IS OUT OF WARRANTY). THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NISSAN MURANO OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I BROUGHT MY NISSAN INTO THE DEALER THE BEGINNING OF APRIL 2008 BECAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WAS ON...AND I WAS TOLD MY CAR'S COMPUTER NEEDED TO "RE-LEARN" SOMETHING. THAT COST ME $100. THEN, ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A STRAINING NOISE, AND I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. OF COURSE, MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT POPPED ON. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, MY CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP... AND THE RPM SEEMED TO BE STUCK ON 4,000. MY SPEED STEADILY DECREASED, AND I HAD TO FINALLY STOP MY CAR IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I LEFT IT SIT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, RESTARTED IT, AND IT MIRACULOUSLY FIXED ITSELF. I MADE IT OFF THE INTERSTATE, BUT IT EVENTUALLY STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. THAT WAS LONG ENOUGH FOR IT TO FIX ITSELF AGAIN AND MAKE IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER. IT DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY TROUBLE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, SO I WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED WHEN THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION!!! THAT ABSOLUTELY NEVER EVEN OCCURRED TO ME THAT SOMETHING THAT MAJOR COULD BE WRONG! MY MURANO HAS JUST OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT.... UNBELIEVABLE! IT ENDED UP SITTING AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN A WEEK BECAUSE THEY HAD TO ORDER THE TRANSMISSION. THE TOTAL COST WOULD'VE BEEN $5,700, BUT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED IT. THAT'S A BIG RELIEF, BUT NOW I'VE LOST FAITH IN MY MURANO. I'VE HAD MINOR PROBLEMS BEFORE, AND IT EVEN COMPLETELY DIED ON ME AND HAD TO BE TOWED (I GUESS I NEED TO LOOKUP THAT PROBLEM AND REPORT IT TOO)... BUT I JUST THOUGHT "THESE THINGS HAPPEN NO MATTER HOW NEW A CAR IS." IT IS COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM... THANKS TO THIS WEBSITE. NISSAN REALLY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. THIS IS A HUGE MISTAKE ON THEIR PART, AND TO KEEP BRAGGING ABOUT HOW AWESOME THEIR NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS ARE... IS VERY WRONG. NISSAN NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR