2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

I OWNED A 2003 NISSAN MURANO FOR LESS THAN 11 MONTHS BEFORE I WAS FORCED TO TRADE IT IN. DURING THE FIRST 7 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP I HAD NOTHING BUT A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. WITHIN THE 8TH - 11TH MONTHS HOWEVER I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS BURNING UP AND SLIPPING. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER AND ALLOWED THEM TO DO A DIAGNOSIS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION ONLY HAD A SHORT AMOUNT OF LIFE LEFT AND THAT IT WOULD COST $5,000+ TO HAVE IT SHIPPED TO JAPAN AND REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FLUID INSTALLED IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS ATF AND NOT THE $25/QUART CVT FLUID. I BELIEVED THIS AND HAVE BEEN TELLING THIS STORY FOR YEARS. I LEARNED TODAY THAT THIS WAS NONSENSE. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER AND ONLY HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY NISSAN. WHERE WOULD THE FLUID GET INTO MY RIDE IN THAT CASE? I BOUGHT A WARRANTY ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEALERS REPRESENTATIVE WHO INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD WANT COVERAGE FOR THE TRANSMISSION IN HOPES OF AVOIDING THE $5,000.00 TAG FOR REPLACEMENT. HE WAS A PROPHET BECAUSE I ENDED UP NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION LESS THAN 11 MONTHS LATER, BUT MY WARRANTY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST CITING THE FAILURE TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION AT 60K THOUGH IT WAS SERVICED AT 61K. I TRADED THIS VEHICLE IN WITH LESS THAN 70K ON THE ODOMETER. IN A YEAR WHEN I SHOULD HAVE NO CAR PAYMENT, I MUST ACCEPT ANOTHER 4 YEARS OF CAR PAYMENTS. WHAT A SHAME, WHAT A WASTE. HOW MUCH I MISS MY RIDE, BUT WHAT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN WORTH TO ME TO KEEP IT WITHOUT KNOWING THE SAME THING WOULDN'T CONTINUE?!?!!?!? PLEASE HELP ME AND THOSE OTHERS OUT THERE WHO NEED RELIEF FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. I WANT TO RECOUP MY MONEY THAT WAS STOLEN FROM ME BY NISSAN AND FOR THE UPSIDEDOWN DEFICIT I WAS THRUST INTO BY HAVING TO PREMATURELY TRADE IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 3.5L ENGINE AND CVT TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HESITATES, THEN SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD IN SLOW TRAFFIC AFTER BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. FREQUENCY: PROBLEM OCCURRING ABOUT EVERY DAY LATELY. DEALER WILL NOT MENTION THIS PROBLEM YET. *TR

WHEN IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS IT JERKS SO YOU BASICALLY DRIVE WITH ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND THE OTHER ON THE GAS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 3-5 TIME DAILY. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. IT'S BEEN A GREAT CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. I HAVE RECENTLY HEARD A WHINING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP AND ANOTHER SOURCE TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $5000. THE CAR HAS 68K MILES. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WILL JUST DIE ONE OF THESE DAYS. MY FEAR IS WHERE WILL I BE OR WHAT WILL I BE DOING WHEN THAT HAPPENS. NISSAN JUST SAYS, "TOO BAD" ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

PURCHASED USED NISSAN MURANO IN NOVEMBER 2007 WITH 61K MILES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 55 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT A SAFE RATE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR. GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OUT AS WELL. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE. SEAT ROCKS WHEN TURNING, BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THIS BRACKET. *TR

CONSUMER STATED HIS 2003 NISSAN MURANO SHIFTS IN THE REAR END WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS. *NJ UPDATED 02/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/26/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 76K MILES. DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ANYWHERE BETWEEN 0 AND 30 MPH, I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN SUDDENLY IT LURCHES FORWARD. THIS IS HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST THREE MONTH. I AM VERY SCARED TO PUSH THE THROTTLE BECAUSE IN A FEW SECS, IT JUST SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD AND COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF ME. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, AS THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM NISSAN. PLEASE DON'T LET THIS BECOME AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. THANK YOU. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO STARTED LEANING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE SEAT ADJUSTER WAS BROKEN. THEY WOULD NOT RETURN THE CAR TO ME WITHOUT COMPLETING THE REPAIR, SITTING SAFETY ISSUES. NISSAN REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, SO THE CAR WAS HELD HOSTAGE UNTIL I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. NISSANUSA SAYS THE DEALERSHIP WAS CORRECT IN NOT RETURNING THE CAR WITHOUT COMPLETING THE REPAIR, BUT THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THE REPAIR COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AS A COVERED COMPONENT, NOR A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. WHILE THE CAR HAS 77K MILES, THEY ARE PRIMARILY HIGHWAY MILES DRIVEN BY ME. I CAN COUNT ON MY TWO HANDS THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE SEAT HAS BEEN ADJUSTED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID A PIECE OF METAL IN THE SEAT ADJUSTER BROKE AND IT WOULD SOON PUNCTURE THE SEAT AND POSSIBLY CAUSE THE SEAT TO MALFUNCTION. DOESN'T THIS SOUND LIKE METAL FATIGUE? *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 94K MILES. DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR JERKS FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST MONTH. ITS WHEN I DRIVE IT TO WORK ITS ABOUT 38 MILES AND I GET OFF THE RAMP AT THE TURN SIGNAL AND I WANT TO ACCELERATE AND DON'T GO AM VERY SCARED TO PUSH THE THROTTLE BECAUSE IN A FEW SECS,IT JUST KICKS AND COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF ME. I DON'T LET MY WIFE USE THIS CAR NO MORE ,I FEEL MY CHILDREN AND MY WIFE COULD GET IN ACCIDENT THAT'S WHY AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT. I FOUND ALL THIS COMPLAINTS IN THE WEB. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F133968/20 )AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. THANK YOU. I THINK THIS IS A RECALL *TR