2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

CAR WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND ALSO FROM A STOP WILL HESITATE AND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE A FEW SECONDS LATER WHILE THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER A YEAR WITH NO RESOLUTION PRESENTED. I HAVE BEEN IN TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS WHILE TRYING TO MAKE TURNS IN TRAFFIC AND IT IS A NIGHTMARE TO DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. A FIX OR RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

I RECENTLY SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT. I READ OVER THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AFTER SUBMISSION AND REALIZED THAT 90% OF THE COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED ARE SAME OR SIMILAR TO MY PROBLEM. I WAS IN FACT TOLD TWO DIFFERENT REASONS FOR MY CAR ISSUES FROM TWO DEALERS IN TWO DIFFERENT STATES. I AM AFRAID THAT NISSAN DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR IS NOT RELAYING IT TO THEIR TECH'S. MY CAR IS LOOSING POWER DURING TAKE OFF AND THRUSTING FORWARD. THIS MOSTLY OCCURS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. TO REMEDY, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. ARE WE NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT COSTS NISSAN TO MUCH TO FIX ALL THE VEHICLES IN NEED OR IS YOUR AGENCY TURNING A BLIND EYE UNTIL AN ACTUAL ACCIDENT OR DEATH OCCURS. THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR ON THE HWY, LOCAL STREET, ANYWHERE. IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AND COSTS MUCH TO FIX. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT I AM UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT IF THEY "FIX" IT MAY STILL BE BROKEN DUE THEM NOT KNOWING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS THE FOLLOWING: THROTTLE BODY, VALVE BODY, AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

HAVE YET TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, DUE TO INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. 2003 NISSAN MURANO WHICH OVER THE PAST YEAR HAS EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN ACCELERATION WHEN IN STOP/GO TRAFFIC. *TR

WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS OR IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE FOR 20-30 SECONDS, THEN LURCHES FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I REACHED 70K MILES AND ACCORDING TO ALL OTHER 2003 NISSAN OWNERS ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES, THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE NOTICE? NISSAN REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED RIGHT AWAY! *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 70K 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. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED $105 TO DIAGNOSE IT AND SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE "VALVE BODY" FOR ALMOST $1700. DOING A SEARCH ON INTERNET SHOWS A LOT OF OTHER 2003 MURANO OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, THERE ARE 2 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON HERE, ONE DATED 2005, BUT CURRENTLY THERE IS NO FORMAL INVESTIGATION. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED, AS THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL 2003 NISSAN MURANO OWNERS AND IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR THE DEALERS TO MAKE HEFTY PROFIT ON THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE - SEAT NOT SAFE IN AN ACCIDENT AS IT MOVES WHENEVER THE CAR TURNS A CORNER. DEALER ADVISED THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE MURANO SEATS BRAKE, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE BLAME FOR DEFECTIVE PART. DEALER ADVISED $1,226.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, SHE HEARD ANOTHER SNAPPING SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE SEAT MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I BOUGHT MY SUV NEW IN JUNE 2003. A MONTH AFTER IT STARTED SHUTTING OFF AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY TOOK IT FOR A WEEK AND "FIXED" THE PROBLEM AFTER MY INSISTENCE. A MONTH LATER THE RADIO AND ALL THE POWER SOCKETS IN MY CAR STARTED KICKING OUT AND I WENT THROUGH A BOX OF 300 FUSES. AGAIN, THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE SCARIEST PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR WILL JUST STALL OUT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I TOLD THEM OF THIS PROBLEM 18 MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE CAR. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT I NEEDED THE MILE SERVICE TO BE DONE AS WELL AS A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THIS WAS DONE FOR $500 AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY THAT THE CAR NEEDS. THE PART IS $160. THE SERVICE IS $2000. I HAVE BEEN TELLING THEM THAT I HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THREE YEARS. IT WAS JUST DIAGNOSED, BY A MECHANIC OTHER THAN NISSAN DUE TO MY FEAR AFTER A NEAR ACCIDENT. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE OR MOVE. I WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. MY FOOT WAS TO THE FLOOR ON THE PEDAL. I SCREAMED OUT OF THE IMPENDING ACCIDENT. THE ONCOMING CAR UNAWARE OF MY DILEMMA SLOWED DOWN AND DIPPED TO THE OTHER LANE BUT NOT AFTER BLOWING THE HORN AT ME. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE IN A 2 YEAR PERIOD. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. BY THE WAY THE CAR WAS RECALLED 3 TIMES IN A THREE YEAR PERIOD. I NEED HELP. I HAVE SPENT $7000 IN REPAIRS TO THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS FROM NISSAN FOR THE SERVICE. *TR

THIS CAR HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THAT IT HESITATES FROM AN IDLING STOP. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS WHILE SITTING WITH THE ENGINE IDLING THE CAR WILL JUST SIT THERE AND THEN LURCH FORWARD SUDDENLY. I FIRST HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IN 2005 OR THEREABOUTS, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (WILDE NISSAN WAUKESHA WI) WHO CONTENDED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS WAS/IS A VERY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH COMES AND GOES WITHOUT WARNING, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND GOT THE SAME STORY. EVENTUALLY THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED HANDS AND THE NEW OWNER (BOUCHER NISSAN WAUKESHA WI, SAME ADDRESS AND LOCATION AS ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP) WAS DILIGENT ABOUT RESEARCHING AND FINDING THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A "VALVE BODY PROBLEM" BY THE BOUCHER FOLKS. NISSAN REFUSED TO HONOR REPAIR CLAIMS AND COSTS WHICH WERE ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $1500 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY" AT THE TIME BOUCHER IDENTIFIED THE DEFECTIVE CONDITION. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE HONORED REPAIR COSTS AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR SERIOUS INJURY IF NOT DEATH OF DRIVER. NISSAN HAS TAKEN A VERY NEGLIGENT AND NON CARING CONSUMER RESPONSE POSITION ON THIS MATTER. THE NHTSA SHOULD TAKE NISSAN TO TASK TO REPAIR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE CONDITION. *TR

NO ONE PARTICULAR EVENT LED TO FAILURE. THE SPECIFIC FAILURE IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FREQUENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY PIVOTS DOWN INTO LINE OF SIGHT OF DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HINDERS IMMEDIATE LINE OF SIGHT. VISOR HAS NO VISIBLE DEFAULT BUT FEELS "SPONGY" WHEN TRYING TO SECURE IT BACK UP. NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE INDICATE THE VISOR PIVOT POINT IS OF FLIMSY MANUFACTURE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS REFERRING TO THIS PROBLEM. MY VISOR FALLS INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT FREQUENTLY AND DOES BLOCK MY VIEW FOR A MOMENT UNTIL I PUSH IT BACK UP. I SEE THIS AS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I ATTEMPTED TO ORDER A NEW PART ON MY OWN AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS OVER $300.00 FOR A NEW VISOR. THIS SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS SINCE IT OBVIOUSLY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN "BROKEN" DUE TO MOVING IT UP AND DOWN LIKE ANY OTHER VISOR WOULD BE MOVED. *TR