2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

I HAVE A 2003 MURANO, THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH FAILING CAMSHAFT SENSORS. THERE IS A SPECIFIC RECALL THAT COVERS CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR DESIGN ISSUES IN THE 2003 MURANO, BUT NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE WORK, SINCE MY VIN DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THE RECALL RANGE. I HAVE EVEN TALKED TO THE VP OF EAST COST CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO TOLD ME TO REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. THESE ARE :"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH." IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CAR STALLING AT 45 MPH FOR MY WIFE ON A DANGEROUS WINDING ROAD. FOR A SMALL WOMEN WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES, THIS SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BOTH CAMSHAFT SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALREADY, AND ONE OF THEM IS FAILING AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $500, AND IT WILL COST AT LEAST THAT MUCH TO PAY FOR THE CHANGES THAT NISSAN REQUIRES UNDER THE RECALL TO REALLY FIX THE NISSAN DESIGN FLAW. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALL. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY NISSAN MURANO 2003 FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS AND A FEW MONTHS AGO IT STARTED TO HESITATE WHILE I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I LEARNED THAT BY TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. THEN LAST WEEK, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE AND WHEN I WENT TO GET MY CAR FIXED...MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CVT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT NISSAN IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN FIX IT. THE CVT IS DESTROYED AFTER 110K MILES AND WITH IT'S DEMISE IT TOOK OUR AND DESTROYED THE TRANSFER CASE TOTALING $7200 TO FIX. WHILE LOOKING AT THE CONSUMER REPORTS FOR THIS VEHICLE...IT LOOKS AS IF I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS SITUATION AND THAT NISSAN HAS TURNED THEIR BACKS ON THIS INITIAL PRODUCT BY NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE DESIGN FLAWS AND CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THIS NEW CVT TECHNOLOGY. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR NISSAN TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE THIS RIGHT BUT IF HISTORY AND THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH OTHER MURANO OWNERS...I AM NOT GOING TO BE SATISFIED WITH NISSAN'S STANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO HELP INITIATE A CLASS ACTION AGAINST NISSAN FOR BOTH THE COST TO FIX THIS KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE FRUSTRATION THIS VEHICLE HAS GIVEN ME. *TR

I WAS PARKED AT WORK AND WAS GETTING OUT OF MY CAR WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD POP NOISE. AT THAT TIME THE DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED ON THE BACK LEFT CORNER. MY FRIEND WAS PARKING BESIDE AND ASKED WHAT THE NOISE WAS. WHEN YOU SAT IN THE SEAT IT DROPPED BACKWARDS TO THE LEFT. I CALLED AND MADE A APPOINTMENT WITH LAKE NISSAN-LEESBURG FLORIDA. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE EVERYTIME YOU HIT A BUMP IT THROUGH YOU BACKWARDS. I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID THE WHOLE RACK ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED $689.95 AND OF COURSE I HAD NO WARRANTY LEFT (2003 MODEL) THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD CONTACTED OTHER NISSAN DEALERS AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A ISSUE AND THAT THIS SAME THING HAD HAPPENED BEFORE TO OTHER MURANOS. IF I HAD OF BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE WRECKED OR CAUSED SOMEONE ELSE TO WRECK. LUCKILY I WAS PARKED. *TR

I RAN OVER AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD. THE OBJET HIT MY FRONT TIRE THEN THE NISSAN MURANO UNDER CARRIAGE. I DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES, SMELLING GAS, TO A FILLING STATION. I PUMPED GAS BEFORE NOTICING GAS WAS GUSHING OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR (REAR ON DRIVER SIDE). FIVE GALLONS OF GAS SPILLED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, CLEANED UP THE HAZMAT & PUSHED MY CAR ASIDE. NISSAN WALDORF MD DEAL IS REPLACING THE GAS TANK (3 INCH SLIT IN GAS TANK) & THE BRACKET THAT CRACKED. THE BRACKET WAS INSTALLED IAW RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V003000 *TR

200 MURANO TRANSMISSION - THROTTLE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD FROM A STOP AFTER DRIVING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. *TR

I WAS PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO HESITATE. WHEN I GOT TO THE LIGHT MY CAR STALLED AND THE PANEL LIGHTS DIMMED. AFTER SOME TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO CALL AAA AND I TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART AND I HAD TO WAIT OVER A WEEK AND 1/2 BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, I TOOK MY CAR TO KERAS NISSAN LOCATED AT 2080 COVINGTON PIKE IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, BECAUSE THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE FAILING IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I NO LONGER TRUSTED THE WORKMANSHIP OF DOBBS NISSAN, WHERE I MADE THE INITIAL PURCHASE. I DEALT WITH TRAVIS, A SERVICE ADVISOR THAT ADVISED ME THEY WOULD FIND THE PROBLEMS. AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR WAS NON-REPAIRABLE. TRAVIS STATED THAT IT LOOKED AS IF I NEVER SERVICED THE ENGINE WITH OIL. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO GATHER ALL OF MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS TO PRESENT TO NISSAN WARRANTY TO PROVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAVE BEEN PERFORMED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. OIL CHANGES AND DATES OF RECEIPTS PROVIDED: DOBBS NISSAN: APRIL 29, 2006 SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 JUNE 13, 2007 DANNY?S CAR CARE: MARCH 9, 2007 MARCH 28, 2007 AUGUST 18, 2007 GOODYEAR: JUNE 23, 2006 JANUARY 3, 2007 FIRESTONE: NOVEMBER 02, 2006 RECEIPTS THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2007. HE CONTACTED ME AROUND 11:15 AM TO INFORM ME THAT THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS DENIED, DUE TO, ?LACK OF MAINTENANCE?. I ASKED TRAVIS TO EXPLAIN TO ME IN DETAIL THE REASON FOR THE DENIAL, AND HIS REPLY WAS SIMPLY, "LACK OF MAINTENANCE?. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE ON A WARRANTED ENGINE. *JB

2 WEEKS AFTER THE 60,000 SERVICE (AT 63,500 K)I HAD MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. AT THAT TIME, THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED THE TRANSFER CASE SEAL REPLACED ($800). THAT WAS NOT THE REAL PROBLEM, THE BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE- I NEED A NEW TRANSFER CASE (REBUILD $900). BUT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE SO NEED TO BUY NEW TRANSFER CASE FROM NISSAN ($2500). DEFINITELY A 2003 MURANO MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT EVEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT A VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

NISSAN MURANO 2003- 71,000 MILES- AWD TRANSFER CASE DEFECT $3500- ACUTE ONSET- LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHICH INCREASES IN VOLUME WHEN SPEED INCREASES- INOPERABLE AT THIS TIME- CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WITH NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTED- DEALER ATTRIBUTED THAT WEAR WAS CAUSED BY DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT WHILE IN AWD WHICH NEVER OCCURRED. SITUATION WAS SIMILAR IN NATURE WHEN MY ALTERNATOR FAILED SUDDENLY WITH NO CAUSE WHICH RESULTED IN A RECALL ONE YEAR LATER. *TR