2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

DRIVING OUR 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED. CAR HAS 72,000 MILES WITH ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE. CALLED NISSAN NA TO SEE IF OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NONE REPORTED. DENIED TO HELP DUE TO EXCESSIVE MILES. *NM

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WITH ACCELERATION OR BRAKING. DEALER HAS A TSB OUTLINING REPAIR OF PROBLEM. IF OUT OF WARRANTY THE DEALER WILL CHARGE $400 FOR REPAIR. I AM QUESTIONING THE SAFETY OF THIS SEAT AS THE VEHICLE AGES. WILL THE SEAT FAIL DURING AN ACCIDENT? *NM

WARPED ROTORS CAUSE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHEN BRAKING GOING DOWN HILL, BECAUSE OF SEVERE VIBRATION. *NM

AFTER I LOCK UP MY NISSAN MURANO I WILL COME TO IT FROM A MOVIE THEATER OF FROM MY HOME TO DRIVE IT AND BOTH OF THE FRONT WINDOWS WILL BE COMPLETELY DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE UNSECURED. THIS MORNING MY MURANO WAS FULL OF SNOW SINCE WE HAD 12 INCHES LAST NIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PLAYED WITH THE KEY FOBS AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN AND AS WE WERE STANDING THEIR WITH NO ONE TOUCHING THE KEY FOBS - THE WINDOWS WENT DOWN BY THEMSELVES AGAIN. THIS FEATURE IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU HOLD DOWN THE OPEN BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB TO LET IN COOL AIR IN THE SUMMER BEFORE YOU GET INTO YOUR MURANO. ROBERT DITTEL. *NM

IN OUR 2003 MURANO THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CAME COMPLETELY UNATTACHED FROM THE MAIN SUPPORT. THE BOLT "RATTLED LOOSE." *JB

2003 MURANO BATTERY DIED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING THE BATTERY TO FAIL. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB

ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN I AM SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. (THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR WITH SEVERAL MONTHS LAPSING BETWEEN INCIDENTS) EACH TIME WHEN I FELT IT BEGIN TO SURGE, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TIGHTLY, WAITING FOR THE ENGINE RACING TO STOP. I WAS THEN ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WORKED NORMALLY. THE DEALER FOUND NO CODES RECORDED WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN, SO NOTHING COULD BE DONE. IN JANUARY OF '06 I WAS DROPPING MAIL FROM MY CAR INTO A MAIL DROP. MY CAR REVVED UP BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 RPM'S. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND TRIED PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL WITH NO EFFECT ON STOPPING THE ACCELERATION. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK & SHUT IT OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT WAS STILL RACING. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR DOWN 5 TIMES BEFORE THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY. I DROVE IT 2 BLOCKS TO MY HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. ON JAN. 4,2006 THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, CHAMBER AS., GASKET THR. WERE CHANGED. THEY PERFORMED AN UPPER ENGINE DECARB. PROCEDURE, CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, AND INSTALLED FUEL ADDITIVE. ON JAN. 20, 2006 I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AS I WAS PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE. DEALER FOUND NO CODES REGISTERED ON THE CAR'S COMPUTERS, NOR COULD THEY REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY DROVE THE CAR.

OVERALL THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY GOOD. AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DAY BEFORE IT FAILED I HEARD A NOISE BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. ON THE DAY IT FAILED THE NOISE SEEMED NOT TO BE PRESENT. I EXITED A HIGHWAY AFTER A 1 1/2 DRIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION MADE A BUMP SOUND THAT MADE THE CAR SHAKE FOR AN INSTANT. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED NOT TO ENGAGE. THE CAR APPEARED TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. I TRAVELED FOR A FEW MILES TO A SMALL TOWN. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN ENGAGED. I CALLED THE DEALER, AND HE SAID TO GET VEHICLE TO THEM , AND THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK. A FEW TIMES ALONG THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. I WAS INFORMED THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $5,000. NISSAN REFUSED TO HELP IN ANYWAY. THEY WERE SIMPLY TURNING THEIR BACK ON ME BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. I REQUESTED ANY CONTRIBUTION FOR REPAIRS AND THEY REFUSED. IT WAS A VERY SAD CORPORATE POLICY.*AK

2003 MURANO CUT OFF COMPLETELY CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REPLACE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. *TS WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS VACATIONING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMER'S HOTEL WHERE AAA CHECK THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. AAA DETERMINED THAT THEY BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED HOME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF A RECALL 05V319000 ON THE 2003 MURANO FOR THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

CHANGED ALTERNATOR ONCE BEFORE AT DEALERSHIP AND IT TOOK 1-MONTH TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IN NOVEMBER, THE CAR FAILED TO START AFTER HAVING ALL THE LIGHT INDICATOR GO OFF. VERY DISTURBING BEING ABANDONED. I BELIEVED THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO BE A "LEMON" AND DECIDED TO NO LONGER OWN THE MURANO. I WAS LEFT WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM