2007 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

THERE WAS A DISTINCT CLICKING COMING FROM THE FRONT AREA OF THE CAR AS I ACCELERATED. WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS DEBRIS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED ON DECEMBER 7, 2007. ON DECEMBER 22, 2007, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THEN STALLED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. ON JANUARY 9, 2008, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THREW THE CONTACT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT BRUISED HER CHEST. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED AND THE RADIO SHUT OFF TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY LOST POWER AND WOULD ONLY SHIFT INTO LOW GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ON JANUARY 11, 2008. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR. THE FUEL GAUGE WENT FROM THREE QUARTERS OF A TANK TO A FULL TANK. THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER ON JANUARY 20, 2008 AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,200.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN MURANO THAT WE PURCHASE A FEW MONTHS AGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, THERE IS A HORRIBLE SQUEAKING/WHISTLING/GRINDING NOISE THAT OCCURS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY CONSISTENTLY STATE THEY ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION BUT NISSAN DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS REALLY WRONG WITH THEM AND ONLY OFFER A SUGGESTIVE CHANGE IN BRAKE PADS AND USING A SPECIAL GREASE TO LESSEN THE NOISE FOR A FEW DAYS. THEY EVENTUALLY CHANGED OUT THE ROTORS ON THE LAST TRIP A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND TOLD US THE PROBLEM NISSAN STATES IS THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE "NISSAN BRAKE PADS" AND THERE IS TO MUCH METALLIC IN THE PADS NOW WHICH IS CAUSING THE NOISE. SINCE THAT VISIT, WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND HAD AND "AFTER-MARKET BRAKE PAD" PLACED ON THE CAR SINCE NISSAN STATES IS WAS ONLY A PROBLEM WITH THEIR MAKE OF BRAKE PAD. WE VERY QUICKLY LEARNED THIS WAS NOT TRUE! THE NOISE AND GRINDING IS WORSE. IT HAS EVEN BECOME NOTICEABLE ANYTIME YOU APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES DO NOT FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GRABBING CORRECTLY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $40K FOR A CAR AND NOT HAVE SECURITY WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I THINK THE DEALERS SHOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

WHILE GENTLY APPLYING BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SOMETIME LUNGES FORWARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PRESSED HARDER TO CONTINUE SLOWING AT THE SAME RATE. A NISSAN AREA TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH ME. I TOLD HIM HE WAS STOPPING TOO QUICKLY TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM. I NEVER COULD GET HIM TO TRY IT WHILE STOPPING GENTLY. IT MAY BE A SITUATION RELATED TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION DISENGAGING FROM ENGINE BRAKING AND ONLY HAPPEN ON WHILE DOWNHILL BRAKING. *TR

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2007 NISSAN MURANO A FEW MONTHS AGO. SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH VERY LOUD SCREECHING NOISES WITH THE BRAKES. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT IN LUBBOCK, TX AND TO A DEALER IN HOUSTON. BOTH SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MURANOS AND THEY ARE HOPING FOR SOME SORT OF FIX FROM NISSAN. THEY BOTH SAID THAT TO DATE THERE HAS BEEN NO REPAIR INITIATED FROM THE FACTORY. I WROTE AN EMAIL TO NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY DID NOT CARE TO RESPOND. SINCE THE BRAKES ARE SUCH A VITAL PART OF AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY AND THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT RIGHT I WANT TO ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. IF IT CANNOT BE RESOLVED WOULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO HOW TO RETURN THIS CAR UNDER THE "LEMON LAW" AS WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING IT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DEALERS AND BOTH RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS A PROBLEM BUT NEITHER CAN RECOMMEND A FIX. I DO NOT BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A CAR WE BELIEVE IS UNSAFE. *TR

I HAVE A NEW 2007 NISSAN MURANO SL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE AND BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED, THERE IS A HORRIBLE SCREECHING/SQUEALING NOISE THAT OCCURS. IT IS A VERY LOUD NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM FAR AWAY. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING FORWARD. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WORK EXCEPT FOR THE NOISE. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER COUNTLESS TIMES AND THEY SAY A FIX IS BEING WORKED ON, BUT NO RESOLUTION AS TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. NOT SURE IF THE DEALER IS LYING TO ME, OR IF NISSAN IS REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. I TOOK THE MURANO IN TO BE FIXED THINKING THEY HAD A AN OFFICIAL SOLUTION, BUT ALL THEY DID WAS INSPECT THE BRAKES. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED SOON AS I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WHERE 06 AND 07 MURANO OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SQUEAL. IT IS SO LOUD MY NEIGHBORS CAN HERE IT FROM THERE HOUSES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE THE BRAKES FAIL AND SOME GETS HURT. *JB

WHEN I STOPPED COMPLETELY (I.E., STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT, ETC.) I COULD MASH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 2 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THROUGH A PUDDLE OF ANY SIZE, WATER SPLASHES ONTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH HEAVY WET SNOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME STUCK. BOTH TIMES IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO PULL OVER TO CLEAR THE ICE BUILD UP FROM UNDER THE ARM AND INSIDE THE HOOD. THIS CREATED AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATION. *JB

DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY (AND SAME "LEVEL") OF BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL, THE THROTTLE IS ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED WHEN TRYING TO STOP (UNDER BRAKING). THIS CAUSES THE BRAKING TO BE LESS EFFECTIVE (ENGINE WORKING AGAINST BRAKES), WITH MODERATE LOSS OF CONTROL, UNUSUAL RESULTS, AND NEAR ACCIDENTS. THIS HAS OCCURED THREE TIMES TO ME, AND HAS OCCURRED TWICE TO MY WIFE, ON THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE BOTH BEEN DRIVING MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS, AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO EITHER OF US BEFORE. THEREFORE, IT MUST BE AN "UNUSUAL" DESIGN CAUSE ON THIS VEHICLE.