2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

NISSAN MURANO 2003 (42,000 MILES) DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAR STALLING. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. ALMOST HAD ANOTHER CAR REAR END ME. AFTER SPEAKING WITH NISSAN SERVICE CENTER, PANAMA CITY, FL I FOUND OUT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A FAILED ALTERNATOR. A CHECK ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB REVEALED MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR.

TRANSFER CASE FOR AWD FAILURE AT 66,000 MILES (AWD FUNCTION USED LESS THAN 10 TIMES IN VEHICLES HISTORY). OBSERVERED GRINGING POPING NIOSE AND LOCKED UP VIECHELE. THE TRANSFER CASE HAS BEEN BACK-ORDERED FOR SEVEN WEEKS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO FAILURE. CONCERNED REGARDING FAILURE IN HIGHWAY DRIVING*LSJ

TRANSFER CASE FOR AWD FAILURE AT 66,000 MILES (AWD OPTION USED LESS THAN APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES IN VEHICLE'S HISTORY). GRINGING POPING NIOSE AND LOCKED UP VIECHELE. TRANSFER CASE HAS BEEN BACK-ORDERED FOR SEVEN WEEKS! THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO FAILURE. *LSJ

CAR STALLED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THEN GAVE OUT. WAITED THREE HOURS TO BE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER BY 1-800-NISSAN. ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED NOV 2004AT 36000 MILES AT NO COST STILL UNDER WARRANTY. MAY 2005 BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON CAR STARTED TO STALL ON HIGWAY. MADE IT OF THE HIGHWAY INTO A PARKING LOT AND CAR GAVE OUT. HAD IT TOWED BY DEALER. ALTERNATOR WAS ONCE AGAIN REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY. ASKED DEALER IF THERE WAS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NO. SINCE THEN THE CAR SHUTS OF IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING ENGINE. I LEFT IT AT THE DEALER AGAIN ON 5-24-05 TO BE CHECKED. MY WARRANTY WILL SOON RUN OUT AT 49000 AND I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. I HAVE ALSO REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT NISSAN. I HAVE ONE MORE YEAR LEFT ON MY LEASE. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A PROMOTION FROM BILL SEIDLE NISSAN IN MIAMI WHERE I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME, THAT SAYS THAT THEY ARE DOING A SPECIAL TEST MARKET PROMOTION. THEY ARE IN DESPERATE NEED TO ACQUIRE PREW-OWNED 2003 NISSAN MURANOS BY MAY 31ST. THEY CLAIM THEY WILL BUY BACK MY CURRENT VEHICLE. NOT A BAD OFFER BUT I DO NOT WANT ANOTHER NISSAN. PLEASE HELP.

AT ABOUT 36,600 MILES, THE BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. AFTER TAPPING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTLY SEVERAL TIMES, BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF. HOWEVER, 100 MILES LATER, BOTH LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. AT 36,835 MILES, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AT NIGHT TO DULLES AIRPORT, THE VEHICLE BECAME SLUGGISH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE, DASH LIGHTS DIMMED, AND THE VEHICLE COASTED AND STALLED, ALL WITHIN ABOUT 700 METERS, AFTER WHICH IT WOULDN'T START. WE GOT AAA PLUS TOWING THE 70 MILES BACK HOME, AND DROVE OUR '95 MAXIMA BACK DOWN! PURCHASED THIS 2003 SL VEHICLE IN ALTOONA PA, COURTESY MOTORS. WE ARE TAKING IT TO BRENNER NISSAN, LOCATED IN MECHANICSBURG, PA. THEY HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION LOCALLY AND WE'LL REPORT ON THE OUTCOME! -UPDATE- 0800: ARRIVED AT BRENNER NISSAN. JIM, ED AND TROY GREET. TROY CHECKS SOMETHING IN THE BACK, ED CHECKS PARTS AVAILABILITY. COFFEE'S GOOD. 0830: ENTERPRISE RENTAL VEHICLE ARRIVES AT THE DEALER! 1548: JIM CALLS, MURANO'S READY -- WE'D DECIDED TO CATCH UP ON THE 30,000 MI. MAJOR SERVICE TODAY, AND IT TURNS OUT NISSAN GOODWILL COVERED THE ALTERNATOR AND RENTAL CAR 100%. SERVICE COST $488.60 INCL. TAX.

1-THE CAR AT 4000 MILES LOST POWER ON THE ROAD AND COMPLETLY DIED, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THE ACTION TAKEN WAS TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR 2- DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WAS FAILING TO ACCELERATE, I TURNED OFF THE AIR AND MADE IT TO THE DEALE, REORTED IT, THE DEALER TOOK NO ACTION BUT COMPLIED WITH A BULLETIN THAT WAS OUT, THIS WAS AT 18,000 3- AT 22500MILES THE CAR WAS EXPIRIENCING THE SAME ACCELERATION PROBLEM, I AGIAN TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND REPORTED THIS TO THEM SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM 4- AT 24800 MILES APRIL 22ND THE CAR AGAIN LOST COMPLETE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS I WAS CHANGING LANES AND IT STALLED, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, THE CAR WAS MOVED AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER, WERE THEY CALLED ME ON THE 23RD AND INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE SERVICE MANAGER RAUL FERNANDEZ, FINALLY CALLED ME BACK AFTER A FEW ATTEMPS TO REACH A MANAGER AT BILL SIDELS NISSAN AND INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A REGULAR PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN MURANO THAT THEY GET 4-5 CARS A DAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO THAT THERE WAS NO ALTERNATORS IN STOCK SO IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A FEW MORE DAYS, HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE FACTORY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE THE 2005 MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM . I AM VERY AFRAID THAT THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND LIVES COULD BE LOST.

ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE VECHICLE'S BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON AND WITHIN 15 MINUTES THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED.

MY ALTERNATOR HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY THIS TIME IT FAILED IN MY DRIVEWAY. DEALER REPLACED, NOT UNDER WARRANTY

ALTERNATOR FAILURE NISSAN MURANO MINE IS 2003 SL SUNLIT COPPER PURCHASED 1/2003 NOW HAS 42000 MILES. BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT ON. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATOR.SAY I AM SOL AS I HAVE EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY MILEAGE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS TWO YEARS OLD. I WILL BE POSTING THIS PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND CONTACTING THE LOCAL TELEVISION STATION AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR DIES AND IS NOT DRIVE ABLE. ON THE NISSANMURANO.ORG FORUM A POLL SHOWS THAT 93 OUT OF 203 RESPONDENTS HAVE HAD ALTERNATOR FAILURES A 46% FAILURE RATE. MINE LEFT ME DEAD IN AN INTERSECTION WITH ENGINE ONLY ABLE TO IDLE WHILE IN DRIVE NO THROTTLE RESPONSE WHILE IN DRIVE BUT THROTTLE RESPONDED WHEN IN PARK. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE AS I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR OVER 2 WEEKS AS THE ONLY AVAILABILITY FOR THE ALTERNATOR IS FROM NISSAN. ONLY OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE CAR HAS BEEN GETTING LOCKED OUT MORE THAN ONCE. AGAIN NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I BROUGHT THIS TO THEIR ATTENTION AT ABOUT 2000 MILES.

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO, THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AT 36,000 MILES, WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $900 TO FIX - INCLUDING THE TOW AND RECOMMENDED NEW BATTERY - SEEMS VERY HIGH TO ME. ACCORDING TO FRESHALLOY.COM, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE CARS.