2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

IN FEBRUARY 2005 THE ALTERNATOR FAILED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY AND THE CAR SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE BATTERY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR WAS REPAIRED 48 HOURS LATER. IN MARCH 2005 THE GAS TANK LID WOULDN'T OPEN AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT TOOK 48 HOURS TO REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE "REPAIR" WAS DONE BY PRYING THE LID OPEN AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVED THE NEW PART. IN MAY 2005 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STILL HAVE THE CAR AND EXPECT TO HAVE IT FOR TWO WEEKS AT LEAST. THEY CANNOT GUARENTEE THAT THEY WILL PAY FOR THE RENTAL CAR COSTS WHICH WILL AMOUNT TO AT LEAST $350 AT $25 A DAY. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT.

INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING WOULD BECOME TIGHT WHEN MAKING A QUICK TURN. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE CONSUMER ANTICIPATED A VEHICLE CRASH IF THIS CONDITION CONTINUED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED VIA PHONE. *AK THE STEERING WOULD ALSO TIGHTEN ON QUICK SLOW TURNS AND FASTER HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE OVERALL HANDLING ON THIS VEHICLE DID NOT SEEM SAFE ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *SC *JB

ALTERNATOR FAILURE @ 16,500 MILES WITH SUBSEQUENT BATTERY FAILURE DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG SHOWS 25 PAGES OF NISSAN MURANO ALTERNATOR FAILURE SCENARIOS.

ALERNATOR FAILURE AT 28,000 MILES, THE BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ONE OF THE BUSIEST 8 LANE HIGHWAYS IN TAMPA MY CAR DECIDED THAT IT DIDN'T WANT TO STAY CRANKED AND DIED RIGHT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY, MY ROOM MATE WAS BEHIND ME AND JUMPED OUT TO HELP ME PUSH IT BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT. WE ASSUMED IT WAS OUT OF GAS, WHICH IT WASN'T. AFTERWARDS, WE REALIZED THAT WE TRIED TO JUMP THE CAR OFF BECAUSE NOW IT WASN'T TURNING OVER. IT CRANKED , AND I MADE IT TO THE INTERSECTION. AGAIN, IT DIED ON ME ONCE MORE. SO WE LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT IN BARNES AND NOBLE PARKING LOT. I CAME BACK SUNDAY AFTERNOON MAY 1, 2005 AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. IT CRANKED RIGHT UP. I DROVE 2 MILES HOME. THEN 6 MILES TO NORTH TAMPA, ONLY TO HAVE MY CAR DIE PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A FRIEND'S APARTMENT COMPLEX. I LET IT SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, CRANKED IT UP AND IT CRANKED. THEN MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE ON RAMP OF I75 SOUTH, ONLY TO HAVE IT DIE AGAIN. IT WA S NOW SITTING AT A FRIENDS HOUSE. I MANAGED TO DRIVE IT 1 MILE AN HOUR IN IDLE INTO SOMEONE'S APARTMENT COMPLEX, WHERE IT NOW SITS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO TOW IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP.*AK

IMMEDIATELY AFTER BATTERY CHARGING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON I WENT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS AWARE OF THIS COMMON PROBLEM AND DIDN'T WANT TO GET STRANDED. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT PUTTING OUT ANY VOLTAGE ,AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THEY KEPT THE OLD PART.*AK

BATTERY AND BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. NEXT EVENING (APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES LATER), THE LIGHTS DIMMED AND ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE ROAD. MOMENTS LATER THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" (LESS THAN 5 MPH). I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE OFF THE ROAD, BUT COULDN'T MOVE VERY FAR. THE ENGINE WOULD RUN FINE (WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL), BUT WOULD IMMEDIATELY GO INTO LIMP MODE WHEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR. FOLLOWING A COUPLE OF RESTARTS ... THE BATTERY FINALLY WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND COULDN'T RESTART ENGINE. TOWED TO NISSAN ... REPLACED ALTERNATOR.*AK

DRIVING ON A FREEWAY THE CAR'S BATTERY LIGHTS CAME UP. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS SUGGESTED NOTHING IS WRONG. DONT WORRY. ON THE WAY BACK THE CAR STALLED ON FREEWAY. GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN ALTERNATOR ISSUE. IT IS A NISSAN MURANO 2003. *AK

AT 27,780 MILES ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS BOTH STAYED ON. LOOKED THROUGH THE BOOK, NO INDICATOR AS TO WHAT IT WAS, CALLED TACOMA NISSAN AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN TUESDAY MORNING. DROVE IT HOME FROM WORK. IT SAT IN THE GARAGE FOR 5 HOURS, DROVE IT TO SCHOOL, IT SAT FOR 3 HOURS, DROVE HOME THEN RIGHT BACK TO SCHOOL, CAR SAT FOR ANOTHER 3 HOURS, DROVE TO TACO BELL <1MILE AWAY. AS I WENT TO PULL OUT OF THE TACO BELL ONTO THE BUSY STREET, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE IN THE CAR. I HIT THE BRAKES AND STAYED ON THE SIDE STREET. I PUT THE CAR IN AND OUT OF DIFFERENT GEARS, THINKING THE GEAR BOX HAD FAILED. NO RESPONCE. PULLED THE CAR OVER AND TURNED IT OFF. STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND STILL NO RESPONSE WHILE IN GEAR. TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT. CLICKING. DEAD ALTERNATOR. MURANO WAS TOWED TO TACOMA NISSAN WHERE IT SITS NOW AS THEY REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR.*AK

THE VEHCILE BECAME HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM