2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

ALTERNATOR FAILURE - NO EVENT LED UP TO THE EVENT. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON. I DROVE TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED.*AK

ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER HAS READ ABOUT SIMILAR VEHICLE HAVE ALTERNATOR FAILURES. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD SUCH A FAILURE BUT THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF FAILURES REPORTED. *NM

NISSAN MURANO 2003 ALTERNATOR FAILUERS MARCH 24, 2004 - ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT 25,537 MILES. OCTOBER 23, 2004 - WIFE AND CHILD STRANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD - NEEDS ANOTHER NEW ALTERNATOR 36,800 MILES. *AK PE04077_CAT

ALTERNATOR FAILURE ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ALTERNATOR FAILURES OF THE NOSSAN MURANO. I REFER YOU TO WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG THEN JUST CLICK ON "PROBLEMS" THERE ARE OVER 2,000 MURANO OWNERS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THIS SITE. ALSO I DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENT, FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. EVEN THOUGH I CLICKED THE "NO" BUTTON THE FINAL PRINTOUT IS SHOWING "YES" FOR SOME REASON. *AK PER VOQ CONSUMER DESCRIPTION, CHANGED FIRE, CRASH, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE TO "NO" ON 11/8/04 CAT.

TRANSFER CASE FOR AWD FAILURE 2ND TIME IN 26,000 MILES (1ST 8,000 MILES, 2ND 26,000 MILES). IN BOTH CASES GRINGING POPING NIOSE AND LOCKED UP VIECHELE HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO FAILURE.

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THE CRANK SHAFT SENOR BURNED UP.. THE ALTERNATOR AND THE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JB THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BY DEALER. *TC

ALTERNATOR FAILURE. DRIVING HOME BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON TOGETHER. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET...SEEMED TO INDICATE ALTERNATOR FALUIRE. FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON MURANO.ORG AND FRESHALLOY.COM. DEALER CLOSED FOR LONG WEEKED, HAD TO RENT CAR. PROBLEM CONFIRMED BY DEALER, ALTERNATOR REPLACED FOR APX 550.00. CAR WAS 1700 MILES OVER WARRANTY, NO GOODWILL COVERAGE. CAR IS 18 MONTHS OLD. 37700 MILES. LUCKY TO MAKE IT HOME..ACCORDING TO OTHERS CAR WILL DIE AS SOON AS BATTERY LOOSES ITS CHARGE, CAUSING INSTANT SHUTDOWN, VERY DANGEROUS.*AK

DRIVING WHEN BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. I WAS TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER WHERE I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. SERVICE REP SAID "YOUR ALTERNATOR FAILED--NISSAN PUT IN A BAD BATCH OF ALTERNATORS IN THE MURANOS." NISSAN HOWEVER MADE ME PAY THE $640 COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE I WAS 2800 MILES OBER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY.*AK PE04077_CAT

ALTERNATOR FAILURE, AT 14K MILES. PARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE RAN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, THEN BATTERY FAILED AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY INTERSTATE AT HIWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALER, STAYED THERE FOR 4 DAYS TIL IT COULD HAVE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. I HAD TO RENT A CAR, OUT OF POCKET, AND GET A HOTEL ROOM FOR ONE NIGHT, OUT OF POCKET, BESIDES THE LONG JOURNEY TO GET THE CAR WHEN FINISHED, AS I WAS ABOUT 3-4 HOURS FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED.*AK

VEHICLE LOST POWER ON A BUSY STREET. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, CONSUMER FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *NM PE04077_CAT