2003 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

THE TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVESHFT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A HORRIBLE NOISE THAT STARTED OCCURING AT 10200 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH AROUND 5000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH TURNS ON. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT IT MEANT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS THE WARNING SIGN OF A FAILED ALTERNATOR. THEY ADVISED ME TO TOW THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS BASICALLY RUNNING OFF THE BATTERY. THE DEALER WAS CLOSING, SO I HAD TO LEAVE IT THERE OVERNIGHT WITHOUT A RENTAL CAR. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO SWAP THE ALTERNATOR WITH A NEW ONE.*AK

THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF CD-CHANGER/PLAYER FAILURE, EACH TIME UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH A "NEW" ONE. TWO FAILURES OF REAR CUP HOLDER. ONE FAILURE OF VEHICLE ALTERNATOR AT APPROXIMATELY 19,000 MILES. MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS THE IPDM CONTROL MODULE AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. MYSTERIOUS ONGOING TRANSMISSION HESITATION, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

03 NISSAN MURANO SL BATTERY WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OUT ALTERNATOR WAS DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS BEING BAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALER I AM A SUBSCRIBER TO A INTERNET FORUM FOR MURANO'S AND HEARD OF THE WARNING SIGNS AND SUBSEQUENT ALTERNATOR FAILURES FROM OTHER OWNERS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURANCE FOR MURANO OWNERS SOMEWHERE AROUND 30% OF VEHICLES HAVE SUFFERED THIS FAILURE AND SOME MORE THAN ONCE. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND CONDUCT A RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THESE ALTERNATORS TO INCLUDE A NEW DESIGN OR NEW SUPPLIER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM

BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY, CAR STOPPED, WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END ACCIDENT. ALL POWER WAS LOST. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR. 2003 MURANO, AWD, 11000 MILES. *JB PE04077_CAT

ALTERNATOR FAILED ON MY CAR THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING VERY OFTEN AND NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *JB

2003 MURANO. THE POWER STEERING FADES IN AND OUT WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS . TURN THE STEERING ONE WAY TO ONE DIRECTION AND TRY TO QUICKLY TURN IT BACK TO THE OPPOSITE WAY WHILE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING. ALL OF A SUDDEN, STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT AND REQUIRES MUSCLE POWER CAUSING A FEW NEAR COLLISIONS WHEN CHANGING LANE OR MANEUVERING OUT OF SUDDEN AVOIDANCE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES ON JULY 22ND 2004, I NOTICED THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LAMPS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SE AWD MANUFACTURED IN MARCH 2003. AFTER CONTACTING UNIVERSITY DEALERSHIP IN LANSING, MI ON JULY 23RD 2004, I WAS INFORMED TO BRING IT IN RIGHT AWAY. I DROVE IT ABOUT 10 MILES THAT DAY WITHOUT A CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR FROM THE VEHICLE BUT THE LAMPS WERE STILL ON. LATER THAT DAY I WAS INFORMED IT WOULD NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR. I DID NOT HEAR ABOUT ANY PROGRESS UNTIL AUGUST 2ND 2004 WHICH IS 10 DAYS LATER. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THE ALTERNATOR WAS ORDERED THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY (30 JULY) AND SHOULD BE IN "LATE TODAY OR TOMORROW". I RECEIVED NO UPDATE UNTIL 7 DAYS LATER (AUGUST 10TH) WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE ALTERNATOR HAD COME IN AND IT SHOULD BE DONE THE NEXT DAY. ON AUGUST 10TH, I WAS ALLOWED TO PICK UP THE REPAIRED VEHICLE. IN TOTAL I WAS WITHOUT THE VEHICLE FOR 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WHILE WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR A FAULTY ALTERNATOR WHICH ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY. I WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING LOAN PAYMENTS DURING THE 18 DAYS I WAS NOT ABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO ARRANGE ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION TO WHERE I WORK. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE COULD HAVE LEAD TO A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE DISABLED, AND IF THE VEHICLE HAD LOST POWER (SOME DO, SOMETIMES DUE TO SIMULTANEOUS BATTERY FAILURE) CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN LOST. IT IS ALSO AN IMPOSITION ON THE CUSTOMER TO HAVE TO WAIT AN EXTENDED PERIOD FOR REPLACEMENTS TO BE DELIVERED FOR COMMONLY FAULTY PARTS. THE ALTERNATOR FAILING IN THE MURANO IS NOT AN INFREQUENT OCCURRENCE, IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN IN A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES. ONE DISCUSSION FORUM AND POLL RELATING TO THE MATTER CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.NISSANMURANO.ORG/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=2113. *JB

MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT ON MURANO LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES. NO ADVANCE WARNING TO FAILURE. MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BY NISSAN UNDER WARRANTY. '03 NISSAN MURANO WITH 15,000 MILES. *JB

MY ALTERNATOR FAILED. I WAS STRANDED ON A BUSY FREEWAY. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN ROADSIDE, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ROADSIDE COVERAGE AND THEY WOULD NOT TOW IT TO THE DEALER. I HAD TO MAKE MY OWN ARRANGEMENTS, AT MY EXPENSE, TO GET IT THERE TO HAVE THE WARRANTY REPAIR COMPLETED. *JB