2005 NISSAN MURANO Complaints

APRIL 2006 - AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. PROBLEM RECURRED 5 TIMES BEFORE DEALERSHIP REPLACEMENT OF AIR BAG SENSOR AND DIAGNOSTIC UNIT IN JULY 2005. *AK JUNE 2007 - AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. TESTED AND FOUND INTERMITTENT SHORT IN DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. REPLACED ON JUNE 7, 2007. PROBLEM RECURRED ON JUNE 8, 2007. UPON BRINGING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND I SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN WITHOUT TURNING IT OFF IF LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AGAIN.

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE AND THE CABLES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS WAITING FOR THE PART TO MAKE THE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 12,000 MILES. *AK UPDATE 05/10/07*TR

DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE OFF SEAT TRACK. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A DEFECT. ALSO, TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE SEAT TRACK WAS BROKE AND IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE TRACK.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS REPAIRED. THE RECALL WAS ON A GAS TANK PROTECTOR. THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR DID NOT KEEP SOMETHING FROM FLYING UP INTO THE CONTACT'S GAS TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, THE TIRE KICKED SOMETHING BACK INTO THE GAS TANK. THE CONTACT LATER FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK HAD BEEN PUNCTURED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, AND THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WER BOTH 16800 MILES. *AK

TL* - WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 NISSAN MURANO AT 55 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER CUT HER OFF, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH. IN AN ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE SPUN INTO A MEDIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS DIDN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY AND WAS A SAFETY RISK. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET DUE TO THE RAIN. THE CURRENT VEHICLE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 33,000. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES IN THE CRASH. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE STRONG GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE GAS FUMES WOULD FILL THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL GAS FUMES CONTINUED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM IN APRIL 2006. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER ALSO ADDED FUEL TANK PROTECTORS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO SMELL GAS FUMES. IN JANUARY 2007, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE GAS FUMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EVAPORATOR CANISTER BECAUSE THEY FOUND GAS IN IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE REASON FOR THE GAS FUMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE RETURNED HOME SHE SAW SOME TYPE OF TAR SEALANT AROUND THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM HER OF THIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAS FUMES WERE NOW WORSE. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAS FUMES WERE MAKING HER ILL. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A CLEAR SKY DAY WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CAR FLIPPLED OVER AND IT WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 06V401000. *AK THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED A COPY OF A CONSUMER'S REPORT AND USED CAR BUYING GUIDE IN 2007, HOWEVER THE INFORMATION DOES STATE 2003 AND 2004 MODELS AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED IN 2005 MODELS. UPDATE 04/30/07*TR

THE LED TAIL LIGHTS ON THE NISSAN MURANO STROBE AT A VERY HIGH FREQUENCY. MY VISUAL ACUITY SEES THIS STROBE EFFECT AS TRAILS OF LIGHT FROM THE TAIL LIGHTS. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN SEEN AT A DISTANCE AT THE LIGHT TRAILS OBSCURE OTHER OBJECTS. *NM

ON THE DATE LISTED, WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC FLOW FROM A PARKING LOT, MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND ENTER THE "FAIL SAFE" (LIMP HOME) MODE WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCELERATION. THIS WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE AND THERE HAD BEEN NOR WERE THERE ANY INDICATIONS OF ANY DEVELOPING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT WAS THE MIL AND THE PHYSICAL LOSS OF POWER. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A T-BONE COLLISION SINCE THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING AT 50 MPH AND THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO RIGHT HAND EMERGENCY PULL-OFF AREA ON THE ROADWAY TO SAFELY PLACE THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE TRAVEL LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR UNDER WARRANTY REPAIR. THIS REPAIR TOOK LESS THAN AN HOUR AND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DESCRIBE TO ME AS A DIRTY OR LOOSE ELECTRICAL GROUND TO THE ECM. *JB

OUR 2005 NISSAN MURANO WHICH WAS UNDER ONE YEAR WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF ENGINE PROBLEM STARTED THE FAILURE BY EMITTING UNUSUAL SMOKE FROM THE MUFFLER AND UNEXPLAINED SUDDEN SHAKING OF THE ENGINE WHEN ENGINE IS ON WHILE THE CAR STANDING. WE DROVE OUR NISSAN MURANO TO THE DEALER WORKSHOP NEXT DAY. AT ARRIVAL OF THE WORKSHOP THE SERVICE MECHANIC BROUGHT HIS COMPUTERIZED HANDHELD INVESTIGATOR AND CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH IS LOCATED JUST UNDER THE STEERING AND STARTED THE ENGINE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A HUGE PILE OF THICK BLACK SMOKE RISING FROM THE BOTH MUFFLER OUTLETS. FROM THAT POINT OUR NISSAN MURANO WAS ADMITTED FOR INVESTIGATION ( SINCE END OF AUGUST 2006 ). THE DEALER REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE WARRANTY PERIOD AND INSISTED THAT ANY REPAIR TO BE MADE AT OUR EXPENSE. AFTER ALL POSSIBLE EFFORT TO CONVINCE THE NISSAN DEALER HERE IN DUBAI TO STICK WITH THE WARRANTY PERIOD, FINALLY WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GO REPAIR OF OUR NISSAN MURANO AT OUR OWN EXPENSE. I INCLUDE HERE THE ESTIMATED COSTS AND DETAILS OF PARTS THAT NEEDED TO REPLACED. OUR NISSAN MURANO IS STILL IN THE DEALER WORKSHOP AND NO NEWS FROM THEM YET. *JB