2003 Nissan Murano Complaint Log

FAULTY DOOR ACTUATOR IN 2003 NISSAN MURANO. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH FOB. *TR

NISSAN 2003 MURANO-DRIVER SEAT IS ROCKING SIDE TO SIDE WHEN DRIVING. SEAT IS MAKING LOUD CREAKING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. ESPECIALLY NOISY WHEN MAKING TURNS OR COMING TO A STOP. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. AT APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES I NOTICED A BURNING OIL SMELL AFTER DRIVING. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AND THE TRANSFER CASE WAS OUT OF OIL. THE SERVICE DEPT. RESEALED THE TRANSFER CASE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT ABOUT 96,000 MILES I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BEFORE END OF WARRANTY AND AGAIN THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKED OUT THE OIL AND I HAD SERVICE ON TRANSFER CASE. THE SEALS HAD TO BE REDONE, ALSO UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE THE CAR IN NOW FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH AND FILL AND BECAUSE I AM GETTING A STRANGE TICKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. NOTIFIED THAT CVT FLUID LEAKING ONTO OUTSIDE OF TRANSFER CASE. NEEDS TRANSMISSION SEAL REDONE. OVER $2000. I AM GETTING THE SEAL REDONE UNDER TRANSMISSION 120,000 WARRANTY FROM NISSAN. DEALERSHIP SAYS I SHOULD GET THE TRANSFER CASE SEALS REDONE BUT THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY AND I CANNOT AFFORD THE CLOSE TO $2000 EXTRA THIS WOULD COST. SEEMS THAT THE SEALS SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 8,000 MILES AS THEY SEEMED TOO AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE NEW AND NOT REPLACING THEM UNTIL AFTER 50,000 MILES. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT A PRESSURE VALVE AND OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED AS I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT JUST REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FORWARD SEAL(?) WILL NOT CORRECT THE LEAKING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL "GO OUT" AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSFER CASE/TRANSMISSION IN THIS YEAR/MODEL OF VEHICLE AND THAT NISSAN KNOWS THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO AWD SL I SUDDENLY LOOSE ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE WILL NOT REV AND THE RPM INDICATOR IS 0, THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING, THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE ACCELERATOR WILL RE-ENGAGE AND THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, NO CODES ISSUED. I HAVE REPLACED IN THE PAST 3 YEARS THE TRANSMISSION IN THE LAST 7 MONTHS THE FUEL PUMP, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE O2 SENSORS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS NOT A PROBLEM THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE...SOUND LIKE THEY ARE NOT BEING EXACTLY FORTHCOMING ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, ON VERY WINDY ROADS, I WAS IN A TURN TO THE RIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED TO BACK AND TO THE LFT, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND NEARLY IMPACT THE MEDIAN. I PULLED OVER AND LOOK UNDER THE SEAT AN SAW THAT THE REAR BRACKET HAD SNAPPED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. DOING SOME RESEARCH, I AM LEARNING THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND THAT I WAS SPARED ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *JS

SUN VISOR ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FALL DOWN AT WILL. VISORS STAY IN ROOF CLIP BUT SIMPLY ROTATE AND FLOP DOWN. SAFETY HAZARD AS DRIVER'S VISION MAY BE OBSTRUCTED. COSTLY REPLACEMENT ONLY GOOD FIX. *TR

SUN VISOR UNEXPECTEDLY DROPS DOWN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING VIEW OF ROAD TO BE OBSTRUCTED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. I HAVE 115K MILES AND FOR THE 5 MONTHS, I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OTHERS HAVE REPORTED, PRESS THE GAS AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN JERKS FORWARD. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO CHANGE LANES. IN FACT, I ONLY DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM WHEN I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC LATELY. I TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR COMPANY, THEY CHARGED ME $69 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE I AM 100% SURE NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT IS IGNORING IT. THANK YOU. *TR

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.. LAST NIGHT WE WERE DRIVING ON A VERY CURVY MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN A CAR CAME INTO SIGHT. WHEN WE SWITCHED TO DIM, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THIS PUT US IN TOTAL DARKNESS. IT TOOK A MINUTE TO ADJUST OUR EYES AND REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DIMMER SWITCH IS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SWITCH TO TURN THEM OFF IS ON THE END OF THE DIMMER HANDLE. WE KEEP OUR RUNNER LIGHTS ON EACH TIME WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR. SOME HOW WHEN YOU GO TO SWITCH THE LIGHTS THE KNOB TURNS TO OFF, WHICH MAKES THEM GO OUT, WHEN YOU SWITCH FROM BRIGHT TO DIM AND FROM DIM TO BRIGHT. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN. I WONDER IF OTHER FOLKS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE DID NOT CRASH. *TR

A WELL MAINTAINED NISSAN MURANO OF 7 YEARS STARTED MAKING LOUD THUMPING NOISES AFTER LESS THAN 78K MILES. OUR MECHANIC SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION RELATED ISSUES, WHICH OCCUR FREQUENTLY ON MURANO AND ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. NISSAN MECHANICS PINPOINTED A FAULTY TRANSFER CASE TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. FURTHERMORE NISSAN INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED COMPLETELY DURING DRIVING, IT WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO COME TO AN IMMEDIATE HALT, WHICH IF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS HAZARD. SINCE THE TRANSFER CASE FAILURE WAS IMMINENT, IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2650. FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THAT TRANSFER CASE FAILURE IN MURANO IS COMMON, HOWEVER NISSAN HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS IT MAY CAUSE.

AFTER DRIVING A WHILE IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL. THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE REVS UP AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND SOMETIMES STALLS IN TRAFFIC. ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLS, IT TAKES A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU CAN RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS SITUATION HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I'M IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAYS AND WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS. I'VE WORKED WITH MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP BUT THEY HAVEN'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, AND IT'S BECOMING VERY EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO HAVE THEM RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND NOT FIND A FIX. *TR

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO AND THE SUN VISORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THEY GO BAD AFTER ABOUT A YEAR. THE DESIGN OF THESE SUN VISORS IS REALLY BAD AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT BLOCKS YOUR VISION AND IT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I'M SURE NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT IS CHOOSING NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ARE PROBABLY WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT THAT WILL RESULT IN A FATALITY BEFORE THEY DO A RECALL ON ALL NISSAN MURANO'S. LAST YEAR, I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP AND THE SUN VISOR CAME DOWN. MY REACTION WAS TO TRY TO SEE UNDER THE SUN VISOR BUT SOME HOW I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (ALMOST DID). PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HELP US. HUNDREDS OF MURANO OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET.

THE 8-WAY POWER SEAT FIRST STOPPED MOVING THE INNER LEFT SIDE (CLOSEST TO THE SEAT BACK) OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT (EFFECTIVELY MAKING THE POWER SEAT NON-FUNCTIONAL); THE SEAT LATER STARTED MOVING, ROCKING, SLIGHTLY FORWARD, NOTICEABLY (AND UNFORTUNATELY) DURING BRAKING. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO. DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO PITCH DOWN AND TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 69,000 MILES. ALL DRIVER'S UNDER 200 LBS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO TAKE MY BOSS AND 2 COWORKERS TO LUNCH. I WAS ON ROBINS AF BASE IN THE LEFT HAND EXIT LANE. MY CAR JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND STALLED... NO BRAKES... NO POWER... ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE FRONT DASHBOARD CAME ON. I ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE REAR BY THE CAR BEHIND ME BECAUSE I WAS IN A TURN LANE AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED IN FRONT OF THEM. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR AND TURN AROUND AND IMMEDIATELY PARKED IT AND WE HAD TO WALK A WAYS TO GET TO ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE... THEN MY HUSBAND CAME AND DROVE THE CAR TO MECHANIC WHO LIVES UP THE STREET WHO HOOKED IT UP TO THE SENSOR THING... IT IS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR. NOW LOOKING AT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I AM AFRAID THAT THERE IS MORE THAT WILL OCCUR. I CAN'T REALLY TRUST THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE THEY TRIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO CHARGE FOR SERVICES NOT NEEDED EACH AT LEAST $800. I PAID $80 TO HAVE MY TIRES BALANCED AND THEY ONLY BALANCED 3 OF THE 4! SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAM SENSOR THAT NISSAN REALLY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE VEHICLES NOT ON THE LIST. THIS IS NOT RIGHT FOR ALL THE CUSTOMERS WHO PAID GOOD MONEY FOR A WORKING VEHICLE IN GOOD CONDITION. I STILL HAVE TO CONTACT THE DEALER BUT I DON'T EXPECT FROM THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS THEY WILL BE ANY HELP AND I REFUSE TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR A DEFAULT IN THE VEHICLE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AND REFUSE TO RECALL! PLEASE MAKE NOTE THAT MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IS AMONG THOSE WITH THE CAM SENSOR PROBLEM AND NOT ON THE LIST. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IF NISSAN EXPECTS GOOD REVIEWS AND REPEAT CUSTOMERS... IF THEY DON'T WELL, I WILL GO TO EVERY PLACE I CAN POST TO AND SHARE MY UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER SERVICE STORY. *TR

2003 MURANO - WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE FOR 5-10 SECONDS WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND FIRST SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEN NISSAN WOULD NOT APPROVE IT TO BE REPLACED EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. THEN TOLD ME IT WAS THE TCM THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1000.00. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REPLACE THESE FAULTY DANGEROUS PARTS FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER! INSTEAD OF DIAGNOSING IMPROPER THINGS AND CHARGING THE CUSTOMER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR NON-FIXES. *TR

CAR MADE HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE; STOPPED WORKING. TOWED TO POK NISSAN AND UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY REPLACED TRANSFER CASE AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL. NOW HERE IT IS BARELY ONE YEAR LATER AND JUST OVER 12000 MILES AND THE TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING AGAIN. WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THAT NISSAN SHOULD MAKE GOOD. HAVING REVIEWED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA OF SAME PROBLEMS I FOUND IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT NISSA FAILS TO CONSIDER THIS AS A RECALL OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC STOP. AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP, THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY LUNGED FROWARD AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN FOR OVER A ONE HOUR PERIOD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

THIS STATEMENT IS IN ADDITION OF NUMURAS SAFETY RECALLS. JULY 2008 ON INTERSTATE 22 MYRTLE BEACH MY 2003 MURANO STALLED OUT WITH SON AND DAUGHTER. JULY 2009 IT STALLED OUT IN WHITEVILLE NC. IT STALLED AGAIN. ON BOTH OCCASIONS NISSAN REPLACED A BLOWN A BLOWN FUSE. NOTHING ELSE. AUGUST 2010 TRAFFIC THE MURANO STALLED AT 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING A TEN CAR PILE UP. WE WERE LUCKY. TOWED MURANO,TO NISSAN OF MYRTLE BEACH, FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. ON ALL THE RECALLS MAILED TO US REFER:THESE SAFETY RECALLS COULD CAUSE FIRE OR CRASHES. MY WIFE IS AFRAID OF OUR DEATH TRAP OF OUR 2003 MURANO. THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT A RECALL,BUT IF YOU LOOK UP COMPLAINTS ON FUEL PUMPS AND BLOWN FUSES YOU SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE MY CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. I WANT A INVESTIGATION DONE. *TR

AFTER EXTENDED IDLE, THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO FUEL FEED. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THERE IS A HESITATION (2-5 SECONDS) AND THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY GOES AWAY WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR

ON MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO, THE SUN VISOR STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE VISOR FALLS DURING NORMAL DRIVING N& WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS STARTED LAST WEEK AND WE HAVE HAD TWO NEAR MISSES SINCE THEN WHERE THE VISOR DROPPED DOWN WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING RESULTING IN HERE FIELD OF VISION BEING IMPAIRED. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT 2 CLOSE CALLS WAS ENOUGH THAT I REMOVED THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR ALL TOGETHER. IS THIS A COMMON DEFECT & IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS? *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO SL: THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR WILL GO "INTO GEAR" AND MOVE. CAR WOULD LOSE DRIVE TRAIN POWER, BUT ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS, RADIO, AC, STEERING WOULD STILL WORK. THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT GO WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD WORK ALL OF A SUDDEN AND THEN QUIT ALL OF A SUDDEN. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT INTERSECTION I PRESSED THE GAS AND CAR ROLLED INTO INTERSECTION. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A BAT OUT OF ???. THIS WAS QUITE SCARY AS A TRUCK WAS APPROACHING. THIS CAR HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND LATELY THIS HAS BECOME AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU ARE CLUELESS TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I THOUGHT THE PREVIOUS RECALL CONCERNING THE AIR INTAKE WAS A SOLUTION. IT IS MORE THAN OBVIOUS THAT IT IS NOT. THIS IS TOO DANGEROUS TO BE IGNORED. I INVITE YOU TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR A DAY AND THEN MAYBE YOU WILL HAVE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. I NOTICED THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE COMPLAINTS FILED BUT I DO NOT SEE ANY RESOLUTION. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. EXTENDING THE WARRANTY IS NOT A SOLUTION IF THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THE CAR. PLEASE GET THIS FIXED BEFORE THERE IS LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AFTER REACHING 2000 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V169000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). IN ADDITION, THE OXYGEN SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CALLED WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LOCKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD OFFER A $250 DISCOUNT FROM THE $700 COST OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,200.

CAR LOOSES POWER NUMEROUS TIMES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO TURN LEFT WITH AN ONCOMING CAR. TOOK IT TO NISSAN, THEY SAID IT'S BECAUSE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. AFTER OIL CHANGE SERVICE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. LOOKS LIKE IT IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE BUT NISSAN DENIES IT. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR BEGAN DO LOSE ACCELERATION. IT JERKED AND FINALLY BEGAN TO RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE SES LIGHT CAME ON ALSO. IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE OXYGEN SENSORS. THIS COST $1000.00. FIVE MONTHS LATER THE CAR LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A TUNNEL. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT BEFORE GETTING THERE THE CAR LOST POWER AGAIN AT A STOPLIGHT, , WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, FINALLY REGAINED SOME POWER AND I BASICALLY COASTED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOW A CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THIS COST 420.00. A FEW WEEKS LATER AFTER COMING OFF THE RAMP OF THE INTERSTATE THE CAR LURCHED SO HARD THAT IT HURT MY BACK. I FELT LIKE IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR BUT IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND LOST ACCELERATION AGAIN. I RESTARTED IT AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY THE SES LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE COMPUTER AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY 2003 NISSAN MURANOS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST. IT STATED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT STATED THAT THE CAR COULD STOP WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE A CRASH.

TOTAL AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE AT 65-70 MPH ON A CROWDED FREEWAY. THANKS TO A TRUCKER IN A LANE TO MY RIGHT RUNNING INTERFERENCE, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE WE SAT IN 102 DEGREE HEAT UNTIL WE COULD GET HELP. *TR

BOUGHT A 2003 NISSAN MURANO NEW AND HAVE HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. BASICALLY THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AND THEN SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND SEEMS TO MOSTLY OCCUR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS HOT. SOMETIMES IT SURGES WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED, BUT THEY HAVE EITHER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR THAT IT NEEDED A NEW AIR FILTER, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED AND IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. NISSAN SENT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES THAT STATES IT COVERS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UP TO 120,000 MILES, HOWEVER THE DEALER WON'T HONOR IT AND WANTS A $2,000 DEPOSIT TO ORDER THE PARTS BEFORE IT WILL SCHEDULE THE REPAIR.I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY SAID THE REPAIR IS COVERED, AND I TOLD THE DEALER THIS, BUT THE DEALER SAID NISSAN WON'T REIMBURSE HIM SO HE WON'T MAKE THE REPAIRS UNLESS I PAY, AND PAY UP FRONT, NO LESS. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS AND MY VEHICLE IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE 120,000 WARRANTY CUT OFF AND I HAVE THE FEELING THEY ARE JUST STALLING UNTIL THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE AND I DON'T KNOW WHOM TO TURN TO. *TR

TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO BE SLIPPING. ODBII CODE IS P0840, WHICH STATES TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR/SWITCH A CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE SOMETIMES RUNS AT 4-5 RPMS AT 70 MPH. OTHER TIMES YOU PRESS ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPEN. THIS ESPECIALLY OCCURS GOING UP HILL, WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED AT THE BOTTOM. IF YOU HAVE A RUNNING START, IT IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE. UNSAFE, TO BE DRIVEN IN TRAFFIC. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO WARRANTY RUNNING. NO PROBLEM WAS NOTED. NOW THAT I AM 5,000 MILES OVER EXTENDED WARRANTY -- EXTENDED TO 120,000 NOW I'M TOLD I GET THE CODE ABOVE....ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS $3400. *TR

SUN VISOR FLOPPING IN FACE THEY HAVE GIVEN OUT AND NISSAN WONT COVER THEM , THEY ARE JUST ARE FINE FOR A WHILE THEN WILL JUST FLOP DOWN IN YOUR FACE AND WHILE YOUR DRIVING THAT IS SO UN SAFE. *TR

DOOR HANDLE PROBLEM. KEY LOCK COVER FELL OFF AND KEY LOCK IS LOOSE. LOCKS STOPPED WORKING OR WORKED SOMETIME AFTER A WHILE OF BUYING THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO W/ 88K MILES. WHEN DRIVING MY NISSAN MURANO, THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE AN ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATION AND THAT IT HESITATES WHEN I I STEP ON THE ACCELERATION. THE MURANO DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR A FEW SECONDS, AFTER STEPPING ALMOST FULLY ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR CATCHES BACK ON AND THEN THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD, LETTING THE CAR FINALLY MOVE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS SPORADICLY AND ACTUALLY ON A LEFT TURN JUST YESTERDAY, (7-10-11), THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY LOST IT'S POWER. I AM GLAD NO ACCIDENT OCCURED, I WAS VERY LUCKY. I WAS ABLE TO TURN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON. AFTER I DID THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT SO I COULD HAVE MY FATHER PICK ME UP. I HAVE DEALING WITH THIS REOCCURRING ISSUE FOR A WHILE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $100 JUST TO DIAGNOSE IT IN ORDER TO HAVE NISSAN BE INVOLVED. I HAVE TO GO ABOUT THIS WAY I WAS TOLD. AFTER DOING SOME IN-DEPTH RESEARCH ON THE WEB FOR THE 2003 NISSAN MURANOS, IT SHOWS THAT THERE ARE TONS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2003 NISSAN MURANO OWNERS HAVING THE COMPLETELY SAME EXACT PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO BAFFLING TO ME & NOT FAIR THAT ALL THE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS ARE MAKING SO MUCH MONEY FROM A FLAW THEY CAUSED. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE THIS ISSUE TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD FOR ALL 2003 NISSAN MURANO OWNERS, AND IT'S NOT ETHICALLY RIGHT TO LEAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN SERIOUS LIFE OR DEATH SITUATIONS. *TT

NISSAN MURANO 2003 - IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND LUCKILY, I WAS ON THE DECLINE SIDE OF A BRIDGE AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL SAFELY TO THE SIDE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD SON AND WIFE IN THE CAR AND CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE CAR SHUT OFF ON THE INCLINE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANICS INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE FUSE FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM BURNT OUT. THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW THAT FUSE COULD HAVE BURNT OUT. ONCE REPLACED THE CAR FUNCTIONED WITH NO ISSUES. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE. *TR

MY 2003 AWD NISSAN MURANO HAS A CRACKED TRANSFER CASE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS QUITE COMMON WITH ALL MURANO'S BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $4000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE. *TR

SUN VISOR IS LOOSE, KEEPS FALLING DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. AFFECTING VISION AND ABILITY TO DRIVE SAFELY. *TR

DRIVING MY 2003 MURANO TWO DAYS AGO AT AROUND 25MPH UP A SMALL HILL. THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO JERK AND LOSE POWER. I BRIEFLY LET GO OF THE GAS AND PROBLEM STOPS. I HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AGAIN, AND AGAIN BEGINS TO JERK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. TURN IT BACK ON, TAKE OFF AGAIN AND JERKS AGAIN. I BACK OFF ON THE PEDAL AND HAD TO CLIMB THE HILL AT 15MPH. ONCE AT THE TOP, THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND STAYED THERE FOR ABOUT 1.5 HOURS. TOOK OFF AND GOT HOME WITH NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS. WEIRD! NEXT DAY, AT A STOP SIGN A BLOCK AWAY FROM HOME. CAR COMING FROM LEFT, I ACCELERATE AND THE CAR BOGS ON ME. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE JUST COASTED. NO POWER! CALLED THE DEALER AND DROPPED IT OFF. THEY CALL ME LATER THAT AFTERNOON AND THEY ADMIT THERE WERE HIGH GEAR ISSUES THAT WERE RESOLVED WITH RESETTING THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER BUT THEY CAN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LOW GEAR PROBLEMS ( THESE GEARS ARE USUALLY THE ONES IN USE AT HIGHER SPEEDS..... ). VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING. I FELT VERY UNSAFE AND AFRAID THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN WHICH IS WHY I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER WRITE AWAY. *TR

I CONTINUE TO HAVE EPISODIC LOSS OF POWER WITH MY 03 MURANO. ALL INSTANCES OCCUR AFTER DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AT A RATE OF BETWEEN 65 -80 MPH DURING TIMES OF HIGH HEAT (100 DEGREES+). THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN JUNE 2010 WHILE DRIVING FROM PHOENIX TO FLAGSTAFF. GOING UP A LONG INCLINE, I NOTICED THAT MY SPEED WAS DECLINING (I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL). PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR - NO RESPONSE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DECELERATE ON IT'S OWN AS I STRUGGLED TO BOTH CHANGE LINES TO GET TO THE NONEXISTENT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND AVOID GETTING HIT BY THE SEMITRUCKS. TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR 30 MINUTES AND WAITED. TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE CAR RAN. I HAVE SINCE NOT USED CRUISE CONTROL. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG; CAR DID SAME THING IMMEDIATELY AFTER, DROVE IT BACK TO THE SHOP - THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT! JUNE 2011 - DRIVING FROM LA TO PHOENIX, 105 DEGREES AND 2 HOURS IN TO THE TRIP, THE CAR DOES THE SAME THING. PULLED OFF THE ROAD, WAITED. TRIED AGAIN; COULD GO 10 MILES BEFORE THE CAR BEGAN LOSING POWER. TOWED TO A DEALER - WHO COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE INCIDENT. APRIL 2012 - DRIVING FROM TUCSON TO PHOENIX; 105 DEGREES AND 72 MILES INTO THE TRIP. LOSS OF POWER ON THE INTERSTATE; 1 HR OF WAITING, AND POWER RETURNS, BUT I DID NOT TRUST THIS CAR TO GET ME HOME (NOR DID I WANT TO BE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN AZ DESERT WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK.) TOWED TO A DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALER. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN AND HAD MANY THINGS DONE AND REPLACED - THE CAM SENSOR, TRANSMISSION FLUID, ETC. NO ONE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT AND MORE FRUSTRATING IS THAT NOT ONE MECHANIC CAN REPLICATE THIS LOSS OF POWER/LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE GAS PEDAL IT DIDNT RESPOND AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

CAR: 2003 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD SUMMARY: CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF POWER / STALLING DURING DRIVING DETAILS: THERE ARE MULTIPLE ISSUES - ALL REPORTED TO NISSAN - WHICH PROMPTLY DECLINED TO DO ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THEM SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER IT'S CLEAR THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2003 NISSAN MURANO OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE "CATASTROPHIC" STALL PROBLEM - A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH BEARS THIS OUT. TO ME IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN IS WASHING ITS HANDS OFF THE PROBLEM. HERE ARE SOME SYMPTOMS: 1) WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE CAR CATASTROPHICALLY LOST POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS - ONLY TO SOMEWHAT RECOVER THEREAFTER. AT THE TIME OF RECOVERY MANYLIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP INCLUDING "CHECK ENGINE" "AWD LOCK / SLIP" ETC. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A ROW - AND I CALLED NISSAN FOR HELP. 2) I LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO. WHEN WAITING AT A STOP SIGN TO CROSS UPHILL, THE CAR SIMPLY DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTS ROLLING DOWNHILL INSTEAD. 3) SIMILARLY IN STOP AND GO SITUATIONS - THE CAR SIMPLY DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL - AND THEN WHEN IT FINALLY DOES LURCHES FORWARD IN A DANGEROUS, OUT-OF-CONTROL FASHION INCREASING THE CHANCES OF REAR-ENDING THE CAR AHEAD. *TR

WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO, IT IS A ONCE IN A WHILE OCCURRENCE. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. I DID FIND THE PROBLEM IN A SEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET, THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT! *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON MY 2003 MURANO CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD SLIGHTLY AT EVERY STOP. THE CONDITION HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE BY THE MONTH. I HAVE HAD THE SEAT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE "MOVEMENT" WAS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS. WHAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD FOR SEAT MOVEMENT? *TR

SUN VISORS LOOSEN UP AND DO NOT STAY IN PLACE. I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE BUT THE PROBLEM HAS SURFACED AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN BOTH FRONT SUN VISORS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH VISORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,845.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED AND FELL TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

DRIVERS SEAT ON 2003 MURANO MOVES FORWARD WHEN STOPPING. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT AND NISSAN HAS SAID THERE IS A SMALL CRACK IN THE METAL TRACK WHICH WOULD COST $2,000 TO REPAIR. HOWEVER, A SHORT TIME LATER I NOTICED A PLASTIC RAIL PROTRUDING AT THE BACK OF THE SEAT BOTTOM WHEN THE SEAT WAS MOVED FORWARD. NISSAN RE-INSTALLED THE PIECE AND, FOR THE MOST PART, THE SLIPPING HAS STOPPED. I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO LET OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS KNOW THAT THE MOVEMENT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING COULD BE CAUSED BY THIS LOOSE PLASTIC RAIL, AND NOT A CRACK IN THE METAL TRACK. *TR

STOP AND GO TRAFFIC,SAME LOSS OF POWER AND OTHER VARIOUS SYMPTOMS OTHERS DESCRIBE,HAD THE ORIGINAL TRANS. REPLACED 20,000MI. AGO, SAME THING HAPPENING AGAIN,WHEN IS ENOUGH ,ENOUGH WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR NISSAN TO ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE HOW COME TOYOTA IS BEING TORN-APART FOR SOMEWHAT SIMILAR ISSUES AND NISSAN IS ALLOWED TO SKATE BY. A HIGHER AUTHORITY NEEDS TO COME TO THE RESCUE OF US CONSUMERS ESPECIALLY IN THESE HARD ECONOMIC TIMES PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE THESE DEATH-TRAPS BECAUSE THEY CANT AFFORD TO FIX THEM, SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS, ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHEN? *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO HESITATES IN TRAFFIC AN ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATES WILDLY IN TRAFFIC... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V169000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

ON TUESDAY MAY 11TH MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHICH HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO A CRACK IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THE MURANO HAS 113,000 MILES. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT AND HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY RIGOROUS USE OF THE VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THE COMMONALITY OF THIS FAILURE AND NO ACTION ON THE PART OF NISSAN. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO THE CONSUMER. IN DOING RESEARCH COST IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER $3000. *TR