2004 Nissan Murano Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ENGINE JERK THREE TIMES STALLED SLIDE AND LANDING INTO A TREE THEN STARTED TO SPIN AND FLIP OVER FIVE TIMES AND LANDED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SON AND HIS FRIEND WHICH WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SON SUSTAINED SCARF TO THE FACE, HARMS AND LEGS, HIS LEGS WAS FRACTURE AND HIS SKIN WAS OFF HIS FACE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS, DAMAGE LIVER AND A CRACK KNEECAP BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, IT WAS STALLING AND THE ENGINE WAS JUMPING. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V169000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.*DT*JB

CONSTANTLY STALLS WHILE BEING DRIVEN. HAS TO BE RESTARTED MULTIPLE TIMES

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A FEW WEEKS AGO SAYING CYLINDER FIVE IS MISS FIRING. I REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT I COULD AND CYLINDERS ARE STILL MISFIRING. IT'S CAUSING MY CAR TO JERK AND WHEN I'M AT A COMPLETE STOP AND START TO GO IT TAKES MY CAR A MINUTE OR SO TO START GOING. AND ALSO WHEN I PUT MY CAR INTO SPORTS MODE IT DOES NOT SHIFT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V169000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BY NISSAN OF DEARBORN (24501 MICHIGAN AVE, DEARBORN, MI 48124, (313) 749-3200); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE DAY LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *DT

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF I WAS GOING STRAIGHT. THE CAR WILL NOT START, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON WHEN KEY IS TURN, CONSTANT FLASHING RED WITH A CAR SYMBOL WITH KEY IN THE MIDDLE.. CAR WILL NOT MAKE A SOUND.

SAME PROBLEM OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN OF A THROTTLE VALVE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS; ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND WITH AN ACCELERATOR IN STOP & GO CONDITIONS. IT WAS/IS RESOLVED BY TURNING OFF IG AND RE-START.

I WAS DRIVING NISSAN MURANO ON A CITY STREET. THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED AND PARKED. THEN IT HAD HARD TIME TO START. I KEPT HOLDING IGNITING AND STARTED THE CAR. THEN I DROVE TO GOODYEAR CAR SERVICE. THEY TOLD ME TO REPLACE CRANK SENSOR.

VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS ON TAKE OFF. PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY AFTER FIRST RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK ON THE FRONT AND REAR FLOORS THAT PROGRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, IT DRIPPED WATER. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS WATER NEAR THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FREON NEEDED TO BE FILLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE HEATER CORE IS CAUSING A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD. NO ONE SELLS THE REPLACMENT PART BUT THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THOSE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK AND THEN DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

BELT TENSIONER PULLEY ASSEMBLY GETS RUSTED AND BREAKS OVER TIME CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO BREAK DURING DRIVING POSSIBLY BREAKING POWER STEERING PUMP BELT IN THE PROCESS. STEERING WILL FREEZE OR BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT CAUSING STEERING FAILURE AND AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL DELAY IN ACCELERATOR RESPONSE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V169000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,280 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 166,311.

NISSAN MURANO 96" BEGAN LEAKING ENGINE OIL, WENT IN TO FIX UNDER A NISSAN WARRANTY. LEAK WAS NOT FIXED AND THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO LEAK. SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP, AUTOBARN NISSAN, DON MEKOOLA TOLD ME THESE ENGINES BEGIN LEAKING AT THIS POINT AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT EVEN OFFER ENOUGH ON A TRADE TO WHOLESALE THE MURANO. THAT TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. NISSAN USA WILL DO NOTHING AND THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING. I HAD NO IDEA THE CAR WAS THIS BAD A SHAPE AND CONTINUED DRIVING IT. NOW I FOLLOW DON'S ADVICE AND TOP OFF BOTH ENGINE OIL AND POWER STEERING FLUID EVERY WEEK. NOT THE BEST ANSWER, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN RESIDENTIAL AREA, IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL WAS GRINDING THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE, AND .COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AS IT WAS UNABLE TO FUNCTION. AS SOON AS THE MECHANIC TURNED ON THE CAR HE STATED IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE. FROM MY RESEARCH THE TRANSFER CASE IS CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS THE FRONT AND REAR AXLES BY MEANS OF DRIVE SHAFT.THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE, IF I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A TERRIBLE CAR CRASH. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE COST OF REPAIR WAS $3,800.00. THIS SIS RIDICULOUS. NISSAN SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS PART. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE.SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART ITS VERY DANGEROUS. FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID SHOULD RECEIVE A REFUND OR PARTIAL REFUND BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT IS IN FACT A SAFETY ISSUE. I JUST THANK GOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR GENERATOR REGULATOR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO SE JUST RECENTLY PASSED 115,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A LACK OF POWER, SOME ODD/VARIOUS NOISES AND JUST RECENTLY SAW A PUFF OF SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST. SHORTLY AFTER, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD THE CODE VERIFIED AT ADVANCE AUTO. CATALYTIC SYSTEM FAILURE ON ONE OF THE BANKS. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS EXTREMELY COMMON WITH NISSAN VEHICLES UTILIZING THE VQ ENGINE AND TYPICALLY RESULTS IN BACKFLOW OF CATALYST MATERIAL INTO THE ENGINE WHICH IN TURN CAUSES CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO THE PISTONS AND PISTON RINGS. REPLACEMENT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IS HIGHLY DIFFICULT AND GENERALLY COSTS AROUND $2,500 AT A DEALER. PARTS ALONE WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $600 FOR AFTERMARKET AND $1,600 FOR OEM. THIS ISSUE GENERALLY HAPPENS BETWEEN 80K AND 120K MILES ON ALMOST EVERY ALTIMA, MAXIMA AND MURANO AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE FORUMS IN WHICH VARIOUS OWNERS DISCUSS THIS MATTER IN GRAVE DETAIL. IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF THIS WILL HAPPEN TO THESE VEHICLES, IT IS A MATTER OF WHEN. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 1.5 YEARS AGO AND STILL OWE MUTLTIPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON IT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS... *TR

THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO REPLACE MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER, BECAUSE IT IS A GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENT. THIS IS COSTING 3300.00. LOOKING ONLINE, SOME CARS, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART WHY WASN'T THERE ONE ON THIS CAR IF IT IS HAVING TO BE REPLACED? 2004 NISSAN MURANO. I CAN NOT AFFORD SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND A FAMILY WITH MY INCOME CAN NOT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH TWO KIDS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. *TR