2004 Nissan Murano Fuel System Problems

THE VEHICLE STOPS ACCELERATING FOR NO REASON ALL THE CARS DASH LIGHTS LIGHT UP THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES GO DOWN TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE WILL GO FORWARD AT IDLE SPEED WHILE IN DRIVE THE POWER STEERING GETS EXTREMELY STIFF AND THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY! I HAD MY GREAT NIECES IN THE CAR WE WERE GOING 73 WHEN THE VEHICLE DECIDED TO BASICALLY ACT LIKE IT STALLED BUT WAS STILL RUNNING WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI WE WERE SITTING DUCKS ON A FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. MY HAZARDS WOULDN'T EVEN WORK. I HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR OFF TURN IT BACK OK AND WHEN I DID IT ACCELERATED REALLY FAST ON ITS OWN AND I COULDN'T STEER IT WAS CONSTRUCTION AREA WE CAME INCHES FROM HITTING A CONCRETE BARRIER. I FINALLY GOT IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHAKING AND SCARED OUT OF MY MIND MY GREAT NIECES WERE CRYING 😢 AS THE SEMIS ARE FLYING BY US AND ONE HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BREAKS TO TRY NOT TO RUN INTO US NEARLY KILLING US PLEASE FIGURE THIS OUT AND FIX THIS ISSUE. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. *TR

FUEL TANK PROTECTOR 2004 MURANO: THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND A PLASTIC FUEL TANK PROTECTOR WAS ADDED. THIS REPAIR REDUCES THE GROUND CLEARANCE AND THE HAS BROKEN TWICE ON MY 2004 MURANO. ANY ROAD DEBRIS IS LIKELY TO HIT THIS LOW POINT ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD INSPECT THESE REGULARLY OR COME UP WITH A BETTER FIX. ONE CAN GUESS THAT THERE ARE VEHICLES THAT HAD THE PROTECTOR ADDED AND THAT PROTECTOR HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN BROKEN AND FALLEN OFF. I DID CALL 1-800-NISSAN1 TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FAILED PROTECTOR AND THE COMPANY KINDLY AGREED TO MAKE THE REIMBURSEMENT. FURTHER, SANTA BARBARA NISSAN AGREED TO INSTALL THE PROTECTOR FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

DUE TO A RECALL A PLASTIC SHIELD WAS INSTALLED A FEW YEARS AGO BY DEALER TO PROTECT THE FUEL TANK FROM ROAD DEBRIS. SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT THE SHIELD CAUSING FOUR OF THE 6 PLASTIC FASTENERS TO BREAK OFF OR FAIL DUE TO AGE. THE SHIELD WAS DANGLING ON PASSENGER SIDE. I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT FASTENERS. MOST PEOPLE WILL NOT KNOW TO INSPECT FOR THIS LEAVING THE TANK EXPOSED. I THINK NISSAN'S SOLUTION IS INADEQUATE. THE SHIELD SHOULD BE MORE ROBUST. PERHAPS METAL WITH METAL FASTENERS? I ALSO THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THE RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASED MY SUV NEW IN 2004 I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL REQUIRED DEALER MAINTENANCE. LAST YEAR THE SUV BEGAN TO SEEK TO STALL OR IGNORE THE ACCELERATOR. IF I PRESSED THE GAS TO THE FLOOR THE SUV WOULD NOT MOVE, THEN SUDDENLY IT WOULD TAKE OFF. IT SEEMS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RANDOMLY AND EVEN SEEMS TO STALL AS I MAKE LEFT TURNS ACROSS TRAFFIC LANES. TODAY WAS SCARY, I NEED MY VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK, BUT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CONSUMER ISSUES ON LINE ALL WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NEVER NOTIFIED MOST OF US. LIKE TOYOTA WILL THERE HAVE TO BE FATALITIES IN ORDER FOR YOUR AGENCY TO FORCE A RECALL AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE? CLEARLY NISSAN KNEW THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS WERE FAULTY, ARE FAULTY. I DON,T EXPECT A RESPONSE BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. PROTECT US. *TR

IN 2006 WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT NISSAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK. WE HAD THE PROTECTION GUARD INSTALLED BY NISSAN AS PER NHTSA RECALL. IN APRIL 2011 WE WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND HIT SOMETHING SMALL IN THE ROAD THAT PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK. THE ITEM WAS SO SMALL NO ONE IN THE CAR SAW IT. THE PROTECTIVE SHIELDING, WHICH WAS A THIN PIECE OF PLASTIC, SHATTERED AND FAILED TO PROTECT THE TANK.

HAVE HAD A PROBLEM OF THE ACCELERATOR HESITATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN SUDDENLY GOING FORWARD. WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN WHEN ALMOST PRESSING ALL THE WAY AND THEN IT WOULD TAKE OFF. THIS HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL MILES AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON WED. DEC. 21, 2011. THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN WAS NOT RESPONDING WHEN PRESSED AND I COULD SENSE THAT THE RESPONSE OF THE GAS PEDAL TO THE SPEED OF VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY PROBLEM AND GAVE ME NO REASON WHY THIS MIGHT BE HAPPENING. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THIS AUTO AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD SHOULD THE SPEED OF VEHICLE SUDDENLY CHANGE AND LOSS OF CONTROL OCCUR. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES WITH RESULTING FAILURE AS EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK. DEALING SURFACE AROUND FUEL FILLER NECK SLIGHTLY CORRODED LEADING TO EVAPORATIVE LEAK AND POSSIBLE TANK SEALING ISSUES. *LN

2004 NISSAN MURANO GASOLINE FILLING TUBE AND VALVE DEFECTIVE. FAILED STATE INSPECTION EMISSIONS TEST. INDICATED DEFECTIVE VALVE. RESULTS IN $416 FILLING TUBE AND VALVE REPLACEMENT. FUEL LEAKS OUT OF VALVE WHEN FILLING. VALVE IS ALL RUSTED. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2004 FUEL DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE PROBLEM STARTED AS INTERMITTENT AND NOW CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR TO REFUEL THE CAR. TROUBLESHOOTED IT TO A FAULTY RELAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL CAP SINCE THE FILLER WAS RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DID A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING ON A NISSAN MURANO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A MONEY MAKER AND MANY SHOP THAT CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY HAVE TO COME TO THEM FOR THE RE-LEARNING OF THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. THIS IS CRAZY ,I HAVE DONE THIS ON MY PORSCHE AND MY FORDS AND CHEVY AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE A WARNING STICKER ON THE THROTTLE BODY TO SEE MANUAL -THE MANUAL SHOULD STATE DO NOT CLEAN OR YOU WILL NEED TO GO TO DEALER TO RE-LEARN THE IDLE AIR CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

FAILURE OF DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR AND GAS CAP DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR ON A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE FAILURE OF MY GAS CAP DOOR ACTUATOR MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD HAVE LEFT ME STRANDED. THE FAILURE OF MY DRIVER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR CAUSED ME TO BELIEVE MY DOOR WAS LOCKED WHEN IN FACT IT WAS UNLOCKED...THIS FAILURE EXPOSED ME TO A PERSONAL SAFETY BREACH. *TR

I PUT THE BACK TAILGATE UP IN MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO TO PUT MY GRANDDAUGHTERS' BELONGINGS IN TO TAKE THEM HOME. I WALKED TO THE BACK SEAT AREA TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE BACK SEAT, WHEN I HEARD A HUGE WHOOSHING SOUND AND SUDDENLY THE ENTIRE DOOR SLAMMED DOWN. LUCKILY I WASN'T NEAR IT OR I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE DOOR IS VERY HEAVY AND IT SLAMMED DOWN WITH QUITE A FORCE. THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF A VAPORIZED NATURE IN THE CAR. NOW THE DOOR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND REQUIRES BOTH HANDS TO DO SO. EVIDENTLY ONE OF THE HYDRAULIC STRUTS WENT OUT. THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO ANYONE NEARBY. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND AM TAKING IT IN TODAY. THEY WERE VERY NON-COMMITTAL ABOUT IT BEING SOMETHING THEY WOULD REPAIR WITHOUT COST. THEY DID SAY IT WAS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AND WANT TO REPORT IT. IF OTHERS ARE NOT AWARE, THERE COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY OWN SAFETY AS WELL. *TR

I RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN ROAD HITTING A LARGE TREE WITH THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THEN CONTINUED DOWN THE HILL ANOTHER ~20 FEET SLAMMING INTO A BOULDER. WHEN I HIT THE TREE, THE DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW BROKE AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR. THE DOOR WAS JAMMED SHUT. THE NISSAN WAS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR HEAD PROTECTION AIRBAGS. NONE WERE DEPLOYED. WHEN I HIT THE BOULDER, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PRE-TENSIONER ON THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT DID NOT LATCH RESULTING IN ME HITTING MY UPPER CHEST AND LOWER JAW ON THE STEERING WHEEL SINCE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FUEL CUT-OFF DEVICE ALSO FAILED TO ACTIVATE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER ALMOST A MINUTE, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WITH THE KEY. I HAD BEEN KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE 2004 NISSAN MURANO SUSTAINED OVER $25,000 IN DAMAGE WHICH RESULTED IN IT BEING TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE BRIEFLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. SO THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE FRONT AND UNDERCARRIAGE. MY INJURIES WERE LIMITED TO BRUISES TO MY CHEST AND LOWER JAW. THE ACCIDENT ALSO GREATLY AGGRAVATED A PRIOR INJURY TO MY UPPER BACK. WHEN I WENT TO GO REMOVE MY PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THAT THE JACK, MOUNTED IN THE REAR FLOOR HAD COME COMPLETELY OUT. *TR

ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BOTH NISSAN AND THE NHTSA CONCERNING A PUNCTURED FUEL TANK. NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT IN THE EVENT NHTSA REQUIRED A RECALL WITH RESPECT TO THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM, NISSAN WOULD CONTACT ME TO REFUND THE COST OF MY REPAIR. ON JUNE 29, 2006, I LEARNED THAT NHTSA HAD CLOSED THE MATTER ON JANUARY 31, 2006, WITH A REQUIREMENT THAT NISSAN CORRECT THE DEFICIENCY THROUGH A RECALL CAMPAIGN. I CONFIRMED WITH A NHTSA REPRESENTATIVE THAT SUCH A CAMPAIGN HAD BEEN INITIATED BY NISSAN. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN. NOR DID I RECEIVE A COMMUNICATION FROM NISSAN THAT THEY WOULD LIVE UP TO THEIR PROMISE OF REIMBURSEMENT. (THEY HAVE NOW SAID THEY WILL DO SO WITH PROOF OF REPAIR WHICH CAN ONLY BE CONFIRMED BY A NISSAN DEALER.) I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY ASKED WHETHER I HAD MOVED OR CHANGED THE REGISTRATION ON THE VEHICLE. I RESPONDED NO, NOTHING HAD CHANGED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AT LUTHER NISSAN IN INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA. THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE (GRACE) IN HYDERABAD, INDIA, WHO DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF TAKING MY INFORMATION, INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE NOT ONE, BUT TWO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND ONE CONCERNS THE SEAT BELTS. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL EITHER. HERE WE HAVE NOT ONE BUT TWO SAFETY-RELATED NHTSA RECALLS THAT THIS NISSAN CUSTOMER (THIS IS MY FOURTH NISSAN AUTOMOBILE) HAS FAILED TO RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICES ON. INTERESTINGLY, NISSAN HAS NO PROBLEM WITH SENDING MY MONTHLY BILL FOR NISSAN FINANCING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 25 MONTHS TO GET MY BILLS TO ME. THIS IS HIGHLY TROUBLING AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE CORRECTION ON NISSAN'S PART. *JB

I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE FUEL TANK RECALL FOR MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO,HOWEVER, NEW CITY NISSAN IS NOT PROVIDING THE RECALL SERVICE SATISFACTORILY. *NM

GAS MILEAGE AS STATED ON VEHICLE WINDOW STICKER GROSSLY EXAGGERATED WHEN COMPARED TO ACTUAL MILEAGE. CAR ALSO HAD 243 MILES ON ODOMETER AT DELIVERY. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THIS THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAR WAS A SWAPPED VEHICLE THAT CAME FROM A DEALER IN MASSACHUSETTS. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THE AMOUNT OF MILEAGE ON THE CAR UNTIL I LOOKED AT THE ODOMETER UPON PICK UP. THERE ARE OVER 240 MILES ON THIS CAR THAT ARE MOST CRUCIAL IN THE BREAK IN OF AN ENGINE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN DURING THOSE MILES AND SUSPECT THAT IT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVEN WITH THE CARE THAT I WOULD HAVE. I HAVE PLACED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING FUEL MILEAGE WITH BOTH NISSAN USA AND BIENER NISSAN. TO DATE I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR TIRES OF THIS VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES. BOTH REAR TIRES WERE PROGRESSIVELY BALDING FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE TIRE TO THE INSIDE SHOULDER OF EACH TIRE, TO THE POINT WHERE THE RADIAL BELT WAS EXPOSED AT POINTS OF THE SHOULDER. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE DOT NUMBERS DID NOT MATCH WITH THE FRONT TIRES AND THAT SOMEONE HAD SWITCHED THEM IN. THIS ALSO SHOWS THAT THE DEALER DIDN'T DO A COMPLETE SAFETY INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE DELIVERY. *JB

SOMETHING ON THE ROAD PUNCTURED GAS TANK. NOTICED GAS SMELL IN DRIVEWAY & SAW THE DAMAGE. REPLACED GAS TANK AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP LOOKING FOR COMPENSATION DUE TO RECALL ALSO STILL NEEDS SHIELD PUT IN. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY COULD NOT GET GAS TO THE CAR. HAD POWER, BUT IT WOULD NOT TAKE GAS, AND IT STARTED TO JERK LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THERE WAS A HALF A TANK OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL IT WOULD DO ANYTHING. AFTER A COUPLE OF PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IT WOULD GO, BUT THEN IT STARTED AGAIN. CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE COULD NOT FIX IT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER DAY, AND ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NISSAN TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AND THEY CHECKED IT AND IT DID CODE. *AK *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HE HIT ROAD DEBRIS AND IT PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK ON HIS 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONSUMER SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ABOUT A SIMILAR SITUATION. THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED BY A REPAIRMAN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT IF THERE WAS A RECALL THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK *JB