2005 Nissan Murano

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THERE WAS ALSO A WHINING SOUND BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE AND LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000 UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 02/01/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR IN THE GARAGE IT JUST DIED RIGHT AWAY NO LIGHTS. THEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN, DROVE TO THE GROCERY STORE ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY. I THEN GOT INTO THE CAR TO DRIVE OUT OF THE HIGHWAY HEADED FOR HOME. TRAVELING ABOUT 1 MILES IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING INTO A VERY BUSY MAIN STREET, MY CAR JUST SLOW DOWN AND I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD IDLE AND NOT MOVE. IT WAS A VERY SCARY MOMENT BECAUSE MANY CARS COMING CLOSE HITTING ME AND OTHER CARS ALMOST COLLIDED INTO EACH OTHER. I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON JUST TO GET THE CAR MOVING OUT OF THE TRAFFIC. IT WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE, THEN IT WOULD SHAKE AND SIT THERE. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE SCARED TOO DEATH AND PRAYED THE WHOLE TIME. FINALLY I CALLED DESPERATELY BEGGING FOR THEM TO COME AND AFTER ABOUT 45MINUTES THE TOW COMPANY TRUCK SHOWED UP. I CHANGED MY OIL FAITHFULLY AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS OR LIGHTS WOULD TELL ME MY CAR IS IN TROUBLE. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER ACROSS THE TOWN. I WENT HOME ALL STRESSED OUT BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD A CAR PROBLEM AND THE COST. I JUST GOT OUT OF SURGERY A WEEK AGO. I WAS SEARCHING WHAT KIND OF PROBLEM COULD I POSSIBLY HAVE, THEN I CAME ACROSS ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE LIKE I DID. THEN ON MONDAY, THE DEALER CALLED AND ASKED IF I HAD TRANSMISSION I TOLD THEM NO. THE MAIN SERVICE MAN FROM NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY HEART JUST DROPPED AND IT'S A GOOD THING THAT HE SAID THEY WILL PLACE AN ORDER AND REPLACED THIS WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD NOT HAVE MY CAR BACK (NOT SURE WHEN). I PAID $90.00 FOR TOW SERVICES AND DON'T HAVE A CAR UNTIL WHEN TO GET TO WORK. THIS IS HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE AND NOT RIGHT THAT THIS HAPPENS TO US. WE REALLY DEPEND ON THIS CAR FOR MY FAMILY AND TAKE CARE OF THIS FAIRLY NEW CAR. I USUALLY DON'T COMPLAIN BUT THIS IS ONE IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. NISSAN NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY! *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON NISSAN MURANO WITH 87K MILES JUST BLEW UP AS WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAD BEEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR A NEW BUMPER, OIL CHANGE, AND NEW TIRES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH, AND NONE OF THESE EXPERTS NOTICED ANY ISSUES WITH LEAKING FLUID ETC. THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER TOLD US THE FLUID WAS COMPLETELY GONE (WAY BEFORE IT EVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE). THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A HITCH AND HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR URBAN/HIGHWAY USE. WHEN THE DIFFERENTIAL BLEW UP, IT DESTROYED BOTH REAR AXLES, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED US TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. BEST CASE SCENARIO, IT ONLY COSTS US $4000 TO FIX. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES ON IT. APPROXIMATELY 6000 MILES AGO, I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE WHICH COST $3600 TO REPLACE. NISSAN DID NOT COVER IT WHILE THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR MANAGER DID SAY IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT MY FAULT. IN FACT, MY CAR REPAIR PERSON HAS SAID IT IS 1/5TH THE SIZE OF A TRANSFER CASE OF A JEEP CHEROKEE, A CAR THE SAME SIZE OF MY MURANO. THEREFORE, IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. THE CVT NOW IS NEEDING REPAIR. AND, POSSIBLY THE TRANSFER CASE WILL BE NEEDING REPLACEMENT AS WELL. NOT A WELL BUILT CAR, IN MY OPINION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE FUEL SENSOR BECAME DEFECTIVE AND THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR DISPLAYED THAT THERE WAS GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE BUT THEN THE SENSOR WOULD DISPLAY THAT IT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST WHICH WAS $500. THE COST FOR THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS WAS $280. THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160000. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

AFTER PURCHASING A 05 NISSAN MURANO, A MONTH LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE AIRBAG MODULE WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM WAS RESET. IN LATE 06 THE AIRBAG LIGHT START FLASHING AGAIN, THE DEALER RESET THE SYSTEM, WORKED FINE UNTIL OCT OF 08 AT THIS POINT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS ENDED. THEY RESET THE SYSTEM AND PULLED THE CODE FROM THE UNIT. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE AKA CLOCKSPRING CABLE IS FAULTY THAT IS THE REASON WHY THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AT RANDOM TIMES. I WAS QUOTED A LITTLE OVER $2000 FOR THE REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE SINCE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS ENDED ASK TO TALK TO A MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. ALSO ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER THAT DAY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, WHEN I CALLED THEM I WAS GIVEN THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO RESET THE AIRBAG LIGHT. I ASK THE IF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL WORK IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THEY CANT GUARANTEE IT WILL BUT IT SHOULD IF THE SYSTEM IS RESET AND THE LIGHT IS NOT ON. FROM THAT DAY TO NOW I HAVE TO RESET THE SYSTEM AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 2 WEEKS. THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I'VE HAD IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SEALS LEAKING WITH CAUSES THE OIL LEVEL TO GET LOW AND MAKES IT LOUD AND INCREASES THE RPM WHILE DRIVING. I HAD THE SEAL REPLACED 3 TIMES, ONCE UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY, ONCE WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY AND JUST RECENTLY HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. AND AGAIN ASKED TO TALK TO A SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THIS SINCE ITS THE SAME PART BEING REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE SINCE THERE IS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR