2010 Nissan Murano

I WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. A TRUCK MOVED OVER INTO MY LANE FORCING ME ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AS I DROVE HOME AFTER THE INCIDENT I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A HIGH WINDING SOUND AND WAS NOT SHIFTING GEAR. THE NEXT DAY AS I WAS DRIVING TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGH TRAFFIC ROAD. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED, RENT A CAR FOR A WEEK BEFORE GETTING MY CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING HAPPENED TO CAUSE THE SITUATION WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND I KEEP SEEING THE SAME STORIES FROM OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNERS. I WANT IT PULLED FROM MY CAR AND HAVE A STANDARD, REGULAR TRANSMISSION OR PUT ME IN A DIFFERENT CAR THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CVT TRANSMISSION IN IT, OR I WILL NAIL NISSAN TO THE WALL! MY MOM AND I WALKED INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2010 AND BOUGHT 3 NEW NISSANS, ( DIFFERENT MODELS ), BUT PAID CASH FOR ALL 3 VEHICLES. THIS WAS A $42,000 CAR. THIS WAS ALSO THE FIRST YEAR NISSAN MURANO CAME WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION SO THERE HAD NOT BEEN TIME FOR ANY REVIEWS, COMPLAINTS, ETC. I WANT SOMEONE TO PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR I WILL. *TR

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN JANUARY 2010, HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH CAR IN FEBRUARY 2011 LATE AT NIGHT, STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, HAD TO CALL WRECKER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE 38,424 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT NOT COST SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER FOR ANOTHER 120,000 MILES. ON 11/1/13 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN BY NOT SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BUT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SINCE I NOW HAD 127,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I ASKED ABOUT THE STATEMENT REGARDING THE FIRST REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT THE CASE AND IF I HAD PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION MYSELF IT WOULD ONLY BE COVERED FOR 12,000 MILES OR 12 MONTHS. I AM NOW FACED WITH PAYING $3000 FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS MAKES 3 TRANSMISSIONS IN A CAR NOT EVEN 4 YEARS OLD. *TR

NISSAN MURANO TRANSFER CASE DESIGN FLAW: I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 MURANO SL IN JUNE 2010. VEHICLE WAS GREAT UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIRED. JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING AND COULD CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND AN ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED. ACCORDING TO 2 DIFFERENT NISSAN MECHANICS (BOTH FROM DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS), THIS TRANSFER CASE HAS A 'TAB' THAT PUSHES AGAINST THE ENGINE BLOCK CREATING THIS ISSUE AND LEAKS. NISSAN DESIGNED NEW REPLACEMENT TRANSFER CASES ($1600 - $2000 TO THE CONSUMER) THAT DON'T HAVE THIS TAB! ACCORDING TO ONE NISSAN MECHANIC, NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SENT 'SERVICE BULLETINS' TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS EXPLAINING HOW TO FIX OR REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE. THE INTERNET IS LITTERED WITH CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TRANSFER CASES. I CALLED NISSAN USA. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE IS NOT RECALLED OR COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY. NISSAN EXTENDED THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 120K MILES IN CASE OF AN ALL OUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE BUT WON'T WARRANT OR RECALL THE CAUSE - THE TRANSFER CASE. FORTUNATELY, MY FAMILY AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS. I'M FORCED TO SPEND A LOT OF MY MONEY TO FIX THIS NISSAN FLAW. IT'S TIME FOR THE NHTSA TO STEP IN BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED IN A MAJOR HIGHWAY ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

MY 2010 NISSAN MURANO'S TRANSFER CASE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH JOINT. IN TOTAL THE REPAIRS COST $5,600. I CALLED NISSAN TO REQUEST THAT THEY COVER THIS ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH I AM 6,000 MILES BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD. PREVIOUSLY DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD NISSAN HAD TO REPLACE THE CVT, AND BASED ON MY RESEARCH, NISSAN HAS HAD A LONG HISTORY OF CVT AND TRANSFER CASE PROBLEMS. NISSAN HAS JUST INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS REPAIR, AND WENT AS FAR TO SAY IT WAS DUE TO ME NOT BRINGING MY CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE LIKE MOTOR OIL CHANGES. I CHANGE MY OWN OIL, AND SPARE NOTHING BY ONLY USING MOBILE 1 OR OTHER HIGH-END OILS. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THAT NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS LEFT TO PAY ON THIS CAR AND SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CVT AND TRANSFER CASE THIS SOON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH TO GO HOME WHEN MY CAR LOST ALL POWER WITH NO WARNING. THANK GOODNESS I DIDN'T HAVE MY YOUNG CHILDREN WITH ME. THE SHOP FIXED MY CAR AFTER NINE DAYS AND ALL WAS COVERED EXCEPT THE ALTERNATOR. TOTAL DAMAGE WAS 6,000.00. TWO DAYS LATER MY CAR STARTED TO HESITATE WHILE DRIVING. I QUICKLY GOT RID OF THE CAR. TOO BAD I LOVED IT FOR THE FIRST 44,000 MILES. BEWARE. *TR

AFTER FULL STOP CAR WANT ACCELERATE. RPM 2500, NO TORQUE. THREE TIMES CLOSE REAR ENDS LAST MONTH. CAR WOULD RUN NORMALLY AND SUDDENLY "LIMP MODE" WOULD HAPPEN. COMPLAINED TO NISSAN (CASE NUMBER[XXX]) BUT PEOPLE FROM INDIA WERE NOT PARTICULAR INTERESTED TO HELP ME. IT IS DANGERS TO DRIVE CAR LIKE THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE UNUSUAL FUMES BEING EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK WITHIN THE HEAD GASKET. AS A RESULT, THE HEAD GASKET AND TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND OFFERED TO MAKE THE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS AT NO COST. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO OFFERED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE PARTS THAT WERE BEING REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

THE PROBLEM IS WITH NISSAN CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT), IN PARTICULAR MY 2010 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN IN HOT WEATHER FOR MORE THAN 200 MILES IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. NO MATTER HOW FAR THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE CAR WILL SLOWLY ACCELERATE FROM 0 TO 15 MI/HR IN EXCESS OF 10 SECONDS! ONCE THE CAR IS MOVING ABOVE 15 MI/SEC, NORMAL ACCELERATION RESUMES. THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT, NISSAN MURANO OWNER'S CALL THIS "LIMP MODE". IF YOU SEARCH GOOGLE.COM FOR NISSAN CVT ISSUE OR LIMP MODE, YOU WILL GET THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT EXACTLY WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. THEIR GENIUS IDEA IS TO EXTEND THE CVT WARRANTY TO 100K MILES INSTEAD OF FIXING THE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME TWO TIMES ONCE TRAVELING FROM WASHINGTON DC TO NYC IN APRIL, 2010 AND DC TO OUTER BANKS, NC IN JULY BOTH UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS (HIGH TEMP AND BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC). I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER BOTH TIMES AND THE RESPONSE WAS WE CAN'T FIX IT BECAUSE WE CAN'T DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS OR NEVER HEARD OF SUCH ISSUES EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE TSB RELATED TO THIS ISSUE FOR 1ST GENERATION CVTS. SUPPOSEDLY NISSAN FIXED THIS ISSUE IN 2ND GENERATION CVTS (2009-PRESENT MODELS), BUT I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND BELIEVE NISSAN HAS FAILED TO FIX THE CVT DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD! ALTHOUGH I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, HOWEVER CAME CLOSE MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME MERGING ONTO HIGH RAMPS, OR EVEN PULLING OUT OF INTERSECTION TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. MY FAMILY AND I WERE ALMOST REAR-ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES IN OUTER BANKS JUST MAKING TURNS. PLEASE FORCE NISSAN TO ADDRESS THE CVT DESIGN FLAW AS ALL THEIR VEHICLES ARE BEING REPLACED WITH SUCH FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY VIBRATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VALVE BODY WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,900.