2010 Nissan Murano

1. WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS IT'S IMPERATIVE NOBODY CAN GAIN ACCESS AT WILL BY WALKING UP TO THE CAR. IF ANYONE CAN SIMPLY OPEN THE DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS, CARJACKING, INJURY, OR EVEN MURDER IS EASIER. IF THE DOORS LOCKED PROPERLY THIS PROVIDES A MORE SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO. 2. NISSAN KNOWING THERE IS A SECURITY PROBLEM WITH THEIR LOCKING MECHANISM AND NOT RECALLING THEM FOR SAFETY CONCERN IS NEGLIGENT. SOMEONE CAN MURDERED DUE TO A DOOR THAT DIDN'T LOCK, ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER PUSHED THE LOCK BUTTON AND HEARD THE LOCKING NOISE. REMEMBER, IN THIS CASE THERE'S NO OBVIOUS INDICATION THE DOOR ISN'T LOCKED UNLESS SOMEONE WALKS UP AND OPENS IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DRIVE "THINKS" THE DOOR IS LOCKED, WHEN IN REALITY IT'S AN "OPEN DOOR" FOR CARJACKING OR ROBBERY.THIS FAILURE IS AN INTERMITANCE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES THE DOORS LOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES THE DOORS UNLOCK OK, OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. 3. IN EMERGENCIES IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS QUICKLY. SINCE 99% OF THE TIME WE ALL USE THE BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS, USING THE MANUAL LOCKING LEVER IS UNFAMILIAR. AND THE MURANO'S DESIGN IS SUCH THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO COMPREHEND IF IT'S NOT YOUR CAR, FOR INSTANCE A RENTAL CAR. I CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND HOW SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE CONFUSED HOW UNLOCK A DOOR USING THE MANUAL LEVEL IN AN EMERGENCY WHEN THEY VIRTUALLY HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH IT. IN EMERGENCIES EVERY SECOND COUNTS. THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONING IS CLEARLY A HIGH RISK IN EMERGENCY SCENARIOS. SOME PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE $1600 TO HAVE ALL THE SOLENOIDS REPLACED (AS QUOTED BY DEALERS) WILL FORGO GETTING THEM FIXED, PUTTING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AT RISK WITH THE ABOVE MISHAP EXAMPLES. THIS SHOULDN'T BE, NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THEM. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL SOMEONE GETS ROBBED, HURT OR KILLED FROM A MALFUNCTIONING DOOR LOCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO GO FORWARD, THE VEHICLE WOULD GO IN REVERSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CDT TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

LEAKING TRANSFER CASE. ON MARCH 15, 2016, AT 72,549 MILES, THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON MY 2010 NISSAN MURANO LE FAILED AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A LOWE'S PARKING LOT. NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES SO THEY REPLACED THE CVT TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME ON MARCH 22, 2016. ON MARCH 29, 2016 I NOTICED A BROWN OILY FLUID LEAKING ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME NISSAN DEALERERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS FINE BUT NOW I HAD A LEAKING TRANSFER CASE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TRANSFER CASE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND I PAID OVER $1300 OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR IT.

AT RANDOM TIMES, AFTER BRAKING OVER BUMPS OR IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD SURFACES, AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOSES ALL PRESSURE MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. WHEN DRIVING IT IN THE SNOW, AFTER THE ABS SYSTEM IS TRIGGERED, THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOSES PRESSURE, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AT ONE MOMENT, I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY DOWN A SNOWY HILL, WHEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY LOST PRESSURE AND THE ABS ONLY ENGAGED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS TOO LATE AND I SLID THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH (WITH MY WIFE AND INFANT SON IN THE CAR). LUCKILY, EVERYONE ELSE WAS STOPPED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION, AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO OUR CAR OR ANYONE ELSE'S PROPERTY. SO FAR, THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX FOR THIS ISSUE, AND IT SEEMS THERE IS NO RESEARCH BEING DONE BY NISSAN. THEY (NISSAN) NEEDS TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE/ABS SYSTEM. WE LOVE OUR MURANO, BUT WE WILL BE TRADING IT IN ON SOMETHING ELSE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMART KEY BECAME INOPERABLE AND LOCKED UP THE IGNITION WHILE THE KEY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSPONDER AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AND THE TRANSPONDER REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY 5 YEAR OLD CAR. IT HAS LOW MILEAGE AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. MY FUEL GAUGE AND MILE RANGE INDICATOR ARE NO LONGER ACCURATE OR IN SYNC. THEY BOTH FLUCTUATE ERRATICALLY. I CAN LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY AND GO TO THE END OF MY STREET (9 HOUSES) AND LOSE 20 MILES ACCORDING TO THE INDICATOR.ON THE OTHER HAND, I HAVE DRIVEN 125 MILES AND END UP WITH MORE GAS THAN WHEN I STARTED.IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3X WHERE THEY HAVE CHANGED SENSORS ETC. TO FIX THIS. I CONTACTED NISSAN AMERICA WHO HAD ONE OF THEIR ENGINEERS CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. NISSAN'S FINAL DECISION IS THAT IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING MORE. I HAVE MANY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS DECISION. IT ISN'T EASY ESTIMATING WHAT I HAVE IN MY TANK WHEN BOTH GAUGES ARE INCORRECT. IT IS STRESSFUL AND DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN TAKING LONGER TRIPS. I AM A SINGLE WOMAN AND AM IN MY CAR, DRIVING ALONE, MOST OF THE TIME. WHAT IF I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND BECAUSE OF THE MISREADINGS, I RUN OUT OF GAS? WHAT DOES THIS DO TO THE RE-SALE VALUE OF MY $35,000.00 CAR? IF THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF MY CAR, WHY WASN'T I TOLD ABOUT IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT? THIS IS MORE OF A FLAW THAN A CHARACTERISTIC. HOW MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM? I FIND NISSAN"S FINAL DECISION UNACCEPTABLE AND THAT IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I HAD TO SWERVE SO I WOULDN'T HIT THE RAIL. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND ME. NO EVIDENCE OF A ROCK, WOOD, ETC. THE THING JUST POPPED, AND THE GLASS FELL ALL OVER MY SEAT AROUND THE KIDS. IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT . THE KIDS WERE SCREAMING. IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE.