2010 Nissan Murano

WHILE TAKING MY CAR IN FOR THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED 60,000 MILE MAINTENANCE, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE TRANSFER CASE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT (CAR WAS AT 66,785 MILES). THEY ESTIMATED THE COST AT ABOUT $3,800, BUT ENDED UP COMING DOWN TO $1,800 ESTIMATED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO SIMPLY SEIZE UP. WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING I'M WILLING TO PUT OFF. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING SEEING THIS COME UP JUST AS MY FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I CALLED NISSAN AMERICA SEEKING ASSISTANCE, AND NONE WAS PROVIDED. IN MY CASE IT IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, BUT IT'S A SERIOUS KNOWN ISSUE. I FEEL SOMEWHAT CHEATED. *TR

PURCHASED CAR FEB. 11, 2014 AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE AND PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON OR ABOUT JUNE 24, 2014 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, CALLED DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR JUNE 25, 2014. TOOK CAR IN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE GEARS IN THE TRANSFER CASE WERE DAMAGED AND HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP. WAS TOLD THIS WAS COVERED UNDER NISSAN'S ORIGINAL DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY (5 YEAR/50K MILES), OR THE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WARRANTY (7 YEAR/100K MILES) OR THE (THIRD-PARTY) EXTENDED WARRANTY (5 YEAR/50K MILES) WHICH STARTED ON 2/11/14. THE DEALER NEEDED NISSAN'S APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR UNDER THE WARRANTY. TWO WEEKS (JULY 11, 2014) LATER I WAS TOLD NISSAN DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. WHICH WAS NEWS TO ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT THIS WAS A TRANSFER CASE ISSUE - ALSO ON JULY 11, 2014, I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THE TRANSFER CASE BUT A BAD SEAL ON THE TIMING COVER WHICH CAUSE THE ENGINE OIL NOT TO CIRCULATE PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED THE SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. NISSAN BLAMES PREVIOUS OWNER?S NEGLECT IN THEIR DENIAL OF MY WARRANTY CLAIM. EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE ORIGINAL POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN A 55 MPH ZONE AND AS WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON AS NORMAL. WE WERE LUCKY TO COAST OFF WITHOUT BEING HIT AND WE HAD OUR 10 MONTHS OLD WITH US. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER AND NOW 5 DAYS LATER DEALER CALLED TO LET US KNOW THAT THEY DIAGNOSED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILURE, WHICH IS NO LONGER COVERED.. WE WERE NOT WILLING TO PAY THE $1100 THAT THE DEALER QUOTED US SO WE HAD THE SAME TOW TRUCK DRIVER PICK OUR CAR BACK UP FROM THE DEALER AND BRING THE CAR TO OUR HOME. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS UNLOADING IT OFF FLATBED HE CRANKED THE CAR RIGHT UP. WE CRANKED IT MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT ISSUE. SO WE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN TO LET THEM KNOW AND THEY ARE STANDING BY DIAGNOSIS. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS A LEMON AS THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED AROUND 25000 MILES. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR BURNING SMELL ISSUES MULTIPLE TIME SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN MARCH 2013. I'M ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ODORS ESPECIALLY DURING PREGNANCY AND DRIVING INFANT AROUND. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER AND FRONT SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE THE DOCTORS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, SAID IT WAS ACTUATOR. IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR SO I CHOSE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THAT DOOR. A MONTH OR SO LATER, ONE OF THE BACK DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AND THE FRONT PASSENGER LOCK SOON FOLLOWED. BY 75,000 MILES, NONE OF THE DOORS WOULD RESPOND TO THE POWER LOCK BUTTONS OR THE REMOTE. THE BACK DOOR LOCKS ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT, SO EITHER THE DOORS STAY UNLOCKED ALL OF THE TIME RISKING MY FAMILY TO INTRUDERS OR THEY STAY LOCKED ALL THE TIME REQUIRING ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND GO AROUND TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO REACH IN AND UNLOCK THE BACK DOOR SO THAT MY CHILD CAN GET IN THE BACK SEAT. I CONTACTED NISSAN BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT IS SOME KIND OF DESIGN FLAW IF ALL FOUR HAVE GONE BAD BUT THEY REFUSED ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR AND REFUSED TO GIVE INFORMATION OF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A CRASH RISK SO MAYBE THIS ISN'T THE PROPER FORUM TO VOICE THIS COMPLAINT; HOWEVER IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PASSENGERS. HAVING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR TO UNLOCK A DOOR WHEN PICKING SOMEONE UP IS A DANGER AS IS BEING UNABLE TO LOCK ALL THE DOORS FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN CASE OF UNWANTED ATTENTION FROM SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT INTERNET SITES GOING BACK SEVERAL YEARS SO NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT HASN'T DONE ANYTHING THAT WAS EFFECTIVE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REMOVE THIS IF YOU DO NOT AGREE THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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

WHILE DRIVING, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED LEAVING A ROUND, UPWARD PROTRUDING, GLASS HOLE LARGER THAN A BASKETBALL. SUNROOF WAS CLOSED ON A MILD 82 DEGREE DAY DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE SUN SHADE WAS CLOSED WHICH BLOCKED SHATTERING GLASS FROM HITTING US DIRECTLY WHILE OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NISSAN DID ACKNOWLEDGE INSTANCES OF THIS NATURE ON OTHER MODELS. AN INTERNET SEARCH OF FORUMS REVEALED MANY, MANY OCCURRENCES. THIS WAS NOT AN IMPACT CRACK, BREAK. IT WAS LITERALLY AN OUTWARD EXPLOSION!! *LN *TR