2011 Nissan Murano

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO SWERVE AROUND THE OTHER VEHICLE TO AVOID A CRASH. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, THE CONTACT QUICKLY TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARDINALE NISSAN (1661 DEL MONTE BLVD, SEASIDE, CA 93955, (831) 322-4115) TO BE TEST DRIVEN AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE AND MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,167.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED USING MY BRAKES I CONTINUALLY HAD TO DEPRESS MY BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THEM TO START WORKING. ONCE I REACHED STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY I CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHERE TAPPING OR USING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS NORMAL DID NOT SLOW MY CAR DOWN AND I HAD TO KEEP PUSHING IT TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BROUGHT THIS TO MY NORMAL MECHANIC WHO DRAINED BRAKE FLUID, CHECKED PADS, AND TESTED ALL CALIPERS WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY FELT IT WAS THE ABS ACTUATOR THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED I GO TO A DEALERSHIP. AT THE DEALERSHIP I RELAYED THIS INFORMATION AND THEY BEGAN LOOKING AT THE CAR. THEIR DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE ACTUATOR ALLOWED AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE AND THAT AIR KEPT MY BRAKES FROM WORKING. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG NISSAN MURANO'S.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FROM AN APPROXIMATE 30 MILES PER HOUR SPEED, THE BRAKE PETAL TRAVELLED NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE DID EVENTUALLY SLOW TO A STOP BUT NOT UNTIL I NEARLY STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THAT, THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND DETERMINED THE THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE SEEN RECALLS FOR DEFECTIVE ABS ON MURANO MODEL YEARS UP TO 2009 AND THEN AGAIN AFTER 2015. HOWEVER, MY 2011 MODEL YEAR FALLS IN THE "RECALL GAP" AND IS NOT COVERED. ALTHOUGH ABS PROBLEMS FOR THE 2011 MURANO ARE DOCUMENTED ON MULTIPLE INTERNET WEBSITES, NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED AN ADDITIONAL RECALL COVERING THE OTHER MODEL YEARS SUCH AS MINE. SO THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR COSTS AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES FALL UPON THE UNSUSPECTING OWNERS OF THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. NISSAN SHOULD IMMEDIATELY ISSUE A RECALL AND GET THE DANGEROUS CONDITION REPAIRED BEFORE OTHERS FIND THEMSELVES WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO SAFELY STOP THEIR CARS.

ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 NISSAN MURANO AND AFTER DRIVING OVER A SLIGHT BUMP ON A CITY STREET IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD GOING ABOUT 10 MPH MAYBE A LITTLE MORE I WAS IN THE PROCESS SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING A U TURN RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE SO I COULD PARK IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE (THANK GOD!) MY BRAKES FAILED THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR VERY SUDDENLY AND AFTER RE-PUMPING BRAKES, I GOT CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO PARK MY MURANO. WTH IS GOING ON NISSAN?? THIS WAS SCARY AND I DON'T WISH ON THIS ON ANYONE. MY KIDS DRIVE THIS CAR TOO. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO BE KILLED IN ORDER TO GET ATTENTION ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE NISSAN? THIS NEEDS TO PRO-ACTIVE NOT RE-ACTIVE. WE BUY AND DRIVE YOUR CARS TO FEEL SAFE NOT BE SCARED I'M GONNA HIT A SMALL BUMP AND LOSE MY BRAKES. THE BUMP AND THE POINT WHERE I TURNED AROUND AND LOST BRAKING CONTROL COULD NOT OF BEEN MORE THAN 75-100 FEET AWAY. AFTER PARKING I CHECKED MY MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE FLUID LOOKED FINE AND FULL. I HAD NO LEAKS. I AM IN ABSOLUTE AWW! AT WHAT JUST HAPPENED. SOMEONE WITH AUTHORITY PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BECAUSE IS GONNA GET HURT BAD OR GET KILLED. C.HERRERA SOON TO BE EX-OWNER OF THIS NISSAN MURANO UNLESS IT GETS FIXED OR RECALLED.

GOING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH ON THE FIRST OCCASION JUST ROLLING OVER RR TRACKS AND THEN GOING 5 MPH OFF AN EXIT RAMP OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKES FAILED/WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ON BOTH OCCASIONS. BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF 2011 BRAKES ISSUES I HAVE READ ABOUT ONLINE TONIGHT REGARDING THE SAME GOING OVER BUMPS/BUMP/BRAKES FAILING ISSUE, I CANNOT BELIEVE THE 2011S HAVE NOT BEEN ADDED TO THE RECALL. I EITHER EXPECT ADDING 2011S TO THE RECALL AS THE 2009'S GOT LAST MONTH OR I NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO TAKE MY CAR TO BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN MADE AWARE ABOUT IS NOT A REGULAR SINGLE PART FAILING ON ITS OWN.

VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. WHEN BRAKING OVER A BUMP, BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. BRAKE MALFUNCTION - UNSAFE CONDITION.IT HAPPENED TWICE IN A MONTH. INDEPENDENT SHOP STATED TO REPLACE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE'S HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. NISSAN WILL NOT SELL THE PART. BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALER TO CHECK AND STATED IT IS NORMAL. NISSAN FOUND EVERYTHING OPERATING NORMALLY AND CHARGED $ 210.00 FOR THE INSPECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALSER NISSAN BURNSVILLE (14750 BUCK HILL RD, BURNSVILLE, MN 55306, 612-395-4999) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, OPENED A CASE, AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE CAN STOP BUT WITH A FRACTION OF THE BRAKING ABILITY. THE PEDAL CONTINUES TO PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR EVEN WHEN PUMPING THE PEDAL. IT CORRECTS ON ITS OWN AFTER AN HOUR OR SO. 4 OCCASIONS OCCURRED AFTER HITTING A BUMP. 1 OCCASION OCCURRED WHEN THE ABS ENGAGED AFTER HITTING A PATCH OF ICE. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED (I SAVED THE OLD ONE) AND THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. IT HAS ONLY OCCURRED ABOUT 5 TIMES OVER A SPAN OF ABOUT 1YEAR SO IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO INTENTIONALLY REPEAT AND DIAGNOSE. INTERNET RESEARCH POINTS TO A POSSIBLE STICKING ABS MODULATOR VALVE. *TT *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP AND MY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. I WAS NOT GOING FAST AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW, AND I WAS TOLD THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW I AM OUT A VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN PAY $1300 TO GET IT REPLACED. MY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AND NOW I AM SCREWED. MY BRAKES ARE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND DID NOT GO BACK TO NORMAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.