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2012 Nissan Murano

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 2012 Nissan Murano do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 110.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

97 reports with mileage · 38 unknown

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

23 reports
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39,000 miles · Mar 30, 2016
Unknown Or Other

SUNROOF GLASS BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2015; CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE SUN, FOLLOWED BY A THUNDERSTORM. WE DISCOVERED WATER COMING IN AROUND THE SLIDING INTERIOR SUNROOF PANEL AND SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER THE GLASS COVERAGE OF OUR INSURANCE. RECEN…

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SUNROOF GLASS BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2015; CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE SUN, FOLLOWED BY A THUNDERSTORM. WE DISCOVERED WATER COMING IN AROUND THE SLIDING INTERIOR SUNROOF PANEL AND SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER THE GLASS COVERAGE OF OUR INSURANCE. RECENT STORY OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AT HTTP://WWW.WSFA.COM/STORY/28945992/DANGER-AHEAD-EXPLODING-SUNROOFS-A-SURPRISINGLY-COMMON-PROBLEM

NHTSA ODI #10852547

45,000 miles · Nov 28, 2015
Unknown Or Other

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE HIGHWAY I HEARD A LOUD BANG OVERHEAD. WHEN I COULD GET TO AN AREA TO INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED, IT WAS THE SUN ROOF GLASS THAT HAD SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. IT WAS A BIG HOLE DEAD CENTER OF THE FORWARD GLASS. THE GLASS BROKE INTO A MILLION PIECES WITH PORTIONS OF IT STILL ABLE TO FL…

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WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE HIGHWAY I HEARD A LOUD BANG OVERHEAD. WHEN I COULD GET TO AN AREA TO INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED, IT WAS THE SUN ROOF GLASS THAT HAD SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. IT WAS A BIG HOLE DEAD CENTER OF THE FORWARD GLASS. THE GLASS BROKE INTO A MILLION PIECES WITH PORTIONS OF IT STILL ABLE TO FLY AWAY.

NHTSA ODI #10807308

39,300 miles · Oct 22, 2015
Unknown Or Other

I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY, SUN WAS IN MY EYES SO I LOWERED THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR. IT IMMEDIATELY BECAME FLOPPY AND I COULDN'T GET IT TO RAISE BACK UP. I HAD TO HOLD THE VISOR UP WITH OTHER HAND WHILE SLOWING AND NAVIGATING SAFELY TO PULL OFF OF HIGHWAY. WITH FOCUSED CONCENTRATION, I CAN GET THE VISOR TO GO BACK UP INT…

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I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY, SUN WAS IN MY EYES SO I LOWERED THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR. IT IMMEDIATELY BECAME FLOPPY AND I COULDN'T GET IT TO RAISE BACK UP. I HAD TO HOLD THE VISOR UP WITH OTHER HAND WHILE SLOWING AND NAVIGATING SAFELY TO PULL OFF OF HIGHWAY. WITH FOCUSED CONCENTRATION, I CAN GET THE VISOR TO GO BACK UP INTO PLACE AND STAY BUT CANNOT SAFELY USE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE "PIN"? THAT ATTACHES UP INSIDE THE VISOR ATTACHMENT TO THE CAR ROOF. ?

NHTSA ODI #10785297

Official recalls

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12V068000 · Tires:pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems

Feb 22, 2012

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 MURANO AND ROGUE VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 23, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2012. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138,”TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.”

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A NON-ACTIVE TPMS CANNOT WARN A DRIVER THAT A TIRE IS UNDERINFLATED. UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH.

Remedy: ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER INVENTORY. DEALERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ACTIVATE ALL OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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