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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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135Owner complaints

Model-year median: 110

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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635
2009190
2010148
2011135
201274
2013145
2014203
2015
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
30Air Bags
26Unknown Or Other
23Electrical System
13Engine
13
All reported categories
Service Brakes
12Visibility
10Visibility/wiper
10Structure
6Steering
5Suspension
5Fuel/propulsion System
4Seats
3Equipment
2Wheels
2Engine And Engine Cooling
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Tires
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

97 reports with mileage · 38 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

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

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

1 reports
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40,500 miles · Jan 31, 2016
Vehicle Speed Control

I WAS CHANGING LANES AS I WAS APPROACHING A CITY STREET INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 10 MPH AND BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP. I NOTICED THAT I WAS HAVING TO PUSH MUCH HARDER ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE CAR AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RACING AT A HIGH RPM. I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND THEN PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTR…

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I WAS CHANGING LANES AS I WAS APPROACHING A CITY STREET INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 10 MPH AND BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP. I NOTICED THAT I WAS HAVING TO PUSH MUCH HARDER ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE CAR AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RACING AT A HIGH RPM. I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND THEN PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. AT THAT POINT WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE RACING STOPPED AND FELL BACK TO IDLE. I WAS THEN ABLE TO PROCEED AS NORMAL ALTHOUGH I WAS SOMEWHAT SHAKEN BY THE INCIDENT. NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE. I DID HAVE THE CAR EVAUATED BY MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP BUT NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND.

NHTSA ODI #10823328

Official recalls

1

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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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.