I DRIVE A 2013 NISSAN MURANO SV AWD WITH JUST OVER 72,000 MILES. BEFORE YESTERDAY, I NEVER HAD ONE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN VERY RELIABLE. WHILE DRIVING MURANO ON 8/22/18 IT SUDDENLY WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR ON A CITY STREET. THE MURANO WHO JERK AND THE SPEED WOULD ONLY INCREASE SLOWLY. T…
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I DRIVE A 2013 NISSAN MURANO SV AWD WITH JUST OVER 72,000 MILES. BEFORE YESTERDAY, I NEVER HAD ONE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN VERY RELIABLE. WHILE DRIVING MURANO ON 8/22/18 IT SUDDENLY WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR ON A CITY STREET. THE MURANO WHO JERK AND THE SPEED WOULD ONLY INCREASE SLOWLY. THE RPM'S THOUGH WOULD JUMP OVER 6000. ONCE VEHICLE GOT UP TO SPEED IT WOULD STAY IF LEFT ON CRUISE CONTROL. IF I HAD TO STOP AT A LIGHT/SIGN PROBLEM WOULD START ALL OVER AGAIN. I WOULD NOT TAKE ON FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, SO I DROVE 32 MILES HOME ON SURFACE STREETS. IT TOOK ME 2 HOURS AND I IRRITATED MANY OTHER DRIVERS BECAUSE MY MURANO WAS BEING SO ERRATIC. IF I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AFTER IDLING AT A STOP IT WOULD JERK AND BARELY ACCELERATE. IF I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AT A STOP AND THEN RESTART AND PUT IN A DRIVE ONCE LIGHT WAS GREEN, THEN THE CAR WOULD STILL ACCELERATE SLOWLY; HOWEVER, IT WAS STILL SLUGGISH, JERKING AND RPM'S WERE HIGH. THE DEALERSHIP SAID NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON CVT TRANSMISSIONS FROM 08-12 TO 10 YEAR/100,000 MILE. I CANNOT FIND ANYTHING THAT OFFICIALLY STATE MODELS LATER THAN '12 ARE UNDER THIS WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY CONSUMER REPORTS DETAILING THE SAME ISSUES IN VEHICLES AFTER '12. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ODI #11121899
30,000 miles · Feb 6, 2016
Fuel/propulsion System
ON 2/3 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR CUT OUT COMPLETELY, NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, NO POWER AT ALL. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD BATTERY. THE CAR 34 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROX. 30,000 MILES. TWO DAYS LATER 2/5, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAR DIE…
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ON 2/3 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR CUT OUT COMPLETELY, NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, NO POWER AT ALL. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD BATTERY. THE CAR 34 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROX. 30,000 MILES. TWO DAYS LATER 2/5, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAR DIED OUT. NO BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER AT ALL. CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION
Nissan North America (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Murano and Murano Cross Cabriolet vehicles. The power steering hose clamp may not adequately secure the hose, allowing the hose to detach and leak power steering fluid.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the power steering fluid leaks onto a heat source such as hot engine or exhaust components, there could be an increased risk of a fire.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will install a power steering high pressure hose kit, free of charge. The recall began May 10, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
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