2015 Nissan Murano

THE MURANO HAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS DRIVING FINE WITHOUT ANY STRANGE NOISES. IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 2 MPH. LUCKILY IT WAS ON A DEAD END ROAD AND THERE WAS TRAFFIC AROUND OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT AND THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURIES IF NOT KILLED. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AND NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. IT IS GOING TO COST $800 TO FIX AS IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.

WE PURCHASED OUR 2015 NISSAN MURANO PLATINUM ON 1/10/2019. THE VEHICLE HAS 36,106K. ON 1/13/2019 WE FELT A SLIGHT JUDDER WITH THE VEHICLE. WE AGAIN FELT A JUDDER ON 1/15/2019, WHICH WAS MORE SEVERE. ALTHOUGH NO SERVICE LIGHT WAS PRESENT, WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED SERVICE FOR 1/16/2018. UPON COMPLETION OF THE SERVICE CALL, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VALVE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACED, WHICH IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH NISSAN CVTS. IT IS A CLEAR DANGER TO THE CONSUMER THAT IF THE CVT CONTINUES TO JUDDER AN ACCIDENT IS LIKELY. IN ADDITION, ISSUES WITH THE CVT CAN CAUSE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING SERIOUS HARM TO THE CONSUMER. CARS WILL GIVE A SERVICE LIGHT WHEN AN ISSUE AS TRIVIAL AS TIRE PRESSURE, LOW FUEL AND CHANGE ENGINE OIL OCCUR. WHY WHEN A MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUE IS OCCURRING IS THE CAR NOT ALERTING THE OPERATOR OF A POTENTIALLY DEADLY CONSEQUENCE??!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION WAS FELT, AND THE BRAKING WAS UNSTABLE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALER (GRANITE NISSAN, 2626 E MALL DR, RAPID CITY, SD 57701, (605) 342-3400) TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND SUGGESTED TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

PURCHASED THE MURANO 5/15/2018. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING/ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN I START TO APPLY MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE ENGINE SEEMS TO REV UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THIS REQUIRES A NEED FOR ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. THE STRANGE THING IS THAT THIS OCCURS ONLY ABOUT 1/3 OF THE TIME. HOWEVER I FEEL THIS CREATES A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND OTHERS AROUND ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER ON ON 2 OCCASIONS TO HAVE THEM CHECK THIS OUT. UNFORTUNATELY THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG BUT THE MECHANIC SAYS HE KNOWS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE HE HAS EXPERIENCED IT BEFORE WITH OTHER VEHICLES. HE ALSO SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THAT ISSUE.

CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING CAUSING A DANGER WHEN CAR DOES NOT GO AS EXPECTED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. IT ALSO JERKS AND SHUDDERS AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE CAR SHAKES SOMEWHAT VIOLENTLY AND WILL STOP IF YOU FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL. BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW FROM DEALER AND HAVE BROUGHT IN FOR THE ISSUE TO BE TOLD THE COMPUTER DOESN'T SEE A PROBLEM. I DRIVE THE CAR DAILY I KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN IT CHOOSES NOT TO GO WHEN ACCELERATING.

AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES AT LOW SPEEDS ON LOCAL CITY ROADS, I COULD SOMETIMES FEEL VIBRATIONS AND A LACK OF ACCELERATION THAT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION COULDN'T DECIDE WHAT TO DO. ALWAYS AT SPEEDS UNDER 20 MPH AND GENERALLY WHEN EITHER SLOWING DOWN FOR AN INTERSECTION OR STARTING TO SPEED UP WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN IN TIME THAT I DIDN'T NEED TO FULLY STOP. AFTER A FEW OF THESE I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THERE HAD BEEN NO ERROR CODES GENERATED AND TO JUST KEEP DRIVING IT. AFTER THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, NOW WITH 12,839 MILES ON IT THEY REPROGRAMMED THE STEERING ANGLE ADJUSTMENT AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. HOWEVER, NOW AT 21,000 MILES, IT SEEMS TO BE COMING BACK AGAIN. I FEEL LIKE THE CVT AND COMPUTER HAVE A PROBLEM COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER IN THESE LOW-SPEED SITUATIONS. THIS HESITATION IN ACCELERATION COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND CERTAINLY FEELS UNSAFE.