2018 Nissan Murano

WHILE DRIVING MY 2018 NISSAN MURANO, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO DE-ACCELERATE AND LOST IT'S ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO PULL ONTO THE MEDIAN OF THE HIGHWAY AND REALIZED THAT MY BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTUNCTIONING, BUT BY THEN MY VEHICLE WAS AT SUCH A LOW SPEED THAT THE BRAKES WERE ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE WHEN THE PEDDLE WAS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THREE WARNING LIGHTS WERE INDICATED ON MY WARNING SCREEN AND MY RPM INDICATOR WAS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP (MY VECHICLE, WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY) AND THEY DIRECTED ME TO A NUMBER TO CALL FOR TOWING SERVICES. IN THE MEANTIME, I CRANKED MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES, AND EACH TIME THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON, THE RPM INDICATOR CONTINUED TO BOUNCE, AND THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS GEARED UP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERHIP (PETRO NISSAN IN HATTIESBURG,MS) THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE MALFUNCTION WAS TO "REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION IN MY VEHICLE". AFTER THREE DAYS, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS NOT REPLICATED SO THERE WAS NOTHING THE DEALERSHIP COULD TO REPAIR THE MALFUNCTION. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO REFUSED TO FURNISH ME WITH A LOANER CAR BECAUSE THE MALFUNCTION WASN'T DIAGNOSED. SO, I AM NOW IN A SITUATION WHERE MY CAR REMAINS UNSAFE TO OPERATE, BUT I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SELL OR TRADE IT IN AND ALLOW SOMEONE TO OPERATE THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I AM IN A VERY PRECARIOUS SITUATION BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO SIMPLY SIDELINE THIS VEHICLE AND PURCHASE ANOTHER. NISSAN IS FORCING ME TO OPERATE A VEHICLE WHICH IS A DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THIS VEHICLE AND TO THOSE OTHERS ON THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.

I OWN A 2018 NISSAN MURANO SL. THERE IS A FRONT SENOR ISSUE THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, IN NOVEMBER 12, 2019. EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, WITHOUT FAIL. SEEMINGLY RANDOM, I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE: "FRONT RADAR OBSTRUCTED" WARNING APPEARS ON PANEL. THE "COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM INACTIVE" ICON LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE WARNING MESSAGE GOES OFF; THE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT GOES OFF. THIS ERROR CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AGAIN ALMOST EVERY TEN MINUTES AFTER THE INITIAL ERROR MESSAGE FOR THE DURATION OF MY CAR TRIP. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER IF I'M TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY OR COUNTRY ROAD.... OR EVEN AT A COMPLETE STOP....IT STILL HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT, AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP FOR AN ONCOMING TURNING VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY ENDED UP CRASHING INTO THE TURNING VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE OFF OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AND HIT A NEARBY GUARDRAIL. THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THEM. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. THE CONTACT STATED THEIR WIFE NEEDED TO BE CUT OUT THE VEHICLE AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THEIR RIGHT LEG, ANKLE, AND THE RIB AREA. THE CONTACT WHO WAS THE PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THEIR LEFT KNEE AND HEAD WHERE MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER HOWEVER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE BEING EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE HAD A 21,000 MILE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. *DT

PURCHASED 2018 NISSAN MORANO SL SUV ON 12/14/2019. DRIVING FROM DEALER ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY, APPROX. 3 MI., DASHBOARD DISPLAYED 'UNAVAILABLE FRONT RADAR OBSTRUCTION'. IT HAS RANDOMLY DISPLAYED THIS EVER SINCE. NISSAN DEALER STATED THEY HAVE BEEN 'DESENSITIZING' THE RADAR AS A REMEDY BUT DENIED HAVING ANY PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DEFECT.

WHEN DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY FLASH A SIGNAL STATING "FRONT RADAR OBSTRUCTION, UNAVAILABLE" WHICH DISENGAGES THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL, . THIS ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE RADAR FAILED TO ALERT AND AUTOMATICALL SLOW CAR DOWN. THIS ALSO CAUSES A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING ON REGULAR STREETS AS ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SIGNAL FLASHES INEXPLICABLY AND UNPREDICTABLY WHICH CAUSES A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING.