NHTSA Complaint #10280334 — 2003 NISSAN MURANO

2003 NISSAN MURANO. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I'VE HAD MY MURANO FOR ABOUT 2.5 YEARS, AND FOR THE PAST 1.5 YEARS HAVE HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. AFTER PUSHING ON THE GAS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE ENGINE DOESN'T RESPOND, BUT THEN IT SURGES FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE I'VE BEEN SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE WILL STALL, CAUSING ME TO BE STUCK WITH THE ENGINE NOT RESPONDING - EVEN THOUGH I'M PUSHING ON THE GAS. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDING 2 NISSAN DEALERSHIPS, AND NONE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THERE SEEM TO BE CERTAIN THINGS THAT FIX IT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN IT RETURNS JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER. I'VE READ ONLINE AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AN ANOMALY. MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. FORTUNATELY, I AM SELLING MY CAR, BUT LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR AND DIAGNOSTIC TIME BECAUSE NO ONE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS LEMON. LESS THAN 5000 MILES AGO, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE BODY SHOP, THEY FLUSHED THE TRANNY FLUID, AND IT SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE FOR THE NEXT 5000 MILES. NOW, I AM HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SINCE IT IS A SPECIAL TRANNY (CVT), IT WOULD COST ANYWHERE BETWEEN $5000-6500 TO REPLACE IT, WHICH IS MORE THAN HALF OF WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. BESIDES THAT, I'VE READ ON BLOGS THAT SOME PEOPLE GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, AND THEN THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM! FORTUNATELY, I AM SELLING MY MURANO DUE TO A BIG MOVE, BUT I HAD TO TAKE A LOSS ON IT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN THIS ISSUE. *TR