NHTSA Complaint #10346669 — 2003 NISSAN MURANO

I DRIVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. I HAD EXITED OFF THE INTERSTATE RIGHT TO A RED STOPLIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO ONLY DRIFT INTO THE INTERSECTION. I FLOORED THE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY JERKED INTO MOTION AFTER MY LIGHT HAD TURNED RED AGAIN AND TRAFFIC WAS WAITING ON ME. PERHAPS IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM? RESTART A COMPUTER AND THINGS CLEAR UP. THAT'S WHAT I DID WITH THE MURANO. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED ITSELF. I WAS WRONG. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS LEAVING A DRIVE-THRU AND ONCE AGAIN WAS SLOWLY COASTING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION UNTIL THE MURANO JERKED INTO ACTION. IN ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH THAT THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE OBSERVANT AND DIDN'T HIT ME. I HAVE NOW NOTICED THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY TYPE OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC SITUATION. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO COME AND GO. IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR DAYS OR WEEKS. THEN IT'LL DO THE SLOW AND JERK EVERY DAY AT EVERY STOP EVEN IF I DO TURN IT OFF AND RESTART. I DON'T LIVE NEAR A DEALERSHIP, SO I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEPENDABLE SHOP. NOT ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS COULD REPRODUCE THE CONDITION. I THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLY AN ACCELERATION ISSUE. MY MURANO IS A HIGH-MILEAGE VEHICLE. MY FRIEND HAD MENTIONED HAVING THE TRANSMISSION IN HIS HIGH-MILEAGE CAR REBUILT AND HOW IT FELT LIKE IT WAS NEW AGAIN. WHILE RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I DIDN'T FIND INFORMATION ON A RE-BUILD KIT, BUT I DID FIND MANY FORUMS FROM OTHER MURANO OWNERS WITH THE SAME "SLOW AND JERK" PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. RIGHT NOW, I'M PRETTY MUCH WAITING FOR MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT THE PRICE OF REMOVING AND REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION: $4500 WAS A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE. *TR