NHTSA Complaint #10432395 — 2003 NISSAN MURANO

SECOND OWNER, PURCHASED WITH 63000 MILES. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A SHORT DISTANCE (45MIN) STARTED TO NOTICE THE SPEED PULSING ON FLAT STRETCHES OF ROAD WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING SET AT 60 MPH. I WOULD MANUALLY TAKE OVER THE GAS PEDAL JUST TO HAVE TO CONSTANTLY GIVE IT MORE GAS THEN LESS GAS TO MAINTAIN 60 ON FLAT GROUND. TO THE POINT OF NAILING IT TO MAINTAIN 60 THEN OUT OF NO WHERE IT WOULD START TO GO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY UP AND I WOULD LET OFF THE GAS TO STAY @ 60MPH AND HOLD THE PEDAL THERE FOR ABOUT 20 SECS JUST TO LOSE POWER ON FLAT GROUND AGAIN AND WOULD JUST REPEAT OVER AND OVER. WHEN I GOT OFF THE EXIT RAMP IT WAS SPUTTERING REALLY BAD AND HAD A HARD TIME JUST GETTING IT HOME W/O HURTING MYSELF OR OTHERS. NEXT DAY NOTHING. THEN OVER TIME (1 MONTH) IT HAPPENED 4 OTHER TIMES BUT IS SEEMING TO GET WORSE. THEN TODAY I STOPPED IN TOWN AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO GO THE CARE JUS SAT THERE AND THE RPM GAUGE MOVED UP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON HAZARDS, PUT CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, THEN RESTARTED IT TO LUCKILY BE ABLE TO PULL OFF. WENT ON HIGHWAY HOME GOING 60MPH AND THE SURGING BACK AND FORTH WITH POWER TO WEAKNESS TO SUDDEN POWER WAS THE WORST ITS EVER BEEN. CAR ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO BEING 2ND OWNER BUT COME ON NISSAN REALLY? I'M A STUDENT/NEW FATHER AND THE $ IS CRUNCHED LIKE MOST FAMILIES NOW IN THIS ECONOMY. I BOUGHT A NISSAN B/C ITS REPUTATION OF QUALITY AND ENDURANCE/RESILIENCE. I WOULD BE SICK IF THIS INJURED MY BABY B/C THIS CAR WASN'T IN THE "ORIGINAL RECALL RANGE". IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD LEAD TO BOTH MY TIRES LOCKING UP ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 OR EVEN FASTER LEAVING NOT ONLY US IN JEOPARDY BUT EVERYONE AROUND ME ON THE ROAD ALSO. *TR