2003 NISSAN MURANO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO AROUND 80,000 MILES. THE CAR STARTED TO SKIP WHILE RUNNING AND SOON AFTER, THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE NO POWER. SOMETIME AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 20 MINS OR MORE MOSTLY COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD EXPERIENCE NO POWER WHEN ACCELERATE". AFTER TURNING, THE CAR OFF AND ALLOW IT TO SIT FOR 10 MINS. THE PROBLEM DID NOT REPEAT UNTIL AGAIN DRIVING OVER 20 MINS AND REPEAT AS ABOVE. MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. I HAD MY LOCAL AUTOZONE TO RUN A DIAGS TEST AND TWO CODES CAME UP P0011"CAMSHAFT POSITION BANK 1 & P0021 CAMSHAFT POSITION BANK 2. I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOO RAN A DIAGS TEST AND BOTH CODES WERE PRESENT FOR FAILED INTAKE TIMING SENSORS. THEY SAID THE CARS OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW AND RECOMMENDED A CHANGE. NISSAN REPLACED BOTH...

I HAVE A NISSAN MURANO 2003, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE CAR STALLS WHEN I PRESS ON GAS IT TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS OR SO TO ACCELERATE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, ONE TIME EARLIER THE CAR STALLED STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED PERHAPS A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TO NISSAN DEALER SEVERAL TIMES MORE THEN 4 WITH THE SAME ISSUE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ISSUES. THE LATEST TIME I WENT TO NISSAN THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION PERHAPS, THIS IS A FAULTY CAR AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

CAN STALLS ON HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. CAR WILL NOT START--ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER AFTER THIS OCCURS. NO ACCIDENT BUT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. REPAIRMAN INITIALLY STATED IT WAS A LOOSE GAS CAP--TIGHTENED AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WENT AWAY. BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY AND I STALLED OUT AT A LIGHT. CAR WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY. EVENTUALLY DID START. *TR

I OWN 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH AROUND 111000 MILES ON IT. AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY 2009 MY CAR ALL OF SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT ANY CRASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO PEP BOYS AUTO REPAIR CHAIN. I WAS TOLD THE FAILURE HAPPENED DUE TO A FAULTY CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I HAD THE REPAIR MADE AND THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE NOW. WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR DATABASE I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2003 NISSAN MURANO FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED TO ME. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THAT RECALL WAS 03V455000. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD MY CAR DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL AS IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN A DIFFERENT PLANT THAN RECALLED VEHICLES. ANY...

MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO HAS BEEN STALLING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFOREHAND. LAST WEEK, THE NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY WHICH COST ME $189. THIS WEEK, MY MURANO IS STILL STALLING. NOW, THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW AIR FLOW METER AND SPARK PLUGS WHICH WILL COST ME $821.64. THAT'S MORE THAN $1,000 IN TWO WEEKS ON A CAR THAT'S 6 YEARS OLD WITH 80,000 MILES! NOT TO MENTION THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT AROUND $60,000... AND NUMEROUS OTHER REPAIRS. NISSAN IS A COMPANY THAT DOES NOT STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCT....AND I'M ABSOLUTELY FED UP WITH IT. *TR

THIS NISSAN IS NOT FIT FOR THE ROAD IT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF THE RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURERS WILL NOT FIX THE DEFECTS. THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY AND IT LUNGES FORWARD AND COULD BE SERIOUS. *TR

VEHICLE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT HAS COME ON, VEHICLE HAS VARYING PAUSES BETWEEN PRESSING GAS AND VEHICLE REACTION, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING (WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE DRIVING AND 18 MONTH OLD SON IN VEHICLE), AND RESTART HAS LONG CRANK DURATION. ON APRIL 17TH, VEHICLE TURNED OFF AT STOP LIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND RESTARTED AFTER LONG CRANK PERIOD. I PULLED OFF TO PARKING LOT AND CAR TURNED OFF AND FAILED TO RECRANK. THIS CREATES A VERY VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IN THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING! DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE CAM SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES THROUGH RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR FOR THIS VEHICLE (YEAR, MAKE, MODEL) FOR THESE EXACT PROBLEMS, BUT WHEN INQUIRING TO NISSAN ABOUT THIS, MY VIN WAS...

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIT UP 3X. FIRST 2 WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIRD TIME HAD TO PAY AROUND $100 JUST TO CHECK. TURNS OUT THERE'S COMPUTER IS SENSING GAS VAPOR LEAK BUT WHEN CHECKED, TURNED OUT NO LEAK BUT HAD TO PAY JUST TO CHECK. RIPOFF! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS INITIALLY DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC THEN STATED THAT IF THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED, IT WOULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAL ISSUE WAS WITH THE COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE FAILURE OCCURS PRIMARILY IN THE MORNING WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $400 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,250.

CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS BAD AT 110K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING AND WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND CAMSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $400. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A RECALL WAS IN PLACE FOR THE SENSORS; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. HE WAITED 30 MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. PREVIOUSLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CVT VALVE DUE TO THE STALLING FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NISSAN MURANO SL. WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 65MPH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR GOING AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A 250 MILE DRIVE I COULD NOT USE MY CELL BECAUSE IT HAPPENED IN A DEAD ZONE. I HAD JUST HAD THE CAR SERVICED WITH A OIL CHANGE THE DAY BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN DUE TO A FAULTY CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,765 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,750.

I HAVE A 2003 MURANO, THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH FAILING CAMSHAFT SENSORS. THERE IS A SPECIFIC RECALL THAT COVERS CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR DESIGN ISSUES IN THE 2003 MURANO, BUT NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE WORK, SINCE MY VIN DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THE RECALL RANGE. I HAVE EVEN TALKED TO THE VP OF EAST COST CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO TOLD ME TO REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. THESE ARE :"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH." IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CAR STALLING AT 45 MPH FOR MY WIFE ON A DANGEROUS WINDING ROAD. FOR A SMALL WOMEN...

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, I TOOK MY CAR TO KERAS NISSAN LOCATED AT 2080 COVINGTON PIKE IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, BECAUSE THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE FAILING IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I NO LONGER TRUSTED THE WORKMANSHIP OF DOBBS NISSAN, WHERE I MADE THE INITIAL PURCHASE. I DEALT WITH TRAVIS, A SERVICE ADVISOR THAT ADVISED ME THEY WOULD FIND THE PROBLEMS. AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR WAS NON-REPAIRABLE. TRAVIS STATED THAT IT LOOKED AS IF I NEVER SERVICED THE ENGINE WITH OIL. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO GATHER ALL OF MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS TO PRESENT TO NISSAN WARRANTY TO PROVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAVE BEEN PERFORMED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. OIL...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT EVEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT A VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

NISSAN MURANO 2003 SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHTCAME ON AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ON THE FREEWAY AND I HAD TO FIND A SHOULDER AFTER AN OVERPASS BRIDGE TO PULL OVER FOR MY SAFE AND FOR MY 2 TOODLERS CHILDREN. I CHECK THE RECALL ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS AND IT WAS A RECALL BACK IN 2003 THAT I DID NOT RECIEVE A NOTICE IN THE MAIL. I CALL A CAR DEALER AND DENYING ME FOR THE RECALL. I CALL THE CONSUMER AFFAIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND 7/2/2007 AND CASE IS PENDING. I FEEL SO UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE SINCE 2003 THIS VEHICLE HAS FIVE RECALLS SUCH AS GAS TANK, SET BELT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, TRANSMISSION NUT NOT TIGHTEN ENOUGH AND ALTERNATOR.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON DRY ASPHALT ROADS, THE VEHICLE STALLED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR THE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 03V455000, PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V455000: POSITION SENSOR WELD; WHILE TRAVELING 80 TO 100 MPH FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION BUT MAINTAINED SPEED. THE GAS GAUGE MOVED LOSING A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RADIO SIGNAL AND VOLUME FLUCTUATION ALONG WITH THE GAS GAUGE NOT GOING PASS 3/4 FULL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE CAUSE. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE POSITION SENSOR RECALL. *JB *NM

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THE CRANK SHAFT SENOR BURNED UP.. THE ALTERNATOR AND THE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JB THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BY DEALER. *TC