2004 NISSAN MURANO Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. I DID ONLY A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH BEFORE I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I REALLY LIKED THE WAY THEY LOOKED AND DROVE. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE, I BEGAN TO READ ABOUT THE POOR QUALITY OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 100,000 KMS ON IT SO I WAS QUITE WORRIED AS I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE CAN AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION AT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, ESPECIALLY ME. NOT LONG AFTER THAT, NISSAN CAME OUT WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CVT'S BECAUSE PRETTY MUCH EVERY MURANO OWNER HAS A PROBLEM WITH IT SOONER OR LATER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IM AT 160,000 KMS ON IT RIGHT NOW AND SURE ENOUGH, IM HAVING BIG PROBLEMS NOW. A HUGE KNOCKING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION THAT KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE A HELICOPTER TAKING OFF. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE FOR SOME TIME NOW,...

MY VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO DEPRESSION OF THE GAS PEDAL. IT DOES THIS SPONTANEOUSLY, WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO A RESTAURANT LAST NIGHT AND WHEN WE LEFT TO COME HOME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OVER 10MPH. WE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AT ALL STOP SIGNS/LIGHTS IN ORDER FOR IT TO GO AT ALL AFTER MAKING A STOP. IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT HOME, AFTER RESEARCH FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR EARLY YEAR NISSAN MURANOS. NISSAN NEEDS TO DO A MAJOR RECALL AND OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKE BEFORE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THEIR FAULTY MECHANICS. MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 155K MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I HAD BROUGHT MY CAR FOR REGULAR SCHEDULED SERVICE WHEN I WAS INFORMED ABOUT TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE SEAL REQUIRING REPAIR. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS REGARDING THIS CAR HOWEVER NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

NISSAN MURANO 2004 TRANSFER CASE AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. NEED TO REPLACE BOTH AT A COST OF $6,200. *TR

OUR 2004 NISSAN MURANO BROKE DOWN ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WERE LOUD GRINDING NOISES, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. IT WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER, AND IS STILL THERE OVER THREE WEEKS LATER. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ORDERED, BUT IS ON BACK ORDER. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, AND THEY SO FAR HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER NISSAN MURANO OWNERS WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. OUR NISSAN HAS 64,000 PLUS MILES ON IT. *TR

NISSAN MURANO TRANSFER CASE OIL SEAL LEAK THE THIRD TIME WITHIN FEW MONTHS. *TR

ON THANKSGIVING OUR 2004 NISSAN MURANO STARTED MAKING A BANGING NOISE. IT CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER AND WITHIN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY IMMOBILIZED. THE CAR SMELLED OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE CALLED NISSAN AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS COVERED UNDER A 120,000 MILE WARRANTY, WHICH IS WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS WITHOUT ANYONE LOOKING AT IT YET. WE HAD IT TOWED TO APPLE NISSAN IN YORK. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED US THAT IT IS THE TRANSFER CASE NOT THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THAT THE COST TO REPAIR IT WOULD BE $4000.00. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT APPLE NISSAN WITH THE BROKEN TRANSFER CASE BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE/DIFFERENTIAL IS SHOT. THERE WAS THIS LOUD WHISTLING SOUND A SUDDEN JERK AND THEN A RATTLING SOUND WHICH I FOUND OUT FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE AND THEN THE VEHICLE JUST TOOK OFF. IT APPEARS THAT ABOVE 1000 RPM THE TRANSMISSION KICKS INTO GEAR OTHERWISE THE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE FASTER THAN 2 MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. THE MAKERS OF NISSAN HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS THAT OWN THE NISSAN MURANO 2003-2009. YET NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING, BUT BLAME THE CONSUMER FOR LACK OF SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE. WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL??!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 MURANO AT 65MPH THE CAR ALL OF SUDDEN LOST COMPLETE POWER, I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE CARS POWER TRAIN WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THE CAR HAD A RECALL THAT THEY WOULD FIX AS WELL. THIS MODEL SEEMS TO HAVE MANY ISSUES AND NISSAN SHOULD EXTEND A LARGER WARRANTY TO COVER THEM OR BUY BACK THE VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO THAT NOT RUNNING DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MT VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT NOISE, ACCELERATION ON THE GAS PEDAL OUT OF THE BLUE, SPEED DECREASING WHILE DRIVING ON HWY AT 70MPH, TO 10 OR LESS MPH. I'VE SPENT ABOUT $3000 ON A CALCULATOR CONVERSION AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, THAT I MIGHT NOT EVEN NEEDED. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT HAS BEEN SERVICING MY TRUCK. THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN LAST YEAR, BUT THE DEALERSHIP P TECH CHOOSE TO WORD THE PROBLEMS A DIFFERENT WAY NOT TO REFLECT TRANSMISSION ISSUE. DEALERSHIP NOR NISSAN WANT TO ASSIST TO FIX MY TRUCK. I HAVE ABOUT 152,000K ON MY TRUCK NOW, BUT I HAD WAY LESS WHEN PROBLEMS BEGAN. I NEED ASSISTANCE TO GET...

2004 NISSAN MURANO AWD LEAKS FLUID FROM TRANSFER CASE AND/OR CVT TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE AND/OR TRANSMISSION. *TR

2004 NISSAN MURANO WOULD PERIODICALLY NOT SHIFT FROM NEUTRAL INTO REVERSE OR PARK. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN TO APPEAR ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM LASTED FOR A DAY OR TWO SOMETIMES FOR A WEEK OR MORE. IT ONLY HAPPENED IN THE WINTER. THE FIRST 2 TIMES I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. THERE IS A WORK AROUND (BYPASS) FOR THE REVERSE LOCKOUT PROBLEM IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL SO THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF A POTENTIAL FOR TROUBLE. ABOUT MARCH 2010 THE PROBLEM APPEARED AND DID NOT DISAPPEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENTIRE SHIFTER. I REQUESTED THEY DISCONNECT THE LOCKOUT MECHANISM. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY DEVICE. SO I TOLD THEM IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME. ABOUT...

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO THE THROTTLE IN STOP AND GO CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY SURGES AS THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED FURTHER CAUSING THE DRIVER TO QUICKLY SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID COLLISIONS. THIS CREATES UNEXPECTED DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. *TR

I AM OWING A 2004 NISSAN MURANO WITH 100125 MILES ON IT. 2 DAYS BACK WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, THE SUV SUDDENLY LOST IT'S ACCELERATION POWER AND NOW WHEN EVER I TRY TO APPLY THE ACCELERATION AFTER STAND STILL, THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN SUDDENLY MOVES FORWARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AS IT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS ON HIGHWAYS AND I CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. I HAVE READ LOT OF FORUMS WHERE MANY NISSAN MURANO CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY ARE SAYING THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH NISSAN'S TRANSMISSION. I WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER THIS A NISSAN ISSUE AS MANY CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT ISSUE. REQUESTING YOUR HELP IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. THANKS, MANOJ *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A LOW SPEEDS RANGING FROM 10 MPH AND ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE IN SPEED. THE RPM'S WERE HIGH AND ALL OF THE GAUGES MOVED UP; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. WITHIN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A RAPID SPEED. THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS DEFECT ONLY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR IN AN IDLE POSITION. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE A SECOND TIME AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, THE DEALER ASKED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY...

THE CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY 2004 MURANO WITH 70,000. PRIOR TO IT GOING OUT I WAS EXPERIMENTING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR ONLY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BEFORE SLOWING DOWN. *TR

SLIP VDC OFF LIGHT CAME ON ALL THE TIME OF AND ON.. ENGINE LIGHT COUPLE OF TIMES I HAVE BEING TO SERVICE TO NISSAN .. AND ALWAYS COME UP WITH DIFFERENT STORY. NOW THE CAR WONT EVEN START TODAY WILL TWO IT AGAIN TOMORROW! *TR

NISSAN MURANO CVT TRANSMISSION CAUSES DELAYED ACCELERATION. AFTER 65,000 MILES THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED. IT WOULD INCH FORWARD THEN SURGE. AT ONE TIME I BARELY AVOIDED A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR; THEN SUDDENLY SHOT FORWARD A COUPLE SECONDS LATER ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION FROM THE DELAY. WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION; BUT I NOTED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RISE IN RPM'S WHEN IT DID NOT ACCELERATE AS WOULD BE THE CASE IF IT WAS SLIPPING. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THAT THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE SOLENOID SWITCH THAT KEEPS THE ENGINE FROM REVVING WHEN THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND WEB SITES WITH MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY SAID THEY FOUND IT WAS THE SWITCH...

WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY AND AT SOME POINTS DOESN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL AND LOOSES POWER. IT OCCURS IN FREQUENTLY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY THAT COST $1800K. *TR

2004 NISSAN MURANO, CAME TO A HALT IN TRAFFIC STARTED BUCKING, TOOK TO THE DEALER, TRANSFER CASE IS CRACKED $4,300 REPAIR. MY PRIVATE MECHANIC TOLD ME NISSAN ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON 2003 - 2004 MODELS REGARDING TRANSFER CASE CRACKING, REPLACEMENT WITH 2005 PARTS AND NEW ELECTRICAL SWITCH. I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME A WEEK LATER THEY ONLY OFFERED THE RESPONSE "WE CAN'T HELP YOU FINANCIALLY AT THIS TIME" AFTER VIEWING POSTS ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2003 AND 2004 MODELS. THANK GOODNESS MY HUSBAND WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE MURANO DECIDED TO DIE. HE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. EARLIER THE CAR HAD AN OIL LEAK I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 72,000 MILES ON IT, A TRANSFER CASE SHOULD NOT CRACK. *TR

TWO MAIN PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO.... BIGGEST IS BRAKE PROBLEMS. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THERE IS STILL A NOISE WHEN BRAKING ALONG WITH BAD VIBRATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, THERE IS A CLINKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN TAKING OFF AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTOR IS GOING TO DROP. THIS HAS BEEN TO EXPENSIVE TO FIX, SO I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT AS IS. VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE. MANY REPAIRS INCLUDING SMALL THAT AREN'T WORTH HAVING THE VEHICLE. NO DEALER WANTS TO TAKE AS TRADE IN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT HAVE POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $5,000. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER (NUMBER 6529588) AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO DOWN A BUSY STREET WITH NO SHOULDER AND I HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT HIT BY ANY CARS. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. TOTAL COST: OVER $6000.00 I DO NOT HAVE $6000.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE BAND IN THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAN NOT BE REPLACED. I HAVE ONLY 85,000 MILES ON THE MURANO. THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT ON '03 AND '04 MURANOS AND NISSAN DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AND WILL NOT WORK WITH ME TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

2004 NISSAN MURANO, 71,000 MILES. SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. NO WARNING, NO INDICATOR. CAR WAS GENTLY DRIVEN. *TR

NOV 2007 HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT APPROX 50,000 MILES. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE, ENGINE SUDDENLY CUT OUT & HAD TO CROSS OVER 4 LANES TO GET TO RT SHOULDER. WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW HAVE TRANSFER CASE ON THE VERGE OF FAILURE AT 62000 MILES, JUST 2000 OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC AND WAS FORCED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. MY 8 YEAR OLD SON WAS WITH ME AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY. SUPERIOR NISSAN, WHERE I PURCHASED THE CARE LESS THAN 5 MONTHS PRIOR, SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY AND CAM LOBE SENSOR WAS GOING BAD. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 67,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND QUOTED US A COST OF $2200 TO REPAIR. AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL MURANO MODELS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND REPAIR THEM. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND THEY ARE IGNORING THE FACT THEY PUT OUT A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT COULD CAUSE INJURIES OR DEATHS. *TR

2004 MURANO SL AWD WITH ONLY 29,000 MILES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, SLIP LIGHT, AND VDC LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. UPON PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, IT TOOK A COUPLE SECONDS FOR ANY ACCELERATION TO OCCUR. AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY AND PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN, THE ACCELERATION WAS DELAYED AND WOULD ONLY GO UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH, BUT THE RPMS WERE EXTREMELY HIGH. EVERY TIME I TRY TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP, IT TAKES AWHILE FOR ANY ACCELERATION TO OCCUR. FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT EVEN WITH ONLY 29,000 MILES, IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2004 MURANO IS NOW CLOCKING 80,000 MILES. I NOTICE A PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST 20,000 MILES WHENEVER I GET STUCK IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND SUDDENLY IT TAKES OFF. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKE TO PREVENT SMACKING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ORDEAL. MY DEALER INFORMED ME THAT HE IS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED BUT ALWAYS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A WHILE OR WHEN I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE DEALER THAT IT IS A PRESSURE SENSOR PROBLEM THAT IS TYPICAL FOR MODEL THAT I HAVE. THE PROBLEM IS THE COST REPAIR IS HALF OF THE VALUE OF THE CAR. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO, WITH 75,000 MILES STARTED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND SEEMED NOT TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THEN IT JUST STOPPED. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL, AND WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, THE CAR WOULD THUMP AND THEN STALL OR DIE. THE NISSAN DEALER, BILL HOOD NISSAN, HAMMOND, LOUISIANA SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION...THIS ORIGINAL CHARGE WAS $4,635. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS EXPENSE SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE WORK DONE THERE. AFTER READING THE NISSAN OWNER'S WEBSITE POSTINGS, I FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF NISSAN MURANO OWNERS...SO MUCH SO, THAT I PERSONALLY BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS TRANSMISSION. I AM A VERY UPSET NISSAN CUSTOMER, AS THE NORMAL DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY IS ONLY 60,000 MILES, AND NOT THE USUAL IMPLIED WARRANTY OF 100,000 MILES. I AM...

THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT, THEN JERKS. *TR

CAR STARTED TO JERK FORWARD WHEN I WAS 2 HOURS INTO A 3 1/2 HOUR DRIVE. THIS OCCURRED WHEN I CAME UPON HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, AND HAD TO IDLE IN TRAFFIC. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 98 TO 100 DEGREES, AND THE CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING (NO SMOKE/TEMP GAUGE WAS NORMAL). LATER ON INTO THE DRIVE, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD AND CUT OUT AT STOP LIGHTS. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AT THE STOP LIGHT THEN TURN IT BACK ON TO GET THE CAR TO DRIVE. LATER ON IN THE DAY, THE CAR GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT STARTED TO MAKE A LABORING/WHINING SOUND AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND A PARTICULAR SPEED OR RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. EVENTUALLY, TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN ON DID NOT WORK. THE CAR WOULD DRIVE ABOUT 20 FEET THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THEN COAST TO A STOP. I HAD TO BE...

THE PROBLEM OCCURS ON A HOT DAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHERE ONCE YOU COME TO A STOP, WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN IT TAKES A GOOD 10-30 SECONDS BEFORE YOU GET ANY RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION, AND WHEN YOU FINALLY DO, IT'S VERY VERY SLOW AS IF THE CAR IS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR TRYING TO ACCELERATE. WHILE DRIVING 30MPG+, IT STARTS TO FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS PULLING BACK, IN AN INCORRECT GEAR. DOING A QUICK SEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF A NISSAN MURANO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT ITS THE PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT, COSTING BETWEEN $5400-$7000. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALERSHIP YET BUT AFTER READING OTHER CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINTS IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE I WOULD HAVE ANY LUCK GETTING THIS FIXED WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY FOR A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

LEASING A NISSAN MURANO 2004. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 26K AND NOW AT 100K THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

BAD TRANSMISSION AND MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT BAD AT 80,000. ON MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE 70, 000. *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR WILL GO "INTO GEAR" AND MOVE. AFTER TWO WEEKS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. CAR WOULD LOSE DRIVE TRAIN POWER, BUT ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS, RADIO, AC, STEERING WOULD STILL WORK. THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT GO WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD WORK ALL OF A SUDDEN AND THEN QUIT ALL OF A SUDDEN. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS TO DATE. FIRST, AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR OF OWNERSHIP THE IDLER PULLEY BRACKET CRACKED (2/21/06) AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FOR THE LAST YEAR THE BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED AND WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPORTED THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. CURRENTLY (9/02/07) I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME IDLER PULLEY BRACKET PROBLEM AND WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE CARE IN TO BE SERVICED AND INCONVENIENCED ONCE AGAIN. *TR

ISSUE WITH 2004 SL MURANO. AT 68K MILES, FELT A SHUDDER AND VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHERE CAR DIED WHILE GOING IN REVERSE. TOOK IT TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE ISSUE. TOWED CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ANOTHER "DIAGNOSIS" PERFORMED AND CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION WAS ISSUE. NO SPECIFIC REASON GIVE. NEW TRANSMISSION ORDERED, BUT TURNED OUT TO BE DEFECTIVE. CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. NISSAN CONFIRMED THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION SENT AND INSTALLED. RUDE SERVICE FROM DEALERSHIP, NO HELP FROM NISSAN CUSTOMER "SPECIALIST." NEW TRANSMISSION COST WAS $6000 (PARTS AND LABOR). HAD NO OPTION BUT TO PUT NEW TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE NISSAN DOES NOT REBUILD OLD TRANSMISSIONS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH ON DRY NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, AFTER TRAVELING 10 YARDS. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, AND DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE STALLING RECURRED A YEAR LATER ON 07/17/06 WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE METER. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ON 10/24/06, THE PROBLEM RECURRED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, AND WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHO COULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS NEEDED FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE, AND WAS REPLACED. THIS REMEDIED...

2004 NISSAN MURANO WITH 44,500 MILES. TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES WHILE CAR US RUNNING. ENGINE STAYS ON BUT CAR DECELERATES. HAPPENED 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION, AND WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEARS BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE AND IT FINALLY RE-ENGAGED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *JB

VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, MAXIMUM SPEED = 20 MPH. STOPPED SHIFTED TO LOW SAME RESULT. PARKED TURNED ENGINE OFF, RETURNED 20 MINUTES LATER. VEHICLE OK, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. NEXT DAY NISSAN SERVICE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, SAID IT WAS A "SOFT" CODE. *JB

2004 NISSAN MURANO SL 2WD MODEL JUST CAME TO A STOP WHILE DRIVING,RESTARTED THE ENGINE THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND ENGINE STALLS OUT,TRIED THIS OVER & OVER AGAIN BUT IT CONTINUES TO STALL. I IMMEDIATELY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THREE DAYS LATER THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED (ONLY 25003 MILES). THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT NO ONE AT NISSAN EVER TOLD ME WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE OR GAVE ME ANY CONFIDENCE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN SOON. THIS WAS MY WIFE'S CAR AND JUST STOPPING WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON A BUSY FREEWAY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOMEONE RUNNING INTO HER BEING UNAWARE THAT HER CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN. UNFORTUNATELY NISSAN DOESN'T MAKE THESE CVT TRANSMISSION SO THEIR MECHANICS I'M TOLD DO ONLY REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT (JATCO MAKES THE MURANO TRANSMISSION). *JB

HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED ON A RECALL - SUBSEQUENT THE VEHICLE STOPPED 3 TIMES WITHOUT WARNING IN TRAFFIC - TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGED AND NO POWER - ROLLED TO STOP ON HIGHWAY AND BATTERY IS DEAD SO CANNOT RESTART - RETURNED TO DEALER TWICE AND FIRST SAID THEY HAD FORGOT TO REFLASH THE ENGINE AFTER THE RECALL INSTALLATION OF THE ALTERNATOR - AFTER THAT IT STOPPED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING FOR THE THIRD TIME - RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS TIME THE ALTERNATOR CABLE WAS LOOSE - SINCE I FELT THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE, I ASKED THEY CONTACT NISSAN AT LEAST FOR A NEW ALTERNATOR AND WAS WILLING TO TRY ONE LAST TIME - NISSAN SERVICE REFUSED TO HELP AND THEN I CONSIDERED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE - UNFORTUNATELY I AM ABLE VIA OUR LEASE COMPANY TO DISPOSE OF THIS VEHICLE AND GET ANOTHER - PLEASE...

BOUGHT 2004 MURANO 31 JAN 2005. DRIVE VEHICLE TO/FROM WORK EACH DAY, 740 PER WEEK. BY MAY HAD PUT 12,000 MILES ON CAR. ONE DAY STARTED MY CAR, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS SLUGGISH. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND BACK ON, SLUGGISHNESS DIMINISHED, LIGHT REMAINED. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, LIGHT WENT OFF JUST PRIOR TO BRINGING IN. WAS TOLD THE LIGHT WAS BECAUSE GAS CAP NOT ON TIGHT ENOUGH, SO SHOP DID AN OIL CHANGE. FEW WEEKS LATER, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BROUGHT TO ANOTHER SHOP. SAID IT WAS PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM, THAT IT WOULD TAKE DAYS TO GET A PART & THEY COULD NOT GIVE LOANER OR RENTAL. HUSBAND CONSULTED OWNER OF DEALERSHIP WHO SUGGESTED REPAIR TEAM TAKE THE PART OFF A 2004 CAR ON THE LOT TO FIX MINE IMMEDIATELY. OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, THE SES LIGHT...

TRANSMISSION FOR A 2004 NISSAN MURANO FAILED AT 13,000 MILES.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE: STARTING AS A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE FRONT, ONLY NOTICEBLE WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY AND WITH OPEN WINDOW AND OCCURING WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING AND DURING LIGHT TURNS THE DEALER FIRST MISDIAGNOSED IT AS LOOSE STEERING RACK MOUNTING BOLTS, REFERRING TO NISSAN BULLETIN NTBB03-065A. AFTER FIXING THIS, THE CLICKING NOISE STILL WAS THERE AND THE TECHNICIAN FINALLY DIAGNOSED CLICKING NOISE IN THE CVT/ AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CASE. DEALER ACKNOLEDGES THAT TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED AND SCHEDULES REPAIR TIMEFRAME WITH 1 WEEK. DEALER WILL NOTIFY WHEN PARTS HAVE ARRIVED.

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS - TRANSMISSION LEAK & REPLACEMENT; TRANSFER CASE REPLACEMENT; ROTORS OUT OF ROUND @8200 MILES AND CUT; NOW BRAKES DO NOT HAVE EASY STOP (IE FOR IN TRAFFIC) ONLY MIDDLE PEDAL AND HARD STOP BUT DEALER SAYS THEY ARE W/IN SPEC BUT ADMIT THAT SPEC IS SUBJECTIVE TO MY TRUCK VS "OTHERS"; ELEC CABLE TO AIRBAG TWISTED & REPLACED, AC NOT CHARGED 2X (AFTER ENGINE DROPPED TO REPLACE TRANNY), TRUCK DOES NOT START ALL THE TIME (CURRENT PROBLEM). OTHERS -I'M SURE THERE'S JUST BEEN TOO MANY TO REMEMBER. BASICALLY DEALER HAS TOUCHED EVERY MAJOR COMPONENT OF MY TRUCK EXCEPT THE REAR END. CALL TO DISCUSS DETAILS IF NEEDED. *AK

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2004 MURANO END OF OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR - SINCE THEN NOTHING BUT MAJOR PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT 60-65 - 5 TIMES THE CAR HAS SEEMED TO COME OUT OF GEAR AND SLOWING US TO A SLOW PACE THEN NO PACE OR POWER - FORTUNATELY WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. WE PULL CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD - TURN CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND NO PROBLEMS AT LEAST FOR AWHILE. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL COME OUT OF GEAR OR DOWNSHIFT WITHIN SEONDS LEAVING US WITH NO POWER - NEEDLESS TO SAY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIND PROBLEM - EVEN CHANGING THE TCM -(TANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE - WHATEVER THAT IS) THEY SAY UNTIL THEY CAN CAPTURE THE CODES - WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRS - THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. ASIDE FROM THIS SERIOUS FLAW -...