2003 Nissan Murano Electrical System

FOLLOWING 15000 MILE ROUTINE SERVICE AND WHILE RETURNING TO MY HOME FROM THE NISSAN DEALER, MY NISSAN MURANO SE AWD'S BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON. I LOST COMPLETE POWER (VOLTAGE) WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN TO A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT OPERATE. NEARLY LOST MY LIFE WITH AN APPROACHING SAND TRUCK AND VEHICLES DRIVING BEHIND ME. THE PROBLEM/DEFECT IDENTIFIED BY THE DEALER WAS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED UNDER CAR WARRANTY. PE04077_CAT

1) ALTERNATOR WENT DEAD ON 12/4 (SATURDAY) IN SAUSALITO WITH BOTH "BATTERY" AND "BRAKE" LIGHTS ON. DROVE FOR ANOTHER 20 MILES BY GOING THROUGH SF DOWNTOWN AND THEN GOT STRANDLED ON HIGHWAY 80 BAY BRIDGE, RIGHT BEFORE OAKLAND!! ALMOST GOT SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENTS TRYING TO PULL OVER!! 2) SPENT 4 HOURS OUTSIDE IN 30F FREEZING TEMP TO FINALLY REACH NISSAN'S ROAD-SIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAVE THE TOLL SERVICE TO TOLL THE CAR BACK TO SUNNYVALE, BAY AREA. NISSAN'S ROAD-SIDE ASSITANCE NUMBER IS INVISIBLE FROM THE SERVICE MANUALS! 3) NISSAN DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ON 12/6 (MONDAY) RIGHT AWAY. DON'T KNOW IF THE NEW ALTERNATOR WILL BE OK WITHOUT EVER FAILING AGAIN?*AK

2003 NISSAN MURANO SE AWD. ALTERNATOR FAILED AT 13,000 MILES. NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MURANOS AND SHOULD BE A SUBJECT FOR A RECALL BY NISSAN.*AK

2003 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD , ALTERNATOR DEFECTIVE. BATTERY LIGHT COMES UP. *AK

3 TIMES MY MURANO HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. ALL 3 TIMES IT HAS TO BE TOWED (OVER A 2 MONTH PERIOD APPROX. 4K MILES NOW, STARTED AT JUST OVER UNDER 3K). THE FIRST 2 TIMES, THE ENGINE WOULD AT LEAST TURN, BUT NOT START. THE LAST TIME IT WOULD NOT EVEN TURN. IT SEEMS TO BE TEMPORARY BECAUSE WHEN THE DEALER LOOSK AT THE NEXT DAY, IT STARTS AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.

I JUST BOUGHT A 2003 NISSAN MURANO, RECENTLY I HAVE HAD A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. FIRST PROBLEM, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES AND THEN SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN TURNING ON THE ALARM. AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES I WOULD DISABLE THE ALARM AND START THE CAR. THE CAR WILL NOT START IT DOESN'T EVEN TURNOVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ONCE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED TO START FOR MY WIFE AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS DEFECT? BY THE WAY, I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND IT IS STILL THERE.