2005 Nissan Murano Power Train

WE WENT OUT AND STARTED THE CAR ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF LAST WEEK AND A VERY LOUD VIBRATING SOUND COULD BE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DUE TO THE TIGHT QUARTERS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, I WAS NOT ABLE TO INVESTIGATE VERY MUCH. IT WAS OBVIOUS THE NOISE OCCURRED ONLY UNDER LOADS. NISSAN INVESTIGATED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND INFORMED US THE IDLER PULLEY BRACKET HAD A CRACK AND AS A RESULT IT TORE INTO THE BELTS. NISSAN STATED IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THE BRACKET BEING CRACKED. BOTH THE BRACKET AND BELTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT ASAP ($400). THE CAR HAS AN EXISTING POWERTRAIN AND BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, NEITHER OF WHICH COVERED THIS. IN ADDITION, NISSAN SAID THIS HAPPENS ONCE AND AWHILE SO I LOOKED THE ISSUE UP ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS. IN ADDITION, IT APPEARS THIS FAIL RESULTS MORE OFTEN IN CARS THAT HAD THE ALTERNATOR RECALL REPAIRED AND IN DOING THAT REPAIR, THIS BRACKET IS EITHER DAMAGED OR TORQUED TOO TIGHTLY BACK IN PLACE. HAD THIS PIECE COMPLETELY BROKEN WHILE DRIVING, WE COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THESE BRACKETS CONSIDERING THEY CLAIM IT "DOES OCCUR", IT "CAN'T BE DRIVEN SAFELY" WITH IT BEING CRACKED. THERE IS NO REASON A BRACKET LIKE THIS SHOULD FAIL, ESPECIALLY AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS AND 36,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE PRESSURE SENSOR INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY NISSAN MURANO IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN OKLAHOMA CITY. MY WIFE AND 5 YR OLD SON IN THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SHE WAS ALMOST RUN OVER. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. I THINK NISSAN HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR THAT THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY OR DEATH AND NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS TICKING TIME BOMB IN THEIR MURANOS. SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS EXCLUSIVE TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I'M LOOKING AT A $6400 REPAIR BILL BECAUSE IT IS 5000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE SIMPLY STOPS MOVING AND MUST BE TOWED. ALSO TOLD CANNOT FIX CVT, MUST BE REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW CVT, $6000. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 90,000 MILES - REQUIRES TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR $6,400 DUE TO FAILED SENSOR IN TRANSMISSION. MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING SAME FAILURE WITH THEIR 2003 AND NEWER MURANOS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. *TR

MY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PUT ON THE GAS. IT STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC TODAY AND ALMOST GOT CLOBBERED BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE MY CAR WAS STALLING AND HESITATING 5 TO 10 SECONDS AT AT TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. I AM PARKING THE CAR UNTIL I CAN TRADE IT IN. I AM 1000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR LESS THAN 6,000 DOLLARS! RIDICULOUS! *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH 68K MILES SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD IN MY DRIVEWAY ALMOST WRECKING INTO MY HOUSE. NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS OR DASH LIGHTS. TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG OR WHY, BUT REPAIR COST IS $5,500. NO OTHER OPTIONS GIVEN AS THEY DO NOT REPAIR - ONLY REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS. NO OTHER SHOP IS AUTHORIZED TO WORK ON THIS MODEL OF TRANSMISSIONS. SO I HAVE NO OPTIONS. *TR

SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM CAR, TOOK IN AND PAID $100+ FOR NISSAN TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR HAD 66,000 MILES ON IT WHICH WAS 6,000 MILES OVER WARRANTY. NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER TO REPLACE OR FIX THE TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE $4,500.00. THIS HAPPENED IN MAY DID NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM NISSAN UNTIL JULY. *TR

THE VEHICLE FROZE UP AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5800.00. WAS TOLD THAT THE OLD ONE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

CVT TRANSFER CASE FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 81 AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HAD NO POWER. ENGINE WAS WORKING FINE, BUT, AS I FOUND OUT LATER, MY CVT TRANSMISSION HAVE SELF DESTRUCT, DUE TO A CODE SENT FROM THE TCM MODULE. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ANY WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOT BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALTHOUGH NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE, BUT RESET THE COMPUTER. AFTERWARDS THE COMPUTER WAS RESET THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 6/16/2006 - *NM