2007 Nissan Murano Power Train

THE TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING ON THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE. THERE IS COMMON FAILURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE SEALS IN ALL NISSAN MURANOS FROM 2004-2008...THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM AND QUICK SEARCH ON THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET PRODUCES A VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THE TRANSFER CASE SEAL STARTS LEAKING ON ALL THESE MODELS AND THE TRANS-AXLE FLUID DRIPS ON THE VERY,VERY HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD PIPE JUST BELOW THE SEEM OF THE TRANSFER CASE WHERE IT MATES WITH THE CVT. THE CVT IS COVERED UNDER A 120,000 MILE WARRANTY BUT NISSAN CLAIMS THAT THE TRANSFER CASE PORTION IS NOT. REGARDLESS THE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD POTENTIALLY START A FIRE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF THE VEHICLE, THE PROPERTY AROUND IT OR A LOSS OF LIFE FROM A FIRE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF NHTSA WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE TO THE FULLEST. THERE ARE REPORTS THAT THE LOSS OF FLUID HAS CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL....THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE....IN ADDITION THE COST OF REPAIRS EXCEEDS 3000.00 DOLLARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT SHE COULD NOT DISTINGUISH AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FRACTURED REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND STATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE EITHER BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS AT A PRIVATE FACILITY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

NISSAN DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSFER CASE SEAL IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE RESEALED. ONLY NISSAN HAS SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS SEEMS TO BE A NISSAN CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT)-RELATED PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE WARRANTY ON THE CVT WAS PREVIOUSLY DOUBLED TO 120,000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WAS FOR 60,000 MILES. HOWEVER, NISSAN ALLEGES THAT THE TRANSFER CASE IS UNRELATED TO THE CVT AND THEREFORE, NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE DISINGENUOUS, AT BEST. FROM POLLS AND THREADS I'VE SEEN, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM IN MURANOS AND NISSAN IS ATTEMPTING TO PUT UP A WALL INSTEAD OF ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE MURANO LIFE CYCLE, ACROSS THE YEARS, AND AS IS SOMEWHAT TYPICAL OF POWERTRAIN PROBLEMS, THEY DON'T MANIFEST FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND MILES. THE THREADS INDICATE THAT RESEALING THE TRANSFER CASE (FOR AN EXORBITANT $1250) ONLY STAVES OFF THE FAILURE AND THAT IT OCCURS AGAIN. THIS RECURRING PROBLEM EVENTUALLY MANIFESTS IN FAILURE OF THE CVT ITSELF. IN THAT CASE IT COSTS IN THE RANGE OF $6500 TO REPAIR. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW HERE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. IF THE CVT SEIZES UP ON THE ROAD IT COULD CERTAINLY BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

LOUD THUMPING, COULD BARELY STEER. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR LABOR DAY OF 2010. IN APRIL 2011, MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING A CRACKED TRANSFER CASE. I SPENT $1800 TO HAVE IT FIXED AND NOW DECEMBER 27, 2011 MY TRANSFER CASE IS CRACKED AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE GOING THROUGH THIS AND PUTTING OUR MORE MONEY WHEN I OWE SO MUCH ON IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON BUT I AM CONVINCED IT IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM... *TR

I HAD A TRANSFER CASE FAILURE ON MY 2007 NISSAN MURANO 600 MILES AFTER I HIT 60,000 MILES ON MY CAR. MY CAR'S AWD SYSTEM FAILS AT SLOW SPEEDS AND TURNS. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE IS 3 K +. I AM TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY HOWEVER IT IS NOT A RECALLED ITEM YET. I WAS ALSO TOLD IF I BROUGHT IT IN 600 MILES EARLIER THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIRS. *TT

MY 2007 NISSAN MURANO'S DIFFERENTIAL JUST FAILED ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS WITH THREE KIDS ON A HIGH WAY AND IT WAS PITCH DARK. THE ONLY THING I DID THAT DAY WAS TO CHANGE MY REAR TYRES AND I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IT. UPON RESEARCH FOR A NEW PART, I REALIZED THAT QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR MURANO AND I AM NOT SURE IF THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND I FELT A WEIRD VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS SURGING FORWARD. FELT LIKE A MISFIRE SO I DROVE IT HOME AND REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS. I THEN TEST DROVE IT WITH NEW SPARK PLUGS AND THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME. I TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC IS HE ADVISES THAT THE CVT AND OR TRANSFER CASE ASSEMBLY IS THE PROBLEM. I THEN GO ONLINE TO RESEARCH IT AND FIND TONS OF STORIES OF ALL THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS NOW STUCK IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD , ALMOST LIKE A SLIPPING CLUTCH , AND THEN IT WILL MAKE A LOUD POP AND JERK FORWARD. I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AFTER HOLIDAY AND AFTER RESEARCHING I ALREADY KNOW THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COVER IT AND TRY TO STICK ME WITH A 5-6K DOLLAR BILL. ITS NOT THE CONSUMER'S FAULT NISSAN HAS A DEFECTIVE CVT SYSTEM AND DOESN'T WANT TO RECALL IT DUE TO THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL. I GUESS ONCE THIS FAILURE CAUSES SOMEONE TO DIE FROM AN ACCIDENT LIKE THE INCIDENT WITH TOYOTA AND THEIR ACCELERATOR MAYBE THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO RECALL THEIR MURANO'S CVT SYSTEM. *TR

UNFORTUNATELY I DID NO ADVANCED RESEARCH ON THE NISSAN MURANO AND NOW WE ARE RESTING AMONG THE GROUP OF OTHER UPSET MURANO OWNERS. A MONTH AGO WE PURCHASED A USED 2007 MURANO SL AWD WITH 29,000 MILES. AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING IT WE MADE A MODERATELY SLOW STOP AS WE APPROACHED A RED-LIGHTED INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AS THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. WE COULD FEEL THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BEGIN TO PULSE AT THE PEDAL. THE USUAL QUITE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE SHIFTING NOISES AS IT ARGUED WITH AN ENGINE THAT WAS RISING IN RPM. WITH A LOUD AND PRONOUNCED CLUNK AND MY HEAD WAS THRUST INTO THE HEADREST RESTRAINT PAD. THE VEHICLE STOPPED JUST BEFORE IMPACTING THE REAR OF A CAR BEFORE US. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, WITH REPEAT VISITS TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY SAY THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG, CODES ARE ALL FINE ETC. THEY EVEN SERVICED THE ABS BRAKE SENSORS AT NO CHARGE, BUT I KNOW THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM HERE. SO IN A NUT SHELL NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND IS UNABLE TO HELP US. *TR

1. OIL ON GROUND. 2. LEAKING SEAL ON TRANSFER CASE. CAN CAUSE DRIVE-TRAIN FAILURE. NOT SAFE. 3. REPAIR IN PROGRESS. *TR

I FELT A VIBRATION COMING FROM MY 2007 NISSAN MURANO AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT. TOOK IT BACK A SECOND TIME AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD OVERSERVICED THE CVT(TRANSMISSION) AT A PRIOR SERVICE INTERVAL. THEY SAID THEY RESET THE FLUID LEVEL. TOOK THE CAR AND IT STILL VIBRATED... A WEEK LATER I WAS PONDERING HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT. TODAY I WAS HEADING TO THE AIRPORT WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER TO THE CVT. I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND I FELT THE ENGINE JUST REV UP AND THE CAR WASN'T MOVING FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. A CAR ALMOST SLAMMED ME IN THE REAR END AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE CVT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THAT THERE IS ALSO A RECALL ON THE CVT. THIS PUT ME AND ANYONE WHO WAS IN MY CAR IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE IT COULD HAVE ENDED UP TRAGICALLY IF SOMEONE HAD HIT ME ON THE DRIVER SIDE IF I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND MY CAR LOST POWER. *TR

PURCHASED USED 2007 NISSAN MURANO 6/25/2010 WITH 27,000 MILES DROVE ON HIGHWAY AND HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AND HIGH PITCHED NOISE FROM ENGINE ABOVE 60,000 MILES NISSAN BROWN'S STERLING VA SAYS IT IS UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS PARTS ON ORDER. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS PURCHASE. DEALER SERVICE SAID NOT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT IT OBVIOUSLY IS WHEN THE CARE WON'T ACCELERATE AND JERKS FORWARD. *TR

MY 2007 MURANO HAS BEGUN STALLING AND LURCHING FORWARD IN TRAFFIC. IT JUST STARTED DOING THIS WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY AS I WAS ALMOST HIT BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONTROL HOW THE CAR WAS REACTING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AFTER COMING TO A STOP, I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR STOPPED QUICKLY, AS THOUGH I HAD STEPPED ON THE BRAKE - THEN IT ACCELERATED QUICKLY, AS THOUGH I HAD STEPPED HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. HOWEVER, IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING 3 OTHER TIMES WITHIN 24 HOURS. ALL OF THEM OCCUR WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED OR MOVING VERY SLOWLY. I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. *TR

IN FEBRUARY 2008 DURING AN OIL CHANGE, FLUID LEAK WAS DISCOVERED BETWEEN CVT (TRANSMISSION) AND TRANSFER CASE. ON 2/5/08 DEALER MADE FIRST ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. THEY STATED THAT SOME CVT BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND WERE TIGHTENED. VEHICLE WAS RETURN TO ME AS FIXED (MILEAGE 11303). ON 5/12/08, VEHICLE WENT BACK TO DEALER FOR SCHEDULED 15K MAINTENANCE WHERE THEY FOUND IT STILL LEAKING. NEW TRANSFER CASE WAS ORDERED AND VEHICLE WENT BACK IN FOR INSTALLATION ON 5/15/08. ON 6/10/08, DURING A 3 WEEK VACATION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY DURING BUSY COMMUTE TRAFFIC AND MADE CLUNKING NOISES. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND CALLED NISSAN N.A. AND TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER IN VICTORIA. DEALER DETERMINED THAT DUE TO HUMAN ERROR, PROPELLER (DRIVE) SHAFT WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED DOWN DURING TRANSFER CASE INSTALL AND HAD FALLEN OFF THE CAR. VEHICLE REPAIRED AND EXPENSES REIMBURSED BY DEALER IN CALIFORNIA. IN MARCH 2009, OIL CHANGE AGAIN REVEALED TRANSFER CASE LEAKING. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE TC SEAL BUT FOUND TC DAMAGED DUE TO MISSING VENT TUBE. DEALER REPLACED WITH ANOTHER TRANSFER CASE ON 3/9/09. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE COMMON WITH AWD MURANOS. I HAVE PERSISTENTLY CHECKED FOR SIGNS OF LEAKS. OTHER OWNERS HAVE NOT BEEN AS DILIGENT AND HAVE EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS FAILURES DURING OPERATION ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A DANGER AS VEHICLE WILL STALL AND FAIL ON THE ROAD. *TR

THERE WAS A DISTINCT CLICKING COMING FROM THE FRONT AREA OF THE CAR AS I ACCELERATED. WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS DEBRIS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHEN I STOPPED COMPLETELY (I.E., STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT, ETC.) I COULD MASH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 2 MPH. *TR