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Or, you can do it yourself with a clicker-type torque wrench.
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I'm looking at trading in, so this worked out perfectly - you really can't tell from a 10 minute test drive whether you're prepared to fork over $40k for a new car!
-Looks are growing on me, not so keen on the rear end still though. I prefer the taller more vertical LED taillights from 06 - 07 ones.
-Interior is nice, but the metal trim doesn't seem as 'real' as what's in my 04? I would want the LE, but I HATE the awful faux wood that you're stuck with. Nice that the steering wheel adjusts for both rake and reach now, but you can't get adjustable pedals? Don't like the new gear lever or the position of it. Now that every person in the country has a mobile phone....where has the mobile phone holder gone? Do you put it in the cup holder, or do you put it in the large bit to the right of the gear lever where it slides around and you cant get at it easily. Sunglasses holder up above you....about time!
-Performance - MUCH IMPROVED. The extra 20 odd HP and redesigned CVT makes a fantastic difference. 80% of my driving is on the hwy, I really noticed the extra power on my 40 mile drive home tonight. However, they took away the manual shift option, which I don't understand...they even put paddle shifters in the Rogue, why not the new Murano?
Handling - WORSE? Anyone else noticed this? My 04 is an SE, with the sports suspension. But this 09 handles more like a regular SUV than a car, like my SE does. I have a big long sweeping offramp I go down every day, and my SE feels stable at ahem mph, but the 09 felt a bit iffy about 15mph less than that. On the hwy, if you do a quick left to right with the steering wheel, there seems to be much more body sway, but my SE feels like a car and sticks rigidly to the road if I do that. Handling is a big part of a vehicle for me, and a big reason I got my Murano 4 years ago over many other SUV's, but the handling on this one is enough to stop me buying one and look elsewhere...the EX maybe?
Thanks for taken time to post your update.
Matt
I have an appointment with service manager on Wednesday that was the frist they could see me.
What do you guys/gals think of the CVT?? for those that had a 06 model years my CVT never felt like it was shifting I can't talk about other years don't know if they were the same as my old 06, if I would have know this I would have kept it..
Well I just got back from driving another LE at a dealership closer to home, and it has the same vibration at the 40+mph speed. What is going on? I almost sh@@ when I started down the road and I felt it. Maybe this is something that the new model year is going to do. I know I am not happy with it.
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Thanks for the information. I have a meeting with service manager on Wednesday to see what they are going todo. I have a feeling that it is my CVT! Today I drive it another 100 miles and some speeds it is fine then are others it has this vibration/rough feeling. I pressed the overdrive off today at the same speed and it seemed to be better. I don't get it. I will take your advise as part of my meeting.
mbe350nissan09 - I'd be happy to call and discuss if you like. I'm in New Jersey (Eastern Time). If you'd like to talk tomorrow (Sunday, May 4th) feel free to email me a number to call late morning. Send to stbmc-murano@yahoo.com
Looking forward to talking with you Scion111
I hope that Nissan comes up with a fix for our Murano's
I was thinking that I had the only Murano with this jerking problem. This is what I was told from a Sr. Service Tech at my Nissan dealership
As an update to my jerking!! I spent 1.5 hours with a Sr. Tech today we drive my Murano and then a New one. Mine has the jerking at speeds above 20 real bad at 40-50 the new one was smooth. They called Nissan and they want me to run 3 or 4 tanks of premium fuel they said that the o2 sensor could be acting up causing this jerking. They told me that the Murano running at 40-50 mph is where the fuel economy is happening I have never heard of this but I am willing to try after this if it does not go away the Murano will!
I have about 135 miles on the tank of 94 and it is still there I think it is even worse. I don't know what to-do, I am so upset! I was thinking tonight about traded it in on something else but I know they will try to steal it from me, I don't want to loose any money due to the fact that it should not be doing this. I think I am going to call on Monday and tell them I want someone from Nissan to come in and drive this Murano. I will not be happy until the make the jerking go away. Where are you from? I am in PA
Boy, they sure know how to take the fun out of buying a new car.
Where did you get this advise? The manual states that OD is to be used when you need additional braking. All cars have, at least the ones that I have owned, OD and none have ever recommended turning OD off for better city driving gas mileage.
Let's hope Nissan makes good on these problems.
Ive been shopping for a Murano, so I did exactly what you suggested. I've test driven 3 LEs and 1 SL AWD for comparison.
All test drives where done on long stretches of small roads, not highways. I tried to keep the Muranos going between 20 and 40.
What I found is that it varies. Within a single test drive, I sometimes feel some vibration, but most times I dont.
It seems to be highly dependent on the road. On smooth pavement its less noticeable. On bumpier pavement, the vibration increases.
However, its very slight. Its probably subjective and highly personal how much one feels road noise.
But the interesting thing is that the SL AWD seemed to have less vibration (if any).
Im not very sensitive to road noise in general and I most likely would have never noticed the LE vibration if I had not read about it in this forum.
Is there any utility in the 20" wheels ? It seems to be entirely a styling option.
Is it possible to replace the wheels with 18" ones ? Perhaps you could convince the dealer to let you try a set of smaller ones and if that makes a difference consider your alternatives, maybe even aftermarket wheels.
Based on my comparison of the SL AWD vs. LE im inclined to think the 20" wheels are the cause.
On the other hand, the Murano is a very quiet and smooth drive, pretty much as perfect a crossover as I think im likely to find at the moment.
Im suggesting it just as an experiment to at very least rule out the wheels conclusively.
Something else to consider is that the Murano comes with all all season tires. Maybe smoother tires are worth a try.
I realize its at least labor for the dealer, so they will be reluctant. Maybe try and sell it to them as just an experiment.
Good luck!
Sounds strange that dealer is offering such a deal. Are there some problems with 2007s and they are trying to bring them back? Are 2009 not selling at all?
Any guesses.
Overall, I am extremely pleased with my Murano. I have every option except the Nav package and I think that makes the only diff between the LE and mine being the wood grain interior (looks cheap to me) and the location of the iPod connection.
I feel that it was worth it I love the way it handles and is rated high for its safety features. I also like the wide vision that the headlights give you, you can see all the lanes and shoulder without blinding on coming cars. I espesually like the Navigation System because not only the visual it talks the commands out so you can watch the road and it bongs when its time to turn. And lastly the 3.5 V6 engine and CVT transmission are a great combination.
Just wondering if other people have noticed if one fog light has gone before the other, could it be a design flaw? I know if you hit mine in the right spot, it would normally come on again.
Just a thought.
I am in the process of getting an SL with heated leather and NAV from US. You do have to install daytime running lights. Canadian Tire sells the unit for around $80 and the OEM Nissan brand is $150. The speedometer does not have to be change to KM but can be done at a Nissan dealer for around $200 apparently. Duty is 6.1% at the border and GST and a $100 A/C tax is added. If you are driving it back to Canada, the dealer you buy from requires a min. of 72 hours before you cross the border to allow the paper work to reach the border crossing of your choice.
This is what I have just spent the last 3 days finding out! Worth every penny of savings though!
Does anyone here use 89 and not 87, finding that the vehilce performs well?
I've only had my Murano for 1 month (2200 miles as I do a LOT of driving for work, have the LE AWD with everything EXCEPT Nav) and I'm getting, according to the computer, 20.9MPG.
I'm interested in knowing what others here are using as it relates to the Octane Level. Some, when you say premium, are saying 89 (slight upgrade) while others say TOP fuel at 93. There's a LARGE difference in $ between 89 and 93, but not 91 and 93.
Finally, I just received my Consumer Reports magazine and they rated the 09 Murano just below the 2008 and 2009 Lexus RX350...In that magazine, it says the fuel tank hold 21.9 gallons of gas? LOL? Really? I ran mine down to below empty where it said I only had 12 miles until empty and when I filled it, I was able to squeeze in 18.2 gallons.
Thanks for the response.