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Not sure how old your Murano is but I had a similar problem with my 2003 last year. Fortunately, I was not highway driving but it was a nuisance and safety issue nonetheless. I had complained to the dealer service dept. about the vehicle stalling on many occasions, especially on cold starts and they told me the same thing - "we can't replicate the problem." Well, when I had to sit and wait for Triple A for an hour, during which time my flashers gave out (it was dusk and I was on the end of a curve!) I was livid. Turns out it was alternator failure and a recall issue. I didn't pay dime one! Don't take no for an answer. Tell them you've done your research and INSIST they check your alternator.
Sandi from NJ
I asked for the description and the guy told me this is the tank shield used for the recall. I asked him if it was aluminum and contoured and he said the description doesn't say. He then said they don't even have this part number available to order because there is no inventory on it. I wanted to know what they had it priced at and he said $35.00. How did you get this part and for cheaper than what they have it listed at?
If you read backwards in this forum, there are several parts numbers, if I am remembering correctly, put ONE of them is the one he and a couple of others have obtained.
One of baldwins posts details all of this, and even refers you to his dealer for help, if needed.
Find one, go there and describe the problem. It usually doesn't cost all that much. Perhaps they can track down the errant short.
Always demand to speak to the General Manager of the dealership, and never vent on him, as he never even knew you were there, but explain to him as nicely as possible, that you expect him to make the situation right.....
It is most likely the idiot at Circuit City screwed up his install, and clipped the wrong wire. :sick:
It is me again!! After the "service engine" happen. the car work fine till Saturday. It is a long story. Some one broke my front passanger side wondow and get inside my car. They stole everything. my protable TomTom Navi, coins, bluetooth handfree etc. First I have to fix my window. Now i got a different brand windows instread of Nissan. (The edge of the window is print other comapny) I just had my car for 3 weeks.
Then on Sunday Morning I went to Circit city near me to install the alarm and remote starter. Everything work fine and when i got my car back,i realize the "Auto" Climate Control the vent is always running HOT and it set so High. but the Manual work fine. because it is kind of late so i did not really do in to it.
This mornig when i try to start my remote starter, it had no respond the door won't automatic undoor, the starter is not working even when i put in the key, it won't let me start the car. (It is around 7 am) So i call my office and took a day off and later WALK to circuit city and ask them what happen. They open 10am. So I wait till they first open run into the cars dept. and talk the one of the guy that i talked to yesterday. He said it can't be happen so he told his manager and one fo the installer. they both come w/ me to my house and check what happen. they check my car, it is because of one of the Main fuel burn. So they drove to the Nissan dealer and buy the "Green" Color fuel and plug it in and it start again. So I told them the Climate control problem. They drove my car back to circuit city and double check all my wire and make sure everything is connect correctly. After few hours past, they call em and drove back my car. They said Everythign fix and Nothing wrong w/ the "Auto Cliamte Control" But after the they left, I do the test drive to the gas station, The "Auto" Climate Control still running so High and it is already HOt even through I set it to 65. Can someone help me? Or I have to run my car longer to see it will lower down, but i think before it lower down. I probaby will melt.!!
I guess a good question is why would one leave valuables in sight in the car? You must take reasonable care of valuables in your car. Good luck fixing your car. Take it to Nissan & send the bill to Circuit City. But don't let the same inexperiance give your Murano any more problems.
Looks awfull. All three dealers in the Virginia Beach area will only install the mud flap type because thats what the campaign calls for and they are not budging even after numerous calls to Nissan and the Area Specialist. I had it installed because of the liability aspect, some one hurt in the car, was the shield installed and why not when it was available? The dealer will get me a formed metal one for $28.63. If I am correct I thought a poster had installed the metal shield himself? If some one did could he post his experience so I could do that too. The '06 MO have the formed metal so it must be approved. A Nissan dealer in Charlotte NC. sells the metel shield for $14.50 plus $10.00 shipping,so its better if I get it from my local dealer in case I have to return it because the job is too difficult. The mud flap is a "cheap" way to get a awfull looking fix to this problem.
silvermurano
Can you give me the part number and dealer who might ship out to San Diego.
Thanks
After driving all of the mid-size SUV's, including the new 07 Santa Fe, I fell in love with the Murano. What a machine! It rode nice, was very roomy and comfortable, and was just sweet. Then, I started to read about their problems on different forums. Are these SUVs as bad as I'm reading? Gas tank problems, CVT problems, electrical issues.....It makes me want to run far, far away! If I'm going to buy a car with an upper 30's sticker, it better not have these issues!
The 07 Santa Fe was nice, but not as polished. But $7000.00 less!
Thanks in advance.
Mark
My advice would be not to purchase a Murano. I have a 2004 Murano. I loved my car when I first purchased it. Good looking, drove great had roomy interior. But, at only 26,000 miles with no warning, my transmission went. I took it straight to Nissan. First, they tried to tell me it was my brakes, but I new better. They kept it over night and called the next day to tell me I needed a new transmission. Thank God, it was covered. I then found this sight and learned all about the things wrong with this car. Everyday I drive my car I wondered what will happen next. My transmission still does not run correctly. Even though I love the car, the other problems make me wish I had not purchased the car.
Good luck with your decision.
Karen :lemon:
Be smart. If you read every other review and every other forum on EVERY OTHER VEHICLE on Edmunds you will dig up problems and issues. Murano is a great vehicle. Do your homework. Go to JD Powers or Consumer Reports, etc. Just because a vehicle has a recall or a complaint on a forum doesn't mean it is a bad one. Forums can be a relatively small sample size. Guess what... I saw similiar comments about my last car.. one that has been on Car and Driver's Best over 10 times.
Trust me I saw all the comments you did and had no qualms about purchasing the Murano. Good luck with what ever you end up in!
I have a 2003, had intermittent problems w/ the AWD light coming on inappropriately, then the unit "failed" 6000 miles past warranty. Replaced for $1400 and its' giving grief again but past the parts/labor milage warranty. Yes many other cars have "problems" but consistent issues would give me cause for concern. It's your money, do you want to take chances? I've owned many cars over the last 25 years, 3 of those Nissan/Datsun. One was horrible, one great and this one questionable at best. We're looking at new vehicles of this type, the Murano isn't one of them. Good luck. :confuse: :sick:
There are documented problems with the Murano's tyranny, early on, that wasn't really the transmission, but a controller part, I believe, a couple of years back, and an issue with the alternator. I was one who had the alternator problem on my 2004. It was out of warranty, and Nissan, since they knew of the problem, replaced it at no charge. Even though I had the extended warranty.
But what vehicle can claim absolutely no problems, ever, for any buyer? I had the problem, Nissan took care of it in one day, and that was that. Will you read horror stories from some users? Heck yeah. Some had to pay for out-of-warranty repairs, but again, what car can claim no one ever did. Were some of the problems you read about in forums the fault of the driver, sure. Are there so many documented problems, compared to the total number sold, to be concerned about? No.
I am now on my second Murano, a beautiful 2007 Chardonnay SE AWD with Late interior leather. Outside of that one problem, I have never had another.
Turn off the engine.
Press and hold the select/reset button in the instrument panel, then turn the ignition switch ON (Position II).
Hold the button for at least 10 seconds, until the indicator resets.
1. Had a service the other week, mentioned to them there was a slight droaning/rumbling sound coming from the front wheels/axle. I got the usual 'Customer states....Could not duplicate' reponse. Fair enough, I had new tyres and an alignment done, I thought that might have solved it. I then went on a 2,000 mile roundtrip down south for work, over which period of time it got a LOT worse. So I took it in again today, expecting the worst. I was expecting a 'Well, we found the noise, but you'll need a new xxxx' (fill in with something expensive).
The bearings on the front left wheel need replacing. And possibly the front right, but they can't tell for sure until they've replaced the left side and listened to it again. Now, ok, I've put 73,000 miles on it in 26 months (less approximately 6 weeks its been in the shop, on and off), but still, I wouldn't have expected the bearings to go already? I asked the service tech if he has encountered many others that have had this, but he said this was the first Murano that he's ever had to replace the bearings on. Anyone else out there needed this work, or just lucky old me?!
2. When I went outside with the service tech to my car, I noticed (as I always do now, damn recall) and commented on how unbelievably ugly the tank 'protector' was that he had put on a couple of weeks ago. He laughed, agreed, and said 'yeah, I don't know what Nissan were thinking when they came up with that one'. I'm thinking of just taking it off again, either that, or waiting until the first proper snowfall of the year and watching the pathetically lame flimsy thing get left behind in my rear view mirror as it gets ripped off.
3. The power outlet issue - I had the same thing last year, I think I just had a dodgy charger which kept shorting the fuse, it got so bad that I bought a pack of fuses, and every few days I would have to replace them. However, the you need to work out which of the fuses have blown. There are 3 if I remember correctly for the outlets. One I think was labelled as the cig lighter, there is the one in the trunk, and the other outlet. Sometimes they would all blow, sometimes just one. It was bizarre. Anyway, just change them all, and I'm sure it'll work again....I bought a new charger, seems fine since.
PS I think I was quoted something around $450 ish for the bearings, just for if anyone cares?! lol
You've put 73,000 miles on your Mo in less than two years! As you stated above, 20 months = 3,650 per month!!
At the very least, you should be following the SEVERE maintenance schedule, listed in your owners manual. At the very least. Given the mileage and punishing use, it doesn't surprise me road dirt has infiltrated the bearings. Given the mileage you are driving, if it were me, I would be repacking the bearings every 50K.
I hope you bought, and didn't lease. I have been a road warrior in the past, and what it does to vehicles isn't pretty. It isn't just the mileage, its the near constant, punishing, high speed use. It means cutting in half the interval between scheduled maintenance on major components, like the bearings, CVT, oil changes, lubrication's, etc.
It means, getting a new car every three years, tops, to realize any small amount of return. Hopefully you are saving some of your mileage allotment to help off-set that higher maintenance expense.
73,000 miles is barely broken in!
And the idea of maintenance is prevent big future problems, not see how far you can get without it. :P
Don't you just love these week-end diversions?
Anyone having any other Murano problems?
My driving habits are about 80-85% highway, which I believe is much better for your car than constant stop and go city driving. Driving at a constant speed in a straight line is about the best treatment a car can hope for I would have thought. I refuse to get my oil changed once a month, which is just daft.
The bill for today came in at $595, just for the front left wheel bearings. They unfortunately broke the speed sensor when they were removing the bearings, so that had to be replaced, at $150.
Whenever I have time, roughly every few months, I take my car to the dealer, I tell them how many miles I have and they tell me what service I need. My car is looked after. The scary thing though is in the trip computers on the nav screen - the car has so many, I set one to zero when i bought the car and havent touched it since - you don't want to know how many hours I've spent thus far in that drivers seat!!
Does the sound start as soon as you apply pressure to the brake pedal, or could it be from the transmission :confuse:
I have a 2003 and that problem started @~ 60000 miles. Occurs when backing up and the brakes applied, no noise when only backing up. Dealer attributes this to "glaze", not driving enough and using brakes hard vs. lighly. When I dive the car long distance w/ alot of hard braking, turns, etc., the problems resolves for awhile. Moist air/rain seems to make it a little worse. New car I'd have them replace the shoes and replace the rotors.