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Still running perfectly with not a single problem with the CVT, or the Transfer Case, or any other component of the vehicle, even though we have had it on long highway trips on I5 in 100+ degree temperatures or freezing snow and ice at Lake Tahoe, plus lots of suburb/city traffic mileage and skiing trips in the Sierras. Also have used it for towing trailers (moving kids furniture to new apartments/etc). I love the CVT, even though I've been a dedicated manual shift driver for several decades. I especially like how smoothly it adjusts on steep grades in the mountains where the automatic shift transmission on our previous minivan would "hunt" for the right gear. And the AWD has been great for bypassing CalTrans Chain Control and for actual use on snow packed roads in the mountains.
I know a few folks have had problems with the CVT, but my experience has been great. Anyone purchasing a new or used vehicle should rely on either Consumer Reports or JD Powers reliablilty statistics, rather than ad hoc comments on message boards to determine the reliability of a vehicle. Both Consumer Reports and JD Powers, at the time I purchased the Murano, showed the drivetrain reliability was average to above average for the Murano.
I think now (though I haven't looked at it for a year or two) both show the 2007 and earlier Muranos as only "average" reliability for drivetrain/transmission (which is pretty good these days compared to "average" transmission reliability of a decade or more ago) and above average for 2009 and newer models (there was no 2008 model year, the 2009s were introduced in early 2008).
Like my last two primary family cars (a 1996 Dodge Minivan and a 1989 Nissan Maxima) I expect this Murano to last for well over 200,000 miles or more.
I will say my negative experiences have all been with the Service Department of the Nissan dealer I purchased the car from. They really try to upsell every scheduled maintenance, even one time claiming they did not know what the factory recommended service was (that is in the Warranty/Maintenance book that came with the car) and insisted only on presenting their $700 "premium service" for the 30,000 mile service interval (when the factory service really only called for an oil/filter change and a bunch of inspections). Watch out for those guys and insist on only the service called for in the maintenance booklet. I've never done anything but the minimum maintenance schedules on any of my cars, including the Dodge minivan that was still running great at 240,000 miles when I sold it, or the Maxima that had 220,000 miles when I sold it. The Service department at a dealership is a key profit center for a dealership, and makes that profit by selling services that the manufacturer does not require to maintain the warranty.
Please visit Dealer Ratings and Reviews, drill down to your Murano dealer and write up a service review.
Dealers hire reputation management companies and employ people on staff who read reviews and many dealers actually try to improve how they do business once their customers clue them in.
Thanks!
This is the exact problem I have with my 2004 Murano. You mentioned the pressure sensor on or in the CVT. Was it expensive either way? Can you tell me who verified that is was the pressure sensor causing the problem, a very dangerous problem I might add.
Thanks...
NOTE: The Part Number on the CVT ends in (RE) if it has been replaced if you are wondering if yours may have been.
I kept the car after reading about Nissan doubling the CVT warranty on this forum!(thank you Edmunds!!) I called Nissan & gave them my VIN# & had my warranty letter sent to me.
This car was plagued with issues I've read about on this & others forums;
Visors broke & flop down in your face. $300+ea. to replace(no recall).
Windows mysteriously go down w/o touching the remote(no recall).
HVAC system had a mind of its own, would do uncommanded strange things all by itself!(no recall).
NEVER was able to program the garage door opener feature.
Fuel door solenoid failed, had to damage the door to get it open to put gas in the car!(no recall).
I recently unloaded this POS @ 119,000k miles!! Goodbye & good riddance!!
My first & last Nissan!!!
I recently bought a 2012 Chevy Captiva(formally Saturn Vue) from Hertz Rent-to-Buy & LOVE IT!!!
I was EXTREMELY lucky that I didn't have to shell out thousands of dollars as many people did.
My heart goes out to all of the CVT & Transaxle early failure VICTIMS that Nissan has harmed financially & emotionally!!
i have been walking for a month because my 2003 Murano 2WD transmission is broken. i can't find this transmission here in Mongolia.
how can i find used transmission?
You don't have to be the original owner to take advantage of this! I would hope this covers all expenses due to transmission failure. Good luck!
I have the same problem (I think) with my 2004 Murano...
I loved my 07 Murano. I like the new one even better. I wish you all the best.
I have a 2009 Murano and was going to change the tranny fluid. In all the messages no one mentions a filter. Is there one? thanx
P.S. Another issue with Nissan CVT (and other manufacturers too) is that Nissan is not releasing parts for CVT repair for aftermarket, trying to hold monopoly for CVT repair at dealers. That results in increased prices for any CVT repair. Having to pay $5K for CVT job is ridiculous, especially when usual AT (Automatic Transmission) repair is around $1.5K (because they have parts in aftermarket). If Nissan will release CVT parts to aftermarket finally - that would make a CVT problems a non-issue - as many of us would gladly just repair CVT for $1,5K down the road after 100,000K miles if need be. Instead, what we see now is that many potential customers are avoiding CVT cars just because of that issue - they are scared that at some point they will have to go and pay large sum to a dealer and there will be no alternative for that. This has to be changed Nissan. Hope you are reading.