Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| NTB08-049 | 04/28/2008 | 10024689 | Nissan; special automatic transmission fluid requirement. 2004 to current nissan vehicles. *nj | 05/06/2008 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| NTB12-035 | 04/10/2012 | 10043950 | Nissan: ecm replacement procedures with consult iii plus. applies to all 2004 and later (does not apply to leaf/ev) vehicles. *js | 05/02/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 12/10/2012 | 96680 | 1 | |
| On 12/10/12 i was driving about 15mph when all of a sudden my vehicle started making loud clunking noises, brought the vehicle to my mechanic who inspected it and said they believed that it was an issue with the transfer case or transmission which should have been covered under the extended warranty. nissan is saying that the transfer case has no warranty even though they know that it fails. when asked why it failed the technician told me that nissan doesn't allow them to diagnose the failure just to replace it but unfortunately at my cost of $3500 why should i be responsible for this if they know its an issue and can not guaranty that it won't fail again! i can not afford not should i have to pay for nissans failure! this is a wide spread issue and nissan needs to make this right with the consumer. *tr | |||
| 12/10/2012 | 96680 | ||
| On 12/10/12 i was driving about 15mph when all of a sudden my vehicle started making loud clunking noises, brought the vehicle to my mechanic who inspected it and said they believed that it was an issue with the transfer case or transmission which should have been covered under the extended warranty. nissan is saying that the transfer case has no warranty even though they know that it fails. when asked why it failed the technician told me that nissan doesn't allow them to diagnose the failure just to replace it but unfortunately at my cost of $3500 why should i be responsible for this if they know its an issue and can not guaranty that it won't fail again! i can not afford not should i have to pay for nissans failure! this is a wide spread issue and nissan needs to make this right with the consumer. | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 74698 | 1 | |
| Transfer case broke down 3 days after used purchase. warranty would not cover it, because they claimed it was a pre-existing condition. *tr | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 74698 | ||
| Transfer case broke down 3 days after used purchase. warranty would not cover it, because they claimed it was a pre-excisting condition. | |||
| 09/29/2012 | 99500 | 1 | |
| Hesitation upon acceleration in heavy traffic, after any stop acceleration is slow and then suddenly accelerates rapidly. also shakes while idling. *tr | |||
| 09/29/2012 | 99500 | ||
| Hesitation upon acceleration in heavy traffic, after any stop acceleration is slow and then suddenly accelerates rapidly. also shakes while idling. | |||
| 08/13/2012 | 51100 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated that while reversing from a residential driveway, the vehicle started to jerk and then could not be moved. the contact then noticed that transmission fluid was draining out of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a personal mechanic who informed the contact that a hose from the transmission had become brittle and cracked. the manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. the vehicle was repaired. the contact also reported that there two clamps on the exhaust system that were rusted and fell off of the vehicle. the failure and current mileages were 51,100. | |||
| 08/13/2012 | 51100 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated that while reversing from a residential driveway, the vehicle started to jerk and then could not be moved. the contact then noticed that transmission fluid was draining out of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a personal mechanic who informed the contact that a hose from the transmission had become brittle and cracked. the manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. the vehicle was repaired. the contact also reported that there two clamps on the exhaust system that were rusted and fell off of the vehicle. the failure and current mileages were 51,100. kmj | |||
| 08/13/2012 | 51100 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated that while going in reverse out of his driveway the vehicle started to jerk and then stopped moving. the contact then noticed that the transmission fluid was draining out of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a personal mechanic and was informed that a hose going to the transmission had become brittle and cracked. the manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to nhtsa to file a complaint. the vehicle was repaired. the contact also reported that there two clamps on the exhaust system that rust and fall off the vehicle. the failure and current mileages were 51,100. dt | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 123900 | 1 | |
| After coming to a complete stop, vehicle will intermittently not accelerate when stepping on the gas. period/duration of non-acceleration is not predictable, nor can you depend on being able to get out of the way of an oncoming vehicle should you be in the process of making a left-hand turn. this is a severe safety hazard. *tr | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 123900 | ||
| After coming to a complete stop, vehile will intermittently not accelerate when stepping on the gas. period/duration of non-acceleration is not predictable, nor can you depend on being able to get out of the way of an oncoming vehicle should you be in the process of making a left-hand turn. this is a severe safety hazard. | |||
| 05/13/2012 | 87000 | ||
| Vehicle has problems with accelation between 40mph and over. was told it that the cvt tranmission was bad and had transmission replace and now just after picking up vehicle and driving home, vehicle is still having the same problem. | |||
| 08/31/2011 | 77077 | ||
| A few days before aug 31st the murano started slipping gears. it was taken to a dealership on aug 31st where the error code, stepper code, came up which is part of the cvt, the transmission. they replaced the transmission, under extended warranty and this did not fix the problem. they replaced the valve body again, the control module, and the wire harness, none of which has fixed the problem. we are 10 weeks in the shop and they cannot find the problem. a nissan engineer is now coming out to look at it wanting to replace the valve body for the third time. they have replaced this now going on three times with new parts and it is not fixing the problem. this car is not a safe car to drive anymore. the dealership told me last week that we would have resolution, whether this was a buyback or whatever by last friday. last friday they called and now they are now flying in an engineer, this is not a resolution. i do not feel safe driving this vehicle especially with two small children. the vehicle has been in the shop for going on 10 weeks now and i feel the dealership and nissan are doing everything they can not to resolve the problem. this needs to be taken care of. | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 44238 | ||
| 2006 murono like to act likr a toyota hold brake will not stop two times ran wife through stop light | |||
| 01/03/2009 | 69000 | 1 | |
| I drive a 2005 nissan murano sl. the vehicle periodically does not safely accelerate while in busy traffic. i had my wife, 2 year old daughter, and 5 year old daughter in the car at the time of making a left turn at a major intersection. the vehicle sluggishly stalled in the middle of the left turn at the intersection and temporarily stalled and could have caused us to be hit by oncoming traffic. the engine revved up to about 4000 rpm's then proceeding to accelerate. i see this problem as a major safety and health issue and can be the root cause of a major accident resulting in death to involved parties. please be proactive as opposed to reactive and start the process for a recall of this defective vehicle. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/11/2011 | 85000 | ||
| I was driving on the freeway at 8:30 pm when my vehicle began to lose power and stalling, it finally shut down completely in the fast lane. i frantically tried restart finally it did i was then only able to get the vehicle in the small space between the on ramp and the slow lane of freeway. the traffic was heavy and i almost git hit by a vehicle while attempting to get to to a safe place. where the incident occurred the are concrete barriers due to the expansion work being done on highway 4 west bound. pittsburg california. i bought the vehicle brand new on feb 23, 2006, it has had numerous mechanical defects from day one. in the last 2 years i have spent over $3000.00 for repairs and last month i brought to the dealer for these problems and they advised me that the vehicle had more repairs that it needed costing $2500.00. i am at my wits end. i am not working on disability. on the following day the car did it again | |||
| 01/14/2011 | 58000 | ||
| I was about to park the 2006 murano (sl, awd), about 3 yards from reaching the spot. the car suddenly accelerated forward and hit the concrete wall hard, damaging the front bumper - i could not react to brake the car in time. it's rather scary! | |||
| 10/15/2009 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. while the contact was driving approximately 25 mph, the transmission began to slip gears. the failure occurred intermittent. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they were unable to locate the problem. the manufacturer was notified regarding the transmission failure which there were no resolutions. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unavailable. js | |||
| 04/02/2010 | 66 | ||
| 2006 nissan murano, after driving 85 miles continuously on the interstate, when i slowed to merge to another interstate lost all power while trying to accerlate. i was stopped with no emergency lane in a construction area and was lucky to have avoided the others merging and traveling by at 70 m.p.h.! it eventually gave me some power which i used to exit the interstate and called the local nissan dealer in des moines. i was able to limp the car the 20 minute drive on back roads in des moines where within an hour, the dealer told me i would need a new transmission. after nissan extends the warranty on this transmission and i have a failed one, it strikes me that a repair/recall should be done on these before an incident like mine occurs. i had three children in the car, with other cars racing by me at high speeds, and i was very fortunate to not have been rear ended. it was daylight and i was able to control the car..but others might not be as lucky! | |||
| 10/09/2009 | 82000 | 1 | |
| My 06 murano sl began to lose pressure on the gas pedal and stall. at first it felt like someone had bumped into me, but after noticing that the car behind me had not. i tried to move on with the traffic. i put on my hazards and came to a complete stop but was not able to accelerate by using the gas pedal. then my vehicle began to drive on its own lucky for me the traffic in front of me began to move. the vehicle came to a complete stop in the middle of the highway while i tried to move over to the emergency lane. i place the vehicle in park and then in drive. when i pressed on the gas pedal it would not move once again even when pressing the pedal to the floor. i tried to move the vehicle while in the lower gear and second gear just to get out the middle of the highway and it still would not move. then out of know where it began to drive on its own again without me pressing on the gas pedal. that allowed me to make it over to the emergency lane. again lucky for me i was able to make my way through the stand still traffic. once in the emergency lane the vehicle stopped. i put it in park then pressed on the gas pedal and the engine would rev up. then i thought ok it will move now, but then the vehicle began to drive itself in reverse while in the drive position. i called my motor club and had to have the vehicle towed to the dealership. the technician stated that two of my transmission hoses blew and the vehicle lost all its fluid and it would cost me $711 to fix this problem not including any damage to the transmission. now the dealership is trying to say that i have a leak at my engine rubber o ring. at the time of the incident my vehicle has 82k miles. although i have quite a few miles on my vehicle i have maintained all of my required maintenance as scheduled. something should be done about the vehicle stalling and driving on its own. i had no warning. this is a very dangerous situation not having control over the vehicle. *tr | |||
| 01/09/2009 | 1 | ||
| 2006 nissan murano now with 45000 miles on it. since less than 5k mi, the car does 2 things that may be in relation to each other: 1) when driving at constant speed on flat road between 40 & 70+ mph, the rpm's will jump up 500-1000rpms for a brief moment- almost feels and sounds like the engine is slipping out of gear and then back in. or could be that it detects a slight pressure on pedal (linkage/sender whatever) and downshifts then jumps back down? it does this with cruise control on as well. 2) also, acceleration is sluggish when leisurely proceeding from a stop, or very slow speed (say making a 90 degree turn from a stop of slow pace). while pushing on pedal, rpms and engine will actually decrease to about 1000-1500rps causing car to lag (big safety issue for i have almost been hit by other cars due to this). does not do if i do a hard accelerate (but i don't drive that way...jack rabbit starts). dealership confirmed #1 and replaced tranny. still did it both problems. dealership replaced computer for tranny. still does both, but #1 does not happen as often (used to happen 3+ times in a 15 minute period of less, not does 1-3x per hour maybe- i have stopped tracking). i let the dealership know when i bring for service, but i give up- car is out of warranty now. i'll return the lease. too bad- love the car, just feel there is something very wrong that they weren't able to find. i have found other reports of same like problems. *tr | |||
| 07/12/2008 | 37400 | 1 | |
| This past week i had two transmission rubber lines break. one on a trip upstate near the delaware water gap. i was able to fix the problem by installing a new rubber line. the old hose just broke off in my hands. we drove home fine. the second time it happened last night, the other hose broke off. the car is now going be towed to the dealership. transmission fluid is flammable. this is not safe. the car is only two years old and the rubber lines should not break off like they did. *tr | |||
| 05/15/2008 | 49500 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. while driving at any speed, the vehicle made an unfamiliar noise. everytime the vehicle was stopped, it felt as if the rear of it was being struck. the steering wheel becomes difficult to turn when the failure occurs. the contact stated that the vehicle continues to move when the brake pedal is depressed. a mechanic stated that the transmission transfer case failed. the current and failure mileages were 49,500. | |||
| 03/22/2008 | 12376 | 1 | 08/10/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated that the vehicle began to roll while parked on a small slope in the driveway. as a result, the front left wheel of the vehicle rolled over the contacts right leg. as result, he sustained a crushed right lower extremity. as of march 24, 2008, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 12,376. updated 04/21/08 *bf | |||
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||
| 08/27/2012 | 63500 | 1 | |
| I bought a 2006 murano with 61000 miles on it four months ago. the transfer case went on it this past week. estimated cost? $3300.00! the nissan dealership it was purchased from basically told me i am outta luck because the warranty is up. i did my research and the transfer case is a known problem with the awd vehicles. why has this not be recalled? why is nissan not standing behind their vehicles?!?! i contacted the nissan corporation and to no avail either. i should not have to pay this much money for a car that only has 63000 miles on it now and have only had four months! obviously there is a greater issue here. customer retention is not at the top of nissan's list apparently and selling faulty vehicles is. very disappointed with the lack of assistance. *tr | |||