Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - COLUMN LOCKING - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V401000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 08/23/2004 to 07/24/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 67014 | 12/18/2006 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 10/20/2006 | 10/20/2006 | 571 | 114 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain sport utility vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 114, theft protection. during an inspection of some vehicles at the assembly plant, it was found that the steering wheel was locked with the ignition knob in the off position but the vehicle transmission not being in the park position. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the key is turned to the off position without the transmission being in the park position, it is possible that the steering wheel can lock when turned to the right. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and replace the steering wheel lock assembly free of charge. the recall began on december 18, 2006. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Nissan recall no. r0614.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | |||||
| NTB-11-072 | 07/22/2011 | 10039867 | Ready | 08/11/2011 | |
| NTB-11-072 | 07/22/2011 | 10039867 | Nissan: 2003-2007 murano. information on replacing the power steering hose. *rm | 08/11/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 12/05/2012 | 65820 | 1 | |
| Upon starting vehicle in a.m., i heard a loud whine emanate from engine compartment. the sound was exactly like brittle leaves from a tree were rubbing on the moving belts. i turned steering wheel left and right and steering sensation seemed sporadic and irregular. i opened the hood and checked serpentine belt and power steering belt. i thought the belts may be glazed or have loosened or had a foreign object touching them. all looked okay but the noise remained. that afternoon i called my mechanic and made appt. my mechanic checked vehicle , added power steering fluid as he found there was a leak in the power steering pressure hose and said he would order a new unit and install as soon as possible. he said this is an extremely common part to fail on these muranos. within a few days the repair was complete, however it set me back four hundred dollars. i called nissan at 1-800- nissan1. the agent on behalf of nissan refused to accept responsibility, however did make a case number. i stated someone will be seriously injured or killed one day, but was met with the obligatory we are not responsible. i called the dealer where i purchased the murano and was told nissan is well aware of the numerous failures of this power steering pressure hose, and it is extremely common. since there is no recall, there is nothing that could be done to assist me. *tr | |||
| 12/05/2012 | 65820 | ||
| Upon starting vehicle in a.m., i heard a loud whine emanate from engine compartment. the sound was exactly like brittle leaves from a tree were rubbing on the moving belts. i turned steering wheel left and right and steering sensation seemed sporadic and irregular. i opened the hood and checked sepentine belt and power steering belt. i thought the belts may be glazed or have loosened or had a foreign object touching them. all looked okay but the noise remained. that afternoon i called my mechanic and made appt. my mechanic checked vehicle , added power steering fluid as he found there was a leak in the power steering pressure hose and said he would order a new unit and install as soon as possible. he said this is an extremely common part to fail on these muranos. within a few days the repair was complete, however it set me back four hundred dollars. i called nissan at 1-800- nissan1. the agent on behalf of nissan refused to accept responsibility, however did make a case number. i stated someone will be seriously injured or killed one day, but was met with the obligatory we are not responsible. i called the dealer where i purchased the murano and was told nissan is well aware of the numerous failures of this power steering pressure hose, and it is extremely common. since there is no recall, there is nothing that could be done to assist me. | |||
| 07/18/2012 | 35000 | 1 | |
| I noticed power steering fluid on the ground and noticed that the power steering reservoir was low. i put the car on jackstands and confirmed that the power steering high pressure line was leaking. this is an extremely dangerous situation since the fluid is combustible and i observed the steering fluid on the catalytic converter and exhaust pipe. i fixed the hose myself and saved almost $450 but nissan should address this defect before somebody is killed in a fire. after reading the nissan forums online it looks like nissan has made no attempt to correct this dangerous defect. *tr | |||
| 07/18/2012 | 35000 | ||
| I noticed power steering fluid on the ground and noticed that the power steering reservoir was low. i put the car on jackstands and confirmed that the power steering high pressure line was leaking. this is an extremely dangerous situation since the fluid is combustible and i observed the steering fluid on the catalytic converter and exhaust pipe. i fixed the hose myself and saved almost $450 but nissan should address this defect before somebody is killed in a fire. after reading the nissan forums online it looks like nissan has made no attempt to correct this dangerous defect. | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 37521 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the power steering failed. the contact stated that she attempted to turn, but she heard a loud noise and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn. the contact maneuvered the vehicle to the side of the road and stopped. the contact then looked under the hood and noticed that the power steering fluid was low. the contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was informed that there was a leakage in the power steering link. the vehicle was not repaired. the dealer was notified and stated that they never heard of such failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 37,521. | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 37521 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the power steering failed. the contact stated that she attempted to turn, but she heard a loud noise and the steering wheel became very difficult to turn. the contact maneuvered the vehicle to the side of the road and stopped. the contact then looked under the hood and noticed that the power steering fluid was low. the contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was informed that there was a leakage in the power steering link. the vehicle was not repaired. the dealer was notified and stated that they never heard of such failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 37,521. sm. | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 37521 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated that while going 50 mph, the power steering failed. the contact stated that she tried to make a turn but she heard a loud noise and the steering wheel became very hard to turn. the contact pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and looked under the hood and noticed that the power steering was low. the contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was informed that there was a leakage in the power steering link. the vehicle was not repaired. the dealer was notified and informed that they never heard of such failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 37,521. ap | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 39145 | ||
| The high pressure power steering hose and sensor assembly basically blew out of this lovingly used nissan murano. this caused a power steering whine when turning and made turning difficult and unsafe. further due to the nature of the blow out vice slow break it happened quickly and immediately impacted the amount of power steering fluid available to the system. naturally, as there was no extended warranty, nissan would not cover cost nor consider a reduction in repair/replacement fees. this is a big-time historical problem with this particular make and year of this nissan. local dealerships say that they replace about two of these per week on average, and the internet is filled with similar stories of repairs costing in excess of $600. this repair cost me a total of $650 dollars and a real lack of confidence in the quality of the nissan product and customer service. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 63430 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated that the fuel gauge would provide inaccurate fuel level readings. the dealer replaced the fuel tank, steering level sensor and the air bag clock spring. the manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 06v401000 (steering:column locking:anti-theft device) or nhtsa campaign id number: 06v003000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly) did and denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 63,430 and the current mileage was 67,000. kmj | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 39145 | ||
| The high pressure power steering hose and sensor assembly basically blew out of this lovingly used nissan murano. this caused a power steering whine when turning and made turning difficult and unsafe. further due to the nature of the blow out vice slow break it happened quickly and immediately impacted the amount of power steering fluid available to the system. naturally, as there was no extended warranty, nissan would not cover cost nor consider a reduction in repair/replacement fees. this is a big-time historical problem with this particular make and year of this nissan. local dealerships say that they replace about two of these per week on average, and the internet is filled with similar stories of repairs costing in excess of $600. this repair cost me a total of $650 dollars and a real lack of confidence in the quality of the nissan product and customer service. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 63430 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated that the fuel gauge would provide inaccurate fuel level readings. the dealer replaced the fuel tank, steering level sensor and the air bag clock spring. the manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 06v401000 (steering:column locking:anti-theft device) or nhtsa campaign id number: 06v003000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly) did and denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 63,430 and the current mileage was 67,000. kmj | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 63430 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated that the fuel gauge would read incorrectly. the dealer replaced the fuel tank, steering level sensor and the air bag clock spring. the manufacturer stated that the nhtsa campaign id number: 06v401000 (steering:column locking:anti-theft device) and the nhtsa campaign id number: 06v003000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly) did not associate the vin and therefore, denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 63,430 and the current mileage was 67,000. nw | |||
| 08/18/2010 | 64000 | ||
| Replace high pressure power steering line i looked online and this seems to be a highly problem will all nissan murano i know more than 6 people had this problem with different year murano . not covered under regular warranty | |||
| 10/01/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Power steering pressure hose leaking, myst be replaced | |||
| 09/06/2011 | 124000 | ||
| High pressure power steering hose failure rupture | |||
| 08/20/2011 | 57000 | ||
| 2006 nissan murano with approximately 57,000 miles on it. very difficult to move the steering wheel while noise coming from under the hood. i noticed the power steering reservoir was low and refilled it. leakage identified by stain on parking. dealer determined that cause of the leak is a failure of the high pressure line for the power steering pump. service advisor at the dealership told me this is a very common case. dealer charged $550 to install a new hose. nissan refuse to reimburse it. numerous failures of this part are documented on web forums, nhtsa site, as well as being common knowledge among the mechanics network. i wonder if it is not a manufacturing/material problem of the part. concern is that total failure can cause a surprise loss of steering resulting in a crash and/ or cause a fire cause is very close to the engine. this should be a recall issue asap. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 98000 | ||
| Power steering problems with nissan the murano. there are loads of complaints for this problem and nissan has done nothing to resolve the problems which could result in killing someone.i was traveling at a high rate of speed when the problem occurred. | |||
| 06/24/2010 | 75000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he noticed fluid leaking from underneath. while replacing the power steering fluid, the contact noticed that the fluid was leaking from a hose. an authorized dealer was notified and the contact was informed that the power steering hose would need to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 75,000. sm. | |||
| 06/24/2010 | 75000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated that he noticed a leak coming from underneath the vehicle. after replacing his fluids he noticed that the power steering would flow straight through. the dealer was contacted and they advised him that the hose would need to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 75,000. tb | |||
| 09/21/2010 | 49876 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact stated the high pressure hose on the vehicle started leaking. the contact noticed fluid on the ground when they pulled out the vehicle and noticed the steering became difficult. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they confirmed the high pressure hose started leaking and caused the failure. the dealer stated this had been a known issue, but it was not covered under recall. the failure mileage was 49,876 and the current mileage was 52500.rl | |||
| 12/20/2010 | 52000 | ||
| I have a 2006 nissan murano. in december of 2010 i noticed the power steering reservoir was as low, and refilled it. three days later a noticed a leak under the car where i parked, and the power steering reservoir was empty again. since then i have found out the high pressure hose to the power steering needs to be replaced. the car has only 52,000 miles on it. i did some investigation on the internet and found this a common problem for this car. i believe this should be a recall issue for nissan. | |||
| 06/03/2009 | 29000 | ||
| In may 2009, i purchased a used 2006 nissan murano from carmax, i check the vehicle for any leak signs and none were notice,the vehicle had 27000 miles at the time of purchase, less than two months later while driving from orlando florida, while drivinf at 70 miles per hour, i notice a noise and a little problem with the steering wheel, i pulle over, opnede the hood and notice that the steering fluid was almost gone, i added power steering fluid and made it home,after researching the web i notice that i was not the only one with this kind of problems,after that i visited a nissna dealer, and my surprise was that they already know the part number for this issue,and asked the desk persone about it, and they said that so many people looked for the same part so many time that they already know it by heart. it costed me almost 500 dolar to have this problem repai at the dealer.there should be a recall for this item,it is defective from day one. | |||
| 10/29/2010 | 76000 | ||
| 2006 nissan murano with approximately 76,000 miles on it. power steering leakage identified by stain on driveway, as well as noise coming from under the hood. dealer determined that cause of the leak is a failure of the high pressure line for the power steering pump. dealer charged $750 to install a new hose. this has to be the most expensive hose on any car. concern is that total failure can cause a surprise loss of steering resulting in a crash. this should be a recall issue. | |||
| 10/20/2010 | 66000 | ||
| 2006 nissan murano with approximately 66,000 miles on it. power steering leakage identified by stain on driveway, as well as noise coming from under the hood. with low fluid, steering is sluggish at all speeds. mechanic determined that cause of the leak is a failure of the high pressure line for the power steering pump. current remedy is to add roughly a half pint of power steering fluid every few days, and avoiding driving the vehicle. numerous failures of this part are documented on web forums, nhtsa site, as well as being common knowledge among the mechanics network. concern is that total failure can cause a surprise loss of steering resulting in a crash. | |||
| 09/24/2010 | 61000 | ||
| Turned on my car and found a loud racketing noise coming from the front passenger side. kept driving car until my steering wheel became completely locked, luckily i was near a sears and had it looked at. diagnosed it as a leak in my power steering hose. they added power steering fluid and told me it would be hundreds of dollars to fix. after 24 hours, the steering fluid they had added had completely leaked to a puddle under my car and my wheel was locked again. i have had 2 other friends with the exact same car and the exact same problem. obviously with all the other complaints about the 2006 murano having power steering issues, this is not a coincidence it is a manufacturing problem. i am very lucky that i was near a parking lot and not on the interstate when my wheel became completely locked! this is a very dangerous problem, that nissan needs to take care of! | |||
| 10/20/2010 | 66000 | ||
| 2006 nissan murano with approximately 66,000 miles on it. power steering leakage identified by stain on driveway, as well as noise coming from under the hood. with low fluid, steering is sluggish at all speeds. mechanic determined that cause of the leak is a failure of the high pressure line for the power steering pump. current remedy is to add roughly a half pint of power steering fluid every few days, and avoiding driving the vehicle. numerous failures of this part are documented on web forums, nhtsa site, as well as being common knowledge among the mechanics network. concern is that total failure can cause a surprise loss of steering resulting in a crash. | |||
| 09/24/2010 | 61000 | ||
| Turned on my car and found a loud racketing noise coming from the front passenger side. kept driving car until my steering wheel became completely locked, luckily i was near a sears and had it looked at. diagnosed it as a leak in my power steering hose. they added power steering fluid and told me it would be hundreds of dollars to fix. after 24 hours, the steering fluid they had added had completely leaked to a puddle under my car and my wheel was locked again. i have had 2 other friends with the exact same car and the exact same problem. obviously with all the other complaints about the 2006 murano having power steering issues, this is not a coincidence it is a manufacturing problem. i am very lucky that i was near a parking lot and not on the interstate when my wheel became completely locked! this is a very dangerous problem, that nissan needs to take care of! | |||
| 10/20/2010 | 66000 | ||
| 2006 nissan murano with approximately 66,000 miles on it. power steering leakage identified by stain on driveway, as well as noise coming from under the hood. with low fluid, steering is sluggish at all speeds. mechanic determined that cause of the leak is a failure of the high pressure line for the power steering pump. current remedy is to add roughly a half pint of power steering fluid every few days, and avoiding driving the vehicle. numerous failures of this part are documented on web forums, nhtsa site, as well as being common knowledge among the mechanics network. concern is that total failure can cause a surprise loss of steering resulting in a crash. | |||
| 09/24/2010 | 61000 | ||
| Turned on my car and found a loud racketing noise coming from the front passenger side. kept driving car until my steering wheel became completely locked, luckily i was near a sears and had it looked at. diagnosed it as a leak in my power steering hose. they added power steering fluid and told me it would be hundreds of dollars to fix. after 24 hours, the steering fluid they had added had completely leaked to a puddle under my car and my wheel was locked again. i have had 2 other friends with the exact same car and the exact same problem. obviously with all the other complaints about the 2006 murano having power steering issues, this is not a coincidence it is a manufacturing problem. i am very lucky that i was near a parking lot and not on the interstate when my wheel became completely locked! this is a very dangerous problem, that nissan needs to take care of! | |||
| 10/20/2010 | 66000 | ||
| 2006 nissan murano with approximately 66,000 miles on it. power steering leakage identified by stain on driveway, as well as noise coming from under the hood. with low fluid, steering is sluggish at all speeds. mechanic determined that cause of the leak is a failure of the high pressure line for the power steering pump. current remedy is to add roughly a half pint of power steering fluid every few days, and avoiding driving the vehicle. numerous failures of this part are documented on web forums, nhtsa site, as well as being common knowledge among the mechanics network. concern is that total failure can cause a surprise loss of steering resulting in a crash. | |||
| 09/24/2010 | 61000 | ||
| Turned on my car and found a loud racketing noise coming from the front passenger side. kept driving car until my steering wheel became completely locked, luckily i was near a sears and had it looked at. diagnosed it as a leak in my power steering hose. they added power steering fluid and told me it would be hundreds of dollars to fix. after 24 hours, the steering fluid they had added had completely leaked to a puddle under my car and my wheel was locked again. i have had 2 other friends with the exact same car and the exact same problem. obviously with all the other complaints about the 2006 murano having power steering issues, this is not a coincidence it is a manufacturing problem. i am very lucky that i was near a parking lot and not on the interstate when my wheel became completely locked! this is a very dangerous problem, that nissan needs to take care of! | |||
| 09/15/2010 | 37965 | ||
| 2006 nissan murano sl. 37,965 miles , power steering pressure hose failed, leaks out power steering fluid. very common problem, yet not recalled by nissan. this repair is over $500.00. dealerships have stock piled the hoses after so many problems. this can cause you to lose steering or cause a fire. this needs to be seriously looked into. | |||
| 09/02/2010 | 44299 | ||
| 2006 nissan murano high pressure power steering line/hose - major leak, nissan dealership recommends not driving the vehicle, due to potential loss of steering power, but the part is back ordered, not available for 3 weeks to 2 months. seems to be a manufacturer issue, yet no recall. | |||
| 03/26/2010 | 54000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. on march 26, 2010, while driving at approximately 65 mph, the contact suddenly lost control of the vehicle and heard a loud noise when moving to the left or the right. then the vehicle began moving to the left and right voluntarily. the vehicle had not been inspected by the dealer at the time of the complant. the current mileage was approximately 54,040. the failure mileage was approximately 54,000. | |||
| 02/25/2010 | 26000 | 1 | |
| I bought a 206 nissan murano from a dealer. the car was certified clean by manheim the auction house.the car was inspected by the dealer and it was in good shape. i had the car inspected pre purchase inspection by stevens creek nissan www.stevenscreeknissan.com. it was certified clean with absolutely _no_leaks_. then 30 days later i hear a whine within the car and i took it to a local mechanic to inspect. it was identified as a leak in power steering fluid hose. how come 30 days there wasn't any reported leak , but now there is a leak that had drained a lot of power steering fluid and that caused the high pitch whine. the mechanic added some power steering fluid and the sound stopped. when i checked with a kragen store where i went to buy power steering fluid , they said that this is common problem with nissan. i checked the news groups online and i find that many people have complained about nissan power steering hose. http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/reliability.aspx?year=2005&make=nissan&model=murano http://www.nissanmurano.org/forums/showthread/t-12704.html http://www.carcomplaints.com/nissan/murano/2005/steering/power_steering_fluid_leaking.shtml there is a national backorder of over 300 for this 'combination hose-metal tube power steering hose on the pressure side' part # 49720cb60a. i have been waiting since 9/2/09. i noticed that all of my power steering fluid was drained when i checked under my hood on vacation. if i didn't happen to see it, i could have had a major accident. this is the power steering we are talking about! this is obviously a widespread issue, and if nissan doesn't want major lawsuits for wrongful death, they had better get on the stick and do a recall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.justanswer.com/questions/34u6k-i-have-a-2006-nissan-murano-which-has-developed-a-growling common repair i was told as nissan can not manufacture replacement parts to keep up with demand on these faulty parts( pressure hose). *tr | |||
| 01/03/2010 | 25 | 1 | |
| Nissan murano 2006, i purchased this car new. i have had several recalls in the past. i took my suv to the dealer in jan 2010 for a power steering leak. the service guy told me the hose had to be repaired, so i got it repaired. a month later i started having the same problem in feb 2010. now nissan service is blaming on the power steering rack, and it needs to be changed for $2000.00. i went on line to see how many complaints for the same issue, and found others complained about the same issue as mine. i think it's very unjust for nissan to charge their customers to the extreme for their defects. please help! i am unemployed for 12 months, and i need my vehicle. *tr | |||
| 02/12/2010 | 49168 | 1 | |
| High pressure hydraulic line associated with power steering pump is leaking. shortly after buying the vehicle used from a dealer a noise under the hood began. i could not diagnose in the driveway and took it to the dealer who told me that the high pressure line to the power steering pump was leaking at a fitting. he quoted the repair price to be several hundred dollars. i filled the power steering reservoir and the noise went away. i have found numerous other complaints of this type online through nissan forums and through auto fault awareness websites. part number 49720-cb60a. *tr | |||
| 10/16/2009 | 65000 | 1 | |
| 1. normal driving of nissan murano approximately 65,000 miles. 2. high pressure hose on power steering system failed. leakdown rate provided some warning due to noise but failure can cause a sudden dangerous loss of steering capability. 3. because nissan has so many of these particular failures, no oem hoses are available at this date. many dealerships are awaiting replacement hoses for customers. *tr | |||
| 11/20/2008 | 42000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan murano. the contact experienced issues with the steering in his vehicle. the steering wheel continued to lock when the vehicle was started. the contact had to exert great force in order to turn the steering wheel. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that in order to prevent the steering wheel from locking, both the front and rear wheels needed to be parallel to each other and the steering wheel needed to be in a horizontal position. the vin was not accepted by the system. the current and failure mileages were less than 42,000. updated 09/11/09 *bf the consumer stated the steering wheel locked when the tires were not perfectly aligned. updated 09/15/09.*jb | |||
| 05/15/2009 | 36344 | 1 | |
| 2006 nissan murano; high pressure power steering line failed at 36344 miles. caused temporary loss of control of vehicle, and fluids to leak from vehicle. dozens of other similar failures documented on various website and nissan blogs. no recall to date, however this seems to have been a common problem since the 2004 model year. vehicle is driven under normal conditions, and on average less than 20 miles per day/500 miles per week. to date, nissan, and it's local dealership have refused to make this repair to the vehicle, as it was a mere 344 miles past the warranty expiration. estimated cost to make necessary repairs is $800 to $1000. *tr | |||