2003 Nissan Murano steering complaints

Filed Nov 19, 2004 · Steering · OH

Loss of power steering when in sharp or sudden turn especially near the end of a turn. Condition is intermittant, but is a major safety risk. Ongoing problem since ownership of car.

Filed Aug 17, 2004 · Steering · 5,000 miles · MD

2003 murano. The power steering fades in and out while turning at slow speeds . Turn the steering one way to one direction and try to quickly turn it back to the opposite way while slightly accelerating. All of a sudden, steering becomes very difficult and requires muscle power causing a few near collisions when changing lane or maneuvering out of sudden avoidance.

Filed Jul 31, 2004 · Steering · 1,864 miles · OR

I was driving home on a 4 lane road with a center turn lane in the right hand lane when the car in front of me suddenly stopped. I hit the brakes and swerved into the left hand lane to avoid an accident. I was traveling aprox. 25 to 30 MPH. The power steering went out, the steering wheel locked and the car was crossing through the turn lane heading for oncoming traffic. I jerked the wheel hard to the right and the power steering came back at the last possible moment narrowly avoiding a head on collision.

Filed Apr 27, 2004 · Steering · 50 miles · MA

Event is reproducible when turned steering wheel at a fast rate which results in a sudden but temporary loss of steering. Due to this design, when trying to maneuver the car quickly at low speeds make is very dangerous to control the car when the power steering is lost, even lost temporarily.

Filed Feb 15, 2004 · Steering · 5,000 miles · CT

2003 murano. The power steering fades in and out while turning at slow speeds, especially when parking or driving in traffic jams. All of a sudden, steering becomes very difficult and requires muscle power causing a few near collisions.

Filed Feb 10, 2004 · Steering · 15,000 miles · PA

Complete loss of power steering at low RPM's. Power steering is minimal to non-existant when you need it most, like in parking lot. 15,000 miles.

Filed Nov 29, 2003 · Steering · 6,500 miles · GA

Complete loss of power steering at low RPM's. While slowing down and going around a turn, the power steering will completely fail. This has almost caused 6 accidents in the last 4 months. Only happens at low RPM's.