Nissan murano 2003, when stopping in traffic or trying to change lanes the car does not respond. This happens every day. Took to the nissan dealer it has to do with transmission problems. This has been happening for the past few moths now. Apparently the 2003 murano is experiencing this problem. Please help. The coute was over $5,000. Also the radio they installs in this cars have a problem with the cd changer. For some reason the right side fails to sound. They explain its a problem with all this radios. Also called clarion, the manufacturer an also said the same thing.
2003 Nissan Murano transmission complaints
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The CVT transmission in my 2003 nissan murano has failed (135,000 miles) and the dealer (norris nissan of ellicott city, md) says the repair will cost over $6,000. I have read on the edmonds car chat site that there are thousands of similar complaints. This is potentially a very dangerous situation as well as an expensive one.
Nissan murano 2003 awd, hesitate in traffic, after engine gets hot, car does not want go forward at red lights, almost got rear ended because car would not move, took to the dealer, said they could not find anything wrong with car.
We drive a 2003 nissan murano awd. After stop and go traffic, the vehicle will "stall" in traffic (rpms drop to idle, and the car stops moving) when the accelerator pedal is pressed. Within 2-5 seconds the engine will rev up (presumable as far as it goes, but we take our foot off the pedal by then), and the vehicle will lurch forward and drive normally until we stop again. By the nature of city driving this often happens in intersections and other like dangerous places. I've asked my wife not to drive it in traffic anymore as I think this is dangerous. This happens repeatedly now at 66k miles. We've taken this to two dealers who have recommended everything from replacing the valve body to replacing the entire transmission.
The transmission has been problematic from day one. I have kept up regular service at it has now completely failed. It is a 2003 nissan murano with 109k miles on it.
I purchased a 2003 nissan murano with 23,000 miles on it in march of 2004. After the purchased I took it to a dealer for the 100 point inspection and was told everything was fine. By the end of that year for the first time my car failed to accelerate. I thought nothing of it since it only happened once and went and got the spark plugs changed. Next by the summer of 2005 it happened again. I explained to the dealer and they said you need your fuel injectors cleaned. I got them cleaned and it went away again but every once and a while it would slow down during acceleration. I made it to 2006 and all of a sudden the check engine light came on. The dealer said I need to change my catalytic converter bank 1. He showed me which one and replace it. A week later the same thing happened again(check engine light). I was told the wrong converter was replaced. I purchased the other one and everything is good for a while. Then the slow acceleration got even worse. The dealer couldn't find anything wrong. Needless to say I'm now out of warranty. I then took it to another mechanic that wasn't a dealer and he showed me a technical bulletin about slow acceleration. I brought it to nissan's attention and they said it could be a possibility. The told me I need to replaced the valve body. I bought it and they put it on with even worse results. Now they said I need a transmission. I asked how come they didn't check this out if it was a known problems. They said we need the look for the problem. They know about the bulletin but since its not a recall they don't have to check for it. Why isn't this problems a recall if its known. Are they waiting for your car to come off warranty to check. Now I have to look for a transmission but I'll probably have the same problem eventually. Please stop this corruption.
2003 nissan murano 80,000 miles transmission failure. Repair bill of $4,000.
Nissan murano 2003 awd automobile has a faulty transfer case. The mileage is 95,000. Nothing LED to failure. The parts are not yet repaired because the estimate is very high $3000. The maintenance on the vehicle is very good.
Was driving on the highway at 75mph (normal speed for interstate travel in montana) when our murano started run at 4000 RPM abnormally. It ran at this rate for awhile then it felt like the transmission was loosing power and I had to take it off cruise control because it couldn't keep up and maintain constant speed. Vehicle start to jump in speed and then loose power and continued to do this until I pulled the vehicle off the highway. When I had stopped I tried accelerating to get back onto the highway with no success. I had the accelerator pedal to the floor and had no power. I turned the vehicle off/on and had slight acceleration enough to pull back onto the highway but almost got hit because transmission wouldn't accelerate properly and fast enough. Took murano back to dealer to check out engine/transmission and they said after conducting diagnostic it needed a new transmission. I said the vehicle only has around 65,000 miles I've never heard of a 5 year old car needing a new transmission. What's worse they said is the transmission has to be ordered directly from nissan and cost $4200! Total cost for the repair would be $5600!!! This is no small repair problem! A 2003 vehicle with only 65k miles on it should not need a new transmission!!! Nissan should be held accountable for such a manufacturers defect that had the potential to kill my family on that highway if all power had been lost suddenly cruising at 75mph in traffic!!!!!
There are two problems with the car that seem to keep happening over and over again, broken boot struts, but the major is with the acceleration/CVT system. It all of a sudden gives no gas when you push and then surges forward at a high speed which is very very dangerous- after reading many others posts it seems that this is a very common problem for the 03' murano, for a vehicle that has a little over 65,000 miles just had the major 60k service done and has had all regular service visits by dealer and I am very concerned for my safety and this definitely seems like a recall problem- replaced crankshaft position sensors, sensor asm, camshaft, gasket sill ring rubb, o rings, etc.
My 17 year old daughter was driving my 03 nissan murano to school when she stopped to pay a toll. When she tried to take off again the car would not move. Once the car got to 4000 RPM's it took off again. The problem stopped occurring for a couple of days and then it happened again. After that it started to happen frequently. After taking the car to the dealer I was told they were not sure what was wrong with it because a lot of different codes were coming up. Eventually I was told that I needed to get a whole new CVT transmission. This problem is very unsafe and could have caused my child to have a serious accident on a busy highway. This accident could have caused her , her life. The old transmission is not available because the dealership I brought it to told me that they were going to repair it and re sell it! I think that giving the transmission to anyone is a very dangerous idea.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan murano. The contact noticed transmission fluid leaking from the transfer case. He had not noticed any issues, such as difficulty shifting. The dealer stated that the transfer case inner seal needed to be replaced. He spoke with the manufacturer who started a case and stated that they would get back to him with the resolution. The current mileage was approximately 49,700 and failure mileage was approximately 49,000. Updated 11/12/08 *bf updated 11/13/08.
After driving the car for about 30 min or so every time I step on the accelerator pedal the car is delayed in moving. In addition every time I drive the car I lose power. The check engine light comes on and the car slows to a crawl and stops. I will then have to coast the car off to the side of the road. Wait a few min and then restart. This is very scary every time I try to make left hand turns. Other times I am driving it just will not move for a long 5 to 8 sec delay. Cars coming at me in at any speed have almost hit me. There were no warnings prior the stalling. This happens every single time I drive the car. I read there was a the federal safety agency recall# 03v455000. The throttle body 3 times, transmission 2 times. Motor mounts and a host of other parts. Let's see oh yeah the TCM twice. Valve body replaced. Miles at 105,000. I have spent over $900.00 plus. The dealership I bought it from won't take it back. At this point I just want out of this car. Could anyone help me?
I own a 2003 murano and have had problems with transmission that the dealer lied to me about. As I was pulling into traffic the car jerked after pressing the accelerator and jumped in the road which proved to be very dangerous. This is a common problem with this vehicle and nissan should recall it. I spent over $4500.00 to repair this. It is a factory defect that never was addressed. The poor consumer thinking they are buying a decent car at over 36k dollars is buying a piece of crap. This is a safety issue that should be addressed by the company or the federal agency that governs the quality of a product being sold in this country.
When in traffic under appx 10 MPH, you accelerate and it does nothing, then suddenly takes off. You don't know when it is going to happen. It is very random and once it starts doing it, it keeps doing it until you stop the engine and restart the car. I have to pull out on a busy street in the afternoon, and have almost been hit. I have taken it to two nissan dealerships and all they do is say it is a vacuum line. They said I needed new motor mounts to keep the engine stable so that they won't get loose. I had them replaced and it did not fix the problem. The problem does not throw an error code, so no one, including a very reputable auto repair garage, can fix it. We have even started guessing what the problem might be, ie, fuel injectors - had them cleaned - no change. I have now spent almost $3k and I still have the same problem. Nissan tells me that there is a recall,but not for my serial number. I have been dealing with this since about may.
My 2003 murano is now clocking 133,000 miles. I notice a problem within the last 20,000 miles whenever I get stuck in stop and go traffic. I would step on the gas and nothing would happen for a few seconds and suddenly it takes off. I had to slam on my brake to prevent smacking into the car in front. This problem continues throughout the stop and go traffic ordeal. My dealer informed me that he is not aware of this problem and suggested a transmission service. This problem has continued but always after driving the car for a while or when I am in stop and go traffic. This is a safety issue. I understand from the dealer that it is a pressure sensor problem that is typical for model that I have. The problem is the cost repair is half of the value of the car.
Transmission problems with 2003 nissan muranos. Very widespread. Car needs new valve body and possibly new transmission. Up to $7000 to fix cars that may only be worth twice that.
2003 nissan murano-stalling out and barely going-took to local mec. And he replaced mass air flow sensor @ approximate 83,227miles. This problem started after the murano was in the gray daniels nissan shop here in jackson,ms for air filter and brake work. No help from them ; just my problem. Well I will voice my thoughts to everyone on not buying a nissan. Edmonds has many complaints about this problem . Just another take your money with no service. Wkp
During acceleration the vehicle will stall and the motor will rev to around 3 to 4000 RPM. Then instantly grab and jump down the road. It does this every few weeks for a extended amount of time... Recently took a 100 mile trip, half way through the trip the problem started and continued for the remainder of the trip. On the way back the same day it no longer had the problem.
2003 nissan murano is failing at 70,000 miles. The car is jolting when the accelerator is pressed. Check engine light comes on. This apparently is happening to tens of thousands of murano owners around the same mileage. It is a wonder that nissan ends the warranty at 60,000 miles. They are neglecting the problem and should be recalling their product!
After driving the car for about 30 min. Everytime I step on the gas there is a 4 to 6 second delay on acceleration. I have talked with the dealer and have taken it to their repair shop and at 1st it goes away ( after I get the car back) only to come back. I have stopped trying to make left hand turns, just cause it is so dangerous. The shop that I was directed to take the car to( by the dealership) from time to time would tell me that he would not fix the car or that I needed to get a different car. He would say that the car is a piece of junk or that he would not fix it. This has been going on for over one year.
Purchased this vehicle with 20,000 miles on it, kept well maintained, drove 90% highway miles mostly commuting to care for elderly person. Front struts leaked and failed without warning at approx 60,000 miles, then had loss of power, transmission/driveshaft began "howling noise" and we could smell faint oil smell, took to dealer were told it was the transmission valve body which they fixed under warranty, that they could detect no oil smell or source for same, and that CVT howl was just the normal sounds of that type of transmission. We specifically asked whether there are any known problems or failures with drivetrain assemble components, because we heard of many other strut failures by murano owners after our struts failed prematurely. We were told there were no reports of any trouble, not to worry about it. The howl never went away, and the oil smell came and went. Sept. 4, we pulled out of our driveway drove about 50 yards down the street and hear a horrible thumping noise, like a flat drive, we stopped immediately and checked, no flat tire. We started the car again and drove a few feet, same noise. We parked the car and had it towed to dealer. We are told the transfer case "grenaded" that we must have been driving it hard (we were going about 10 MPH), that it would be $4000 to repair! The tech asked if we had been hearing any unusual noises before the failure, we told him we had, and we had reported it to the dealer when it was under warranty, but they refused to help with the repair costs. I checked on the internet and spent 6 hours reading thousands of similar transfer case failure stories on muranos with all levels of mileage on them, many had been told, like we were, that warning signs were nothing when their vehicles were still under warranty. The dealer also tried to charge us $2800.00 for the part, which we found for $1518.00 from another nissan dealer. This is a known problem, has caused vehicles to stop in traffic and should be a recall defect. Thank you
My murano has a loss of power after sitting in traffic. After stopped in traffic, I press the gas pedal and the car doesn't move for about 6 or 7 seconds. Then it takes off quickly. This dangerous because someone may hit me from behind when the light turns green and the murano doesn't go. Nissan dealer says the car doesn't show any failure codes, but thinks the transmission needs replacing. 84,000 miles.
Failure involves loss of power when the gas pedal is depressed. This problem occurs after car is warmed up and then put in a stop and go driving environment (heavy city traffic). Car will lurch forward, but only after pedal is depressed close to the half way point. This obviously is a dangerous situation and I have so far avoided accident by allowing distance between myself and the car in front. Problem occurs 70-80% of time aforementioned circumstances are present. Nissan dealer says problem would be very difficult to diagnose because no warning light appears on dashboard.
Complete transmission failure at 69,000 miles on 2003 nissan murano. Fortunately failure occurred in a parking lot.
At about 61,000 miles, my 2003 murano (bought new in 2004) began hesitating when I accelerate from a stop in traffic. This occurs everytime I'm in stop-and-go traffic for about 10 minutes. When I press on the gas, the car doesn't move and then a few seconds later surges. It's very scary, especially when trying to turn left in traffic. Very dangerous. I've seen many similar complaints. I have not yet brought it into the dealership.
Engine periodically hesitates, sometimes severely, upon acceleration from a complete stop. Usually when engine is warm, after stop and go traffic. Had it into dealer while still under warranty but they said they could not identify the problem. Car is now out of warranty, problem is worse. Now they say it is valve body assembly of nissan CVT transmission. Cost is $2100 for repair.
My 2003 murano has been slowing to 35 - 40 MPH on the freeway. I took it to the dealership and they say I need a new transmission for $5,500. My car has 61,000 miles on it. I am very disappointed with this vehicle. Rather than pay this, I am forced to trade it in for another vehicle which will put me upside down.
When driving home from work one day in stop and go traffic, car will hesitate a few seconds before accelerate slowly forward. This increase the risk of getting hit from the vehicle behind because the murano simply would stand still for a few seconds when traffic light turns green and driver behind me expect the car to be moving. Car has only 95k miles, this is similar to the transmission issues other drivers have that nissan wouldn't address or recall. I hope nissan would stand behind their products and address this.
Nissan murano transmission failure after 92,000.
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