2003 Nissan Murano: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Oct 24, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 122,000 miles · MD

Transmission , transfer case, it wouldn't shift gears. It didn't go over 40 30 MPH I accelerated and won't do more then 30, 40 MPH and the vehicle shut down on me.

Filed Jul 8, 2009 · Transmission · 100 miles · NJ

I have a nissan murano 2003. On july 3,2009 after I stopped on a red light the car stopped without warning, it wouldn't go into gear I tried to accelerate and it would not respond. After couple tries the car when back into gear and I was able to drive back home at about 5 miles per hour. Before this incident the car did no show any sign of defect,there were no light or warning on the dash board and even as it stopped the engine was still running and everything in the car was working (air conditioner, lights, radio,etc) I took the car to the mechanic and they said is something wrong with the transmission. I was fortunate to be in a residential area, at a time were traffic was no so busy. At the time off this incident my entire family was in the car with me. If would been in a highway a sudden stop could have cause tragic consequences for my family and I. At this time I am looking at a 6,000 repair bill, and no answer from nissan to take responsibility of this problem.

Filed Jan 7, 2008 · Transmission · 57,002 miles · FL

I stopped at a stoplight and when it turned green I attempted to proceed. The car would not move forward .the car behind me almost ran into me and many others started blowing their horn. The murano moved about 6 feet limping forward slowly the stopped again. The light changed and I was stuck in the middle of a 4 lane ( 2 each way ) road. It took about 5 minutes to get into the correct lane and the car had a top speed of less then 10 MPH. I pulled in a non service gas station and went in for lunch. About 3/4 of an hour later I returned to the car which ran fine..went to the airport and returned almost home before it happened again at another stoplight. While waiting for the 2003 murano to move a transport behind me jumped the curb to get around me and also gave me the finger. I took the murano into a dealer who had never heard of the problem I mentioned ( but they told me it went into " limp mode" so I was sure that they had lots of experience with the specific problem. I took the murano in on march 9th and picked it up march 15th after having the transmission replaced. On returned the murano to the dealer on monday april 9th I once again returned to the dealer because the murano did not feel right. I asked if the mechanic could come with me and test drive it. I drove about 4 blocks from the dealership and pulled over to let the mechanic drive it since he thought it was just fine. He got behind the wheel and I noticed he was shifting from forward to reverse and back again, then he told me it would not move. Finally it limped back to the dealer with 4 way lights flashing. The customer service rep at vero us 1 nissan - hyundi wrote up another work order and on april 20th I picked up the murano with a second replacement transmission in 25 days. To this day neither nissan USA or nissan canada have admitted there is an inherent safety problem with the murano 2003-2004 CVT transmission due to failure and shutdown of the transmission.

Filed Jan 24, 2006 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · PA

Overall the vehicle has been very good. At approximately 65,000 miles the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The day before it failed I heard a noise but could not determine where it was coming from. On the day it failed the noise seemed not to be present. I exited a highway after a 1 1/2 drive and the transmission made a bump sound that made the car shake for an instant. Then, the transmission seemed not to engage. The car appeared to go into limp mode. I traveled for a few miles to a small town. After being parked for a few minutes the transmission again engaged. I called the dealer, and he said to get vehicle to them , and they would take a look. A few times along the way the transmission slipped. I was informed the following day that the transmission needed to be replaced at a cost of over $5,000. Nissan refused to help in anyway. They were simply turning their back on me because the warranty expired at 60,000 miles. I requested any contribution for repairs and they refused. It was a very sad corporate policy.

Filed Apr 11, 2005 · Electrical, Lights · KS

Battery and brake indicator lights on dashboard came on. Next evening (approximately 10 miles later), the lights dimmed and electrical accessories failed while driving down a 4 lane road. Moments later the car went into "limp mode" (less than 5 MPH). I was able to navigate off the road, but couldn't move very far. The engine would run fine (while the car was in park or neutral), but would immediately go into limp mode when shifted into gear. Following a couple of restarts ... The battery finally went completely dead and couldn't restart engine. Towed to nissan ... Replaced alternator.