I have a 2004 nissan murano and have experienced several problems to date. First, after about one year of ownership the idler pulley bracket cracked (2/21/06) and had to be replaced. For the last year the brakes have squeaked and when brought to the dealership they reported they could not find a problem. Currently (9/02/07) I am experiencing the same idler pulley bracket problem and will have to take the care in to be serviced and inconvenienced once again.
2004 Nissan Murano brakes complaints
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Tl* - the contact states that on 12/20/06 around 10:00 am the contact drove her 2004 nissan murano out of her driveway and proceeded to drive down an alley at about 2 MPH. After making a left hand turn onto the main road of a residential area, the vehicle accelerated to about 50 MPH without the contact touching the accelerator. The contact tried continuously applying the brakes, but vehicle never came to a stop. The contact states that the brakes went down to the floor. She had a hard time steering the vehicle while trying to get vehicle to come to a stop. The contact then hit a parked flat bed trailer, and the front tires of her vehicle drove up on the flat bed and the vehicle the rolled over on its side landing on the passenger side. The contact was dazed and witnesses climbed up onto the vehicle to get her out. The contact states there was fuel leaking from the vehicle, and once out of vehicle she and witnesses notice that the wheels of the vehicle continued turning at a high rate while on it side. The contact states that one of the witnesses climbed onto the vehicle and shut the ignition off but couldn't get key out of ignition. The police was called and a report filed and pictures were taken. The contact has called the nissan corporation and filed a complaint and was given #557-22135 as a reference number.
While driving, brake warning lamp suddenly came on. Accelerator stopped responding. Then eventually, the engine died.
Vehicle's brake pedal is higher than the gas pedal. *ts the consumer has to lift his foot up off the gas and up and over to the brake pedal. The consumer feels that this condition adds to braking time and results in extended stopping distance. The dealer has been notified of this problem but they claim that this is the design of the vehicle.
Alternator failure on 2004 nissan murano with 4026 miles on it. 1. Faulty start, brake light and battery light came on. 2. Car completely lost acceleration then power. 3. Towed to nearest nissan dealership- new alternator installed- repaired at no cost to customer.
The front brakes on my 2004 nissan murano occasionally pull left or right. Right more often than left. On two occasions, the steering wheel was pulled out of my hand. I have numerous other compaints but this is the only one safety related.
Multiple problems - transmission leak & replacement; transfer case replacement; rotors out of round @8200 miles and cut; now brakes do not have easy stop (ie for in traffic) only middle pedal and hard stop but dealer says they are w/in spec but admit that spec is subjective to my truck vs "others"; elec cable to airbag twisted & replaced, AC not charged 2x (after engine dropped to replace tranny), truck does not start all the time (current problem). Others -I'm sure there's just been too many to remember. Basically dealer has touched every major component of my truck except the rear end. Call to discuss details if needed.
The brake pedal drops so low that you foot hits the accelerator pedal causing the automobile to leap forward resulting in near accident with other auto and I one case nearly striking a pedestrian. This has happen five times since I purchased the nissan murano 2004. I have called nissan motor and they refured me to nissan of st. Charles. The assistant service manager told me on the phone that they bled the brakes and the condition still existed and that the check other similar model and that the brake pedal dropped lower when continuing to apply presser. When I picked up the car, the service manager wrote on my service ticket "condition not found". The brake pedal still drops nearly to the floor when you apply continued pressure. It is an accident waiting to happen. I have called nissan and talked to the service manager at nissan of st. Charles about the problem but get no response.
On the evening of aug 4, 2004, I was driving home, noticed that the battery and brake light were illuminated on my new (6500 miles) nissan murano. I planned to take it to the local dealer the next day, as soon as I completed two unchangeable appointments. As I started to leave the parking lot on the second appointment, the vehicle would not accelerate. I called the dealer and my husband, who came to get me. The vehicle had to be towed. Diagnosis: failed alternator. Needless to say, I was not happy. They had to order the part, and the repair was finished on the following tuesday, aug 10. The service manager said he had previously had 4 or so failed alternators, and didn't understand why nissan had not recalled the vehicles. The repair has been fine, the dealership loaned me a vehicle, even though I bought it out of town. Then I started to check the internet, and found that there are a lot of alternator failures. I am thankful that mine happed in a local parking lot instead of on the road.
The quality of my 2004 nissan murano is not up to par with nissan vehicles. I have had nothing but problems since I purchased it the end of october. The vehcile has been to the dealer 12 times for various issues. Ie window rattle, window noises, drivers seat loose, stearing rack bolts were loose, loose emergency brake cable.
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