About 2 weeks ago I changed the battery because it wasn't working anymore, it started with the car losing power just a little bit and then come back when one morning it turned on and then died, I took the battery and got it charged but didn't last long, ended buying a new one. Now for the past few days again the car lost starting losing power and back up, till today it completely died. So at the end we figured it was the alternator, found out online about other drivers with same issue with same model and year car and of a recall being done.
2004 Nissan Murano electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. The contact stated when the vehicle was turned on the brake light and battery warning lights illuminated. On a separate occasion the vehicle also stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer confirmed the alternator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware the failure and they confirmed the VIN failed to qualify for repairs under the federal safety agency campaign id number:05v319000 (electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator). The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 118,000 and the current mileage was 118,300.
All four power door lock actuators are bad in the car. This is preventing the doors from properly locking and unlocking. This is a major safety issue for the car. I have looked online and there are hundreds of complaints about door lock actuators on 2004 muranos.
All of the door locks do not work. I have had my murano in the shop 3 times and they cannot figure out the problem. I have now spent close to $1000 and the problem is still not fixed! They first replaced a switch in the driver's side door. That did not fix the problem. They then replaced the bcm, the locks worked for about a week and now they are not functioning again. This is a safety hazard because I am a single woman and should be able to lock and unlock my doors as needed. How many people have to file a complaint for the same issue before nissan does something about it??? It is absolutely ridiculous that I should have to spend almost $1000 and still not have functioning door locks!!! I know for a fact the problem is not the solenoids in the doors that control the locks because my repair shop tested each one in each door and they are properly functioning, which is what LED us to check the bcm. When it was determined the bcm was bad, I had that replaced but obviously that is not the only problem. Please do something about this issue!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH the vehicle stalled without any warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the battery and alternator belt needed to be replaced. The remedy failed to correct the failure, two weeks later the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance and referred her to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 140,000.
A recurring check engine light problem, hesitation on acceleration after sitting in traffic for a while, poor idling, and the even a complete shutoff while my girlfriend was driving and my two daughters as passengers. The cars has completed shutoff twice while driving. Once while turning left at low speed and the other one while on the highway.
My wife and I went out to go to an appointment when the remote access key didn't work. We tried to use our key and that failed to work as well. Basically, we were locked out of our car with no way to gain access to our vehicle. Two hours later I came out and the driver side door was open. Remember, two hours ago we were locked out and now only the driver side door is unlocked without me doing anything to it. So I test the door with the manual key to see if it all works and by some miracle it does. But once again, the remote key doesn't work. The wife took it apart and re-assembled it and then it worked. This feels like it will become a huge problem and I've read reports of the same category of nissan murano failures and am afraid of an emergency where the door needs to be opened and it can't be in a reliable time frame.
Door locks and gas lock do not work or work intermittently. There wan an occasion where I had to tow the car because I had no gasoline and was not able to open the gas door. The mechanic fix it temporarily. The second time it happened I bent the gas door and had to replace the door. I fix that problem by deactivating the gas door lock.
Electronic door lock failure, 2004 nissan murano se. Whether activated from the driver's door button or by remote fob and whether for lock or unlock, electromechanical response at each affected door is too weak, requiring manual lock/unlock. Problem is not consistent at each door although all 4 doors have not worked simultaneously in 2-3 yrs. Driver's door is the only one which has not been affected so far.
Doors lock malfunction all the time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. The contact was driving approximately 2 MPH in reverse. When pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal there was a loud noise on the front passenger side of vehicle. The engine was turned off and restarted. The battery and brake warning light indicators were illuminated on the instrument panel. The warning light remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. An authorized dealer stated that there was a recall repair performed on the vehicle per the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v319000 (electrical system: alternator/ generator/ regulator). The failure occurred after the recall repair was performed. The failure mileage was 61,000.
Battery dies every 4 to 6 mo. Have to keep buying new batteries because nissan says they can not find a problem. First time with original oem battery (2 years old) on vacation and the battery died in the hotel paring lot on a sunday out of town. Would not jump start. No dealer open so bought a $150 battery from well known parts store. Now every 4 to 6 mo battery dies the same way, will not jump start because deed cell in battery this is the 5th battery now in 2 years. Nissan says they can not find any thing and the parts store says its not their batteries. I am left with a car I can not take on trips as it will die on us. Nissan says they can not find any problems and a new battery is replaced but happens again. Parts store runs test on battery and on car they show intermittent spikes but it does not show up on there elect. Tool. Help I am stuck and no I wants to help.
My murano suddenly would not accelerate and the ABS and brake lights illuminated. The same exact description of the original recall for the alternator. I had to tow to dealer and luckily I still was under extended warranty so it was mostly covered. Called nissan this morning and they informed me that the recall was already performed for my vehicle in september of 2006. Obviously they didn't learn from their original mistake. They should be doing repair again for free and paying for the battery that got fried in the process.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. The contact noticed that the vehicle was losing power while driving at an unknown speed. A few seconds later, the vehicle regained power. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the battery and alternator; however, the vehicle still did not have power. The dealer stated that the transmission also needed to be replaced at the estimated cost of $5,000. A report was filed with the manufacturer (number 6529588) and they stated that they would call the contact back. The current and failure mileages were 78,000.
I own a nissan murano and in may 08 driving on the freeway and without any warning we had a sudden loss of power. We managed to pull over, stopped the engine and restarted it. Check engine light came on but we were going out of town and car drove fine and check engine light went off. We had the same problem on 9/6/08 and took the car to nissan dealership. They claim it was a wiring problem to the throttle connection and repaired it and assured me they had fixed the problem. Driving home on an extremely busy freeway in rush hour it happened again, today 9/25 and this time the car behind me had to swerve to avoid me but I was near my exit and cruised to a stop. I was quite shaken. I turned the car off and it started again and immediately drove it to the dealership. They still have it and are checking it. This is an extremely dangerous situation. I have called nissan and they apparently do not have any complaints and also the dealership has not heard of this which is quite surprising as literally hundreds of complaints regarding the murano for same problem on websites. My complaint is that the 2004 nissan murano (less than 37,000 miles) is extremely dangerous to drive and nissan knows there is a problem and they are ignoring it. We have been lucky that we were not rear-ended at high speeds where someone could have been killed. I am waiting to hear back from nissan but the fact that the dealership has not heard of this problem is amazing, just type in nissan murano sudden loss of acceleration and you will see. Not sure if anything can be done, but I want my complaint documentation in case someone dies due to this problem.
I never received a recall notice on my vehicle from nissan, as I was driving home on wednesday, 8/20/08 my vehicle just stopped operation as I was going through an intersection, luckily there was no traffic. I coasted to the side of the road and turned off the car. After having it towed I found out it was the alternator which cost me $456.73. I found out from the garage that this vehicle had a recall, I again was never informed and would like to received reimbursement for this expense.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the alternator and brake light indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle came to a complete stop and was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that the alternator was the cause of the failure. The dealer replaced the alternator at the cost of $874. The manufacturer stated that the dealer in vermont replaced the alternator under the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v319000 (electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator). The dealer in connecticut stated that the recall repair was never performed. The manufacturer stated that the campaign expired in 2006; therefore, they were not responsible for reimbursement and would not provide documentation with the recalled information. The failure mileage was 46,095 and current mileage was 46,095 updated 06/16/08
My family and I were driving our vehicle and were at a light. Our vehicle shook very hard when I applied the gas. Car would not go more than 5 miles and hour. We were on our way to the highway when it happened. Took the car home. Had it towed to dealership. They discovered that the transmission fluid had leaked out of the car. We were given three reasons for the problem. Reason 1: "o" ring on hose broke (covered under warranty) reason 2: dealer called back with a second reason. They said acid leaked from the bottom of the battery onto the transmission. (not under warranty) reason 3: when we picked up the car we were told that the battery was leaking from the top because the battery was overcharging itself. We were told that another murano had experienced the exact same problem (battery leaking acid to transmission). Since it happened to our car and another we questioned the safety not to mention how does a battery overcharge itself. Sounds like something is causing the car to do this. Talked to dealers consumer people. Basically told us that it can't be disputed if car was fixed. Even though dealer confirmed happen to our vehicle and another (one has to wonder if it happened to another). Family and I thought it was important to report if nothing else to help track if this truly is a design issue.
Re: the federal safety agency recall # p5215/05v‑319, nissan motors recall of defective alternator. Alternator was replaced in jul 06 as per recall, replacement alternator failed 20 jan 08 as per same symptoms that initiated recall. Vehicle belongs to daughter and nissan would not replace for free, submitted arbitration to nissan hq and was denied. *tr updated.
Alternator tensioner bracket failed (snapped) prematurely due to metal fatigue in the part causing loud rattle to come from vehicle. Tensioner assembly (bracket and belt) had to be replaced at a cost of $352. Vehicle was barely out of warranty.
Fan / alternator belt shredded on 04' murano with less than 26,000 miles. Caught and taken to dealer before complete failure. Same thing happened on 02 maxima with approx. Same mileage. Maxima belt failed completely, needed jumper box to charge alternator enough to get home. Dealer has no explanation for belt failures, but both vehicles have the same engine, and seems like a design flaw.
After 64 days at dealership to replace faulty air bags I retrieved my car today. I drove approx 1/8 mile to the gas station on the opposite side of the street from nissan, pulled into the gas station, turned off the ignition, gas attendant filled gas tank....then I turned the key and the car would not start. Check svc engine, airbag, seat belt lights all illuminated, but engine would not turn over. I called back to the dealership. Annoyed because I have been without my vehicle for 60 some odd days, and the very day I get it back this happened. The finale was when the service manager said he would send a tow truck, and hung up on me, after I asked how was I suppose to travel from point a to point b. I called back, another manager came over in a car with a mechanical gave me a jump start which allowed me to follow them back to the dealership where they said my battery was no good and they replaced it. A no good battery after 2 years and 31,548 miles, umm, seems strange.
Alternator adjusting bracket - jan 29, 2007 today, I had to have my 2004 nissan murano serviced due to a coolant leak that I noticed. When looking at the vehicle, entire underbody was filled with coolant and no coolant remained in the resevoir. The dealer serviced the vehicle and documented the issue as the alternator adjusting bracket having broken and rupturing the hose, fan pulley and the power steering belt being negatively impacted. After speaking with the service tech., there have been multiple times that he has seen this issue. With an obvious repeating issue in the vehicles, the severity of damage to the vehicle (bracket breaks, alternator loosens in hood and damages surrounding mechanisms, or occupants (operation of vehicle not ideal with bracket broken, impacting surrounding mechanisms (power steering belt, fan, alternator, coolant system) that could result, and the customer dissatisfaction of having this issue and incurring the costs to repair.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 25 MPH on dry normal road conditions, the vehicle stalled, and was able to be restarted. The vehicle stalled again, after traveling 10 yards. It was towed to the dealership, who performed a diagnostic, and determined that the alternator needed to be replaced. The check engine and battery light were illuminated prior to the incident. The stalling recurred a year later on 07/17/06 while traveling 30 MPH. The check engine light was illuminated prior to the incident. The vehicle was restarted and driven to another dealership, who replaced the throttle meter. This corrected the problem. On 10/24/06, the problem recurred while traveling 30 MPH, and was towed to another dealership, who could not service the vehicle due to lack of parts needed for the diagnostic. The vehicle was towed to another dealership, who determined the automatic transmission was defective, and was replaced. This remedied the problem. The contact wrote a complaint letter to the manufacturer and dealer on 10/29/06, but had yet to receive a response. *ak updated 12/28/2006 -
2004 murano was recalled for bad alternators - I never received recall notice; however, while driving in 6 lanes of traffic, warnings lights came on. The alternator was replaced by a nissan dealership, whether from the campaign recall or my extended warranty, unsure. Now, I had to replace the battery, which no allowance has been applied to the above recall for the roll out affect. There has been 3 recalls for this vehicle, so far.
Vehicle had recall issued on july 14th, 2005. The recall was changing the alternator. Our vehicle had the recall performed several months ago. The recall was to make sure the vehicle does not fail while driving (shut down). Our vehicle shut down while driving on 9/28/06, after it had recall performed. It had the exact consequence as if the recall had not been performed.
Dt*: the contact stated, while traveling at 50 MPH., the brake and battery warning lights illuminated just before the vehicle lost power and the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to a service dealer, where an inspection found a defective alternator was the cause.
2004 nissan murano broke down, upon inspection mechanic determined it was the alternator. The alternator was replaced. Consumer was not notified about a recall on the alternator. *kb ***nar*** the consumer requested reimbursement.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle stalled intermittently. A the federal safety agency recall, #05v319000 was performed on the vehicle on march 28, 2005 concerning the electrical system; alternator/ generator/ regulator however, the recall did not remedy the problem. The dealership would not offer a second repair without charge under the recall.
Had the alternator replaced on a recall - subsequent the vehicle stopped 3 times without warning in traffic - transmission not engaged and no power - rolled to stop on highway and battery is dead so cannot restart - returned to dealer twice and first said they had forgot to reflash the engine after the recall installation of the alternator - after that it stopped again in traffic without warning for the third time - returned to dealer and they said this time the alternator cable was loose - since I felt the vehicle unsafe to drive, I asked they contact nissan at least for a new alternator and was willing to try one last time - nissan service refused to help and then I considered the vehicle unsafe to drive - unfortunately I am able via our lease company to dispose of this vehicle and get another - please check your records because in my case, the problems started after the alternator change and it is very dangerous to stall unexpectedly in freeway traffic - all happened in first quarter 2006 - service details available if requested.
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