The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The contact stated that the vehicle restarted on the first attempt occasionally; however, several attempts were needed to start the vehicle on other occasions. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while at a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the accelerator pedal sensor had failed and needed to be replaced. An unknown dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the accelerator pedal had been discontinued. The contact stated that the independent mechanic replaced the accelerator pedal with a part purchased from a junkyard; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.
2004 Nissan Murano: check engine light
27 of the 678 complaints about the 2004 Nissan Murano describe check engine light.
- owner complaints
- 27
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 90,000
- recalls
- 1
Check engine light by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to antwerpen nissan security (1701 woodlawn dr - #4006, baltimore, md 21207, (410) 298-4400) where it was diagnosed with needing the alternator to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v319000 (electrical system) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2004 nissan murano. The contact stated that while her son was driving 35 MPH, the vehicle engine jerk three times stalled slide and landing into a tree then started to spin and flip over five times and landed on all four wheels. The contact mentioned that the check engine waring lights remained illuminated. The contact stated that her son and his friend which was the front passenger were ejected from the vehicle. The contact stated that her son sustained scarf to the face, harms and legs, his legs was fracture and his skin was off his face. The front passenger sustained broken ribs, damage liver and a crack kneecap both required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic prior to the accident due to the check engine warning light illuminated, it was stalling and the engine was jumping. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v169000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.*dt
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, when the vehicle decelerated independently with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was depressed to the floorboard however, the vehicle failed to accelerate over 30 MPH. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The contact stated an independent mechanic came to her residence and she was informed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v319000 (electrical system) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 188,775.
My check engine light came on a few weeks ago saying cylinder five is miss firing. I replaced everything that I could and cylinders are still misfiring. It's causing my car to jerk and when I'm at a complete stop and start to go it takes my car a minute or so to start going. And also when I put my car into sports mode it does not shift
The car will stutter at random even if filled with a full tank. Smell of burning and check engine light comes on. Car starts to violently shake. This is horrible as I drive with my toddler. I have been now reading this is common and I'm lucky I have not had an accent by my car stalling
I was driving nissan murano on a city street. The "check engine soon" light came on. I stopped and parked. Then it had hard time to start. I kept holding igniting and started the car. Then I drove to goodyear car service. They told me to replace crank sensor.
On busy fast california freeway when traffic slowed, so did I, then I went to speed up to keep up with traffic and my car would not move. I was pressing accelerator and my car literally was not moving! My check service engine light came on (no warning, just now) I was so scared! I put my hazards on, and I had to drive a few miles going 25 MPH, and making my way across lanes to get off the freeway to safety. Once off freeway I pulled over and turned car off. When assistance arrived my nissan murano started fine and appeared ok. I drove to hotel and as I was in the middle of a busy intersection making a left turn, I pressed the accelerator and my car did not move! It then stalled and by now the light turned red and I was sitting in the middle of the intersection! I started my car and it zoomed pretty quick. Problem is, I cannot drive a car I cannot trust. This is a death trap waiting to happen. I noticed so many others have experienced this, so I wonder why this vehicle was never recalled for this?? I have maintained my murano very good, I have always backed and believed in nissan- now I wonder. On xma eve it did this, as I went to proceed on a green light. It was night, raining, windy and my car finally died. I put on hazards, but I was in dangerous location- in middle of road. I got out of my car and waited for help.
Bought the car used at about 110k in december 2015, had no issues at all. Flash forward to may 2nd 2016. After sitting in start/stop traffic for 20-30 minutes, the traffic finally started to flow, I attempted to accelerate and had a horrible, shaking, jerking from the vehicle. About 2 miles later after arriving to work and trying to turn a corner and applying gas after the corner, it did it again, this time though it caused me to clip a bumper around a concrete barrier, then the car lost all power and the check engine light came on. Could not get it to move at all. After having it towed to an authorized nissan dealership, I found out the CVT had went out. I guess I can be glad it went out in a parking garage, because if it went out where the initial hesitation happened, I would have been in a wreck. 7.3k cash money spent on the vehicle, buying outright from a dealer, now with me being asked to spend another 4.5k on a part that nissan had acknowledged to be an issue, because the drive train warranty was extended to 10 year 120k warranty. Needless to say with me being a first time nissan buyer and being out this much money and no way to come up with another 4.5k, this was also my last nissan. Put less than 2k on it when I purchased it. Even worse is when the nissan dealership (part of the same company who sold me the car from their used lot) is talking me out of repairing the car, because the trade in value would only be the same price as the part.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the check engine warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate to stop with a noise and emitted a lot of white smoke through the exhaust pipe. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v169000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000. Updated 04/20/16*lj updated 05/31/18
Bought car from bill askew in february 2015 around tax time... Went to gas station and car wouldn't crank. Call bill askew and notified them.. 5 min later the vehicle came on.. Went to dealership and they replaced a battery... Running good for a couple weeks. Check engine light came on and needed a electrical equipement... Radio and cd wouldn't work. That was replaced also... In march got a oil change at the nissan place.. I was told that I have a oil or gas leak.. Notified bill askew... No reponse but everytime I take the truck to the dealership I got it from they turn off the check engine light and said it was nothig.. Today september 5th 2015 the truck turned off while backing up, the truck stalled in the middle of the high way while my daughter was in the car with me.. Cars blowing... 3 min later I turned it on and I call bill askew and notified them about the problem.. It was after hours and im currently waitning on a response.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle lost power. The brake pedal was depressed, but failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle stalled, but was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the alternator and battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the contact stated that three months later, the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic who diagnosed that the computer needed to be reset. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The contact was made aware of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 05v319000 (electrical system) and 09v169000 (engine and engine cooling), but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 98,000.
Service bulletins that may apply
- OBD II evap
- Nissan: 2003-2007 murano
- Airflowmeter service.
- MIL on P0840, lack of power
- MIL on with DTC U1000 or U1010 stored in engine control unit
- Engine oil cooler gasket available
- Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code U1000 or U1010 stored in engine control unit
- Engine will not crank with outside temperature below 10 f
Related recalls
Engine and engine cooling
- What is wrong
- Nissan is recalling 362,891 my 2003-2007 murano vehicles. The intake air ducts, which are connected to the intermediate resonator in the air intake system of the engine, may separate from the resonator with engine movement. This separation occurs due to the premature aging of the material used in the intake air ducts which causes excessive shrinking.
- Risk
- Engine may stall increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and replace/repair the appropriate components free of charge. The recall began on september 24, 2009. Owners may contact nissan at 1‑800‑647‑7261.
Recall number 09V169000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2004 Nissan Murano check engine light
Is check engine light a common problem on the 2004 Nissan Murano?
27 of 678 owner complaints about the 2004 Nissan Murano (4%) mention check engine light. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Nissan Murano?
There is 1 recall and 10 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2004 Nissan Murano
Stalling 56CVT failure 43Door locks 38Loss of power 27Transmission failure 26Jerking 25Hesitation 13Won't start 12Grinding brakes 8Engine failure 8Fire or smoke 8Fuel leak 7Slipping 7Power steering loss 6ABS 5Overheating 5
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