2004 Nissan Murano: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Nov 10, 2019 · Electrical · 245,000 miles · GA

My car doesn't have automatic door locks, for 3 times now my doors have locked while running and the doors were closed. My car locked my grandson, which is 6 years old in, and the last time was yesterday on 10/09/2019. My husband had to break the window to get in the car. This is a serious hazard. My doors aren't suppose to be locking themselves. I need answers for this situation

Filed Jul 22, 2016 · 149,000 miles · NC

Door lock actuators

Filed Apr 18, 2015 · Locks · 70,988 miles · MA

My door lock for my passenger front side does not unlock. I have no idea why but I have to manually unlock this now. I have researched this online and spoke with my local nissan dealerships. This is a safety issue and should be repaired by a recall. Please advise.

Filed Dec 18, 2014 · Electrical · 78,000 miles · ID

The door locks work intermittently. I thought the doors were locked and when I come back they are unlocked. I checked it a few times and the lock moves only half-way leaving the door(s) unlocked intermittently. It looks like it's a voltage/electric problem since it's intermittent. I had all the fuses checked at the nissan dealership and it didn't fix the problem. I'm seeing complaints all over the web regarding this problem with actuators in nissan vehicles.

Filed Nov 8, 2014 · Body · 58,000 miles · IL

Trunk door latch locked and would not open.

Filed Aug 10, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 35,000 miles · NY

There are three ways to lock and unlock the doors; using the remote, using the key and using the interior locks. The remote does not lock nor unlock the driver's nor the front passenger doors. The key, which can only be used in the driver's door lock, will lock and unlock all doors except the front passenger side door. The interior locking mechanism located on the drivers door will not unlock nor lock the front driver's nor the passenger side doors. At this time the only way to unlock the driver's and the front passenger side doors is to reach over and use the interior handle. Once the front doors are unlocked the only way to lock them is to manually move the locking switch to the locked position. This problem seems to have affected hundreds if not thousands of nissan murano's the inability to lock and unlock the front doors is critical to the safety of the vehicle's occupants. The driver cannot lock the front doors, which is paramount when a child is riding in the car. Not locking the doors can be critical in the event of a motor vehicle accident. It is a well known fact that the safest place to be in the event of an accident is in the car and the inability of the driver to insure that all doors are locked is critical to everyone's safety. Having an unlocked door open in a crash increases the probability that an occupant will be ejected from a car thereby increasing injuries and the probability of death; not knowing that all doors are locked results in unnecessary risk.

Filed Oct 23, 2013 · Electrical, Locks · CA

The driver power door lock actuator failed first and few days ago the passenger side, rear power door lock actuator failed.

Filed Jun 24, 2013 · Body · 100,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. The contact stated that the passenger side front door handle failed and became detached from the door. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 100,000.

Filed May 11, 2013 · Body, Locks · 60,000 miles · NV

At approximately 60,000 miles with the age of the car being approximately five (5) years old the front passenger door would not unlock or lock when the remote actuator was used. This got progressively worse and then less than a year later the driver's side door began doing the same thing. Now neither one of these doors will work correctly and often lock on their own without the remote actuator or the internal manual locking system being used. This has spread to the rear doors too but only intermittently at this time. I have read on the internet that many many owners of a nissan murano of almost every model year eventually experience this problem. This creates a safety problem should entry into the vehicle or exit from the vehicle in an emergency situation be required because the doors will not unlock from the outside without a key and the only door that has a key slot is the drivers side front door. If the key's in the ignition how would anyone on the outside of the vehicle get the doors open in an emergency? There was a recall issued a few years ago in australia for this very same problem on a different nissan model vehicle. If this was a safety issue there and was acknowledged by nissan to be their responsibility to resolve I cannot help but ask "why isn't this being taken care of here in the USA by nissan?" nissan and their dealers have known of this safety problem for years and quote between $400 and $500 to fix just one door. Many owners report via the internet that this problem exists on at least 2 doors and some report all 4 doors including the rear lift gate have this problem. Something needs to be done to resolve this problem and protect the owners and occupants of these vehicles.

Filed May 1, 2013 · Electrical, Locks · 65,000 miles · IL

The door lock actuator does not work when the button is pushed from the inside. The lever must be moved manually. This poses a safety issue due to the fact that in an emergency the door stays locked disallowing a quick exit .

Filed Jan 17, 2013 · Electrical, Locks · IL

Door lock actuators fail to lock doors within short period of time. Also affected gas fill door because it is connected with an electrical solenoid.

Filed Sep 14, 2012 · Electrical, Locks · 87,000 miles · IL

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.