Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. The contact stated that while attempting a right turn at 5 MPH, there was a loud explosion and the transfer case failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that the transfer case had failed. The failure and the current mileage was 76,144.
2004 Nissan Murano transmission complaints
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Complete transfer case failure with no warning whatsoever. Mechanic advised damage may be due to operating the awd feature on dry pavement which did not and has not occurred. Nissan has extended the warranty on the CVT transmission to 10 years/120,000 miles but it's not clear whether this includes the transfer case. Adding to this doubt, when I google this problem it seems hundreds of murano owners have been having the exact same dilemma with their vehicles of similar age/mileage. I contacted nissan north america this morning but their computers were down and they were unable to help me at that time. Even so, the transfer case should not fail so catastrophically on a vehicle of this age/mileage that has been regularly maintained and driven gently. Obviously this is a fairly major component to just fail without warning. I'm just wondering how many people will need to report this before nissan will recognize and resolve this serious safety problem.
The differential/CVT transfer case is defective. Which requires you to have to replace the awd system at a cost of $4-6000. It also cause the car to have steering problems as well. This issue also causes the vehicle to burn a significant amount of fuel which require premium gas.I have read numerous complaints on the web about the same problems other people are having. This causes unnecessary financial hardship as most people are still paying a car loan on this vehicle.
Vehicle will not accelerate when pushing gas pedal. This has happened multiple times but it occurs randomly. This is a dangerous, well-reported and well-known problem about which multitudes of nissan owners have complained and blogged. Apparently, nissan corrected the problem in 2005. They will back up the transmission up to 10 years/120,000 miles but only if it fails completely. Otherwise, as in my case, they will not pay for repairing transmission parts, although the cost is in the thousands of dollars.
My 2004 nissan murano has been leaking transmission fluid due to a leak in the transfer housing case and is putting out an error code p0868. It now speeds up - slows down - rev's up over 5,000 rpms while not having any power to pull. I have spoken to nissan reps at 3 different dealerships and told them I smell smoke/burning oil coming from the engine. None of them would acknowledge anything. I recently took it to the 4th dealership and decided to spend the $75 to have it inspected and they agreed that it was leaking and has no pressure and told me that it was a design flaw but they couldn't do anything about it. The service manager took me over and showed me a brand new 2011 that had the same issue and they were putting in a new transmission due to the same issue. Unfortunately my warranty has now run out and they want over $7000 to replace the transmission - but they won't fix the leak unless I replace the transmission as they say they don't want me to come back upset. Well I'm upset because I've read over 100+ post with the same exact problem and I just know this thing is gonna lock up or speed up right in the middle of traffic and it should be nissan's responsibility to admit this is a major problem with the design of the '03 and '04 transmission/transfer case and step up and fix the issue.
I have a 2004 nissan murano. I did only a little bit of research before I bought it because I really liked the way they looked and drove. Shortly after the purchase, I began to read about the poor quality of the CVT transmission. I bought the car with 100,000 kms on it so I was quite worried as I don't think many people can afford a new transmission at several thousands of dollars, especially me. Not long after that, nissan came out with an extended warranty on the CVT's because pretty much every murano owner has a problem with it sooner or later. Needless to say, im at 160,000 kms on it right now and sure enough, im having big problems now. A huge knocking noise is coming from the transmission that kind of sounds like a helicopter taking off. Every once in a while for some time now, when I've been at a stop light, I can literally put the gas pedal down to the floor and there will be no response for about 5 seconds, then the car will jolt forward. My murano is at the nissan dealership right now and they're telling me the problem is coming from the front differential and that they won't cover it under the new warranty. The differential is inside of the transmission and therefore part of it, yet they won't cover it. So right now im pretty much at the point where I need to get rid of this thing asap and get something else. If nissan refuses to step up to the plate with this worldwide problem, unfortunately im going to have to turn my back on nissan from here on out which is really too bad, because this is the 3rd nissan I've had with only minor issues until now. The magnitude of this problem is more than enough for me to never buy a nissan again. Somebody needs to do something about this. I wish I would have known that nissan teamed up with fischer price to build the murano. I never would have bought one!
Transfer case fail.
My vehicle does not respond to depression of the gas pedal. It does this spontaneously, which is dangerous when making a left hand turn through an intersection with oncoming traffic. I took my car to a restaurant last night and when we left to come home the vehicle would not travel at speeds over 10mph. We had to turn the vehicle off and back on at all stop signs/lights in order for it to go at all after making a stop. Immediately drove the vehicle straight home, after research found out that many people have the exact same problems with their early year nissan muranos. Nissan needs to do a major recall and own up to their mistake before someone's life is taken as a result of their faulty mechanics. My car has approximately 155k miles on it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. The contact stated that after stopping and depressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle did not accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where a leak in the transmission was diagnosed. The contact was advised to replace the throttle body and catalytic converter. The vehicle was repaired but the failure continued. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance because the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 120,000.
Traveling on the interstate and in the process of passing a car in passing gear the power of the car stopped. We slowed down and afterthat everytime we would give it gas it would power down again. We took it to a nissan dealer service center, they said it was an electronic throtle. They replaced that then in less than 30 days it did the exact same thing, took it back to nissan they said it was the transmission, they replaced the valve covers, then in february on the way to texas it did it again only this time it was much worse, it would power down and you could creeep to the edge on the highway. Very dangerous in that the power stops as you are driving in high traffic areas at the speed of 60-65. We left it at a nissan dealership in grapevine texas, they had it for a month and guaranteed that they found the problem, they said it was a flow valve. On the way back from texas, (13 hour) drive it did the exact same thing and we had to have it towed to sante fe, nm. We have spent $3,000 at this point. Now I have contacted corporate nissan, they have told us to go get the car they cannot find anything wrong. However nissan knows that the transmissions are bad on these cars for they have extended the transmission warranty to 120,000. They refuse to replace the transmission saying that the computer will not justify the problem. Do we have to wait until we are in a car wreck because of this problem for anyone to do anythng? Somone needs to make nissan take responsibility for this! I have had my murano in the shop for over 50 days total. We are told that now nissan is sending a tech, that was last week, he still has not arrived. We are wanting to warn people who won nissan to be aware.
I had brought my car for regular scheduled service when I was informed about transmission transfer case seal requiring repair. It is one of the most common and expensive problems regarding this car however nissan refuses to issue a recall on this defect.
Nissan murano 2004 transfer case and rear differential failure. Need to replace both at a cost of $6,200.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle exhibited an abnormal cracking noise from the front end. The contact then noticed smoke coming from under the hood. The cpntact pulled over and shut the engine off. The contact then noticed the transfer case was fractured and the vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop where the contact was told that the transfer case was fractured and leaking fluids. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 146,00 and the current mileage is 147,000. Updated 03/22/11*lj updated 11/16/11
Our 2004 nissan murano broke down about 4 weeks ago on the freeway. There were loud grinding noises, and would not accelerate over 40 MPH. It was towed to the nearest nissan dealer, and is still there over three weeks later. The dealer says it is the transmission, and that a new transmission has been ordered, but is on back order. We have contacted the nissan dealer where we bought the vehicle, and they so far have not taken any responsibility. It is supposed to be covered by warranty, but have been reading about all the other nissan murano owners with the same transmission problem. Our nissan has 64,000 plus miles on it.
Nissan murano transfer case oil seal leak the third time within few months.
On thanksgiving our 2004 nissan murano started making a banging noise. It continued to get louder and within about five minutes the car was completely immobilized. The car smelled of transmission fluid. We called nissan and they informed us that the transmission is covered under a 120,000 mile warranty, which is what we thought it was without anyone looking at it yet. We had it towed to apple nissan in york. The service manager then looked at the vehicle and informed us that it is the transfer case not the transmission and that it is not covered under the warranty and that the cost to repair it would be $4000.00. The vehicle is still at apple nissan with the broken transfer case because we cannot afford to replace it.
Murano stopped during traffic while child and wife in car - determined was transfer case causing loud banging.
My 2004 nissan murano transmission/transfer case/differential is shot. There was this loud whistling sound a sudden jerk and then a rattling sound which I found out from the nissan dealership the transmission needs to be replaced. Upon leaving the dealership I went to accelerate and there was a delayed response and then the vehicle just took off. It appears that above 1000 RPM the transmission kicks into gear otherwise the truck will not move faster than 2 MPH. This is extremely dangerous because it happens without warning. The makers of nissan has been notified by hundreds of consumers that own the nissan murano 2003-2009. Yet nissan will do nothing, but blame the consumer for lack of service on the vehicle. Will someone have to die before there is a recall??!!
While driving my 2004 murano at 65mph the car all of sudden lost complete power, I was lucky to be able to get it over to the side of the freeway. The cars power train would not engage. I had the car towed to the dealership and they informed me the car had a recall that they would fix as well. This model seems to have many issues and nissan should extend a larger warranty to cover them or buy back the vehicles.
I have a 2004 nissan murano that has been exhibiting acceleration problems for about 2 years. When I press on the gas pedal the rpms increase but the car does not move, then after two to five seconds the car picks up speed rapidly. This problem is most noticeable in hot weather and when I am in stop-and-go traffic. Yesterday while driving I heard a loud clunk, the car decelerated quickly and resisted accelerating...I had to drive home at 15 MPH and had the car towed to a garage this morning.
I have a 2004 nissan murano that not running due to the transmission. I took mt vehicle to the nissan dealership several times complaining about noise, acceleration on the gas pedal out of the blue, speed decreasing while driving on hwy at 70mph, to 10 or less MPH. I've spent about $3000 on a calculator conversion and exhaust system, that I might not even needed. I had to have my truck towed to the nissan dealership that has been servicing my truck. They said my transmission was out of warranty. My transmission was under warranty when the problem began last year, but the dealership p tech choose to word the problems a different way not to reflect transmission issue. Dealership nor nissan want to assist to fix my truck. I have about 152,000k on my truck now, but I had way less when problems began. I need assistance to get truck fix, I'm sill paying the $9000. I owe in it. Nissan is not stepping up to the plate when they knew there were transmission issues in the murano truck. I'm very unhappy, discussed, sad that I'm trapped in a truck that's not safe.
2004 nissan murano awd leaks fluid from transfer case and/or CVT transmission assembly resulting in eventual failure of the transfer case and/or transmission.
2004 nissan murano would periodically not shift from neutral into reverse or park. This problem began to appear about 2 years ago. Sometimes the problem lasted for a day or two sometimes for a week or more. It only happened in the winter. The first 2 times I brought it to the dealer they could not find any problem. There is a work around (bypass) for the reverse lockout problem in the owner's manual so the manufacturer was aware of a potential for trouble. About march 2010 the problem appeared and did not disappear. I brought it to the dealer they had the car for 2 days and could not identify the cause. They recommended replacing the entire shifter. I requested they disconnect the lockout mechanism. They said they couldn't because it was a safety device. So I told them it should be repaired at no cost to me. About a year ago I filed a complaint regarding this problem with nissan. I asked the dealer to talk with nissan and gave them the complaint file #. Nissan said the vehicle was no longer under warranty so I had to pay for the repair. My internet search indicates there is a problem with the reverse lockout on the 2004 murano that was covered by nissan in most instances but there is no tsb on the issue and nissan says it is normal wear and tear.
Transfer case in murano '04- we recently had a new transfer case put in our murano as it was deemed out of warranty. It is evident that exact problem has happened to many owners regarding the same part in murano's nationwide. While nissan north america has issued extended warranties to all their CVT driven vehicles, they have come short in covering this component which is a mechanical part to CVT transmission. The cost for our repair was over $3000. Needless to say this causes a major safety concern since the vehicle tends to stall and can become inoperable at any speed. Updated ivoq 05/26/10
1. Design flaw 2. Defective transfer case. This is the third time it has occurred in a two year period. 3. The first two times, nissan replaced the defective part. I am still waiting for them to tell me what they will do as nissan contends this is part is not included in their CVT transmission 120000 mile warranty, even though the part hooks into the transmission. This part transfers power from the transmission to the all wheel drive components. The vehicle is a 2004 murano.
Failure to navigate a hill.
Nissan recall for 2004 murano air intake system. *nj the consumer's children were driving the vehicle. When they pulled out of a busy parking lot, the vehicle would not accelerate properly. The vehicle was towed to the closest dealership and the next day, the consumer was informed the transmission had failed and a new one would cost $6,000. Also the door latches and hatch were inoperative. The consumer believed the failure was the result of the recall.
Under normal driving conditions my 2004 nissan murano becomes unresponsive to the throttle in stop and go conditions. The vehicle then suddenly surges as the accelerator is depressed further causing the driver to quickly slam on the brakes to avoid collisions. This creates unexpected dangerous conditions.
I am owing a 2004 nissan murano with 100125 miles on it. 2 days back while driving on a freeway, the SUV suddenly lost it's acceleration power and now when ever I try to apply the acceleration after stand still, the car does not move for 5 seconds and then suddenly moves forward. This is a serious hazard as it could lead to accidents on highways and I consider myself to be lucky that I was able to pull over. I have read lot of forums where many nissan murano customers are having the same issue. I contacted the nissan dealer and they are saying this is not an issue with nissan's transmission. I would definitely consider this a nissan issue as many customers are having the exact issue. Requesting your help in resolving this issue. Thanks, manoj
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. While driving the vehicle in heavy traffic at a low speeds ranging from 10 MPH and engaging the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to increase in speed. The RPM's were high and all of the gauges moved up; however, the vehicle would not move forward. Within minutes, the vehicle suddenly accelerated at a rapid speed. The failure almost caused the driver to crash into another vehicle. This defect only occurred while driving at low speeds or in an idle position. The dealer performed a diagnostic test and was unable to determine what caused the failure to occur. The dealer diagnosed the failure a second time and was unable to make any repairs. On the third attempt to diagnose the failure, the dealer asked the contact to drive into heavy traffic and they were still unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle is currently at the dealer. The contact stated that the failure is related to a manufacturers defect. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage is 140,000.
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