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2005 Nissan Murano: engine stalls while driving

37 of the 987 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Murano describe engine stalls while driving.

owner complaints
37
of this car's complaints
4%
typical mileage
119,433
recalls
1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 9 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below

Engine stalls while driving by model year

What owners say

Filed Sep 28, 2026 · Electrical, Fuel system · IL

No electrical works in this car. He may be driving and it just stalls. He pulls over for a couple of minutes and tries to go and it just keeps dying.

Filed May 22, 2021 · Body, Fuel system · FL

Vehicle shutdown while driving in the middle of the road while using a new battery. Fuel pump not reading fuel tank. Vehicle stalls specially whenever acceleration starts after stopping.

Filed Sep 5, 2019 · Engine · 5 miles · AR

I recently bought this vehicle and I'll be driving and my engine will stall like it's going to die and then the light comes on that says slip and vdc off I believe it is saying that this recall was incomplete on this vehicle can you please replythe vehicle is in motion when this is happening and it is happening every time I drive the vehicle

Filed Sep 3, 2019 · Electrical · 124,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan murano. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the alternator and brake indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the alternator needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 36968346. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency. The contact stated that the failure was similar to the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v319000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 124,000.

Filed Jul 11, 2019 · Engine · GA

Takata recall, I changed all thee coil packs, alternator, starter, batteries, oil change on time but the check engine light would never go off. The car has stalled on me several times almost causing accidents (several times). My car would smoke sooo bad when I stop and that was because the motor kept dumping oil in 5he throttle. I am afraid to drive this car because it may catch on fire due to the extreme oil leak.

Filed Jun 17, 2019 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 200,000 miles · VA

While driving on the street or highway ABS light comes on then vehicle stalls and rolls at about 2 MPH and the car doesn't respond when I press the gas pedal. Usually the ABS light turns off then I can drive normally. The last time this happened the car turned off I had to push it out of the street and it wouldn't start up for a couple of hours, then the ABS light came on again and then it stalls with no response when pressing the gas pedal. This has happened over 10 times even after replacing the brakes and checking all the sensors, checking the battery and all of the connections and fluids.

Filed Oct 3, 2018 · Engine · 149,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan murano. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and stalled with the brake warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The dealer (freehold nissan, 4041 u.s. 9 n, freehold, nj 07728, (732)-984-9080) was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The contact was advised to call the federal safety agency and file a complaint. The failure mileage was 149,000.

Filed Aug 17, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 176,000 miles · AZ · crash

I was driving my car and the engine acted like it was going to stall and wouldn't respond by giving it gas. Then it just lurched forward abrubtly and began to run normally. Then after about 2 more blocks while we're going 45 MPH it completely stalled out in the middle lane of a 3 lane road. This caused the car behind me to almost rearend us but the cars behind them actually did get into a crash trying to stop from hitting them. Thankfully a police car was a few cars back and was able to put their lights on and push my car out of traffic because we couldn't even get out of the car with cars whizzing past us on both sides. Thank god or we could've been involved in a multiple car crash and one of us could have gotten hurt. This happened on 07/13/18. I paid about $600 to replace the alternator and fix something in the cooling system. Now it is only a month later, 08/15/18, and it's done it again. It stalled in the middle of a construction zone driving 35mph while taking my child to school causing traffic to back up. The cars were driving through the construction cones/signs to our right illegally or they were driving down the shared turn lane on our left to get around me. About 200 cars drove past us without bothering to offer help and even after calling 911 for help, it took them almost an hour to show up and once again had to push us off the road to safety. This is creating a huge safety concern. I saw recall 09v169000 for similar or same issue for my model/year but when I look up my VIN it says I have no recalls. I had spent almost $1300 about 3-4 yrs ago to fix this very same "stalling while driving" issue and thought I was past all this. Now I'm back to square 1 and issue still exists! Why is this nissan murano flaw not covered for all murano's with this problem? Pease research my VIN# and see if it can be included in the recall before one of us gets seriously hurt?

Filed Jun 29, 2018 · Electrical, Seat belts · 156,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan murano. While driving 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the seat belt warning indicator remained illuminated even when the driver's seat belt was latched. The dealer (lawley nissan, 2960 e fry blvd, sierra vista, az 85635, (520) 459-2000) was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v319000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,000.

Filed Apr 17, 2018 · Engine · 175,000 miles · TN

Car stalls when driving

Filed Jan 15, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · CA

Air intake hose becomes lose causing car to stall in traffic and stop. Frequent jumpstarts necessary when it becomes loose.

Filed Sep 23, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 169,004 miles · NY

Recall on engine resonator iss and airduct intake. Engine stalling on highway. Engine shakes sometimes

Service bulletins that may apply

Related recalls

Engine and engine coolingReported May 19, 2009 · 362,891 vehicles affected
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 2005 Nissan Murano stalling

Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 2005 Nissan Murano?

37 of 987 owner complaints about the 2005 Nissan Murano (4%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2003.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Nissan Murano?

There is 1 recall and 9 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.

Other symptoms on the 2005 Nissan Murano

Door locks 98Airbag light 41Key fob 26Check engine light 16CVT failure 16Transmission failure 12Jerking 11Loss of power 11ABS 9Grinding brakes 7Hesitation 7Won't start 7Ball joint 5Engine failure 5

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