2006 Nissan Murano: CVT failure

Filed Jan 21, 2022 · Transmission · IN

this is the second transmission i have put in this.. these cvt's are complete garbage and nissan is aware of it. Stand behind your product for once and replace this transmission on your dime. Will drive perfect sometimes and then randomly 3k-5k rpms and wont shift. sometimes i can shut it off and restart it and it will work fine again. sometimes it wont and i have to drive around with excessively high rpms. Also what is this annoying air suction noise i hear under throttle, sounds like an intake or blow off valve. there are zero vaccum leaks,

Filed Sep 18, 2019 · Transmission · 179,000 miles · MO

Codes p1778 (sep motor function) and p00845 (transmission fluid pressure) for the CVT transmission. In researching these, I found many complaint trails concerning these transmissions and various related codes. Nissan's answer is always to replace the transmission at high costs to owner. Mine continues to run but in a kind of crippled mode called "safe mode" that is an attempt to reduce major transmission damages. Codes occurred during driving on side streets under 45 MPH. Vehicle can no longer be used at highway speeds as the "safe mode" limits RPM and speed.

Filed May 9, 2019 · Transmission · IL

Jatco CVT, a known issue by nissan. It burns and leaks oil putting the entire transmission at risk of failure.

Filed Sep 21, 2018 · Transmission · IL

Cvt needs replacement! Time to stand by nissan products and customers. Codes are all transmission related, p0774, p0840, p0845, p1778. Vin [xxx]. They are hiding behind 10 yr or 120,000 mile wall. 06 murano has 94,000 miles. Being punished for driving less than 8,000 miles per year. This model needs to be recalled, it is a "do not drive" situation. Public boards are full of CVT failures and nissan dodging its customers. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Mar 26, 2018 · Transmission · 91,000 miles · IL

My CVT transmission slips when I first start to drive (cannot go over 20 miles an hour.) after warming up it starts to respond. When driving on expressway you can feel the transmission slip and the car lags/lunges. Nissan repair cannot get an "error code" from their machine when testing but acknowledges the problem. They refuse to service the car until it codes. Nissan consumer affairs acknowledges the problem and will not provide assistance.

Filed Jun 28, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · FL

The vehicle began to sputter and then had loss of power. Transfer case assembly and CVT are damaged.

Filed Apr 9, 2014 · Transmission · 128,000 miles · MD

Continuously variable transmission (CVT) manufacturer defect. Driver and passenger safety hazard. Vehicle unpredictably looses power and decelerates. Abrupt, uncontrolled loss of power presents a significant crash potential. Driver is challenged to maintain control of the vehicle and safely maneuver and negotiate traffic, particularly at highway speeds. This transmission defect has been widely reported by nissan murano owners.

Filed Sep 11, 2013 · Transmission · 117,000 miles · CO

I was driving home from my sons school in afternoon rush hour traffic when there was a very loud cracking sound and the car was jerking uncontrollably. I had to slow down to 10 miles an hour in a 45 zone to control the vehicle into safe haven. In my research this is a defect of the CVT transmission for nissan and I am concerned for the safety of someone who is less experienced or in an even more unsafe environment when this happens to them!

Filed Jun 2, 2012 · Engine, Fuel system · 87,000 miles · NE

Vehicle has problems with accelation between 40mph and over. Was told it that the CVT tranmission was bad and had transmission replace and now just after picking up vehicle and driving home, vehicle is still having the same problem.

Filed Apr 16, 2012 · Transmission · GA

Recently my 2006 nissan murano started making grinding noises when going up hills and turning corners. After taking it to a few shops who said it might be the CVT transmission that was covered under an extended warranty since so many people have had issues, I went and took it to the dealer. Their diagnosis was a electronic coupler assembly failure which has to do with my rear differential. The car is not balancing the load properly and the transmission is slipping. There is a 2 month waiting list for this part because it has gone bad in so many nissan vehicles. Yet there has been no recall and no extended warranty put on it. The vehicle is said to be relatively unsafe to drive but they are months out on getting parts in for it to be fixed.

Filed Oct 23, 2011 · Transmission · 77,077 miles · IA

A few days before aug 31st the murano started slipping gears. It was taken to a dealership on aug 31st where the error code, stepper code, came up which is part of the CVT, the transmission. They replaced the transmission, under extended warranty and this did not fix the problem. They replaced the valve body again, the control module, and the wire harness, none of which has fixed the problem. We are 10 weeks in the shop and they cannot find the problem. A nissan engineer is now coming out to look at it wanting to replace the valve body for the third time. They have replaced this now going on three times with new parts and it is not fixing the problem. This car is not a safe car to drive anymore. The dealership told me last week that we would have resolution, whether this was a buyback or whatever by last friday. Last friday they called and now they are now flying in an engineer, this is not a resolution. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle especially with two small children. The vehicle has been in the shop for going on 10 weeks now and I feel the dealership and nissan are doing everything they can not to resolve the problem. This needs to be taken care of.