2007 Nissan Murano: sudden loss of power

Filed Dec 8, 2022 · Acceleration, Electrical · UT

Please recall electrical system, started out the doors not locking and trunk wont open then inside lights would not come on. I put my steering wheel down lower and when I did the car would not start. The inside lights come on when the car wont start then when I move steering wheel back up the lights go back off and the car will start again. The all wheel drive lock button will not work and the all wheel drive kicks in and out on it's own while driving the vehicle. While my children and I were on our way to town the vehicle started to lose power and the steering wheel was hard to handle then the all wheel drive locked in and out and then power was back. It was scary and it almost caused me to crash and people to crash into me from sudden speed reduction. The mechanics I take my vehicles to told me I'll have to take it to a Nissan dealership to get the electrical system taken care of or replaced.

Filed May 6, 2021 · Acceleration, Engine · 195,499 miles · GA

On march 14th, I purchased a 2007 nissan murano from a private owner. I was told the throttle bottle needed to be replaced. After replacing the throttle bottle the murano felt like it lost all power when I accelerated but the vehicle was still on. Contacted the seller and he said they've never had any transmission issues or anything. I followed up with getting the spark plugs changed, transmission fuel and filter changed, a brand new battery and an oil change. This worked for about a month up until early april of 2021. The vehicle now seems as though it's in limo mode. No mechanic wants to work on it and I feel completely cheated and at a total loss. Vadden nissan constantly has an excuse not to work on my vehicle and at this point, it's just very frustrating. I've spend thousand of dollars on this vehicle only for me to still be at square one. I'm also afraid for my safety being in traffic and having to turn on my safety hazard lights. The vehicle will drive normal if I restart it but goes right back into limp mode.

Filed Mar 3, 2020 · Engine · 158,000 miles · FL

My intake hose keeps coming off the resonator, like completely. My car will lose power immediately whether I'm driving on a hwy at 70 MPH or stopped at a light. I lose power steering and its difficult for me to press down on the breaks. I'm very luck I was in the position to be able to pull off the hwy safely. I have to tighten the bracket tight enough to make it home. A lot of times I'm unable to tighten it good enough and it will come off again. Most recent incident happened on 3/2/2020 at a traffic light. This has been happening for the better part of a year and a half. Very scary to go through.

Filed Oct 26, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 180,000 miles · CO

My family has owned a 2007 nissan murano for nearly 8 years. In the last year, my wife has experienced extreme trauma as she has had the vehicle completely die on her while in the middle of freeways, highways, and residential roads. We have had the vehicle taken in and inspected by multiple nissan dealerships and each visit has only resulted in their recommendation of routine maintenance being suggested, such as transmission fluid exchange, brake repair, or battery replacement. Our murano has recently decided to repeat these same issues after over a year of normal function. My wife was driving the vehicle normally and all of a sudden she began to lose power until the car came to a stop and the function of the vehicle stopped due to what appeared to be an electrical problem. After assessing the issue, I attempted to jump start the vehicle with jumper cables, which allowed the murano to start, but once it was independently idling, it would again lose power after an attempt to drive the vehicle. I am heavily concerned for the welfare of my wife and daughter as they drive this car daily. The nissan dealerships that I typically rely on for these critical repairs have been no help and I am at a loss for why this has happened with such a long time frame between issues. I hope that nissan will issue a recall on this problem and rectify any prior repairs that have been suggested as a resolution to the issue that may very well have not resolved the true issue at hand. I am in dire need of answers as to why a well maintained vehicle would be fine one minute and then completely inoperable the next. The vehicle has had many components replaced and maintained to prolong the life of the vehicle and with 180k miles has the potential to continue for many more. I don't want to pour money into this issue that nissan needs to address, as I am not the only one having dealt with this!

Filed Oct 21, 2019 · Electrical · 108,000 miles · MT

Traveling east on highway 287 through town my car lost all power so I coasted to the side of the road in the middle of heavy traffic. The car was still running but would not accelerate while in gear although it would in park or neutral. Eventually it would quit and only start with a jump then run for a little while. The next day I went to go pick up my car on the side of the road having somebody give me a jump and then it wouldn't start at all. So then I went and got a new battery and it ran for as long as it took to run that battery down. I replaced alternator a year ago when I was having the same problem. I'm stuck I don't know what to do. Does anybody have a solution?

Filed Jul 15, 2019 · Engine · 156,300 miles · UT

I was driving and randomly lost power. No powersteering, no acceleration, no brakes, all of the lights on the dash turned on like the engine shut off, and the key was turned back to electrical (while in the middle of driving, I'm 100% sure the car turned off without the ignition key switching to off). This has happened about 5 times now. The code p0345 activated shortly after the second time it happened. It has happened when decelerating/braking, accelerating, and coasting, low and high speeds. I know there are other reports of this with muranos on the internet and apparently happens to a few other nissans. This started in early june, when the temperatures are above mid 80's.

Filed Feb 27, 2019 · Fuel system · 151,000 miles · AZ

The vehicle stalls while driving, I have had several recent times when I am driving down the road and the car completely dies and you lose all power, very unsafe as power steering is lost. I have read this online where other owners have this issue so there has to be a defect in the vehicle. I have checked the battery, cables, replaced sensors, and fuel pump so this has to be something else. My car is a 2007 murano sl with 150,000 miles.

Filed Mar 15, 2017 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · PA

My husband and I bought our 2007 nissan murano 1 year ago. The car drove great for the past year until march 11, 2017. While driving to a movie, the car made a very unusual sound, similar to a loud flat tire and the car lost power on a very busy highway. Thankfully, we were able to put on our hazards, and we barely made it to the side of the road. My husband took a look at the back of the car where the sound was coming from, and he noticed a crack in the rear end under the car. Of course, we had the car towed to the nearest shop. The mechanic has now reported to us that the transfer case was cracked and it seized up. The mechanic also told us that there is a crack in the front end as well. The mechanic is positive that the faulty transfer case has caused the crack in the rear end and the front end of the car, these are cracks in the rear end of the power train and front end of the power train. The total cost to fix this vehicle is estimated at $ 6000.00. This is appalling after researching the issue; a faulty transfer case is common among the 2007 nissan murano's. This could have caused a severe accident, as we lost power on a very busy highway and a car had to swerve out of the way to miss us. I pray that something will be done about this. A 6000.00 dollar set back is beyond our means, and we have to scrape at everything to get the money, we have four children who could have used that money for things they needed. Now instead of chicken or roast for dinner, it will be roman noodles. This is not right.

Filed Feb 17, 2017 · Engine · 65,000 miles · NV

Intake boot separates from the intake manifold and the engine stalls. This can and has happened to me at freeway speeds. Total loss of power and control. Mechanic has worked on it repeatedly and it keeps coming off. At best it will stay in place for a couple months before it comes off again with no warning. Told my car is not covered by recall but have exact same problem described in recall.

Filed Nov 3, 2014 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · NY

While driving on a flat, clear road, I heard a loud noise under hood, the car lost power and there weas smoke coming out from under the hood. I pulled over fortunately, there was a gas station. Car was towed and I was informed that my transfer case was cracked.

Filed Apr 3, 2013 · Acceleration, Transmission · 77,000 miles · IL

I first noticed a "burning rubber smell" that mechanics could not duplicate. At about 80,000 miles the car began to lose power when I would accelerate. I began hearing a loud squealing noise that to me (a total car novice) sounded like belts. Because of the power surges problems and not changing gears (rpms were low when I accelerate) I have been afraid to drive this vehicle. When I took it to the dealership (instead of my local mechanic) I was told to leave it there because it was unsafe to drive. Apparently it is a "transfer case" defect that they are going to repair at a huge expense to me. After searching the internet for this problem with other murano owners, I was shocked at the number of murano transfer case problems there are out there. I have definitely lost my confidence in nissans because of this.

Filed Feb 15, 2011 · Transmission · 62,048 miles · NC

I felt a vibration coming from my 2007 nissan murano and I took it to the dealer and they said they didn't feel it. Took it back a second time and they said that they had overserviced the CVT(transmission) at a prior service interval. They said they reset the fluid level. Took the car and it still vibrated... A week later I was pondering how to file a complaint. Today I was heading to the airport when the car completely lost all power to the CVT. I was entering the highway and I felt the engine just rev up and the car wasn't moving forward with my foot on the gas pedal. A car almost slammed me in the rear end and I pulled over to the side of the road and called a tow truck and towed the car to the dealer. The dealership failed to recognize that the CVT should have been replaced and that there is also a recall on the CVT. This put me and anyone who was in my car in a dangerous situation where it could have ended up tragically if someone had hit me on the driver side if I was making a left turn and my car lost power.