2007 Nissan Murano: CVT failure

Filed Jun 21, 2019 · Transmission · 135,000 miles · TX

My nissan starts to jerk from first gear or when I slow down and start to accelerate it makes a hard jerk like downshifting on a manual transmission and releasing clutch too fast. I research and there are a lot of public forums on this issue on sensors going bad to CVT fluid change to transmission issues. I took to my mechanic and they took it apart completely said had to replace the torque converter. So this will be a $1000 repair and I hope this will resolve the issue.

Filed Sep 7, 2017 · Transmission · 101,758 miles · WA

My 2007 nissan murano suddenly begin acting like it wanted to shut of while on the highway. I would press the gas pedal about 3/4 down to the floor and there would be a few second lag before the RPM would rise and then suddenly jerk forward. I couldn't get my speed above 30 MPH without the vehicle attempting to change gears on it own. Then one day as I'm going to the grocery store I came to a stop at a traffic light. When the light turned green I slowly accelerated and suddenly my car jerked abruptly and came to a halt. At this point the vehicle was inoperable. The most embarrassing part is that I was 1/4 of the way in the intersection and I was holding up the traffic all three ways. A good police officer stopped behind me and called a towing company. I had to pay over $100 to get my car towed. On top of that I had to tow it to the transmission place to have it checked since the car would start and rev, but not move forward. The transmission shop said the CVT belt prematurely broke. After researching this seems to be a very common problem among vehicles with CVT transmission, especially the nissan murano's. My car has a little over 100,000 miles on it. With the number of complaints on this same issue I'm surprised nissan has not initiated a recall. This vehicle could have failed on the highway and is a very serious safety issue.

Filed Jun 9, 2017 · Transmission · 91,100 miles · TX

I have been driving 2007 nissan murano and when I drive the vehicle from a stop it jerk very badly and issue is with CVT transmission. As per nissan dealership they will try to fix the CVT issue by changing the valve body and if this will not fix the issue then they will work on CVT transmission.

Filed Sep 13, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 122,000 miles · MS

My nissan murano has 122,000 miles on car and I have already spent a lot of money repairing CVT's, front end issues and had to purchase a new transmission. I was on the interstate and had to drive slow all the way to my home. No accident but nissan murano has a lot of issues with the front wheels and transmission.

Filed Feb 4, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 119,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan murano. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to eventually restart the vehicle. The CVT and service engine warning lights illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,000.

Filed Aug 22, 2015 · 121,000 miles · NJ

I recently purchased a 2007 nissan murano which I purchased on 5/5/2015. I felt comfortable moving forward with the purchase based on the carfax which stated no accident / damage reported , no total loss, no structural damage, no airbag deployment. After, going to a local gas station and purchasing the required octane. I pulled off into traffic safely and the car would not budge. Terrified that I would get hit by on coming traffic, I jumped into action and put the car into reverse. I let out huge sigh of relief because, I was able to move in reverse. I caught my breath and noticed that the service engine soon. I took my car too a local autozone and the codes that I received are all transmission codes. After being instructed to have a diagnostic performed by a authorized nissan dealer, it was confirmed that I need a new CVT transmission, transfer case resealed. Based on numerous complaints about the CVT transmission and the safety issues. I deem my car unsafe and nissan should be responsible to make any and all vehicles manufactured.

Filed Feb 24, 2015 · Transmission · 147 miles · VA

I own a 2008 nissan murano while attempting to drive after a light change my vehicle loss acceleration. Luckily, the car behind me didn't slam into me I was able safely get out of the way. The pedal was to the floor yet the car barley moved then it lurched forward and was fine. I took to a mechanic nothing a few weeks later after no issue it happen again on the highway which was dangerous and scary again I took this vehicle to a mechanic who said there was a leak at the transfer case I had repaired. Two days later after being stuck in the middle of an intersection the vehicle was diagnosed to be an issue with the CVT transmission. I was told this is a defect nissan is aware of, they then told me about the known manufacturer issue of the transmission and suggested I bring it to nissan and see if they could do anything for me. I took the vehicle over to the local nissan dealership and was informed that there was nothing that nissan could do but to slap in another transmission and that it would not be covered by warranty since I was over the extended 120,0000 miles. They did give me the option to have them throw in a new transmission at cost of $4000. I then called nissan north america consumer affairs no response. This is a known manufacturer defect and nissan refuses to acknowledge the issue. Research shows thousands of customers have the same issue; it is not a coincidence. It is a tactic played by nissan so they will not bare financial and reputation deterioration. Instead they are putting that on the paying consumer. Not right!!

Filed Aug 25, 2013 · Transmission · 62,090 miles · NY

I was driving on the road at approximately 30 miles an hour when I notice the engine was revving at a higher speed with no change in acceleration. I brought the car to bay ridge nissan and they replaced the CVT transmission for $500, even I though I have an existing warranty. I have contact nissan corporate and I haven't heard from them. I am filing a complaint because a lot of nissan owners, including myself, have been experiencing this problem.

Filed Aug 8, 2013 · Transmission · 49,900 miles · VA

Transfer case leak on 2007 nissan murano sl awd, 3-4 months after warranty expired. Nissan is refusing to fix it. Heat produced in CVT is causing sealant in the transfer case and ultimately transfer case to break. Nissan extended the CVT warranty but refuse CVT is causing the transfer case to break and was not covered my cvy extended warranty.

Filed Apr 3, 2013 · Transmission · 95,000 miles · IL

The transfer case is leaking on the hot exhaust pipe. There is common failure of the transfer case seals in all nissan muranos from 2004-2008...there are many people complaining of this problem and quick search on this issue on the internet produces a vast number of complaints. The transfer case seal starts leaking on all these models and the trans-axle fluid drips on the very,very hot exhaust manifold pipe just below the seem of the transfer case where it mates with the CVT. The CVT is covered under a 120,000 mile warranty but nissan claims that the transfer case portion is not. Regardless the is a serious safety issue as it could potentially start a fire and subsequent loss of the vehicle, the property around it or a loss of life from a fire. I would appreciate if the federal safety agency would investigate this issue to the fullest. There are reports that the loss of fluid has caused loss of control of the vehicle as well....this is a serious safety issue....in addition the cost of repairs exceeds 3000.00 dollars.

Filed Jun 19, 2012 · Transmission · 66,000 miles · NJ

Nissan dealer informed me that the transfer case seal is broken and needs to be resealed. Only nissan has serviced the transmission fluid. This seems to be a nissan continuously variable transmission (CVT)-related problem. The car has 66,000 miles on it, and the warranty on the CVT was previously doubled to 120,000 miles. The original warranty was for 60,000 miles. However, nissan alleges that the transfer case is unrelated to the CVT and therefore, not covered by the extended warranty. This seems to be disingenuous, at best. From polls and threads I've seen, it seems that this is a frequent problem in muranos and nissan is attempting to put up a wall instead of accepting responsibility. It seems that there is a widespread problem that has been going on for the duration of the murano life cycle, across the years, and as is somewhat typical of powertrain problems, they don't manifest for a number of years and miles. The threads indicate that resealing the transfer case (for an exorbitant $1250) only staves off the failure and that it occurs again. This recurring problem eventually manifests in failure of the CVT itself. In that case it costs in the range of $6500 to repair. There seems to be a design flaw here that should be addressed. If the CVT seizes up on the road it could certainly be a major safety issue.

Filed May 29, 2011 · Transmission · 103,500 miles · NV

I was driving in traffic and I felt a weird vibration and the vehicle felt as if it was surging forward. Felt like a misfire so I drove it home and replaced the spark plugs. I then test drove it with new spark plugs and the problem was the same. I take it to my mechanic is he advises that the CVT and or transfer case assembly is the problem. I then go online to research it and find tons of stories of all the same problem. The vehicle is now stuck in my garage because I am scared to drive it and get into an accident. When I turn the wheel the vehicle doesn't want to move forward , almost like a slipping clutch , and then it will make a loud pop and jerk forward. I am having it towed to nissan dealership after holiday and after researching I already know they are not going to cover it and try to stick me with a 5-6k dollar bill. Its not the consumer's fault nissan has a defective CVT system and doesn't want to recall it due to the expensive repair bill. I guess once this failure causes someone to die from an accident like the incident with toyota and their accelerator maybe then they will have to recall their murano's CVT system.