2009 Nissan Murano body problems

Filed Sep 30, 2024 · Body · OH

After noticing a noise on the left rear of my car after hitting a pothole, I took my 2009 Nissan MURANO to my local mechanical garage. What was found was a rusted sub frame. Obviously this could have resulted in injuries

Filed Jul 3, 2024 · Body · 160,000 miles · WV

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while inspecting the vehicle, it was discovered that the entire subframe was rusted. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 160,000.

Filed Apr 19, 2023 · Body · 119,000 miles · KY

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while having routine brake service performed, the mechanic notice that the rear subframe was rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but the manufacturer provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 119,000.

Filed Oct 25, 2022 · Body · 135,000 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH and making a left turn, she heard a sound like loosened bolts coming from the rear driver's side tire. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear end subframe was severely rusted and parts of the suspension had fractured and detached from the subframe. The mechanic determined that the entire rear end needed to be replaced. The contact previously had the brake pads, rotors, and calipers replaced on the rear of the vehicle prior to the frame failure and was informed by the mechanic that the stress of having had brakes installed might have contributed to the frame being fractured. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

Filed Jul 11, 2022 · Body · 133,000 miles · OH

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, a loud clunking type noise was present coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear subframe had separated due to severe corrosion and rusting and advised that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 133,000.

Filed Jun 1, 2022 · Body · 190,000 miles · NJ

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, he heard abnormal sounds coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the entire subframe was severely corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

Filed Feb 11, 2022 · Body · IN

Right rear subframe rusted out - suspension has become disconnected from chassis. Car is unsafe to drive. The car is available for inspection. We could have lost control of the car because of this issue. Nissan did not identify the rust and sub-frame issue, another independent auto repair shop did (Worldwide Auto: bloomington, IN). Nissan missed this when we brought it in for investigation but rather blamed it on a steering wheel sensor malfunctioning. The component hasn't been inspected by police or insurance rep. Dashboard light came on before we brought it to Nissan, who then misdiagnosed the issue.

Filed Jan 22, 2021 · Body, Suspension · 160,000 miles · OH

When traveling down the road you can hear a very audible squeak and clunk coming from the passenger rear of the vehicle. After arriving home I pulled into the garage to determine the location of the noise, I placed a jack under the rear door on the pinch weld and raise the wheel off the ground and removed the tire. Upon further inspection I noticed the the right rear subframe which connects to the rear frame of the vehicle was completely rusted from top to bottom with only a fraction of the metal remaining around the bushing. The driver side rear subframe connection is also rusted from top to bottom, the subframe on the driver is contacting about 90 percent of the bushing the passenger side of the subframe is contacting about 10 percent of the bushing. The rust on the rest of the vehicle frame and front subframe is slightly rusted. My vehicle is 2009 nissan murano with 160,000 miles. This is my main vehicle for transportation for my kids and family. This issue has been known to nissan as many people have notified nissan of this manufacturing issue. This had been an issue on the 2006 nissan altima in which nissan issued a recall for the rear subframe rusting which is the same issue this and many other nissan murano owners are having but nissan has not yet issued a recall

Filed Sep 16, 2020 · Body · 102,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan murano. The contact stated that the rear sub frame was extremely rusted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who called an unknown local dealer located in new jersey. The dealer offered no assistance. The manufacturer's consumer affairs was made aware of the failure and declined to offer assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

Filed Jun 18, 2020 · Body · 128,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan murano. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle travelled over a pothole and the sub-frame detached. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was informed that the sub-frame detached due to corrosion and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximately failure mileage was 128,000.