2010 Nissan Murano: CVT failure

Filed Aug 12, 2024 · Transmission · GA

The transmission is failing and I recently found out there had been a recall on the CVT transmission and I would like to get it fixed by the company.

Filed Jul 30, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 99,200 miles · NC

Vehicle has had to have motor in the engine replace. The CVT transmission completely stopped working causing the vehicle to stall and break down while driving on the highway. The electrical in the car went out and the car is no longer able to operate.

Filed May 11, 2019 · Transmission · 64,535 miles · NJ

Took SUV to dealership for oil change - told I could not drive car because CVT transmission was going to fail and seals were leaking. Suv only serviced at dealer and only has 64,535 miles. Nissan will replace transmission, but said I must pay $4,000 for seals that need to be replaced. Researched on web and see this is a major issue with CVT transmission failures with nissan. Suv showed no symptoms and was driving fine - dealer said it would fail without much warning resulting in loss of acceleration and would not let me drive SUV. I had to rent car and approve work on SUV.

Filed Jul 12, 2018 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · VA

At 65,000 miles my murano required the CVT transmission, the transfer case, the rt front axel (and head gaskets) to be replaced. At the time the CVT transmission was under warranty. Now the murano has 150,000 miles and the CVT transmission needs to be replaced again! This will be the third CVT transmission in 150,000 miles and of course the nissan 120,000 mile warranty which started when the car was new no longer covers the CVT transmission even though the current unit only has 85,000 miles of use. Why hasn't nissan been forced to correct the problem with the CVT transmission? (I also have a 2013 versa with a CVT transmission that had to be replaced at 65,000 miles). Bad design that is putting customers at risk of injury when the ctv transmissions fail and destroy other components in the drive train. Current problem: when at a full stop the car will not accelerate. The gas can go to the floor and the car doesn't move. The delay in acceleration is intermittent and can last from less than a second to several minutes. A shut down and restart of the car may be needed to get the car to accelerate. This issue has occurred at traffic lights on large roads in the northern va traffic. Not being able to move through a traffic light and blocking multiple lanes of traffic in northern va is a very dangerous place to be.

Filed Mar 7, 2018 · Steering, Transmission · IA

Known problem with nissan 2010 murano CVT and transfer case failure. Cvt / transfer case failed at 96,000 and they know about his constant problem and do nothing. Trying to deal with nissan has been a disaster and no one will talk to me about paying for this known problem. Both sway bars broke because of the vibration and shaking from the cv shaft

Filed Oct 7, 2017 · Transmission · 139,800 miles · IL

My murano was driven by my wife in our neighborhood when suddenly the SUV would not accelerate and stopped in the middle the street blocking traffic on both sides. We turned the car off several times and restarted before able to accelerate. I had SUV towed to local dealer where it was determined that CVT transmission was destroyed. I has serviced transmission fluid 3 times since purchase with 139,800 miles. After researching the nissan CVT{constant variable transmission}, we are not the first to have problems. I may be the first with a 2010 murano. I am fearful of this vehicle after it $5000 repair{out of pocket}, especially if on a busy interstate in chicago area due to sudden lose of acceleration.

Filed Jul 26, 2017 · Transmission · 160,000 miles · MD

Cvt transmission slipping with no error code, could not tell what the issue was until at a point of failure causing high RPM car slowed down in traffic. Just made it home. Waited until next day to get it to the dealer, have owned lots of nissans in the past but never one with a CVT transmission even one at 400,000 miles on it. Talked to dealer mechanic and found that this is a common issue with all nissan vehicles. $5,000 for a new transmission! Where's the recall?

Filed Apr 23, 2016 · Transmission · 72,655 miles · TX

Leaking transfer case. On march 15, 2016, at 72,549 miles, the CVT transmission on my 2010 nissan murano le failed as I was pulling out of a lowe's parking lot. Nissan had extended their warranty to 10 years or 120,000 miles so they replaced the CVT transmission free of charge and returned the vehicle to me on march 22, 2016. On march 29, 2016 I noticed a brown oily fluid leaking on my garage floor. I took it back to the same nissan dealerership, and they said the CVT transmission was fine but now I had a leaking transfer case. Unfortunately, the transfer case was not covered under their extended warranty for the transmission and I paid over $1300 out of pocket to repair it.

Filed Oct 3, 2014 · Transmission · 62,000 miles · NY

Vehicle service engine soon light came on and vehicle would not move after we came to a stop at a light shut off and restarted vehicle took to burdick nissan for service. They said they had cleared the codes by adding some fluid to the tranny. Wife and I drove to lunch { low speed} light came back on returned to dealership needs new transmission it is being worked on. This is very scary and it seems to be a recurring problem for the nissan CVT tranny.

Filed Apr 26, 2014 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · TX

I was driving in rush hour traffic and was driving approximately 45 MPH. A truck moved over into my lane forcing me on the shoulder of the road. As I drove home after the incident I noticed the transmission was making a high winding sound and was not shifting gear. The next day as I was driving to have it looked at the car stopped in the middle of a high traffic road. I had to pay to have it towed, rent a car for a week before getting my car back from the dealer. I am now having the same issue and nothing happened to cause the situation with the transmission. I have been researching CVT transmissions and I keep seeing the same stories from other nissan murano owners. I want it pulled from my car and have a standard, regular transmission or put me in a different car that does not have a CVT transmission in it, or I will nail nissan to the wall! My mom and I walked into the dealership in 2010 and bought 3 new nissans, ( different models ), but paid cash for all 3 vehicles. This was a $42,000 car. This was also the first year nissan murano came with the CVT transmission so there had not been time for any reviews, complaints, etc. I want someone to please do something about this problem or I will.

Filed Nov 2, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 74,500 miles · CO

Nissan murano transfer case design flaw: I purchased a new 2010 murano sl in june 2010. Vehicle was great until warranty expired. Just found out that the transfer case is leaking and could cause transmission failure and an accident if not fixed. According to 2 different nissan mechanics (both from different dealerships), this transfer case has a 'tab' that pushes against the engine block creating this issue and leaks. Nissan designed new replacement transfer cases ($1600 - $2000 to the consumer) that don't have this tab! According to one nissan mechanic, nissan knows about this issue and sent 'service bulletins' to their service departments explaining how to fix or replace the transfer case. The internet is littered with consumer complaints about these transfer cases. I called nissan USA. Was told that the transfer case is not recalled or covered under their extended transmission warranty. Nissan extended their CVT transmission warranty to 120k miles in case of an all out transmission failure but won't warrant or recall the cause - the transfer case. Fortunately, my family and I have not been in a major accident due to this. I'm forced to spend a lot of my money to fix this nissan flaw. It's time for the federal safety agency to step in before people are injured or killed in a major highway accident because of this issue. Thank you.

Filed Nov 1, 2013 · Transmission · 66,000 miles · DE

My 2010 nissan murano's transfer case needs to be replaced, along with joint. In total the repairs cost $5,600. I called nissan to request that they cover this issue, even though I am 6,000 miles beyond the warranty period. Previously during the warranty period nissan had to replace the CVT, and based on my research, nissan has had a long history of CVT and transfer case problems. Nissan has just informed me that they will not cover this repair, and went as far to say it was due to me not bringing my car to nissan dealership for routine maintenance like motor oil changes. I change my own oil, and spare nothing by only using mobile 1 or other high-end oils. My research shows that I am not the only one having this issue and that nissan has refused to issue a recall. I still have two years left to pay on this car and should have to replace the CVT and transfer case this soon.