In July 2023, at 55,496 miles on the odometer, the original CVT transmission failed and was replaced at Port City Nissan (120 Spaulding Tpke N, Portsmouth, NH 03801), an authorized Nissan dealership, with a Nissan-supplied rebuilt CVT transmission at a cost of approximately $7,000. The rebuilt transmission was warranted for one year. Approximately 2.5 years and only 26,500 miles after installation, the rebuilt CVT transmission has failed again at approximately 82,000 miles. CVT transmission failure while driving presents a serious safety hazard, as the vehicle may lose power unexpectedly, particularly dangerous at highway speeds, during merges, or in intersections. Pattern of Defect: Nissan’s CVT transmissions have been the subject of widespread consumer complaints and multiple class action lawsuits across various model years. Significantly, Nissan recently updated its warranty on rebuilt CVT transmissions from one year to three years with unlimited mileage for replacements performed after July 2024. This warranty extension strongly suggests Nissan is aware of systemic premature failures in its rebuilt CVT units. The failure of a rebuilt transmission at only 26,500 miles indicates a fundamental quality control or design deficiency in the rebuilt units Nissan is supplying to dealerships. Safety Concern: Sudden CVT failure causes immediate loss of propulsion and can result in loss of vehicle control. This is particularly hazardous on highways, in heavy traffic, and during adverse weather conditions. Given the pattern of premature failure in Nissan’s rebuilt CVT units, I believe this constitutes a safety defect affecting a population of vehicles and warrants investigation. I request that the federal safety agency investigate Nissan’s rebuilt CVT transmission program and the adequacy of Nissan’s response to known premature failures.
2011 Nissan Murano: CVT failure
13 of the 148 complaints about the 2011 Nissan Murano describe CVT failure.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical repair cost reported
- $5,000
- typical mileage
- 90,000
- recalls
- 0
CVT failure by model year
What owners say
35 complaints on the CVT transmission failing for the 2011 Nissan Murano, which could be a major safety issue while driving. We experienced 3 episodes and have not heard back from Nissan nor the federal safety agency on recalling this car and having Nissan repair their known defect that could result in injury. We know the CVT transmission is known by Nissan to have reliability issues as they have recalled other years of CVT transmissions. Does someone have to be hurt before a fix is communicated to the owners of this vehicle. What a shame!
The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle and shifting into drive(D), the transmission made an abnormal sound, and the vehicle shook before moving forward. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent but had become a recurring failure. Additionally, the contact stated that the check engine and the transmission warning light had illuminated and remained illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer who could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had taken the vehicle back to the same dealer on multiple occasions and the vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to manufacturer Technical Service Bulletin Number: AT20-005B NTB20-060B CVT Transmission Shake/Shudder (Power Train). The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.
While driving car several times on the highway, when accelerating all power went out from the CVT transmission (like running out of gas), rendering the car without power on the highway. This was and continues to be a big concern as we were left on a high speed road with no power to move the car. This has occurred several times and we have been fortunate to be in the right hand lane to get off the main road and not cause an accident. This condition is known by Nissan and other repair facilities as the Infiniti dealer in Orlando, Fla conducted a diagnostic test and noted the car needed a transmission replacement at approximately 88,000 miles. This replacement was for $12,220 dollars, which was far more than the car was worth and with a car that should have many more miles left to operate and maintained very well. As this is a major safety issue, one of several with this car, we are submitting another incident report indicating our concern with this car, which there are many (rear subframe rusting, rear passenger door locks). The car got towed approximately 200 miles to our local mechanic who knew of these issues, but after a few days of test driving could not duplicate the issue on local roads. We still operate the car on local roads below highway speeds, but are concerned that at any point power will be lost. Even selling the car is an ethical dilemma for us as we know of several safety issues submitted to the federal safety agency and Nissan has not issued any recalls or corrections to this year vehicle. Someone from the federal safety agency should take action with Nissan to recall this vehicle for safety issues! As with other incidents, we have all the documentation from these events.
The vehicle hesitates when coming out of a stop as though it has lost power and then zooms forward. I believe it is the CVT transmission going out. Is currently an ongoing problem.
The CVT went bad in the vehicle and nissan never fixed what was reported in the past with 2012s people with 2013 to current are all still having CVT transmissions fail and nissan is not recalling or fixing the issue. Well driving on the freeway the vehicle started knocking and lost complete power and looked under the car and had oil seeping from it.
My CVT transmission began to have a seal leak at 140,000 miles causing a loud squeal while the transmission fluid built up pressure. This car was well maintained. It's unfortunate that nissan doesn't provide replacement parts for their transmissions. It's a sealed unit so you have to replace the entire transmission for $3500 to $4800. Only got $2k on trade in for a new vehicle. I hope nissan recalls the transmission so others won't lose money on this costly repair.
Coincidentally we just paid off our vehicle a few months ago. Our 2011 nissan murano has 103, 000 miles. About a month ago my wife mentioned that the car was hesitating when pressing the gas pedal to proceed forward from a stopped position. ( this is definitely a safety hazard at intersections and any stopped positions to proceed forward). The engine would just cut out and then after a few seconds would pick back up in rpms. I thought it was a fuel filter problem so we sent it to our mechanic. He came back to us and said its the CVT transmission and it could cost anywhere from $3500 - $5000. Something we did not want hear with a vehicle with just a hundred thousand miles on it. After further research we see this has been a known issue with nissan CVT. I really need some assistance on how to go about contacting nissan to see if they will warrant this problem.
I have a 2011 nissan murano sl 2wd and am starting to have accelerating problems with the vehicle specially driving in stop and go traffic.the symptoms are when the vehicle warms up and am trying to accelerate it just refuses to move fir about 3-4 seconds the RPM will not increase and the vehicle will barely move and then all of a sudden it seems to engage and lurch forward.one time I almost got rear ended because of this issue while trying to merge into surface street traffic from a freeway exit .I had ample space between me another vehicle as I tried to merge into traffic but my vehicle was just crawling slowly forward by which time the other vehicle was almost on top of me honking and I was being cussed at and all for a sudden my vehicle decided to move and I had to swerve right on the side walk to prevent getting hit from behind.I talked to the dealer about the issue and they said the problem is the CVT transmission but there are no recalls on this year make and model but earlier models have a recall with same issues but I think it should be specially if the problem is intermittent and you just don't know when the vehicle will start acting up .I have replaced the accelerator pedal with sensor and cleaned the throttle body but that didn't help.
Cvt transmission started making noises at 90k on daughter s 2011 nissan murano. This should be a recall nissan is scamming everyone with all these 5k shop repair bills. Nissan ya can go to hell and will never buy another one. I will also go trade my gtr. I would drive chevy cruz or civic before I buy another nissan. Oh this was our 29th nissan between my wife,kids and I
Right at 165000 miles the CVT transmission went out. It started slipping and went completely out 3 days later.
The CVT transmission went after only 85000 miles . Car hesitates at stop signs and red lights
Service bulletins that may apply
- Clicking noise from front or rear axle during take-off/acceleration
- Abnormal noise, vibration and/or binding feeling from rear differential
- Nissan AWD models; abnormal noise, vibration and/or judder from rear differential
- Nissan; vibration and/or noise when making low speed turns
- Clicking noise from front or rear axle during take-off/acceleration
- Service information
- Service information
- Nissan: ECM replacement procedures with consult III plus
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2011 Nissan Murano cvt failure
Is CVT failure a common problem on the 2011 Nissan Murano?
13 of 148 owner complaints about the 2011 Nissan Murano (9%) mention CVT failure. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
How much does it cost to fix CVT failure on the 2011 Nissan Murano?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $5,000 (median of 5 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2011 Nissan Murano?
There are 0 recalls and 11 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2011 Nissan Murano
ABS 14Sunroof shattered 14Transmission failure 13Brake failure 11Loss of power 9Door locks 7Hesitation 7Stalling 6Airbag light 5Check engine light 5Slipping 5
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