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2017 Nissan Murano transmission problems

14 complaints (13% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 13,000. 1 crash reported.

owner complaints
14
of this car's complaints
13%
typical mileage
13,000
crashes
1
recalls
0

Which part fails

Owners did not name a specific part.

At what mileage

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Nissan Murano transmission problems in other years

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Specific symptoms reported on the 2017 Nissan Murano transmission

Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.

CVT failure 9

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 2017 Nissan Murano owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Nov 19, 2025 · Transmission · AR

Have noticed when turning a corner vehicle has some slight jerking motions before it picks up speed. Vehicle also has a whining/humming sound that it’s making somewhere in the transmission (CVT). I haven’t ever received a recall or CVT extended warranty about this vehicle before but I received this warranty in the mail last week 11-12-25..This warranty would have covered my problems with the vehicle but I was told it expired last year.. Why send it to me this year and it’s useless

Filed Jul 24, 2025 · Transmission · TN

Transmission randomly at the blue stopped. The car has a CVT engine and I see that there’s a recall on it. I also received a letter in the mail stating that there was a recall.

Filed Feb 19, 2025 · Transmission · TN

About 1 month ago my car started dragging going up hills. The RPMs were high but the car wouldn't accelerate. On flat surfaces it would not accelerate faster than 40 mph and smoke was coming out of the exhaust. It would not shift gears or accelerate. Firestone had my car for a week but said it could only be fixed by a Nissan dealership because it had to be flashed. I paid a little over $900 to the dealership for them to tell me they don't know why my car won't shift or accelerate correctly. I asked if it was the CVT and they said they didn't know. They put Blue Devil in my engine which helped stop smoke coming out of the engine but it still doesn't shift and RPMs stay high. My son had to take my car to work and when he got on the highway he tried to accelerate to avoid getting hit, and again, my car wouldn't shift but the RPMs stayed high.

Filed Apr 19, 2023 · Transmission · NJ

At 5 years 9 months, the transmission totally failed. The car would “buck “ and hesitate going from 1st to. 2nd

Filed Mar 1, 2023 · Engine, Transmission · 104,000 miles · SC

The contact’s mother owns a 2017 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated and stalled. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that after a few hours, the vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure could not be duplicated; however, the contact was informed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where the catalytic converter was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

Filed Jan 4, 2023 · Transmission · IA

Rear differential broke and was replaced along with the CV axle shaft. Broken part is at repair shop. unknown if it is still available for inspection. Problem occurred suddenly while driving on the interstate. The high speeds could have caused an accident. Problem was confirmed by an independent service center Woody's Auto Repair Service Ankeny IA. Vehicle and component have not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representative or others. There were no warning lamps, messages or prior symptoms of the problem prior to failure. First appeared in Dec 2022. Car was at repair shop ~21/2 weeks while being assessed, locating parts, and being fixed.

Filed Aug 27, 2022 · Electrical, Transmission · NH · crash

I bought the car used from a used dealership on February 28. On May 12th, I brought it to the shop for a few things but mainly due to the battery being corroded along with a battery light that comes and goes, but also for there being a slight skip in the transmission. The car would buckle when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. The shop called me back on May 23rd and said the car was ready and they found nothing wrong with the transmission. They claimed they found no codes or could not recreate the issue. I brought the car back a week or two later due to the battery light still flashing randomly. While taking the car for a test drive with the mechanic, it buckled pretty hard and I told the mechanic that’s what I had been talking about and he just brushed it off. On July 23, while driving home, my car bucked REALLY hard 5 times and then stopped accelerating past 20 miles per hour. On august 11th, I tried taking it for a test drive and it drove completely fine, like nothing had ever happened. While heading back to my house, I lost all gears and the car stopped accelerating while I was going up a hill. My rpm’s went way up but my car started to roll backwards down the hill. My grandmother happened to be behind me and she ended up pushing into my bumper and pushing me up the hill due to there being no pull of section and the speed limit being 50 mph. There were no lights on my dash indicating there was a problem. If my grandmother wasn’t there, it could have been much worse. I talked to someone at a local Nissan dealership and he claimed that my transmission is going and that even though my car is doing the same thing as a lot of the recalls and cars they offered extended warranties on, that mine didn’t qualify for one.

Filed Nov 26, 2020 · Fuel system, Transmission · 2,000 miles · WA

Car hesitates when pulling out into traffic! If I come to a rolling stop or a full stop and try to pull out, the car seems like iy may die but eventually kicks in, but seconds could mean a collision. My husband says he does not experience this and its my driving, but my daughter has had ths happen also and I have others witness this also. This is an ongoing problem, makes me afraid of driving my new car.

Filed Sep 26, 2019 · Transmission · 13,000 miles · OH

While accelerating mixed between pulling from zero MPH upwards of 40mph the vehicle has a high pitched squealing sound. This happens on any roadway while the car is in motion. It does not happen when the brakes are being used, only while accelerating and pushing the throttle. My transmission will sometimes hesitate or 'think' when shifting from reverse to another gear. Sometimes it is very loud was a large 'thunk' sound coming from underneath the car. The car also seems to make a whining noise when shifting out of different gates. (park, reverse, drive, etc) I have had the dealership check multiple times and they say it is normal operation. I've taken out other nissan murano's in the same model and it does not do this.

Filed Sep 25, 2019 · Transmission · 30,800 miles · TN

This has happen numerous times, the transmission a CVT has big problems that has caused my wife and I great concern. When we go to take off and really have to step down on the peddle because of traffic flow. We have semi's traveling on our road and other roads, when this occurred the first time after purchasing the car we thought it was bad gas, but since then we have been in critical situations because the transmission is not working. The transmission in question is very unsafe in this vehicle it almost stops for a few seconds. We have seconds away from 18 wheelers crashing into us, or cars where you have to pull out in traffic. What bothers me is my wife drives this vehicle at least once a day. Sometimes with my daughter, and grandson. Where we live big trucks hauling wood to the paper mill have almost crashed into us on numerous occasions, same with cars.some even showing road rage when my wife is minding her own business, and same with me. This problem has caused us to know that the transmission is doing this on a regular basis. When the car is in motion, we have even been put in the medium because of this CVT problem, and we believe by looking on the web now, and asking the mechanic we always use has said the same. We have had this car since july 2018. We know now it isn't bad gas, or the injectors needing clean, or the transmission oil needing change. We however know that with this safety problem it will be just a matter of time if not us but someone driving this type of vehicle will either get hurt, or may start causing people to die. We live right off of a two lane road, sometimes it is when we are pulling out, sometimes when we are going on the expressway way, sometimes when passing slower traffic, or on a city intersection. It acts at first like the engine is going to stall, seconds count in driving, we don't feel safe in this car anymore.

Questions about the 2017 Nissan Murano transmission

Does the 2017 Nissan Murano have transmission problems?

Owners have filed 14 complaints about the transmission of the 2017 Nissan Murano, 13% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 2017 Nissan Murano transmission problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 13,000 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2017 Nissan Murano transmission?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Nissan Murano have bad transmission?

The Nissan Murano model years with the most transmission complaints are 2003 (265 complaints), 2004 (143 complaints) and 2009 (69 complaints).

Other 2017 Nissan Murano problems

Electrical 16Acceleration 14Brakes 13Driver assistance 11Visibility 10Airbags 7Seat belts 7Body 5Engine 5Seats 5Steering 5Fuel system 3Lights 2Wheels 2

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