Forward collision warning light comes on and off while driving. When the light comes on the cruise control will not work and when the light goes off I need to reset the cruise control. This started about two months ago.
2018 Nissan Murano: false forward collision warnings
6 of the 114 complaints about the 2018 Nissan Murano describe false forward collision warnings.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 7 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
False forward collision warnings by model year
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What owners say
My 2018 Nissan Murano Intelligent Forward Collision Warning System (IFCWS) kicks on randomly and inadvertently when there is no forward collision risk. This causes the IFCWS light to come on and the cruise control to be disabled while driving causing a higher risk of an accident. This is a known issue that has yet to have a recall.
Whether it be a few seconds after driving, or a minute or two, the warning 'unavailable front radar obstruction' appears on the dash board. This indicates that the automatic collision avoidance system has been disabled. This is the radar system that monitors the distance between the vehicle and any object in front of it, that first alerts the driver if they are approaching an object ahead rapidly and if no action is taken on the drivers part, will then try to slow the vehicle down by applying the brakes to help avoid or mitigate the impact of a collision. This system is not supposed to automatically turn itself off. This happens every single time the vehicle is used and seems to be a well documented phenomenon by murano owners, through unofficial nissan murano forums, as well as here on digital trends 'https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/faulty-radars-compromising-nissan-emergency-braking-system/?amp' with the 2015-2018 nissan murano and other nissan vehicles.
I own a 2018 nissan murano sl. There is a front senor issue that I have been experiencing ever since I purchased the vehicle, in november 12, 2019. Every time I drive it, without fail. Seemingly random, I get an error message: "front radar obstructed" warning appears on panel. The "collision warning system inactive" icon light comes on. After a few minutes, the warning message goes off; the collision warning system light goes off. This error continues to happen again almost every ten minutes after the initial error message for the duration of my car trip. It doesn't seem to matter if I'm traveling on a highway or country road.... Or even at a complete stop....it still happens no matter what, as long as the vehicle is turned on.
Intelligent forward collision warning system randomly shuts off.
Frontal collision warning system continuously turns off while driving car. When this happens it also causes the cruse control to turn off. When traveling at highway speeds this causes the vehicle to rapidly slow down on the highway without the brake lights coming on. This potentially could cause a chain reaction accident. The problem occurs every time the car is driven . Nissan knows of the problem but does not have a fix for it. They continue to say the problem is under engineering review. The problem has been on nissan vehicles for at least two years and nissan continues to produce vehicles that they know has a safety problem.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- What is wrong
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- Risk
- The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1‑800‑867‑7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1‑800‑662‑6200.
Recall number 19V654000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2018 Nissan Murano collision warning
Is false forward collision warnings a common problem on the 2018 Nissan Murano?
6 of 114 owner complaints about the 2018 Nissan Murano (5%) mention false forward collision warnings. The model year with the most reports is 2017.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2018 Nissan Murano?
There is 1 recall and 7 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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