2007 Nissan Murano

IN FEBRUARY 2008 DURING AN OIL CHANGE, FLUID LEAK WAS DISCOVERED BETWEEN CVT (TRANSMISSION) AND TRANSFER CASE. ON 2/5/08 DEALER MADE FIRST ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. THEY STATED THAT SOME CVT BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND WERE TIGHTENED. VEHICLE WAS RETURN TO ME AS FIXED (MILEAGE 11303). ON 5/12/08, VEHICLE WENT BACK TO DEALER FOR SCHEDULED 15K MAINTENANCE WHERE THEY FOUND IT STILL LEAKING. NEW TRANSFER CASE WAS ORDERED AND VEHICLE WENT BACK IN FOR INSTALLATION ON 5/15/08. ON 6/10/08, DURING A 3 WEEK VACATION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY DURING BUSY COMMUTE TRAFFIC AND MADE CLUNKING NOISES. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND CALLED NISSAN N.A. AND TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER IN VICTORIA. DEALER DETERMINED THAT DUE TO HUMAN ERROR, PROPELLER (DRIVE) SHAFT WAS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED DOWN DURING TRANSFER CASE INSTALL AND HAD FALLEN OFF THE CAR. VEHICLE REPAIRED AND EXPENSES REIMBURSED BY DEALER IN CALIFORNIA. IN MARCH 2009, OIL CHANGE AGAIN REVEALED TRANSFER CASE LEAKING. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE TC SEAL BUT FOUND TC DAMAGED DUE TO MISSING VENT TUBE. DEALER REPLACED WITH ANOTHER TRANSFER CASE ON 3/9/09. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE COMMON WITH AWD MURANOS. I HAVE PERSISTENTLY CHECKED FOR SIGNS OF LEAKS. OTHER OWNERS HAVE NOT BEEN AS DILIGENT AND HAVE EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS FAILURES DURING OPERATION ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A DANGER AS VEHICLE WILL STALL AND FAIL ON THE ROAD. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY 2007 NISSAN MURANO WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION; THEREFORE, CAUSING ME DRIVING HAZARD. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY WANT $400 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I AM FINDING THAT THERE ARE MANY MURANO OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE PART NISSAN USED MUST BE DEFECTIVE. I EVEN ASKED SOMEONE IN MY OFFICE THAT ALSO OWNS A MURANO AND HE TOO IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 07' NISSAN MURANO, WITH 39,000 MILES. IN THE LAST WEEK THE DRIVERS SEAT STARTED TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT WHEN I TURNED TO THE LEFT. TODAY I FELT A CRACK IN THE BACK OF THE SEAT. IN INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT A CROSSBAR HAD BROKEN AT A SEAM. NOW MY DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS AND PROBABLY IS NOT THE SAFEST IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH NISSAN, I READ ABOUT 03'S, 04'S, 05'S AND NOW MY 07' HAVING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW IF NISSAN WILL FIX IT YET DUE TO IT BEING OVER ON MILES FOR MY WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS ON HWY 10 TRAVELING FROM HOUSTON TO NM, HEADED WEST JUST PAST EXIST 138 IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAS JUST FINISHED FUELING UP MY VEHICLE AND WAS BACK ON THE HWY. I RAN OVER SMALL OBJECT IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSED A PUNCTURE IN THE BACK OF THE FUEL TANK. I WAS SIGNALED BY PASSING CALL TO PULLOVER IMMEDIATELY AS THERE WAS FUEL WAS POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE , MAKING IT AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD & UNDRIVEABLE. I WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND MY BOYFRIEND DURING THIS INCIDENT WHO ALSO RAN OVER THIS SAME OBJECT AND NOTHING HAPPENED TO HIS VEHICLE (BMW). I CALLED NISSAN THE NEXT DAY ( I HAVE REFERENCE # ) & I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR 2007 REGARDING FUEL TANK PUNCTURE PROBLEMS .HE SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS AND NOT MY MODEL YEAR. THE FUEL TANK DOES APPEAR HOWEVER TO BE EXPOSED AND APPEARS TO BE PRONE TO THIS PROBLEM . THERE ARE APPROX 17500 MILES ON THIS 2007 MURANO. THE FUEL TANK WAS PATCHED THE NEXT DAY, AND THE SUV DRIVEN TO IT'S DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND PARKED UNTIL IT COULD BE TOWED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. A NEW FUEL TANK WILL BE USED TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED ONE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED AND I SHOULD CONTACT MY INSURANCE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN . THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME FOR THIS VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE HWY AS IT WAS ONLY DRIVEN LOCALLY ON CITY STREETS PRIOR. THE SAME OBJECT DID NOT CAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM FOR MY BOYFRIENDS VEHICLE NOR FOR THE OTHER CARS WHO RAN OVER IT AS WELL. *TR

FOR EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MY CAR WINDOWS GOING DOWN MYSTERIOUSLY. NISSAN, MURANO, 2007, SL, TOURING PACKAGE, 4 DOORS W/HATCH. OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED, SHUT OFF, LOCKED AND NO ONE INSIDE IT; IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER (HOT, COLD, DRY, WET); WHEN PARKED INDOORS OR OUTSIDE. TWO FRONT WINDOWS ALWAYS MYSTERIOUSLY GO DOWN BUT ON SOME OCCASIONS REAR WINDOWS GO DOWN TOO ALONG WITH FRONT ONES. I THOUGHT IT WAS OPERATOR ERROR, BUT HAVE RULED IT OUT AFTER HOW FREQUENT IT OCCURS. TWO MONTHS AGO IT OCCURRED WHEN PARKED OUTDOORS; A HEAVY RAIN STORM OCCURRED SOAKED THE VEHICLE AND REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL CLEANING TO REMOVE WATER. A MONTH AGO IT OCCURRED PARKED AT A BUSY MALL PARKING LOT. I WAS SHOCKED TO COME OUT AND FIND THE WINDOWS DOWN AND CAR NOT SECURE. THREE WEEKS AGO IT OCCURRED AT NIGHT PARKED OUTDOORS; IT WAS FILLED WITH DEBRIS IN THE MORNING DUE TO A WINDY NIGHT. IN THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF IT HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES, WHILE IN A GARAGE. TODAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008 IT HAPPENED TWICE AND I WITNESSED THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. IT OCCURRED THE 2ND TIME JUST AS A RAIN SHOWER WAS STARTING. THE CAR HAD TO BE COVERED WITH A TARP FOR THE NIGHT TO PREVENT RAIN FROM GETTING IN IT IN THE EVENT THE WINDOWS GO BACK DOWN AGAIN. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE WHEN THE WINDOWS WILL NOT STAY UP. THE PASSENGERS ARE AT RISK, CAR IS AT RISK OF BEING DAMAGED FROM INCLEMENT WEATHER INSIDE IT, VEHICLE IS AT RISK FOR THEFT OR BEING VANDALIZED DUE TO NOT BEING SECURE, PERSONAL PROPERTY IS AT RISK OF THEFT FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO NOT BEING SECURE. I FEEL THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED. OTHERS ONLINE HAVE POSTED THE SAME PROBLEMS ON BLOGS. AFTER TODAY I WILL BE MEETING WITH THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. FOR A VEHICLE RATED SO HIGH IN SAFETY I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE WINDOW PROBLEM. I AM SHOCKED NISSAN HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING SINCE OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED. I AM QUESTIONING OWNING IT. *TR

A 2007 NISSAN MURANO BOUGHT NEW MAY 2007AND SINCE NEW THE VEHICLE HAS MADE A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND FROM THE BRAKES WHEN IN REVERSE. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT THE CONYERS NISSAN DEALER BUT EVEN THOUGH THE ITEM WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION THEY SAID THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. ANOTHER INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALERSHIP THE WHOLE DAY, TO NO AVAIL. THE MOST RECENT VISIT AND AFTER ANOTHER COMPLAINT THE SERVICE ADVISOR CHECKED THE SERVICE BULLETINS AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS ONE ISSUED FOR THAT PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. HOWEVER THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND DURING A RECENT ROUTINE SERVICE VISIT THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WHICH HAD TO BE RE-SURFACED AND TURNED AT A COST OF $250.00 PLUS TAX. WE DO NOT FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CHARGE SINCE THE PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT AT FIRST. THEY ARE CITING THE BRAKE WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRES AFTER 12000 MILES CLAIMING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IF THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM FROM THE START THEN THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BECOME AN ISSUE. *TR