IllustrationREAR SUBFRAME RUSTING AND BREAKING IN AN AREA THAT CANNOT BE VIEWED DURING A NORMAL SERVICE PROCEDURE.. THIS CAUSES UNSTABLE CONTROL AND BRAKING ISSUES MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. BREAKS NEAR LATERAL LINK TO REAR SUBFRAME AROUND THE MOUNTING HOLE FOR SUBFRAME. 17 YEAR OLD FEMALE DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT BROKE.
2010 Nissan Murano
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2010 Nissan Murano do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 110.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
170–25K
1625–50K
3050–75K
1975–100K
45100–150K
15150K+
142 reports with mileage · 48 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes. Review the 55 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 40 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
11 crash reports1 fire reports6 injury reports
Suspension complaints
15 reportsREAR SUBFRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. CAUSING SEVERE PULL TO THE LEFT AND ERRATIC HANDLING DURING BRAKING.
K FRAME BROKE RUSTED OUT
REAR K MEMBER SUBFRAME ROTTED CAR IS LESS 10 YEARS BOUGHT FROM FAMILY FRIEND ORIGINAL OWNER SO CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED BUT FRAME ? SALVAGE YARDS LAUGH WHEN YOU ASK FOR THE PART THEY SAY THAT IS REASON MURANO IS THERE REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN OFFERS A NEW PART WHICH I WAS GOING TO BUY BUT YOU HAVTO REPLACE THE ABS SPEED SENS…
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REAR K MEMBER SUBFRAME ROTTED CAR IS LESS 10 YEARS BOUGHT FROM FAMILY FRIEND ORIGINAL OWNER SO CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED BUT FRAME ? SALVAGE YARDS LAUGH WHEN YOU ASK FOR THE PART THEY SAY THAT IS REASON MURANO IS THERE REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN OFFERS A NEW PART WHICH I WAS GOING TO BUY BUT YOU HAVTO REPLACE THE ABS SPEED SENSORS AT $900 FOR 2 PLUS $700 K MEMBER MAYBE $3000.00 TO REPAIR NISSAN SHOULD TOTALLY RECALL THEY HAD SAME PROBLEM 2007 AND RECALLED???
I PURCHASED MY CAR, USED, FROM NISSAN OF CANTON (MICHIGAN), ON SEPT. 23, 2016 WHERE THERE WERE NO DISCLOSURES OF ANY SAFETY CONCERNS DUE TO STRUCTURAL OR OTHER CONCERNS. ON MARCH 15, 2018, THE RIGHT REAR OF CAR MADE A METAL SNAPPING SOUND AND BEGAN DRIVING POORLY SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO FOUND "THE REAR…
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I PURCHASED MY CAR, USED, FROM NISSAN OF CANTON (MICHIGAN), ON SEPT. 23, 2016 WHERE THERE WERE NO DISCLOSURES OF ANY SAFETY CONCERNS DUE TO STRUCTURAL OR OTHER CONCERNS. ON MARCH 15, 2018, THE RIGHT REAR OF CAR MADE A METAL SNAPPING SOUND AND BEGAN DRIVING POORLY SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO FOUND "THE REAR FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT WHERE THE TORSION ARM MOUNTS TO THE CROSSMEMBER". I WAS TOLD THE SUB-FRAME SHOWS SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION SUCH THAT, THE CAR NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT UP FOR SALE BY THE NISSAN DEALER IN 2016 AS THE ROT AND CORROSION OF THE FRAME IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT WHEN THE CAR IS ON A LIFT, THE CORROSION, ROT AND EXCESSIVE RUST IS EVIDENT AND SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN MISSED BY THE MECHANIC THE NISSAN DEALER'S USED TO ENSURE THE CAR WAS SAFE TO SELL. I TWICE CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION AND TO SEEK A SOLUTION. I SENT THE USED CAR MANAGER A PICTURE OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE THAT IS INCLUDED BELOW. THE DEALER SAID THE RUST MUST HAVE DEVELOPED SINCE I TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR AND THAT THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE. I REJECTED THIS AND ASKED TO MEET WITH THE USE CAR SALES MANAGER ON MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2018 WHERE I WILL ASK THAT THE CAR BE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FULL REFUND AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING A CAR SOLD TO ME WITH SERIOUS FRAME DAMAGE, ROT, RUST AND CORROSION. I AM FEARFUL THE ROTTED FRAME WILL SNAP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I OR OTHERS, MAY BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN KILLED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO RETRACT THE COMPLAINT DUE TO A MISUNDERSTANDING. *JS
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.