2011 Nissan Murano

WHILE DRIVING MY MURANO AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS A RANDOM THING THAT HAS HAPPENED, WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS, I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, ONCE WHILE RAINING, ALL OTHER TIMES THE ROADS WERE PERFECTLY FINE, LUCKILY I DO NOT DRIVE FAST OR TO CLOSE TO PEOPLE AS THIS IS A RANDOM THING THAT SEEMS TO HAPPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON CITY STREETS AND WHILE TURNING OR PRESSING THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP, USUALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS I WILL PUMP THE BRAKE AND IT WILL COME TO A STOP. I SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM, I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET TOWARD AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, I RAN OVER A BUMP (MANHOLE COVER/POT HOLE) AND MY BRAKES "WENT SOFT". WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THERE WAS NO PRESSURE (RESISTANCE) AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOP AFTER A MUCH LONGER DISTANCE THAN USUAL OR SAFE. (IT WAS LIKE A 'ROLLING STOP'.) I WAS INFORMED BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE (VERY EXPENSIVE). FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR OBJECT.

ON 12/15/16 I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 NISSAN MURANO AWD AND WHEN BRAKING FOR A LEFT TURN LANE ON A LOCAL STREET (GOING ABOUT 30 MPH) THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD NO PRESSURE & WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR & I HAD TO VEER TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TOWED THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER THE NEXT DAY, 12/16/16, & THEY SAID IT WAS THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. THEY REPLACED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FOR ABOUT $700 & IT WAS WORKING NORMALLY EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT WHIRRING SOUND. ON 2/6/17, APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AND A HALF LATER. I WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY ON RAMP (CURVING TYPE OF ON RAMP APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH) AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN WITH NO PRESSURE. I HAD TO SHARPLY TURN TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT AND COAST TO A STOP. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS NOW WORN FRONT BRAKES $400. THEN THEY CALLED A LITTLE LATER AND CHANGED THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND SAID THE ISSUE WAS NOW THE ABS ACTUATOR, $1900. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT NISSAN HAS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN YEAR MURANO ABS ACTUATORS. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD EXPAND THE RECALL BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING MY 2011 MURANO AND I HAVE READ MANY 2009 MURANO OWNERS EXPERIENCING MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES I AM. INTERESTINGLY BOTH TIMES THE BRAKES FAILED WERE ON VERY RAINY DAYS. I THINK THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE A BAD ACCIDENT OCCURS WHERE THERE COULD BE A FATALITY.

MY WIFE'S NISSAN MURANO HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK IT IN TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECKED OUT FINALLY THE GUY THERE TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKES DIDN'T ACT UP ON THEM SO THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THAT SO FAR EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD. I LEFT THINKING MAYBE IT WAS JUST THE BRAKES GETTING WORN OUT. ABOUT FIVE MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING HOME. SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING 40 AND SHE SUDDENLY HAD NO BRAKES HAVING TO PUT HER VEHICLE ON PARK SO SHE WOULDN'T HIT THE VEHICLE INFRONT OF HER FINALLY SHE HAD NO BRAKES AND HAD TO MOVE HER CAR USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND OFF UNTILL SHE REACHED A SHOPPING CENTER AHEAD. I WENT TO PICK THE TRUCK UP AND THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE AGAIN. THEN I CALLED NISSAN EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THEM EVER TAKING A LOOK AT THE TRUCK. AND THAT MY FACTORY WARRANTY HAS FINALLY EXPIRED SO THE MASTER CYLINDER ISN'T COVERED WHICH IS WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE BRAKES SUPPOSIVELY. I'M AWARE THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING WHEN IT GOES BAD BUT FOR IT TO WORK AND SOMETIMES NOT WORK SOUNDS VERY STRANGE. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND THY SAY IT STARTS NOT WORKING SIX MONTHS AFTER CHANGING THEMASTER CYLINDER. I CALLED NISSAN FOR RECALLS BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN HASN'T LOOKED INTO ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. WE NEED SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THEY CHARGE ME 900$ PLUS TO REPLACE WHEN I HAD OBVIOUSLY TOLD THEM THE VEHICLE WAS ACTING UP DURING THE TIME OF MY WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY NISSAN MURANO 2011, THE CAR LOST ITS BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I STARTED PUMPING THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY STARTED WORKING, BUT DEFECTIVE. I WENT TO NISSAN CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HE WASN'T SURPRISED. TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR FIRST CASE, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS, SO I HAVE TO PAY $600 FOR A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. *TR