2012 Nissan Murano

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WAS DETECTED AND THE ABS AND ANTI-SKID WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OURISMAN NISSAN (3514 FORT MEADE RD, LAUREL, MD 20724, (301) 725-4400) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR SYSTEM WAS ENGAGING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FIND IT WAS SPONGY AND TRAVELED VERY FAR BEFORE THE BRAKES FINALLY ENGAGED. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND AFTER FOUR PUMPS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN BRAKE PEDAL STRENGTH AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPORTS THAT THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF TRAVEL. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF A RECALL ON THE 2009 MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THE ABS HCU UNIT.

I WAS VEERING OFF A RURAL HIGHWAY IN A 2012 NISSAN MURANO ONTO A GRAVEL PARKING AREA AND STARTED BRAKING WHEN I BECAME AWARE THAT WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDDLE WAS NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD ON BRAKES AND IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. I WAS PROBABLY GOING 30 MPH. THE NEXT DAY MY WIFE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND AFTER TWO WEEKS AND ABOUT 200 MILES THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEMS. I AM STILL TRYING TO RESOLVE ISSUES.

ON JUNE 25TH I WAS GOING DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL IN GUTTENBERG NJ,07093 WHEN ABOUT THREE QUARTERS DOWN THE HILL MY 212 NISSAN MURANO CONVERTIBLE'S ENGINE STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. THANK GOD THE LIGHT AHEAD WAS GREEN AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL JUST ENOUGH TO AVERT CRASHING INTO A FENCE AND GO OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP AND I WOUND UP IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHOSE LIGHT WAS THEN GREEN COMING AT ME FROM NORTH AND SOUTH.. I WROTE TO THE US GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA AND SPOKE SEVERAL TIMES TO NISSAN'S REGIONAL OFFICE IN TENNESSEE. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP SINCE JUNE 25 AND THEY SAY IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM I WILL HAVE TO TAKE CAR . BUT THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE AND I CANNOT IN GOOD FAITH SELL IT TO ANYONE ELSE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME. I AM A PROFESSOR AT TEACHERS COLLEGE IN NYC AND USE THE CAR TO TRAVEL TO THE COLLEGE IN THE SPRING AND FALL SEMESTERS. I HAVE SPECIAL PARKING PRIVILEGE BECAUSE I CANNOT TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DUE TO A DISABILITY. I SINCERELY HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU, SINCERELY, [XXX] P.S. I FOUND 20 OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WHO REPORTED THEIR ENGINES STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION - I SEND COPIES TO ALL PARTIES AT NISSAN BUT THEY SAID OH THEY ARE DIFFERENT MODELS (NO THEY WERE NOT - ALL MURANO'S AND DIFFERENT YEARS (BUT 2012 WAS INCLUDED AMONG THEM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND THE OIL CONSUMPTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGE ON BOTH VEHICLES. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE FOR 5-10 SECONDS. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN INTERSECTIONS AND WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. FIRST EXPERIENCED PROBLEM AT 98K AND TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR RECREATE PROBLEM. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS INDICATED. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED INTERMITTENLY AND IS NOW HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS. AT 121K, TOOK TO DEALER EVEN THOUGH NO SERVICE LIGHTS ON AND WAS TOLD THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AS WELL, THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND FRONT BUSHING CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALL 3 OF THESE ITEMS ARE REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. CVT WAS OFFERED TO OWNERS WITH 2003-2010 MODELS; HOWEVER, THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING IN LATER MODELS, INCLUDING MY 2012. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THESE YEARS AS WELL.