Problems with 2003 Nissan Murano ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Alternator failure on my 2003 nissan murano. there have been many alternator failures of the nossan murano. i refer you to www.nissanmurano.org then just click on "problems" there are over 2,000 murano owners that are members of this site. also i did not have any accident, fire, property damage or a crash because of this failure. even though i clicked the "no" button the final printout is showing "yes" for some reason. *ak per voq consumer description, changed fire, crash, and property damage to "no" on 11/8/04 cat.

While driving battery/brake warning light illuminated. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak

vehicle lost power on a busy street. after searching the web, consumer found similar complaints. vehicle was towed to dealer, who determined that the alternator was defective. *ak *nm pe04077_cat

Driving vehicle at night 300 miles from home when the "battery" and brake trouble lights came on. car completely lost power suddenly and i was not able to get the vehicle to the road shoulder. this was very dangerous. i was towed to a local dealer and had to rent a car home and rent a car to come back for my vehicle. alternator was diagnosed as failed. nissan dealer could not obtain part for 7 days. no explaination.*ak pe04077_cat

8/27/04 going at 65 mph car would not accelerate and will roll to a stop, had to be towed after that. 8/30/04 same problem again. towed back to dealer. 2/2/05 car would not start- jumper cable start- dealer replaced battery. and 2/11/05 engine shut off when coming out of a busy intersection- had to be towed still in shop. *jb

Alternator went bad after 36000 miles. *ak

While driving, the vehicle stalled. the consumer was unable to restart the vehicle and had it towed to the dealer for inspection. the mechanic determined that the alternator needed to be replaced. *ak *tc *jb pe04077_cat

Battery light and brake light illuminated. the next day, car stopped, while driving, almost causing a rear end accident. all power was lost. dealer replaced alternator. 2003 murano, awd, 11000 miles. *jb pe04077_cat

Alternator failed on my car that is less than a year old. this problem is happening very often and nissan needs to address the problem. *jb

Three separate incidents of cd-changer/player failure, each time unit was replaced with a "new" one. two failures of rear cup holder. one failure of vehicle alternator at approximately 19,000 miles. most recent failure was the ipdm control module at approximately 20,000 miles. mysterious ongoing transmission hesitation, cause unknown.*ak

My altinator broke on my 2003 nissan murano with about 8500 miles on the whole car.*ak

Following 15000 mile routine service and while returning to my home from the nissan dealer, my nissan murano se awd's brake light and battery light went on. i lost complete power (voltage) while making a left turn to a major intersection. the brakes failed and the accelerator pedal did not operate. nearly lost my life with an approaching sand truck and vehicles driving behind me. the problem/defect identified by the dealer was a faulty alternator, which was subsequently replaced under car warranty. pe04077_cat

My alternator failed. i was stranded on a busy freeway. when i called nissan roadside, i was informed that my vehicle did not have roadside coverage and they would not tow it to the dealer. i had to make my own arrangements, at my expense, to get it there to have the warranty repair completed. *jb

Alternator failure, at 14k miles. parking brake light and battery light came on. vehicle ran for about an hour, then battery failed and vehicle shut down, while i was driving down a busy interstate at hiway speeds. vehicle was towed to nearest nissan dealer, stayed there for 4 days til it could have alternator replaced. i had to rent a car, out of pocket, and get a hotel room for one night, out of pocket, besides the long journey to get the car when finished, as i was about 3-4 hours from home when this happened.*ak

(1) vehichle was operating normally, then the battery and brake warning lights came on. 2) while driving down the interstate looking for a dealership, the entire car shut down, including the engine and braking. i had to cross 2 lanes of interstate traffic to get to the shoulder without power or adequate braking. at the time, i was travelling out of town and was stranded in a city where i knew no one. (3) after being towed to a dealer, the day after i was told the alternator and battery were both bad. a new alternator had to be ordered but there were none in the immediate area and didn't know when one would be available. the alternator and battery were eventually replaced at no cost to me, 3 working days after arriving. old parts are not available.*ak pe04077_cat

03 nissan murano sl battery warning light and brake warning light illuminated and would not go out alternator was diagnosed by dealer as being bad alternator replaced under warranty by dealer i am a subscriber to a internet forum for murano's and heard of the warning signs and subsequent alternator failures from other owners. this is not an isolated occurance for murano owners somewhere around 30% of vehicles have suffered this failure and some more than once. i believe that nissan should acknowledge this and conduct a recall for replacement of these alternators to include a new design or new supplier to correct this problem

Car wouldn't start, towed it to the dealer. got it back same day claiming it was fuses. got stranded again that evening. towed it to another dealer who says they replaced the alternator and fuel pump.*ak pe04077_cat

2003 nissan murano se awd. alternator failed at 13,000 miles. no previous symptoms. apparently this is a common problem with muranos and should be a subject for a recall by nissan.*ak

Alternator failed after 36,000 miles with little warning. stranded late at night on highway. backorder of nissan replacement alternators. many reports of alternator failures in new nissans at www.freshalloy.com and www.nissanmurano.org. please see: http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?cat=&board=murano&number=67828742&page=0 and forum poll at http://www.nissanmurano.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2113&perpage=15&pagenumber=1. *nm pe04077_cat

The check engine light comes on and the engine quits. this has happend four times the frist time it stoped in the middle of i95 afternoon rush. it has happend three oyher times.*ak pe04077_cat

Alternator failed while driving normally. no prior warning. had to replace battery to get car home. parts replaced under warranty.*ak

Alternator failed in 2003 nissan murano leading to unexpected loss of all electrical power. this resulted in loss of power accessories (breaks, steering, lights etc). the engine was non-responsive to throttle input. traffic was light and was able to pull to side of the road safely.*ak

While driving home with around 5000 miles on the odometer, the battery and brake light on the dash turns on. i called the dealer to see what it meant and they told me that was the warning sign of a failed alternator. they advised me to tow the car to the nearest dealer because the car was basically running off the battery. the dealer was closing, so i had to leave it there overnight without a rental car. the next day the dealer was able to swap the alternator with a new one.*ak

I have a nissan murano 2003 & have had the following problems with it. i was on an online forum & there was a link to this site to list the problems i have had with this vehicle. my car was purchased in jan. 2003. since then i have had the following problems: defective alternator defective bose cd player defective battery defective cupholder all the items were fixed or replaced by nissan under warranty. however i have read that many people have had problems with their alternators but have not reported to a governent agency.*ak

Alternator failed on 2003 nissan murano at 11,000 miles i missed worked stuck on the side of the road for 5 hours replaced alternator.... talked to a few people ona news group and and 47 out of 118 had a bad alternator . *ak pe04077_cat

2003 nissan murano sl awd , alternator defective. battery light comes up. *ak

Nissan murano has dangerous design defects compounded by unresolved electronics problems. design flaws: 1) ineffective defroster system , 2) long-armed wipers clog easily, 3) all doors must be unlocked to get gas (inviting carjackers). the defroster-wiper problem was made worse by electronics. while i was clearing windows the car locked in 13 degree weather. *ak the car: 1) locks doors at random intervals , 2) puts the windows down without warning (the service manager says, "don't not leave valuables in this car!"), 3) the remote entry system often does not beep requiring that i check all doors (especially given the other problems with locks), 4) now the car sometimes tells me that the driver's door is open (when it is not). the car is virtually new (less than 6,000 miles). nissan knows they have this problem. there is an internal service memo it. but when consumers complain they are "stone-walled" with, "we could not duplicate the problem." last friday my caracted up at the dealership. the service manager acknowledged in writing on nissan letterhead. this problem exists and it is in a number of models -- maxima, altima, titan trucks, and muranos. nissan shouldrecall all of the affected vehicles, provide rental cars while repairs are made, and to issue credit vouchers for all of the past aggravation they caused by their failing to provide good-faith solutions to the problems they know exist.

3 times my murano has stalled while driving and would not restart. all 3 times it has to be towed (over a 2 month period approx. 4k miles now, started at just over under 3k). the first 2 times, the engine would at least turn, but not start. the last time it would not even turn. it seems to be temporary because when the dealer loosk at the next day, it starts and they say they can't find anything wrong with it.

While driving home from work approximately 3.5 miles on july 22nd 2004, i noticed the brake and battery lamps were illuminated on the dashboard of my 2003 nissan murano se awd manufactured in march 2003. after contacting university dealership in lansing, mi on july 23rd 2004, i was informed to bring it in right away. i drove it about 10 miles that day without a change in behavior from the vehicle but the lamps were still on. later that day i was informed it would need a new alternator. i did not hear about any progress until august 2nd 2004 which is 10 days later. the dealership claimed the alternator was ordered the previous friday (30 july) and should be in "late today or tomorrow". i received no update until 7 days later (august 10th) when i called the dealer and was informed the alternator had come in and it should be done the next day. on august 10th, i was allowed to pick up the repaired vehicle. in total i was without the vehicle for 18 consecutive days while waiting for a replacement for a faulty alternator which are in short supply. i was still responsible for making loan payments during the 18 days i was not able to use the vehicle and had to arrange alternate transportation to where i work. the nature of the failure could have lead to a serious safety concern as the antilock brakes were disabled, and if the vehicle had lost power (some do, sometimes due to simultaneous battery failure) control of the vehicle could have been lost. it is also an imposition on the customer to have to wait an extended period for replacements to be delivered for commonly faulty parts. the alternator failing in the murano is not an infrequent occurrence, it appears to happen in a large percentage of vehicles. one discussion forum and poll relating to the matter can be found here: http://www.nissanmurano.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2113. *jb

Vehicle jerked violently then dies! dealer claims it is the crankshaft sensor. replaced sensor. happened 3-more times until manufacturer finally authorized complete replacement of sensor terminal connectors.it has been in the shop over 5-total weeks up till now including all 4 attempts to fix. they assured that this would fix the problem. however it happened again on 3/11/04. we have given the manufacturer its final opportunity before proceeding with our lemon law rights, they simply reacted by trying to find a loophole in the process, so we are now proceeding with legal action against nissan now on our 5th time of this occurence.*ak

I just bought a 2003 nissan murano, recently i have had a few problems with the car. first problem, after driving about 30 miles and then shutting the engine off and then turning on the alarm. after about ten minutes i would disable the alarm and start the car. the car will not start it doesn't even turnover. this has happened twice once when my wife was driving it and when i was driving it. luckily it happened to start for my wife after several tries. can someone please investigate this defect? by the way, i had to get the car towed to dealer and it is still there.