Problems with 2003 Nissan Murano POWER TRAIN

In february 2005 the alternator failed to charge the battery and the car slowed to a complete stop and the battery died in the middle of a busy intersection. i had to tow the car to the nearest dealership and the car was repaired 48 hours later. in march 2005 the gas tank lid wouldn't open and the car was running out of gas. i drove the car to the dealership and it took 48 hours to repair. however, the "repair" was done by prying the lid open and i still have not recieved the new part. in may 2005 the transmission failed in the middle of a busy intersection and i had to tow the car to the dealership. they still have the car and expect to have it for two weeks at least. they cannot guarentee that they will pay for the rental car costs which will amount to at least $350 at $25 a day. this car only has 35,000 miles on it.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan murano. the contact stated the rear differential of the vehicle failed and oil was leaking into the engine. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was told that the rear differential was worn. the dealer also stated that the oil leak caused the pistons to become dry, which were destroyed. the dealer advised the contact that the pistons and the differential needed to be replaced. the failure mileage was 5,000 and the current mileage was 46,015.

2003 nissan murano transmission failure with less than 24,000 miles. transmission failed, wheels locked, unable to move or push the vehicle. thankfully, it happened approaching a red light, no accident involved. *nm

Dt: the consumer states that the 2003 nissan murano experienced a loss of power while driving at 20 mph. the vdc off and the slip where the lights t came on in the dashboard. these lights came on the first time that this happened. the next time that the loss of power was experienced the light did not come on. the car has been at the dealership twice for this issue. the dealer has no idea why the car is doing this, specifically states the consumer. the consumer has contacted nissan directly by mail and received a message from nissan that they wanted to schedule a final repair attempt at the dealership. the muranos shifter was also sticking, and you could not get the car to go into park or reverse. the car would not go any higher than neutral. the car has been in the dealership three times for this problem. the owners of the car have filed for the lemon law. *ak

Transfer case for awd failure 2nd time in 26,000 miles (1st 8,000 miles, 2nd 26,000 miles). in both cases gringing poping niose and locked up viechele had to be towed in to dealership. there was no indication of a problem prior to failure.

2003 nissan murano - since the first day it has hesitated and jerked when accelerating from a full stop. this is likely related to the known transmission problem. *tr

Cracked transfer case occurred twice on 2003 nissan murano; aug 27, 2004 & sep 24 2003. concern is future incidents may occur while driving on interstate highways causing accidents. other internet site forums indicated failures but did not submit complaints to nhtsa.*ak

The transfer case and driveshft had to be replaced due to a horrible noise that started occuring at 10200 miles on the vehicle. *jb

After driving on a highway at 55+mph, for more than a half hour, if you then get into stop and go or city traffic, and you are stopped, if you press on the accelerator, the car will not respond for 5-10 seconds, then will lunge forward. this is not only annoying, it is so dangerous. now that i am aware of it, i try to leave lots of space between me and the car in front of me (not always possible in the city). it only seems to happen under the conditions described above. i noticed this happening a little over a year after purchasing my murano. *nm

Initially,this car would stop in the middle of intersection and on the highway due to a faulty alternator. i almost got in an accident . the car would loss power and then take off and finally the car would stop on a busy highway. i almost got killed 3 times due the car stalling out on me. the transmission died on me 3 times. the first two times, i had only 20-30,000 miles. ( i purchased the car brand new). the very last time they replaced the transmission (costing me $6, 000) i had about 160,000 miles. even after having nissan replace the transmission 3 times, the car still stalls or shuts off while in motion. about a year ago, i had new cat converters installed, a new manifold and exhaust installed. it ran for about 6 months and now it is still stalling out and stopping (while in motion) me. this is very dangerous. now nissan thinks the crank shaft positioning is the cause of the problem but refuse to do it for free because the vin# to my car is not listed with the rest of the 2003 murano's (recall list). this i think is ridiculous. it seems to me that nissan has alot problems with their older murano's with regards to stalling, stopping suddenly while in motion. they seem to care less if the owners life is at risk. i have been dealing with these issues, since i first purchased the car. it is a piece of junk and it is an extreme hazard to drive on the highway. *tr

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

The transmission in my nissan murano failed on april 25 2004. the dealership and nissan, to this point ,have been completely uncooperative. the car as of this date may 25 2004 is still sitting on their lot untouched. *nm

I purchased a nissan murano new in 2003. since new it has had a problem with throttle response lag. i will be in traffic or sitting at a light and when i press the throttle to accelerate the car responds very slowly. i have nearly been hit at intersections where i am turning. the dealer replaced the throttle body at my expense . this was no help. the dealer then wanted to replace a valve in the transmission at my expense( $2600). i asked if other owners had reported similar problems to nissan and the answer from the dealer was that no one had ever reported this problem. this is dangerous and nissan seems to ignore the owner complaints. i guess someone needs to get killed to get their attention. this happens regularly and repeatedly since new in 2003. it's still happening today, in 2010. *tr

While attempting to reverse out of driveway vehicle did not accelerate. consumer had vehicle towed to the dealer. mechanic informed the consumer that transmission failed. *ak consumer also had driveshaft and differential problems. *ph

2003 nissan murano se 4wd has several issues. firstly the right side sun visor clip is defective and will not hold visor in place: 3 trips to dealer have not resolved this issue as they never have the part. secondly the cvt transmission presents a problem on holding the vehicle in place on a uphill incline...if you don't brake, the vehicle just rolls back, as opposed to standard auto transmission which locks, and prevents significant rollback. *cb