Problems with 2007 Nissan Murano POWER TRAIN

I recently purchased this car used. after driving it for a little while, the car started shaking every time i would try to accelerate, but would get smooth once i got up to speed. after a few stop and go, the car decided to go into limp mode. i managed to get the car home safely, but barely. now it drives smooth for a few minutes and then the extreme shaking returns. it only happens when the car is in drive, and stops after i shift it out. after doing some research online, i found that the transmission in the 07 nissan murano is notorious for failing. nissan actually extended the warranty to 10 years/ 120,000 miles. but if you cannot get it fixed within that time your stuck, because they are so bad no transmission shop would work on them. every forum related to muranos just rants about how bad the transmission is. nissan should be responsible for putting faulty transmissions in so many vehicles, i am scared to imagine what would happen if it failed on the highway while at speed.

Lock/unlock request button on the outside handle does not respond,exterior lamp fogging, engine,equipmet ,igition swtch, p0744 torque converter clutch solenoid circuit intermittent, p1778 transmission reverse i/p circuit, p0345 camshaft position sensor a circuit, p0051 ho2s heater control circuit, p0150 o2 circuit this vehicle was in motion on the highway and shut down

Driving on the highway and all of a sudden started sounding like something was binding. when i got a chance to look under the vehicle, i can clearly see that the rear differential has shattered, broken completely apart and can see the gears inside. i googled 07 murano rear differential and the exact same thing keeps coming up. the current rear differential looks to have a yellow grease mark on it. indicates to me the part has been replaced before and the replacement did the same thing.

Vehicle sporadically stalls upon attempting to accelerate under normal driving conditions. operator must apply more pressure to the gas pedal than necessary to enter traffic because it will not respond fast enough to uncoming traffic.

My nissan starts to jerk from first gear or when i slow down and start to accelerate it makes a hard jerk like downshifting on a manual transmission and releasing clutch too fast. i research and there are a lot of public forums on this issue on sensors going bad to cvt fluid change to transmission issues. i took to my mechanic and they took it apart completely said had to replace the torque converter. so this will be a $1000 repair and i hope this will resolve the issue.

My car is totally just crap! i've replaced coil packs, alternator, mass air flow sensor, battery, hub assemblies, catalic converter, and a lot more and it still has major problems! i believe it has electrical problems because my radio gets a loud static. it seems like it has a hard time accelerating. then starts shaking real bad at about 20-40mph, then does fine above 60mph???

Been having major issues with the power of the vehicle. it's like shaking and not accelerating like it should be.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan murano. while driving various speeds, the vehicle would not properly accelerate when depressing the accelerator pedal. on several occasions, the engine continued to rev very highly before the vehicle abruptly accelerated at a high rate of speed. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. the manufacturer and local dealer (nelson nissan, 800 w. queens st, broken arrow, ok) were notified of the failure. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 129,000.

Takata recall was informed by mechanic that there is an issue with air bags and they need to be checked out can be dangerous. while driving the car slows down on its own on higway.

Continuous velocity transmission inherently defective. it makes a grinding noise at all speeds, lacks acceleration needed to merge safely, shutters and dies under acceleration. also overheats.

The seat bracket broke. really a seat bracket that breaks from fatigue of entering and leaving the vehicle?!? safety concern sun visor no longer holds its position due to plastic that wears out. safety issue. transmission failure at just over 100,000 miles. reports all over the web about this. so common, and so expensive. major safety issue. nissan has done nothing to address these issues that are so common with all of these models. it is not just me, there is report after report on the web. all the same issues.

Transmission is shot. will not shift. took to nissan dealer quoted 4300 to fix. car has 117,000 miles on it. nissan consumer dept opened case and denied it within 24 hrs said due to being out of the warrantly yearly even though its under the 120000 of the extended warranty

My car was running perfectly fine until last night when it stopped acceleration as i was driving home from a friends house. it sort of "stalled" but was still on and running just wouldn't accelerate. never had a single glitch with my transmission before. i only have 111k miles on it. i'm regular with my maintenances. just started happening right out of the blue. i had a maximal before this and the transmission went on it but that made jerking movements before it died. there was nothing to indicate my transmission was about to die or was failing! when i look online there is constant complaints about yours transmissions failing on people right after they hit the 100k mark. there needs to be some kind of recall on your transmissions cause this is making me never want to buy another nissan ever again and to warn anyone who is interested in buying your cars!

Takata recall" my nissan murano 2007 trans started jumping in and out of gear never had trouble before i called nissan they told me it was my problem car has never been recalled on trans i said ok then sell me a rebuild kit for my car they said no you got to buy a rebuild one wont sell me one kit for it i got 4 nissan vehicle guss this is the last one i will buy it quit pulling on a major hyway

Transmission failure

My 2007 nissan murano suddenly begin acting like it wanted to shut of while on the highway. i would press the gas pedal about 3/4 down to the floor and there would be a few second lag before the rpm would rise and then suddenly jerk forward. i couldn't get my speed above 30 mph without the vehicle attempting to change gears on it own. then one day as i'm going to the grocery store i came to a stop at a traffic light. when the light turned green i slowly accelerated and suddenly my car jerked abruptly and came to a halt. at this point the vehicle was inoperable. the most embarrassing part is that i was 1/4 of the way in the intersection and i was holding up the traffic all three ways. a good police officer stopped behind me and called a towing company. i had to pay over $100 to get my car towed. on top of that i had to tow it to the transmission place to have it checked since the car would start and rev, but not move forward. the transmission shop said the cvt belt prematurely broke. after researching this seems to be a very common problem among vehicles with cvt transmission, especially the nissan murano's. my car has a little over 100,000 miles on it. with the number of complaints on this same issue i'm surprised nissan has not initiated a recall. this vehicle could have failed on the highway and is a very serious safety issue.

I have been driving 2007 nissan murano and when i drive the vehicle from a stop it jerk very badly and issue is with cvt transmission. as per nissan dealership they will try to fix the cvt issue by changing the valve body and if this will not fix the issue then they will work on cvt transmission.

My husband and i bought our 2007 nissan murano 1 year ago. the car drove great for the past year until march 11, 2017. while driving to a movie, the car made a very unusual sound, similar to a loud flat tire and the car lost power on a very busy highway. thankfully, we were able to put on our hazards, and we barely made it to the side of the road. my husband took a look at the back of the car where the sound was coming from, and he noticed a crack in the rear end under the car. of course, we had the car towed to the nearest shop. the mechanic has now reported to us that the transfer case was cracked and it seized up. the mechanic also told us that there is a crack in the front end as well. the mechanic is positive that the faulty transfer case has caused the crack in the rear end and the front end of the car, these are cracks in the rear end of the power train and front end of the power train. the total cost to fix this vehicle is estimated at $ 6000.00. this is appalling after researching the issue; a faulty transfer case is common among the 2007 nissan murano's. this could have caused a severe accident, as we lost power on a very busy highway and a car had to swerve out of the way to miss us. i pray that something will be done about this. a 6000.00 dollar set back is beyond our means, and we have to scrape at everything to get the money, we have four children who could have used that money for things they needed. now instead of chicken or roast for dinner, it will be roman noodles. this is not right.

Hello, i own a 2007 nissan murano and have just had an issue where the entire sub frame has broken in half due to rust. the car is not even 10 years old (160k miles) at this point and i was wondering if such a dangerous issue would be eligible for repair via nissan? any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Front transfer case leaks for no apparent reason causing failure. no maintenance checks are listed for this part and appears to be a design failure.

My nissan murano has 122,000 miles on car and i have already spent a lot of money repairing cvt's, front end issues and had to purchase a new transmission. i was on the interstate and had to drive slow all the way to my home. no accident but nissan murano has a lot of issues with the front wheels and transmission.

I recently learned that i need a transmission ($4,400) for my 2007 nissan murano and i also have read that this is common problem among nissans. why isn't there some kind of recall or help to replace again for such a common problem?

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan murano. while driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to eventually restart the vehicle. the cvt and service engine warning lights illuminated. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 119,000.

Started making a noise as a flat tire, i parked it. next day i took it to the shop, nissan dealership, they said is the transfer case and want $ 3,500 to fix it, i researched on this issue and found lots, too many people complaining of this issue, nissan has to be aware of the bad quality of their product and assume the their part on it, or people will have to spend lots of money on this. thank you *tr

2007 nissan murano. consumer writes in regards to transmission problems. *smd consumer sent additional correspondence. *smd the transmission was replaced with a re-manufactured transmission. *jb the consumer is seeking a potion of reimbursement. updated 08/24/15. *j

I was driving down hwy 100 in milwaukee at approximately 40 mph when the car suddenly died in the middle of the road, fortunately no accident was caused because of the sudden stop. the car would not start after this stop. i pushed the car into a nearby parking lot and took the battery into a local hardware store. the battery was dead and needed to be charged. i re installed the battery and got the car started (the engine sounded loud) and drove to the auto store and had the alternator tested - it was dead. i started to drive the car home and it would not go above 30 mph and the cel was on. the next morning i had the alternator replaced (sunday), the battery kept it's charge. i took the vehicle to the nissan dealer on monday morning - they determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. i got my car back after 2 weeks and drove it home. i did notice that the there was a slight whine - i thought it was with the replaced transmission. i got louder each dayand i took it back to the nissan dealer, but the noise would quit after it warmed up. the nissan dealer determined that it was the high pressure power steering hose. these events appeared to be caused by a previous event - (1) alternator (2) transmission (3) high pressure power steering hose, all started november 27 2014, and lastly ended on february 10, 2015, hopefully. *tr

Driving the car when hearing big banging noise coming from the hood from the car soundly the car broke down towing it in to the dealer saying that it's the transfer case that went with out any warning reading up on line seeing that this is a big problem will al nissan they should be accountable for this it's a safety hazard. *tr

i own a 2008 nissan murano while attempting to drive after a light change my vehicle loss acceleration. luckily, the car behind me didn't slam into me i was able safely get out of the way. the pedal was to the floor yet the car barley moved then it lurched forward and was fine. i took to a mechanic nothing a few weeks later after no issue it happen again on the highway which was dangerous and scary again i took this vehicle to a mechanic who said there was a leak at the transfer case i had repaired. two days later after being stuck in the middle of an intersection the vehicle was diagnosed to be an issue with the cvt transmission. i was told this is a defect nissan is aware of, they then told me about the known manufacturer issue of the transmission and suggested i bring it to nissan and see if they could do anything for me. i took the vehicle over to the local nissan dealership and was informed that there was nothing that nissan could do but to slap in another transmission and that it would not be covered by warranty since i was over the extended 120,0000 miles. they did give me the option to have them throw in a new transmission at cost of $4000. i then called nissan north america consumer affairs no response. this is a known manufacturer defect and nissan refuses to acknowledge the issue. research shows thousands of customers have the same issue; it is not a coincidence. it is a tactic played by nissan so they will not bare financial and reputation deterioration. instead they are putting that on the paying consumer. not right!! *js

While driving on a flat, clear road, i heard a loud noise under hood, the car lost power and there weas smoke coming out from under the hood. i pulled over fortunately, there was a gas station. car was towed and i was informed that my transfer case was cracked. *tr

All motor mounts and transmission mounts failed at 65,000 and brought into repair at 74,000 miles. extreme scary vibration when driving. thump and clunking and banging sound on engine when depressing the gas pedal. very expensive $2,900.00 repair at nissan dealer.

Kept noticing smell of burning oil. was told the axle seal was leaking. after the 2nd axle seal was replaced, they said it was a transfer case seal that was leaking and i would need to have that replaced at approximate cost of $1500. at that time i told the dealer that during cold weather i had issues with the transmission (which has an extended warranty to 120,000), and i'm sure the transmission has caused the transfer case problems, but, of course, upon the dealer testing the transmission they said that the transmission is working fine. i was told that the transfer case leak was not something that had to be repaired immediately and that as long as the fluid levels were checked frequently i could wait to have it repaired. yesterday (4 months later) i took the car to another nissan dealer and i was told that the axle seal and the transfer case seal were both leaking and that there was a service bulletin issued detailing that the transfer case should be rebuilt. the cost now will be approximately $1800, to fix the seals and rebuild the transfer case. after searching online about this issue i've realized this is an ongoing problem with nissan murano's and that nissan is ignoring the safety issues involved with this problem and not issuing a recall. with so many complaints about this same issue on the murano's an investigation needs to be done and nissan needs to recall these cars for the safety of their customers. *tr

Trouble accelerating accompanied by loud screeching noise, followed by loud clunking. diagnosed as transfer case severely cracked at 79000 miles. 2 nissan dealers agreed this was a defective part with history of problems, but not recalled, and only warranteed to 60,000 miles. ridiculous. about a 3300$ repair. *js

Transfer case leak on 2007 nissan murano sl awd, 3-4 months after warranty expired. nissan is refusing to fix it. heat produced in cvt is causing sealant in the transfer case and ultimately transfer case to break. nissan extended the cvt warranty but refuse cvt is causing the transfer case to break and was not covered my cvy extended warranty. *tr

Pulled out onto a roadway with a 60 mph speed limit. this vehicle is fast and has quick throttle response, so knowing that i could make it, while a car was approaching, i pulled out and accelerated quickly. the vehicle did not have near the power that it normally did and immediately made a loud screeching sound and clicking as if metal was scraping adjacent metal. luckily, i let off the accelerator and hit it again, and it operated fine. there was no accident and nobody was hurt. the problem has slowly persisted and gotten worse. that's what recalls are for and that is what research on this problem for this particular vehicle will tell you needs to happen. the recall needs to take place. do people need to die first? safety means avoiding injury. research the problem here and do what you can to resolve it for the affected vehicles. i've seen much less severe recalls take place. i'm about to have to take my vehicle in to pay for this myself, because out of the thousands of complaints on this issue that i can probably find, there has been absolutely no resolution, and i am not sure if it may have caused any injuries to anybody else, but will be researching everything about it. i will present a portfolio of information on this problem so that it cannot be denied, if i must. i will do your jobs if you will not, although i'm sure you have just not had enough complaints, or something of similar nature, and it will take me a long time, a lot of reading and saving and printing info. at the same time i will be writing bad reviews every chance i get about nissan not acknowledging responsibility for the problem, which i already have several times. *tr

I was driving on the road at approximately 30 miles an hour when i notice the engine was revving at a higher speed with no change in acceleration. i brought the car to bay ridge nissan and they replaced the cvt transmission for $500, even i though i have an existing warranty. i have contact nissan corporate and i haven't heard from them. i am filing a complaint because a lot of nissan owners, including myself, have been experiencing this problem. *tr

As i was driving on the highway, the car either accelerated or decelerated even though i maintained steady pressure on the gas pedal. i did take it for repair at my local nissan dealership. luckily, i had purchased the extended warranty and was still within the warranty time frame. my car was at the dealership repair shop for over 8 weeks. i was told that 2 new transmissions were placed in my car and then there was a problem with the wiring harness. although it was "fixed" it has not driven quite the same. now i am hearing a strange sound from my engine and think i'm in for another round of repairs. i am out of the warranty period and want to know if nissan corp. has issued a recall. *tr

I noticed power steering fluid on the concrete under my vehicle. a mechanic told me my hose was leaking and i found out it cost about $500.00 to fix. i checked with nissan dealer to see if there was a recall. he told me no. there should be a recall on this problem because it is dangerous. the fluid is all underneath my vehicle. the fluid could ignite by hitting the exhaust pipe or anything hot. *tr

Nissan dealer informed me that the transfer case seal is broken and needs to be resealed. only nissan has serviced the transmission fluid. this seems to be a nissan continuously variable transmission (cvt)-related problem. the car has 66,000 miles on it, and the warranty on the cvt was previously doubled to 120,000 miles. the original warranty was for 60,000 miles. however, nissan alleges that the transfer case is unrelated to the cvt and therefore, not covered by the extended warranty. this seems to be disingenuous, at best. from polls and threads i've seen, it seems that this is a frequent problem in muranos and nissan is attempting to put up a wall instead of accepting responsibility. it seems that there is a widespread problem that has been going on for the duration of the murano life cycle, across the years, and as is somewhat typical of powertrain problems, they don't manifest for a number of years and miles. the threads indicate that resealing the transfer case (for an exorbitant $1250) only staves off the failure and that it occurs again. this recurring problem eventually manifests in failure of the cvt itself. in that case it costs in the range of $6500 to repair. there seems to be a design flaw here that should be addressed. if the cvt seizes up on the road it could certainly be a major safety issue. *js

The transfer case is leaking on the hot exhaust pipe. there is common failure of the transfer case seals in all nissan muranos from 2004-2008...there are many people complaining of this problem and quick search on this issue on the internet produces a vast number of complaints. the transfer case seal starts leaking on all these models and the trans-axle fluid drips on the very,very hot exhaust manifold pipe just below the seem of the transfer case where it mates with the cvt. the cvt is covered under a 120,000 mile warranty but nissan claims that the transfer case portion is not. regardless the is a serious safety issue as it could potentially start a fire and subsequent loss of the vehicle, the property around it or a loss of life from a fire. i would appreciate if nhtsa would investigate this issue to the fullest. there are reports that the loss of fluid has caused loss of control of the vehicle as well....this is a serious safety issue....in addition the cost of repairs exceeds 3000.00 dollars. *tr

Loud thumping, could barely steer. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan murano. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, she heard a loud noise that she could not distinguish and drove the vehicle to a local mechanic. the mechanic diagnosed that the vehicle had a fractured rear differential and stated that it needed to be replaced. the dealer did not offer any assistance. the manufacturer failed to offer any assistance either because there were no recalls addressing the failure. the vehicle was awaiting repairs at a private facility. the failure and current mileages were 75,000.

First noticed it kept popping out of all wheel drive in a snow storm while driving 15 mpr. next issue was driving on the interstate at 65rpm the speed kept decellerating or sticking like it had a govanor on it at 65. now i can not drive it for more then twenty minutes without it decellerating. it won't shift just sticks at 3rpm and the speed will not increase. took it to the dealer three times. first time they said it was a bad battery. second time they hooked it up to check engine machine. it did not throw a code so they said it was saft to drive. coming down a mountain it started bucking and speed decellerated very quickly. thankfully i was not hit from behind. seems like a transmission problem to me but having a hard time getting nissian to replace it. very scary and unsafe. *tr

I first noticed a "burning rubber smell" that mechanics could not duplicate. at about 80,000 miles the car began to lose power when i would accelerate. i began hearing a loud squealing noise that to me (a total car novice) sounded like belts. because of the power surges problems and not changing gears (rpms were low when i accelerate) i have been afraid to drive this vehicle. when i took it to the dealership (instead of my local mechanic) i was told to leave it there because it was unsafe to drive. apparently it is a "transfer case" defect that they are going to repair at a huge expense to me. after searching the internet for this problem with other murano owners, i was shocked at the number of murano transfer case problems there are out there. i have definitely lost my confidence in nissans because of this. *tr

This vehicle is only four years old with only 84000 miles, while driving i heard a loud sound coming from under the vehicle. i took the vehicle in to five towns nissan they told me that i have a big problem, my transfer case is not good. the transfer case, seal-oil and seal- oil ring would be $2750.82. labor and tax would be bring it to $4074.33. now we all know owners of this very cute vehicle that it has a factory defect and we need more people like myself to come forth so the would have no choice but to recall these vehicles. *tr

My 2007 nissan murano's differential just failed on a highway without any warning. i was with three kids on a high way and it was pitch dark. the only thing i did that day was to change my rear tyres and i have no idea if this might have contributed to it. upon research for a new part, i realized that quite a lot of people have had the same complaints about their murano and i am not sure if they should be forced to recall the vehicle. *tr

I had a transfer case failure on my 2007 nissan murano 600 miles after i hit 60,000 miles on my car. my car's awd system fails at slow speeds and turns. to correct the failure is 3 k +. i am told by my local dealer this occurs frequently however it is not a recalled item yet. i was also told if i brought it in 600 miles earlier they would cover the repairs. *tt

Unfortunately i did no advanced research on the nissan murano and now we are resting among the group of other upset murano owners. a month ago we purchased a used 2007 murano sl awd with 29,000 miles. after a week of driving it we made a moderately slow stop as we approached a red-lighted intersection. the vehicle surged forward as the brakes were being applied. we could feel the anti-lock brakes begin to pulse at the pedal. the usual quite transmission began to make shifting noises as it argued with an engine that was rising in rpm. with a loud and pronounced clunk and my head was thrust into the headrest restraint pad. the vehicle stopped just before impacting the rear of a car before us. this has happened twice, with repeat visits to the dealer for repairs. they say they find nothing wrong, codes are all fine etc. they even serviced the abs brake sensors at no charge, but i know that is not the problem here. so in a nut shell nissan has done nothing to fix the problem, and is unable to help us. *tr

I was driving in traffic and i felt a weird vibration and the vehicle felt as if it was surging forward. felt like a misfire so i drove it home and replaced the spark plugs. i then test drove it with new spark plugs and the problem was the same. i take it to my mechanic is he advises that the cvt and or transfer case assembly is the problem. i then go online to research it and find tons of stories of all the same problem. the vehicle is now stuck in my garage because i am scared to drive it and get into an accident. when i turn the wheel the vehicle doesn't want to move forward , almost like a slipping clutch , and then it will make a loud pop and jerk forward. i am having it towed to nissan dealership after holiday and after researching i already know they are not going to cover it and try to stick me with a 5-6k dollar bill. its not the consumer's fault nissan has a defective cvt system and doesn't want to recall it due to the expensive repair bill. i guess once this failure causes someone to die from an accident like the incident with toyota and their accelerator maybe then they will have to recall their murano's cvt system. *tr

1. oil on ground. 2. leaking seal on transfer case. can cause drive-train failure. not safe. 3. repair in progress. *tr

I purchased my car labor day of 2010. in april 2011, my car was diagnosed with having a cracked transfer case. i spent $1800 to have it fixed and now december 27, 2011 my transfer case is cracked again. i have only had my car for a little over a year and i don't believe i should be going through this and putting our more money when i owe so much on it. i don't understand what is going on but i am convinced it is a manufacture problem... *tr