Problems with 2009 Nissan Murano SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan murano. the contact stated tht the brake pedal was extremely hard to depress. the contact did not receive a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 18v916000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the vehicle exhibited the same failure as the recall campaign. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin and failure mileage were not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan murano. the contact had to pump the brake pedal numerous times as it traveled to the floorboard. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the brake master cylinder needed to be replaced. the vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who replaced the brake master cylinder. in addition, the air bag indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the occupant sensor unit failed. the vehicle was also taken to a dealer (tony nissan, 94-1299 ka uka blvd, waipahu, hi 96797, (808) 680-7150) for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign numbers: 08v521000 (air bags, electrical system) and 08v066000 (air bags). the manufacturer was notified of the failures. the failure mileage was not available.

2009 nissan murano. consumer writes in regards to brake system issues. *smd the consumer stated on two occasions, the brake pedal went to the floor. the second time, she ran a red light, because she could not stop. *jb

After starting from a cold start (parked overnight) i noticed the brake pedal was soft and went almost to the floor. there was no prior sign of brake failure and the car still could stop, just not as quickly or firmly as normal. car was taken to a repair shop who diagnosed a leaking master cylinder but there was no brake failure warning light. after the shop replaced the master cylinder and bleed the system they found another leak in the abs controller/ecu module. an internal leak, and no repair is possible. the shop says they have spoken to nissan and looked online but find no information about other similar braking system failures, no tsb's, no recalls. i find it very disturbing that two critical brake parts could both be leaking and failing, and the car showed no brake warning lights, no abs warning lights, no indication of any problem while the brakes had obviously already failed. this is a fairly low mileage single-owner vehicle which has not been in any accidents and has been maintained properly. the failed parts (brake master and abs controller/ecu are being held available for inspection.

Abs module failure. needs replacement. in case of emergency, abs,vdc and stability control are not going to control the vehicle. also the tires lights warning and the brakes are on. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan murano. the contact was driving approximately 10 mph in a parking lot, and when the brake pedal was applied the speed rate increased up to 25 mph. the vehicle would not slow down and crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle. the contact sustained no personal injury. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the residence, and then towed to an authorized dealer where the technician was unable to locate the cause of failure. the vehicle was being repaired for the body damages at the total cost of $3,661.88. the failure mileage was 9,000. updated 11/16/10. *lj updated 12/08/10. *lj updated 12/14/10

Second complete failure of the braking system - calipers and discs. *tr

The vehicle rolls backwards when on an incline large or small. i have to press the gas and the brake as if i'm driving a manual in order to keep from rolling backwards. i had other suvs and never even had to put my foot on the brake, the vehicle wouldn't move. i've taken it in to the dealer twice and was told this was normal for vehicles with cvt. my husband asked why his maxima didn't do the same thing since it is cvt and they didn't know. *tr