2003 Nissan Murano Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING I LOST ALL POWER FOR THE MOTOR AND HAD TO HAVE TO BATTERY REPLACED CUZ LOST ALL POWER

A WIRE BROKE INSIDE THE ALTERNATOR CAUSING THE BATTERY TO STOP FROM CHARGING. MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CHARGER WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS CAME ON. THE BATTERY BEGAN TO DISCHARGE AND THE CAR LOST POWER. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO A "FALL SAFE" MODE (ALL DASH INDICATORS AND RADIO DISPLAY FLASHED RAPIDLY) AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED.

THIS CAR HAS HAD A LOT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE ECU HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SUNROOF IS ALSO DEAD. THE BOSE STEREO IS ALWAYS GOING OUT. I'M UPSET BECAUSE THERE WAS MANY VINS THAT NISSAN COVERED BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS A ISSUE, BUT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! YOUR CAR CAN DIE AT ANY TIME, ANY SPEED AND ANY WHERE. MY CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR THE 3RD TIME WITH CAM SENSOR ISSUES AFTER BEING STRANDED TWICE. THE CAR JUST WON'T START. THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER ALL CHECK OUT GOOD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BATTERY AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A LOT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO TISCHER NISSAN IN FORT MEADE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A LARGE BYPASS 55 MPH. SUDDENLY, MY SPEED AND RPM'S DROPPED EVEN WITH PUSHING MY GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OVER, PUT MY CAR IN PARK, AND TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL. THE RPM'S INCREASED NORMALLY SO I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I GOT OFF THE BYPASS AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CHECKED MY FLUIDS. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND PULLED BACK OUT ONTO THE ROAD (40 MPH HIGHWAY). AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT IT DID IT AGAIN. I PULLED ONTO A BACKROAD. I NOTICED THEN THAT MY ABS LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON. I TURNED ON MY 4 WAYS SINCE MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. WHEN I TURNED THEM ON I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN ELECTRIC SHORT AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS AND GAUGES BEGAN FLICKERING WILDLY. WITH A VERY SHORT DISTANCE I BEGAN LOSING POWER TO EVERYTHING UNTIL MY CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS ON THE SIDE OF A DARK ROAD AT 11 PM WITH NO LIGHTS OR POWER. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED HE SAID THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE ALTERNATOR. I LOOKED UP THE COST OF AN ALTERNATOR FOR MY VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL: JULY 14, 2005 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V319000 WIRE BREAKING INSIDE ALTERNATOR. THIS RECALLED DESCRIBED EXACTLY WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED. IN THE MORNING, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS AND AFTER A CALL BACK I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS "NO OPEN RECALL" ON MY VEHICLE. THEN I CALLED CUSTOMER AFFAIRS AT NISSAN CORPORATE FOR CLARIFICATION. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR'S RECALL WAS REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP (ALTHOUGH THEY HAD NO RECORD OF WHICH DEALERSHIP DID THE REPAIR) ON AN UNKNOWN DATE "BETWEEN 2005 AND THE PRESENT" SO NISSAN HAS CLOSED THIS RECALL AND IS NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN IF I TOOK MY CAR IN AND IT WAS VERIFIED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM, THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. I HAVE A CASE NUMBER FROM MY CALL TO NISSAN.

DRIVING 2003 NISSAN MURANO ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN I BEGAN SLOW DOWN MY CAR TURNED OFF. WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND THEN IT IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, BUT THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #05V319000), SO NISSAN WOULD NOT REPLACE IT.

DRIVING CAR LOST POWER AND CAME TO A STOP ,HAD TO HAVE IT TOW BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND APPROACHING THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

PLEASE HELP! I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS CAR EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT AT THIS SMALL DEALER IN ARLINGTON VA. SATURDAY MARCH 3, 2012, MY NISSAN MURANO STALLED. I AM AFRAID THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUES FOR ME AND OTHER INNOCENT PEOPLE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED. TODAY MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS STUCK AND WON'T MOVE UP OR DOWN. MUST BE SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ON ISSUES WITH THIS CAR BEFORE AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. CAN SOMEONE POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS TO WHO I NEED TO TALK TO AND WHO CAN HELP ME TO GET THIS RESOLVED? I TRULY BELIEVE THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PAST RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN RECORDED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO DECELERATE TO 30 MPH AND DEMONSTRATED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR: GENERATOR: REGULATOR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAILURES WITH IT THAT THE DEALER HAS EITHER CLAIMED THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE, HAS FAILED TO FIX OR INDICATES THAT MY MODEL IS NOT PART OF A RECALL EFFORT, EVEN WHEN MY CAR IS REPRODUCING THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS THE RECALLS STATE THEY ADDRESS. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND THE FAILURE OF THE CAM POSITION SENSORS AND CRANK POSITION SENSORS. BOTH HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SIMPLY STOP IN ONGOING TRAFFIC CREATING AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO ACTUALLY DIE BEFORE WILL ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY CONSTRUCTION WITH THE MURANO? THIS IS NOT THE FIRST LIFE-THREATENING INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR!!! I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE DIED!!! I COMPLETELY LOST ACCELERATION ON INTERSTATE 70 AT 10:30 P.M. AT NIGHT WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR! WHAT DID THE DEALERSHIP DO TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION? REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR THAT WAS ALREADY ON RECALL AND THREATENED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE COST UNTIL I THREATENED LEGAL ACTION...THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, TOOK CARE OF IT! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER, BUT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND RECCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS ON THREE OCCASIONS. AFTER THE FINAL FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK IS NOT LOCKING OR UNLOCKING COMPLETELY WHEN USING THE REMOTE OR KEY. IT APPEARS TO BE LOCKED, BUT THE DOOR CAN BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR AND VISA VERSA. STARTING IN MAY 2011, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK IS DOING THE SAME THING. I'M ALSO UNABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH NEITHER OF THE FRONT DOORS AND HAVE TO ENTER THROUGH THE BACK DOORS TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DOORS MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I OR A PASSENGER CAN GET LOCKED OUT OF THE CAR OR THINK THE DOOR IS LOCKED WHILE IN THE CAR AND SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE COULD GAIN ACCESS. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, I MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO OR OUT OF THE CAR. STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2010 WHILE RAISING THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE POWER WINDOW BUTTON, IT AUTOMATICALLY LOWERS ON IT'S OWN ON OCCASION. IT STOPS WHEN HALF OPEN. TO KEEP IT CLOSED, I HAVE TO INCH IT UP SLOWLY. AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE LOCK TO THE GAS CAP FAILED TO OPEN AROUND 40,000 MILES.

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2003 NISSAN MURANO WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT. OVER TIME WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD STALL ALMOST ALL THE TIME AFTER WE FIRST STARTED IT IN THE MORNING. WE DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT THIS AND JUST DEALT WITH IT AFTER TAKING IT TO OUR NISSAN DEALER WHO COULD NOT TELL US WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. THREE DAYS AGO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR JUST DIED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IMMEDIATLEY THE NEXT MORNING WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP IN PURCELLVILLE, VA TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT. I DID NOT FEE COMFORTABLE TAKING THE CAR TO OUR NEAREST NISSAN DEALER 30 MILES AWAY GIVEN WHAT JUST HAPPENED. THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND SAID OUR CAR HAD A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND THEY WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY PRINTED OUT THE RECALL AND TOLD ME TO CALL NISSAN TO HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF HAVING TO PAY MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. I CALLED OUR NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND REPORTING MY PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THE VIN OF MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. I SAID IF I HAVE THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED WHY WOULD YOU NOT FIX IT-- ITS NOT SAFE! LONG STORY SHORT - I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT MY CAR HAS THE PROBLEM BUT THAT NISSAN WILL NOT FIX. I FIND THIS HORRIBLE AND NEED YOUR HELP. *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY. OCCURS REGULARLY WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES VEHICLE STALLS AND CATCHES ITSELF; OTHER TIMES, IT STALLS AND HAS POWER FAILURE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO NISSAN MURANO DEALER (SANTA MONICA) AND TOLD THAT 2003 RECALL FOR EXACT PROBLEM DOES NOT APPLY TO AWD MODELS. ASKING $600 FOR REPAIRS. *TR

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.. LAST NIGHT WE WERE DRIVING ON A VERY CURVY MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN A CAR CAME INTO SIGHT. WHEN WE SWITCHED TO DIM, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THIS PUT US IN TOTAL DARKNESS. IT TOOK A MINUTE TO ADJUST OUR EYES AND REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DIMMER SWITCH IS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SWITCH TO TURN THEM OFF IS ON THE END OF THE DIMMER HANDLE. WE KEEP OUR RUNNER LIGHTS ON EACH TIME WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR. SOME HOW WHEN YOU GO TO SWITCH THE LIGHTS THE KNOB TURNS TO OFF, WHICH MAKES THEM GO OUT, WHEN YOU SWITCH FROM BRIGHT TO DIM AND FROM DIM TO BRIGHT. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN. I WONDER IF OTHER FOLKS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE DID NOT CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING NHTSA RECALL #05V319000: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/ GENERATOR/ REGULATOR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGED WITHOUT DRIVER WARRANT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND INSTEAD, ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,891.

ALTERNATOR SEIZED UP, ENGINE LOST POWER, AND VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. ALTERNATOR WAS THE NISSAN REPLACED FOR A RECALL IN 2005. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE BAD ALTERNATOR WAS A RE-CONDITIONED ALTERNATOR THAT NISSAN HAD INSTALLED AS PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY ROAD, BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CAR LOST POWER (THOUGH IT DID NOT STALL). WHEN GIVING IT THROTTLE, THE ENGINE REFUSED TO SPEED UP. IT WAS LIKE BEING IN A "FAIL SAFE" MODE, LIKE WHEN SPEED SENSORS GO OUT. COULD NOT SAFELY PULL OVER OR DRIVE...MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CALL FOR A TOW. NISSAN DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR UNDER A RECALL. *TR

CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL FAILURE. MC THE CONSUMER STATED UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE WARRANTY COVERED THE MECHANICAL FAILURE, SHE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SHE WAS ENCOUNTERING WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 05 BUT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED BACK IN MAY OF 05, SO THAT MIGHT BE WHY THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER IS SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR DUE TO THE RECALL PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF THE INVOICE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

I WAS PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO HESITATE. WHEN I GOT TO THE LIGHT MY CAR STALLED AND THE PANEL LIGHTS DIMMED. AFTER SOME TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO CALL AAA AND I TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART AND I HAD TO WAIT OVER A WEEK AND 1/2 BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK. *TR

THE IDLER TENSION BRACKET FAILED/BROKE DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR AND THE BELT WAS LOST 200 MILES FROM HOME! IT IS CLEAR THAT THE BRACKET WAS OVER HEAT TEMPERED BY THE MANUFACTURER! *TR

2003 NISSAN MURANO WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW BATTERY. *TS NOT LONG AFTER THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY WAS DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR NOT CHARGING THE BATTERY. *JB

2003 MURANO BATTERY DIED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING THE BATTERY TO FAIL. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB