2005 Nissan Murano Electrical System

POWER FAILURE, INABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND POSSIBILITY TO BEING REAR-ENDED AS A RESULT. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME WHEN USING THE FOB OR THE SWITCH INSIDE THE DOOR. THE DOORS AND LIFT GATE DO NOT ALWAYS LOCK OR UNLOCK. MY WIFE HAS BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THE CAR IN THE MEIJERS PARKING LOT WITH OUR TWO SMALL CHILDREN UNABLE TO GET IN CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, FIRE, SEVERE WEATHER THAT MY FAMILY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET IN OR OUT (DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION) OF THE CAR IN A TIMELY MANNER CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER NISSAN MURANO AND OTHER NISSAN VEHICLE OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT ALL APPEARS THAT NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FRONTIER PICKUP FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. WE NOW HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE UNLOCKED AT ALL TIMES SO WE CAN GET IN AND OUT WITHOUT INCIDENT. PLEASE CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANKS.

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES. LIGHT DOES NOT RETURN AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE UNTIL DRIVEN ANOTHER 10 MILES. TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED AND RECHECKED, BUT NO PROBLEM WITH PRESSURE, AROUND 35 PSI. *LN

THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR IS FAILING TO LOCK OR UNLOCK FROM KEY FOB OR FROM LOCK/UNLOCK SWITCH ON DRIVER'S DOOR. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND THEN STALL. THE ABS, BRAKE, AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE BATTERY WOULD LOOSE POWER. HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR), THEREFORE HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY. EIGHTEEN MONTHS LATER, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BATTERY FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR), WHICH WAS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE SHE EXPERIENCED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THEY CHANGED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,400.

NISSAN'S RECALL ON THE 2005 MURANO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE FALLS INTO A "FAILSAFE" CONDITION WHICH LIMITS VEHICLE SPEED. VERY SHORTLY AFTER THIS, THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING...COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. MY VEHICLE HAD DONE THAT 4 TIMES. TWO TIMES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. YOU HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPS. IN THAT MINUTE, THE VEHICLE IS RAPIDLY DECELERATES TO A CRAWL. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A TOYOTA SEQUOIA. DOMINION NISSAN "FIXED" MY VEHICLE AND ASSURED ME IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. A FEW MONTH LATER, AS I NEARED MY HOME, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED PURSUANT TO THE RECALL NOTICE. ON JANUARY 11, 2008 I LEFT WORK AND HEADED FOR THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 50MPH TO A CRAWL WITHIN ABOUT A MINUTE. DANGEROUSLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER. HAD THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL MOMENT LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE, IN RUSH HOUR, IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. I COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SUCH A CIRCUMSTANCE. NISSAN "FIXED" THE CAR AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON JANUARY 19, 2008. THEY WANT TO "FIX" IT AGAIN. I SAID THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE. I FILED A COMPLAINT ON JAN 21 BY PHONE, JAN 27 BY EMAIL AND JAN 28 BY LETTER. NISSAN AND THE DEALER HAVE NOT RESPONDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A CLICKING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,700.

ON THE DATE LISTED, WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC FLOW FROM A PARKING LOT, MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND ENTER THE "FAIL SAFE" (LIMP HOME) MODE WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCELERATION. THIS WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE AND THERE HAD BEEN NOR WERE THERE ANY INDICATIONS OF ANY DEVELOPING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT WAS THE MIL AND THE PHYSICAL LOSS OF POWER. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A T-BONE COLLISION SINCE THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING AT 50 MPH AND THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO RIGHT HAND EMERGENCY PULL-OFF AREA ON THE ROADWAY TO SAFELY PLACE THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE TRAVEL LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR UNDER WARRANTY REPAIR. THIS REPAIR TOOK LESS THAN AN HOUR AND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DESCRIBE TO ME AS A DIRTY OR LOOSE ELECTRICAL GROUND TO THE ECM. *JB

BOTH FAILURES 4/8/06 AND 5/1/06 - PAUSE IN STARTING, ENGINE HESITATIONS WHEN RUNNING,AWD LOCK COMES ON, SERVICE ENGINE SOON COMES ON, NO ACCELERATION POWER - CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES SAME CODE U1000 - ELECTRICAL AND GROUND WIRE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED TWICE IN THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL VERY UNSAFE! *JB

DT: THE CALLER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CALLER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR, AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT. 10 DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CALLER HAD A CLOSE CALL. DEALER SAID HE WAS TOO BUSY TO LOOK AT VEHICLE . DEALER HAD VEHICLE SINCE SATURDAY AND HE HAS NOT LOOKED AT IT YET. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL GET BACK TO THE CALLER IN A FEW DAYS. *AK

2005 NISSAN MURANO ALTERNATOR FAILURE AT 8900 MILES