2009 Nissan Murano Brakes

FAILURE OF ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE WHERE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUSHED TO FLOOR TO ENGAGE BRAKES.

OUR 2009 MURANO BRAKE PEDAL WORKED FINE UNTIL 6 MONTHS AGO. THE PEDAL THEN STARTED TO FEEL VERY SOFT WHEN PRESSED. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY LOOKED OVER IT BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING SERIOUSLY WRONG AND ADJUSTED THE TENSION. THE BRAKES SEEMED NORMAL AFTER BUT DIDN'T LAST LONG. I THEN TOOK IT TO A FORMER NISSAN MECHANIC THAT LOOKED INTO IT AND RECOMMENDED WE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SINCE HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE PARTS WITHOUT KNOWING FOR SURE. HE LOOKED INTO THE BULLETINS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND FELT THAT NISSAN HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL ON THEIR BRAKES. WHEN I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER THEY ACTED AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY BRAKE ISSUES WITH THE MURANOS. I INFORMED HER TO LOOK AT THE BULLETINS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO MATTER. I HAD THEM CHECK THE MURANO OVER AND THEY CAME BACK AND SAID BRAKE FLUID IS DIRTY THAT SHOULD FIX IT. OF COURSE IT DIDN'T FIX THE SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NISSAN HAS WITH BRAKES.

WHILE BRAKING FAIRLY HARD FROM 45 MPH ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A SMALL HUMP IN THE ASPHALT. THIS APPARENTLY ACTIVATED THE ABS SYSTEM, WHICH FAILED AND REMAINED IN THAT MODE. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, CONSIDERABLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. THE NISSAN DEALER REPLACED THE ABS ACTUATOR FOR $2700. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PREMATURE FAILURE FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 79,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT LIKE A SPONGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED A SECOND TIME AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS ACCUMULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

MY VEHICLE BRAKES GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE TO PUMP THEM TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I NOTICE ONLINE THAT A LOT OF CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND VEHICLE MODEL. I HAVE READ HOW THEY HAD TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON PARTS AND LABOR BECAUSE THE MECHANICS COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, SO THEY STARTED DURING POWER OF ELIMINATION. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND. I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ABS FIRST. JUST TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, IF IT WASN'T THEN THEY WOULD TRY SOMETHING ELSE. MY QUESTIONS IS WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY HAVEN'T THIS VEHICLE BEEN RECALLED. THE VEHICLE IS SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE AND IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE CUSTOMERS THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND ALL THIS MONEY TO TRY AND TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2016 MODEL AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 2009 MODEL IS HAVING. I DROVE THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 2016,, JUST TO GO AROUND THE CORNER TO THE GROCERY STORE AND I COULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR ON THE CURB BECAUSE I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD, SO I WOULDN'T RUN IN BACK OF THIS OLD LADY. I CALLED NISSAN TO ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THAT'S WHEN I WAS REFERRED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. NISSAN SAID THEIR CERTIFIED MECHANIC WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OR NOT, BUT LIKE A MENTION EARLIER, THE MECHANICS DON'T KNOW AND IT'S COSTING THE CUSTOMER A ARM AND LEG JUST TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO 5 DIFFERENT PLACES AND NO ONE COULD TELL ME THE PROBLEM. I AM REQUESTING THAT SOME TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE 2009 NISSAN MURANO BRAKE SYSTEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

CAR BRAKE IS SPONGY AND WOULD HAVE TO PRESSED TO THE FLOOR BEFORE CAR STOPS. AT THE INITIAL APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, THE CAR EJECTS FORWARD AND THEN STOPS. THERE IS VERY LITTLE PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, FROM THE DEALERSHIP, IT APPEARS TO BE THE ABS SYSTEM. DOING ONLINE RESEARCH , THERE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON TREND OF BRAKE DEFECTS ON THIS MODEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

ON JULY 22, 2016 I LEFT WORK AND TOOK THE INTERSTATE HOME. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH AND HAD NOT BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE LONG. I NOTICED THAT TRAFFIC WAS COMING TO A SLOW STOP. I APPLIED MY BRAKES. AT FIRST IT FELT NORMAL AS IF MY BRAKES WERE OKAY, BUT THEN THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS BLESSED THAT THE TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE WAS BACK FAR ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET OVER. I KEPT TRYING TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THEY WERE ON THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID SLOW DOWN EVENTUALLY. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BY DRIVING EXTREMELY SLOW AND EASING TO A STOP STARTING 30 YARDS FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD MY MURANO TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP ON SATURDAY MORNING AND THEY KEPT IT THE ENTIRE NEXT WEEK. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THEY FIRST GOT IN THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN WHEN THEY TRIED TO STOP. HOWEVER, AFTER THAT FIRST ATTEMPT THE BRAKES STARTED TO WORK PERFECTLY. THEY DROVE IT THE ENTIRE WEEK TO SEE IF THE MALFUNCTION WOULD REPEAT ITSELF BUT IT NEVER DID. I PICKED MY CAR UP ON FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2016 WITH NO ASSURANCE THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT GO OUT AGAIN. SINCE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE ISOLATED, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR OUT OF NECESSITY FOR WORK BUT I AM STRESSED NOT KNOWING IF OR WHEN MY BRAKES WILL FAIL AGAIN. I DO HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE REPAIR SHOP BUT IT IS NOT ONLINE SO I CANNOT LOAD IT.

WHEN I WAS COMING OFF OF AN EXPRESSWAY AND CAME TO A STOP, I HAD TO PRESS MY BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. UPON RESTARTING MY CAR, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A FAULT IN THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS WAS IMPEDING NORMAL DRIVING OPERATIONS...THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE ME $2600 TO REPAIR IT, ALTHOUGH THIS IS A FAULTY CONDITION IN THE VEHICLES MANUFACTURING (SOMETHING I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR). I'VE HAD TO DISABLE THE ABS CONTROLLER IN THE MEANTIME.

BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO HAD 5 FAILURES. ITS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. THE FIRST ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THAT DEAD END TO ANOTHER HIGHWAY. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OTHER HIGHWAY. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. THE BRAKES USUALLY GO BACK TO NORMAL AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE AND TURNING IT BACK ON AGAIN. ON 3/17/16, THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE BRAKES DID NOT GO BACK TO NORMAL. I WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TEST DROVE IT AND THEY NOW UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE BRAKES. ON THE FIRST 4 ISSUES, WE BROUGHT IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. THE BRAKING FAILURES HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY NISSAN. I'VE READ MANY BLOGS ON THIS ISSUE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. FOR IT TO BECOME A RECALL, DO PEOPLE HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES?

BRAKES GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND AFTER A WHILE THEY GO BACK TO NORMAL THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING BUT NOT ALL TO TIME HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST I WAS TOLD FROM MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER THAT THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE DEALER DECIDED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER A SECOND TIME, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE ROTORS, BLED THE BRAKE LINE TROUBLE SHOOT, AND FOUND THAT THE ABS ACCUMULATOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OPENED AN INVESTIGATION AND CASE ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TWICE NOW DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE CONDITION AND THEY DID A FULL BRAKE EXAM. ENDED UP HAVING THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. SEEMED O.K. UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 03/15/16*LJ

WHEN DRIVING THE 2009 NISSAN MURANO THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO LOSE ANY FIRMNESS AND IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR; THE BRAKES BARELY WORKED ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET HOME. MY HUSBAND TROUBLESHOT THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS, AIR IN THE SYSTEM, OR WORN BRAKE PADS. HE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IF THE ABS FUSE IS REMOVED THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES BACK TO NORMAL WHILE DRIVING, BUT THERE WILL BE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ONCE THE FUSE IS REMOVED. WHEN THE FUSE WAS REPLACED THE PEDAL KEPT THE FIRMNESS; THIS IS NOT A MECHANICAL ISSUE, BUT MORE LIKE AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE ABS.

ON 2 OCCASIONS THE BREAK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE APPLYING THE BREAKS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC WHILE ON THE CITY STREET. I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BREAKS AND STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE BREAKING ABILITY WAS GREATLY REDUCED.

I WAS BRAKING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THEM UP ENOUGH TO GET HOME. I DON'T HAVE ANY LEAKS AT CYLINDERS AND MY PADS ARE NEW AND MY FLUID LEVEL IS OK I AM AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND UNDERSTAND HOW ABS SYSTEMS WORK THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES WERE STILL LOOSING PRESSURE SO I TOOK A RUBBER MALLET AND TAPPED ON THE ABS VALVE WHILE MY FRIEND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY WENT AWAY. IT LOOKS LIKE THE ABS ANTI SKID VALVE IS INTERNALLY BYPASSING FLUID I CALLED MY NISSAN SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE ABS ANTI SKID MODULE

THE PRESSURE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES GOES OUT AND REQUIRES YOU TO PRESS BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, NOT REQUIRING DRIVER ENOUGH TIME TO BRAKE PROPERLY AND CAN CREATE A TRAGEDY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING.

MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. SHE HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A STOPPED CAR. SHE CALLED ME TO MEET HER AND SWITCH CARS. AFTER LOADING HER AND THE KIDS INTO MY CAR I IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL NISAN DEALER (BRAKE PRESSURE RETURNED AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES). THEY DIAGNOSED THE ABS PUMP AS DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY ISSUE. NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH 67000 MILES.

BRAKES FAILED....DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH ON HWY 90 IN PASS CHRISTIAN MS. COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND APPLIED BRAKES AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 30 MPH AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT NO RESPOSE FROM THE BRAKES. WE RAN INTO A CAR STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT.

WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO STOP AT A LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. THEY WERE SOFT AND SPONGY. WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND WENT THROUGH THE LIGHT. I PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO WORK FINE. THE CAR WAS CHECKED OUT AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND AND FLUID IS AT MAX. BRAKES ARE NEW. AFTER READING ONLINE I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. I WAS JUST GLAD THERE WAS NOT TO MUCH TRAFFIC AND THAT MY BABY AND I DIDN'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT. HAS ANYTHING BEEN REPORTED ON THIS? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUMPY GRAVEL ROAD I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS ALMOST NO BRAKE PRESSURE AVAILABLE. PEDAL COULD BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS GREATLY INCREASED AND HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND GOT THE VEHICLE TO A LEVEL SPOT ON THE ROAD AND CHECK BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. IT WAS FINE. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY LEAKS. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS (PASSED STATE INSPECTION ONE MONTH AGO). MANAGED TO BUILD UP PRESSURE BY PUMPING BRAKES AND GOT VEHICLE HOME. NISSAN DEALER CANNOT FIND ISSUE. I SUSPECT ABS SYSTEM TRIGGERED BY BUMPY GRAVEL ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS! NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH AT TIME. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

WHEN I MOVED FROM A CLEAN SURFACE PARKING LOT INTO ONE THAT HAD SNOW I FELT THE WHEELS PULSATE (I JUST ACCELERATED TO TURN INTO THE LOT. I MOVED IN THE LOT TO A PARKING SPACE AND STOPPED WITHOUT A PROBLEM.) RETURNING TO THE CAR.(WHICH NEEDS A BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION TO START) I PROCEEDED OUT OF THE LOT AND UPON MY !ST BRAKE APPLICATION THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WHICH WAS AT THE FULL MARK.THERE WAS A FULL PEDAL IF IT WAS PUMPED A COUPLE OF TIMES. HAD A FLATBED TAKE TO THE MECHANIC. HE CHECKED FOR LEAKS,FOUND NONE.CHECKED WHEEL BEARING PLAY AND FOUND OK. HE THAN BLEED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE BRAKE PEDAL OPERATES AT THE POSITION BEFORE THE HAPPENING. *TR