2009 Nissan Murano Electrical System

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V393000 (TIRES: PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN. CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ISSUE. HAS HAPPENED FOUR MORE TIMES. FOUND THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL INTERLOCK WHICH SHUTS DOWN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

1. ON 4 OR 5 OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK 2. BLUETOOTH DISCONNECTED 4 OR 5 TIMES 3. AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT COOL 4. ON 2 OCCASIONS THE LIGHTS CAME ON WITHOUT ANY CONTROLS BEING DEPRESSED 5, ON 1 OCCASION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AND HAD TO BE CRANKED USING BATTERY CABLES 6. BEEPERS GO OFF WHEN THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT I'VE FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS OR OPENED/CLOSED THE LIFT GATE. I'VE TAKEN IT IN TO NISSAN AND THEY CAN RESET IT BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT. IT EVENTUALLY GOES OUT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE FUEL CAP OFF AND THEN PLACE IT BACK ON AND THEN IF THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT GO OUT THEN OPEN AND CLOSE THE LIFT GATE. *TR

THE START/STOP IGNITION BUTTON ON MY VEHICLE IF ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER EQUIPMENT. AT FIRST I DID NOT REALIZE I ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED THE BUTTON WHILE DRIVING, I TESTED IT SEVERAL TIMES UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND IT SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN EVERY TIME. UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT WOULD CERTAINLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LEASED ON JULY 15TH WITH NO RESPONSE, I HAVE ALSO CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ALSO WITH NO RESPONSE AND I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WITH A CERTIFIED COPY TO THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY IN WASHINGTON, DC. IN THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR MY VEHICLE THERE IS A PRINTED WARNING NOT TO DEPRESS THE START/STOP IGNITION BUTTON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AS IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT AND IN MY CASE NEVER EXPLAINED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. IN SPEAKING TO THE SALES MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP HE ADMITTED HE DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *TR