20 complaints reported

2009 Nissan Murano UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
20
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2025

The car just had no power and the battery had no energy to it i was stalled on hwy and had to call Aaa emergency roadside assistance

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2025
Apr 2024

Car has 120 000. Miles on it. Subframe is completely rotten and broken. UNDRIVEABLE!!!!!! WELL KNOW ON 2009 MURANO'S. What can Nissan do about this?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2024
Mar 2022

I brought this vehicle from a car dealership in cash. The dealership told me everything is working fine within the car since it's a used car. I've only used it 3 weeks from the date I brought it now it not running anymore. Tried to get ahold of the dealership they don't answer any of my calls.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2022
Nov 2021

DRIVER SIDE DOOR REMAINS LOCKED, AND CAN ONLY BE OPENED IF PROPER FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE LOCK AND THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH IS USED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2021
Jun 2021

Got car on June 15 after 3:30. Five hours later the car would not reverse or drive forward. Sound like gears would not shift. And the car was also dropped of to me with no antifreeze. I found codes: P1700, P0868, P1778, P0746 and Top Motors who I bought the car from towed the car to fix it but has not told me what was wrong with the car. I have not heard from them and I missed one and a half day of work. They gave me a 6 month warranty but it should have been 2 year warranty. They said it will take at least a week to get it back to me. I have been without my car for 5 days. The car was on Carfax website. I would like a 2 year Warranty and half of the money back of what I paid for the car.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2021
May 2021

1. REAR TRAILING ARM RUSTED SUB FRAME RUSTED SPRING BUCKET RUSTED CONTROL ARM RUSTED 2. NISSAN MECHANIC SAID WHEEL COULD HAVE BROKEN WHILE DRIVEING. HE TOLD US IT WAS NOT SAFE 3. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPRODUCED BUT IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY A NISSAN DEALER 4. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. 5. THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED WHEN THE CAR PULLED SHARPLEY TO THE LEFT AND ALMOST CRASHED. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 18 MONTHS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2021
Feb 2021

ON 2/19/21 I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 MURANO ON A WINDY MORNING DOWN I-90 (ISSAQUAH) ON AT AROUND 65MPH IN THE SLOW LANE, AND MY CLOSED SUNROOF GLASS DISENGAGED AND BLEW OFF THE CAR, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME, ELSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE CAUSE FOR A RECALL, OR AT LEAST REPLACEMENT BY NISSAN CORP. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN ISSUE, AND WE'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS. IT MAKES ME EVEN WEARIER THAN I'M AM REGARDING THE ISSUE OF "FOLLOWING DISTANCE" FOR CARS. IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYBODY, AND IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, MOST LIKELY TO SOMEONE--PERHAPS WITH DIRE CONSEQUENCES I SPOKE WITH NISSAN SERVICE IN KIRKLAND, WA AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS "MOST LIKELY HANDLED BY INSURANCE" AND THAT "THERE WAS NOTHING NISSAN COULD DO FOR ME."

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2021
Jun 2020

1/31/2020 - BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WENT TO PROCEED WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN, CAR LITERALLY DIED AS I ACCELERATED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2020
Mar 2020

AS I SEEN IN RECENT RECALLS, MY TIRE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER THE CAR STARTS. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2017
Nov 2019

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON I-5 FROM PORTLAND, OR TO MY HOME IN WASHINGTON THE FRONT PART OF MY SUNROOF SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WAS AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND BEFORE SHARDS OF GLASS RAINED DOWN ON THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. MY SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME BUT THE SHADE PART WAS OPEN. SOME OF THE SHARDS MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES IN LENGTH. IT WAS A NICE SUNNY DAY OUT AND THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS 6:00 PM. THERE WERE NO OVERPASSES IN THE VICINITY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS NOT TRAVELING NEAR ANY DUMP TRUCKS OR OTHER VEHICLES THAT WAS CARRYING ANY CARGO. I COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF FLYING DEBRIS TO CAUSE THE GLASS TO SHATTER. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $1,311.00 PLUS TAXES TO REPLACE THE SHATTERED GLASS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO GET OVER FROM THE 2ND LANE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO DEAL WITH THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF SHATTERED GLASS THAT WAS FOUND IN BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK SEATS OF MY CAR. IT WAS A VERY UNNERVING SITUATION TO BE IN AND I DID LOOK TO IF SEE ANY OTHER DRIVERS IN THE AREA APPEARED TO BE EFFECTED BY MY SUNROOF SHATTERING. I DID NOT SEE EVIDENCE THAT ANY OTHER DRIVERS WERE EFFECTED BY MY SUNROOF SHATTERING. I DID TAKE SEVERAL PHOTOS OF THE SHATTERED GLASS FOR MY RECORDS. I HAVE ALSO KEPT LARGER FRAGMENTS OF THE SHATTERED GLASS FOR EVIDENTIARY PURPOSES BECAUSE I WILL BE SENDING A DEMAND LETTER TO NISSAN TO COVER THE COST BASED ON PREVIOUS REPORTS I HAVE JUST NOW FOUND OUT ABOUT. I DON'T FEEL MY MURANO IS SAFE TO DRIVE KNOWING THAT THE SUNROOF MAY EXPLODE AGAIN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WILL BE DRIVING WITH MY SHADE CLOSED ON MY SUNROOF WHICH DEFEATS PURPOSE OF HAVING A SUNROOF BUT SAFETY COMES FIRST.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2019
Sep 2019

DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. VECHILE WAS PARKED. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT UNLOCK. TRIED WITH REMOTE, AND KEY. WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE CAR. STILL LOCKED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2019
Mar 2019

CATALYTIC MUFFLER CONVERTER SYSTEM, CAUSING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY VISIBLE. THIS JUST RECENTLY HAPPENED.,AS THE VEHICLE IN MOTION OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.HAD IT CHECKED OUT, N UPON DEALER

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2019
Sep 2018

MOONROOF EXPLODED GOING 65MPH DOWN A 4 LANE HIGHWAY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2018
Jul 2018

NISSAN MURANO 2009 WILL STOP SUDDENLY : UNDER THE LIGHT, ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER THE ABS LIGHT TURN ON. NISSAN RECALLS THE CAR FOR THIS ISSUES BUT THEIR MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WILL STOP SUDDENLY ON ANY ROAD TRAVELING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2018
Jan 2018

BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING A VERY LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN I SKID SLIGHTLY WHILE STOPPING LIKE ON SAND ON THE ROAD AND IT CAUSES THE ABS TO KICK IN BUT IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE. TOO TO MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED, TURNED IT OFF AND LATER WHEN THEY WENT TO CHECK IT THE PEDAL HAD RETURNED

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2018
Nov 2017

THE REAR SUB FRAME HAS RUSTED SO MUCH THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM FOR THE WHEEL IS LOOSE, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE AWAY. THERE IS SURFACE RUST ON OTHER COMPONENTS UNDER THE VEHICLE, BUT THIS PART OF THE FRAME HAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNUSABLE UNLESS THE SUBFRAME AND CONTROL ARMS ARE REPLACED. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO STATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, ONLINE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION FROM MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP TELL ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MURANO'S.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2017
Aug 2017

THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS WITHOUT WARNING LEADING TO SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE DRIVING

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2017
Jul 2015

TRAVELING DOWN I-5 AT 60MPH,75 DEGREES OUTSIDE, THE FRONT SUNROOF GLASS LITERALLY EXPLODED OUTWARD. WE THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN SHOT, A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2015
Apr 2014

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED OR LOCKED. I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BE $575 TO FIX. I CHOSE NOT TO FIX IT AT THAT TIME. NOW, A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE DOOR WILL NOT ALWAYS LOCK WHEN THE BUTTON ON THE DOORHANDLE IS PUSHED OR WHEN THE KEY FOB IS USED. THE DOOR WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE LOUD NOISE, BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TRY TO LOCK THE DOOR 10-15 TIMES BEFORE THE DOOR WILL LOCK. THIS IS A CONCERN AS I NEED MY DOORS TO LOCK TO PROTECT ITEMS IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, I AM AFRAID THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2013
Jul 2011

DRIVING ON I-79 - LIGHT OUT - MANY OTHERS ON ROAD - NO DEBRIS - TIRE BLEW OUT - SENSOR ON AND IMMEDIATE BLOWOUT - NO PRIOR PROBLEMS AND HAD NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING PRIOR. NISSAN TERRIBLY UNRESPONSIVE. HAD TO PROACTIVELY CALL THEM 10-20 TIMES. 1ST PERSON COULDN'T CONVERSE IN ENGLISH - GAVE ME FALSE INFORMATION. SUPERVISOR WAS CONSTANTLY UNAVAILABLE AND NEVER RETURNED CALLS. ULTIMATELY THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE SIMILAR REPORTS. I DON'T BELIEVE THEM. TIRE COMPANY SAID SAW THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES - SAYS THE TIRE SENSOR CORRODED AND FELL INTO THE TIRE WHICH SPRANG THE LEAK. FOUND NO OTHER DAMAGE TO TIRE. COULD HAVE DIED ON THAT HIGHWAY. MOST PEOPLE WOULDN'T TAKE THE TIME TO WRITE THIS SO I'M DOING IT FOR THEM. SHAME ON THE COMPANY FOR DOING NOTHING TO RESEARCH IT FURTHER. WOULDN'T EVEN PAY FOR THE TIRE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2011

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The 2009 Nissan Murano has 20 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.