8 complaints reported

2012 Nissan Murano Electrical System

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

Reports
8
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2025

The installation of Intoxalock for safety has caused the car to completely lose power while driving and it is safety device. The device drains the battery and causes complete interruption of an operable vehicle. This puts my safety at risk and other motorists. The component has had diagnostics and continues to cause safety issues. There are no warning signs during operation of the vehicle. The devices are often faulty and showed be removed from the market.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2012 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc. Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 9999 TBD_TEST TBD_Test, Manufacturer: ODI Demo Co
Incident: Feb 2025
Nov 2025

While driving, vehicle just quits and all dashboard lights flash quickly and then the car stalls out and won't restart. This has happened 4 times now. Had battery replaced, alternator replaced for a 2nd time, sensor replaced. Now, I had the car towed to dealer who wanted to keep it for over the weekend to see if they could repeat the issue. My local mechanic had the same issue and he had to have it towed back to his shop also. This is a very dangerous situation, I've had to call 911 several times to provide safety while on the side of the road. My car has only 72k and is in excellent condition. I have always maintenance the vehicle since purchasing it in 2014.....I need some help with figuring out this issue. I am a disabled senior citizen on social security and that's it! Please look into this as I have run out of solutions.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2012 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2025
Dec 2017

POWER DOOR LOCKING SYTEM IS FAILING

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2012 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2017
Sep 2017

DOOR LOCK ISSUE - ALL FOUR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS DO NOT FUNCTION, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN GOING OVER 15 MILES AN HOUR (A SAFETY FEATURE), IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED MANUALLY, IT WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. COULD BE HAZARDOUS IF NEEDING TO LEAVE THE CAR QUICKLY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2012 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2017
Feb 2017

DEAD BATTERY AFTER 3 YEARS - 2 NEW BATTERIES INSTALLED WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS OF EACH. THOUGHT WE HAD RECEIVED FAULTY BATTERIES. LAST ONE INSTALLED LASTED 1 1/2 YEARS. DEAD BATTERY AFTER 1 1/2 YEARS, NEW ONE INSTALLED DEAD IN 3 WEEKS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2012 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2017
Jul 2016

BATTERY WENT DEAD FOR NO REASON. PARKED CAR ABOUT 1PM; UPON ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE VEHICLE ABOUT 5PM FOUND I COULD NOT OPEN DOOR WITH MY REMOTE. INSERTED KEY IN DOOR AND UNABLE TO TURN TO UNLOCK. HAD A CO-WORKER TRY AND HE COULD NOT TURN. HAD A THIRD PERSON TRY AND AFTER TURNING VERY HARD, HE WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK DOOR. UPON OPENING DOOR, INTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT GO ON AS THEY NORMALLY DO. TRIED TO START CAR IN NORMAL WAY - NOTHING. PUT KEY FAB INTO IGNITION - NOTHING. DETERMINED THAT BATTERY DEAD. AFTER JUMPING VEHICLE, IT STARTED AND RAN FINE. DETERMINED THAT NOTHING WAS LEFT ON OTHER THAN THE FAN FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING. NOW CARRY JUMPER CABLES AND CONSCIOUS TO PARK WHERE CAR CAN BE JUMPED IF NECESSARY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2012 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2016
Dec 2013

WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD GPS SCREEN WAS VERY NOTICEABLE AND AT THE SAME TIME THE SCREEN WENT BLACK FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS THEN IT CAME UP ALIVE AGAIN. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2012 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2013
Aug 2012

CAR BATTERY DIED SUDDENLY WITH NO LIGHTS OR ANYTHING ELSE LEFT ON. IT HAPPENED TWICE AND WAS EXACTLY SAME. BOTH CASES I WAS STRANDED WITH NO OTHER OPTIONS TO TOW THE CAR AND NEED TO TAKE TAXI TO GET MY FAMILY HOME, I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE ACCESS TO TAXI. DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE AND FIX THE FAULT IN BOTH CASES AND GIVE ME LAME EXCUSE SOMETHING WAS LEFT ON. FOR ME IT'S SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS I CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR WITH NO CONFIDENCE THAT WHEN WOULD IT DIE AGAIN. MY FAMILY WAS STRANDED ONCE OUTSIDE IN 100F HEAT AND I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. EITHER THEY IDENTIFY THE ISSUE AND FIX IT OR TAKE THE CAR BACK AND REPLACE IT WITH SIMILAR CAR. REGARDS *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2012 NISSAN MURANO, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2012

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Quick Summary

The 2012 Nissan Murano has 8 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.