2003 Nissan Murano
Safety Score
54
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-19 | 09V169000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 362,891 | — | Details |
| 2006-01-10 | 06V003000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 205,000 | — | Details |
| 2005-07-14 | 05V319000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 125,466 | — | Details |
| 2003-03-31 | 03V123000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 128 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle loss motive power and stall… |
| 2021-06-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Rusting excessively |
| 2021-06-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ABS STAYS ON THEN THE (BRAKE WARNING LAMPS WILL IMMEDIATELY COME AFTER A SHORT TIME, THE ENGINE WILL GO INTO A "FALL … |
| 2021-06-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR SUBFRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED CANT BELIEVE NISSAN USED SUCH CHEAP STEEL |
| 2021-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE MURANO IT SLOWED DOWN AND WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 20MPH. AFTER ABOUT A MILE IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING & WOULD… |
| 2021-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I LOST ALL POWER FOR THE MOTOR AND HAD TO HAVE TO BATTERY REPLACED CUZ LOST ALL POWER |
| 2020-07-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | While driving down the highway with my infant child the vehicle lost power I could not accelerate went from 75mph to a … |
| 2020-04-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR KEEPS ON SHUTTING OFF ON ME THE MOTOR AND WAS CAUSED A BIG ACCIDENT |
| 2020-02-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF 2003 NISSAN MURANO; IT HAS ONLY 92K MILES, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED. TH… |
| 2019-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR IS STALLING WHEN I STOP WHINING REAL BAD |
| 2019-07-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT REAR METAL SUPPORT FRAME BROKEN. I NOTICED WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THAT THE SEAT WAS SHIFTING. UPON INSPECT… |
| 2019-06-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS IN THE PHOENIX ARIZONA AREA I'VE EXPERIENCED HESITATION (ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC) WHEN EITH… |
| 2019-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE FREEWAY . ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH . IT DID IT SUDDENLY I WAS UNABLE TO PULL O… |
| 2019-03-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT GOES SIDEWAYS/I HAVE I HAVE REPLACED THE OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL 4 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS [KEEPS LEAKING] |
| 2018-10-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING TO WORK, VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. NEW BATTERY AND CAM SENSOR REPLACED VERY RECEN… |
| 2018-10-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELE… |
| 2018-10-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2003 MURANO SE/SL AAWHEN I FIRST START THE ENGINE IT MAKES A SOUND LIKE IT HAS NO OIL OR ENGINE IS CHOKING BUT ITS S… |
| 2018-08-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET CAR LOST CHARGE WOULD DRIVE VERY SLOWLY ABOUT 1 MILE PER HOUR. BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT … |
| 2018-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IT DID NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERAT… |
| 2018-06-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEH… |
| 2018-06-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO STALLS OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING, AND MULTIPLE TIMES JUST TODAY 06/07/18 WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL … |
| 2018-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING CAME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT CAR DIED. RESTARTED IT, DROVE HOME. CAR WOULDN'T START, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. VEHIC… |
| 2017-12-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME SHAKY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL NEARLY CAUSING … |
| 2017-11-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS HAD A LOT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES AND TH… |
| 2017-10-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR AFTER DRIVING LONG ENOUGH FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO GET WARMED UP, WHEN ACCELLERA… |
| 2017-08-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 NISSAN MURANO V/6 AT AWD AND BOTH SUN VISOR'S KEEP FALLING DOWN AND OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. TH… |
| 2017-07-24 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS RANDOMLY STARTING WOBBLING AND SHIFTS SIDE TO SIDE WHEN I AM DRIVING. VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS WH… |
| 2017-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A WIRE BROKE INSIDE THE ALTERNATOR CAUSING THE BATTERY TO STOP FROM CHARGING. MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60… |
| 2017-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BATTERY AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM… |
| 2017-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WE WE… |
| 2017-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A LARGE BYPASS 55 MPH. SUDDENLY, MY SPEED AND RPM'S DROPPED EVEN WITH PUSHING MY GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOO… |
| 2017-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING 2003 NISSAN MURANO ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN I BEGAN SLOW DOWN MY CAR TURNED OFF. WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AN… |
| 2017-03-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN 65MPH COMING FROM AIRPORT, STARTING LOSING SPEED QUICKLY, BRAKE LIGHT AND CHARGING(B… |
| 2016-11-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS RUNNING SLUGGISH AND LOW POWER WHEN TURNED ON LIGHTS, WHEN TESTED BATTERY IT WAS FINE BUT VOLTAGE LOW SO I G… |
| 2016-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING CAR LOST POWER AND CAME TO A STOP ,HAD TO HAVE IT TOW BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING. *TR |
| 2016-07-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT… |
| 2016-07-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASHED A 2003 NISSAN MURANO FOR MY WIFE AND KID I FEEL LIKE I PUT MY FAMILYS LIFE IN RISK BUYING THIS CA… |
| 2016-06-15 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | THE PROBLEM WITH MY NISSAN MURANO LIKE SO MANY OTHERS IS THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND I WASTED $125 DO… |
| 2016-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE … |
| 2016-04-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND APPROACHI… |
| 2016-04-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON 4/8/15, WHILE ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY CAR STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. STARTED UP AFTER TWO… |
| 2015-12-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO WITH 88,000 MILES. THE CAR FOR THE MOST PART HAS BEEN RELIABLE. RECENTLY IT WAS DIAGNOSED W… |
| 2015-11-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HATCH WILL NOT OPEN HAD PARTS CHANGED AN IT WORKED FOR A WHILE NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN WAS STATIONARY. |
| 2015-07-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVIBG AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ST… |
| 2015-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON 6/15/15, WHILE ON HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. STARTED UP AFTER FEW ATTEMPTS. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CA… |
| 2015-06-10 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT IS DEFECTIVE. SEAT SUPPORT BRACKET IS BROKEN. IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END ACCIDENT,$100.,000,000 PLUS FOR A… |
| 2015-06-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON JUNE 18TH 2015 MY CAR FELT AS IF WAS LOSING POWER AND THEN MY BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY CAME ON. I CAME TO A SLOW MOVI… |
| 2015-05-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL AND T… |
| 2015-05-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY. MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND WHEN TURNING AT SP… |
| 2015-04-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HOUSING IS CRACKED. VEHICLE MADE LOUD NOISES AND SHUDDERING. SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.… |