general problems of the 2003 Nissan Murano - part 2

2003 Nissan Murano (2 wd) hesitates with no response to the throttle at low speed. For example, when accelerating from a stop sign or in traffic. After about 3 or 4 seconds, the car lurches violently forward. Problem has been consistent for the past year. Causes difficult and unsafe driving condition in good or bad weather (wheels will spin violently when there is snow on the road as the car finally responds to the throttle input after 3 or 4 seconds). Finally had enough after driving in bumper to bumper traffic in nyc yesterday and almost rear-ending the truck in front of me several times!.

The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Murano. While driving in stop-and-go traffic, the vehicle did not pick up speed after a stop. Approximately ten seconds later, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The failure recurred frequently. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was advised to take the vehicle to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 09v169000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

When the car first started acting up I was on the interstate on my way to work. It all of a sudded started stalling. I had to press the driving peddal all the way down and then it would take off with a very hard jolt. This would happen off and on especially if I was in stop and go traffic or came to a stop sign or stop light. The car would stall before taking off. I took it to the delearship and they kept it for three days and said they could find nothing. This is when the transmission was under warranty up to 120,000 miles. They said the car would have to do it while in ther shop or they could do nothing. I just found it so hard to believe that the car showed no signes of doing anything that I described while they had it and drove it for three days. Well of course I got the car back and it was still doing the same thing. I took it back to them and they told me that it was the transmission and the repair on it alone was going to cost me 3600. 00 all by itself. The car was doing the very same thing when I took it in to them the first time but surprisingly after the warranty was off they all of a sudden found the problem. Somebody really needs to look into all of these complaints and get these situations under warranty so that these cars can be fixed properly. Its not fair to take the car to the dealership about a problem that could have been fixed under warranty to take it back to them for the exact same thing and they tell you that the repair is no longer under warranty and you now have to pay for it.

My 17 year old daughter was driving my 03 Nissan Murano to school when she stopped to pay a toll. When she tried to take off again the car would not move. Once the car got to 4000 rpm's it took off again. The problem stopped occurring for a couple of days and then it happened again. After that it started to happen frequently. After taking the car to the dealer I was told they were not sure what was wrong with it because a lot of different codes were coming up. Eventually I was told that I needed to get a whole new cvt transmission. This problem is very unsafe and could have caused my child to have a serious accident on a busy highway. This accident could have caused her , her life. The old transmission is not available because the dealership I brought it to told me that they were going to repair it and re sell it! I think that giving the transmission to anyone is a very dangerous idea.

1. No real "events" leading up to it, it just started happening for no apparent reason. 2. The vehicle (2003 Nissan Murano) will stall after being driven at random times. You push the accelerator and nothing happens for 5-10 seconds and the it revs up almost giving you whiplash. Very dangerous when pulling into oncoming traffic. 3. Absolutely nothing was done to solve the problem, Nissan doesn't even admit to there being "a problem. ".

2003 Murano purchased new and well maintained. We didn't have any problems until one afternoon on our way for vacation the car went from 60 mph to 30 mph the rpm were in the redline. Turned motor off and waited a few minutes then started off again with no problem. Months went by and everything was fine. The next occurrence happened on my way home from a meeting and it was the same thing. I took the vehicle to a nissian dealership and had it looked at, they found nothing. About 6 months later the car did the same thing and I took it back to same dealer. They said they are not sure but thought it was the transmission. I have noticed a trend with 03 Muranos and they have had countless complaints about my same issue. There needs to be a recall before some gets killed.

I purchased a 2003 Nissan Murano. Since purchasing it, I've had ongoing problems. It has been at multiple shops every two months trying to determine what the problem is. Problem - delayed start and hesitation. I took it to a transmission specialist and there were no codes in the system when he ran the diagnostic. He couldn't tell exactly what it was. In the mornings when I drive, it stalls. When I'm in traffic, there's hesitation. It normally takes a few seconds to kick in, and then I take the risk of hitting the person in front of me. In reviewing websites regarding Nissan Muranos, there have been many complaints regarding the cvt, pressure sensors, etc. Nissan doesn't want to own up to the defect. There are thousands of complaints, but still no recalls. The only way I can fix the problem is by restarting my car and then suddenly I'm fine. This needs to be addressed ASAP. Why is it not? the problem doesn't occur on a daily basis so when I get it to the shop they don't recognize it. It won't show them the same symptoms I deal with. My car is at Nissan now for the air intake recall. They just called me and told me it is still attached which tells them it's not that that's causing my problems.

I have a 2003 Nissan Murano with 70k miles. During stop and go traffic, I step on the gas pedal and the car does not move for a few seconds then suddenly the car jerks forward. This happens intermittently over the past month. I took it to the dealer and they charged $105 to diagnose it and said I need to replace the "valve body" for almost $1700. Doing a search on internet shows a lot of other 2003 Murano owners having the exact same problem. In fact, there are 2 other complaints of the same problem on here, one dated 2005, but currently there is no formal investigation. I would like this issue to be investigated and recalled, as this is a big safety concern for all 2003 Nissan Murano owners and it's not right for the dealers to make hefty profit on their mistake.

For the last 10,000 miles, I would step on the gas after being in stop and go traffic and nothing would happen for a few seconds. Then, it would suddenly go. I found out that if you restart the car, you have instant power again. This problem would happen infrequently, but always when I had been driving the car for a while or while I was in stopped traffic for 10-15 minutes. Apparently the problem is not the cvt. It is a pressure sensor located either on the cvt or inside the cvt. I called Nissan consumer affairs to complain, but I got nowhere. My guess is that anyone with a 2003 Murano (and possibly later models) could experience this problem.

My Nissan Murano 2003 has had this problem 3 months after I bought it. I was on a hill in san francisco and came to a stop sign. All of the sudden the car would not move forward when I stepped on the accelerator; instead it started rolling backward. It was very scary. I turned off the car and restarted and the car responded fine. I thought it was just a fluk. Then 5 months later, I was in a stop and of traffic on i80 on my way to lake tahoe. The car refuse to move when I stepped on the accelerator again. I started pressing harder and it lurched forward. It did that over and over again in the stop and go traffic. I finally pulled over and cut off the engine and started back up; the car responded fine thereafter. However, it kept repeating the same problem; each time I will resolve it by restarting the car. Luckily, it was under warranty so it was replaced at no cost to me. The car performed without further problem until 2006. The problem reared its ugly head. I took it back in and they said it was a bad battery. So we had that changed, but the problem came back. The mechanic reset the car computer and the problem went away. Again, it didn't really cost me much other than the battery. Then in 2009, the car again started doing the lurching thing in stop and go traffic. It's always in the same situation. I knew I was out of warranty by then and it would cost me an arm and a leg so I just dealt with it by restarting the car each time and pray the traffic will move faster soon. It's now 2011 and the problem remains. After reading all the complaints from past Nissan Murano owners, I really think Nissan owes us some money. It should've been a recall since most of us paid $35k+ for this car. My car now has 145k miles. I am in the market for a new car. I like the cvt. Maybe will try a Subaru instead.

2003 Murano was stopped. Driver had foot on brake. Vehicle was struck in rear. Brake pedal went to floor and vehicle rolled through intersection. Had to pump brake pedal twice before brakes would hold again. Ever since, vehicle labors as if pulling a heavy load or as if parking brake was partially engaged. Nissan dealer states that brakes seem to work, therefore they will not attempt to find cause of pedal-to-the floor incident or cause of vehicle "laboring".

This car has a serious safety flaw in that it hesitates from an idling stop. When you press on the gas while sitting with the engine idling the car will just sit there and then lurch forward suddenly. I first had this problem with the vehicle in 2005 or thereabouts, took it to the dealer (wilde Nissan waukesha WI) who contended they could find nothing wrong with the car. This was/is a very intermittent problem which comes and goes without warning, you never know when it will happen. I subsequently took the vehicle back to the dealer several times and got the same story. Eventually the dealership changed hands and the new owner (boucher Nissan waukesha WI, same address and location as original dealership) was diligent about researching and finding the problem. It was diagnosed as a "valve body problem" by the boucher folks. Nissan refused to honor repair claims and costs which were estimated to be around $1500 because the vehicle was "out of warranty" at the time boucher identified the defective condition. I firmly believe that Nissan should have honored repair costs as this is a serious safety flaw in this vehicle which could result in a crash or serious injury if not death of driver. Nissan has taken a very negligent and non caring consumer response position on this matter. The NHTSA should take Nissan to task to repair this serious safety defect in this vehicle before someone is seriously injured or killed because of the defective condition.

Initially,this car would stop in the middle of intersection and on the highway due to a faulty alternator. I almost got in an accident . The car would loss power and then take off and finally the car would stop on a busy highway. I almost got killed 3 times due the car stalling out on me. The transmission died on me 3 times. The first two times, I had only 20-30,000 miles. ( I puchased the car brand new). The very last time they replaced the transmission (costing me $6, 000) I had about 160,000 miles. Even after having Nissan replace the transmission 3 times, the car still stalls or shuts off while in motion. About a year ago, I had new cat convertors installed, a new manifold and exhuast installed. It ran for about 6 months and now it is still stalling out and stopping (while in motion) me. This is very dangerous. Now Nissan thinks the crank shaft positioning is the cause of the problem but refuse to do it for free because the VIN# to my car is not listed with the rest of the 2003 Murano's (recall list). This I think is ridiculus. It seems to me that Nissan has alot problems with their older Murano's with regards to stalling, stopping suddenly while in motion. They seem to care less if the owners life is at risk. I have been dealing with these issues, since I first purchased the car. It is a piece of junk and it is an extreme hazard to drive on the highway.

I purchased a Nissan Murano new in 2003. Since new it has had a problem with throttle response lag. I will be in traffic or sitting at a light and when I press the throttle to accelerate the car responds very slowly. I have nearly been hit at intersections where I am turning. The dealer replaced the throttle body at my expense . This was no help. The dealer then wanted to replace a valve in the transmission at my expense( $2600). I asked if other owners had reported similar problems to Nissan and the answer from the dealer was that no one had ever reported this problem. This is dangerous and Nissan seems to ignore the owner complaints. I guess someone needs to get killed to get their attention. This happens regularly and repeatedly since new in 2003. It's still happening today, in 2010.