general problems of the 2004 Nissan Murano - part 1

My 2004 Nissan Murano jerks to the left side as you give it gas and driving. It just jerks on it's own and heads in the direction of anything or object that's on the passenger side. I had a broken motor mount and told that was all it was and by replacing it that it would stop doing the jerking. I changed the motor mount, which needed replaced anyway, but it didn't correct the problem. This is very dangerous as it can put you into another car, ditch, tree, etc. . I've sent this problem in before and I've had no response. This issue needs to be addressed!!! I have 2 small children in my car alot of the time and it's too dangerous to even put their lives, my life, and other cars in the way of this hazard. I could kill multiple innocent people by driving my car. I purchased this car used about a year ago and the problem has only gotten worse. I've checked for recalls and there's not a recall for this previous cause. It does it all the time on any road. Can you please look into this situation for me? it has done this since I purchased the car.

Car lost power while driving on high way. No lights were on. Gas station said code p0868 showed. I could have been killed. Nissan knowing sold me this car in 2014 for over 10,000. Pnly four years ago they have problem on this cat cvt but did not inform me. At all. 97383�207414. 9737438870.

When taking off from a complete stop or trying to acclerate the revs to 3000 rpm and not gain any speed, you have push and let off the accelerator several times just to maintain any kind of forward momentum the car can muster. I dont know why the car will not gain any speed. This could be a real safety issue on a busy roadway. I have read many other post about similiar issue like mine and it sounds like the cvt are very unreliable and Nissan should do the right thing for us car owners, the car only has 91000 miles on it and this issue should not be ocurring in so many vehicles. Their should be something done about this issue to help the owners out. Nissan knows that there cvt transmission are very faulty and will not hold up. . . .

The vehicle would not accelerate after it had come to a complete stop on highway. After getting out of my vehicle and pushing it to the side, the vehicle finally drove away. But after this the vehicle has had a transmission rattle in which none of my (4) mechanics can seem to fix. Failure at 100,110k miles. Glad Nissan is making money while we suffer.

I'd like to start by saying this is my 3rd or 4th complaint pertaining to the same issue and I have yet to get a response. Customers have the option to list their complaints, however, I believe this is a serious matter not to mention safety issue. There's no rhyme or reason this matter should be over looked by no means. Once again as I am driving with my kids this is my biggest concern with Nissan, traffic is flowing but have stop and go moments, so as I was at a stop moment, then proceeded to go, I pressed on the accelerator as I normally do, pressed all the way down, nothing, I repeat nothing happened my car didn't move at all, instead it loss power, the rpms increased that's about all. Mind you I'm on the expressway I-55 with majority of the vehicles are semi-trucks this is very frightening, not knowing when this will occur. Me and my kids life are at stake each and every time we're in this vehicle. No one has reached out to me and other family's I'm sure, why? I don't know. This is a safety issue, no indication that loss of power is about to happen, and or will happen. I saved up and spent my hard earned money buying this vehicle because I heard that the Nissan name/brand was good, reliable, etc. Not sure if I believe that now after the many issues and concerns I have with my Nissan Murano. How long does it take to make a decision that obviously there need to be a recall on the powertrain due to cvt failure. I'm very disappointed in the decision I made to purchase this vehicle. In addition, to that I disappointed in the lack of concern from the maker of this vehicle. I'm hoping that this matter gets resolved soon before lives are lost. No fatalities should come of this if the issue is addressed now.

2004 Murano would not excel at stop signs/red lights or low speeds. Tested by Nissan dealership, codes show transmission going out. Love my clean, looks like new Murano even at it's age and 136,000 miles. Owned Nissan's since late 80's. Nissan corp. Will not help with repair. So not fair. Nissan knows their product was inferior. Being forced to purchase a new vehicle. Repairs almost as much as vehicle's value. I loved my Murano so much I talked them up to friends/family so they purchased Nissan's. Opposite opinion now!!! goodbye Nissan!!!!! you have hurt me financially so I hope to do the same!!!!!.

While driving in rush hour traffic mind u a big truck was behind me traffic is stop and go, as I press down on the accelerator there was no movement from my vehicle, like it loss power, I though maybe the gear was changed, but then it dawned on me that this has happened to me not once or twice, but it's beginning to happen more frequently this is not normal. I confirmed that the gear was still in drive, as I pressed down on the accelerator my vehicle jerked as it proceeded to take off (as if it was in turbo boost), I could have hit someone else's car (good thing I didn't). This is a very serious matter many, many lives are at stake. I'm disappointed that this matter have not raised corporate eyes at Nissan . The reason for this page is for consumers to report complaints but it seems as if I'm not getting the answering that's needed to fix this serious issue and nor are the other owners who have listed their complaints. This issue should not be addressed after people have lost their lives by having/causing accidents due to loss of power. This is scary for myself and my family. I get nervous when driving on the highway and or the expressway not knowing when this faulty power train issue will happen. Good thing that big truck didn't run into the back of me that would have been deadly. No one should have to jeopardize their lives and others. Nissan should correct this problem immediately. How and when is it determined on what complaint get addressed. Disappointed customer. Also, the actuators on my passenger side both front and back does not work they have to be locked manually along with the hatch it doesn't seem to lock either. The actuators should not go out and should be replaced.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Murano. While driving 55 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle lost power and did not accelerate. The rpms increased, but did not affect the power of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the cvt failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000.

While in the process of accelerating my vehicle from a stop, I pushed on the accelerator, the vehicle did not move, I thought maybe it was out of gear for the simple fact that it did not respond when pushing down on the accelerator; clearly that was not the case the vehicle was still in drive. However, I pushed on it again an it was big jerk before the vehicle moved forward. . . . This problem/issue has become very annoying, but most of all dangerous an are people lives at risk and jeopardy of causing an accident. It's very scary driving my vehicle not knowing if the vehicle will or will not accelerate properly as it should. Driving on a highway this matter becomes even more dangerous. In addition to that when pressing on the accelerator the vehicle seems to be very loud, each and every time when pressing the accelerator. I do not like putting my family's life at risk when they're riding along with me. This issue must and need to be address ASAP. I am very disappointed because the fact of the matter Nissan and or the NHTSA have not recalled the 2004 Nissan Murano to correct this serious matter. Lord and behold it shouldn't take anyone to lose their life or (lives) before this stalling issue is corrected. People bought this vehicle because Nissan is known to make good quality vehicles and have been known to have a good reputation for safety. I'm beginning to second guess the quality of Nissan vehicles. My kids are everything to me, so with kind regards can this matter be taken serious. All lives matter.

Bought the car used at about 110k in December 2015, had no issues at all. Flash forward to may 2nd 2016. After sitting in start/stop traffic for 20-30 minutes, the traffic finally started to flow, I attempted to accelerate and had a horrible, shaking, jerking from the vehicle. About 2 miles later after arriving to work and trying to turn a corner and applying gas after the corner, it did it again, this time though it caused me to clip a bumper around a concrete barrier, then the car lost all power and the check engine light came on. Could not get it to move at all. After having it towed to an authorized Nissan dealership, I found out the cvt had went out. I guess I can be glad it went out in a parking garage, because if it went out where the initial hesitation happened, I would have been in a wreck. 7. 3k cash money spent on the vehicle, buying outright from a dealer, now with me being asked to spend another 4. 5k on a part that Nissan had acknowledged to be an issue, because the drive train warranty was extended to 10 year 120k warranty. Needless to say with me being a first time Nissan buyer and being out this much money and no way to come up with another 4. 5k, this was also my last Nissan. Put less than 2k on it when I purchased it. Even worse is when the Nissan dealership (part of the same company who sold me the car from their used lot) is talking me out of repairing the car, because the trade in value would only be the same price as the part.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Murano. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle shook violently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 154,000.

I was trying to accelerate from a stop, when the car refused to respond to the press of the gas pedal. Finally, it slowly accelerated up to 10 mph, then the transmission shifted and the car took off rapidly. Fortunately, I was able to control it. Problem is repeatable.

I purchased my Murano from a used car dealer 9 months ago. Until recently the car was working great, however recently, the car stopped accelerating. . After shutting the car off for a few moments and restarting the acceleration issue appears to be solved. The following day the issue continued after I stopped at a light. After depressing the accelerator for a few seconds, the car feels like it is going to stall. After shutting the car off and turing it back on it takes of like it is in a drag race but seems to temporarily solve the issue until you come to a stop, this has become a constant routine when driving the vehicle. When the car comes to a full stop (as in traffic) it feels like it wants to stall. You can keep it going by keeping one foot on the gas and one on the brake then when the accelerator is pressed, the car takes off like in a drag race. I was informed by a Nissan dealer that the cause of the stalling is the power train; the cost of which to replace will be upwards of $4000. After doing my own research I found out that the issues I am experiencing is common to Muranos manufactured between 2003-2009 and that Nissan has steadfastly refused to recall the vehicles and fix these faulty cvts. This is quite perplexing as many thousands of people across the country have reported similar issues. I cannot afford this costly repair and I am still making payments on the car. Because this is such a common problem and a great safety issue, Nissan needs to be forced to recall these cars and replace the part that is causing the problem!.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Murano. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle hesitated to respond. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. The VIN was not available.

I purchased my Murano brand new in 2004. Until recently the car worked well enough, however whiles driving on the highway recently, the car stopped accelerating. Fortunately I was able to pull to the median safely without incident. After shutting the car off for a few moments and restarting the acceleration issue appeared to be solved. The following day the car completely stalled after I stopped at a light. After depressing the accelerator for a few seconds, the car took off as if it is in a drag race. Very, very dangerous. Shutting the car off and then putting it back on seems to temporarily solve the issue, however this has become a constant routine when driving the vehicle. When the car comes to a full stop (as in traffic) it stalls. When the accelerator is pressed, the car takes off. Took the car to the Nissan dealership where I was informed that the cause of the stalling is the power train; the cost of which to replace will be upwards of $4000. After doing my own research I found out that the issues I am experiencing is common to Muranos manufactured between 2003-2009 and that Nissan has steadfastly refused to recall the vehicles and fix these faulty cvts. This is quite perplexing as many thousands of people across the country have reported similar issues. Is Nissan waiting for someone to die before they replaced the defective cvts in their older vehicles? please force them to address this issue before it's too late.

Got this car from my brother and began driving it at 104,800 miles on vehicle. Within a few days, waiting to turn left into a parking lot, depressing accelerator and nothing happened. This has succeedingly happened a dozen times, more often in heavy traffic from a stopped position. My mechanic has replaced the throttle body and checked all codes. Still, it is continuing. In reading complaints, both at this . Gov site and other websites, this is a common and consistent fault with the cvt transmission for 03 & 04 Nissans. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Murano. While driving at approximately 55 mph, the vehicle slowed down without having to depress the brake pedal. The failure recurred six times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the throttle bottle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was later taken to a dealer where it was confirmed that the throttle bottle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was then taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power train failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 149,000.

I purchased vehicle 2/9/2015 since than I have taken to get 2 total vehicle inspections. Both inspections I have been given two different estimated problems. When at a complete stop and trying to take off vehicle will not go, after about 15 to 20 seconds it will take off at a rapid speed which scares me to the point where I am glad it doesn't happen on expressway I know me and my 8 yr old would be injured. I have been told it could be the transmission and/or the trans case both I have looked up and omg more complaints than any vehicle I have ever owned. Second issue is, when turning a corner left or right it hesitates like it doesn't want to go, I have been told its the trans case. If Nissan knows there are issues with the cvt why haven't they done a recall, especially before someone dies with the delayed hesitation. I just spent $6,000 on the vehicle because I was told go foreign you won't be unhappy, and here I am being told I need to spent another $6,000 to repair an issue thats has so many complaints.

Vehicle stopped while driving. Car was still running but would not move. Took it to the Nissan dealership and they said it was the transmission and the main problem with the Murano is the universal serious problem with the cvt transmission and transfer plate which costs $4600 to replace. The technician said Nissan will not fix the problem, I have to buy/replace the transmission.

The transmission stopped working on the high way almost causing a collision with another vehicle.

While on a stop light the vehicle took a very long time to accelerate at least after 10 seconds. This car is owned by my wife, thank god she wasn't on the highway with my kids. I took it do my mechanic and he said this is an ongoing issue with these cvt transmissions on these Muranos' mostly between 2003-2005. This should be a must recall as this can be a very drastic safety issue and flaw design on these transmissions. In order to repair this problem my family is looking between $2400 to $3000 on repairs. I am not worry about the cost of the repair, most likely I will have to buy a new car but this is a safety concern as there are a lot of Murano owners experiencing the same issue, and I hope that we don't have any fatalities due to this issue because it can occur on any Murano between 2003-2005 as low as 75,000 miles.

Rattling noise occurred couple months ago then heard winding noise during slow speeds. Yesterday, there was loud clanking noise at 25mph and the car stopped.

Transmission would periodically stop working. Was replaced by Nissan under extended warranty. Eleven months later and 17,000 miles transmission stopped working again due to cross contamination from radiator. My complaint is why didn't someone tell me about the radiator problem at the time on installing the new transmission. I would have paid for a new one myself. It is impossible for me too prevent that from happening since the leak is internal. From what the mechanics are telling me. That should not be possible to happen. My car blue book value went from $8500 high end to $1000. My car now has 123,634 miles on it now.

The vehicle feels like it won't shift. When first starting out the rpm's race to 3 or 4 and the car revs like it won't shift gears. Now, while driving 70 the rpm's are at 5 or 6 and feels/sounds like it wont shift.

Tranmission fails in traffic. Cannot accelerate. This is a safety harzdard where lives are being put at risk.

Car stalled in the middle of highway and would move and stall all of a sudden. Car mechanic indicated the code is p0776 indicating defective cvt transmission. Nissan has not recalled this transmission and I am out of warranty. This is a defect and should be recalled as there are numerous complaints due to the same incident on these transmissions.

My 2004 Nissan Murano conked out while making a turn on a busy chicago intersection. The cvt was the culprit. Nissan knows there is design flaw with this transmission and extended the warranty to 10 years/100k which ever comes first. Unfortunately my car exceeded the mileage. After 2 tows and more than a week at the dealer, I received a bill for over 4k. Nissan knew of this problem from the get go. There should be a recall due to the safety issue. There is no way of being prepared for this type of incident. Consumers should be protected.

When driving my Nissan Murano especially on hot days/in stop & go traffic, the vehicle fails to respond to the depression of the accelerator. When it happens (4x/week), the vehicle will be at a complete stop & not begin to accelerate after depressing the accelerator until around 3k rpms. The problem is resolved by cycling the vehicle off then on, given that the driving conditions don't remain in the form which appeared to initiate the incident. In a few instance the vehicle was left running, with the a/c on while I made a quick run into a convienence store. After backing out of the parking space without a problem, the vehicle exhibited it's slight hesitation while in drive, but then lurched forward at ~3k rpms, and acquired the desired speed and manuevers. After waiting at the light just outside of the parking lot, the vehicle would not respond to the depression of the accelerator in the form of movement. That is, the engine would rev to as much as 5k rpms, but not move more the . 5-1mph. The usual cycling of the engine off & then on, would not resolve the problem. The next destination was nearby (1mi. ) & downhill, so I was able to coast, in neutral, to that location whilst being honked at & nearly rear-ended by oncoming traffic. After the vehicle had sat at that location for ~3hrs, there were no other problems of the like. Vehicle also looses acceleration while on highway.

My wife was driving and, suddenly the car slow down by itself in the residence area. She managed to move the car out of the road.

There was a structural failure of the anchor/bracket underneath the driver's seat. While I am driving, the seat rocks from side to side, and dips up and down. When I turn, the seat rocks a couple of inches down and then pops back as I come out of the turn. Also vehicle loses accelaration power when coming out of a complete stop.

I having been driving about 50 mph and try to accelerate to 65 and the engine is struggling to get up to speed. I also parked in a parking stall and could not get it into park it was stuck between drive and neutral. I had to try several times to get it into park. I finally was able to get it into park. I would like to know if there is a recall on this transmission for a 2004 Murano. All the reviews show that there have been problems with the transmission for this year I now have to pay over $3000 for a new transmission. Is this going to be problems with my new transmission?.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Murano. While attempting to accelerate from a stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to accelerate. In addition, the vehicle jerked before moving forward. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The contact was aware of NHTSA campaign number: 09v169000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Basically once you have driven this car for awhile or stuck in traffic the car does not go at first when you press the gas. It just sits there for about a minute or so then it takes off. It is a serious safety concern because the car stalls causing others to be forced to slam into you if you are in front of them.

I was stopped at traffic light, when light turned green I began to accelerate. I began to smell burning thru air vents and then at about 40 mph the car would not respond to my acceleration of gas pedal. I had lost all power and control of vehicle. The car behind me had to swerve suddenly to avoid me and it almost caused a serious wreck with my 4 children inside. I had battery checked and alternator checked and was told alternator was bad. Well I replaced alternator and wouldn't you know it 2 weeks later, the same incident occurred, I was going about 35-40 mph and it just quit again. And again my 4 kids were inside as I was driving them to school! I've called to inquire about the recall for this issue and am told mine doesn't qualify. I've seen so many people with this issue. Why isn't it being addressed. Will it take having my 4 kids inside involved in an awful wreck? we need someone to help with this before something bad has to happen!!.