Transfer Case problems of the 2010 Nissan Murano

At 65,000 miles my Murano required the cvt transmission, the transfer case, the rt front axel (and head gaskets) to be replaced. At the time the cvt transmission was under warranty. Now the Murano has 150,000 miles and the cvt transmission needs to be replaced again! this will be the third cvt transmission in 150,000 miles and of course the Nissan 120,000 mile warranty which started when the car was new no longer covers the cvt transmission even though the current unit only has 85,000 miles of use. Why hasn't Nissan been forced to correct the problem with the cvt transmission? (I also have a 2013 versa with a cvt transmission that had to be replaced at 65,000 miles). Bad design that is putting customers at risk of injury when the ctv transmissions fail and destroy other components in the drive train. Current problem: when at a full stop the car will not accelerate. The gas can go to the floor and the car doesn't move. The delay in acceleration is intermittent and can last from less than a second to several minutes. A shut down and restart of the car may be needed to get the car to accelerate. This issue has occurred at traffic lights on large roads in the northern va traffic. Not being able to move through a traffic light and blocking multiple lanes of traffic in northern va is a very dangerous place to be.

Known problem with Nissan 2010 Murano cvt and transfer case failure. Cvt / transfer case failed at 96,000 and they know about his constant problem and do nothing. Trying to deal with Nissan has been a disaster and no one will talk to me about paying for this known problem. Both sway bars broke because of the vibration and shaking from the cv shaft.

Leaking transfer case. On March 15, 2016, at 72,549 miles, the cvt transmission on my 2010 Nissan Murano le failed as I was pulling out of a lowe's parking lot. Nissan had extended their warranty to 10 years or 120,000 miles so they replaced the cvt transmission free of charge and returned the vehicle to me on March 22, 2016. On March 29, 2016 I noticed a brown oily fluid leaking on my garage floor. I took it back to the same Nissan dealerership, and they said the cvt transmission was fine but now I had a leaking transfer case. Unfortunately, the transfer case was not covered under their extended warranty for the transmission and I paid over $1300 out of pocket to repair it.

As I was returning home noticed a strange drivetrain noise. I avoided using the interstate and stayed on the city streets so that if anything happened it would be at a slower speed. In just a couple miles a clattering came from the drive train and had no further ability to drive. After towing the Murano to Nissan a dealer it was determined that the transfer case had failed. The case was completely broken as caused by an internal gear failure. This happened on may 14, 2015. Cost to repair was $3800. Comments online indicate this is a common failure that Nissan fails to admit or warranty. They have increased transmission warranty to $120k but not the transfer case. Could be a serious safety issue if it had failed while traveling down the interstate at 75 mph.

On 11/08/2014 while driving on the interstate the went suddenly from 65 mph to 40 mph with no warning. I couldn't go any faster. It was making a rattling noise as if there were loose nuts and bolts being grounded up. The short of the long is that the Nissan dealer they would have to replace the transfer case with a used one. $1950. 00+10% tax. We picked up the vehicle on11/19/2014. On 11/25/2014 the same symptoms occurred. The mechanic said that" it was running ok but the computer read out was off". Replaced mass air flow sensor and reset idle speed. Picked up vehicle on 11/25/2014 total cost, $318. 78. +tow. On 11/26/2014, my wife went to pick up the vehicle after they just changed the air flow censor while backing up the vehicle seemed to bind up and then would clunk when trying to move forward . The service manager then took the vehicle with the mechanic for a guick ride and found that the rear differential was damaged. Total cost $552. 06.

Purchased car Feb. 11, 2014 as a certified pre-owned vehicle and purchased an extended warranty. On or about June 24, 2014 the check engine light come on, called dealer and made an appointment for June 25, 2014. Took car in and was told it was the gears in the transfer case were damaged and had sludge build up. Was told this was covered under Nissan's original drive train warranty (5 year/50k miles), or the certified pre-owned warranty (7 year/100k miles) or the (third-party) extended warranty (5 year/50k miles) which started on 2/11/14. The dealer needed Nissan's approval to proceed with the repair under the warranty. Two weeks (July 11, 2014) later I was told Nissan denied the claim because of sludge build-up in the engine. Which was news to me because I thought this was a transfer case issue - also on July 11, 2014, I was told the entire engine had to be replaced because it was not the transfer case but a bad seal on the timing cover which cause the engine oil not to circulate properly which caused the sludge build-up in the engine. Nissan blames previous owner’s neglect in their denial of my warranty claim. Extended warranty will not cover because the vehicle is still under the original power-train warranty.

My 2010 Nissan Murano's transfer case needs to be replaced, along with joint. In total the repairs cost $5,600. I called Nissan to request that they cover this issue, even though I am 6,000 miles beyond the warranty period. Previously during the warranty period Nissan had to replace the cvt, and based on my research, Nissan has had a long history of cvt and transfer case problems. Nissan has just informed me that they will not cover this repair, and went as far to say it was due to me not bringing my car to Nissan dealership for routine maintenance like motor oil changes. I change my own oil, and spare nothing by only using mobile 1 or other high-end oils. My research shows that I am not the only one having this issue and that Nissan has refused to issue a recall. I still have two years left to pay on this car and should have to replace the cvt and transfer case this soon.

Nissan Murano transfer case design flaw: I purchased a new 2010 Murano sl in June 2010. Vehicle was great until warranty expired. Just found out that the transfer case is leaking and could cause transmission failure and an accident if not fixed. According to 2 different Nissan mechanics (both from different dealerships), this transfer case has a 'tab' that pushes against the engine block creating this issue and leaks. Nissan designed new replacement transfer cases ($1600 - $2000 to the consumer) that don't have this tab! according to one Nissan mechanic, Nissan knows about this issue and sent 'service bulletins' to their service departments explaining how to fix or replace the transfer case. The internet is littered with consumer complaints about these transfer cases. I called Nissan USA. Was told that the transfer case is not recalled or covered under their extended transmission warranty. Nissan extended their cvt transmission warranty to 120k miles in case of an all out transmission failure but won't warrant or recall the cause - the transfer case. Fortunately, my family and I have not been in a major accident due to this. I'm forced to spend a lot of my money to fix this Nissan flaw. It's time for the NHTSA to step in before people are injured or killed in a major highway accident because of this issue. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that there were unusual fumes being emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who stated that there was a leak within the head gasket. As a result, the head gasket and transfer case needed to be replaced. The remedy did not repair the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and offered to make the additional repairs at no cost. The manufacturer also offered to extend the warranty on the parts that were being replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 1 and the current mileage was 17,000.