Transmission Failure problems of the 2010 Nissan Murano

I was on a trip from salinas CA. To shasta CA my cars rpms began to fluctuate for no reason while in the highway. The check engine light appeared. Code 1778 was one of the few codes that came up. The transmission was failing me. Took into shop and transmission is definitely the problem.

Took SUV to dealership for oil change - told I could not drive car because cvt transmission was going to fail and seals were leaking. SUV only serviced at dealer and only has 64,535 miles. Nissan will replace transmission, but said I must pay $4,000 for seals that need to be replaced. Researched on web and see this is a major issue with cvt transmission failures with Nissan. SUV showed no symptoms and was driving fine - dealer said it would fail without much warning resulting in loss of acceleration and would not let me drive SUV. I had to rent car and approve work on SUV.

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Murano. While driving at any speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. In addition, when the vehicle was on an incline and the accelerator pedal was depressed to go forward, the vehicle would go in reverse. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the cdt transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

Total transmission failure at 55-60mph on interstate 285 westbound near 400. Almost in major wreck trying to get car that was decelerating over to service lane. Just had car in for scheduled 30k mile service the week before.