general problems of the 2015 Nissan Murano - part 1

This statement is to the best of my knowledge. I was driving my 2015 Nissan Murano and when I was almost back to mine [xxx] house the transmission stopped working. I took it and had it towed over gilman Nissan in rosenberg. I have a warranty on it through endurance warranty company. They came and inspect the transmission. They indicated that the transmission fell, but also I know that Nissan recall these transmission on the cvt which is going out. The warranty company indicated that the cvt inside the transmission fell. Also, the alternator failed on the vehicle. They indicating that the all drip from somewhere on to the alternator was made. The alternator fail but I look on the website and I also noticed that if the alternator go out in these 2015 Nissan Murano it's messed up the transmission. So this need to be looking into and taking care cuz I believe they card not telling the real truth on what's going on with this transmission and the reason I couldn't get my car repaired because the mileage has already passed and I got mine recall letter real late information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

On Saturday, December 6, 2025 my [xxx] mother and I were driving back to my mom’s saint peters, missouri home around 5:15 pm. I had just exited missouri highway 364 at woodstone/jungermann road. I turned right onto woodstone and heard a thud/clunk. Never heard that sound before. One hundred yards later, the 2015 Murano stopped accelerating right in the middle of the road. I put it in park, neutral and then drive. Nothing. The vehicle wouldn’t go forward. It did engage in reverse so I was able to back it to the side of road and out of the line of traffic. I again put the vehicle in park, neutral and then drive. The vehicle wouldn’t go forward. I went back to the cargo area to retrieve my purse so I could access my aaa card and have the vehicle towed (first time in 50 years of driving I had to have a vehicle towed). I tried again to put the vehicle in drive and it did engage this time and I was able to drive it the three to four miles to my mom’s house. Had the sudden loss of power happened one minute before on the highway, the outcome would have been much different. It upsets me even now to think what could have occurred if the Murano suddenly stopped in the middle of the highway. I was in the second lane of the highway and could not get to the side of the highway. I would not be able to abandon the vehicle in the middle of the dark highway since my mom would not be able to exit it without her wheelchair and there was a high probability we would have gotten struck by other vehicles and/or caused a major pile up behind us. I took it to the local Nissan dealer and they confirmed the cvt transmission went out in the 2015 Murano with 131,000 miles. What makes me even more upset is that it is a known defect on the cvt and has been for so long. My mom and I could have been killed on the highway since the vehicle stopped in the middle of it. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while driving at 5 mph, the vehicle shuddered, and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle intermittently returned to normal functionality. The contact checked the transmission fluid and noticed the fluid was burnt and emitted a foul odor. The contact found metal shavings inside the transmission fluid pan. The contact who is a mechanic used a thinkcar scanner and retrieved dtc: p17f1. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure had progressively worsened, and the vehicle was no longer driven and remained parked at the residence. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 69,000.

Error p17f1 judder code. This is a known issue and my VIN is not covered under a recall when this is a known issue due to the ongoing cvt transmission lawsuit.

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked and hesitated, after which the vehicle lost motive power. The driver was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle was able to restart but was unable to shift into drive or reverse. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the cvt transmission fluid needed to be flushed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 204,000.

When trying to merge onto the interstate, the car didn't accelerate, causing other vehicles on the road to swerve around me. Afterwards, I noticed that the car was shaking or juddering at low revs (about 1,000 rpm). I internet searched for possible causes and found that this shaking was caused by a known problem with the cvt on my car (Nissan Murano). I bought the car (a 2015 Nissan Murano awd sl) in 2018 as a certified pre-owned vehicle only used by that Nissan dealership, it now has 63,841 miles on it. I needed the vehicle so I had the transmission replaced (I was told that 'fixing' the problem was not an option), at a cost of $7,157. 19. There was no warning, no lights on the dash, etc. I had also just had the car serviced at the dealership (on 8/3/24, which cost me $2,618. 55) where they replaced the cvt fluid as part of the service. I'm just lucky that the transmission didn't fail while I was actually going at a higher speed. Nissan needs to recall and/or replace these transmissions.

While trying to accelerate and merge onto the highway, the transmission began to increase in rpms but would not accelerate. There are no warning light or anythign that would inform us of a failure. This almost caused an accident because I could not get up to speed. Then the transmission began juddering at low speeds and has continued. This is a sign the transmission is failing according to Nissan. Upon research, there are many complaints out there about the transmission in the Nissans. There was a class action suit that required Nissan to extend the warranty of their drivetrain. For some reason, the Murano was excluded from this list even though it shares the same issues and the same transmission as the pathfinder, which was recalled/warranty extended. These vehicles are a timebomb when they will fail and could cause multiple accidents. They knowly have an issue that they wont fix that could take someone life.

I bought a Murano on 3/31/2016 with 17,000 miles on it. I now have 58,000 miles on it & dealership says I need a new transmission. I had no idea that there was a cvt transmission when I bought it. It was never explained or disclosed about the class action lawsuit with these transmissions. I understand these defective transmissions can cause the driver to lose control of the vehicles when it stuttering & jerking at low speeds. My car has been doing this at about 20,000 miles. I have had every recommended service done on the car, including the 30,000 miles transmission maintenance. There have been 2 disturbance alerts with 2 issues that come up on a app on my phone stating 2 issues critical. 1. Cylinder 2 misfire detected/code p0302 & 2. Random/multiple cylinder misfire detected/code p0300. I told the dealership about these issues but they could never find anything wrong with the car.

Car began shaking on acceleration and low speeds and wouldn't stop shaking until approx 40mph or above. Upon braking to take a right hand turn car died, just stopped accelerating even though all lights on and running. No response at all when pushing pedal to the floor. Would go in reverse but only very low speed. Replaced alternator. Seemed ok but 4 months later same exact problem happened and car is not drivable again.

Loss power I ,studding had a overheating in transmissonsounds whinning , bumps, locking up hesatation sudden lurching at home in driveway.

I bought this Nissan Murano after the owner of suncoast quality cars gives me the nada - consumers report, which states the car was scored as an 82, in "good condition" with major repairs needed. After picking the Murano up 1-week after I made the purchase, when driven more than a couple of miles, you could feel the transmission slipping. While the owner of suncoast said that his mechanic had done a full diagnostic test and had confirmed nada's scoring, just to make sure I took it to courtesy Nissan of tampa and paid for their certified Nissan mechanics to do a full diagnostic test. Courtesy Nissan's diagnostic test revealed that the transmission would need to be replaced, which while I did purchase a used car warranty from suncoast, the car has been out of commission since roughly a week after receiving delivery from suncoast. When I contacted bart pilipajc (owner) by email on 4-separate occasions, from 2-separate email addresses, and text, he states he never received them. Given the owner's approach, and refusing to own up to his lies, or take any kind of responsibility here, I would like a full refund, as I would have never purchased the car, if I knew it had a major safety issue and would have to have the transmission replaced immediately after delivery, and I most certainly wouldn't have paid the price of a car that nada stated was in "good condition", as the cost of the transmission is actually 65% of the price I paid for the car. With the transmission needing to be replaced, the same measuring tool (nada) that suncoast used to sell me the car, actually states the car is worth thousands-less. Attached, you will also find a copy of the results from the certified Nissan mechanic at courtesy Nissan of tampa. Warm regards, david heacock david. Heacock76@yahoo. Com 813-588-1753.

I took my vehicle to jack ingram Nissan on 1/26/2023 because the car started, jerking, stalling, shuddering, hesitating, and premature transmission failure. They told me at jack ingram Nissan that my cvt transmission was bad. I just had the cvt transmission flushed in may 2022 and nothing was wrong wit my transmission then. My vehicle only has 90,200 miles on it so nothing should be wrong with the transmission. It has been reported that several complaints about the cvt transmission in Nissan Muranos and several other Nissan models go bad when the car does not have 100,000+ miles on them. Nissan dealers ships refuses to take the necessary steps and make the necessary repairs for this ongoing problem with there cvt transmissions.

Nissan's cvt transmission dies on highway at odo=72k miles, a well known issue similar to other Nissan's models. I had to replaced the cvt transmission at $6k. Nissan should at least gives clear instruction that cvt transmission oil to be replaced at 30k mile in the owner manual. At least two Nissan's models had recalls due to the same cvt transmission failure. Why not include other models with the same issues to protect the consumers?.

The transmission started going out going around a corner passing a semi on a canyon road. There are thousands of reports of transmission issues with this year and model. Brakes shake and act like they will not engage.

The transfer case need to be replaced. I took my vehicle to the dealer a few months ago and they told me I had a leak but didn't know where it was coming from. I took it back to the dealer yesterday 12/16/22 and they told me where the leak is coming from. The cvt fluid is leaking from the lh axle seal. Murano owners have been complaining about this same issue. The dealership is charging me $712. 59 for an issue that I didn't cause. The dealership need to fix this for free because this issued happened during the making of the vehicle and shouldn't fall on the buyer.

Transmission code p171f1 cvt judder (c/v inspection) at 93,000 miles. Took it to the dealership due to rough idling when stopped at stoplights. Nissan is recommending a full transmission replacement at a cost of over 6k. This code does not cause the check engine light to come on and unknowlingly could leave someone stranded in the middle of traffic. This car has never missed a scheduled service and has been meticulously cared for over the years and should not have this type of problem at this mileage.

The cvt translation is slipping and jerking at 1000 rpms. I took it Nissan and even though they increased the warranty on their cvt transmission, this one they do not want to cover,and don’t say why.

Light smoke coming from the exhaust became more over a couple days. Had to replace head gaskets. !!!$$$$ and sensors. Its a 2015 with 65k miles. I've noticed this is a problem with Nissan SUV's lately which is sad. A friend of mine has a 2019 pathfinder and the same thing is happening to hers! I know things happen but this was a huge repair! and who has money for that.

Cvt transmission would struggle at low speeds, it would feel like it was jumping or getting caught on something. No check engine light or other error codes would display. Dealership insisted nothing was wrong. After 3rd check in 6 years, they finally got an error code and determined we needed a replacement.

Here is my experience: I purchased a 2015 Nissan Murano new in July 2015. My cvt transmission failed and was replaced under warranty by Nissan in June 2019 at 52,000 miles. Today 11-29-21, at 62,100 miles, my transmission failed again due to the transmission oil/cooler/radiator assembly failing to cause the cooling fluid and the transmission fluid to mix, resulting in having to replace the transmission, radiator, and associated assemblies for $6,600!.

Cvt transmission suddenly began sputtering on acceleration from a stop, which put me at risk of causing a collision, since it was not reliable to pull out into traffic. The dealership confirmed that the cvt transmission needed replaced (which it was at my expense). The problem first appeared in 11/2021 (got it fixed in 12/21) and no warning lights came on.

On several occasions while the car is being driven, the transmission goes into neutral by itself and stops responding to the throttle without any warning. This puts drivers at serious risk since the car while following its inertial movement must move to the side of the road or it could stop in the middle of the lane. According to the car's maintenance record, the transmission was replaced in 2017 however it failed again in 2021. The car was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and his recommendation was to repair the transmission at my own cost of $ 4000.

My check engine light came on. We hooked a snap on scanner to it. It said code p17f1. There is a recall but not when I enter my VIN number.

Took vehicle to Nissan dealer for regular oil change (service light on). Vehicle had had a couple of hesitations somewhat like having water in the gas. This happen when after stopping and then taking off the hesitation occurred. Nissan checked and the transmission has to be replaced-only 46,000 miles on car? I do have an extended warranty, that I purchased when I bought the car. If Nissan is having this problem with these transmissions, they should be automatically replacing them. The vehicle is currently at Nissan dealer waiting for the new transmission.

Car will hard start, check engine light on. Drive fine but after stopping or slowing down, traction control light comes on and rpms will not go over 3000. Car will not accelerate and have to pull over, turn off and restart.

Cvt replacement required at 75k.

These codes show up when maintenance on my car c 1130 abs p1801 engine code booao airbag. P 17fl cvt. Transmission code .

Multiple transmission issues. Stuttering and jerking at low speed, especially on a slight grade going up. Loss of power from a stop. Slipping when going into gear then jerking. Shift points appear to be erratic. Probably came on slowly but only got to a dangerous or problematic point near the end of the warranty period. Noticed it badly when attempting to pull out into traffic and almost got side swiped.

Cvt transmission is a classic Nissan failure. I have taken the car multiple times to my local Nissan dealer. 1st time, they replaced a faulty valve body, 2nd time they reprogrammed the software, 3rd time they did a vibration software update. Still shudders in lower gears, still has a vibration while idle, but they claim that their technicians "can't feel it" or that they "can't get the car to duplicate". Ridiculous. They know the transmission is faulty and they don't want to foot the bill.

We purchased our 2015 Nissan Murano platinum on 1/10/2019. The vehicle has 36,106k. On 1/13/2019 we felt a slight judder with the vehicle. We again felt a judder on 1/15/2019, which was more severe. Although no service light was present, we immediately contacted the dealer and scheduled service for 1/16/2018. Upon completion of the service call, the dealer indicated that the valve body would need replaced, which is covered under warranty. I have read several complaints regarding this issue with Nissan cvts. It is a clear danger to the consumer that if the cvt continues to judder an accident is likely. In addition, issues with the cvt can cause a complete failure of the vehicle, causing serious harm to the consumer. Cars will give a service light when an issue as trivial as tire pressure, low fuel and change engine oil occur. Why when a major mechanical issue is occurring is the car not alerting the operator of a potentially deadly consequence??!!.

At about 10,000 miles at low speeds on local city roads, I could sometimes feel vibrations and a lack of acceleration that felt like the transmission couldn't decide what to do. Always at speeds under 20 mph and generally when either slowing down for an intersection or starting to speed up when the traffic light turned green in time that I didn't need to fully stop. After a few of these I took car to dealer and the first time they said there had been no error codes generated and to just keep driving it. After the second or third time I took it to the dealer, now with 12,839 miles on it they reprogrammed the steering angle adjustment and the problem seemed to go away. However, now at 21,000 miles, it seems to be coming back again. I feel like the cvt and computer have a problem communicating with each other in these low-speed situations. This hesitation in acceleration could cause a serious accident and certainly feels unsafe.

Takata recall. When coming to a complete stop just under 20 miles per hour the transmission grabs and slows you down and then releases. This causes you to stop short or stop too far ahead. Either way can be dangerous. Please give us a recall. I don't feel safe.

Engine surges at low speed and in cruise control at high speed.

Cvt shudders at low speeds 20 - 40 mph, the feeling is as if the gears are jamming and banging against each other; immediately releasing accelerator and pressing for harder acceleration temporary suppresses this behavior. Any inclines where car slows down and rpm falls can lead to reoccurrence of the same. Happens 2/3 times when these conditions described above happen. I believe the �d�-step artificial shifter technology is going out of sync with rest of transmission rotation speed and causing the gears to grind during those d-step adjustments.

Vehicle hestiates - it jerks and shudders when accelerating normaly around 20 mph, and also around 40 mph. It feels like the transmission isn't shifting properly and causing abnormal vibration and instability while trying to accelerate normaly. The vehicle is in motion on city streets and urban highways when this happens. This has happened several times over the last couple of months - and as recently on Sunday August 27, 2017.