Transfer Case Problems of Nissan Murano - part 1

Failure of transfer case: while driving vehicle on street going at posted speed limit of 45 mph, SUV made grinding noise when coming to a stop light. Upon start of acceleration noise heard again. At speed limit of 45 mph car suddenly felt as if wheels locked up and car would not move in drive. Shift to park, shifted back to drive and reverse, no movement of car in gear. Needed specialized dolly lift towing to dealership in area. Upon multiple inspections and deliberations with dealership maintenance department and Nissan warranty representatives part deemed responsible was the transfer case. This was supposedly repaired when incidentally found at prior car inspection at usual dealer. Repair has now been deemed to be completed with used transfer case as a safe options. Concern remains on my mind for faulty part and repair. Concern for others traveling on road that car will come to immediate abrupt stop and accident possible. Luckily car behind me was able to avoid collision.

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Transfer case is leaking. Known defect in Nissan Muranos. The dealership resealed the transfer case the first time ($2000 +). Two weeks later it started laking again. They fixed it for free under repair warranty. Two more weeks later, they are saying I need a new transfer case which will cost $4000. Nissan needs to take accountability for manufacturer defect.

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I needed to replace the transmission of Murano 13, twice in �17 and again in �18. Now in late 2019, I again started to hear cranking sound while pushing gas. Then in 2020, vehicle seized at the middle of the road, but after 5 mins it got started to drive about . 3 mile. After that vehicle is unable to start, after sending to Nissan dealership, it was diagnosed as transfer seal leaking problem. My Murano seems to have a generic powertrain problem. After contacting Nissan Murano consumer affair, no help this time. They help to replace the transimission 2 times though. Not sure if the transfer case problem was caused during transmission replacement or it is a manufacturing fault.

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There is a known issue with the transfer cases of these cars (see service bulletin ntb17-003). The axle seals on my car are leaking and can cause dangerous results for anyone operating the car. Nissan needs to recall and fix this known issue immediately.

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Brought my vehicle into the shop for maintenance and was told that the transfer case is leaking. This is a known issue with the 2009-2014 Murano and there are numerous complaints across several forums. The transfer case cannot be repaired and has to be replaced. The cost to replace it by the dealership is $3500 and there are numerous reports that if the transfer case is not fixed the engine will seize up at highway speeds. While I'm lucky this hasn't happened to me, it doesn't mean it won't happen to someone else who is unaware that their transfer case is leaking. This repair is also not covered under warranty. There are reports that this issue is only with transfer cases manufactured between 2009 and 2014, which sounds like a manufacturer defect. Give that why is this not required to be covered under a recall, or at the very least the warranty? something needs to be done to force the manufacturer to be responsible for their defective parts.

The car was bucking at low speeds (10-20 mph) and had a vibration at high speeds (70+). The dealership reported that the diagnostic code was p17f0 and they needed to replace the cvt subassembly and the rpl automatic cvt transaxle assembly and reprogram the a/t control unit. While doing that they discovered they needed to replace the front and rear seals on the leaking transfer case. This is very similar to a recall affecting the cvt on other Nissan vehicles, but that recall did not cover this vehicle.

Drive transfer case makes loud knocking noise and the awd button comes on and off, after research others reported this causes vehicle to suddenly stop at highway speeds.

Transfer case cracked in half , leaking.

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Leak in transfer case. If not repaired will cause car to seize up and stop suddenly. As I have researched this it seems to be a common problem.

Transmition transfer case leak and the trasmition slip.

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.

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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.

Transfee case leak noted during 60k miles. Suburban Nissan of mi never took the initiative to replace the transfer case. Nissan replaced the seals only based on my complaint. The leak occurred again in transfer case at 126k miles. Now the dealer is recommending the replacement of seals only. Nissan refused to acknowledge issue with their garbage design.

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The transfer case and axle seals on my 2015 Nissan Murano have been leaking and the dealer has had the vehicle three different times, within the last month and a half, for numerous days. There was 27,091 miles on it when I took it in on 11-08-17. The dealer has provided a rental each time. The three dates the vehicle went into the dealer are: 11-08-17, 12-02-17 and 12-19-17. I filed a case with Nissan under case #29147756 and gave them a copy of the title showing that it was purchased through my family's business, burkins & foley. I will provide you with a copy if needed.

My husband and I bought our 2007 Nissan Murano 1 year ago. The car drove great for the past year until March 11, 2017. While driving to a movie, the car made a very unusual sound, similar to a loud flat tire and the car lost power on a very busy highway. Thankfully, we were able to put on our hazards, and we barely made it to the side of the road. My husband took a look at the back of the car where the sound was coming from, and he noticed a crack in the rear end under the car. Of course, we had the car towed to the nearest shop. The mechanic has now reported to us that the transfer case was cracked and it seized up. The mechanic also told us that there is a crack in the front end as well. The mechanic is positive that the faulty transfer case has caused the crack in the rear end and the front end of the car, these are cracks in the rear end of the power train and front end of the power train. The total cost to fix this vehicle is estimated at $ 6000. 00. This is appalling after researching the issue; a faulty transfer case is common among the 2007 Nissan Murano's. This could have caused a severe accident, as we lost power on a very busy highway and a car had to swerve out of the way to miss us. I pray that something will be done about this. A 6000. 00 dollar set back is beyond our means, and we have to scrape at everything to get the money, we have four children who could have used that money for things they needed. Now instead of chicken or roast for dinner, it will be roman noodles. This is not right.

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My Nissan Murano sl had 35k miles when purchased. Complained 5 times to the dealership about groaning noise and major oil leak. Major vibrations occurred while driving and pulled over so I couldn't drive anymore. Burning smell of oil that was leaking for months and was not noticed by certified mechanics. Also bucking motions. Towed Murano for repair and later diagnosed as transfer case and tail shaft destroyed. The cvt transmission needed slight repairs too with transfer case. Cost ~$3500.

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Front transfer case leaks for no apparent reason causing failure. No maintenance checks are listed for this part and appears to be a design failure.

Transmission failed without warning at 68k miles. While on highway engine just started free reving. Had to coast to side of road. Nissan will not assist in repair as car is over 10 years old. Dealer worked on transfer case in may; thought they reported all was well.

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Murano. The contact noticed that the front of the vehicle was leaking. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transfer case needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.

Car stopped suddenly while driving at highway speed. Turned out to be a transfer case problem where the transfer case seeped fluid with out indication until it ran dry. This is a known mfg defect of the Murano yet there has been no corrective action by Nissan and the repair is $3500. 00. We are lucky there was no accident in this case.

My 2009 Nissan Murano le has 117k miles. I had extended warranty which expired at 100k miles & 7 months ago. The transfer case is leaking & Nissan informed me it needs to be completely replaced costing me $3350. The transfer case seals have been replaced twice before on this vehicle at 30k miles and 75k miles. Upon doing research, the transfer case appears to be a very common problem with Nissans. I was also informed by a Nissan ace certified tech that the faulty transfer case is a factory defect, and there were revisions made on the transfer case on March 24, 2014; therefore, the newer, revised transfer case "should not" fail again. Well, after unsuccessful negotiations with the local Nissan service department, I contacted consumer affairs to request a partial good-will payment (at least pay for the parts since it's such a common issue and a design defect and I'll pay for the labor), but they have refused. This leaves consumers with defected products which will end up costing consumers thousands of dollars because Nissan refuses to stand behind their products. What a dishonest way to do business.

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.

2004 Nissan Murano with transfer case leaking like many other 2003-2007 Murano's . Nissan needs to recall all of these cars and replace the parts.

Nissan dealer told me that "transfer case has a heavy seep" which will cost $1270. 00 to fix. I see on the internet that the transfer case on the Nissan Murano is a huge problem which should result in a recall. I which to add my complaint to those already submitted.

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.

The transfer case is leaking fluid.

On 4/28/2005 I was driving my vehicle and it wouldn't get up past 10 mph. I looked up online at Nissan. Com and found out there may be a warranty program for cvt. I brought it in, and they verified it and replaced it. 3 days later my cvt started to give me similar issues again. So I brought it back and they told me they may re work on it. Now I get it back and ride the car for another 2 days and now I hear a loud clicking noise. Now I had to get it towed back to kings Nissan in brooklyn NY. This time they tell me it was a messed up tcu computer on the replaced cvt, and now a transfer case. Upon further review online. It seems like there are tons of people like my self going through this issue and Nissan wont take ownership of it.

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Just got this Murano. The other day went to go take off from a light. And the Murano wouldn't go anywhere. Finally limped to side of the road, turned the car off, turned car on, was fine for a day or two. After driving to grocery store, left parking lot. Stopped at light. Went to take off and wouldn't even rev up, I had a baby and a small child in my car, car behind me had to go up on sidewalk in order to avoid hitting me. This is now have has become a safety issue when it happenes I have to floor it for about 15 seconds before it engages the throttle. Have read that it can be everything from a bad ground, cvt failure, transfer case failure, or the ipdm or ecm is fried. Mechanic can't narrow it down to what the problem is. Nissan want to charge me over $100 just to diagnose if they can. And from what I've read they won't even do much better than suggest changing out the transmission for a cost of $6,000. Why am I changing transmission on a car that has less than a hundred thousand miles? I am really disappointed, my family has owned datsun/nissans forever. My dad still has his 76 280 z. My mom still has her 79 280 z 2+2. My mom also has her 95 Nissan hardbody, which has been through hell and never once has had a problem. I have been a fan of Nissans forever because of the reliability and ease in which you can fix them. I am severely disappointed with Nissan for not covering the problems or recalling all the problems with the Murano. My family myself and my friends have now officially decided to boycott Nissan, they have now lost life-long customers. On a side note. Electronic throttles or fly by wire, is the dumbest thing in the world. If you have a burnt out bulb no throttle, chance of accident greater than 90%. Faulty stereo, no throttle chance of accident greater than 90%. Am I the only one whom sees a bad pattern here?.

My vehicle was exhibiting a burnt rubber smell from the engine compartment. I opened the hood and saw like smoke coming from the rear passenger side of the engine compartment. I took my vehicle to the dealer for service and noted this incident on the work order. The service technician later informed me that the transfer case was leaking fluid and was blowing onto the exhaust pipe and under carriage. They said that is what caused the burnt rubber smell, not a drive belt. The warranty for this component expired at 60,000 miles. I was charged approx. $1700 for this repair before discounts. I asked the service technician if this is a common repair, he said, "yes, we do a lot of these. " I told him that I was not satisfied with this repair to the point that it appears to be a reliability issue. Using the fmea approach - severity is high to the fact that without gear fluid the transfer case will cease and cause catastrophic failure. This type of failure is not detectable from the perspective of normal user maintenance. The fluid can only be checked by a mechanic from the underside of the vehicle and not from the top of the engine compartment (I. E. Dipstick). Occurrence or frequency appears to be common per the service technician's comments. I am requesting that the NHTSA investigate this issue. I suspect other customers have been impacted by this know defect (bad seal).

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.

Was driving along, and heard a loud knocking sound. Thought it was the transmission, so I took it in to a dealership, and they said I had a cracked transfer case. Nissan extended the warranty for there transmissions, but not for their there transfer case. My vehicle could have seized at any moment when I was driving. It sounds like there are allot of Nissan Muranos that have this same issue.

Transmission , transfer case, it wouldn't shift gears. It didn't go over 40 30 mph I accelerated and won't do more then 30, 40 mph and the vehicle shut down on me.

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Driving about 20 mph when I heard a big bang. Thought my tire blew out. Then the car started to make a continuous flapping sound. At one point it made my transmission shift, to the point that it made the car jump like if I got hit my a car in the rear. Had to tow my car to the nearest mechanic to find out it was my transfer case.

I own a 2008 Nissan Murano while attempting to drive after a light change my vehicle loss acceleration. Luckily, the car behind me didn't slam into me I was able safely get out of the way. The pedal was to the floor yet the car barley moved then it lurched forward and was fine. I took to a mechanic nothing a few weeks later after no issue it happen again on the highway which was dangerous and scary again I took this vehicle to a mechanic who said there was a leak at the transfer case I had repaired. Two days later after being stuck in the middle of an intersection the vehicle was diagnosed to be an issue with the cvt transmission. I was told this is a defect Nissan is aware of, they then told me about the known manufacturer issue of the transmission and suggested I bring it to Nissan and see if they could do anything for me. I took the vehicle over to the local Nissan dealership and was informed that there was nothing that Nissan could do but to slap in another transmission and that it would not be covered by warranty since I was over the extended 120,0000 miles. They did give me the option to have them throw in a new transmission at cost of $4000. I then called Nissan north America consumer affairs no response. This is a known manufacturer defect and Nissan refuses to acknowledge the issue. Research shows thousands of customers have the same issue; it is not a coincidence. It is a tactic played by Nissan so they will not bare financial and reputation deterioration. Instead they are putting that on the paying consumer. Not right!!.

Dealer says my car is leaking oil trom the oil transfer case. I have not had any evidence in my driveway of any oil leak. This is the first time I heard of it, but even the repairman at the dealship says Nissan knows it's a defective part. Now I see on line plenty of information on this. Why wasn't this a recall issue? how many folks can afford $3500 for a repair that is not covered under warranty? I can't.