2004 Nissan Murano Owner Complaints

Braking locked looses power then accelerates smell like gas is leaking

NHTSA ID

11674581

Incident

Jul 2, 2025

Driver seat front left side has a rocking motion to it. I’ve read a lot of others have found this issue was supposed to be fixed from 2003-2004 and the parts have been updated to address the issue. I am worried my seat movement will create an unsafe driving condition.

NHTSA ID

11621803

Incident

Oct 24, 2024

Rear subframe where it connects to shock mounts is completely rusted through at both sides of the car. Causes the tops of the wheels to bow in and is undrivable

NHTSA ID

11607734

Incident

Jun 12, 2024

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The contact stated that the vehicle restarted on the first attempt occasionally; however, several attempts were needed to start the vehicle on other occasions. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while at a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the accelerator pedal sensor had failed and needed to be replaced. An unknown dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the accelerator pedal had been discontinued. The contact stated that the independent mechanic replaced the accelerator pedal with a part purchased from a junkyard; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

NHTSA ID

11563249

Incident

Jun 3, 2020

Mileage

65,000 mi

I’ve changed the timing belt, brakes, batteries, fuel injectors and all and still after thirty minutes of me driving Nissan Murano 2004 I have to continuously push on the gas to get the car to move . My car always has a smell of burning rubber after a long period of time driving it . I then pull over for 20/25 minutes to let the car reset or cool down I guess and then when I turn it on it drives ok until the next 25/30 minutes go by. I’ve gotten two alternators brand new and I’m still having the same issues . When I slow down to come to a full stop it feels like my car is jerking on a chain slowly. When I put the car in neutral to come to a stop it doesn’t make the car tremble . I hope and pray I can get some answers or help to guide me in the right direction . I’ve spent over $2000 in labor to this car to still have the same problem.

NHTSA ID

11521592

Incident

May 1, 2022

The rear k frame rusted out ,all of a sudden the vehicle started swaying out of control on gravel or wet roads, no rust on the vehicle except the rear k frame, I parked the vehicle because it's unsafe to drive , I understand that this is a problem that effects more than just mine and I hope it's recalled or something is done about it, thank you for looking into it

NHTSA ID

11495875

Incident

Dec 3, 2022

Rear subframe broke Confirmed by a mechanic

NHTSA ID

11470143

Incident

May 30, 2022

Alternator went out this is the third one. I looked up the recalls on my car and there happened to be one on the alternator and I’ve reached out to Nissan dealership of Bakersfield and havnt received a response

NHTSA ID

11444753

Incident

Nov 4, 2021

My alternator has failed and I see where there was a recall on 2004 nissan murano for alternator/generator but its not showing a recall when I put my Vin in but it's doing exactly what it describes.

NHTSA ID

11440331

Incident

Nov 11, 2021

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE ABS AND BATTERIES WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LOST POWER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WIRES TO THE ALTERNATOR HAD MELTED AND THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE TECHNICIAN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000

NHTSA ID

11417804

Incident

May 16, 2021

Mileage

132,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANTWERPEN NISSAN SECURITY (1701 WOODLAWN DR - #4006, BALTIMORE, MD 21207, (410) 298-4400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE ALTERNATOR TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

NHTSA ID

11415396

Incident

Dec 19, 2020

Mileage

84,000 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN NAMED IN 4 RECALLS BUT MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T INCLUDED IN ANY OF THEM WHEN I TAKE IT INTO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP EVEN THOUGH EVERY RECALL THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED IS WHAT HAS BEEN EITHER A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE OR SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN STARTING TO SHOW SOME SYMPTOMS.

NHTSA ID

11412769

Incident

Apr 19, 2021

Mileage

177,000 mi

THE REAR CHASSIS SEVERELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM TO BREAK OFF CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEVERELY SIT AT AN OFF-ANGLE. RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN FOR FEAR OF TIRES FLYING OFF. PURCHASED AT $6000 W/84,000 MILE CAR NOW HAS ONLY 113,000 MILES.THE CAR BODY AND THE INTERIOR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SON RARELY USED THE CAR WHILE AT COLLEGE AS HE LIVED ON CAMPUS. NOW HE HAS NO CAR AS THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND INOPERABLE. SEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF RUSTED COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING NISSAN AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. HE HAD THE CAR ONLY 3 YRS.

NHTSA ID

11377148

Incident

Nov 23, 2020

Mileage

113,000 mi

THE VEHICLE STOPS ACCELERATING FOR NO REASON ALL THE CARS DASH LIGHTS LIGHT UP THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES GO DOWN TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE WILL GO FORWARD AT IDLE SPEED WHILE IN DRIVE THE POWER STEERING GETS EXTREMELY STIFF AND THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY! I HAD MY GREAT NIECES IN THE CAR WE WERE GOING 73 WHEN THE VEHICLE DECIDED TO BASICALLY ACT LIKE IT STALLED BUT WAS STILL RUNNING WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI WE WERE SITTING DUCKS ON A FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. MY HAZARDS WOULDN'T EVEN WORK. I HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR OFF TURN IT BACK OK AND WHEN I DID IT ACCELERATED REALLY FAST ON ITS OWN AND I COULDN'T STEER IT WAS CONSTRUCTION AREA WE CAME INCHES FROM HITTING A CONCRETE BARRIER. I FINALLY GOT IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHAKING AND SCARED OUT OF MY MIND MY GREAT NIECES WERE CRYING 😢 AS THE SEMIS ARE FLYING BY US AND ONE HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BREAKS TO TRY NOT TO RUN INTO US NEARLY KILLING US PLEASE FIGURE THIS OUT AND FIX THIS ISSUE. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

11366547

Incident

Oct 26, 2020

Mileage

153,000 mi

WHETHER I'M DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE OR 20 DOWN THE STREET THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND MAKE WHINING NOISE UNTIL IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON

NHTSA ID

11355271

Incident

Aug 25, 2020

Mileage

117,500 mi

I HAVE PUT 4 ALTERNATORS ON IN LAST 4 MONTHS AND NOW IT IS STUCK IN SECURITY IMMOBILIZE MODE AND WON'T DO NOTHING THIS SAFETY MOAD IS 3 TIME IT'S DONE IT AND WE CAN'T GET IT OUT IT WON'T EVEN GET FUEL TO START BECAUSE OF BEING STUCK IN SECURITY MODE AND THE KEY FOB WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND WHEN IT WENT INTO THIS MODE IT WAS PARKED BUT RUNNING AND I HAD TO TOW IT HOME AND IT'S GETTING PRETTY EXPENSIVE

NHTSA ID

11351399

Incident

Jun 10, 2020

Mileage

23,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ENGINE JERK THREE TIMES STALLED SLIDE AND LANDING INTO A TREE THEN STARTED TO SPIN AND FLIP OVER FIVE TIMES AND LANDED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SON AND HIS FRIEND WHICH WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SON SUSTAINED SCARF TO THE FACE, HARMS AND LEGS, HIS LEGS WAS FRACTURE AND HIS SKIN WAS OFF HIS FACE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS, DAMAGE LIVER AND A CRACK KNEECAP BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, IT WAS STALLING AND THE ENGINE WAS JUMPING. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V169000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11350889

Incident

Aug 7, 2020

Mileage

150,000 mi

MY REAR CRADLE SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER BOLTS ARE RUSTED AND HAVE SNAPED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT I HEARD IT POP AND PULLED OVER, THE METAL USED ON THE REAR CRADLE WAS POORLY MADE AND IS A HIGH DANGER RISK IF I WOULD HAVE PULLED OVER IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS THIS ISSUE NEEDS ADDRESSED HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER WHO OWN THIS SAME VEHICLE AND THEY ALL ARE HAVING THE SET ISSUE WITH THE REAR CRADLE SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER THEY ARE RUSTING OUT SOME DOESN'T HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS AND ARE DRIVING THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. THIS VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY

NHTSA ID

11343804

Incident

Aug 7, 2020

Mileage

111,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO HER RESIDENCE AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V319000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,775.

NHTSA ID

11343224

Incident

Jul 30, 2020

Mileage

188,775 mi

CAR STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE LOST BRAKE AND POWER STEERING. CAN CAUSE A WRECK.

NHTSA ID

11338742

Incident

Jul 10, 2020

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE VEHICLE KEEPS DYING WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT AUTOMATICALLY DYES OUT. I HAVE THE ALERTNATOR REPLACE AND IT KEEPS DYING OUT. I ALREADY SPEND CLOSE TO 487.00 FOR THE PEICE, GETTING IT TOWED TO THE SHOP AND GETTING IT FIX. THE ALTERNATOR STILL DIES OUT.

NHTSA ID

11338327

Incident

Jul 9, 2020

Mileage

154,345 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11338251

Incident

Apr 20, 2019

IM DRIVE THIS SOMETIME ACCELERATE BY HIMSELF NOBODY HIT GAS PEDAL ACCELERATE 3000 RPM BY HIMSELF. *TR

NHTSA ID

11330370

Incident

Jun 20, 2020

Mileage

10 mi

MY WIFE WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE I WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE LEFT . I NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS TOE OUT THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME . WHEN SHE RETURNED IT WAS TOE OUT ON RIGHT SIDE AND TOE IN ON LEFT SIDE. PULLED RIGHT REAR TIRE OFF UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION FOUND THE SUB FRAME TO BE ROTTED THRU AT THE LATTERAL ARMS. I HAD TO CLEAN AREA AS BEST AS POSSIBLE TO WELD A SMALL STEEL PLATE TO IT SO MY WIFE COULD STILL GO TO WORK ,GOOD THING WE A FEW MILES AWAY SO SHE DROVE ON CITY STREETS TO STAY OFF HIGHWAY DUE TO SPEEDS.NOW THE CAR SITS IN THE BACK YARD,REMOVED PLATES CAR IS USELESS FOR SCRAP AND TO MUCH TO PAY FOR REPAIRS.WAITING TO SEE IF NISSAN IS GOING TO MAKE RIGHT WITH THIS ISSUE, TO ISSUE A RECALL. THAT WAY AFTER THE RECALL I CAN RE-REGISTER THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11329912

Incident

Feb 9, 2020

REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY CAR DRIVES SHORT DISTANCE AND JUST STOPS ACCELERATING AND THAN WON'T START BACK UP UNLESS JUMPED. WILL NOT DRIVE A MILE WITHOUT GOING LIMP AND NO ACCELERATION

NHTSA ID

11322136

Incident

Apr 3, 2020

Mileage

146,500 mi