2007 Nissan Murano Other / unspecified Problems

Driving to work in the rain the vehicle began to sway when breaks were applied. The back of the vehicle went right and the car went left. I moved to the right lane and the vehicle fishtailed! I was totally afraid that I could drive into a ditch or be killed on the highway. I drove very slowly to the repair shop, after inspection, I needed struts but then the mechanic looked further and saw that the rear k-subframe was completely corroded and unable to be welded. The one piece was completely apart from the other. A danger to drive. Once I began to look for a replacement part, I began to see how many other Murano owners have had the same issues with the subframe rusting out. This is absolutely crazy that this part is not recalled as the part is defective in the construction of it. Nissan should be ashamed. My life and my daughter's was at risk. There are no warning lights to advise of this problem prior to its failure.

NHTSA ID

11536135

Incident

Jul 17, 2023

Rear subframe rusted tire bent in word

NHTSA ID

11501791

Incident

Jan 1, 2023

About a year ago my husband and I noticed there was alot of rust in the rear end on the sway bar and around it not to long after the sway bar looked as If it was going to come apart on the left side my husband got it to stay put for a little while but as time went on the truck just became more unsafe anytime we tried to drive it it was all over the road it's kept pulling to the left very badly we noticed that the back tires were not straight and bowing out my husband changed the front tire on the left for unrelated reasons and then the next day we was driving and the awd light started flashing we were heading home and went to take off from a red light when I hit the gas the whole rear end exploded into pieces and now we definitely can't use it the only way to is to replace the rear end. Since we bought this SUV it's been nothing but problems and money and now we have no transportation are truck was how we make money were self employed so now we can't even make money to survive or even repair the SUV. The truck has been very unsafe since day 1 we bought it and all because of the back end of it. Someone needs to recall this vehicle asap before someone gets hurt and someone needs to help me fixy vehicle or get into another one cause this is not my fault and now I'm suffering not being able to make money or survive without a vehicle my mom is disabled and has a tumor I have to be able to take her to appointments and store etc. This is not fair to us cause of a problem you guys should have taken care of a long time ago. I will keep pushing this and pursuing it I will go as high as I have to for some to acknowledge and help me. Thank you if you need pictures I will gladly send in some

NHTSA ID

11485094

Incident

Sep 16, 2022

The rear subframe is extremely rusted and breaking into pieces in multiple areas. The vehicle shakes upon acceleration and slowing down. Due to being lower income I cannot afford to fix the subframe (estimated to cost $400 for the the frame not including labor). Also the vacuum lines dry rotted and fell apart.

NHTSA ID

11473012

Incident

Jul 8, 2022

Unknown- I was driving and felt the car wobble but didn’t know what it was, when I got home noticed my back wheels ware sticking out,and I was scare,I had a mechanic look at it in my driveway because I’am afraid to drive it,and the mechanic said that it was rusted and I shouldn’t drive it cause I could cause a accident,I pick up my kids every day from school and I been asking for help picking them up,please help,this is the only car I have and my only way to bring and pick up my kids from school

NHTSA ID

11456740

Incident

Mar 13, 2022

The rear subframe rusted off on drivers side. I financed this car only 10 months ago and now I can not drive it. It is very dangerous to drive, and the mechanic told me I should no longer drive it because of how dangerous it is. I have seen numerous complaints about people having the same rear subframe rusting. I can not afford to get it fixed and I’m still paying on the car. I got it for $7,500 and have put over $2,000 in it. I still have $4,500 left on it. They need a recall, this is a safety hazard for not only the driver and passengers, but for civilians walking or driving by the car, which at any moment the tire can fly off. Please recall the vehicles before someone puts in a lawsuit.

NHTSA ID

11436723

Incident

Oct 5, 2021

REAR SUBFRAME RUSTED/ROT. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. BOTH REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT ARE THROWN OFF AND WHEELS ARE BENT INWARDS. FURTHER DRIVING CAN CAUSE REAR SUBFRAME TO COLLAPSE AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND DRIVER/PASSENGER. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE IMMEDIATELY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE

NHTSA ID

11435683

Incident

Oct 1, 2021

TRANSMISSION WENT ONLY HAD THE SUV FOR 4 MONTHS.

NHTSA ID

11378184

Incident

Nov 14, 2020

BOUGHT THE CAR 5 MONTHS AGO. WAS DRIVING AWESOME. BRAND NEW TIRES! VERY WELL MAINTAINED WITH LOTS OF PAPERWORK STATING WORK DONE ON VEHICLE!..:WELL WAS DRIVING IT THE OTHER DAY WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND IT STARTED TO OVER HEAT I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AFTER GOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY FOR OVER AN HOUR. I'M NOW STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY TODDLER IN THE 80 DEGREE WEATHER WHEN I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS MY RADIATOR. THE STATE POLICE NOTICE MY REAR 2 TIRES SLANTED , TOP LEANING IN BOTTOM LEANING OUT. AFTER THE CAR GETS PUT ON THE FLAT BED TOW I SPOT MY REAR CROSSMEMBER K FRAME SPLIT IN 2 SPOTS! RADIATOR WAS MY SIGN TELLING ME MY AWD IS ACTING UP SOMETHING HAPPENED. IF I WOULD HAVE HIT ONE SMALL BUMP ON THAT HIGHWAY I WOULDN'T BE HERE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO NISSAN! THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED!!! AND MADE SURE ALL VEHICLES ARE SAFE FOR ANYONE TO BE IN. MY VEHICLE IS 12 YEARS OLD NO WAY SHOULD THAT FRAME EVEN BE ABLE TO SNAP NOT IN ONE BUT TWO SPOTS ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. I MY CAR OVERHEATING WAS A BLESSING BECAUSE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THIS WILL BE BROUGHT TO BIGGER ATTENTION BECAUSE ALL NISSAN OWNERS NEED TO BE AWARE AND THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED !!!!!!

NHTSA ID

11257468

Incident

Sep 21, 2019

Mileage

160,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO GET A LITTLE SHAKY. WHEN STOPPED AND LOOKS, NOTICE THAT THE BACK WHEELS WE'RE NOT STRAIGHT. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER FRAME WAS RUSTE AND FALLING TO PIECES.. RUST WAS NOT NOTICED ON ANY OTHER PART OF THE VEHICLE. CAR WAS DEEMED UNSAFE BY THE MECHANIC.

NHTSA ID

11255318

Incident

Sep 13, 2019

Mileage

165,000 mi

I NOTICED THE CAR HANDLED VERY POORLY IN SNOW/ICE/WET CONDITIONS OVER THE WINTER. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED BOTH REAR TIRES WERE WORN DOWN TO NOTHING ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE FOUND THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKEN INTO TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED THIS PAST SUMMER, BUT I HAVE THE SERVICE RECORDS AND I KNOW IT WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS IS MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD ($5,000). I CONTACTED NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS AND I SPOKE WITH 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE (FIRST CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THEN A SUPERVISOR, AND FINALLY A MANAGER), WHO ALL TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE "NOT IN A POSITION TO ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY". THE LAST PERSON (MANAGER, CONSUMER AFFAIRS) WOULDN'T EVEN LET ME SPEAK BEFORE HE TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. WHEN I ASKED IF THERE WAS SOMEONE ELSE I COULD SPEAK WITH, I WAS TOLD NO - THERE ISN'T ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD TALK TO ME AND THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I AM FORTUNATE THAT BOTH OF THE TIRES DID NOT BLOW OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I AM SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED AS I SEE OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11196714

Incident

Apr 11, 2019

Mileage

144,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE THREADS ON BOTH REAR TIRES WERE COMPLETELY GONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENTLY MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO LOSE THREADING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC CONTACTED AN UNKNOWN NISSAN DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO WARRANTIES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000. *TR *JS*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11162665

Incident

Dec 13, 2018

Mileage

197,000 mi

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION WHEN A FRIEND POINTED OUT THAT THE MUFFLER/EXHAUST PIPES OF VEHICLE WERE HANGING VERY LOW TO THE GROUND. MECHANIC INSPECTED IT AND REAR SUBFRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKEN. THE REAR WHEELS ARE WORN ON THE INSIDE AND ARE MISALIGNED. THEY ARE TILTING IN TOWARDS EACH OTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS GIVEN A CASE # AND ASKED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF OWNERSHIP. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A FAMILY MEMBER. AS THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE I HAD AAA TOW IT TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER QUOTED ME AN ESTIMATE REPAIR COST OF $5,279; PARTS AND LABOR.

NHTSA ID

11150881

Incident

Oct 31, 2018

Mileage

152,028 mi

SUB FRAME RUSTED ALL THE WAY THOUGH. DEEMED NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, TIRES ARE SLANTED.

NHTSA ID

11111545

Incident

Jul 6, 2018

Mileage

103,055 mi

REAR SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AND CONTROL ARMS THAT HOLD WHEELS ON ARE PULLING APART. TWO MECHANICS HAVE DEEMED THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A RUSTED FRAME.

NHTSA ID

11110273

Incident

Jul 9, 2018

Mileage

150,000 mi

DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. PUT ON BRAKES AND THE ENTIRE REAR END BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND MAKE A RUMBLING NOISE. THE REAR TIRES ARE LEANING INWARD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLES WHICH THROWS OFF THE STABALIZATION OF THE VEHICLE MAKING IT UNSAFE AND DIFFICULT TO STEER OR STOP. THE ENTIRE STABALIZATION BAR AND THE MOUNTING BRACKETS SUPPORTING IT RUSTED THROUGH ON THE LEFT SIDE AND DISLODGED AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS READY TO DISLODGE FROM THE BODY AT ANY TIME. THERE IS NOTHING TO SUPPORT THE BAR SO IT CAN INADVENTERLY FALL AND HIT THE HIGHWAY AND DO DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR OR CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FLIP. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY CALLED NISSAN AND OF COURSE NO RECALL OR ASSISTANCE TO FIX THE VEHICLE WHICH IS OVER 2000 DOLLARS. THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DROPS BLOCKING YOUR VISION UNEXPECTANTLY CREATING A VISION ISSUE AND CONCENTRATION ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR ON THE DRIVERS SEAT IS STARTING TO FAIL AND THE SEAT WOBBLES AS IT IS BEING REPOSITIONED. ONCE REPAIR ARE COMPLETE AND I HAVE INVOICES, I WILL UPLOAD THEM UNDER A SEPARATE COMPLAINT.

NHTSA ID

11076394

Incident

Mar 3, 2018

Mileage

107,000 mi

THE LEFT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT IS READY TO FALL OUT AS WELL AS THE REAR CROSSMEMBER FRAME IS BROKEN IN HALF ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

NHTSA ID

11066543

Incident

Jan 31, 2018

Mileage

25 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (SHEEHY NISSAN IN GLEN BURNIE, MARYLAND) FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, THE MULTI POINT INSPECTION REPORT STATED THAT TWO OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED IN 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURED PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,785. UPDATED 11/02/17*LJ INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11020422

Incident

Aug 2, 2017

Mileage

34,785 mi

MY NISSAN MURANO HAS 122,000 MILES ON CAR AND I HAVE ALREADY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY REPAIRING CVT'S, FRONT END ISSUES AND HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO DRIVE SLOW ALL THE WAY TO MY HOME. NO ACCIDENT BUT NISSAN MURANO HAS A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE FRONT WHEELS AND TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ID

10906131

Incident

Aug 24, 2016

Mileage

122,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN MURANO AND AS I WAS DRIVING THE SEAT BROKE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST SLIDE OFF THE SEAT. I CALLED NISSAN TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME $1500.00. I DECIDED TO GO HOME AND CHECK IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY RECALL ON THIS PART AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE LETTER AFTER LETTER FROM NISSAN MURANO OWNER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS I FEEL IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL FROM THE DEALER.SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET REALLY HURT IF THEY ARE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES AN HOUR AND THE SEAT BREAKS. I HOPE BY WRITING TO YOU THIS CAN BE AVOIDED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630895

Incident

Aug 14, 2014

NOTICED FLUIDS ON GARAGE FLOOR UNDER MY NISSAN MURANO. UPON CHECKING FLUID LEVELS IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS THAT WERE LOW. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING. THIS HAS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN FLEET AS A WHOLE, BUT AS OF YET NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN INITIATED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS THAT LOW FLUID LEVEL POSES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF INITIATING A FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10466699

Incident

Jul 2, 2012

Mileage

75,283 mi

NORMAL BUMPS IN ROAD CAUSE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR TO DROP AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S VISION. PART APPEARS TO BE UN-AVAILABLE AND/OR WAY OVER PRICED FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST SEVEAL YEARS OF OPERATION. TYPICAL SUN VISORS ARE PRICED FROM $50 TO $200. NISSAN WANT OVER $350.00 FOR ONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10399375

Incident

Jan 8, 2011

Mileage

27,500 mi

MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT DROOPS DOWN INTERMITTENT BLOCKING SIGHT OF VIEW. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT TIME WHEN THE SUN VISOR IS IN THE DOWN POSITION ALL THE TIME. THIS IS ON A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT WILL BE ~$500 AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

NHTSA ID

10386012

Incident

Feb 1, 2010

DOORS CAN BE UNLOCKED AND THE CAR IGNITION CAN BE STARTED WITHOUT A KEY, AND THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK THE IGNITION, AND NO WAY TO STOP ANYONE FROM OPENING THE DOORS. THIS CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR CAR JACKING AND HARM TO THE OCCUPANTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10372406

Incident

Dec 18, 2010

Mileage

66,075 mi

THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS DONE WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD AND I JUST RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED AGAIN. THE SECOND BATTERY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN 84,000 MILE BATTERY AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT, THE CAR DIED ON ME AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE BATTERY HAD LESS THAN 26,000 MILES ON IT. NISSAN FOUGHT US ON THE REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WE FINALLY GOT ANOTHER ONE PUT IN. WE ARE ON OUR 3RD BATTERY IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. THIS SAME VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE MOUNT CRACK AT 32,000 MILES AND HAS ALSO HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED AT 34,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES NOW IN THE LAST 2 1/2 MONTHS. WHEN THE RADIATOR WENT OUT, THE GAUGES DID NOT EVEN SAY THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOT. I DISCOVERED THE ISSUE WHEN MY CAR STARTED SMOKING EVERYWHERE AND COOLANT WAS ALL OVER MY VEHICLE. NISSAN INSISTS THAT IT IS NOT AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE OF ANY KIND AND THAT THE GAUGE CAN STILL READ COOL IF THE RADIATOR GOES OUT AND THE CAR IS SMOKING. ALL IN ALL, I NOW HAVE THE 3RD NEW BATTERY, A NEW RADIATOR, AND A NEW ENGINE MOUNT. THE DRIVE BELTS HAVE ALSO CRACKED, BUT NISSAN REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355625

Incident

Jul 27, 2010

Mileage

30,000 mi