2009 Nissan Murano Engine Problems

The contact owned a 2009 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the apartment building parking lot and turned off for approximately five hours, the vehicle caught fire and was destroyed. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. The cause of the fire was not determined. A fire report was taken at the scene that indicated the fire originated in the engine compartment. Two parked vehicles were also damaged during the incident. The contact indicated that the engine was recently replaced at the dealer days before the incident. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.

NHTSA ID

11603339

Incident

Jul 14, 2024

Mileage

94,000 mi

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that months after she purchased the vehicle, while she was driving, the brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle started to jump. Additionally, the contact stated that on a separate occasion while driving, the vehicle intermittently went into Limp Mode and stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that assistance would not be provided. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

NHTSA ID

11488074

Incident

Apr 5, 2022

Mileage

104,000 mi

IDK

NHTSA ID

11373412

Incident

Nov 1, 2020

CAT FAILURE, BACK 2

NHTSA ID

11364543

Incident

Oct 15, 2020

Mileage

164,339 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I HIT THE GAS TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. IT TOOK ABOUT 20 SECONDS BEFORE IT WOULD GO AND WHEN IT DID IT ACTED LIKE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL WHICH I DID NOT. IT HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TWICE. NOTHING THAT HAS BEEN DONE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES DUE THE FACT THAT THE CAR STALLS.

NHTSA ID

11348645

Incident

Aug 9, 2020

Mileage

160,000 mi

MY MURANO LOSES POWER WHILE STOPPED OR UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ALL MY VEHICLE LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUT FLICKER AND FLASH. THESES LIGHTS INCLUDE DOME, DASH, RADIO, OUTSIDE LIGHTS HEADLIGHTS, PARK LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY ALWAYS SAY IT'S THE BATTERY. I'VE HAD 5 NISSAN BATTERIES IN 5 YEARS. I'VE HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED WITH NO RELIEF FOR THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS

NHTSA ID

11312188

Incident

Feb 11, 2015

Mileage

55,000 mi

I HAVE A REPEATED ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH MY CAR. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT MY ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED IMPROPERLY BUT I WAS RECENTLY ON THE NHTSA PAGE AND FOUND OVER 20 COMPLAINTS THAT EXPRESSED THE SAME EXACT ISSUE I HAVE BEEN HAVING. THAT ISSUE BEING THE FACT THAT MY CAR, WHEN IN MOTION WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME AND GO INTO NEUTRAL. THIS WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND FOR ME HAS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING 75 MPH. ONCE THE CAR STALLS OUT, THE POWER STEERING WILL ALSO GO OUT IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AT THAT TIME. THEREFORE, YOU HAVE ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO ROLL YOUR CAR TO A SAFE SPOT IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. THERE IS NO TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, AS WHEN YOU TRY TO DO SO ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT START BACK UP AS THE BATTERY IS DEAD OR CLOSE TO IT. IF YOU ARE LUCKY YOU CAN GET JUMPED BUT THE BATTERY BECOMES SO DRAINED THAT IT CANNOT EVEN HOLD A CHARGE FOR A MILES WORTH OF POWER. BOTH TIMES I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY MURANO TOWED INTO A SHOP. THE FIRST TIME THIS ISSUE OCCURRED I WAS TOLD I NEED MY BATTERY REPLACED AS IT WAS DEAD AND THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF MY ENGINE FAILURE. THIS SOUNDED STRANGE TO ME AT THE TIME, AS THE BATTERY THAT I HAD WAS A LITTLE LESS THAN A YEAR OLD BUT I WAS JUST WANTING TO PICKUP A WORKING CAR AND PUT THIS BEHIND ME. MY CAR WORKED PROPERLY FOR 48 DAYS BEFORE I AGAIN, HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE OCCUR TO ME, WHILE AGAIN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 75 MPH. THIS TIME, THERE WAS NOT ADEQUATE SPACE ON THE HIGHWAY TO PULL OVER AND I HAD TO CALL 911 IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. AGAIN, I HAD MY CAR TOWED AND WAS NOW TOLD IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH I THEN HAD REPLACED. I AM NOW WORRIED THIS ISSUE WILL REOCCUR AS PEOPLE ARE STATING THEY HAVE HAD THEIR ALTERNATOR REPLACED 2 AND 3 TIMES AND ARE STILL BEING PUT IN THESE SCARY, ENGINE FAILURE SITUATIONS

NHTSA ID

11269213

Incident

Jul 31, 2019

Mileage

117,034 mi

STARTED TO GO TO WORK, 5 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD CAR STARTS SHAKING ALL ELECTRICAL SHUTS OFF CAR DIES WIFE IS LOCKED IN CAR FOR A HALF AN HOUR.

NHTSA ID

11258926

Incident

Sep 27, 2019

Mileage

1 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD ASIDE FROM THE TPMS LIGHT. THERE WAS A LOUD POP NOISE, SO I PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT OUT. WITHIN 30 SECONDS SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND QUICKLY TURNED FROM WHITE TO BLACK. THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS COMPLETELY BURNED WITH NOTHING BUT THE TRUNK LEFT IN TACT.

NHTSA ID

11251938

Incident

Aug 11, 2019

Mileage

94,000 mi

DURING AUTO INSPECTION: ENGINE TORQUE ROD TORN

NHTSA ID

11230071

Incident

Jun 20, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT A WARNING LIGHT OR SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND IF STOPPED. I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH IN A SUBURB GOING STRAIGHT. WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BUZZING SOUND AND BOOM NO MORE ACCELERATION. THIS IS DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

11180425

Incident

Feb 13, 2019

Mileage

157,400 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING SEVERAL TIMES. VARIOUS UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES FLICKERED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER (SUTHERLIN NISSAN OF FORT PIERCE, 4815 S US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 924-2668) KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOR OVER A MONTH, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11124527

Incident

May 31, 2018

IN JUNE 2018, MY CAR STARTED STOPPING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO CHANGE MY ALTERNATOR. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I CHANGE MY BRAKES, STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER , THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR HAS ABS MODULE RECALLED AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED IT. THE CAR COULD NOT DRIVE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT THUS, I RETURNED IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER. THEY DIAGANED TRANSMISSION ISSUES, THEY SAID THEY FIX IT. THE CAR STOP WITHIN THREE BLOCKS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I RETURNED IT BACK TO NISSAN SERVICE CENTER, NOW, THEY SAID IT'S THE ALTERNATOR. I INFORMED THEM THAT I HAVE THE ALTERNATOR CHANGED LEST THAN 30 DAYS. THE CAR IS A LEMON BECAUSE OF THE ABS MODULE THAT NISSAN CANOT FIX OR UNABLE TO FIX. EVERY TIME THAT CAR IS IN MOTION, THE ABS LIGHT TURN ON AND THE CAR STOPS ABRUTLY. I HAVE TWO TEENAGERS WHO DRIVES MY CAR TO GO TO SCHOOL. IT BECOMES A HAZARD AND UNSAFE DUE TO THE RECALL OF THE ABS MODULE .

NHTSA ID

11114508

Incident

Jun 7, 2018

Mileage

117,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LITHIA NISSAN OF FRESNO, 5580 N BLACKSTONE AVE, FRESNO, CA 93710) AND WAS INFORMED THAT A FUSE HAD TO BE PULLED TO STOP THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,526.

NHTSA ID

11104114

Incident

Jun 25, 2018

Mileage

89,526 mi

MY NISSAN MURANO 2009 DIED AS I WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY, VERY SCARY , EVERYTHING JUST STOPPED , SAYS BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR , REPLACE TWICE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED YET AGAIN WITHIN A CPL OF DAYS, SO NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT ARE ON , ON MY DASHBOARD AND 3 WEEKS WITHOUT MY CAR AND NO IDEA ! I HAVE BEEN ON NUMEROUS FORUMS WITH NO SOLUTION BUT YET THE SAME COMPLAINT , IS NISSAN GOING TO FIX THIS ,

NHTSA ID

11099533

Incident

May 8, 2018

Mileage

150,000 mi

WELL LETS START WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSE THE ENGINE LACKS THE POWER TO EVEN MOVE. THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASING NO MATTER WHAT IT DOES'NT GO OFF.THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR RIGHT SIDE UNDER THE CARRIAGE. THE LEFT REAR TIRE IT LOBSIDED AND WHEN IT RAINS THE REAR OF THE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS ON ICE AND SWAYS SIDE TO SIDE IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN THE TIRE SENSOR LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF EVEN IF YOU INFLATE TO PROPER RANGE AND DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING HOPE THAT SOME ONE IN YOUR COMPANY DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT YOU MAY END UP IN COURT FIX THEM BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT....ALL THIS IN MOTION. STREET AND HIGHWAY. DOCUMENTATION YES THE WHOLE CAR IS DOCUMENTATION.

NHTSA ID

11096813

Incident

May 15, 2018

Mileage

197,000 mi

AIR DUCT ISSUE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THE 2007 NISSAN MURANO RECALL. THIS IS CAUSING MY ENGINE TO STALL.

NHTSA ID

11073609

Incident

Feb 7, 2018

Mileage

86,000 mi

I OWN A NISSAN MURANO 2009, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. THE CHARGER WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS WILL IMMEDIATELY COME ON AND THE BATTER WILL BEGIN TO DISCHARGE. AFTER A SHORT TIME, THE ENGINE WILL GO INTO A "FALL SAFE" CONDITION WHICH WILL LIMIT VEHICLE SPEED. THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE IS TO HAVE IT TOWED.

NHTSA ID

10945004

Incident

Nov 18, 2016

Mileage

109 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD. EACH TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT A HIGH SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, BUT THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT ONCE IT RESTARTED, THE RPMS KEPT INCREASING AND A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AGAIN AND OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

NHTSA ID

10938849

Incident

Dec 30, 2016

Mileage

106,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND A ROTTEN ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

NHTSA ID

10920293

Incident

Oct 16, 2016

Mileage

162,000 mi

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF ON MY CAR-I TOOK THE CAR BACK 4 TIMES TO THE DEALER AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.

NHTSA ID

10887868

Incident

Mar 18, 2016

VEHICLE WITH 70,000 MILES HAS HEAD GASKET LEAK. CAR HAS ONLY BEEN MAINTAINED BY DEALER FOR SERVICING. AFTER RESEARCHING MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAS HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. SHOULD THESE VEHICLES BE RECALLED OR SHOULD CONSUMERS BE GAUGED FOR $40,000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT WILL ONLY LAST 70,000 MILES BEFORE HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS. ALSO I CONTINUOUSLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID

10823613

Incident

Feb 1, 2016

THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO STUMBLE AS IF IT WAS FUEL STARVED AND WAS LOSING POWER AND WANTED TO STALL. PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND GOOSING THE GAS AT IDLE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS KEPT THE VEHICLE GOING UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM AND CRANK POSITION SENSORS. ONE YEAR LATER THE SAME TWO PARTS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. THEY LASTED LESS THAN ONE DAY AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR MAJOR REPAIRS BECAUSE OF EITHER THE PARTS OR A COMBINATION OF THE PARTS AND INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS.

NHTSA ID

10762413

Incident

Jul 19, 2014

Mileage

75,431 mi

MUFFLER ROTTED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10662503

Incident

May 11, 2014

Mileage

68,000 mi

I HAVE LESS THAN 61,000 MILES ON MY 09 MURANO. I NEED TO KNOW WHY WHEN I LIST MY VIN, THERE ARE NO RECALLS, YET IF I SEARCH MAKE,MODEL,AND YR.,WITHOUT VIN, THREE ARE LISTED. THREE WHICH I HAVE HAD ALL HAPPEN AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM), SAYS TPMS WAS IN CERTAIN STATES. HOW CAN YOU SPECIFY THIS RECALL TO THOSE STATES? PEOPLE MOVE, TRAVEL TO THOSE STATES, AND YES, WE USE ROAD SALT HERE. MY TPMS CAME ON THIS PAST JULY AND WILL NOT GO OFF. BUT, SEEMS YOUR RECALL MAY NOT APPLY IN THE SOUTH. I ALSO, IN JULY 2014, HAD ALL 4 MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED. NISSAN SAID ALL 4 WOULD NEED REPLACING SOON AFTER HEARING A KNOCKING WHEN EVER I STARTED OFF (LIKE AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN). MOTOR COULD FALL OUT. NISSAN WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME $800.00 FOR ONE (ALL I COULD AFFORD AT ONE TIME). A FRIEND TOOK IT TO A WELL KNOWN REPUTABLE AUTO STORE AND THEY REPLACED ALL 4 FOR $900.00. NOW NISSAN WOULD NOT BE OVER CHARGING THAT MUCH, WOULD THEY? YEA, RIGHT. AFFECTED PARTS? SEEMS THERE ARE A LOT OF THE 153 COMPLAINTS FILED REFER TO MOTOR MOUNTS. HAVE ANY MOTORS FALLEN OUT TO CAUSE ACCIDENT? *TR

NHTSA ID

10659925

Incident

Jul 8, 2014

Mileage

58,000 mi