2010 Nissan Murano Engine Problems

My father is a mechanic when I bought this car the first thing we noticed is it had a problem with actually driving so we tried fixing a couple things to get it to drive no matter what we do the car lags I cannot step on the pedal hard enough in some cases I have almost been hit I have two kids this car is absolutely a danger on the road. As I was driving my children to school the wheel became very hard to steer which I ended up in a ditch after 10 minutes I was able to start the car up again and drive out of the ditch. As I make tight turns the lights inside the car turn on the seatbelts in the back do not work my kids sit back there it’s a problem they both still have to be in car seats

NHTSA ID

11710817

Incident

Dec 13, 2025

Vehicle will not accelerate. I will drive it a few miles, and it will be just fine. I drive it more, and it will stall and not accelerate. In fact, on 6/30/25, I was getting on the highway and it wouldn't accelerate and 8 warning lights came on. It has a brand new battery, alternator, idle sensor, and throttle position sensor. My dad and grandpa both know a lot about cars, and they are at a loss.

NHTSA ID

11671067

Incident

Jun 30, 2025

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the catalytic converter had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the same diagnostic test result was provided and the contact was informed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

NHTSA ID

11622673

Incident

Oct 30, 2024

Mileage

90,000 mi

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission was slipping in and out of gear. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local Pep Boys where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter had failed, the camshaft position sensor, and the power train system also had failed. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 171,000.

NHTSA ID

11494756

Incident

Dec 23, 2021

Mileage

171,000 mi

VEHICLE HAS HAD TO HAVE MOTOR IN THE ENGINE REPLACE. THE CVT TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND BREAK DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR WENT OUT AND THE CAR IS NO LONGER ABLE TO OPERATE.

NHTSA ID

11342439

Incident

May 23, 2020

Mileage

99,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ID

10968395

Incident

Mar 5, 2017

Mileage

70,000 mi

PURCHASED CAR FEB. 11, 2014 AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE AND PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON OR ABOUT JUNE 24, 2014 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, CALLED DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR JUNE 25, 2014. TOOK CAR IN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE GEARS IN THE TRANSFER CASE WERE DAMAGED AND HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP. WAS TOLD THIS WAS COVERED UNDER NISSAN'S ORIGINAL DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY (5 YEAR/50K MILES), OR THE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WARRANTY (7 YEAR/100K MILES) OR THE (THIRD-PARTY) EXTENDED WARRANTY (5 YEAR/50K MILES) WHICH STARTED ON 2/11/14. THE DEALER NEEDED NISSAN'S APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR UNDER THE WARRANTY. TWO WEEKS (JULY 11, 2014) LATER I WAS TOLD NISSAN DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. WHICH WAS NEWS TO ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT THIS WAS A TRANSFER CASE ISSUE - ALSO ON JULY 11, 2014, I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THE TRANSFER CASE BUT A BAD SEAL ON THE TIMING COVER WHICH CAUSE THE ENGINE OIL NOT TO CIRCULATE PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED THE SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. NISSAN BLAMES PREVIOUS OWNER?S NEGLECT IN THEIR DENIAL OF MY WARRANTY CLAIM. EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE ORIGINAL POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10609852

Incident

Jun 24, 2014

Mileage

45,000 mi

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN A 55 MPH ZONE AND AS WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON AS NORMAL. WE WERE LUCKY TO COAST OFF WITHOUT BEING HIT AND WE HAD OUR 10 MONTHS OLD WITH US. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER AND NOW 5 DAYS LATER DEALER CALLED TO LET US KNOW THAT THEY DIAGNOSED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILURE, WHICH IS NO LONGER COVERED.. WE WERE NOT WILLING TO PAY THE $1100 THAT THE DEALER QUOTED US SO WE HAD THE SAME TOW TRUCK DRIVER PICK OUR CAR BACK UP FROM THE DEALER AND BRING THE CAR TO OUR HOME. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS UNLOADING IT OFF FLATBED HE CRANKED THE CAR RIGHT UP. WE CRANKED IT MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT ISSUE. SO WE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN TO LET THEM KNOW AND THEY ARE STANDING BY DIAGNOSIS. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS A LEMON AS THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED AROUND 25000 MILES. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR BURNING SMELL ISSUES MULTIPLE TIME SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN MARCH 2013. I'M ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ODORS ESPECIALLY DURING PREGNANCY AND DRIVING INFANT AROUND. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608703

Incident

Jul 2, 2014

Mileage

38,873 mi

NISSAN MURANO TRANSFER CASE DESIGN FLAW: I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 MURANO SL IN JUNE 2010. VEHICLE WAS GREAT UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIRED. JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING AND COULD CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND AN ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED. ACCORDING TO 2 DIFFERENT NISSAN MECHANICS (BOTH FROM DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS), THIS TRANSFER CASE HAS A 'TAB' THAT PUSHES AGAINST THE ENGINE BLOCK CREATING THIS ISSUE AND LEAKS. NISSAN DESIGNED NEW REPLACEMENT TRANSFER CASES ($1600 - $2000 TO THE CONSUMER) THAT DON'T HAVE THIS TAB! ACCORDING TO ONE NISSAN MECHANIC, NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SENT 'SERVICE BULLETINS' TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS EXPLAINING HOW TO FIX OR REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE. THE INTERNET IS LITTERED WITH CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TRANSFER CASES. I CALLED NISSAN USA. WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE IS NOT RECALLED OR COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY. NISSAN EXTENDED THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 120K MILES IN CASE OF AN ALL OUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE BUT WON'T WARRANT OR RECALL THE CAUSE - THE TRANSFER CASE. FORTUNATELY, MY FAMILY AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS. I'M FORCED TO SPEND A LOT OF MY MONEY TO FIX THIS NISSAN FLAW. IT'S TIME FOR THE NHTSA TO STEP IN BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED IN A MAJOR HIGHWAY ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10550593

Incident

Oct 15, 2013

Mileage

74,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE UNUSUAL FUMES BEING EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK WITHIN THE HEAD GASKET. AS A RESULT, THE HEAD GASKET AND TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND OFFERED TO MAKE THE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS AT NO COST. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO OFFERED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE PARTS THAT WERE BEING REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

NHTSA ID

10409066

Incident

Dec 24, 2009

Mileage

1 mi