2015 Nissan Murano Engine Problems

While driving down the highway 5/10/26, the vehicle completely shut down at 75 MPH. The dash went black, everything shut down, and the steering wheel locked. No warning lights came on. I immediately hit the brakes and tried to veer to the right. Luckily, I was in the right lane and was able to get to the edge of the shoulder. My son and I sat there in shock. A few seconds later, I hit the ignition button, and the vehicle started right back up. My son and I were terrified by this. We could have been killed by someone hitting us.

NHTSA ID

11736981

Incident

May 10, 2026

Error P17F1 Judder Code. This is a known issue and my VIN is not covered under a recall when this is a known issue due to the ongoing CVT transmission lawsuit.

NHTSA ID

11663565

Incident

Apr 21, 2025

My transmission is on recall the CVT transmission is malfunctioning The transmission flutters and shudders loses power in slow motion when starting to pull off from lights or going up heels, there’s a slipping, feel to the transmission very unsafe to drive during wet, rainy days and snowy days some days absolute power loss this has been a problem since I purchased a vehicle in 2021 until current and it’s getting worse every day I was told about a Nissan Dealership this is just how the transmission shift. I know this information is incorrect because it’s very unsafe to drive.

NHTSA ID

11660191

Incident

Mar 1, 2021

The car starts up the electrical on the dashboard ABS warning light comes on if the car starts it might start right off and drive just fine but then it shuts down into limp mode .

NHTSA ID

11660174

Incident

May 10, 2025

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, she noticed an abnormal burning odor. The contact stated that the odor persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that coolant was leaking externally from the head gasket bank #1 and bank #2, and was entering the combustion chamber, causing damage to the engine and the CVT transmission. The dealer determined that the engine and the CVT transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that a partial cost of the repair would be covered. The failure mileage was approximately 50,300.

NHTSA ID

11569037

Incident

Jan 10, 2024

Mileage

50,300 mi

I bought this Nissan Murano after the owner of Suncoast Quality Cars gives me the NADA - Consumers Report, which states the car was scored as an 82, in "Good Condition" with major repairs needed. After picking the Murano up 1-week after I made the purchase, when driven more than a couple of miles, you could feel the transmission slipping. While the owner of Suncoast said that his mechanic had done a full diagnostic test and had confirmed NADA's scoring, just to make sure I took it to Courtesy Nissan of Tampa and paid for their Certified Nissan Mechanics to do a full diagnostic test. Courtesy Nissan's Diagnostic test revealed that the transmission would need to be replaced, which while I did purchase a used car warranty from Suncoast, the car has been out of commission since roughly a week after receiving delivery from Suncoast. When I contacted [XXX] (Owner) by email on 4-separate occasions, from 2-separate email addresses, and text, he states he never received them. Given the owner's approach, and refusing to own up to his lies, or take any kind of responsibility here, I would like a full refund, as I would have never purchased the car, if I knew it had a major safety issue and would have to have the transmission replaced immediately after delivery, and I most certainly wouldn't have paid the price of a car that NADA stated was in "Good Condition", as the cost of the transmission is actually 65% of the price I paid for the car. With the transmission needing to be replaced, the same measuring tool (NADA) that Suncoast used to sell me the car, actually states the car is worth thousands-less. Attached, you will also find a copy of the results from the Certified Nissan Mechanic at Courtesy Nissan of Tampa. Warm regards, [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11553697

Incident

Sep 9, 2023

At low speed car bucks After rain or during humidity’, interior lights flicker uncontrollably

NHTSA ID

11528653

Incident

Jun 1, 2018

My car would jerk/chug at about 20 mph and it just kept getting worse as time went on. On 11/17/21 it wouldn’t drive or go over 10 mph. And today 11/19/21 it won’t even start!! I am now getting it towed to a ln auto place.

NHTSA ID

11441049

Incident

Nov 17, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER JEFF SCHMITT NISSAN LOCATED AT 725 ALPHA RD, BEAVERCREEK, OH 45434 WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES LATER. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

NHTSA ID

11395231

Incident

Aug 1, 2020

Mileage

82,000 mi

THESE CODES SHOW UP WHEN MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR C 1130 ABS P1801 ENGINE CODE BOOAO AIRBAG. P 17FL CVT. TRANSMISSION CODE .

NHTSA ID

11320873

Incident

Apr 7, 2020

SLUGGISH ACCELERATION AND SHUDDERING AT SPEEDS BELOW 35 MPH. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING IT BUT IT ALMOST ACTS LIKE IT COULD DIE. I RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN PUSH IT AGAIN TO GET THE HESITATION TO STOP AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 4 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 2019.

NHTSA ID

11221736

Incident

Jun 20, 2019

Mileage

90,625 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN SERRAMONTE (LOCATED AT 1500 A COLLINS AVE, COLMA, CA 94014, (650) 550-7200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT CALLED NISSAN SERRAMONTE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA ID

11181357

Incident

Nov 29, 2016

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION WAS FELT, AND THE BRAKING WAS UNSTABLE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALER (GRANITE NISSAN, 2626 E MALL DR, RAPID CITY, SD 57701, (605) 342-3400) TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND SUGGESTED TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

NHTSA ID

11144977

Incident

Nov 2, 2018

Mileage

58,000 mi

ENGINE SURGES AT LOW SPEED AND IN CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED

NHTSA ID

11143832

Incident

Oct 17, 2017

Mileage

25,000 mi

MY CAR THAT HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT HAS HAD TO HAVE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THE LEATHER SEATS HAVE TEARS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR SEAT, THE WINDSHIELD HAS OVER A DOZEN CHIPS IN IT AND MOST RECENTLY, WHEN DRIVING, MY GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY ALTHOUGH I HAD JUST FILLED IT UP LESS THAN 16 HOURS EARLIER AND HAD NOT DONE ANY DRIVING. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE GAUGE RESET ITSELF. MY CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I'M WAITING FOR THE NEXT MAJOR THING TO HAPPEN.

NHTSA ID

11089982

Incident

Apr 9, 2018

Mileage

58,856 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER YESTERDAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR. ANOTHER TIME ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND I ALMOST HAD A ACCIDENT. I AM SCARED THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN AND I WILL BE PUTTING MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE IN DANGER.

NHTSA ID

11030083

Incident

Sep 26, 2017

CVT SHUDDERS AT LOW SPEEDS 20 - 40 MPH, THE FEELING IS AS IF THE GEARS ARE JAMMING AND BANGING AGAINST EACH OTHER; IMMEDIATELY RELEASING ACCELERATOR AND PRESSING FOR HARDER ACCELERATION TEMPORARY SUPPRESSES THIS BEHAVIOR. ANY INCLINES WHERE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND RPM FALLS CAN LEAD TO REOCCURRENCE OF THE SAME. HAPPENS 2/3 TIMES WHEN THESE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THE 'D'-STEP ARTIFICIAL SHIFTER TECHNOLOGY IS GOING OUT OF SYNC WITH REST OF TRANSMISSION ROTATION SPEED AND CAUSING THE GEARS TO GRIND DURING THOSE D-STEP ADJUSTMENTS.

NHTSA ID

11030070

Incident

Sep 15, 2017

Mileage

64,000 mi

AT 20K MILES IN OUR 2015 NISSAN MURANO, WE EXPERIENCED THE CAR CHUGGING AT SPEEDS UNDER 15MPH, TURNING A CORNER, ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE CHUGGING WAS FOLLOWED BY ENGINE REVVING. THIS WAS FOLLOWED 2 DAYS LATER BY COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. NISSAN CANNOT DETERMINE A CAUSE AND IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION

NHTSA ID

10971842

Incident

Apr 7, 2017

Mileage

20,000 mi

THIS CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE WITH THE KEY OUT, BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE OF [XXX]. I AM SUBROGATION COUNSEL TO THEIR INSURER, ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY. WE HAVE SET A DATE OF OCTOBER 27, 2016 TO CONDUCT A SCENE INSPECTION AND INVITE NHTSA TO SEND SOMEONE TO ATTEND. THE DATE MAY CHANGE, SO PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT ME TO KEEP IN TOUCH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10916026

Incident

Oct 12, 2016

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CODE NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS OPENED AND CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

NHTSA ID

10701149

Incident

Feb 20, 2015

Mileage

400 mi