| Issue ID | 689061 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10239023 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MURANO |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 18/08/08 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 2004 nissan murano, with 75,000 miles started to have transmission problems. It would not accelerate, and seemed not to shift into gear. Then it just stopped. Eventually it would not shift at all, and when put into gear, the car would thump and then stall or die. The nissan dealer, bill hood nissan, hammond, louisiana said they would need to replace with a new transmission... This original charge was $4,635. I cannot afford this expense so i was not able to have the work done there. After reading the nissan owner's website postings, i found that this has been a recurring problem with a very large number of nissan murano owners... So much so, that i personally believe nissan should have recalled this transmission. I am a very upset nissan customer, as the normal drivetrain warranty is only 60,000 miles, and not the usual implied warranty of 100,000 miles. I am hoping that by positing this, others may become aware of this issue, before it is too late, and they end up making payments on a transmission replacement, -or- please purchase the extended drivetrain warranty from nissan. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 75000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SPRINGFIELD, LA |
| VIN pattern | JN8AZ08T94WXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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