| Issue ID | 957175 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10490560 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MURANO |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 18/02/11 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Nissan performed warranty to cvt axle seal and transfer assy. Case seals at mileage 50,332. Then at 55,5570 on aug 02, 2011 nissan had to replace the transfer case assy. (part number 3310-jp11b) under warranty , then on dec 12, 2012, mileage 80,841, the transfer case assy. (part number 3310-jp11c) failed again which nissan replaced but no longer consider it under warranty and at a cost to me of $3700. 66. Then at mileage 80,935 the transfer case assy. Seals began leaking which the dealer fixed under warranty from the previous repair work. We called the nissan office as we thought the transfer case assy. Was cover under the cvt system extended warranty. Nissan is now claiming this is not part of the cvt system which they extended the warranty on up to 10 years or 120,000 miles even though it is an integral part of the system. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 50332 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DRIFTWOOD, TX |
| VIN pattern | JN8AZ18WX9WXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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