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2005 Nissan Murano repairs by problem area

Engine (28%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (12%)

Brakes and Traction Control (5%)

Suspension and Steering (23%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (17%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (4%)

Other (11%)

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2005 Nissan Murano repair cost distribution

$2500+ (7%)

$1000 - $2499 (10%)

$500 - $999 (19%)

$100 - $499 (35%)

< $100 (29%)

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Nissan Murano in Massachusetts, United States Aug 2009 - Mar 2010
Sep 2009 70000 mi US $3000	was getting what seemed like front end noise, quite loud. it was the main bearing in the transmission

Nissan Murano in Florida, United States Sep 2013 - Sep 2014
Sep 2014 47000 mi US $950	Power Steering High Pressure Hose Front Engine Mount with Sensor

Nissan Murano in Ontario, Canada Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
Aug 2010 46500 mi C $408	replaced right front electric door solenoid, actuator and latch assembly (electric door lock had stopped working) $408.00 after a 15% goodwill adjustment from dealer

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Nissan Murano in California, United States Jan 2012 - Jun 2012
Jun 2012 120000 mi US $680	Engine Mount Broken - Front Axel

Nissan Murano in Arkansas, United States Jun 2008 - Feb 2013
Jun 2010 50000 mi US $4000	Low pressure AC line fill port valve leaking.
Feb 2013 69 mi US $1087	Drivers side strut leaking, torn boot. Replaced both front struts and the rear shocks. Only the drivers side strut was actually leaking but some weakness was noted on the passenger side strut. Rear shocks replaced as a preventive measure. Replaced failed front CV joints and boots both sides. Also replaced failed front motor mount

Nissan Murano in Washington, United States Jan 2007 - Mar 2018
Jul 2007 18000 mi	Car begins to have a problem of being dead after 2 days of non-use. Continuous problem. Replaced battery. Problem remains. Calls to dealer offer no resolve.
Feb 2008 21546 mi	Car dead after 2-days of non-use. Service Tech advises new NAPA battery not big enough to run vehicle. We put in most powerful battery NAPA makes.
Nov 2008 26463 mi US $677	30,000 Mile Service. Car dead after 2-days of non-use. Service Tech advised due to limited driving and car sitting for days at a time were the causes of the battery having to be jumped all the time. Battery replaced-bad cell.
Dec 2008 27000 mi	Battery dead.
Feb 2009 28032 mi	Car dead after 2-days of non-use. Removed accessory fuse to determine if it is accessory module causing the problem. When driving off dealer property, no power when pressing on gas pedal. Throttle Chamber replaced.
May 2009 30114 mi	Car dead after 2-days of non-use.
Sep 2009 31614 mi	Recall-Replaced Air Intake Duct and air duct clamps. Car dead after 2-days non-use.
Oct 2009 33500 mi US $196	Car dead after 2-days non-use. Picked up loaner from dealer. Installed Controller Assembly. Replaced BCM; car does not go into sleep mode. Car remotes do not work now due to new BCM. Car remotes reprogrammed by dealer. Owner pays labor only.
Nov 2009 33500 mi	Car does not start, towed to dealer by owner thru AAA. Only one remote was programmed. Dealer to reprogram both remotes.
May 2012 49500 mi US $207	Replaced engine drive belts and idler pulley bracket. Bracket was failing.
Jun 2012 49000 mi US $230	Trunk hatch would not shut and/or lock. Replaced trunk lock assembly.
Oct 2012 52200 mi	Two days after an oil change, no power when pressing on gas pedal. Car towed to dealer. Dealer found air intake hose was disconnected and could not read mass air flow sensor causing no movement of vehicle.
Nov 2012 52900 mi	Hatch liner fell away from the hatch (rear door). This probably happened when the trunk lock assembly was replaced on June 18. Liner reattached to hatch. Advisor said a pin was bent.
Jun 2017 78000 mi US $444	Trunk hatch locked; could not open and hatch lights did not work. Rear hatch lock actuator was replaced.
Oct 2017 80234 mi US $1074	Replaced FWD/R/R engine mount. Interior Hatch bulb - Removed light and repaired bad connection at socket and Replaced fog lamp bulb.. Machined both front brake rotors and replaced both front brake pads. The rear brake rotors and pads were replaced on 3/20/17.
Mar 2018 82423 mi US $774	Oil leak-oil cooler O-ring replaced; oil and filter change. Replaced for the 2nd time in less than 1-year the rear hatch actuator and the trunk lock actuator harness jumper as it was again locking up causing the dash indicator to continually blink and the dash screen to indicate the hatch was ajar, plus could not lock doors due to this issue. This is related to the issue of the rear hatch actuator replaced on 6/13/17 and again on 3/7/18 (the part was covered under warranty, less than 1-year old). The rear hatch window seal had failed causing the rear hatch actuator to short out The rear hatch window glass was replaced. Replaced both front lower control arms, plus a front end alignment. Car had noticeable vibration at times and then would smooth out. Dealer suggested tires needed to be re-balanced and they were on 3/13/18 but this did not cure problem. Dealer said replacing the lower control arms may have something to do with vibration. Dealer found the issue of the lower control arms needing to be replaced on 3/7/18 and that he could not do the requested front end alignment until the lower control arms were replaced; this also did not cure vibration problem. On 3/20/17 both rear brake rotors and pads were replaced. Commencing sometime after this replacement, owner started noticing a slight vibration around 50-60 MPH. This progressively got worse and during the month of March 2018, was becoming increasingly more frequent. Several things were tried but did not work. When tires were balanced at Costco on 3/13/18, the attendant suggested a rotor may be warped since the left rear wheel did not freely spin. Going back to shop were the rotors and pads were replaced 3/20/17 revealed the caliper on the left rear wheel had seized causing the rotor to warp. Both brake calipers, rotors and pads were replaced and vibration problem finally corrected.

Nissan Murano in Texas, United States Apr 2011 - Feb 2013
Apr 2011 62000 mi US $800	Replaced lower links, $800 Replaced broken motor mount, $308 replaced broken motor mount Replaced lower links

Nissan Murano in Florida, United States May 2011 - Jul 2011
Jun 2011 123000 mi US $848	Engine mounts replacement

Nissan Murano in Malaysia Apr 2017 - May 2018
May 2018 172360 mi $2000	Soft braking , squealing brakes

Nissan Murano in Arizona, United States Mar 2013 - Sep 2015
Apr 2013 55200 mi US $350	Had Lower Control Arms replaced Replaced Right and Front Engine Mounts and all belts and hoses, and idler pulley
Jun 2013 56000 mi US $118	Tighten loose power train belt, Loose hose clamps.
Aug 2015 80000 mi	Battery had a bad cell. This battery lasted 2 years and 2 months. Battery replacement performed.

Nissan Murano in Ontario, Canada Mar 2008 - Mar 2010
Aug 2009 68200 mi C $800	Alternator replaced. Required tow to shop.

Nissan Murano in Illinois, United States Mar 2006 - Aug 2008
Jun 2006 31000 mi	Fuel injector went bad. Fixed under warranty. Only repair in almost 50K miles. Maintain exactly according to manual.

Nissan Murano in Florida, United States Apr 2008 - Nov 2014
Jan 2013 83500 mi US $180	Replace Headlights

Nissan Murano in Oklahoma, United States - Apr 2009
Apr 2009 73000 mi US $3800	cvt failed after 73000 mi. $3800 to replace with salvage cvt

Nissan Murano in Texas, United States - Nov 2007
Nov 2007 44000 mi US $150	Air intake hose cracked - caused poor engine performance

Nissan Murano in New Mexico, United States Mar 2008 - Apr 2009
Jul 2008 34000 mi	Numerous rattles and squeaks. Replaced parts ordered on trip 1
Aug 2008 37000 mi	Numerous rattles and squeaks still present.

Nissan Murano in Minnesota, United States Oct 2010 - Nov 2010
Jul 2010 100000 mi US $189	Right front wheel bearing bad. Covered under warranty Seat frame broke drivers side. Repaired under extended warranty Two exhaust gussets broke replaced at my cost. Not covered under warranty Caused rattling noise around 2000 rpm

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Nissan Murano in Minnesota, United States Nov 2010 - Sep 2016
Jun 2011 89000 mi US $5200	Transfer case failed, installed new transfer case.
Dec 2011 95000 mi US $800	Door lock actuators for both front doors.
Jul 2012 98300 mi US $600	Tie rod ends replaced, wheels rebalanced and aligned
Aug 2012 99000 mi US $800	Right lower control arm needed to be replaced. Bearings also needed repair. Non-stop problems with this car...
Apr 2013 108000 mi US $750	Replaced 2 mufflers and exhaust pipes from catalytic converter to outlet
Feb 2014 117100 mi US $700	Oil consumption
Sep 2014 120000 mi US $1210	CEL indicating leak, replaced fuel filler neck & vent solenoid Power steering fluid leak, pressure hose replaced oil leak at valve cover gasket, gasket replaced
Jun 2015 126000 mi US $1800	Oil leak, replaced spark plugs, valve covers, valve cover gaskets engine pinging even with high octane fuel, performed fuel & air induction service to remove carbon build up replace front crankshaft seal replace right front axle seal Replace PCV valve
Jun 2016 132000 mi US $800	Catalytic converter was plugged and needed to be replaced.

Nissan Murano in Louisiana, United States May 2011 - Dec 2011
Jun 2011 141000 mi US $400	radiator blew

Nissan Murano in New Jersey, United States Jun 2013 - Jun 2016
Jul 2013 68000 mi US $300	tie-rod end & power steering hose

Nissan Murano in California, United States Feb 2014 - Jan 2016
Feb 2014 120000 mi US $800	Transmission replaced. transfer case replaced at 110k miles. Radiator and struts replaced earlier.
Jan 2016	The transmission was leaking and I didn't want to put more money in the car.it was also leaking oil and coolant.brakes were gone needed tires and the sunvisors kept falling down when I would drive. The steering wheel controls stopped worko

Nissan Murano in Minnesota, United States Jul 2008 - Oct 2011
Jun 2011 92000 mi US $350	drivers side power window out replaced motor and regulator bought parts online dealer est 800 saved 450
Oct 2011 97000 mi US $296	tensioning pulley replaced more problems diagnosed estimated repair 2500 traded vehicle

Nissan Murano in France Oct 2012 - Sep 2016
Jun 2015 91760 mi €18	Changed ball joint, right side. In France, there is a mandatory inspection every two years. The worn ball joint was noticed during the inspection, without need of immediate repair.

Nissan Murano in Massachusetts, United States Mar 2010 - Apr 2011
Mar 2011 75000 mi US $240	Worn steering bushing.

Nissan Murano in Ohio, United States Apr 2008 - Mar 2016
May 2008 43000 mi US $50	Whinning noise when driving. Thought to be the CVT but was the transfer case. No oil in it. Replaced complete transfer unit. Now no a/c and service engine light on. Going back to dealer again. Took to dealer for whining noise coming from Transmission area. Was told not enough time to do complete diagnosis and was still charged $50 for nothing. Lima Auto Mall, Lima Oh. Was also told drive train still under warranty so repairs may or maynot be c
Jun 2008 44000 mi	Dealer damaged a/c fitting. They repaired @ no charge. Also left gas cap off making check engine light come on. Fixed itself. Dealer cleared codes. No other issues with transaxle. Dealer took care of all isues.
Jun 2009 69000 mi US $100	Air bag light flashing. Mfg. will not help and dealer charged me $100 to tell me it will cost $700 to repair. Said it needs an air bag module. I will repair later myself.
Dec 2010 90000 mi US $950	Left front wheel bearing replaced. Very noisy. Air bag light on. Dealer tested and found spiral cable bad in steering column, replaced part. Slip light on all the time and VDC button wouldnt work. Dealer reprogramed steering angle and G force sensor and corrected issue.
Jan 2012 103000 mi US $140	Car was getting noisy and found wheel bearing bad. Replaced right bearing and cured my problems. easy fix.
Jan 2013 118000 mi US $750	Plastic inner fender fell off. Replaced clips and reinstalled. Replaced Dueler 864 tires after 55000 miles.Had some road noise compared to OEM tires Installed Firestone Destination today.
Jun 2013 124000 mi US $150	Ck engine light on from P1800 code. Found defective vacuum valve. Replaced and works fine.
Feb 2014 130000 mi US $300	Original passenger side wheel bearing went out. Also found both lower ball joints were totally trashed. Replaced them too. The bearings are really easy to change and the ball joints arent bad either if you have the tool to press them out.
Sep 2014 135000 mi US $200	Replacd both tie rod ends. Super easy to do. Then had car aligned at the shop.

Nissan Murano in Washington, United States Apr 2008 - Dec 2012
Jun 2008 42000 mi	Broken Cup Holder in 2nd Row
Mar 2010 74000 mi US $40	O ring replaced to fix oil leak
Jun 2010 82000 mi US $415	Passenger side Wheel bearing.
Sep 2011 103000 mi US $250	O rings on Oil Cooler leaking. replaced.

Nissan Murano in New York, United States Jun 2008 - Dec 2012
Apr 2009 50000 mi	Tie rod end replaced Right front wheel bearing went bad. Noisy.
Oct 2009 61000 mi	Catalytic converter went bad. Replaced under warranty no problem
Jul 2010 73300 mi	rear door lock solenoid died . .. replaced
Oct 2011 91800 mi	Seat rail

Nissan Murano in Pennsylvania, United States Mar 2008 - Oct 2008
Apr 2008 42000 mi US $125	Carbon accumulated on intake valves in engine.
Jul 2008 44000 mi US $125	Some type of brake spacers to prevent grinding or clicking noise were replaced.

Nissan Murano in New Jersey, United States May 2009 - Mar 2011
Sep 2009 90000 mi US $700	High pressure power steering hose leak

Nissan Murano in New Jersey, United States Apr 2006 - Nov 2015
Jun 2006 9132 mi	SES light was on. Engine went into "limp home mode". Two error codes in computer - C1000 & C1210.
Feb 2008 25592 mi	Replaced standard in-dash AM/FM/CD unit. CD player would not eject CDs. Repair completed under warranty.
Dec 2008 33000 mi	Driver seat support broke. The seat now rocks. This is a common problem on early Muranos. The NHSTA is investigating.
Jul 2010 47000 mi	Left-rear hub bearing is defective. Dealer confirmed problem. Parts ordered and will be installed in a few days. Repair will be covered as part of Powertrain warranty. Oil leaking from aft end of engine housing. Dealer claims it is differential fluid from a faulty seal. Parts not in stock; will be ordered and installed at a later date.
Aug 2010 47000 mi	Defective driver-side rear wheel bearing Two oil seals were replaced in the transmission.
May 2011 56000 mi US $600	The passenger-side front strut failed. Both front struts, boots, and bearing mounts were replaced.
Sep 2011 60000 mi US $5	Oil pan severely rusted. Removed surface rust, then primed and painted affected area. Will replace pan at next oil change (or sooner if it fails).
Jul 2012 67300 mi US $60	The metal flange connecting the exhaust pipe to the rear muffler failed.
May 2014 84000 mi US $600	RR brake line failed; RR caliper frozen.
Dec 2014 89000 mi US $283	EXHAUST SYSTEM: Both flex pipes on the exhaust system needed to be replaced.
Sep 2015 93000 mi US $799	Front-end making noise. Replaced right-front wheel bearing assembly. Problem was discovered during inspection when the front hub bearing was replaced.

Nissan Murano in Minnesota, United States Apr 2008 - Jun 2013
Jul 2010 71000 mi	Rear driver side door lock no longer locks or unlocks when using key fob. Not repaired because cheapest quote was $400! Too costly to fix for a minor inconvenience.
Sep 2010 71000 mi US $360	Outer tie rods were replaced.
Aug 2011 84700 mi	Strange clunking noise coming from rear of car. Dealer could not replicate.
Nov 2012 98500 mi US $1000	Replace drivers side control arm and ball joint. Also changed spark plugs.

Nissan Murano in California, United States Mar 2008 - Jun 2018
Dec 2009 94000 mi US $450	replaced front bearing hub assembly for both left and right. passenger side (right side) was worn -- replaced left to maintain match.
Jan 2010 90000 mi US $450	Front bearing packs.
Mar 2010 95000 mi US $130	replacement of driver side window motor only (remanufactured part used to cut cost in half). Window regulator was ok. Driver side window motor replacement.
Nov 2010 109000 mi US $500	Steering pump system high pressure line leak at pressure valve. Requires entire $280 high pressure line replacement.
Jun 2011 122000 mi US $20	Drivers side window motor out again. rebuilt motor installed previously has lifetime warranty. replaced motor with new rebuilt.
Sep 2011 128000 mi US $180	replace radiator line next to serpetine belt damaged by broken belt pulley bracket. Also replaced pulley, bracket and belt.
Jan 2012 151200 mi US $10	leaking oil pan.
Jul 2012 142800 mi US $271	Drivers side window motor failure. Replaced motor with OEM motor.
Jun 2013 167000 mi US $650	Broken exhaust manifold (right bank). replaced heat and oxygen sensors as well. Replaced spark plugs after removing intake manifold.
Oct 2013 176500 mi US $300	Radiator leak.
Apr 2014 186800 mi US $2600	replace CVT
Jul 2014 191700 mi US $250	replace starter and solenoid.
May 2015 205700 mi US $300	crankcase solenoid
Jun 2018 261000 mi US $900	Crankcase gasket.

Nissan Murano in North Carolina, United States May 2009 - Oct 2013
Mar 2010 81000 mi	Transmission seal leak--replaced seal.
Mar 2011 103000 mi US $1100	One of two pre-catalytic converters replaced. OEM part was over $900 -- purchased after market CC for 'only' $440 plus 3 hours labor. Oil seal near oil filter had to be replaced. Left tie rod arm had to be replaced.
Oct 2011 114200 mi US $205	Right rear brake caliper was replaced. Inside pad had woren down 100% while outer pad was only 50% woren. When pads were replaced, the piston on the caliper could not be pushed back in without extreme effort (at least compared to the left).

Nissan Murano in Ohio, United States Jun 2008 - Mar 2010
Jun 2008 66000 mi US $4200	Transmission Replacement. 66,000 miles, 3 years old. Well taken care of. Shavings found in transmission fluid and loud noise coming from under car. Nissa would not take it apart to look at it. Recommends replacement.

Nissan Murano in Illinois, United States Apr 2009 - Jan 2014
Oct 2010 69000 mi US $140	Bracket supporting the exhaust system. Known issue
Feb 2011 76000 mi US $400	Drivers seat rear cross member broken, caused seat to move up and down and sideways. Safety problem where there was no support if in a panic stop or accident. Had to be immediately repaired.
May 2011 80200 mi US $200	1. LF Axle Seal leaking 4. Gas cap replaced and fuel neck cleaned of rust which caused Check Engine Light to come on
Nov 2011 92000 mi	Left Ball joint assembly. oil cooler leak repaired Had to go back today to have the suspension bolts torqued again to eliminate suspension creaking while loading and unloading the front end while driving.
Aug 2012 101000 mi	Replaced transmission and transaxle under warrenty Left front wheel bearing Noisy and loose required replacement, I thought the noise was from the tires
Jun 2013 115000 mi US $700	replaced left tie rod and aligned Rear links replaced

Nissan Murano in New Jersey, United States Jun 2009 - Dec 2016
Apr 2015 158000 mi US $150	Caliper sized
Feb 2016 163900 mi US $200	Lower control arms

Nissan Murano in Ontario, Canada Oct 2009 - Mar 2010
Oct 2009 114080 mi C $450	Problem with remote door lock on front passenger door burning out, then burning out the 2 rear door locks as well.
Dec 2009 115940 mi C $87	Actuators for remote lock/unlock on both rear doors.

Nissan Murano in Nebraska, United States Sep 2008 - Aug 2011
Nov 2010 25000 mi US $348	5 engine grounds had to be checked and computer reset at a cost of $348.00 (No Parts Required)on 2 hours of labor.

Nissan Murano in Illinois, United States Jan 2008 - Oct 2012
May 2008 36000 mi	power lumbar on drivers side seat broke
Jan 2009 48000 mi	AWD button pushed through console
Jun 2011 67000 mi US $95	door lock cylinder mechanism became loose and caused windows to roll down when car shut off

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Nissan Murano in United Arab Emirates Mar 2013 - Sep 2015
Mar 2013 91760 mi ¤15000	Stealership performed regular maintenance, the next day the CEL came on and the car emitted white smoke. Took it to Nissan who said the engine oil leaked out and damaged the whole engine, which had to be replaced! They took no responsibility
Apr 2013 92360 mi ¤3000	The car has been something of a lemon in the past few years. The alternator stopped working and had to be fixed by the stealership.
Oct 2014 111180 mi	Horn stopped working
Aug 2015 114280 mi ¤2000	As usual, the CVT cover had a problem. We get this fixed every year! Steering wheel controls stopped working too.

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Nissan Murano in New York, United States Apr 2007 - Jun 2011
May 2007 63500 mi US $934	Replace inside exhaust manifold Original manifold broke in half.
Apr 2009 104000 mi US $803	Replaced both front wheel bearings.

Nissan Murano in Alberta, Canada Sep 2011 - Sep 2012
Feb 2012 136800 mi C $362	was hearing a spinning noise coming from under the car on deceleration. When they had it on the hoist they noticed the emergency brake cable had been rubbing. they adjusted this an now it is ok
Jun 2012 138880 mi C $1400	New tires and one of the tire pressure monitors needed replacing.

Nissan Murano in Maryland, United States Feb 2011 - Nov 2011
Oct 2011 135000 mi US $4300	Transmission went out. Got a Nissan remanufactured transmission instAlled

Nissan Murano in Massachusetts, United States Nov 2009 - Jun 2011
Dec 2009 62000 mi US $260	Drivers seat frame has broken. Both wife & myself are not extremely overweight. Another mechanic said the seat broke at a designed thin structural area. Dealer has seen this before. I think this should be a Nissan safety recall for bad design.
Jul 2010 69000 mi US $38	Noticed an oil leak under the right front of car also leaving a trail of oil. Checked oil level and almost down to the low level indicator (2500 miles on dealer oil change). Dealer changed oil and could not find a leak after that.

Nissan Murano in Washington, United States Nov 2013 - May 2017
Sep 2015 88000 mi US $70	Spark plug replacement & intake manifold replacement.
Oct 2016 94000 mi US $265	Power steering hose replacement

Nissan Murano in Ohio, United States Dec 2011 - Mar 2012
Jan 2012 96000 mi	Dead battery.

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Nissan Murano in Malaysia Jul 2013 - Jul 2018
Jul 2016 204680 mi $350	Repaired
Dec 2016 213280 mi $7800	The engine seized n the engine has to be replaced.

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