2012 Nissan Murano problems
Owners have filed 167 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Murano with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 18% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 15.6%.
Complaints167
Crashes5
Fires1
Injuries6
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 18.0% · 30
Air bags 15.6% · 26
Unknown or other 13.8% · 23
Engine 7.8% · 13
Electrical system 7.8% · 13
Service brakes 7.2% · 12
Visibility/wiper 6.0% · 10
Visibility 6.0% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 5 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 6 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Nissan Murano in this data, 2012 draws comparatively few complaints; 2005 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 12 in the last three years against 27 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 62,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Murano. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle jerked without warning. The failure recurred on several occasions at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions but the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 700. Updated 7/1/15 Power train · reported at 700 miles
2012 Nissan Murano with 90k miles has almost caused several accidents on the highway due to the cvt transmission jerking and suddenly stopping the car traveling at speeds of 50-65 mph. Due to this unexpected and severe loss of car power I was almost rear ended on multiple occasions. The sudden loss of forward motion due to the defective cvt transmission is completely unsafe for highway speeds. Power train · reported at 90,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Murano. When the all wheel drive was engaged, the vehicle would independently shift out of all wheel drive. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 6/25/15*cn updated 10/17/2017 Power train · reported at 50,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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