2015 Nissan Murano problems
Owners have filed 267 complaints about the 2015 Nissan Murano with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 19.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 13.5%.
Complaints267
Crashes13
Fires6
Injuries8
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 19.5% · 52
Air bags 13.5% · 36
Unknown or other 11.6% · 31
Service brakes 9.4% · 25
Electrical system 8.2% · 22
Vehicle speed control 7.5% · 20
Engine 6.7% · 18
Fuel/propulsion system 3.4% · 9
Severity
Of those complaints, 13 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire and 8 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Nissan Murano in this data, 2015 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2005 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 38 in the last three years against 50 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 27,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Multiple transmission issues. Stuttering and jerking at low speed, especially on a slight grade going up. Loss of power from a stop. Slipping when going into gear then jerking. Shift points appear to be erratic. Probably came on slowly but only got to a dangerous or problematic point near the end of the warranty period. Noticed it badly when attempting to pull out into traffic and almost got side swiped. Power train · reported at 62,000 miles
Light smoke coming from the exhaust became more over a couple days. Had to replace head gaskets.!!!$$$$ and sensors. Its a 2015 with 65k miles. I've noticed this is a problem with nissan Suv's lately which is sad. A friend of mine has a 2019 pathfinder and the same thing is happening to hers! I know things happen but this was a huge repair! And who has money for that. Power train
CVT transmission suddenly began sputtering on acceleration from a stop, which put me at risk of causing a collision, since it was not reliable to pull out into traffic. The dealership confirmed that the CVT transmission needed replaced (which it was at my expense). The problem first appeared in 11/2021 (got it fixed in 12/21) and no warning lights came on. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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