2009 NISSAN MURANO Steering Problems

THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT AS WELL AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM

STERING WHEEL LOCK ACTUATOR ITS NOT WORKING DONT LET MY CAR START THIS PART ITS SO EXPENSIVE SHOULD BE A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM I WAS IS CHICAGO 90 DEGRES WITH MY 2 DAUGHTERS AND MY WIFE AND MY CAR DOESN'T START MY A/C ONLY CAN RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE BATTERY IS GONE , HOW CAN BE POSIBLE THAT THIS PART CAN MAKE THE CAR AND MY FAMILY STANDING ON THE SUN IN SUMMER TIME SNISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM

Mileage: 100,000

NO MATTER WHAT REPAIRS I DO THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. THE BREAKING FEELS OFF. I LEAK POWER STEERING FLUID AND HAVE HAD THE PUMP CHECKED. I CONSTANTLY FEEL THE STEERING TIGHTEN UP AND EVEN RANDOMLY RELAX CAUSING IN UNSAFE STEERING CONDITIONS. STEERING CAN TIGHTEN UP AND BECOME LOOSE AGAIN WHILE IN A PARKED POSITION, A VERY SLOW MOVING SPEED AND AT FREEWAY SPEEDS.

Mileage: 143,000

THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN INSIDE OR OUTSIDE ALSO THE ELECTRIC POWER DOORS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T

Mileage: 80,000

THE STEERING RACK AND PINION ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY START LEAKING IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MY CAR STARTED LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID WHILE BEING STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT

Mileage: 142,000

I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP IT IS BRAND NEW AND IT IS STILL VERY TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN IT ACTS LIKE THE PUMP IS OUT BUT WHEN I PUT FLUID IN IT IT LOOSENS UP FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND GOES RIGHT BACK TO BEING HARD TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 185,000

WAS AT LOWES WITH MY GRAND DAUGHTER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE STEERING LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE STEERING LOCK BOX. WEATHER WAS BAD AND A GENTLEMAN TRIED ASSISTING ME BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER LOOKING AT THE INDICATOR LIGHTS HE INFORMED ME HE HAD HEARD OF THIS ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM WAS IN FACT DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING LOCK BOX. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY TEMPORARY HOME AND HERE IT SITS. MY HOME FLOODED WITH 7' OF WATER MID AUGUST AND IS STILL UNINHABITABLE. I'M A GRANDMOTHER WITH LIMITED FUNDS AND REALLY CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND THE LARGE SUM OF MONEY REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART. DURING MY RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN KNOWING THIS ISSUE HAS NOW IMITED THE WARRANTY TIME ON THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. I THANK GOD THIS OCCURRED IN A POPULATED AREA WHERE ASSISTANCE WAS READILY AVAILABLE AND NOT RURAL AS I QUITE OFTEN FIND MYSELF TRAVELING TO THESE AREAS. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? ABSOLUTELY!! NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED KNOWNING THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND REFUSES TO DO A MANDATORY RECALL. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IN THIS MATTER. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE.

Mileage: 126,000

TAKATA RECALL .... MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 3 YRS. NOW AND WHEN IT HAS BEEN HOOKED UP TO A COMPUTER RESULTS ALWAYS COME BACK THE SAME... ERROR IN AIRBAG. NOW I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT EVEN THOUGH I MAY HAVE A TAKATA AIRBAG MY VIN # IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST SO THEREFORE THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO HAVE IT FIXED. NOW THEY DID TELL ME THAT ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS AND WITH THE VIN # THAT WAS GIVEN TO THEM IN OCT 2008 MY MURANO ALREADY HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON. SO BASICALLY WHAT THEY WERE SAYING WAS THAT MY MURANO HAD ALREADY USED THE ONE FREE SERVICE CHECK IN OCT 2008 FOR AIRBAG. FIRST OF ALL, MY VEHICLE IS AN 09, SO NISSAN ALREADY ADMITTED THAT ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS AND MY VIN # THAT I WAS ALREADY HAVING AIRBAG ISSUES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO BE SOLD. I PURCHASED IT AT BEGINNING OF 2012 AND 2013 IS WHEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. NOW I HAVE HAD IT CLEARED AND SEEMS LIKE IF IT IS COLD CAUSE I DO LIVE IN OHIO, BUT IF I CLEAR IT TODAY AND IT'S NOT REALLY COLD IT MAY NOT COME ON, BUT AS SOON AS IT GETS COLD IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. NOW THERE HAS BEEN TIMES WHERE IT HAS BEEN CLEARED AND AS SOON AS YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND START IT BACK UP IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. I ALSO AM HAVING ISSUES WITH TPMS, NO MATTER WHAT TIRES I BUY I AM CONSTANTLY BATTLING THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT. IT'S BEEN TAKING TO TIRE SHOPS AND BEEN CHECKED FOR SLOW LEAKS AND LEAKS AROUND THE VALVE STEM, NOTHING. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTORS IN MT STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE BOTH OF THOSE WENT OUT ON ME. NOW MY NEW ISSUE IS MY AIR VENTS. WHEN THE DEFROST IS ON CERTAIN AIR VENTS DO NOT SHUT OFF, AIR STILL COMES THROUGH THEM. AND IN THE WINTER I FEEL LIKE THERE IS COLD AIR BLOWING UP THROUGH THE FLOOR. NO ISSUES WITH 04 MURANO

Mileage: 36,000

TAMARA RECALL THE STEERING TILT AND TELESCOPIC MOTORS BOTH DIED AT THE SAME TIME AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 70000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS JUST TURNED ON.

Mileage: 64,000

GEAR & LINKAGE ASSY-POWER STEERING NEEDED REPLACED PER DEALER WHEN DOING 45K SERVICE AS LEAKAGE IN STEERING

Mileage: 45,772

THE TELESCOPING FUNCTION ON MY STEERING COLUMN HAS STOPPED WORKING ON MY MURANO. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS SAME ISSUE (NTB-09-073), BUT DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX IT. THE STEERING COLUMN IS NOW STUCK AT A HEIGHT WHERE IT BLOCKS MY VIEW OF THE SPEEDOMETER; I HAVE TO DUCK DOWN EVERY TIME I WANT TO CHECK HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING. OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM FOR MURANO'S AND WOULD HOPE THAT NISSAN WOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND PROVIDE A FIX TO MAKE THEIR CARS SAFER. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

AS I WAS DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SQEEZING MY STOMACH AND GOING UP AND DOWN WITH NO CONTROL, LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO AVOID A ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

THE TILT AND TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT STOPPED WORKING. MOTORS RUNS, BUT THERE IS JUST A GRINDING SOUND. WHEEL SET ITSELF TO THE LOWEST POSITION PINNING MY LEGS TO THE SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE TILT STEERING MOTOR HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE IN AND OUT MOTOR WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THIS PRE-OWNED VEHICLE IN 2012. THEN, A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE TILT MECHANISM SPONTANEOUSLY TILTED TO THE FARTHEST DOWN POSITION POSSIBLE. WE THEN HAD TO HOLD THE CONTROL UP AS WELL AS APPLY SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE UPWARDS TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO RETURN TO THE DESIRED POSITION. LUCKILY, WE WERE NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, HOWEVER I HAVE READ IN SOME DISCUSSION THREADS REGARDING THIS ISSUE THAT SOME DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. NOW THE TILT MECHANISM DOES NOT WORK ALL TOGETHER (IN, OUT, UP OR DOWN). WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR NEAREST NISSAN DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER OUR WARRANTY. I CONTACTED NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP US AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE SEVERAL DISCUSSION THREADS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2009 NISSAN MURANO. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT WITH A POTENTIAL INJURY OR WORSE. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT GETS TO THIS POINT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2009 NISSAN MURANO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE BELTS AND STEERING WHEEL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HE LEFT THE DEALER, HE HEARD A GRINDING SOUND WHEN HE TRIED TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED BEFORE. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A KNOW PROBLEM, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. AFTER THE CONTACT ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL, IT FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE TILT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TELESCOPIC MOTOR AND TILT MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. ..UPDATED 10/15/14 *BF UPDATED 7/22/2015*JS

Mileage: 47,000

STEERING TILT MOTOR LOCKED WITH STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY UP, MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT, GEARS APPEAR TO BE STRIPPED FOR BOTH THE TILT MOTOR AND THE TELESCOPE MOTOR. I HAVE THE VEHICLE IN FOR $1000 IN REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE ELECTRIC TILT STEERING WHEEL JUST ELECTRICITY JUST MOTORED TO THE FULLY DOWN POSITION PUTTING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE TOP OF YOUR KNEE AND THIGHS AND WILL NOT RETURN UP WHEN USING THE JOYSTICK ON THE SIDE OF THE COLUMN. *JS

Mileage: 99,000

UPON PARKING THE SUBJECT VEHICLE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE POWERED TILT MECHANISM IN THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ONE COULD HEAR THE DRIVE MOTOR OPERATING, BUT THE COLUMN WOULD NOT MOVE TO ITS NORMALLY STOWED POSITION. FURTHER, ANY ATTEMPTS TO ADJUST THE STEERING COLUMN UP OR DOWN VIA THE CONTROL BUTTON RESULTED IN AN ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR NOISE, BUT NO MOTION OF THE STEERING COLUMN WITHOUT ASSISTING SUCH MOTION BY PUSHING UP OR DOWN ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN AUTONATION ARAPAHOE (10030 EAST ARAPAHOE RD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112), WHERE BOTH THE STEERING COLUMN TILT AND TELESCOPE DRIVE MOTOR ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED AT FULL COST TO THE CAR OWNER, THEREBY REMEDYING THE MALFUNCTION. AFTER FIRST OBSERVATION OF THE MALFUNCTION AND PRIOR TO THE REPAIR, THE DRIVER DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY UNCOMMANDED CHANGE IN THE STEERING COLUMN POSITION WHILE DRIVING, HOWEVER GIVEN THE FAILURE MECHANISM, THE DRIVER FELT IT IMPORTANT TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT IN THE EVENT SUCH UNCOMMANDED CHANGE IN STEERING COLUMN POSITION MAY BE POSSIBLE WHILE DRIVING. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR REPAIR OF THIS MECHANISM, NO. NTB-09-073, WHICH APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA #10030573. *TR

Mileage: 77,900

THE AUTOMATED STEERING COLUMN TILT CEASED TO OPERATE. DEALER SAID THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW TILT MOTOR WAS REQUIRED. COST TO INSTALL NEW TILT MOTOR, INCLUDING LABOR AND TAX, WAS $555.36. I PAID THIS AMOUNT TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY HAS A PROBLEM WHEN AN AUTOMATED MECHANISM, AS THIS ON 5 YEAR OLD CAR, FAILS.

Mileage: 46,500

UPON EXITING MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL TILT/TELESCOPIC MECHANISM BEGAN TO GRIND AND THE STEERING WHEEL RATCHETED LOWER & LOWER ONTO MY LEGS. PRESENTING A DIFFICULT DRIVING POSITION AND MAKING INGRESS & EGRESS TO & FROM THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT. I AM AWARE OF A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM FROM NISSAN NTB-09-073 *JS

Mileage: 66,000

WHEN MY WIFE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTING MOTOR MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE AND STOPPED WORKING LOCKING THE WHEN IN THE DOWN POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 19,991

THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN GEARS ARE BROKEN AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

THE STEERING COLUMN IS STUCK AND THE MOTOR AND GEARS FAILED. THIS HAS BEEN LISTED MORE THAN 100 TIMES ON THE INTERNET IN VARIOUS BLOGS. TURNS OUT THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT EACH TIME YOU GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR KILLS THE MOTOR AND GEARS AND IS ACTUALLY ADDRESSED IN A SERVICE BULLETIN NTB-09-073 HAVING THIS HAPPEN ALSO AFFECTED THE AIR BAG AND THE WARNING LIGHT IS NOW ON. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE STEERING WHEEL MOTORS TO MOVE WHEEL UP, DOWN AND IN, OUT ARE BROKEN AND STEERING WHEEL STUCK IN UP POSITION MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY WANT $933 TO REPLACE THESE KNOWN DEFECTIVE MOTORS. THE WARRANTY THEY PROVIDE FOR THE REPLACEMENT IS FOR 12 MONTHS OR 4000 MILES. NISSAN MUST NOT HAVE MUCH FAITH IN THESE MOTORS. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

PROBLEM WITH THE TILT AND TELESCOPE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR, GEARS SEEM TO BE GRINDING AND THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE NO LONGER WORKS. WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO THE PRE-SET LOCATION. ALSO THE AUTO SEAT FEATURE DOES NOT RETURN TO THE PRE-SET LOCATION. THERE'S A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE 2009 NISSAN MURANO. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, IT COST ME OVER $500 TO GET THE REAR HATCH DOOR FIXED WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LOCKED SHUT. OF COURSE, THERE'S NO WAY TO UNLOCK THIS MANUALLY FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 36,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL, IT BECAME STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AND COULD NOT BE LOWERED. SINCE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE STEERING WHEEL IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE TILT MOTOR FOR THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION LEAKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOT OF NOISE AND HAD TO CONSTANTLY HAVE TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING FLUID REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 6/4/12 *CN UPDATED 06/11/12

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN ADJUSTER FAILED. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2011, MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO HAS EXPERIENCED FOUR (4) STEERING WHEEL FAILURES THAT COULD'VE RESULTED IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. HAWKINSON NISSAN REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT AT LEAST TWICE IN LESS THAN A TWO-WEEK PERIOD IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS SHREDDED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP HAD DONE MULTIPLE MULTI-POINT INSPECTIONS THIS MONTH, THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PENDING FAILURE OF THE SERPENTINE BELT WHEN THEY DID THE INSPECTIONS. IN ADDITION, ON AUGUST 8, 2011, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A "PASS SIDE RACK AND PINION BOOT FILLING UP WITH FLUID FROM BAD SEAL IN POWER STEERING RACK," ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE. NISSAN FOUND A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE LINE. NISSAN REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER LINE AND POWER STEERING RACK. THEY ALSO BLED THE POWER STEERING FLUID SYSTEM AND PERFORMED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE. I DO NOT THINK THE 2009 NISSAN MURANO IS SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE I WAS NEARLY KILLED OR BADLY INJURED MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY NEED TO RECALL THE VEHICLE SINCE THEY'VE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT ISSUES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ON MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO AVAIL. I'M AFRAID OF THEM RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO ME SINCE THE MECHANICS OBVIOUSLY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE IT'S MOST LIKELY A DEFECT THAT'S CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO CONSTANTLY SHRED WITH NO PRIOR EVIDENCE OF PENDING FAILURE OR WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

Mileage: 69,639

ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2011, I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR EXPRESSWAY. WHILE TRYING TO EXIT FROM THE EXPRESSWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO LOCKED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TURN IT. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN 18-WHEEL SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN BLACK SKID/TIRE MARKS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY MY CAR AND THE TRUCK THAT WAS TRYING TO AVOID FROM HITTING ME. NISSAN'S CONTRACTED TOWING SERVICE HAD TO TOW MY VEHICLE INTO NISSAN'S SHOP SINCE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY AFTER THE INCIDENT. ON AUGUST 3, THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED TO SAY THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN FIXED. HE INDICATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN BECAUSE OF A FAULTY SERPENTINE BELT. HE SAID THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED, THAT THEY HAD TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BEFORE ITS RELEASE TO ME, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOW SAFE TO DRIVE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MY NISSAN HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN NISSAN'S SHOP BARELY A WEEK BEFORE THE AUGUST 2ND INCIDENT, ON JULY 21ST, FOR OTHER DEFECT ISSUES WHICH WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE JULY REPAIRS, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES HAD INDICATED THAT THEY HAD DONE A FULL INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. WHAT IS INTERESTING TO ME IS THAT DURING THE FULL INSPECTION, NISSAN DID NOT DISCOVER ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT THEN. IF THE BELT WERE WEARING AWAY, NISSAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DISCOVER AND DISCLOSE THE WEAR AND TEAR DURING THE FULL INSPECTION IN LATE JULY. EVEN AFTER THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 3, 2011, THE STEERING WHEEL IS STILL DIFFICULT TO STEER. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THIS IS A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN DEFECT, BUT I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO CAREFULLY SINCE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF A DRIVER IS SLOWING DOWN TO GET READY TO TURN BUT SUDDENLY CANNOT TURN BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND COULD EASILY HIT THE DRIVER IN FRONT. THIS COULD RESULT IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. *TT

Mileage: 69,036

COLUMN 2009 NISSAN MURANO: THE STEERING COLUMN POWER ADJUSTMENT (TILT OR TELESCOPE) DOES NOT WORK OR MAKES ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN OPERATING THE SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THE RACK AND PINION AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF MY 2009 MURANO LE IS DEFECTIVE. THE RACK AND PINION HAS STOPPED WORKING TWICE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON THE CAR HAS ALSO FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE STEERING PUMP HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL 2008 AND HAS HAD DOCUMENTED STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE. THE DEALERSHIP (KOPPEL NISSAN) HAS GIVEN ME A HARD TIME AND NISSAN HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE. THIS STEERING PROBLEM CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO STOP WORKING AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WERE MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE BEEN ALMOST HIT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE FACT THAT THE RACK AND PINION ARE ON BACK ORDER MAY INDICATE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS TO SUBMIT A LEMON CLAIM TO THE STATE OF NY. I HAVE INQUIRED WITH BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURE WITH NO SUCCESS. I APPROACHING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION UNDER THE NY LEMON LAW AND FEAR THAT REPAIRING THE RACK AND PINION AND STEERING PUMP WILL NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FILE A CLAIM. WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON WITH TOYOTA I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO REACH OUT TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN ALERT OTHERS WHO MAY BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 1,448

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH. THE DEALER CHANGED THE TIRES THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 250. UPDATED 03/18/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL 4 TIRES HAD THE TIRE PRESSURE OF 41PSI IN EACH OF TIRES AND WERE REDUCED TO 36PSI AND NO LONGER VIBRATES. UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

Mileage: 30