Oct 31, 2018Transmission & drivetrainSpeed control
CVT TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE DECELERATES AND ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON). MAINLY AT STOP LIGHTS. IT IS SLOW TO START. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE STALLS, JUMPS, OR SLIPS WITH RPM ACCELERATING ABOVE 4 RPMX1000, WHILE SPEED REMAINS AT 10 MPH FOR 2-3 MINUTES. LOUD HUMMING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE MAKES NO NOISE IN THE MORNING. SYMPTOMS WORSEN WHEN VEHICLE OR OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS HOT (E.G. ABOVE 85 F). CANNOT DRIVE ABOVE 45 MPH OR ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH 112K MILES. HAS BEEN SERVICED ON-TIME BY DEALER. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS.
NHTSA ODI 11144396
Sep 26, 2018Transmission & drivetrain
DRIVING MOUNTAIN TERRAIN ON HWY 87 NORTH IN THE DESERT HEAT NEAR PHOENIX THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY SEE FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES, UP MOUNTAINS OR IN EXTREME HEAT. ALSO TOLD BY NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS REP THAT SHE WAS WORKING ON SEVERAL SIMILAR CASES, BUT A RESOLVE IS MADE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. UPON DOING RESEARCH NISSAN HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS. WE FEEL THAT THE TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING PROPERLY IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, AS YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY IF NEED BE, DRIVING ON THESE MOUNTAIN TERRAINS IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH WHEN YOU CAN ACCELERATE PROPERLY. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS YET TO SAY WHETHER THEY CAN PROVIDE A RESOLUTION.
NHTSA ODI 11131676
Sep 10, 2018Transmission & drivetrain
CVT TRANSMISSION LOSS ACCELERATION AND LOW POWER MODE CITY DRIVING. FAULT LIGHT CAME UP ON DASH. OUR AUTO TECH DETERMINED IT'S THE TRANSMISSION
NHTSA ODI 11128408
Jul 16, 2018Transmission & drivetrain
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN NISSAN (300 E CYPRESS AVE, REDDING, CA 96002) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ODI 11111641
Jun 9, 2018Transmission & drivetrainVisibility & wipers
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. RPM GOES UP AND DOWN WHEN ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. WE TOOK TO MECHANIC AND WERE TOLD SELENOID B ON TRANSMISSION WAS OUT. ALSO BOTH WINDOW VISORS FALL WHEN DRIVING IMPAIRING VISION.
NHTSA ODI 11100667
May 28, 2014Transmission & drivetrain
FIRST AND FOREMOST THE VEHICLE HAS A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND YOU STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IF THE ROAD HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE ( THE CAR IGNITION ON AND THE SHIFT IN DRIVE), THE VEHICLE WILL PROCEED TO ROLL BACKWARD INTO THE CAR BEHIND YOU. MOREOVER, . IF THE VEHICLE IS ON A SLIGHT DECLINE( THE CAR IGNITION ON AND SHIFT IN REVERSE) THE CAR WILL PROCEED TO ROLL FORWARD INTO CAR IN FRONT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SITUATION WAS EXPLAINED IN DETAIL TO THE TECH. ,THE SERVICE TECH REPORTED, " THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION, DOES NOT PREVENT THIS KIND OF OCCURRENCE" IN SHORT, THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATED, AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10594688