What 107 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Nissan Murano Hybrid

DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN LOUD SHOTGUN BLAST SOUND ABOVE RESULTING FROM THE SUNROOF EXPLODING. NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT TO SAY A ROCK HIT IT NOR ANYTHING ABOVE LIKE AN OVERPASS TO DROP SOMETHING FROM.

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DRIVING DOWN AN OPEN PAVED COUNTY ROAD, DRIVING STRAIGHT AT AROUND 60 MPG. NO CARS IN SIGHT, NO TREES OR BUILDING NEAR THE ROAD AND WE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WE LOOKED AROUND AND COULDN'T TELL WHAT HAPPENED. I LOOKED UP AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE MOONROOF THEN GLASS STARTED FALLING. MY KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT HAD MORE GLASS THAN THE FRONT. THE GLASS THAT WAS REMAINING WAS CURVED UP WHICH SEAMED STRANGE BECAUSE NO ONE TOUCHED THE ROOF. WE HAVE A PANORAMIC MOONROOF BUT IT WAS ONLY THE MOVABLE PIECE EXPLODED. ROOF AND WINDOWS WERE CLOSED, IT WAS 85 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND WE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. I CALLED NISSAN AND OPENED AN INCIDENT AND THEY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY STATING GLASS ISN'T COVERED AND SINCE THERE IS NO EVIDENCE SHOWING IT EXPLODED AND WASN'T HIT THEY ARE NOT LIABLE. I HAVE FULL COVERAGE GLASS INSURANCE SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY EITHER WAY IT IS THE POINT THAT THIS IS NOT MY FAULT AND AFTER LOOKING AT ALL OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH THESE GLASS ROOFS IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CAR MANUFACTURER.

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ANTI LOCK BRAKE PUMP CAN LEAK BREAK FLUID ONTO CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND CAUSE A FIRE RISK. NISSAN RECOMMENDS PARKING VEHICLES (IN MY CASE A MURANO PLATINUM 2017) OUTSIDE. IF DRIVERS SEE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING FOR MORE THAN 10 SEC AFTER ENGINE START, DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLE. PROBLEM- MY CAR VIN DID NOT COME UP ON THE RECALL SO I NEVER RECEIVED THE WARNING. I EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER HOOD (PASSENGER SIDE) WHEN CAR WAS OFF AND PARKED INSIDE MY GARAGE. WE HAPPEN TO BE HOME AND SMELL SMOKE. CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE TO URGE THE RECALL BE ISSUED AGAIN.

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INTERMITTENT 'FRONT RADAR OBSTRUCTION' WARNING LIGHT AND IMMEDIATE DISABLING OF THE PREDICTIVE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING, FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING AND CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEMS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, PARTICULARLY FOR THE RAPID DECELERATION THAT CAN OCCUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL.

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THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILS - IT IS TURNS OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THE ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY SAY'S THE FRONT RADAR SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THIS HAPPENS ARBITRARILY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING REGARDLESS OF DAY OR NIGHT OR WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SYSTEM WILL BE OPERABLE AGAIN IN 10 OR 15 MINUTES. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO NISSAN. THEY SAID IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY ARE RESEARCHING THE CAUSE. HOWEVER NISSAN DIDN'T ALERT ME TO THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NO EVIDENCE NISSAN IS REALLY WORKING ON A SOLUTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN THE RADAR SYSTEM STOPS THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND THE CAR BEGINS TO DECELLERATE. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THIS MAY STARTLE OR CONFUSE THE DRIVER AND LEAD TO PANIC OR ABRUPT MANUVERS.

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WHEN MAKING SHARP TURN (LEFT OR RIGHT) INTO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AND DRIVING STRAIGHT AFTER THE TURN, WHILE PUSHING ACCELERATOR PEDAL HARD, THE RPM WILL GO UP HIGH BUT THE SPEED WILL NOT (IT WILL INCREASE VERY SLOWLY). THE RPM WOULD STAY HIGH (5000 TO 6000) THERE WILL BE LOTS OF NOISE FROM THE DRIVE TRAIN BUT NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO LOWER THE RPM. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE CVT WORK PROPERLY AFTER THAT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS TO BE FULLY RELEASED AND THE RPM WILL HAVE TO GO DOWN. I CAN REPLICATE THIS CONDITION MOST OF THE TIME (IT DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PUSHED HARD ENOUGH WHILE TURNING), AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. AT THE DEALERSHIP GARAGE I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THERE IS NO FAULT CODE THEY CAN'T HELP AND REFUSED TO TAKE A RIDE IN THE CAR.

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C/S FORWARD COLLISION WARNING KEEPS PERIODICALLY COMING ON WITH NO OBSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. WHEN WARNING OCCURS IT SHUTS OF THE CURSIE CONTROL. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

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PLATINUM PACKAGE. WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION, FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIES A PENDING COLLISION, INDICATING THAT A COLLISION IS IMMINENT. ONCE THE WARNING OCCURS, BOTH VISUAL ON THE DASH, AND AUDIBLE BEEP, IT WILL NOT GO AWAY. IT CONTINUES UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. OCCURS OFTEN. DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR FAIL. PARTS DEPARTMENTS CLAIM REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO TIMID DRIVERS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ALTHOUGH PROBLEM EXISTS IN LIGHT TRAFFIC AS WELL.

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C/S FORWARD COLLISION WARNING KEEPS PERIODICALLY COMING ON WITH NO OBSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. FIRST REPORTED JUNE 2018, REPLACED FAILED AGAIN, CURATING UNDER ENGINEERING REVIEW, AT THIS TIME WHEN IT ALARMS ALL TIME, ALSO CURSE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, AND SIDE ALARM OFF AND ON. WHEN IN MOTION, WE HAVE INSURANCE DISCOUNT FOR THE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM THAT IS NOT WORKING.

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RATTLING / VIBRATING NOISES INTERIOR LEFT DOOR / VENT / DASH AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES. NISSAN IS AWARE OF DEFECTIVE PARTS. 4 ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR IT AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AT EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE ABOVE 90 DEGREES (FLORIDA SUMMER). THE NOISES OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH AND ARE A MAJOR DISATRACTION AND SAFETY ISSUE.DRIVING IN CITY STREETS. THE NOISE IS INTERMITTENT AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER NISSAN HAS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AN ADVISORY (TO DEALERS) WITH A FIX. THE "RUBBER BAND TYPE FIX" IS TEMPORARY AND THE NOISES KEEP ON OCCURRING, INTERMITTENTLY AFTER IT IS PARKED IN OPEN AREA FOR 1-2 HOURS AND CAR IS DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS AT AROUND 45 MPH. THE NOISES ARE DISTRACTION AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NISSAN ATTEMPTED FIXING IT 3 TIMES, AT FIRST DISMISSED IT STATING CANNOT DUPLICATE. SIMILAR INTERIOR NOISES OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR AND DASH WHILE DRIVE AT SIMILAR SPEEDS.THE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 90 AND THE AC IS ON AT 72-75 DEGREES. I HAVE VIDEO TAPE ON IPHONE RECORDING THE SOUND, THE FILE IS TOO BIG TO EMAIL OR TRANSFER TO MY LAPTOP (I HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT AS YET). IT FIRST HAPPENED IN AUGUST 2017 AND HAS CONTINUED. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE WITH INCREASING EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE. WORK ORDERS CONTAINS PERSONAL INFORMATION AND THEREFORE NOT ATTACHED

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PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED WHEN DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. NOTHING HIT CAR TO CAUSE GLASS TO SHATTER. PER INSURANCE ADJUSTER THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE CAR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND HEAD. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUFFERED UNKNOWN INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH INSURANCE CLAIM NUMBER: 258-472-1S236. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,099. *DT *JS

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CONTINUALLY GETTING ERROR MESSAGE SAYING "UNAVAILABLE FRONT RADAR OBSTRUCTION". TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE AFTER CLEARING THE CODE. DROVE AWAY FROM DEALER AND IT DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK AND THEY NOW SAY NISSAN IS "ENGINEERING" THE PROBLEM AND DON'T RECOMMEND A FIX. TOOK IT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 75MPH WHEN IT WENT OFF AND IT DISABLED MY CRUISE CONTROL. THAT WAS QUITE STARTLING AND IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE AND FILED A CASE. THEY DON'T SEEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, YET I SEE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I CHECK FORUMS ON THE INTERNET.

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KEY FOBS AND AUTO START DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. MURANO WILL BE PARKED AND OFF AND I WALK UP WITHIN 15 FT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND TRY TO AUTOSTART AND IT CONSISTENTLY ONLY WORKS ABOUT 1 IN 4 TRIES. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BOTH FOBS AND BATTERIES AND STILL NOT WORKING EVERY SINGLE TIME. ALSO, SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, I GET IN AND PLACE FOOT ON BRAKE AND PUSH BUTTON TO START AND IT WILL NOT START, TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START!!!

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THE CAMERA ON THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS DAMAGED BY SOMETHING OFF THE ROAD CRACKING THE LENSES AND, AS A RESULT, CAUSING MY CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AS WELL. I COULD NOT USE MY DRIVING SAFETY CONTROLS THAT CONTROLLED DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES ALSO. THIS WAS A POOR DESIGN FLAW AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY ORIGINAL WARRANTY PERIOD OF 3 YEAR/36000 MILES. WE HAVE HAD THE ISSUE(S) FIXED BUT THERE IS NOTHING TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WE WILL PROBABLY NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT AGAIN EVEN THOUGH THIS IS OUR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE PURCHASE FROM NISSAN.

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MY VEHICLE HAD A WARNING LIGHT COME ON STATING "FRONT COLLISION AVOIDANCE UNAVAILABLE". IT WOULD SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. TOOK IT BACK IN SEVERAL WEEKS LATER DEMANDING THEY FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK A TEST DRIVE WITH THE TECHNICIAN. PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR. I GOT OUT. THE TECHNICIAN STARTED THE CAR TO PULL IT IN THE SHOP AND THE WARNING CAME ON. THEY TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A SENSOR. THE SENSOR IS NOT AVAILABLE AND IS ON BACKORDER. IN THE MEAN TIME THE CRUISE DOES NOT OPERATE AND THE FRONT COLLISION AVOIDANCE DOES NOT WORK (WAITING 5 WEEKS NOW). CANNOT DEPEND UPON THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE EVEN THOUGH THEY ADVERTISE IT.

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WHILE ON A RECENT ROAD TRIP DURING DRY CONDITIONS. WE HAVE STARTED RECEIVING A POP UP MESSAGE RELATING TO THE FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ON OUR DISPLAY - FRONT RADAR OBSTRUCTION. THIS HAS NOT AFFECTED BRAKING TO OUR KNOWLEDGE AND FOLLOWING THE RESET STEPS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL DID NOTHING.

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THE CAR HOOD HAS A RIDGE THAT SLOPES TOWARD THE DRIVER DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE SUN REFLECTS DIRECTLY INTO THE DRIVER WHEN THERE IS MORNING OR AFTERNOON SUN AND THE SUN VISOR CANNOT BE POSITIONED LOW ENOUGH TO BLOCK THE REFLECTION. THIS REFLECTION CAN TEMPORARILY BLIND THE DRIVER WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I AM TRADING THIS CAR IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.

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I HAVE A 2017 NISSAN MURANO. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 12 IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR. THE SUNROOF GLASS AND HEADLINER WERE BOTH CLOSED. I SLIGHTLY OPENED THE HEADLINER AND COULD SEE THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND LOOKED ON TOP OF THE CAR TO FIND THE FRONT SECTION OF THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF HAD COMPLETELY EXPLODED AND WAS SHATTER. THE GLASS WAS ACTUALLY PROTRUDING UPWARD SO IT WAS OBVIOUS NOTHING HAD FALLING FROM THE SKY ON TOP OF IT. THE GLASS, THEN GAVE WAY AND COMPLETELY FELL ON THE FABRIC HEADLINER. WE THEN SPENT THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK WHERE THE VEHICLES WAS THEN TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER. AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT, IT WAS 75 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND CLEAR DAY. I WAS DRIVING 55 MILES PER HOUR.

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I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE GLARE FROM THE HOOD THAT BLINDS ME WHEN I'M DRIVING. WHEN THE SUN SHINES ON THE HOOD IT CAUSES A GLARE THAT PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM SEEING THE ROAD. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 2018. I HAVE TRIED ADJUSTING MY SEAT, ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL, AND WEARING UV PROTECTED SUNGLASSES. NONE OF THESE SOLUTIONS HELP THE PROBLEM. NOW I'M EXPERIENCING EYE PAINS THAT I'M WORRIED MAY BE RELATED. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY I'M WORRIED THAT THE GLARE WILL CAUSE ME TO HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE RPMS INCREASED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (GIRARD NISSAN, 425 GOLD STAR HWY, GROTON, CT 06340). THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED; HOWEVER, THE SOFTWARE MODULE UPDATE WAS COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,800.

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TAKATA INFLATORS, THIS COMPLAINT MAY BE RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS RECALLS BUT I AM NOT AN EXPERT. I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS NOT DEFLATING IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30MPH. I WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY ROAD WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED LEFT FROM THE RIGHT LANE CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND OUR VEHICLES COLLIDED.

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IN 9000 MILES, I'VE HAD THIS OCCUR 3 TIMES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING - STRAIGHTENING OUT, ACCELERATION WILL NOT KICK IN. I SEE THE RPMS GOING UP AS I AM HITTING THE GAS, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT GETTING ANY POWER TO THE WHEELS - I WAS ACTUALLY SLOWING DOWN FROM MY TURN INERTIA. I HAD MY CAR UP TO 5000 RPMS, BUT I WAS STILL ONLY GOING ~25-35 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS IF I PULL INTO TRAFFIC. I HAD MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER SINCE THERE WERE NO CODES, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I CONTACTED NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN TROUBLESHOOTING IF THERE ARE NO CODES. THE DATE LISTED IS APPROXIMATE.

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WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THE REAR (HATCHBACK) GLASS EXPLODED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED WATER DAMAGE DUE TO RAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (KELLY NISSAN OF WOBURN, 95 CEDAR ST, WOBURN, MA 01801) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE GLASS WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS UPSET THAT HE HAD TO USE HIS INSURANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

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