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2003 Nissan Murano electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 227 complaints for the 2003 Nissan Murano, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
227 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
33,000 miles 180 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2003 Nissan Murano Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 33,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 51 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 66 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 21 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 33,000 miles
Based on 180 complaints that include mileage. 77% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles51
20k to 40k miles66
40k to 60k miles21
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 180 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 33,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan murano. While reversing, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle on the first attempt after assistance from an eyewitness with jumper cables; however, the vehicle failed again. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed due to a burned wire. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v319000 (electrical system).

Reported at 66,000 miles, July 2014 Fire

Nissan murano - alternator failure causing vehicle to become suddenly inoperable. (note - I was aware that the combination of "brake" and "battery" warning lights indicated the failure, so took the car immediately to the dealer before it had a chance to die on the road.)

Reported at 19,100 miles, July 2005

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Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Nissan models