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2004 Nissan Murano drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 97 complaints for the 2004 Nissan Murano, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
97 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
105,000 miles 81 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2004 Nissan Murano Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 105,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 20 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 14 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 17 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 9 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 9 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 105,000 miles
Based on 81 complaints that include mileage. 4% 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 miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles20
80k to 100k miles14
100k to 120k miles17
120k to 140k miles9
140k to 160k miles9
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 81 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 105,000 miles, and 4% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Bought the car used at about 110k in december 2015, had no issues at all. Flash forward to may 2nd 2016. After sitting in start/stop traffic for 20-30 minutes, the traffic finally started to flow, I attempted to accelerate and had a horrible, shaking, jerking from the vehicle. About 2 miles later after arriving to work and trying to turn a corner and applying gas after the corner, it did it again, this time though it caused me to clip a bumper around a concrete barrier, then the car lost all power and the check…

Reported at 112,000 miles, May 2016 Crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan murano. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle hesitated to respond. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. The VIN was not available.

Reported at 130,000 miles, January 2016

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