2005 Nissan Murano problems
NHTSA has received 1,172 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Murano, and 39% of them involve seats. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (12%) and latches & locks (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,172 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seats 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 992 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 62 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 85 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 233 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 254 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 159 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 66 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 50 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 35 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 29 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 9 |
| 200k+ miles | 10 |
What the data shows
Among the 992 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 68,000 miles. For seats specifically, the median reported mileage is about 66,000 miles (413 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 22 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 89% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Nissan Murano with enough data (678 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owned a 2005 nissan murano. While driving 25 MPH, the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. The driver side air bag failed to deploy and the seat belts failed to restrain the driver. As a result, the contact sustained chest and knee injuries that required medical attention. The passenger sustained neck, knee, shoulder, and right wrist injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent lot. The vehicle was destroyed.
Tl* - while driving the 2005 nissan murano at 55 MPH another driver cut her off, causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle and crash. In an attempt to apply the brakes the contact lost control and the vehicle spun into a median. The contact stated that the ABS didn't function properly and was a safety risk. The road conditions were wet due to the rain. The current vehicle and failure mileage were 33,000. The contact sustained injuries in the crash.
The CVT transmission failed on my nissan murano in rush hour traffic in oklahoma city. My wife and 5 yr old son in the vehicle, resulting in a very dangerous situation. She was almost run over. After looking into this problem I have found hundreds of people that have had the same thing happen to them. I think nissan has a serious problem with this car that they are not addressing. This could have resulted in injury or death and nissan refuses to acknowledge this ticking time bomb in their muranos.
When driving over a bump or driving on a bumpy road the driver's side sun visor falls or drops down unexpectedly. It appears that the visor is not tightly held by the bracket that it sits on. When this occurs, there is complete loss of vision through the front windshield. When driving at higher speeds (or any speed for that matter), this loss of vision might cause an accident if the visor is not raised up quickly enough.