2009 Nissan Murano drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 66 complaints for the 2009 Nissan Murano, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 66 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 50 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 50 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The rack and pinion and rear differential of my 2009 murano le is defective. The rack and pinion has stopped working twice and needs to be replaced for the third time. The rear differential on the car has also failed and needed to be replaced. The steering pump has also stopped working and needs to be replaced. The car was purchased in april 2008 and has had documented steering problems since. The dealership (koppel nissan) has given me a hard time and nissan has not addressed the issue.
Car stopped suddenly while driving at highway speed. Turned out to be a transfer case problem where the transfer case seeped fluid with out indication until it ran dry. This is a known mfg defect of the murano yet there has been no corrective action by nissan and the repair is $3500.00. We are lucky there was no accident in this case.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Nissan Murano
- Brakes 269 complaints
- Air bags 92 complaints
- Electrical system 83 complaints
- Engine 40 complaints
- Steering 34 complaints
- Body & structure 30 complaints
- Wheels 21 complaints
- Latches & locks 20 complaints