2010 Nissan Murano problems
NHTSA has received 226 complaints about the 2010 Nissan Murano, and 25% of them involve brakes. After that come drivetrain & axles (17%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 226 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 163 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 | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 24 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 28 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 21 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 21 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 163 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 78,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (47 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Nissan Murano with enough data (57 complaints in that window).
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.
I just got in my car and got on interstate no I turned on the heated seat cause I was alittle chilly and about 10 mins later I smelled something and smelled like burning plastic and yep sure was whole back of seat was in flames and I almost wrecked trying to get to side of the road and I started patting it and I finally found some water and dumped it on it and my hands had plastic melted all over it and now I have blisters and big whole in back of seat and honestly scared to death to even drive!
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan murano. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the passenger and front side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact was taken to a hospital where the doctors diagnosed that the contact sustained back and neck injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage and current mileage was 43,000.
The brake system failed back in august causing a total loss of my vehicle I sprained my neck nobody wants to know about what this single vetran has to say I was pulling into a gas station and the brakes failed and it was out of gas.
When my husband pulled the driver's side handle to open the door, the handle came off in his hand. The repair cost $297.50 ( quoted price was $350 and we had a 15% discount coupon) interestingly they had the handle in stock. Attached picture of handle shows a hallow area that seems like it could be a defective part.
The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that the brake pedal would intermittently depress to the floorboard without warning. The contact initially had a family member replace the brake master cylinder; however, the failure returned the following day. The contact then took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who recommended that the ABS actuator be replaced.