Nissan MURANO electrical problems
386 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
5,946 owner complaints analyzed
26 distinct recall campaigns
68,599 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2003 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 4,715 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
386 of 5,946 complaints match this topic (6.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10052469 · 2004-01-06 (January 6, 2004)
2003 NISSAN MURANO SL AWD , ALTERNATOR DEFECTIVE. BATTERY LIGHT COMES UP. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 15,556 miles reported. Look up ODI 10052469 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10081112 · 2004-07-15 (July 15, 2004)
FOLLOWING 15000 MILE ROUTINE SERVICE AND WHILE RETURNING TO MY HOME FROM THE NISSAN DEALER, MY NISSAN MURANO SE AWD'S BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON. I LOST COMPLETE POWER (VOLTAGE) WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN TO A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT OPERATE. NEARLY LOST MY LIFE WITH AN APPROACHING SAND TRUCK AND VEHICLES DRIVING BEHIND ME. THE PROBLEM/DEFECT IDENTIFIED BY THE DEALER WAS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED UNDER CAR WARRANTY. PE04077_CAT
Owner-reported narrative. 15,497 miles reported. Look up ODI 10081112 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10086336 · 2004-08-06 (August 6, 2004)
(1) VEHICHLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, THEN THE BATTERY AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. 2) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE LOOKING FOR A DEALERSHIP, THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN, INCLUDING THE ENGINE AND BRAKING. I HAD TO CROSS 2 LANES OF INTERSTATE TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT POWER OR ADEQUATE BRAKING. AT THE TIME, I WAS TRAVELLING OUT OF TOWN AND WAS STRANDED IN A CITY WHERE I KNEW NO ONE. (3) AFTER BEING TOWED TO A DEALER, THE DAY AFTER I WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE BOTH BAD. A NEW ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE ORDERED BUT THE…
Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10086336 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10086778 · 2004-08-13 (August 13, 2004)
ALTERNATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY. NO PRIOR WARNING. HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY TO GET CAR HOME. PARTS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 17,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10086778 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10087049 · 2004-08-17 (August 17, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES ON JULY 22ND 2004, I NOTICED THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LAMPS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO SE AWD MANUFACTURED IN MARCH 2003. AFTER CONTACTING UNIVERSITY DEALERSHIP IN LANSING, MI ON JULY 23RD 2004, I WAS INFORMED TO BRING IT IN RIGHT AWAY. I DROVE IT ABOUT 10 MILES THAT DAY WITHOUT A CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR FROM THE VEHICLE BUT THE LAMPS WERE STILL ON. LATER THAT DAY I WAS INFORMED IT WOULD NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR. I DID NOT HEAR ABOUT ANY PROGRESS UNTIL AUGUST 2ND 2004…
Owner-reported narrative. 10,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10087049 at NHTSA ↗