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2011 Nissan Murano repairs by problem area

Engine (23%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (23%)

Brakes and Traction Control (1%)

Suspension and Steering (12%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (21%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (15%)

Other (5%)

Chart based on 82 repairs.
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2011 Nissan Murano repair cost distribution

$2500+ (2%)

$1000 - $2499 (10%)

$500 - $999 (10%)

$100 - $499 (24%)

< $100 (56%)

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Chart based on 63 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2011 Nissan Murano

Engine not specified

Nissan Murano in Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 2012 - Jun 2012
Mar 2012

US $750
AC condenser is exposed to the highway and was struck by a rock - not a warranty issue per the dealer and Nissan. Take a look at the front of a Murano and see how exposed and fragile it is. Major design flaw! 

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2011 Nissan Murano 4dr SUV

turbocharged 187hp 2.5L I4 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Nissan Murano in Romania
Nov 2010 - Aug 2016
Sep 2011

18600 mi
Engine oil was leaking from the oil pan. They said they had to seal again the oil pan but they replaced the pan too. Several cars had the same problem. 
Apr 2012

34100 mi
the bushes needed to be replaced because of the roads. 
Jul 2012

39060 mi
Engine oil was leaking from the oil pan. They said they had to seal again the oil pan but they replaced the pan too. This is the second time the same defect occurred. 
Nov 2012

46100 mi
some exhaust sensor made the engine light/indicator come on in the dashboard 
Mar 2013

52700 mi
The engine trembled after start up for 1-2 minutes in cold weather, under 0 degree Celsius. 
Jan 2014

70680 mi

$400
Direction bearings on top of the shock absorbers! Bushings on the front wheels.  Axle joint right wheel. 
Dec 2014

83080 mi

$140
The plugs relay had to be changed because when the diesel engine was cold, it worked unevenly for a couple of minutes. 
Oct 2015

94200 mi

$1000
Accessory belt kit replacement. The tensioner, the belt and the 2 roller bearings. They made a squeaking noise. 
Dec 2015

100440 mi
Noise when starting the engine. In 30 minutes no noise & automatic transmission runs smoothly. No repair possible since Nissan does not produce any transmission parts. Nissan said they want to help (”commercial gesture”). Waiting a new box 
Apr 2016

100740 mi
Nissan Romania approved a 100% financing of the broken transmission although there is no more warranty for a long time. 
Jun 2016

102300 mi

$100
front link rods were a little loose 

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2011 Nissan Murano 4dr SUV

260-horsepower 3.5L V6 CVT FWD

Nissan Murano in Florida, United States
May 2011 - Dec 2013
Jan 2012

21300 mi
Rear passenger Door trim surround bowing. Dealer had to order new trim part. 
May 2013

31000 mi
Side of driver seat is beginning to split open. Nissan is claiming this is normal wear and tear and refuses to honor the claim as warranty. This also happened to our 2003 Murano, but not while still under factory warranty. Not happy. 
Dec 2013

36000 mi
Side of driver seat split open. Nissan claimed this was not covered under warranty even though it is a known defect. Trim shop wanted $450 to repair. This was our second and last Murano because of this one issue. 
Nissan Murano in Texas, United States
Mar 2014 - Mar 2018
Jul 2017

102000 mi

US $300
Repaired the Liquid Crystal Display that is part of the instrument panel. (LCD had failed) 
Mar 2018

113000 mi

US $260
Right side, inner CV boot had split. Replaced entire axle with aftermarket part. 
Nissan Murano in Missouri, United States
May 2011 - Oct 2013
Sep 2012

30000 mi
door handle 
Nissan Murano in Georgia, United States
Sep 2015 - Sep 2020
Dec 2017

92500 mi

US $950
Motor mount on front replaced Brakes on all 4 wheels 
Nissan Murano in North Carolina, United States
Apr 2012 - Dec 2012
Oct 2012

35000 mi

US $90
Squeak coming from exterior trim piece at base of windshield. Dealer installed foam piece between trim and windshield 
Nissan Murano in Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 2014 - Sep 2018
Mar 2015

37000 mi
Windshield washer jets needed to be replaced. Old jets resulted in washer fluid hitting wiper arm, not windshield. 
Jul 2015

40000 mi
Windshield washer jet returned to hitting wiper arm again. Fixed again by dealer. 
Jun 2017

69000 mi
Driver's side driving light (lower headlamp) was out, had bulb replaced. 
Jul 2018

80 mi
Transfer case seal was bad. Had to replace. Covered under extended warranty 

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2011 Nissan Murano 4dr SUV

260-horsepower 3.5L V6 CVT AWD

Nissan Murano in Massachusetts, United States
Aug 2015 - Jan 2016
Sep 2015

76000 mi
Power steering system sprung a leak and stained garage floor. High pressure PS line broke. Drove to dealer and took them a week to replace it under warranty. 
Nov 2015

78300 mi
Transmission failed on highway requiring a tow and had to be replaced. Replaced by dealer under Nissan Certified Pre-Owned 100k mile powertrain warranty. 
Nissan Murano in Alberta, Canada
Jun 2014 - Oct 2017
Nov 2015

46500 mi
Transfer Case seal - small leak. 
Nissan Murano in New York, United States
Dec 2013 - Dec 2013
Dec 2013

25000 mi
Front end feels lose when driving over speed bumps and bumpy road. Squeak and rattle noises coming from the front end. Steering wheel hesitates on turns 
Nissan Murano in Virginia, United States
Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
Aug 2016

95000 mi

US $6500
Cvt transmission failed. Transfer case leakage sealed. Yes, I ended up trading it rather than fixing it because they said repairs would cost me $7k replacing cvt and transfer case... 
Nissan Murano in Maryland, United States
Aug 2013 - Jun 2018
Sep 2017

101000 mi
Fuel door release button became loose and, once pressed, was pushed back into the panel, making it impossible to open the fuel door. 
Dec 2017

107000 mi

US $100
Fuel door button became dislodged again. 
Nissan Murano in Washington, United States
Jul 2016 - Apr 2018
Feb 2018

52000 mi

US $1500
Leak required replacement of AWD transaxle seals 
Apr 2018

53000 mi

US $400
Major leak of grease/heavy oil on garage floor. Dealer found major leak in outer and inner boots on passenger front wheel area 
Nissan Murano in Michigan, United States
Dec 2013 - Jul 2021
Apr 2018

102000 mi

US $650
Flange rusted through, ended up needing to replace Flange and muffler. Good old Michigan salty roads. 
Nissan Murano in Ohio, United States
Mar 2015 - Sep 2019
Sep 2017

82000 mi
Broken exhaust flange. Replace and reweld 
Jun 2018

88000 mi

US $500
replace catalytic converter and attached flat pipe 
Nissan Murano in Connecticut, United States
Mar 2012 - Jan 2019
Oct 2017

82000 mi

US $400
P0101 error code. After MAF and PCV replacement, still the same problem. 
Jan 2019

103000 mi
The Interstate battery from Costco died after only a year of usage. Battery cost covered under Costco's warranty. 
Nissan Murano in Newfoundland / Lab., Canada
Jul 2013 - Jun 2018
Feb 2014

24800 mi
Both hood pistons needed to be replaced as they were slow and stiff to raise. 
Jan 2016

42160 mi

C $250
Tie rod bushings needed to be replaced. 
Oct 2016

49260 mi

C $1000
Pipe to catalytic converter rusted though and of course it requires replacement of the converter as well as it is all one unit. Thanks Nissan for engineering a system that requires me to replace and spend more than I should have to. 
Feb 2017

53940 mi

C $100
Steering wheel became difficult to turn at 90 degree increments. Dealer diagnosed intermediate steering shaft needed to be replaced (U-joint worn out.) Fortunately, I had an extended warranty which covered cost of the repair. 
Sep 2017

56420 mi

C $100
rear door lock actuator became very noisy. actuator replaced. fortunately, covered by extended 3rd party warranty. 
Oct 2017

58280 mi

C $600
replace exhaust system 
May 2018

63240 mi
some sort of cable or harness was rattling in left rear quarter panel. would hear it rattle when parked and the wind was blowing, and when opening doors. Dealer could not find cause. no fix yet. 
Nissan Murano in Ontario, Canada
Jun 2016 - Jun 2022
Apr 2017

94860 mi

C $450
air leak in vapor canister vent valve replaced 
Sep 2021

135160 mi

C $250
Murano was hesitating from a stop for approx. 3 sec before the gas kicked in and accelerated. The problem was the Intake air cleaner duct hose was split in various positions and to much air was getting in and causing the hesitation. 
Nissan Murano in Quebec, Canada
Oct 2010 - Dec 2013
Mar 2011

4340 mi
windshield washer jets replaced 
Nissan Murano in Pennsylvania, United States
May 2011 - Jun 2022
Feb 2013

16400 mi

US $125
Replaced Nissan factory battery that was less than 1 year old with an Optima battery because the Nissan batteries kept failing. 
Jul 2013

20300 mi
transfer case leaking 
Jun 2022

58000 mi

US $1100
Alternator failed. 
Nissan Murano in New York, United States
May 2011 - Aug 2014
Jan 2012

18700 mi
Leaking Transfer Case 
Dec 2012

20000 mi
Leaking Transfer Case. Transfer Case was replaced during this visit. 
Nissan Murano in Indiana, United States
Feb 2011 - May 2014
Jan 2014

25800 mi

US $50
Power steering pump failure 
Nissan Murano in Iowa, United States
Feb 2011 - May 2015
Jan 2014

30000 mi
During routine maintenance the battery showed as weak and it was replaced under warranty. Great service by Hummel Nissan. 
Nissan Murano in Texas, United States
Feb 2011 - Nov 2013
Mar 2011

3000 mi

US $26
There is a rattle and squeak since day 1 of buying the car. Dealer cannot duplicate it. Problem is intermittant 
Jun 2011

7000 mi

US $35
Murano had an intermittent squeak and rattle from the front end at low speeds when brakes were depressed and also when going over bumps. Deal found that a coil was making contact with a bracket. parts replaced and no problem now. 
Nissan Murano in British Columbia, Canada
Feb 2011 - Jun 2014
Jul 2011

5460 mi
Slight bad AC odor after switch off can still be detected after first molds killing spray done back in June. Brought car back in for this 2nd spray and so far so good. 
Nissan Murano in Michigan, United States
Apr 2011 - Apr 2014
Dec 2013

37000 mi
Fuel sensor 
Nissan Murano in Utah, United States
Jul 2011 - Oct 2014
Nov 2012

14700 mi
Bluetooth making popping/clicking noises in phone calls, dropped calls, etc Rattle/scraping noise at base of windshield when going over bumps and at certain speeds Rattle in passenger side door panel when music hit specific bass notes; panel replaced due to faulty plastic weld Steering wheel making pop noise when moving down into memory position; replaced steering wheel tilt motor 
Mar 2013

18000 mi
Bluetooth buzzing/popping/noise continues, iPod scrolling skips letter "T", 
May 2013

19000 mi
Bluetooth microphone replaced, software updated Nav screen completely black and unresponsive 
Oct 2014

33000 mi
Nav screen infrequently cut off in hot temperatures. Powering vehicle off and on would fix it. Never could reproduce for the dealer. 
Nissan Murano in Pennsylvania, United States
May 2012 - Dec 2012
May 2012

14000 mi
5x at selling dealership slipping drivetrain,(azz clowns Wright Nissan Wexford Pa) Dealer cannot duplicate BBB claim in process.. 
Dec 2012

15000 mi
Transmission still slipping when sold. 
Nissan Murano in Minnesota, United States
Oct 2012 - May 2014
Mar 2013

26000 mi

US $615
Wheel bearing assembly 
Nissan Murano in Texas, United States
Nov 2010 - Jun 2018
Dec 2016

70000 mi

US $1100
Fried alternator 
Nissan Murano in Virginia, United States
Mar 2012 - Apr 2014
Jan 2014

23700 mi

US $368
Transfer case leak 
Mar 2014

50000 mi
Needed a seal 
Nissan Murano in Massachusetts, United States
Jun 2011 - Sep 2016
Jun 2014

50000 mi
Transaxle seal leak noticed during routine maintenance. 
Nissan Murano in New York, United States
Oct 2011 - Oct 2020
Jul 2012

11000 mi
smell of antifreeze when idiling, dealer couldn't replicate problem. It is still going on. 
Apr 2014

44200 mi
Coolant smell again, pressure tested system, placed dye in coolant system to look for leaks. Still no problem found 
Jul 2014

50000 mi
Continuing coolant smell, dealer found no coolant leak, but a transfer case leak. Replaced transfer case under power train warranty. 
Oct 2014

58500 mi
Continued coolant smell, dealer unable to find problem. Told them they need to drive it, they did, and documented coolant smell, still unable to find problem. 
Oct 2017

103000 mi

US $1000
AC suddenly started blowing hot air. Replaced compressor 

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2011 Nissan Murano 2dr Convertible

265-horsepower 3.5L V6 CVT AWD

Nissan Murano in Arizona, United States
Jun 2012 - Jun 2013
Aug 2012

3300 mi
Convertible top repair. Chipped paint 

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