What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2011 Nissan Murano

Typical pattern

2.1% of complaints about the 2011 Nissan Murano came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2011 vehicle — around the middle of the 203 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 8.7 yr in service. The most-reported system is service brakes (38 complaints), typically at 8.9 yr or about 87,000 miles.

Complaints
190
Median age at failure
8.7 yr
Median mileage
85,000 n=130
Crash / fire / tow
6.8% of reports
Safety recalls
0

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Service brakes
38 reports · 87,000 mi
8.9 yr
0%
Power train
37 reports · 90,000 mi
8.3 yr
8.1%
Other
23 reports · 83,000 mi
9.0 yr
0%

In owners’ own words

Power train 128,000 mi 4.9 yr in service
TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR SHIFTS HARD INTO GEARS. TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO JUST STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. GETS WORSE THE WARMER IT IS. SLOWER SPEEDS HAVE THE HARD SHIFTING AND HIGHER SPEEDS IT OFTEN WONT SHIFT TO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR.
Power train 53,000 mi 5.7 yr in service crash / fire / tow
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOT AND THEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Power train 51,000 mi 5.7 yr in service
THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOT AND THEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Service brakes mileage not reported 4.6 yr in service
WHILE DRIVING MY NISSAN MURANO 2011, THE CAR LOST ITS BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I STARTED PUMPING THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY STARTED WORKING, BUT DEFECTIVE. I WENT TO NISSAN CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HE WASN'T SURPRISED. TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR FIRST CASE, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS, SO I HAVE TO PAY $600 FOR A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

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