Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Nissan Murano has 28 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
28
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This car I purchased two months ago has the Cvt transmission in it and has proven unsafe for regular... |
| Aug 2, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | CVT FAILURE AVAIL FOR INSP IMMEDIATE SLOWING IN HIWAY TRAFFIC CONFIRMED BY ED MARTIN NISSAN 317 359 ... |
| Aug 12, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MY VEHICLE IS A 2012 NISSAN MURANO WITH 111,000 MILES. THE CVT TRANSMISSION STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND ... |
| Oct 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | AT 105,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT REMAIN ENGAGED IN OVERDRIVE AT GREATER THAN 60MPH RESULTING... |
| Sep 13, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING A CANYON ROAD, MY CAR WAS WORKING NORMALLY AND THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR WOULD NO... |
| Aug 22, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. IT SLIPS BETWEEN GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR AND OVER. I JUST LEARNED THA... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | ON JUNE 25TH I WAS GOING DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL IN GUTTENBERG NJ,07093 WHEN ABOUT THREE QUARTERS DO... |
| Jun 16, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND TURNING INTO A PAR... |
| Jun 5, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE FOR 5-10 SECONDS. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN INTE... |
| Aug 31, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: LOSS OF POWER AT HIGH SPEED, A WHISTLING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING,... |
| Aug 6, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, THEN SUDDENLY STARTED SHUDDERING VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPE... |
| Aug 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I MAY TAKE SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR WI... |
| Jul 5, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. CAR WOULD GO TO HIGH RPMS BECAUSE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. CAR NEEDED TO... |
| Jul 2, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION STALLS OR HESITANT WHEN ACCELERATING AND WAS TOLD BY THE TRANSMISSION SHOP IT NEEDS TO ... |
| Jun 29, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR WOULD HESITATE 4 TO 5 SECONDS WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE, AS I... |
| Jun 29, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | CVT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE ... |
| Apr 22, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN TAKING OFF AT TIMES. IT HAS HAPPENED PULLING INTO MOVING TRAFFIC AS ... |
| Dec 3, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED A COUPLE YEARS AGO. LAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR STARTED JE... |
| Oct 7, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 70000 WHEN CVT TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SHUD... |
| Aug 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | 2012 NISSAN MURANO WITH 90K MILES HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE CVT ... |