2006 Nissan Murano In-Depth Review At 100,000 miles

[melgibson1997]

I love my murano..It is great in the snow. I have pushed snow out of my way..You are right about the seat, my husband broke it..The vents in the rear by the door don't push out enough heat..I am looking at a new one..Thanks for your review..

[Raygreene22]

It does not cost $500 to replace the CVT fluid. The CVT transmission takes 12 quarts of CVT fluid and if you take the plug out of the pan, 6 Qts. will drain out. Most people will do 60-75k 6 quart changes. BTW... Quarts of the Nissan oil, which you must use are $20 a quart at the dealer.

[themsmproduction]

is it easy park by looking back or good back view?

[bbishoppcm]

@themsmproduction Use, and trust, your mirrors. Only people who don't know how to drive a car need backup cameras.

[the0skull0dj]

this car so awesome

l like it so much

:)

[snowdog90210]

It's a shame they wrap that gem of a motor in that turd of a car. Mine has been a laundry list of problems that many people seem to have had. No issues w/ the CVT yet, though.

[defendingdog]

@snowdog90210 Mine is great.

[CEOofMcDonalds]

im going to get my 2005 murano is few days. im going to spluge my pants.

[Zhu8]

I see the mount for your GPS!

[TheAndrey]

awesome review. Discouraged from buying used murano... cvt seems to be a risky affair

[dave777blaster]

soundedlike you said the problem affects every nissan ever built after replaying it

you mumbled the word almost prior to that statement Though I know of three and I know there are more that is not effected by it

[dave777blaster]

I never had either problem with  my pathfinder , Maxima or M35

[bbishoppcm]

@dave777blaster ...And you never will. Neither of those models were affected by the seat frame defect.

[dave777blaster]

@bbishoppcm It hought you said all Nissan vehicles were affected

[bbishoppcm]

@dave777blaster Nope!

[Zhu8]

@dave777blaster I believe that's the sun visor.

[701914]

it`s funny how everybody has been told by his dealer that the previous owner had been an old women, who used the 4x4 only to go to church :)

great review by the way. I am thinking of buying one of those these months

[defendingdog]

@701914 Well, I see it has been 7 months. Have you bought one yet? What year is it what model?

[701914]

@defendingdog No, I bought a Range Rover L322 after all.

[juliemcskimming]

would u say this car is just as reliable as the non cvt transmissions? ive always had faith in nissans, toyotas and hondas. i had a 87 sentra in my teens and early 20's, i dont think i EVER changed the oil, i towed my seadoo to the river with and drove it all over gods green earth with zero problems! but since reading the same complaint over and over again about the cvt going out, im really worried. i know its a risk w/ used, but still wondering if it really is common.

[bbishoppcm]

@juliemcskimming I honestly love CVT transmissions, but the truth is, they cannot take as much punishment as a traditional automatic (at least the belt-style units) but can (and do) last for over 200,000 miles. You have to also realize how many automatic transmissions fail before the 100,000 and 50,000 mile mark. My 2007 Nissan Versa's CVT was still going strong at 60,000 miles when I traded it in, and the Murano's transmission was still running flawlessly at 110,000 miles when I traded it in.

[juliemcskimming]

hi, im thinking of buying a used murano, 2003-2005 range. ive been reading alot of complaints about the cvt going out and costing $6k. so im concerned and why im youtubing to see what others are saying lol. anyways, you say not to take it offroading. its kinda like off roading sometimes where i live, our streets are horrible rittled with pot holes. alot of farm land. would this pose a problem with the murano? im in so cal, but our little town has bad streets.

[bbishoppcm]

@juliemcskimming Another thing; Nissan was so sick of hearing these complaints (they fixed most of the design flaws after the first model year), that they extended the warranties of all 2003-2010 Nissan CVT transmissions to 10 years, 100k, and lowered the cost of a new transaxle to something like $3k.

[juliemcskimming]

@bbishoppcm

so are people complaining that they dont like the cvt transmission, or are they complaining of actual problems occuring? im just wondering if" problems" are a common thing on the murano. i heard the murano is to heavy of a car for the paticular tranny they are using. i REALLY LOVE this car, but the bad reviews are making me worry. who knows if the reviews i read were some mad buyer trying to savatoge nissan. my 87 sentra (manual trans) took a beating and never let me down.

[bbishoppcm]

@juliemcskimming Driving a CVT generally takes some getting used to, as they don't shift like traditional automatics; some people take these characteristics as being "defective," or believe there's "something wrong." This is simply not the case. Yes, there have been many failures in the first two years of the Murano's production, so AVOID 2003-2004 models. The 2009 and newer models use a totally re-designed transmission, so is not subject to the early failures.

[siberiantiger0]

Hahaha, he froze his grandpa. Great review.

[Zhu8]

I bought mine with about 10k miles on it, I'm just under 60k now.

Your air con appears to be a bit loud. And Don't use your camera while driving. Your car has a raisable electric seat? mine broke at 50k and only had 4 way adjustability.

Also, There is a recall which involves adding a fuel tank protector, and a part of the seat which might cut the rear seatbelt.

[Zhu8]

GPS Holder? At least you have a black interior.

[nafddur]

Not all Muranos have floppy visor and/or broken seat frame problems. I've had my 04 SE (with 83K miles) for just over 6 years and have neither of those problems. That's the trouble with buying used - you have no idea how your car was treated the first few years of its life.

[bbishoppcm]

@nafddur I didn't have these problems until around 95k. My car was owned by an older woman, and never abused (which is why I bought it). Design flaws are exactly that; design flaws. I know the difference between design flaws and abuse.

[nafddur]

@bbishoppcm Did the original owner experience either a visor or seat frame problem? Because it's hard for me to understand why a design problem on all Muranos would manifest itself in a failure on so few. Maybe the majority of us Mo owners are just lucky?

[bbishoppcm]

@nafddur Now, just to clarify, I've owned about 15 cars from a variety of manufacturers, many of them Nissan products; the Nissans have all had issues with the drivers' side sun visor, including my brand-new 2007 Versa. No other car I've ever owned has had any issues with the seat frame. I was born and raised around cars, as my father was a Nissan mechanic for 20 years, so I didn't just fall off the turnip truck and crank out video after video without some knowledge of automobiles.

[satchboogyfan]

Good review

Lots of info

[k3vanoo]

Ahh man, you should drive my Corolla, no Anti-lock brakes which equals major fun! :/

[MacintoshUser1986]

Four years and 100,000 miles? That's a lot of miles but the vehicle runs great so it really doesn't matter.

NIce review dude. :)

[xxjr963xx]

100,000 miles. My sisters 93 Lexus Es300 has 136,100 miles. o.O

[vwestlife]

The Murano is essentially a lifted-up AWD Altima, so that's why it drives more like a sedan than an SUV. I've never driven a Murano, but I drove an Altima with the 6-speed manual, and it was very nice -- I liked it a lot better than the Camry and Ford Fusion.

[bbishoppcm]

@vwestlife Yes, it is based on the Nissan FF-L platform. 

[coffeefish]

@vwestlife There is much more leg room in the Murano, then there is in an Altima.

[coffeefish]

Cool car. I always wanted one. My nissan v6 has 210,000; still runs fine.