The National Highways Traffic Safety Administration and Nissan have announced the recall of 362,891 Nissan Murano sport utility vehicles. The recall — due to a defective air intake — covers all Nissan Murano models built between 2003 and 2007.
According to the NHTSA’s Web site, the recall is due to a faulty air intake duct. The air intake duct connected to the vehicle’s intermediate resonator could become loose and disconnect. If a disconnection does occur, the vehicle could stall, leading to the increased probability of a crash.
The defect has been linked to the material of the air duct which could causes excessive shrinking.
Nissan dealers will inspect and replace the defect part at no cost to the owners. No specific date has been set for the start of the recall, but the NHTSA says it will begin on or before July 6th.
05/22, 9:52 AM
posted by:
Borat
Per my personal statistic 1 in 10 Murano drivers are males. I am hanging in Nissan dealership from beginning of this recall (July 6) just to observe all tits there. It will be like a go-go bar where you will not need a buck to take a good look at the goods.
Perhaps it is a smart marketing campaign on part of Nissan: any functioingdick carrying individual will be sweating in showroom: they’ll be able to sell something.
05/22, 10:30 AM
posted by:
mayer_ray_nagin
Nissan, please recall the second gen Murano for sheer ugliness.
05/22, 10:31 AM
posted by:
CADDY-V
who is going to be the first one to back up nissan and start bringing up D3 recalls?
05/22, 10:39 AM
posted by:
DenverGuy217
This doesn’t bode well for the future Murano pickup which will be a best seller…. ;>)
05/22, 11:13 AM
posted by:
shane train
Borat- Just wait until the convertible to come out…….
05/22, 12:10 PM
posted by:
winnipegjets
i have a nissan xterra, and have had nothing but problems with it. its an 06, and so far this year ive had a leaky roof, a defective battery that needed replacement, transfer case computer, seized starter, and possibly more that i am forgetting, all of which they cover under warranty. it goes in on average once a month for warranty work. the car has only 40,000 km on it, or about 25000 miles and ive had all of these problems. unfortunatley, we have no lemon laws up here in canada. every time i go into the dealership, they always say how theyve never seen a car come back with as many problems as mine does
05/22, 12:48 PM
posted by:
A4
Once they build the 18-wheeler version they can probably sidestep the NHTSA.
05/22, 3:53 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
If they really knew their market they’d call the convertible the Labia and have the top open from side to side instead of front to back.
05/23, 1:15 PM
posted by:
saabaru1
Ha- we are all thinking alike. I think its a plan to install a cloth top and sell the scrap.
05/24, 2:41 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
I haven’t known a lot of Nissan owners who’ve had problems. Hope this is just a hiccup.