2003 Nissan Murano review from North America
"The engine works, but the very expensive perks don't"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
CD changer never worked, continuously skips.
Power window motor stopped right on the last mile of the warranty.
Tire sensors break easily, causing the air to leak, and they charge a high price to repair a defective design.
Dashboard lights went out, and the cost is too high to pay for a light bulb replacement.
General comments?
The car still drives and the engine works. However when I bought the car I had a 6 CD changer, a power window that went up and down on the drivers side, tires that held air, lights on the dash that illuminated and showed how fast I was going or how much gas was left. Now, those things are gone some before the warranty, but none of the dealers that I went to would fix them until after the warranty ended.
Then they had ridiculous prices like $185 dollars to put a new light bulb in the dash board. They charge $180 to repair a tire pressure sensor that they continuously break when putting air in the tire, and they charge $35 dollars just to put air in one tire!
For me to get the motor fixed in my drivers window, it will cost me $580 plus labor...
The only solution that they had to fix my CD player was to buy another one from them, and for them to charge me to install... (this has never been stable and reported to them 100 times before warranty, no solutions until I hit 100k miles). This is not just with one dealership, I only took the car to dealers for maintenance and I used 3 in my area, depending on where I was.
Recommended reviews
| Do not buy one |
| Great car with expensive little parts |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2003 |
| Year of manufacture | 2003 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 140000 miles |
| Previous car | Nissan Accord |
| Date of Entry | 11th November, 2008 |