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2003 NISSAN MURANO — POWER TRAIN

crash · 970069 · 2013-03-23

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MURANO
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
199,412
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I AM PULLING INTO THE FREEWAY IN DALY CITY AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE TRANSMISSION. I CRUISED GOING 10MPH FOR A MILE BEFORE I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND SAT THERE THINKING ON HOW TO GET HOME. AFTER 10-15 MINUTES, I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY. I PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE STREET AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD POWER. I DROVE IT TO MY TECHNICIAN THAT EVENING. OWNER OF THE SHOP SAID IT WAS VERY COMMON AND LUCKY THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE NEVER REVVED EVEN THOUGH I WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE A 13 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND WOULD NOT LIKE TO THINK WHAT COULD OF HAPPENED IF I WAS STUCK IN AN INTERSECTION ON A BUSY STREET. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THERE ARE PLENTY OF THESE CASES ONLINE. I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY BACK ON THE TRANSFER CASE I HAD TO REPLACE AND NOW THE NEW TRANSMISSION I WILL HAVE TO BUY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10504215
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