2011 Nissan Murano problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (36) · Power Train (35) · Suspension (8)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Nissan Murano model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
106 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (131)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB13-107G · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
vehicle key not detected / authenticated, engine will not start this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB13-027D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
can communication – network diagnostic flow chart this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB10-066C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
can communication codes – diagnostic tips and guidelines this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Visibility/Wiper 2024-04-30 · NTB17-019H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
window glass warranty information this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Showing the 6 most recent of 131 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-06-15 · Air Bags · 💥 crash“i had a frontal crash in which i had a neck sprain and severe head injury due to the airbags not deploying …”
2026-04-02 · Power Train“in july 2023, at 55,496 miles on the odometer, the original cvt transmission failed and was replaced at port city nissan (120 spaulding tpke n, portsmouth, nh 03801), an authorized nissan dealership, with a nissan-supplied rebuilt cvt transmission at a cost of approximately $7,000. the rebuilt transmission was warranted for one year. approximately…”
2025-11-17 · Air Bags“the passenger airbag warning light illuminated and remains on. a nissan dealer diagnosed the issue as a failure of the occupant classification system sensor in the passenger seat. this causes the airbag system to be disabled and could prevent deployment in a crash. i was informed that my 2011 murano is not included in nissan’s previous airbag/oc…”
2024-08-22 · Unknown Or Other“hi i see this vehicle had a recall campaign previously under notice p1261/ntb12-003/ntb14-076. this campaign includes the replacement of the links and other items under this campaign. this vehicle is a convertible and the top frame is once again damaged due to the same recall for links. i recently took the vehicle to lorenzo nissan as the top …”
2024-04-23 · Seats“dashboard light started flashing indicating airbag error. light indicating passenger airbag inoperative on center stack illuminated. dealership indicated error code b1018 per esm diagnostic procedure and recommended replacing entire passenger side seat cushion and retesting. uncertain if passenger side airbag sensor will prevent driver's airbag …”
2024-02-27 · Suspension“premature subframe corrosion: first noticed a knocking noise coming from under rear driver side area when going over bumps with our 2011 murano. then the knocking noise (metal on metal sound) got worse and then the back of our vehicle would sway uncontrollably side to side when pressing a little hard on the brakes. brought the vehicle to the niss…”
2024-02-22 · Power Train“35 complaints on the cvt transmission failing for the 2011 nissan murano, which could be a major safety issue while driving. we experienced 3 episodes and have not heard back from nissan nor the nhtsa on recalling this car and having nissan repair their known defect that could result in injury. we know the cvt transmission is known by nissan to hav…”
2024-01-15 · Unknown Or Other“rear subframe corrosion and break. front subframe perfectly ok, obviously under the exact same driving conditions. there was a recall for this exact same problem on the nissan murano 2007 models but unfortunately no recall on the 2011 model.…”
2023-12-06 · Power Train · 115,000 mi“the contact owns a 2011 nissan murano. the contact stated that after starting the vehicle and shifting into drive(d), the transmission made an abnormal sound, and the vehicle shook before moving forward. the contact stated that the failure was intermittent but had become a recurring failure. additionally, the contact stated that the check engine an…”
2023-09-27 · Wheels“2011 nissan murano, while pulling into a parking area the left rear (drivers side) wheel collapsed. fortunately this happened at a very low speed, (under 10 mph). upon inspection it was discovered that the lower control strut had rotted out and separated from the frame causing the wheel to collapse. if this had occurred on a main road at speed it c…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.