2016 Nissan Murano problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (12) · Air Bags (11) · Vehicle Speed Control (9)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
69 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (5)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 2019-11-08 · campaign 19V807000 · 391,479 vehicles ⚠ PARK OUTSIDE
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Nissan Murano, 2016-2018 Nissan Maxima, and 2017-2019 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and unrepaired, or inspected and determined to not need a repair, under recall number 18V-601. In addition, this recall expands the previous population. The Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.
Risk: A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS actuator, free of charge. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available, currently expected to be during summer 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: If the ABS warning light remains illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 2018-09-07 · campaign 18V601000 · 215,124 vehicles ⚠ PARK OUTSIDE
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nissan Murano, 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2017-2018 Nissan Pathfinder, and 2017 Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.
Risk: A brake fluid leak on the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number on the ABS actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: When brake fluid has leaked onto the circuit board, the ABS warning lamp will remain illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up. If this occurs, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 2016-09-02 · campaign 16V636000 · 120,329 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima vehicles manufactured February 10, 2015, to August 19, 2016 and equipped with Intelligent Cruise Control, 2015-2017 Murano vehicles manufactured August 22, 2014, to August 19, 2016 and equipped with Intelligent Cruise Control, and 2015-2016 Murano Hybrid vehicles manufactured August 22, 2014, to July 19, 2016. The affected vehicles have Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) actuator pumps that may allow brake fluid to l
Risk: A brake fluid leak onto the circuit board may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ABS Actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: When brake fluid has leaked onto the circuit board, the ABS warning lamp will remain illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up. If this occurs, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle
Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification 2016-04-26 · campaign 16V244000 · 3,296,947 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrec
Risk: If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Fix: Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy par
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 2016-04-07 · campaign 16V193000 · 12,616 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 Murano vehicles manufactured December 17, 2015, to February 11, 2016, and 2016 Maxima vehicles manufactured November 25, 2015, to February 12, 2016 and equipped with an antilock braking system (ABS) and Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC). The ABS actuator may have a damaged O-ring that may result in a lack of brake fluid pressure.
Risk: Insufficient brake fluid pressure may lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the ABS actuator, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 16, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Service bulletins (246)
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
Power Train 2025-10-03 · WBI/21-002 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
campaign bulletin cvt warranty extension in an effort to assure customer satisfaction, demonstrate our confidence in continuously variable transmissions (cvts), and to address customer concerns including those expressed by customers in a class action, nissan will extend the warranty coverage on the
Service Brakes 2025-02-20 · NTB19-042F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
automatic emergency braking warning light blinking applied systems: vehicles equipped with a lane camera (see figure 1) service information if the automatic emergency braking (aeb) warning light or is blinking (but not illuminated steadily) or the customer states it is blinking, and there are no rel
Service Brakes 2025-02-20 · NTB19-033G · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
intelligent cruise control inoperative and aeb/feb warning light on or radar obstruction message displayed with dtc c1a16 or c2582 if you confirm important: the purpose of action (on the next page) is to give you a quick idea of the work you will be performing. you must closely follow the entire ser
Air Bags 2024-09-19 · NTB19-071D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dtc b00a0-00 stored this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin. if you confirm dtc b00a0-00 (occupant detection sensor unit) is stored, and ocs zero point reset cannot be performed, (continued on the next page)
Showing the 6 most recent of 246 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-22 · Service Brakes · 💥 crash“on [xxx], at approximately [xxx]., i was involved in a low-speed, front-end collision while making a left turn from [xxx] onto [xxx]. i was following a toyota tacoma that stopped suddenly for a pedestrian near the crosswalk. i immediately applied what i believed was maximum emergency braking pressure to my brake pedal. the pedal felt firm, with …”
2026-05-22 · Power Train · 81,476 mi“the contact owns a 2016 nissan murano. the contact stated that on two occasions while making a left and right turn, the vehicle lost power and the vehicle was drifted to a safe location on the side of the road while advising others to go around her. there were no warning lights or messages. the vehicle was put into park (p) but then the vehicle was…”
2026-04-18 · Engine“it show in the panel the check engine symbol & sometimes when i turn off the car the windows come down and the radio doesn’t want to work i can’t change stations even turn off the radio i need to shutdown the car and started again and then works the radio…”
2026-02-21 · Engine“ cvt- transmission,pulley, tearing of belt the safety of myself as well as others was put at risk do to the vehicle loosing power while driving on the freeway,yes the dealership ran a diagnostic which produce a report of a failing cvt-transmission ,pulley and tearing of belt. no, there hasn't been any inspection. there were no warning lights on th…”
2026-01-05 · Visibility · 116,000 mi“the contact owns a 2016 nissan murano. the contact stated that while her son was driving at approximately 55 mph at 12:30 am with no other vehicles on the road, he observed aloud bang and the sunroof shattered. the contact stated that she was sure nothing came into contact with the sunroof while driving. the contact's son received a few scratches o…”
2025-10-16 · Unknown Or Other“i am having issues with the the paint peeling off my car. i've noticed that some other nissan's have had a recall due to defective - defective paint primer.…”
2025-09-13 · Suspension“was told by coggin nissan that my front control arms are cracked and need to be replaced. car only has 64k miles on it i bought it new. found cracks when car was serviced. 9,12,2025…”
2025-09-13 · Unknown Or Other“i am reporting a serious intermittent safety issue with my 2016 nissan murano, which i recently purchased from a private seller. on multiple occasions, the vehicle suddenly stops accelerating after driving for approximately 20–30 minutes, including multiple local stops. when this occurs, the engine continues to run, but the car becomes completely u…”
2025-07-21 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 111,000 mi“the contact owns a 2016 nissan murano. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and started to coast. the contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer, and the dealer determined there was corrosion on the battery terminals. the battery cables were repaired. the dealer also mentioned potential engine fail…”
2025-07-09 · Unknown Or Other“i have been experiencing complete driving failure with my 2016 nissan murano. it shutdowns randomly without any warning well driving in traffic. i have already experienced being put in a crash risk three times. i have been trying to work with the dealer for almost 2 months now, only to receive my suv with the same issue. i am terrified to be forc…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.