2018 Nissan Murano problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (23) · Service Brakes (15) · Visibility/Wiper (7)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
67 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (2)
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.
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera 2019-09-12 · campaign 19V654000 · 1,228,830 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible an
Risk: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
Service bulletins (181)
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 2026-03-30 · NTB15-049CC · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
telematics service information hint: this bulletin applies to vehicles equipped with a 4g network compatible tcu. tcus compatible with 3g network only are no longer supported. service information the applied vehicles that come equipped with a factory installed sos switch, located near the overhead m
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
Showing the 6 most recent of 181 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-27 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking“while driving the emergency braking light comes on in the dash and my vehicle loses power…”
2026-05-27 · Unknown Or Other“i am filing a safety complaint regarding my nissan murano due to a recurring water leak caused by clogged sunroof/moonroof drain tubes. this problem has now happened for the third time, even after prior repairs by an authorized nissan dealership. water repeatedly enters the interior of the vehicle, soaking the carpets and interior areas. i am very…”
2026-03-31 · Service Brakes“when my car gets to about 20mph the abs light comes on and stays on until i restart the car and drive it again then at 20 mph it come on again i know there are recalls on other nissan murano midnight edition for there abs system issues the nhtsa number is 19v807000 other numbers were r1916 and 1920 also 18v601000 my car is showing the same issues t…”
2026-03-20 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings“forward collision warning light comes on and off while driving. when the light comes on the cruise control will not work and when the light goes off i need to reset the cruise control. this started about two months ago.…”
2025-11-30 · Unknown Or Other“the panoramic sunroof front glass on my 2018 nissan murano shattered unexpectedly while i was driving on the highway. fortunately, i had the interior sliding sunshade closed, which prevented the shattered glass from falling directly onto me. the explosion sound was extremely loud — at first, i thought there had been a collision nearby or that a tir…”
2025-11-09 · Service Brakes“my car several times while driving randomly had the traction control loss light pop up randomly (dry conditions) several times through a 45 minute drive. around the 35 minute mark it popped up again, and my car completely stalled out. my vin is allegedly not apart of one of their recalls but it appears as if it’s the exact same issue many others ha…”
2025-10-14 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings“the fcw turns off within 10 miles of driving. the fcw light clears up if the vehicle is shut off and restarted. however fcw warning comes back up and the fcw system is disabled.…”
2025-08-15 · Power Train“during acceleration, vehicle has a jerkiness/shutter feeling throughout compartment. …”
2025-08-07 · Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection“the transmission shutters at low speeds and doesn’t not engage driving in the freeway is scary …”
2025-07-31 · Lane Departure: Assist“aeb light was on so we took it into the st. augustine nissan dealership. they told us the abs actuator needed replaced and there are now more lights including the abs on the dash after they were in the car. they said the part was on back order since february and that there were about 70 people ahead of us in line waiting for this part. hearing that…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.