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Re: Advice on the 2009 Murano, please? [tspaventa]
by emjay1
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Jul 08, 2009 (12:54 pm)
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Replying to: tspaventa (Jul 08, 2009 12:38 pm)
It is funny how the little things make a difference - like the adjustable gas/brake pedal array in the '05 - which allows me (5'-2") and my husband (6'-2") to drive only adjusting the pedals in between trips, leaving the seat and steering wheel exactly the same. When I test drove the new 2009, it's gone! I also much prefer the radio and A/C array in the '05 to the almost-too-sterile array in the '09. And where did the Sunlit Copper exterior color go!? It's almost like you have to choose from primaries or beige. Hmph...
Oh - and the one complaint about the car is the silly sun visor issue - they get loose and hang down in the driver's way. Have you noticed anything different about the '09 sun visor design? Plastic on plastic is never good for the long haul.
I appreciate your comments - thank you!
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Re: Advice on the 2009 Murano, please? [tspaventa]
by jayrider
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Jul 08, 2009 (1:08 pm)
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Replying to: tspaventa (Jul 08, 2009 12:38 pm)
How do you like the black seats after a few hours parked in the summer sun? Toasty!!!
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Re: Advice on the 2009 Murano, please? [pbj3]
by kjsmitty
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Jul 08, 2009 (4:30 pm)
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Replying to: pbj3 (Jul 08, 2009 11:40 am)
I'll have to admit the first time I read your prior post complaining of this "great safety concern" I laughed. This reaffirm had me wanting to question it - nothing personal.
First off, I have no experience with an "S" model yet if you get out of my wife's 09 Mo with the fob and the engine running it starts beeping at you like crazy. Yours does not??
Second, the Nissan V6 is "relatively" quiet, yet if you can get out in a/your garage and walk next to and around the front of your car and not hear that it's still running,,, I would worry more about my hearing.. Then I would go out and purchase a CO2 detector that was "really" loud. 
I too have never read or heard of any one else having this issue.
Seriously, I'm messing with ya but am curious if yours really doesn't make any beeping/warning noises if you walk off with the fob and the engine running?
Cheers
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Re: Advice on the 2009 Murano, please? [jayrider]
by tspaventa
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Jul 09, 2009 (4:54 am)
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Replying to: jayrider (Jul 08, 2009 1:08 pm)
how ridiculous is this.... I try not to park "facing" the sun : P. The leather on the black interior is just in my opinion nicer looking than the tan leather. something about the perforation on the tan leather just wasn't very appealing to me. Also, the monochrome color scheme on the dash & door trim wasnt as attractive on the tan. they had this tan vs. taupe that just didn't look good. Black on black is really just tight! and definitely hot : )
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Re: Advice on the 2009 Murano, please? [kjsmitty]
by tspaventa
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Jul 09, 2009 (4:56 am)
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Replying to: kjsmitty (Jul 08, 2009 4:30 pm)
OMG, seriously, I don't know how anyone can miss the beeping. the car is practically screaming at you if walk away from it. My 09 LE does it and my 06 SL did it too
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Re: Advice on the 2009 Murano, please? [tspaventa]
by pbj3
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Jul 09, 2009 (6:41 am)
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Replying to: tspaventa (Jul 09, 2009 4:56 am)
okay, i appreciate everyones good laugh/mocking over this, so let me answer your questions.. my model is a Murano S. I am not sure but i believe the LE and other models DO MAKE A WARNING NOISE ABOUT LEAVING THE ENGINE ON/ or have an engine cut off after five minutes. But, I repeat, THE MODEL S DOES NOT.
Secondly, sounds like someone has the most spacious garage available... we do not. we cannot walk around the front of our car... we barely have room to get the car into the garage. the engine is wonderfully quiet... and having been driving for 40 years, the new technology of the Start/stop button would be perfect if one also did not have to use the fob at the same time... it actually adds an additional step to turning the engine on and off... so when we "old timers" pull the fob out, it feels like we have turned the engine off with a key... which explains why my husband left the engine running for 3 hours after he parked at the train station... Nissan told me there is no repair possible, no upgrading the ignition to the LE model type, no warning signal to be installed. they suggested i put a note on my dashboard to remind me...hope i have corrected your information
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Re: Advice on the 2009 Murano, please? [pbj3]
by tspaventa
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Jul 09, 2009 (7:03 am)
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Replying to: pbj3 (Jul 09, 2009 6:41 am)
I know with my 09 LE, I don't even need to put the key in that little hole in the dashboard of the car. Funny thing--- that's probably the one true reason I bought my first Murano (SL) back in December 2005. For me, the mere fact that I no longer had to fumble around looking for a key ring was the next best thing since maybe the discovery of electricity!!!! Truly stinks that they don't have a fix or a work-around for that problem. The quietness of this car is beautiful, but also a bit of a curse. I bought my 09 in March and it wasn't until late in April when we could finally open the windows up here in the cold northeast that I finally heard this awful whisle sound coming from the car when I accelerate. It took 3 trips to the service department and them telling me I'm crazy and me hunting around on line to finally find out there's actually a problem going on that needs to be fixed. I'm now waiting for the part to come in and just counting the days to when I no longer need to hear this horrible whistle!
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Re: SL over LE [reddevil4]
by tspaventa
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Jul 09, 2009 (7:05 am)
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Replying to: reddevil4 (Jul 01, 2009 9:30 pm)
I have an 09 LE with the awesome 20" wheels. I had a vibration problem, but they found something wrong with the brakes and fixed it quickly.
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Re: Advice on the 2009 Murano, please? [pbj3]
by jayrider
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Jul 09, 2009 (11:31 am)
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Replying to: pbj3 (Jul 09, 2009 6:41 am)
Today I pulled the key on my 09 sl in park with the engine running and 3 things occurred. 1. the engine kept running 2. there was one faint beep and 3. the message board in the dash lit up -NO KEY when I opened the door. It is what it is.
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Murano danger
by pbj3
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Jul 09, 2009 (1:26 pm)
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to jayrider..
a faint beep...not on mine. shouldn't the dashboard message say ENGINE ON or TURN ENGINE OFF? Do you know if your engine would have turned itself off after five minutes or would it stay on?
i'm usually half way out of the car when i take the key out so i'm not really looking at the dash.... seems Nissan is much more concerned about telling you your door is open or your headlites are still on then reminding you that you might be asphixated ....
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