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#1 of 5 Power serge in Murano by enkidue Apr 03, 2008 (10:15 am)
Hi all,   I have a Nissan Murano 2007 with only 7000 miles. Often when I start the engine I get a power serge. It feels like a car bumping into my car from the rear. How could the engine be connected to the transmission while in parking? Nissan has apparently no second instance of this problem. So I am out to see if anyone has noticed something similar in his/her car?   Thanks!   Mark Replies to this message: george78 (Apr 03, 2008 7:54 pm) enkidue (Apr 03, 2008 8:36 pm)
#2 of 5 Re: Power serge in Murano [enkidue] by george78 Apr 03, 2008 (7:54 pm)
Replying to: enkidue (Apr 03, 2008 10:15 am) I have an '07 as well with about the same milage and have not noticed that. One thing about the Murano. It sounds like some owners have had horror stories about the transmission while others praise the car. Consumer Reports seems to indicate Nissans in general are kind of a hit or miss. Not a lot of consistency even within the same model. Maybe there are some Muranos that are not up to par. It could be a quality control issue. I know there are a lot of complaints here about this particular car. The truth is, most people never check in when things are going well. Hopefully it's something that will disappear. Good luck. I'm sure you enjoy it otherwise. Replies to this message: enkidue (Apr 03, 2008 8:36 pm)
#3 of 5 Re: Power serge in Murano [george78] by enkidue Apr 03, 2008 (8:36 pm)
Replying to: george78 (Apr 03, 2008 7:54 pm) Most kind of you to reply. Murano is a great car in my view and my problem is one in a thousand. According to Nissan there has been one instance of this problem and only with AWD cars. The serge is very random but it would only happen if you park the car in the following way:   (1) Stop the car on flat road. (2) While your foot is on the break put the gear in parking position. (3) Keep your foot on the break and firmly apply the parking break and stop the engine. (4) Let the car rest for a few hours. (5) Then start the engine again and you will notice a bang and the car moves forward an inch or two before it stops.   Sometimes the surge is barely noticeable. Other times it is nothing but scary. It feels as if though the car is going to rip itself apart.   Once again thank you for your time.   Mark
#4 of 5 Any 2009 owners report this problem? by rovingeye Oct 11, 2008 (7:36 am)
Would be interested to know if any 2009 Murano owners have this happen to their cars? I own a 2009 SL AWD Murano and have not noticed anything like this so far ... Replies to this message: enkidue (Oct 11, 2008 9:56 am)
#5 of 5 Re: Any 2009 owners report this problem? [rovingeye] by enkidue Oct 11, 2008 (9:56 am)
Replying to: rovingeye (Oct 11, 2008 7:36 am) I cannot answer your question because my car is 2007. However, when I reported the problem Nissan was very forthcoming. They replaced the transmission system with a new one and the problem exists no longer. I would suggest you contact them. This is an extremely rare problem with Murano. Since you too, like me, have the tendency of catching such rare occurrences you might as well start playing the national lottery... . Do ask me if you had more questions. Best of luck!   Mark

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