The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that when she engaged the gas pedal it didnt respond and within a few minutes it lunged forward. The dealer or the manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 102,000.

- Ava , MO, USA

I own an '03 Nissan Murano. Since 114K miles, I have experienced stalling following idle. The problem usually occurs when the vehicle is very warm (not overheating). After sitting idle for a few minutes (I.e. at a redlight or stop and go traffic) when I press the accelerator, nothing happens for a few seconds. The RPM's do not indicate any change. And then all of a sudden, the vehicle "realizes" I am pressing the accelerator and takes off at excessive speed/rpms. The problem has put me in very dangerous situations such as when I am trying to make a left hand turn across traffic and suddenly stalls. Or like the first time I experienced the failure, I was trying to pull onto a major highway. By the time my vehicle decided to go, another vehicle was approaching in the lane I was trying to turn onto and I had to slam on my brakes to avoid pulling out in front of the oncoming vehicle and causing a wreck. Several vehicles were behind me waiting to get onto the same highway and were very aggravated I was holding up traffic since my vehicle was stalling. The problems occurs as regularly as I sit idle in traffic or get into a congested traffic area. Every single time. After reading hundreds of early year Murano owners are having the same problem, I feel Nissan should recognize this as a defect and take responsibility for this costly danger. I have read that many have had to replace the entire cvt transmission and that Nissan is often misdiagnosing the problem. A code reader indicated my tps sensor was bad. I changed it with barely any noticeable changes. Later a dealer's code reader said I should replace the Cadillac converter. After that pricey repair, I still have the same problem. Extremely dangerous.

- Gulfport, MS, USA

While gas pedal applied car stopped going--engine was still running--pulled to side of freeway--still in drive -car would just idle when gas pedal applied--put in park turned off-restarted car put in drive and gas pedal worked-took to dealer-said come back if happens again.

- Simi Valley, CA, USA

After about 20 minutes driving I get a lagging issue where I step on the gas pedal after a complete stop and nothing happens, then all of sudden after 5 seconds the car accelerates dangerously! my wife drives this car and she's driving with our baby. I'm afraid that one day this problem will happen, and she would accelerate after the lagging issue only to hit someone in front of her and cause a major accident. I'm also afraid when she tries to make a left turn during the lag someone might hit her causing an accident. This manufacture need to recognize this is a safety issue, and they need to have a safety recall on these vehicles.

- Aurora, CO, USA

2003 Nissan Murano (2 wd) hesitates with no response to the throttle at low speed. For example, when accelerating from a stop sign or in traffic. After about 3 or 4 seconds, the car lurches violently forward. Problem has been consistent for the past year. Causes difficult and unsafe driving condition in good or bad weather (wheels will spin violently when there is snow on the road as the car finally responds to the throttle input after 3 or 4 seconds). Finally had enough after driving in bumper to bumper traffic in nyc yesterday and almost rear-ending the truck in front of me several times!

- Riegelsville, PA, USA

After driving the car for about 30 min or so every time I step on the accelerator pedal the car is delayed in moving. In addition every time I drive the car I lose power. The check engine light comes on and the car slows to a crawl and stops. I will then have to coast the car off to the side of the road. Wait a few min and then restart. This is very scary every time I try to make left hand turns. Other times I am driving it just will not move for a long 5 to 8 sec delay. Cars coming at me in at any speed have almost hit me. There were no warnings prior the stalling. This happens every single time I drive the car. I read there was a NHTSA recall# 03V455000. The throttle body 3 times, transmission 2 times. Motor mounts and a host of other parts. Let's see oh yeah the tcm twice. Valve body replaced. Miles at 105,000. I have spent over $900 plus. The dealership I bought it from won't take it back. At this point I just want out of this car. Could anyone help me?

- Encino, CA, USA

During acceleration the vehicle will stall and the motor will rev to around 3 to 4000 RPM. Then instantly grab and jump down the road. It does this every few weeks for a extended amount of time... recently took a 100 mile trip, half way through the trip the problem started and continued for the remainder of the trip. On the way back the same day it no longer had the problem.

- Defiance, MO, USA

The problem im having with my 2003 Nissan Murano is when ever im in stop and go traffic, I'll step on the gas and the Murano goes nowhere, the rpms don't go up either and about after about 10 seconds the vehicle will jerk forward violently. This is very dangerous because you run the risk of smashing the car in front of you. No one can tell me what the problem is. Please help.

- Manahawkin, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Murano. While attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle loses power. The vehicle is able to be restarted after approximately 5-10 seconds. The contact stated that the vehicle occasionally accelerates on its own, without even depressing the accelerator pedal. The dealer stated that a valve body needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 65,000.

- Alum Creek, WV, USA

Intermittent acceleration delay of 3-5 seconds from a stop. Once the accelerator is depressed and nothing happens after the delay comes a surge of speed. No codes are thrown and dealer cannot recreate problem. Serious safety hazard, especially when turning left or at an intersection! this has happened intermittently since I got the car at 30000 miles. I can turn off the car and it sometimes "resets" the problem. Consumer bulletin boards report this to be a tps failure that can be found in all years of the Murano production.

- Austin, TX, USA

2003 Nissan Murano, at 2500 miles transmission seems to skip or disengage for a second at highway speeds. Dealer could not reproduce problem. At 12000 miles vehicle started to act up and same thing happen, this time vehicle seemed like it was in neutral gear. Vehicle recalled for alternator replacement, same week and I informed the dealer of the issue, they seemed not too concerned. At 35000 miles when driving in reverse, transmission clink noise. At 58000 took vehicle to dealer with a complaint that the transmission is acting up. Dealer installed a gas tank shied, and did not care to investigate the transmission issue and said all are ok. 64000 miles, after stopping at a traffic light, vehicle will not move forward, acceleration pedal pushed all the way. Vehicle will then suddenly pickup speed and lung forward. Vehicle RPM will kick up and down while driving at steady and cruising speeds giving the vehicle a feeling of sudden acceleration and deceleration. Situation is getting worse and no help from dealer since he recently went out of business.

- Victorville, CA, USA

To date, we have had numerous problems with our 2003 Murano. We have replaced the throttle body, motor mount, battery, tcm and transmission. On July 21, 2006 our Murano made a loud noise then quit moving. We had it towed to the dealership where they stated it needed a new tcm. That did not fix the problem so they said we needed a new transmission. We had 64,000 miles. Since then we had the car for one day and took it back for yet a new problem with the rear axle.

- Concord, NC, USA

After driving in stop and go traffic (engine compartment very hot) car does not respond to throttle input. This is an intermittently problem. When you depress the gas pedal the engine does not respond or is very delayed, and then a couple of seconds later it tries to catch up and the engine surges to high RPM. This is very dangerous when pulling out in front of traffic due to the lack of throttle response. It is also very dangerous if there's a person or object in front of the vehicle and it surges and takes off very fast. I took it to the dealer while it was acting up and there weren't any codes in the ECU, but the mechanic put it on a meter and read the voltages of the pedal vs. Throttle body and determined the throttle body was not responding correctly and it was the faulty component. He also admitted that they've had a lot of similar problems with those throttle bodies but there hasn't been a recall on the part. This is a very dangerous problem and needs to be addressed.

- Tracy, CA, USA

On 4 different occasions my car has started to accelerate when I am sitting at a stoplight with my foot on the brake. (this has happened over the 3 years that I have owned the car with several months lapsing between incidents) each time when I felt it begin to surge, I put it in neutral while holding the brake pedal down tightly, waiting for the engine racing to stop. I was then able to put the car in drive and it worked normally. The dealer found no codes recorded when I brought the car in, so nothing could be done. In January of '06 I was dropping mail from my car into a mail drop. My car revved up between 4000 and 6000 RPM's. I had my foot on the brake and tried putting it into neutral with no effect on stopping the acceleration. I put the car in park & shut it off. When I restarted it, it was still racing. I had to shut the car down 5 times before the car drove normally. I drove it 2 blocks to my home and had it towed to the dealer. On Jan. 4,2006 the throttle position sensor, chamber as., gasket thr. Were changed. They performed an upper engine decarb. Procedure, cleaned the throttle body, and installed fuel additive. On Jan. 20, 2006 I brought my car back to the dealer because the car started accelerating as I was pushing down on the brake. Dealer found no codes registered on the car's computers, nor could they replicate the problem when they drove the car.

- Naperville, IL, USA

When stopping at a traffic light, the vehicle surged forward without warning. This caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The consumer rear-ended another vehicle as a result. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The dealer could not duplicate the problem. Recall #10072202 & 10072201.

- Slidell, LA, USA