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2005 Nissan Murano transmission problems

The 2005 Nissan Murano has 57 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

57

Transmission complaints

5%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Murano transmission complaints by model year271 complaints2003: 271 complaints2004: 147 complaints2005: 57 complaints2006: 43 complaints2007: 67 complaints2008: 3 complaints2009: 70 complaints2010: 40 complaints2011: 37 complaints2012: 30 complaints2013: 13 complaints2014: 31 complaints2015: 52 complaints2016: 15 complaints2017: 14 complaints2018: 5 complaints2020: 3 complaints2024: 1 complaints2025: 4 complaints
Murano transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE ENGINE ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND WOULDN'T RESPOND BY GIVING IT GAS. THEN IT JUST LURCHED FORWARD ABRUBTLY AND BEGAN TO RUN NORMALLY. THEN AFTER ABOUT 2 MORE BLOCKS WHILE WE'RE GOING 45 MPH IT COMPLETELY STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE ROAD. THIS…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · July 13, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2005 Nissan Murano have?

NHTSA has 57 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Murano transmission — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.