Nissan Murano Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Owners have filed 233 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the Nissan Murano across 19 model years. The 2003 model year has the most (58). The words owners use most often: “cruise control” (24% of reports).
- 233vehicle speed control complaints
- —median miles at failure
- 13mention a crash
- 4mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 43%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Cruise control: mentioned in 56 of 233 complaints (24%)
- Front radar: mentioned in 27 of 233 complaints (12%)
- Stop traffic: mentioned in 15 of 233 complaints (6%)
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?
Based on 189 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 233 complaints, 13 mention a crash, 4 an injury.
Nissan Murano vehicle speed control complaints by model year
| Model year | Vehicle Speed Control complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Murano | 1 | 5% | — |
| 2024 Murano | 1 | 20% | — |
| 2021 Murano | 2 | 12% | — |
| 2020 Murano | 1 | 2% | 34,000 |
| 2019 Murano | 6 | 14% | 4,723 |
| 2018 Murano | 23 | 20% | 14,700 |
| 2017 Murano | 14 | 13% | 30,500 |
| 2016 Murano | 9 | 8% | 27,000 |
| 2015 Murano | 20 | 10% | 31,070 |
| 2014 Murano | 4 | 3% | 78,500 |
| 2012 Murano | 1 | 1% | 40,500 |
| 2011 Murano | 4 | 3% | 138,005 |
| 2010 Murano | 3 | 2% | 563 |
| 2009 Murano | 16 | 3% | 86,000 |
| 2007 Murano | 13 | 2% | 129,000 |
| 2006 Murano | 10 | 1% | 123,900 |
| 2005 Murano | 12 | 1% | 118,500 |
| 2004 Murano | 35 | 5% | 107,339 |
| 2003 Murano | 58 | 7% | 98,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists vehicle speed control for the Nissan Murano. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
While accelerating to merge into traffic and make a left turn, the vehicle briefly hesitated, which has occurred previously. After completing the turn and straightening the vehicle, I fully released the accelerator pedal, but the vehicle continued accelerating and maintaining speed without…
Four times in the last month or so, the accelerator pedal has stuck while driving. I take my foot off the gas but the engine continues racing, and the car keeps increasing in speed. The last time it happened I almost ran into the car in front of me. I slammed hard on the brakes to try and stop the…
I was going 35 MPH, normal operation speed and there was no extreme weather or road conditions. I slowed down to get into the center turn lane ended up coming to a complete stop due to on coming traffic. I was stopped for about 30 seconds to maybe a minute when I finally had enough clearance to…
My father is a mechanic when I bought this car the first thing we noticed is it had a problem with actually driving so we tried fixing a couple things to get it to drive no matter what we do the car lags I cannot step on the pedal hard enough in some cases I have almost been hit I have two kids…
While driving on the highway I decided to pass the vehicle in front of me. At the same time I had hit the button to resume the speed I had set on the cruise control. I pushed the pedal all the way to the floor to quickly pass the vehicle in front and when I got past him and let off the peddle my…
Frequently asked questions
Do all Nissan Muranos have vehicle speed control problems?
No. NHTSA has 233 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the Nissan Murano. Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the Nissan Murano vehicle speed control?
No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.
What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the Nissan Murano?
The most frequent phrase is “cruise control”, in 56 of 233 complaints, followed by “front radar” (27).
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- Visibility problems (545)
- Service Brakes problems (485)
- Air Bags problems (331)
- Engine problems (325)
- Structure problems (288)
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