2003 Nissan Murano Steering Problems

“While driving in traffic the engine on my 2003 Nissan Murano stopped, thankfully I was able to maneuver car to safety, another time waiting for train to cross approximately waiting 12 minutes in drive and idling, engine shut itself off, while driving 25 MPH and making left hand turn car stalled again almost resulting in another vehicle to hit my vehicle- called Nissan and they said that the recalls have been completed for my vehicle I then asked Nissan is it dangerous for engine to quit while in motion she expressed that she was sorry for that to have happened- what if I were hit whose fault…”

“Steering runs of boost (power assist) when turning quickly. This is noticeable when parallel parking, but also noticeable when evasive maneuvers are required. I can see a crash occurring because of this. Mine has acted like this since new, and I believe this unrelated to a burst high pressure steering hose that my Murano encountered at 52,600 miles. Consumer reports noted that 2003-2004 muranos all exhibit the loss of steering boost issue, yet Nissan will not acknowledge that is a safety issue. I see several other complaints here on NHTSA for the same steering boost assist issue.”

“I was driving home on a 4 lane road with a center turn lane in the right hand lane when the car in front of me suddenly stopped. I hit the brakes and swerved into the left hand lane to avoid an accident. I was traveling aprox. 25 to 30 MPH. The power steering went out, the steering wheel locked and the car was crossing through the turn lane heading for oncoming traffic. I jerked the wheel hard to the right and the power steering came back at the last possible moment narrowly avoiding a head on collision.”

“2003 Murano. The power steering fades in and out while turning at slow speeds . Turn the steering one way to one direction and try to quickly turn it back to the opposite way while slightly accelerating. All of a sudden, steering becomes very difficult and requires muscle power causing a few near collisions when changing lane or maneuvering out of sudden avoidance.”

“Nissan Murano has poor power steering high pressure hose. The liquid leaked is highly flammable and dangerous. And if the leak goes unnoticed, the driver's safety is also a big concern.”