2006 Nissan Murano Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 1%of 803 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 48,900miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2006 Nissan Murano, 1% of the 803 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,900 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This complaint is on the 2006 Nissan Murano, on 5/29/10 my grandmother and myself got into the veh when I turned the veh on there was a burning smell I checked under the hood and saw nothing I got back in and checked the dashboard to see if there was any maintenance issue and saw nothing. As we were getting out of the vehicle my grandmother stated she felt heat on the area of the armrest. …”
NHTSA complaint #10335799, filed 2010-06, 29,000 miles“In february of this year, my 2006 Nissan Murano began to stall as I was driving. I brought my car into the dealership and was told that the bello boot was loose. I paid to have the fuel injection system cleaned. Could this be related to recall #09v16900.”
NHTSA complaint #10281383, filed 2009-08, 33,585 miles“I was driving on the freeway at 8:30 pm when my vehicle began to lose power and stalling, it finally shut down completely in the fast lane. I frantically tried restart finally it did I was then only able to get the vehicle in the small space between the on ramp and the slow lane of freeway. The traffic was heavy and I almost get hit by a vehicle while attempting to get to a safe place. Where the incident occurred the are concrete barriers due to the expansion work being done on highway 4 west bound. Pittsburgh california. …”
NHTSA complaint #10389959, filed 2011-03, 85,000 miles“Taken to dealer several times for continuous smell of coolant coming from vehicle when motor gets hot. Dealer continues to claim that nothing is wrong with it. Recently took a trip to tennessee and the coolant in the reservoir was almost gone by the time I got back home. If anyone else is having this problem Nissan should know about it. At this time nothing has been repaired or replaced and we still have the smell of the coolant coming from our vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #10171121, filed 2006-10“The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle jerked and stalled at the same time, the check engine light illuminated while the failure occurred. The failure was experienced several times. On one occasion, the vehicle jerked and crashed into a cement wall while the contact attempted to park. The contact thought that the failure was a driver's error. …”
NHTSA complaint #10456178, filed 2012-04, 89,000 milesRelated recalls
- 09V169000May 19, 2009Nissan is recalling 362,891 my 2003-2007 murano vehicles. The intake air ducts, which are connected to the intermediate resonator in the air intake system of…Covers: Nissan Murano 2003–2007
Related service bulletins
- 10208946Feb 22, 2022CAN COMMUNICATION â NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC FLOW CHART This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- 10192591Jun 24, 2015SERVICE INFORMATION After ECM reprogramming, the Calibration Verification Number (CVN) needs to be automatically calculated prior to State emissions testing (also known as…
- 10039844Oct 21, 2011Nissan: 2003-2007 murano. There is fluid leaking from the transfer assembly.
- 10025503Apr 21, 2008Airflowmeter service.
- 10020920Nov 20, 2006Mil on p0840, lack of power.
- 10019613Mar 31, 2006Mil on with dtc u1000 or u1010 stored in engine control unit.
- 10019626Mar 30, 2006Engine oil cooler gasket available.
- 10019300Feb 8, 2006Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code u1000 or u1010 stored in engine control unit.
Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 3% |
| 2012 | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 | 2 | 1% |
| 2009 | 7 | 1% |
| 2007 | 10 | 1% |
| 2006 | 11 | 1% |
| 2005 | 24 | 2% |
| 2004 | 38 | 6% |
| 2003 | 98 | 12% |
Other parts of the 2006 Nissan Murano
402 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
179 complaintsFuel system
44 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
43 complaintsSteering
38 complaintsSuspension
30 complaintsElectrical system
26 complaintsEngine
24 complaintsOther or unknown
24 complaintsBody and structure
21 complaintsAir bags
19 complaintsBrakes
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Nissan Murano
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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