2009 Nissan Murano Engine cooling Problems

“In stop and go traffic, the air conditioner had the sweet smell of maple syrup and a few minutes later the check engine light came on. Within seconds, the car stuttered each time I attempted to accelerate. Once out of traffic, I looked and saw a large amount of coolant dripping from the car. The car was towed to the dealer who confirmed coolant built up pressure in radiator, hoses and transmission. Cvt transmission is flooded with coolant and water, radiator and all hoses will need replacement.”

“I am the 'second' owner. The vehicle was gifted to me by my son. It passed the autocheck vehicle history report. I received the vehicle 5/11/13. Failure mileage is approximate. When starting engine huge amount of white smoke exits the 2 exhaust pipes engulfing entire vehicle. This happened continually every time I started engine. Contacted Nissan consumer affairs directly & was referred to dealership. My son spoke directly with dealership service department. The required 30,000 maintenance was performed. After 1 week dealership recommend new engine. …”

“We own a 2009 Nissan Murano sl bought new and the head gasket cracked leaking fluids and emitting a strong smell of coolant. We have had a few unpleasant repairs, new brakes at 30,000, new tires at 32,000 and now at only 57,000 miles cracked head gaskets. We have had all the recommend services performed. Had we waited we just would need to get use to the smell of coolant. It was covered under the warranty. Both the Nissan dealer and an independent shop confirmed the need to replace both head gaskets. The engine needs to be dropped in order to complete the repair. …”

“The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Murano. While driving 30 MPH, the contact heard a rattling noise and a rotten odor coming from the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic and was informed that the catalytic converter failed. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 162,000.”

“I own a 2009 Nissan Murano s . It comes with push button start/stop engine (not to be confused with the intelligent system . To start the engine, you must have your foot on the brake, put the key fob in the slot, and push the start/stop button..... The danger is when you park the car in your garage...and forget to push the start/stop button to turn the engine off... Because this technology is new, the instinct is to pull the key fob out and get out of the car... The engine remains on and it is quiet enough that you do not notice the engine running... …”