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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2010 Nissan Murano Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
40about this part
Share
21%of 193 total for the year
Median mileage
88,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 40 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2010 Nissan Murano, 21% of the 193 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 88,000 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was on a trip from salinas ca. To shasta ca my cars rpms began to fluctuate for no reason while in the highway. The check engine light appeared. Code 1778 was one of the few codes that came up. The transmission was failing me. Took into shop and transmission is definitely the problem.”

NHTSA complaint #11350439, filed 2020-08, 132,560 miles

“My vehicle intermittently loses power when going uphill or accelerating. For example, two days ago I was driving up steep hills in the tn mountains at less than 20 MPH. While accelerating the vehicle lost power. I smashed the accelerator to the floor and nothing happened. I stopped the vehicle and put it into park, and then back to drive. The vehicle was able to accelerate as normal. Sometimes this same issue happens while accelerating from a stop.”

NHTSA complaint #11377083, filed 2020-11, 145,000 miles

“I was driving at 30 MPH to go home when my car lost all power with no warning. Thank goodness I didn't have my young children with me. The shop fixed my car after nine days and all was covered except the alternator. Total damage was 6,000.00. Two days later my car started to hesitate while driving. I quickly got rid of the car. Too bad I loved it for the first 44,000 miles. Beware.”

NHTSA complaint #10481276, filed 2012-10, 45,000 miles

“Vehicle service engine soon light came on and vehicle would not move after we came to a stop at a light shut off and restarted vehicle took to burdick Nissan for service. They said they had cleared the codes by adding some fluid to the tranny. Wife and I drove to lunch { low speed} light came back on returned to dealership needs new transmission it is being worked on. This is very scary and it seems to be a recurring problem for the Nissan CVT tranny.”

NHTSA complaint #10641186, filed 2014-10, 62,000 miles

“Took SUV to dealership for oil change - told I could not drive car because CVT transmission was going to fail and seals were leaking. Suv only serviced at dealer and only has 64,535 miles. Nissan will replace transmission, but said I must pay $4,000 for seals that need to be replaced. Researched on web and see this is a major issue with CVT transmission failures with Nissan. Suv showed no symptoms and was driving fine - dealer said it would fail without much warning resulting in loss of acceleration and would not let me drive SUV. I had to rent car and approve work on SUV.”

NHTSA complaint #11207021, filed 2019-05, 64,535 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025624%
2024120%
202048%
201854%
20171413%
20161514%
20155326%
20143121%
20131318%
20123022%
20113725%
20104021%
20096911%
2008360%
2007639%
2006435%
2005566%
200414321%
200326533%

Other parts of the 2010 Nissan Murano

Brakes
56 complaintsElectrical system
22 complaintsOther or unknown
18 complaintsBody and structure
16 complaintsSuspension
15 complaintsAir bags
13 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsSeats
4 complaintsWheels
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 Nissan Murano

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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