| stugerca |
| Took my 03 Murano into the dealer for a high pitch whine 8okph++. Just got a call back and was informed the CVT is worn out at 98000 k. Anybody had the same problem or any luck with Nissan Canada getting it covered. The inservice date was DEC 02 so over my insured time , but under the 100k warranty. Thanks |
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| njjoe |
stugerca-
Worn out? Since this is such an expensive repair (replacement) I would want something more detailed and specific from the dealer than simply "worn out". How did he determine it was "worn out"? You know he did not open it up, so how exactly did he come to that conclusion?
This can be a $6,000 repair so I would want the dealer to be much more specific.
-njjoe |
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| stugerca |
| Picked up Murano from Dealer. When asked how they determined it to be the CVT he said by using a stethyscope up on a hoist. I asked if the chain was worn in or if it was a bearing and he said that it didn't matter as there was no servicable parts within the transmission. Was told to drive it till it got worse, but didn't give any indication how long it might last. Anyone else dealing with the same situation? Calling Nissan tomorrow to see if they will do anything. While I was talking to the dealer he let slip that the CVT had been changed once by the previous owner. I've owned the Murano since 44000K. |
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| njjoe |
Nissan has really given the consumer the middle-finger with regards to customer support when it comes to the CVT. :3:
After five years they still treat the CVT as a single non-repairable unit, similar to an alternator or water pump. That was fine when every MO was under warranty, but now it borders on being criminal.
They do not service the CVT, instead opting only to replace it. They also do not sell replacement parts nor documentation which prevents transmission repair specialists from getting into the CVT repair business.
It is very possible that your MO may simply have a dirty valve body and a cleaning will take care of the problem. Unfortunately you will never know because Nissan will not let the dealers crack open the case and work on the internals.
Nissan expects owners with soon-to-be six-year-old MOs to fork over $6,000 for a new CVT. If they don't change their policy soon there will be a lot of early model, nice-looking MOs with strong engines sitting in junkyards across the US. No one is going to put a $6,000 CVT in a $7,000 car. Nissan dropped the ball on this issue, big time.
-njjoe |
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| stugerca |
| Just talked to Nissan Canada and no luck. Looks like my only option is to replace or trade the vehicle in and hope the next guy buys an extended warranty. I like the MO and would keep it if I knew I wouldn.t have to replace another CVT. When reading posts in regards to reliabilily lots or replies stating no problems but most are lowmilage. Are there any high milage MO out there 150000K+ (100000mi) that are on their original CVTs / Transfer cases? |
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| cliffymiracle |
stugerca...good luck on trading it in. I just went to trade mine in (because of the issues that I see forthcoming) and it wasn't pretty. Although you may see KBB values, they are not valid in this economy. My 05' has a KBB value of 14k, the offer at several different dealerships was 6 to 7k and my M is immaculate. I'm hoping the economy gets better and trade values goes up. As soon as it does, the M is gone...forever.
NJJOE...you're 100% correct. I'm not sure what's going on with Nissan but they've been very customer un-friendly lately. I had a REALLY hard time with the transaxle seal issue on the third repair (within a 6000 mile span).
We love our M, but on a furture repair aspect, it's wise to get rid of it before failure and the extended warranty expires. |
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