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2010 Nissan Murano

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

189

Complaints

11

Crashes

1

Fires

7

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2010 Nissan Murano have filed 189 safety complaints with NHTSA between February 2010 and July 2026. The most complained-about system is the brakes, named in 54 of them (29%). The typical failure was reported at 88,000 miles, the median across the 142 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

No recall campaign was matched to this year, make and model. That is not the same as a clean vehicle: recalls are issued against production ranges, and the only reliable check is your own VIN.

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 189.

SERVICE BRAKES 54 29%
POWER TRAIN 40 21%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 22 12%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 16 8%
STRUCTURE 15 8%
SUSPENSION 15 8%
AIR BAGS 13 7%
ENGINE 8 4%
VISIBILITY 7 4%
STEERING 6 3%
SEATS 4 2%
WHEELS 4 2%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2019 at 42.

2010 2019 2026
2010 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

SEATS

2 injured · fire

I just got in my car and got on interstate no I turned on the heated seat cause I was alittle chilly and about 10 mins later I smelled something and smelled like burning plastic and yep sure was whole back of seat was in flames and I almost wrecked trying to get to side of the road and I started patting it and I finally found some water and dumped it on it and my hands had plastic melted all over it and now I have blisters and big whole in back of seat and honestly scared to death to even drive!

NHTSA complaint 11494617. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

1 injured · crash · towed · 116,000 miles

THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED BACK IN AUGUST CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF MY VEHICLE I SPRAINED MY NECK NOBODY WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT THIS SINGLE VETRAN HAS TO SAY I WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND THE BRAKES FAILED AND IT WAS OUT OF GAS.

NHTSA complaint 11156756. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

1 injured · crash · towed · 190,000 miles

THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLELEY FAILED AND A REAR AXEL CAME LOOSE AND ALMOST LOST ATIRE DRIVING BEFORE THE BRAKES STOPPED AND FAILED IJUST HAD BRAKE FLUID PUT IN THE RESIVIOR TOO AND THEY STILL FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. *DSY

NHTSA complaint 11165036. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash · 43,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER AND FRONT SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE THE DOCTORS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

NHTSA complaint 10594225. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING
Completely lost function of the power steering No matter what I try to do, it seems that I have to continuously be pouring power steering fluid into it

NHTSA complaint 11749385. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
My father is a mechanic when I bought this car the first thing we noticed is it had a problem with actually driving so we tried fixing a couple things to get it to drive no matter what we do the car lags I cannot step on the pedal hard enough in some cases I have almost been hit I have two kids this car is absolutely a danger on the road. As I was driving my children to school the wheel became very hard to steer which I ended up in a ditch after 10 minutes I was able to start the car up again and drive out of the ditch. As I make tight turns the lights inside the car turn on the seatbelts in the back do not work my kids sit back there it’s a problem they both still have to be in car seats

NHTSA complaint 11710817. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The radio volume knob has an electrical defect. If you touch or use the volume knob the volume will automatically increase unexpectedly. This is a problem when driving. It will turn up so loud and unexpectedly that I have all most crashed my car. At this point the stereo is inoperable. Also was told the steering column has a crack. I bought this car brand new. That feels like a defective part and not something that the owner should have to replace, but should be the responsibility of the car maker.

NHTSA complaint 11702316. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN
Vehicle will not accelerate. I will drive it a few miles, and it will be just fine. I drive it more, and it will stall and not accelerate. In fact, on 6/30/25, I was getting on the highway and it wouldn't accelerate and 8 warning lights came on. It has a brand new battery, alternator, idle sensor, and throttle position sensor. My dad and grandpa both know a lot about cars, and they are at a loss.

NHTSA complaint 11671067. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

towed · 57,000 miles

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the contact noticed an electrical burning odor and there was white smoke coming out of the hood. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart and was jumpstarted with the assistance of the contact's brother. The vehicle was taken to AutoZone, where the battery was replaced. The contact stated upon driving from a complete stop, the vehicle went into Safety Mode and failed to exceed 2 MPH. The ABS and battery warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to pull into a parking lot and turn off the vehicle. The vehicle

NHTSA complaint 11641630, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE

90,000 miles

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the catalytic converter had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the same diagnostic test result was provided and the contact was informed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was

NHTSA complaint 11622673, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Nissan Murano

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2025 21 2
2020 42 2
2019 42 1
2018 113 2
2017 107 3
2016 107 5
2015 202 5
2014 144 1 1
2013 72 1
2012 134 1
2011 148 0 1

Other 2010 Nissan models

Every Nissan on this site — 200 vehicles, 319 recall campaigns and 5 open investigation s.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. What each state asks for , read from the statutes.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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