2016 Nissan MuranoRecalls, problems, MPG & safety

“On [XXX], at approximately [XXX]., I was involved in a low-speed, front-end collision while making a left turn from [XXX] onto [XXX]. I was following a Toyota Tacoma that stopped suddenly for a pedestrian near the crosswalk. I immediately applied what I believed was maximum emergency braking pressure to my brake pedal. The pedal felt firm, with apparently normal resistance, but I did not experience the deceleration or braking response I expected. Despite my braking effort, my Murano continued forward and struck the rear of the Tacoma. My VIOFO dashcam recorded the incident, including GPS-indicated vehicle speed and time. The displayed speed was approximately 14 mph at impact. I experienced no noticeable strong deceleration before the collision. I did not observe a forward-collision warning or automatic emergency braking intervention. I subsequently had the vehicle examined by a collision repair facility on [XXX] and Tony Nissan in Waipahu on [XXX]. Electronic scans did not identify braking-system fault codes. Tony Nissan performed an approximately 18-mile road test and reported that it could not reproduce the braking concern. Its inspection included checks for…”

“The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that on two occasions while making a left and right turn, the vehicle lost power and the vehicle was drifted to a safe location on the side of the road while advising others to go around her. There were no warning lights or messages. The vehicle was put into park (P) but then the vehicle was put into drive (D) and reverse (R) the vehicle did not accelerate or reverse as intended. The contact stated that her husband attempted to change gears until the vehicle finally accelerated while in drive (D) after 15 minutes, and the vehicle was taken to the residence. During the first occasion, the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 81,476.”

“It show in the panel the check engine symbol & sometimes when I turn off the car the windows come down and the radio doesn’t want to work I can’t change stations even turn off the radio I need to shutdown the car and started again and then works the radio”