2007 Nissan Murano Problems and Recalls (672 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 2007 Nissan Murano is Suspension (11% of 672 owner reports). There are 2 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Suspension — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 672 complaints · 2 recalls

What problems show up on the 2007 Nissan Murano?

73 of 672 filings named Suspension (11% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Glass / wipers / cameras (69 reports).

This snapshot lists no safety recalls for this year. That is not a clean bill of health. Still check the VIN at nhtsa.gov.

The 2006 has 798 reports on file; this year has 672. A smaller lifetime total is not a clean bill of health. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 2007 Nissan Murano

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 2 campaigns on file below.
  2. Suspension. Listen for clunks over bumps and look at tire wear for alignment issues.
  3. Glass / wipers / cameras. Check windshield, wipers and any camera or sensor the listing claims is there.
  4. Transmission / driveline. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Suspension. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Suspension 73 complaints · 10.9% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 6
  • Fires 3
  • Injuries 6
  • Deaths 0
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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

Which systems owners named Suspension (SUSPENSION) appears in 73 of 672 owner complaints (10.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. Suspension (SUSPENSION): 73 complaints, 10.9% of reports Suspension (SUSPENSION) 1 crash reports 73 · 10.9% Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY): 69 complaints, 10.3% of reports Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 69 · 10.3% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 51 complaints, 7.6% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 1 fire reports 51 · 7.6% Body / frame (STRUCTURE): 42 complaints, 6.3% of reports Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 42 · 6.3% Engine (ENGINE): 36 complaints, 5.4% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 36 · 5.4% Steering (STEERING): 30 complaints, 4.5% of reports Steering (STEERING) 1 crash reports 30 · 4.5% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 23 complaints, 3.4% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 1 fire reports 23 · 3.4% Airbags (AIR BAGS): 17 complaints, 2.5% of reports Airbags (AIR BAGS) 1 crash reports 17 · 2.5% Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM): 17 complaints, 2.5% of reports Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) 17 · 2.5% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 353 complaints, 52.5% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 1 crash reports 3 fire reports 353 · 52.5% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Suspension (SUSPENSION) 73 10.9% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 69 10.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 51 7.6% 0 crashes · 1 fires
Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 42 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 36 5.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Steering (STEERING) 30 4.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 23 3.4% 0 crashes · 1 fires
Airbags (AIR BAGS) 17 2.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) 17 2.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 353 52.5% 1 crashes · 3 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2007; the first recall shown was reported in Oct 2008. 2007-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2009-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2010-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2010-Q2: 15 owner reports 15 2010-Q3: 20 owner reports 20 2010-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 2011-Q1: 13 owner reports 13 2011-Q2: 21 owner reports 21 2011-Q3: 24 owner reports 24 2011-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2012-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2012-Q2: 22 owner reports 22 2012-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2012-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2013-Q1: 13 owner reports 13 2013-Q2: 18 owner reports 18 2013-Q3: 16 owner reports 16 2013-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2014-Q1: 20 owner reports 20 2014-Q2: 21 owner reports 21 2014-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2014-Q4: 17 owner reports 17 2015-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2015-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2015-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2015-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2016-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2016-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2017-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2017-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2017-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2017-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2018-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2018-Q3: 15 owner reports 15 2018-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2019-Q1: 20 owner reports 20 2019-Q2: 21 owner reports 21 2019-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2019-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2020-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2020-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2020-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2020-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2021-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2021-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2021-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2022-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2022-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2022-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2022-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2023-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2023-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2023-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2023-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2024-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2024-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2024-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2025-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2007 Apr 2026 Recall campaign 08V521000 ◆ Recall campaign 08V521000 Recall campaign 09V169000 ◆ Recall campaign 09V169000 Investigation PE08065 ● Investigation PE08065
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2007-Q1 Owner reports 3
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 3
2007-Q4 Owner reports 2
2008-Q1 Owner reports 3
2008-Q2 Owner reports 2
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 3
2009-Q1 Owner reports 8
2009-Q3 Owner reports 3
2009-Q4 Owner reports 6
2010-Q1 Owner reports 9
2010-Q2 Owner reports 15
2010-Q3 Owner reports 20
2010-Q4 Owner reports 19
2011-Q1 Owner reports 13
2011-Q2 Owner reports 21
2011-Q3 Owner reports 24
2011-Q4 Owner reports 13
2012-Q1 Owner reports 12
2012-Q2 Owner reports 22
2012-Q3 Owner reports 13
2012-Q4 Owner reports 6
2013-Q1 Owner reports 13
2013-Q2 Owner reports 18
2013-Q3 Owner reports 16
2013-Q4 Owner reports 8
2014-Q1 Owner reports 20
2014-Q2 Owner reports 21
2014-Q3 Owner reports 13
2014-Q4 Owner reports 17
2015-Q1 Owner reports 10
2015-Q2 Owner reports 9
2015-Q3 Owner reports 6
2015-Q4 Owner reports 9
2016-Q1 Owner reports 6
2016-Q2 Owner reports 8
2016-Q3 Owner reports 6
2016-Q4 Owner reports 13
2017-Q1 Owner reports 6
2017-Q2 Owner reports 8
2017-Q3 Owner reports 11
2017-Q4 Owner reports 3
2018-Q1 Owner reports 12
2018-Q2 Owner reports 8
2018-Q3 Owner reports 15
2018-Q4 Owner reports 7
2019-Q1 Owner reports 20
2019-Q2 Owner reports 21
2019-Q3 Owner reports 13
2019-Q4 Owner reports 14
2020-Q1 Owner reports 8
2020-Q2 Owner reports 4
2020-Q3 Owner reports 8
2020-Q4 Owner reports 5
2021-Q1 Owner reports 3
2021-Q2 Owner reports 8
2021-Q3 Owner reports 9
2021-Q4 Owner reports 8
2022-Q1 Owner reports 4
2022-Q2 Owner reports 9
2022-Q3 Owner reports 11
2022-Q4 Owner reports 8
2023-Q1 Owner reports 5
2023-Q2 Owner reports 6
2023-Q3 Owner reports 4
2023-Q4 Owner reports 3
2024-Q1 Owner reports 3
2024-Q2 Owner reports 4
2024-Q3 Owner reports 2
2024-Q4 Owner reports 3
2025-Q1 Owner reports 1
2025-Q3 Owner reports 1
2026-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 08V521000
Recall campaign 1 09V169000
Defect investigation 1 PE08065
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (2)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

  1. Recall campaign 08V521000

    Safety recall 08V521000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING SUPPRESSED WHICH COULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL TEST THE SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND ACU SYSTEMS USING A SPECIAL TOOL TO CHECK THAT IT IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. IF NECESSARY, THE SEAT CUSHION (CONTAINING OCS HARDWARE) WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  2. Recall campaign 09V169000

    Safety recall 09V169000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    ENGINE MAY STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE/REPAIR THE APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07
Safety incident filters
Showing 10 of 672 complaints · page 1 of 27
2026-04-15Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11731445
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that on several occasions, while driving or while idling, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. On one occasion, while making a left turn, the sound from the engine compartment became louder, and the vehicle lost automotive power. The contact stated that the speedometer failed to operate as intended and remained at 0 MPH. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was diagnosed with engine failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was driven back to the residence but stalled before reaching the driveway. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 167,120.
2025-09-25Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
NHTSA ODI 11689700
CrashFireInjuryDeath
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR. This is blinking on my dash. I looked it up in the manual. It stated that the airbag may not deploy in an accident. I also got a recall notice for this same problem and called the dealer. They said that my vin was not included in the recall even though I had the same make, model and year and the same problem. I had a problem with this when the vehicle was new, they fixed it. They wanted two hundred dollars to look at it. Why is this safety problem in my vehicle not included?
2025-02-24Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11644566
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact heard an abnormal rumbling sound coming from the rear end of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and became aware that the rear subframe of the vehicle was inoperable. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with corrosion on the rear subframe, causing the rear subframe to fail. The contact was informed that the subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 156,000.
2024-11-22Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11626936
CrashFireInjuryDeath
My sub frame is completely rusted through at 138,xxx miles. It was kept in a garage, or I was told from the dealership it was, and was well kept.
2024-10-27FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEUnclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11622192
CrashFireInjuryDeath
My timing chain/belt is shot, my car started slowing down and I pulled over on the side of the highway.
2024-10-07Body / frame (STRUCTURE)
NHTSA ODI 11618521
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact heard an abnormal rumbling sound coming from the rear end of the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who observed excessive corrosion on the rear subframe of the vehicle. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not safe to drive because the rear axle could become detached. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 142,000.
2024-07-17Suspension (SUSPENSION)
NHTSA ODI 11602980
CrashFireInjuryDeath
When the car was in the shop for an unrelated repair, I was informed by the shop that the subframe (K frame) is rusted out and will fail "sooner rather than later". i was told the car should not be driven and is unsafe to drive. There was no indication of a structural problem otherwise. The body of the vehicle appears to be rust free.
2024-07-03Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11598541
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while inspecting the vehicle, it was discovered that the entire subframe was rusted. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 270,000.
2024-06-21Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11595692
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rear subframe cracked. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact became aware that the subframe was very rusted. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed by an independent mechanic or local dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.
2024-05-05Suspension (SUSPENSION)
NHTSA ODI 11587091
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The rear K frame broke without being in an accident or other physical damage to the car.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 2007 Nissan Murano?

Owners named Suspension most often — 73 of 672 reports (11%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 2007 Nissan Murano?

NHTSA lists 2 safety recall campaigns. This snapshot lists none, which is not a clean bill of health. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 2007 Nissan Murano?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Listen for clunks over bumps and look at tire wear for alignment issues. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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