2009 Nissan Murano Problems: Brakes (629 Complaints)
The most-reported problem on the 2009 Nissan Murano is Brakes (38% of 629 owner reports). There are 4 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Brakes — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 629 complaints · 4 recalls
What problems show up on the 2009 Nissan Murano?
242 of 629 filings named Brakes (38% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.
Second is Airbags (63 reports).
There are 4 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Tires and Brakes. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.
The previous year is not published here. Use the year list to jump around.
What owners reported
System named most often: Brakes 242 complaints · 38.5% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
- Crashes 24
- Fires 4
- Injuries 26
- Deaths 0
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.
“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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) | 242 | 38.5% | 12 crashes · 0 fires |
| Airbags (AIR BAGS) | 63 | 10.0% | 6 crashes · 0 fires |
| Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) | 57 | 9.1% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) | 51 | 8.1% | 2 crashes · 2 fires |
| Steering (STEERING) | 29 | 4.6% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Engine (ENGINE) | 27 | 4.3% | 0 crashes · 1 fires |
| Body / frame (STRUCTURE) | 22 | 3.5% | 1 crashes · 0 fires |
| Wheels (WHEELS) | 15 | 2.4% | 1 crashes · 0 fires |
| Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) | 14 | 2.2% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Unclassified NHTSA leftover | 124 | 19.7% | 4 crashes · 1 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.
- Campaign 18V916000 was reported 3,503 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
| Date | Record type | Count | Record identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2008-Q2 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2008-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2008-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2009-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2009-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2009-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2009-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2010-Q1 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2010-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2010-Q3 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2010-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2011-Q1 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2011-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2011-Q3 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2011-Q4 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2012-Q1 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2012-Q2 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2012-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2012-Q4 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2013-Q1 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2013-Q2 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2013-Q3 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2013-Q4 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2014-Q1 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2014-Q2 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2014-Q3 | Owner reports | 14 | |
| 2014-Q4 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2015-Q1 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2015-Q2 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2015-Q3 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2015-Q4 | Owner reports | 13 | |
| 2016-Q1 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2016-Q2 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2016-Q3 | Owner reports | 16 | |
| 2016-Q4 | Owner reports | 17 | |
| 2017-Q1 | Owner reports | 21 | |
| 2017-Q2 | Owner reports | 40 | |
| 2017-Q3 | Owner reports | 27 | |
| 2017-Q4 | Owner reports | 43 | |
| 2018-Q1 | Owner reports | 35 | |
| 2018-Q2 | Owner reports | 25 | |
| 2018-Q3 | Owner reports | 21 | |
| 2018-Q4 | Owner reports | 18 | |
| 2019-Q1 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2019-Q2 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2019-Q3 | Owner reports | 13 | |
| 2019-Q4 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2020-Q1 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2020-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2020-Q3 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2020-Q4 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2021-Q1 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2021-Q2 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2021-Q3 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2021-Q4 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2022-Q1 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2022-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2022-Q3 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2022-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2023-Q1 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2023-Q2 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2023-Q3 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2023-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2024-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2024-Q2 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2024-Q3 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2024-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2025-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2025-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2025-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2026-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2026-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 08V066000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 08V521000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 09V393000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 18V916000 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE17002 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA18001 |
Safety Recalls (4)
Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.
In short, these campaigns were filed about Tires and Brakes.
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Recall campaign 08V066000
Safety recall 08V066000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT INFLATING IN A CRASH IN WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO SO, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
- Remedy:
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ACU IN AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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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.
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Recall campaign 09V393000
Tires
- Report date
- Component:
- Tires (TIRES)
- Consequence:
- IF THE TPMS LAMP IS DISREGARDED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION, THE TIRE WILL QUICKLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE AT A CONSISTENT RATE RESULTING IN A FLAT TIRE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Remedy:
- THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TPMS NUT WITH A NEW, MORE ROBUST NUT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 9, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 AND INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
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Recall campaign 18V916000
Brakes
- Report date
- Component:
- Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
- Consequence:
- If the valves do not properly close, additional brake pedal travel may be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy:
- Nissan has notified owners, and dealers will flush the brake system with DOT 4 fluid. The HCU will then be tested to detect a possible stuck valve condition. If necessary, the HCU will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2019. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
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
Showing 5 of 629 complaints · page 1 of 26
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owned a 2009 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that several years ago, the vehicle was stolen, and the contact was informed that the vehicle was involved in a crash and that the air bags should have deployed; however, the air bags failed to deploy. The contact was unaware of several details associated with the crash, including the speed at the time of the crash. The vehicle was towed and returned to the contact by the Police Department. A Police report was filed, and the contact was informed that the vehicle was deemed a total loss. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V916000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the vehicle was not repaired under the recall. The manufacturer was informed of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I was going 35 MPH, normal operation speed and there was no extreme weather or road conditions. I slowed down to get into the center turn lane ended up coming to a complete stop due to on coming traffic. I was stopped for about 30 seconds to maybe a minute when I finally had enough clearance to make my turn. When I pressed the accelerator it began to accelerate but stalled out almost immediately. So I pressed and depressed the accelerator rapidly several times then it finally accelerated. When it did finally accelerate it accelerated much to quickly like it just took off. I’d like to say that this excessive acceleration was terrible but it saved my passenger from getting slammed by the now on coming traffic due to the lack of power. This is not the first time it has happened it does it allot when the weather gets warmer as well as when exiting the highway coming to a complete stop and then when trying to accelerate it stalls I’d say 25% of the time. I’ve taken it to multiple repair shops and they all say they can’t find the problem. I know their is a problem and I’ve read of this happening to many other owners so why is there no recall on it yet I’m surprised no one has been seriously injured or worse. In my opinion I feel like the manufacturer has complete disregard to the consumers safety. It’s unsettling.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The car just had no power and the battery had no energy to it i was stalled on hwy and had to call Aaa emergency roadside assistance
CrashFireInjuryDeath
We bought our 2009 Murano new back when we were expecting our baby cause it was rated one of the safest suv on the market. For the most part besides some brake issues and the steering linkage that I had scheduled to have replaced last month its treated us well. Last month with our now [XXX] old daughter I took it to go to a concert an hr from our house. On the highway I felt it swaying which I found weird cause it was swaying from the rear of the vehicle not the front where the linkage is. We drove home slowly and the next day I dropped it off at our mechanics to have the linkage replaced and asked him to check out the sway I felt. He immediately called me after he got it on the lift and said I needed to head to the shop that our suv was JUNK! When I got there I could not believe my eyes and thanked God that I and even more my daughter made it home safely. My mechanic of 35yrs in business said we were lucky we didn't end up in the woods on the highway and that the entire rear k member/ frame is completely rotted out and the rear tires could have flown off at any moment. I have read that there is a recall on this issue but not in the salt belt states. That is ridiculous and is an excuse to not have to back your vehicle. We live in Dartmouth MA and have barely had any snow in the past 10 yrs to salt for and even if we had this hasn't happen to any other vehicles we own. 2003GMC, 2006 Saab and my wifes Jeep all gd. Whats the point of getting a safety check during the annual inspection when you know your frame is junk and its a death trap!How in good faith can you not back your products when this is clearly a major issue. Nissan needs to do the right thing and take care of the people who have taken care of them by buying there vehicles. This vehicle has always been meticulously maintained, washed constantly at car wash with the extra fee of undercarriage spray for what when its rotting from the inside out as you are aware off. Make it a recall before people get killed! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM O
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission started slipping. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be rebuilt or replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 216,000.
Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems on the 2009 Nissan Murano?
Owners named Brakes most often — 242 of 629 reports (38%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.
Are there recalls for the 2009 Nissan Murano?
NHTSA lists 4 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Tires and Brakes. 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 2009 Nissan Murano?
Look up the VIN for open recalls. Have a shop check pads, rotors, fluid and whether the pedal feels firm. 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.
Estimated Ownership Cost
EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates
Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Adjacent Model Years
Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records
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Methodology & Data Integrity
Source: NHTSA ODI / recalls, snapshot 2026-09-07. YearTell is not a government agency.