16th Feb 2010, 10:11

The seal on our moonroof tore with normal usage. Why is the seal so delicate?

2nd Nov 2010, 16:47

Here's another update on this car. The Murano is running well and we are getting decent mileage on the highway (25+ MPG), so I can't complain.

I found out that all of the 12V power outlet sockets in the Murano are defective. The fuse will blow if you plug in a cell phone charger into any of the outlets. Nissan has a TSB about this issue, and the outlet connectors must be replaced to fix this issue.

15th Aug 2012, 10:21

Here's the latest update on this vehicle:

The high pressure power steering line started to leak at 35,000 miles. This is a common defect on the Murano that Nissan has, so far, failed to address. The defective power steering line is not covered under any warranty, since it is considered a hose. Prepare to pay $450-$600 to get it fixed at the dealer. The dealer wanted $159 just for the parts, but I bought an aftermarket part on eBay for $50 (free express shipping). The new part worked great. Let me know if you want detailed instructions on how to replace the high pressure power steering line on a FWD Murano.

12th Feb 2013, 20:08

I was wondering if you could tell me where you got your high pressure hose for the FWD 2006 Murano? Thanks for any help. You can email it to me if possible at ae5nzglenn@dish.net.

12th Aug 2013, 12:05

Here's an update on this vehicle. After a trip to the local car wash, my wife was complaining that the adjustable gas pedal was too far forward and would not move back. It looks like one of the car wash attendants stripped the worm gear when moving the pedals forward to vacuum the car. I found out that you can buy a new adjustable pedal on eBay for ~$90(free shipping). It doesn't look too hard to replace. You have to take off a couple nuts, a wiring harness, and remove the flexible shaft to remove the old pedal. I was able to move the gas pedal back in position, but we decided not to replace the pedal since we never, ever adjust these pedals. Let me know if you need instructions on how to move the pedal back into position.

12th Aug 2013, 12:13

The part is called "Omega 55040 Power Steering Pressure Hose" and I bought it on Ebay from allautoparts365 for $49.95. It fits the 2006 FWD Murano. The hose is almost identical to the factory hose, except the outside diameter of the nut that connects to the rack and pinion is a little bit larger. The hose came with two new crush washers to connect the hose to the power steering pump.

26th Mar 2018, 16:00

I own a used Murano and was wondering if you still have yours and if you've had any more issues? Mine has 130,000 miles; I've had to replace all spark plugs (coils?), the covers over them, the catalytic converter, and it's still not running that great; just curious if you had any more problems?

14th Dec 2018, 04:47

I am the original poster and here's an update for this 2006 Murano.

We had to replace the throttle body because the car would surge and hesitate during acceleration.

I replaced the front struts myself at 65K miles when the right front strut began to make a lot of noise going over bumps. I recommend the Monroe quick struts. They ride very well on this car.

I also replaced the right front CV axle because the inside boot was torn and damaged. The axle was not hard to replace and a new axle only costs about $10 more than new CV boots, and replacing the axle is less work than replacing the boots.

I suspect that the front motor mount is going bad but I have not fixed that yet. Motor mount failures are common on Muranos.

I don't like the design of the manually adjusted serpentine belt tensioner pulley on the 2006 Murano. The tensioner hold down nut is made out of super cheap metal and is very easy to round off and damage the nut, even if you use the correct wrench. There's not enough room to get a six point socket on the the tensioner nut. I ended up replacing the whole tensioner assembly with new hardware. The new Muranos have an automatic tensioner and do not suffer from this design defect.

Most of the door lock solenoids do not work. We haven't had those repaired yet.

We haven't had any problems with the CVT transmission, but we only have 70K miles on this car. I changed the CVT transmission fluid at 55K miles. The Valvoline CVT fluid runs great in the Nissan CVT transmissions.