We have a 2006 Nissan Murano which has a rattle that has been occuring... have determined it is probably in the transmission which as I understand is CVT.... questions are these... what is cost to replace if not under warranty? How does a do it yourself mechanic check or change the Transmission fluid as in other vehicles?? What are others experiences with this issue... ?? Sorry if this is a duplicate and will happily join whatever discussion is out there on this topic...
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2006 CVT Rattle???
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monissanowner
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kerrton
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Re: 2006 CVT Rattle???
Your CVT transmission has a 10-year warranty (or 100,000 miles) so I'm sure you're still covered considering you've only had your Murano for around 4 years. If you are still under 100,000 miles just take it in and the CVT will be replaced free of charge. If you're not under warranty it's several thousand dollars to replace, likely no less than $4000, pehaps closer to $5000.
Also, the CVT has it's own fluid that only Nissan can provide, if you use any other fluid the CVT will be destroyed in a matter of a few miles, so any fluid changes are best left to Nissan techs. Compared to the parts cost, the labour is not bad and worth it to have Nissan techs with experience perform the work,and guarantee the quality on such an expensive component.
Also, the CVT has it's own fluid that only Nissan can provide, if you use any other fluid the CVT will be destroyed in a matter of a few miles, so any fluid changes are best left to Nissan techs. Compared to the parts cost, the labour is not bad and worth it to have Nissan techs with experience perform the work,and guarantee the quality on such an expensive component.
Re: 2006 CVT Rattle???
Nissan dealer only for Transmission issues. Do not go to AAMCO for anything at all. I have first hand experience with both and any extra money you spend at dealer up front is worth it in the long run. AAMCO shops are independently owned and their warranty is not what they lead you to believe. Yes dealers are individualy owned but they are controlled very heavily by big brother who is far more customer service oriented than AAMCO or other crappy transmission shops.
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kerrton
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Re: 2006 CVT Rattle???
Good point, I absolutely would not take your Nissan CVT anywhere but the dealer.
It's an unfortunate thing about the CVT, in my opinion, is that the dealer is the only one capable of diagnosing problems and performing maitenance. Actually, the CVT cannot even be serviced by the dealer if it has problems, beyond software reflash and fluid changes - the Nissan dealer service departments don't have the tools or knowledge to rebuild or repair a CVT. Apparently the pre-load torque on these things is incredibly high, and can only be achieved in the factory. So if you have problems, all Nissan can do is replace the entire CVT as a unit.
So, no repair options exist for a CVT, which is one reason why I was a little nervous about this technology, but the 10 year warranty has certainly put me at ease, and by then I'm hoping there will be options for repair if I do have issues.
Now that I think about it, the inability to service or replace CVT at other shops may have been a contributing factor to NIssan implementing the CVT technology, keep the service costs in house for better profits (fluid replacemens cost several hundred dollars)
It's an unfortunate thing about the CVT, in my opinion, is that the dealer is the only one capable of diagnosing problems and performing maitenance. Actually, the CVT cannot even be serviced by the dealer if it has problems, beyond software reflash and fluid changes - the Nissan dealer service departments don't have the tools or knowledge to rebuild or repair a CVT. Apparently the pre-load torque on these things is incredibly high, and can only be achieved in the factory. So if you have problems, all Nissan can do is replace the entire CVT as a unit.
So, no repair options exist for a CVT, which is one reason why I was a little nervous about this technology, but the 10 year warranty has certainly put me at ease, and by then I'm hoping there will be options for repair if I do have issues.
Now that I think about it, the inability to service or replace CVT at other shops may have been a contributing factor to NIssan implementing the CVT technology, keep the service costs in house for better profits (fluid replacemens cost several hundred dollars)