2009 Murano SL 10,000 Mile Report

[Strasserider]

OK here is what I can tell you at 10,000 miles

-I have erosion bubbles developing on the chrome of the exterior door handles. It goes to the shop next week

-Mileage is 21.4 per Gallon. I use Super. I used Super Extra and noticed no difference -I pod video mode inoperative (yes I used and did everything in the book and advice from this forum)

-The black leather interior does not stand up well to stains, normal wear and tear. It's not horrendous but it is noticeable.

-Inspections/Tune ups are very well priced and no major issues like with my Volvo. I may need to find a different Nissan repair as the guy I take it too does not seem up on all the Computer stuff on board.

-Engine and CVT is running great (knock on wood). I did hear a "clunk" one hot afternoon under the engine front center, but no ill effects since than

-Interior noise at 75-85 mph is excessive, but hey its a CUV

-Had the worst experience while breaking hard, I actually slipped on the seat forward and the ABS did not seem to do it's job?

-BOSE Stereo ROCKS!!!!

-The dashboard monitor in sunlight from top or side is worthless even at different settings.

-The ride is still nice and it still gets the looks

I am not negative, only laying out the facts. Again, this car is a winner and the next two months will tell how it really works as I take it on a European vacation of over 3000miles in Mountain roads, forests and Ocean Air. I pay about $126-$190 for a oil change, oil filter and inspection, yea that's probably $$$$$ for folks in the US but here it's cheap.

[blastoff99]

Thanks for the thorough report.

I am curious about your mpg: is this mostly city, mostly highway (and if so, what approximate speeds?), or mixed?

[Timmbo]

Thanks for the feedback, we all appreciate it!

[Strasserider]

Blastoff 99

The mileage is now at 21.6 mpg and the driving on average is 40+ miles a day, 50/50 city and highway. Weekends it is mostly highway.

[Strasserider]

Hi all Murano fans. Well I hit 42,460 miles today, and two weeks ago it had it's 42,250 mile inspection. Time for new brake pads all around and new wiper blades. So now i would like to talk about the 2009 SL Murano since the last post, almost 30,000 miles ago.

-Great hauler, carries and moved many kilos of equipment and yard scrapes
-Gas mileage finally settled down at 23 mpg with Premium
-Seats are broken in and very soft, not much wear on the leather, more on that later
-audio system needs one speaker replaced, no big deal
-steering seems loose, not very tight and almost electronic-? getting to feel like it's floating, suspension checks out fine
-carpet and interior has no issues
-Interior noise on highway over 75mph is bad, just had tires replaced and a little bit of difference
-several winters. front wheel drive. Honestly it was horrible, and I'm from Wisconsin and N.D. and never had a car so wishy-washy
-CVT. Something is going on, feels jerky at stops, fluids checked, no issues found
-Acceleration. Still there as if the first day of driving it, really gets up and goes!
-Was there every a trick to turn off the constant beep beep beep of the trunk?
-Great camping vehicle with plenty of sleeping room with the seats down

So the seats have forced me to look at the overall health of my wife and I. We both experienced back pain in the lower and mid level back (about 4-6 months into ownership), being both tall, me 6'6 and her being 5'11 the seats were not designed right. While the wider seat is nice the back and seat portion are way off, even with the lumbar engaged, we always spent the long trips 3-4 hrs (even with several breaks in-between) with lingering back pain for days afterward. We tried an extra pillow support with no help.

So now after 2.5 years I say goodbye to the Murano and moving onto an Audi Q5 loaded. This is truly a great forum with intelligent-articulate and caring members. Even though I used the forum as wealth of information I rarely participated, for that I am sorry. Take Care and good travels!

Strasserider!