2019 Nissan Murano forward collision avoidance problems

What owners report

• “The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the steering failed to turn in the intended direction. In addition, the contact stated that the steering wheel independently turned to the left or to the right. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was persistent. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where a front alignment was performed, and all four tires were replaced. The failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 11/07/2025

• “Emergency braking system activated without anything in front of the vehicle. EBS lighting on the dash came on and vehicle made a weird sound to stop. Has happened several times in the past month, most recent was today.”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 07/02/2024

• “I was driving about 30 mph on an empty street when the car slammed on the brakes. The sequence was three beeps, then red warning message on instrument panel, then immediate hard braking to almost a dead stop. There was no traffic ahead of me or behind me. Had there been someone behind me they would have hit me. Had I been around cross traffic expecting me to clear, they would have hit me. Two Nissan dealers have inspected the forward emergency braking system and found nothing. Nissan North Ameri…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 05/20/2024

• “While traveling experiences slight vibration in which passenger side tire PULLED oncming lane, nonemergency brakes were applied not notification of crossing outside of lane, passenger side tire blew out, causing to hit a Culvert and all airbags deployed with passenger air bag off. The vehicle would not start.”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 08/16/2023

• “Purchased the Car 8/2019. 2/3 Times Per Year, and always in a parking garage, The Forward Collision Warning is Triggered for No Reason and the Car Slams on the Breaks Automatically. It's Dangerous and Jarring. Everytime It has happened there have been 0 Cars Around Me, and no reason for it to happen. This needs to be fixed.”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 01/31/2022

• “Purchased demo Murano in August 2019 with 4500 miles. Took it back to dealership in January 2021 after the orange forward emergency braking warning light appeared on dash. They said it was not covered under warranty. September 2021 at 18000 miles the waring light and the 'Malfunction warning' text both displayed without driver input. Normal driving condition and no vehicle in front of me to hint potential collision so there is no reason to alert driver.”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 09/16/2021

• “When I leave the parking structure at my office, my front emergency brake gets triggered. Today was the third time this happened. From my research, there are several class action lawsuits. We leased the car in 10/2019, but purchased it around 01/2021. 1)The first time it happened it, the brake pedal automatically released from under my foot, slammed on the brake and came to a screeching stop. I was not going down, but on a level wrapping around. I was driving less than 10 mph in the structure.…”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 06/09/2021

• “Traction Control and Forward Collision Detection trouble light comes on at random intervals. Reported multiple times to Nissan dealer and Nissan Consumer affairs. Has been in the shop a total of 18 days during 4 occurrences. Nissan corporate will not heed the dealers advice to replace ABS system. This safety issue is still unresolved and the vehicle is still in a service bay awaiting Nissan Corporate direction.”

  NHTSA complaint · filed 05/26/2021

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