Used 2015 Nissan Murano SL SUV Review
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First impressions
gibson6, 03/05/2015
2015 Nissan Murano SL 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
Just traded in 2011 murano for the new 2015 murano sl awd. This is a completely different suv. Much more comfortable seating and better set up of the dash and gauge arrangement. Living in Canada the roads are rough and full of potholes in the winter. The new murano soaks up the bumps much better then my 2011 did. With temperatures near -30 C this murano was still smooth and absorbed the … harshest of road conditions this country has to offer. Heated seats and steering wheel a big plus. Great value for the buck.
Good but could have been great: 3.5 stars
Neil O'Brien, Denver, CO, 12/11/2015
2015 Nissan Murano SL 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
I specifically chose the SL over the Platinum due to my experience with intelligent cruise control on my Infiniti MX35. It was so aggressive on the highway the first time it kicked in, I thought that the engine was dying. I was 100 yards away from the car in front of me and it was slowing me down! You could reduce its aggressiveness but you couldn't turn it off.
There is a great deal … to like about this car. I find the styling, inside and out to be refreshing. The interior reminds me of Infiniti's that I have had so they definitely moved things upscale. The seats are very comfortable, the car rides wonderfully, and I find the steering to be pretty precise. The car handles well for sitting so high. The surround camera and cross traffic alerts are worth their weight in gold. Given the difficulty in sensing where the front of the car is while parking, the ability to turn the surround cameras on when going forward slowly is a big help. Having had a 1st generation CVT on a Ford 500, the Murano's is a giant step forward. There is a slight bit of noise from it but not at all objectionable. I find the acceleration to be reasonably good. Having the next driving instruction from the Nav in the driver display is very useful, and the general timing of guidance and how it is provided works well.
There have been issues with my experience with buying and using this car:
- Nissan touts their NissanConnect smartphone integration with its 6 functions. I told my sales rep that smartphone integration for safe driving was a key concern of mine and he allowed me to believe that all of these functions were available at the SL trim level, as one would expect with a higher level trim. They are not! Cars with Nav ONLY have Google search available so, if like me, you want Pandora integration, go elsewhere or get a Murano without navigation! (By integration I mean being able to see the Pandora interface on the dash and use steering wheel controls to interact with it.) Compounding this, I was basically stonewalled at every level when trying to get an honest answer about when the other functions would be supplied. Whether I went to my salesman (still waiting for him to get back to me), Nissan national customer service, or the office of the North American president, I got the same low-integrity, condescending answer: "We have no information at this time if or when the other functions will be available". Man up, already, and just say that you aren't going to do it! So now I am stuck with a car without Pandora integration, which virtually every other car brand has.
- As my car was delivered to me, the three navigation settings that impact how it chooses routes were set so that it didn't want to use expressways / tollways / interstates. This fact, coupled with the imprecision of the navigation, had it telling me to make left turns off of a 65 mph expressway after I ignored its instructions and went onto the expressway. It thought I was on a road paralleling the expressway so it kept giving me unsafe instructions for where I actually was. After I had figured out two of the settings but was still having problems I called into the dealer. They had their "expert" get on the phone but he couldn't offer anything else. I did find the third setting and that was when I came to understand the lack of precision and why it was giving me unsafe instructions. The Nav tells me that I have arrived at my destination when I am 100 yards away! When you don't know where you are going in a world with a lack of house / building numbers displayed, 100 yards is a problem. My Garmin unit is far superior in its accuracy.
- The Nav screen easily washes out from side window sun.
- The two front doors vibrate when you close them. The two rear doors close with a satisfying and final thunk. With the two front doors the upper rear corner vibrates visibly. When we were on a trip and I had a spare bottle water in the door holder and would close the door, the it made quite a racket as the door vibrated and shook the water bottle around. When I asked the service rep at my selling dealer he basically responded that it would be too much effort to do anything about it.
- I went into another dealer to look into establishing a relationship there. They did an oil change, which was a bit pricey ($53) for a 5W30 oil change, but they did help figure out that the reason the TPMS sensors in my new snow tires wouldn't register was because TireRack put the wrong ones in. When I got the replacements, I went back to have them do the sway. They said it would be 3.0 - 3.5 hours (!) and cost accordingly. Thinking that I had mis-heard or misunderstood, I asked how it could take 45 minutes a wheel to swap the sensors. His reply was that was what it takes. I declined to go forward and stopped by a Discount Tire on the way home. They did all four wheels in 40 minutes for $32.
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Awesome vehicle!
avesphd, Reeds Spring, MO, 06/07/2015
2015 Nissan Murano SL 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
I love my new Nissan Murano! Traded in a 2010 Ford Escape, which I also loved. But, the new Murano is much nicer all the way around. Very comfortable, very smooth ride, nice acceleration, very good gas mileage, very well made, very nice interior, great handling, just a great car! Only drove 6000 miles, so reliability is a guess so far.
Great Value For A Crossover SUV
James Jones, Philadelphia, PA, 04/12/2016
2015 Nissan Murano SL 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
This vehicle was a real bargain for a 6 cylinder mid size crossover SUV. It's considered near luxury in its class with the latest automotive technology, very comfortable ride and appealing exterior design. I've owned Volvo, Lexus and Audi cars. All luxury class vehicles ... none of which can compare with the 2015 Nissan Murano.
Edmunds Summary Review of the 2015 Nissan Murano SL SUV
Pros & Cons
- Pro:Spacious and upscale interior
- Pro:comfortable seats
- Pro:nice balance of power and fuel economy
- Pro:pleasant ride.
- Con:Not as sporty to drive as its predecessor.
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