Our 2005 Nissan Murano which was under one year warranty at the time of engine problem started the failure by emitting unusual smoke from the muffler and unexplained sudden shaking of the engine when engine is on while the car standing. We drove our Nissan Murano to the dealer workshop next day. At arrival of the workshop the service mechanic brought his computerized handheld investigator and connected to the engine electrical system which is located just under the steering and started the engine. Suddenly there was a huge pile of thick black smoke rising from the both muffler outlets. From that point our Nissan Murano was admitted for investigation ( since end of August 2006 ). the dealer refused to recognize warranty period and insisted that any repair to be made at our expense. After all possible effort to convince the Nissan dealer here in dubai to stick with the warranty period, finally we had no choice but to go repair of our Nissan Murano at our own expense. I include here the estimated costs and details of parts that needed to replaced. Our Nissan Murano is still in the dealer workshop and no news from them yet.

- Dubai, MI, USA