Brake and battery light started to appear intermittently at the same time. I tried applying parking brake when it happened but that didn't affect the lights. No other electrical symptoms present.
Car ran just fine while the brake and battery lights were on, but that was while driving in slow city traffic. I read when this happens, the vehicle could become speed-limited, but apparently I wasn't going fast enough to have this feature appear.
I looked up the issue online and found it indicates a problem with alternator and/or voltage regulator. Others reported their cars completely stopped working and needed to be towed at some point when their battery and brake lights came on.
I took the car into the dealer service center since alternators are tough to work on with a 2009 Murano. Dealer mechanic reported the alternator was in the process of dying so it was good that I had it replaced. The voltage regulator is part of the alternator so both were replaced at the same time.
I was charged $647.73 for the alternator / voltage regulator and $75 for the alternator core charge. I was charged a discount rate of $980 in labor that took about 7 hours. I was also comped for the cost of the rental car (normally $35 per day).
The dealer service salesperson tried to upsell me on the 80,000 mile thermostat & cooling hose service that would have cost $1006 extra. Apparently they didn't see I had the radiator and thermostat replaced about 10,000 miles previously. So I said No to this additional "service".
After the alternator was replaced, the mechanic reported after test driving that my front brakes caused the front end to shake when applied and thus the brake rotors had "hot spots" that needed fixing. I never had the shaking problem so I said No to this additional "service" as well.
They recommended changing my cabin air filter for a cost of $90. I said No to this since I had previously bought one for $12 from Amazon and changed it myself.
Since my Murano has over 80,000 miles, I did say Yes to having the CVT transmission fluid changed. They charged me $103.85 for parts and $187.50 for labor for a total of $291.35.
Brake and battery light started to appear intermittently at the same time. I tried applying parking brake when it happened but that didn't affect the lights. No other electrical symptoms present.
Car ran just fine while the brake and battery lights were on, but that was while driving in slow city traffic. I read when this happens, the vehicle could become speed-limited, but apparently I wasn't going fast enough to have this feature appear.
I looked up the issue online and found it indicates a problem with alternator and/or voltage regulator. Others reported their cars completely stopped working and needed to be towed at some point when their battery and brake lights came on.
I took the car into the dealer service center since alternators are tough to work on with a 2009 Murano. Dealer mechanic reported the alternator was in the process of dying so it was good that I had it replaced. The voltage regulator is part of the alternator so both were replaced at the same time.
I was charged $647.73 for the alternator / voltage regulator and $75 for the alternator core charge. I was charged a discount rate of $980 in labor that took about 7 hours. I was also comped for the cost of the rental car (normally $35 per day).
The dealer service salesperson tried to upsell me on the 80,000 mile thermostat & cooling hose service that would have cost $1006 extra. Apparently they didn't see I had the radiator and thermostat replaced about 10,000 miles previously. So I said No to this additional "service".
After the alternator was replaced, the mechanic reported after test driving that my front brakes caused the front end to shake when applied and thus the brake rotors had "hot spots" that needed fixing. I never had the shaking problem so I said No to this additional "service" as well.
They recommended changing my cabin air filter for a cost of $90. I said No to this since I had previously bought one for $12 from Amazon and changed it myself.
Since my Murano has over 80,000 miles, I did say Yes to having the CVT transmission fluid changed. They charged me $103.85 for parts and $187.50 for labor for a total of $291.35.
- Brad P., San Diego, US