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P0345 on NISSAN MURANO

Severity
Medium
NHTSA Reports
3
Most Affected
2007, 2005

What P0345 Means on Your NISSAN MURANO

Real NISSAN MURANO Owner Reports (Source: NHTSA Complaints Database)

"2005 nissan murano taken in to nissan of gastonia on 4/27/10 to have the air intake recall corrected. mileage is about 52,000 miles. on 4/29/10, my check engine light came on and immediately had trouble with delayed starting. code p0345 camshaft position sensor a bank 2 circuit malfunction."

— 2005 NISSAN MURANO owner • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING • Filed 04/29/2010

"Lock/unlock request button on the outside handle does not respond,exterior lamp fogging, engine,equipmet ,igition swtch, p0744 torque converter clutch solenoid circuit intermittent, p1778 transmission reverse i/p circuit, p0345 camshaft position sensor a circuit, p0051 ho2s heater control circuit,"

— 2007 NISSAN MURANO owner • SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE • Filed 11/01/2019

"I was driving and randomly lost power. no powersteering, no acceleration, no brakes, all of the lights on the dash turned on like the engine shut off, and the key was turned back to electrical (while in the middle of driving, i'm 100% sure the car turned off without the ignition key switching to off"

— 2007 NISSAN MURANO owner • UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE • Filed 06/13/2019

Data from NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. All reports are filed by vehicle owners directly with the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Common Causes of P0345 on NISSAN MURANO

33.3%
33.3%
33.3%

Percentages based on NHTSA complaint component analysis for this vehicle.

Complaint Trend by Year

2005
1
2007
2

What To Do Next

  1. 1
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  2. 2
    Get a proper diagnosis

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P0345 on Other Vehicles

Data sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (U.S. Department of Transportation) and the SAE J2012 OBD-II standard. Code definitions follow the SAE J2012 / ISO 15031-6 standard. Owner reports are filed directly with NHTSA by vehicle owners. This information is provided for educational purposes only and should not replace professional automotive diagnosis. Always consult a qualified mechanic for vehicle repair decisions.

Last updated: March 2026