CAR LOST POWER DIED AND GOT A MALFUNCTION WARNING. BASICALLY THE CAR COMPUTER THOUGHT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT LOST POWER AND DIED NO WARNING. WILL START THEN DIE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE ON RAMP STATE ROUTE 23 OHIO. HAD TO BE TOWED.
2019 Nissan Rogue Sport
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2019 Nissan Rogue Sport do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 65.5.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
32 reports with mileage · 68 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Forward Collision Avoidance. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Service Brakes complaints
20 reportsWHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE THE REAR AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING ENGAGED. THERE IS NO REASON IT SHOULD HAVE ENGAGED, IT WAS DARK OUT BUT NOTHING WAS AROUND. THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE SOUND WHICH SCARED EVERYONE IN IT. THANKFULLY IT WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY LIKE OTHERS HAVE BEEN. I HAVE DISABLED THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY …
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WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE THE REAR AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING ENGAGED. THERE IS NO REASON IT SHOULD HAVE ENGAGED, IT WAS DARK OUT BUT NOTHING WAS AROUND. THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE SOUND WHICH SCARED EVERYONE IN IT. THANKFULLY IT WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY LIKE OTHERS HAVE BEEN. I HAVE DISABLED THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM OPTION BUT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY CAR I HAVE OWNED FOR 45 DAYS DOING THIS.
THE 1ST ISSUE WAS ON 01/25/20 WHEN THE FRONT AEB MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY FOUND CODES C1A16-97 & B2724-23 AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY SONAR CONTROL UNIT, WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED AND WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED ON 03/04/20…
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THE 1ST ISSUE WAS ON 01/25/20 WHEN THE FRONT AEB MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY FOUND CODES C1A16-97 & B2724-23 AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY SONAR CONTROL UNIT, WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED AND WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED ON 03/04/20. THE AEB SYSTEM WORKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, THEN IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN! I CALLED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND MADE HIM AWARE OF THE ISSUE. I TOOK IT UP AND TOOK A ROAD TEST WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, AND SHOWED HIM EXACTLY HOW CLOSE I GET TO A VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, AND NOT HITTING THE BRAKE, AND THE SYSTEM DID NOT GIVE ANY VISUAL OR AUDIBLE WARNING. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF ON 3/10/20 AND THEY CHECK IT OUT. I WAS TOLD, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONCERN, AND THE SYSTEM IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, THE SYSTEM STILL WAS NOT WORKING. AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS, IN WHICH THE SYSTEM DID NOT WORK, OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE, DRIVING TO WORK IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ONE MORNING, THE AEB SYSTEM BEGAN WORKING AS IT DID WHEN NEW, AND WORKED UNTIL AROUND 7PM ON 10/27/20, WHEN AS I WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, AND NO VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME IN MY LANE, OR ALONG SIDE OF ME, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS GREEN, AND AS I STARTED TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THE AEB SYSTEM ACTIVATED, STOPPING MY VEHICLE FAIRLY QUICKLY, THEN RELEASED, AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. I IMMEDIATELY, LOOKED IN MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR, AND LUCKILY, THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME, WAS A DISTANCE AWAY, OR I POSSIBLY COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. TOTAL B.S NISSAN IS ALLOWED TO DRAG THEIR FEET ON THIS LONG ONGOING ISSUE! I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON 10/30/20 TO HAVE THEN CHECK THE ISSUE, AND AGAIN, TOLD TECH DROVE VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE, EVEN AFTER THIS ISSUE, IT WAS THE SAME RESPONSE, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN.
FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED 8/11/20; TRIED TO START CAR AT HOME 4 TIMES WHILE DEPRESSING BREAK. AAA WAS CALLED FOR A POSSIBLE BATTERY ISSUE. THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED BUT THE BREAK WOULD NOT DEPRESS. AAA WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THE NEXT INCIDENT HAPPENED 8/15/20; WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT NIGHT 1/4 MILE FROM HOME, THE…
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FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED 8/11/20; TRIED TO START CAR AT HOME 4 TIMES WHILE DEPRESSING BREAK. AAA WAS CALLED FOR A POSSIBLE BATTERY ISSUE. THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED BUT THE BREAK WOULD NOT DEPRESS. AAA WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THE NEXT INCIDENT HAPPENED 8/15/20; WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT NIGHT 1/4 MILE FROM HOME, THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE LIKE IT WAS BRAKING AND THE ABS MALFUNCTION LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BUT DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE STILL ILLUMINATED. NO CARS IN THE VICINITY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ON 8/17/20, THE DEALERSHIP (NISSAN OF NORWICH, CT) PICKED THE CAR UP AND RESET THE COMPUTER. DEALERSHIP NOTED IT WAS A FORWARD COLLISION MALFUNCTION WARNING. DEALERSHIP STORED CODE C1A16-97. DEALERSHIP NOTED TO KEEP THE GRILL SENSOR CLEAN OF DEBRIS AND BUGS.
THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM ENGAGED WHEN I WAS DRIVING. THE ROAD WAS CLEAR THERE WAS NOTHING TO CAUSE THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO ENGAGE. I AM SCARED TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY NOW FOR FEAR IT WILL ENGAGE. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON A STRAIGHT PORTION OF THE ROAD DURING A SUNNY DAY
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS AND FAILURE ACTIVATED WITHOUT USE, VEHICLE WAS MOVING LESS THAN 20 MPH AND > 10 MPH AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SUGGESTING IMMEDIATE SERVICE. *TR
WE WERE DRIVING ON A STREET WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OF OR NEXT TO US AND THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKES JUST SUDDENLY ACTIVATED FOR NO REASON.
PURCHASED 11.23.2019. ON 11.26.19 AS I WAS STARTING TO GO UP A STEEP RAMP INTO THE PARKING GARAGE AT WORK, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. I WAS BEING TRAILED BY A MERCEDES THAT COULD HAVE REAR ENDED ME. 11.30.19 I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. IT CHECKED OUT FINE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SERV…
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PURCHASED 11.23.2019. ON 11.26.19 AS I WAS STARTING TO GO UP A STEEP RAMP INTO THE PARKING GARAGE AT WORK, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. I WAS BEING TRAILED BY A MERCEDES THAT COULD HAVE REAR ENDED ME. 11.30.19 I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. IT CHECKED OUT FINE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I FOUND WHERE THE 2017-2018S ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BUT THE 2019S NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE INVESTIGATION. 12.4.19 GOING UP THE SAME RAMP BUT MORE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAMP THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED AGAIN AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A VERY LARGE PICK UP TRUCK WHO WAS TAILING VERY CLOSE AS MOST PEOPLE IN JACKSON MISSISSIPPI DO. THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM BUT THERE SHOULD BE. BECAUSE THIS IS OCCURRING SO FAR ONLY ON THE PARKING GARAGE RAMP, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE SENSORS ARE GIVING FALSE INFORMATION BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVITY. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED BREAKING ON ITS OWN FOR NO REASON, WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET.
I BOUGHT THIS ROGUE ON 11/02/19. IT HAS 800 MILES ON IT. I GOT OUT OF WORK TODAY AND STARTED IT. I PUT IT IN GEAR AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKING LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE SCREEN. THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND ME. THE CAR IS CLEAN AND THE SENSOR IS NOT OBSTRUCTED. I PUT IT BACK IN PARK TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT AN…
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I BOUGHT THIS ROGUE ON 11/02/19. IT HAS 800 MILES ON IT. I GOT OUT OF WORK TODAY AND STARTED IT. I PUT IT IN GEAR AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKING LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE SCREEN. THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND ME. THE CAR IS CLEAN AND THE SENSOR IS NOT OBSTRUCTED. I PUT IT BACK IN PARK TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WAS FINE AFTER THAT.
Official recalls
223V093000 · Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER
Feb 16, 2023
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Rogue and 2017-2022 Rogue Sport vehicles equipped with a jackknife style ignition key. The jackknife key may collapse into a folded position while driving.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Driver contact with a key in the collapsed position could inadvertently shut off the vehicle while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the vehicle shuts off while driving, the air bags may not deploy in a crash as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will insert a spacer into the key slot of the jackknife key, free of charge. Interim notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed March 29, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22C5.
19V654000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera
Sep 12, 2019
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
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