IllustrationAFTER DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS FOR A WHILE I LOOSE ACCELERATION. AND WHEN I COME TO A STOP THE CAR WILL NOT GO FOR LIKE 5 SECONDS AFTER I STEP ON THE GAS.
2009 Nissan Rogue
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2009 Nissan Rogue do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 320.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
330–25K
2225–50K
5250–75K
6175–100K
61100–150K
22150K+
251 reports with mileage · 69 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 101 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 101 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports5 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
320 reportsMY 2009 ROGUE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $2200 TO FIX AND THAT IF I WAS IN A WRECK THE AIR BAGS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK. I'M SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. THE SENSOR THAT NEED TO BE…
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MY 2009 ROGUE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $2200 TO FIX AND THAT IF I WAS IN A WRECK THE AIR BAGS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK. I'M SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. THE SENSOR THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED IS IN THE CAR SEAT. WHY WAS IT DESIGNED LIKE THAT??? STUPID!
WAS DRIVING ON HWY & STARTED LOSING POWER UP HILLS. CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT & THEY SAID TRANSMISSION ISSUE. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO & THE VALVE BODY & COOLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED THIS TIME. THERE ISN'T A BIG ENOUGH COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSM & NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. WERE 3 OTHER ROGUE'…
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WAS DRIVING ON HWY & STARTED LOSING POWER UP HILLS. CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT & THEY SAID TRANSMISSION ISSUE. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO & THE VALVE BODY & COOLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED THIS TIME. THERE ISN'T A BIG ENOUGH COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSM & NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. WERE 3 OTHER ROGUE'S GETTING REPAIRED FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES AT THE SAME TIME. ISSUE OFTEN ARRIVES SOON AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES. DEALERSHIP SVC DEPT INDICATED THAT IT HAPPENS OFTEN AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.
I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT PATH ON A CITY ROAD ABOUT 35-40 MPH HOUR AROUND 7:30 EST ON A CLEAR DAY. I HAD STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD SO I PULLED OVER AND LIFTED THE HOOD. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WHEN I LOOKED IN THAT DIRECTION I SAW THAT MY HEAD LAMP HAD FIRE CO…
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I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT PATH ON A CITY ROAD ABOUT 35-40 MPH HOUR AROUND 7:30 EST ON A CLEAR DAY. I HAD STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD SO I PULLED OVER AND LIFTED THE HOOD. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WHEN I LOOKED IN THAT DIRECTION I SAW THAT MY HEAD LAMP HAD FIRE COMING FROM IT. I PLACED WATER ON IT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN WENT OFF. I WAITED FOR MY EARDRUMS TO CALM DOWN AND WAITED TO MAKE SURE NO ADDITIONAL FIRE OR SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE CAR BEFORE APPROACHING IT.
VEHICLE GOING UP HILL WILL LOOSE POWER, CVT TRANSMISSION DOES THIS RANDOMLY WHEN GOING UP ANY HILL. I AM GOING TO DIE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING CARS BEHIND ME. I AM AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE THAT HAS AN UPHILL GRADE ON ANY ROAD.
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND FAILS. WAS REPLACED AT 90K MILES AND HAPPEND AGAIN AT 130K MILES. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT GOES INTO "SAFE MODE" AND THEN QUITS WHILE DRIVING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND BLINKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPORTED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND BLINKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPORTED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000
AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING
NO ACCELERATION AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN ONE HOUR AT 70MPH. THE CAR START LOOSING POWER AND WHEN I PRESS THE GAS IT JUST SCRIM WITH NO ACCELERATION. THIS PROBLEM MANY MANY ROUGE 2009 USERS SUFFER FROM, NISSAN SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN EVEN WHILE UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL WAS REMOVED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN EVEN WHILE UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL WAS REMOVED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Official recalls
315V032000 · Electrical System
Jan 26, 2015
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November 26, 2013, and 2014 Nissan Rogue Select vehicles manufactured September 23, 2013, to July 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience an electrical short in the harness connector due to a mixture of snow/water and salt seeping through the carpet on the driver side floor near the harness connector.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
10V401000 · Equipment:electrical:navigational System(global Positioning System)
Sep 10, 2010
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
09V411000 · Steering:gear Box:shaft Pitman
Oct 19, 2009
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 ROGUE VEHICLES. A SCREW IN THE STEERING GEAR HOUSING COVER MAY LOOSEN OVER TIME AND COULD FALL OUT. AS IT LOOSENS, THE STEERING RESPONSE OF THE VEHICLE MAY BE COMPROMISED BUT THE DRIVER WILL RETAIN STEERING CONTROL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE SCREW MAY EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR COVER. IF LARGE STEERING INPUTS ARE MADE WITH THE COVER SCREW MISSING THE PINION SHAFT MAY COME OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT WHETHER THE STEERING GEAR COVER SCREW IS LOOSE AND WILL BE RETIGHTENED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A COVER PLATE TO PREVENT THE SCREW FROM POSSIBLY COMING OUT OF THE STEERING GEAR. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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.