2009 Nissan Rogue

I REPORTED A VIBRATION ISSUE WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF LEASE INCEPTION ON MY 2009 NISSAN ROGUE SL AWD.. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND NISSAN STATED THERE IS NO PROBLEM. AFTER A NISSAN DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM , NISSAN TOLD THE DEALER NOT TO REPAIR THE SUV. HERE IS A VIDEO. I ESCALATED THE BBB COMPLAINT TO A HEARING AND NISSAN STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG EVEN THOU THEY RECIVED A NISSAN DEALERS REPAIR ORDER STATEING A PROBLEM WAS FOUND. I HAD TO DRIVE OUT OF STATE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED HAS A BINDING AXLE SHAFT. IN THE SWORN IN AND RECORDED HEARING WITNESSED MY THE ARBIRTRATOR WE AGREED TO INSPECT THE ROGUE TOGRTHER BUT HAS NEVER CONTACTED ME OR THE DEALEAR AFTER WE LEFT NUMERIOUS MESSAGES. I HAVE HAD TO RETAIN A LAWYER. I CAN NOT EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW PISSED OFF I AM. NISSAN ANDS ITS DEALERS ARE TELLING EVERYONE THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS DESIGNED TO VIBRATE. NISSAN HAS 9 CURRENT CVT TRANS IN THERE MODEL LINE UP AND THE ROGUE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT VIBRATES? I CAN ONLY HOPE YOU SEARCH ON LINE TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINS AND NISSANS PRCEUDER IS THEY TEST DRIVE THE CAR AND THAT'S IT. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERS, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHAT INSPECTIONS WERE PREFORMED AND BY WHOM AND THEY REFUSE TO TELL ME. * INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

AFTER DRIVING 2009 NISSAN ROGUE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR TWENTY OR MORE MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGINS MAKING HIGH PITCHED WHINE ON ACCELERATION, AND THE SMELL OF BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID IS PRESENT. UPON COMPLETING A STOP AFTER TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS, THEN IT PROCEEDS TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE ENGINE DOES NOT REV, THE RPM GAUGE REMAINS AT IDLE, EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR FULLY DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. IN SITUATIONS REQUIRING QUICK BURSTS OF SPEED, SUCH AS ENTERING A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY FROM A SIDE STREET, THIS HAS PLACED THE VEHICLE IN THE POSITION OF BLOCKING THE HIGHWAY WHILE FAST MOVING VEHICLES ARE APPROACHING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS A TRANSMISSION SPECIALTY REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

I AM 5'1" AND APPROX 105 LBS. WHEN I OR A FRIEND (UNDER 110 LBS) SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT GOES ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. LAST TIME THEY REPLACED THE SEAT AND AIRBAG SENSOR. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG/MALFUNCTIONING JUST THAT THE SEAT AND SENSORS ARE DESIGNED TO TURN THE AIRBAG OFF IF AN ADULT WEIGHS UNDER 110 LBS. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IF I OR A FRIEND (WHO ISUNDER 110 LBS) IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WE WILL NOT BE PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG. I AM FRUSTRATED. WHY WAS I LEASED A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE? I PREVIOUSLY HAD A MURANO AND DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE LOOKED AT CURRENT MURANOS AND DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT ONLY OCCURS WITH THE ROGUE. *TR

MARCH 23, 2011 DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WENT IMMEDIATELY FLAT. UPON INSPECTION, THE PRESSURE SENSING VALVE STEM SEAL FAILED. ONLY ABOUT 1/8 OF THE STEM COULD BE FOUND. THE FAILED SENSOR STEM ALLOWED THE TIRE TO BLOW DOWN INSTANTLY. PICTURES OF THE FAILED STEM, TIRE AND RIM WHERE COLLECTED TO SHOW THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RIM OR TIRE TO CAUSE THE STEM TO FAIL. TIRE AND RIM WERE TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALER AND STEM WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THANKFULLY IT WAS THE REAR TIRE AND NOT A FRONT TIRE. *TR

3RD FAILURE - SAME PROBLEM WITH 2009 NISSAN ROGUE 4CYL W/CVT. CAR LOSES POWER - WHEN STEPPING ON GAS, CAR ONLY CREEPS FORWARD, ACCELERATING VERY SLOWLY AS IF IT'S NOT GETTING GAS OR AS IF YOU ARE STARTING OFF IN A HIGH GEAR. ATTEMPTS TO MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT HAVE NO EFFECT; SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL ALLOWS ENGINE TO REV FREELY. LAST TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITH WIFE AND 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN CAR ON BUSY ROAD - VERY HIGH SAFETY RISK AS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING, LEAVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY NEARLY POWERLESS IN TRAFFIC. FIRST TRIP TO DEALER (PROBLEM WAS LESS SEVERE/FREQUENT FIRST TIME) PROMPTED SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO "FIX" UNDER AN OPEN TRANSMISSION-RELATED SERVICE CAMPAIGN, THE DESCRIPTION OF WHICH DID NOT FIT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR WORKED PROPERLY UPON RECEIPT. PROBLEM RETURNED A MONTH LATER WITH GREATER SEVERITY - CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS IN SHOP FOR A WEEK AS NECESSARY PART WAS ON BACKORDER - "THIS IS A PROBLEM WE'VE BEEN SEEING LATELY," WE WERE TOLD. UPON RETURN CAR NEVER FELT FULLY LIKE IT DID WHEN NEW - WOULD OFTEN HESITATE SLIGHTLY WHEN GOING UP A GRADE BEFORE PICKUP RETURNED. DEALER "UNABLE TO REPRODUCE" THIS VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM WHEN BROUGHT IN FOR REVIEW, SO WE JUST LIVED WITH IT. THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED LAST WEEK WITH HIGH SEVERITY, AGAIN, PUTTING WIFE/CHILDREN AT RISK IMMEDIATELY AFTER PULLING ONTO A BUSY MAIN ROAD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INCIDENT. CAR IS NOW AT DEALER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. CAR IS ON LEASE; REQUESTS THUS FAR TO BE RELEASED FROM REMAINDER OF TERM BASED ON RECURRING SAFETY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN DENIED. CAR HAS 12K MILES ON IT AT 2 YEARS IN OUR POSSESSION, HAS BEEN FULLY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO OWNER'S MANUAL AND IS IN EXCELLENT OVERALL SHAPE. I AM UNCOMFORTABLE PUTTING MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE AGAIN GIVEN THE RECURRING FAILURE AND TYPE OF FAILURE. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F1697DE?DISPLAYRECENT FOR REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND POOR RESOLUTION FROM MFR. *TR

2009 NISSAN ROGUE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH NO SIGNS OF INCIDENTS BEFOREHAND TRIED TO RESTART A LEAST 10 TIMES CAR WOULD START RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND STALL. HAD CAR TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER, WHERE IT WAS CHECKED MONDAY MORNING NISSAN SERVICE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND THERE WERE NO CODES STORED SO WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH NO WORK DONE EXCEPT ROAD TEST.. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND AM FAIRLY SURE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. CARS DO NOT JUST STALL WITH OUT THERE BEING SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM... DANGEROUS SITUATION... *TR