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2010 Nissan Rogue

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2010 Nissan Rogue do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 320.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

232 reports with mileage · 50 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.

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 124 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 66 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 46 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports17 fire reports9 injury reports

Power Train complaints

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69,000 miles · Sep 21, 2013
Power Train

I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK LIKE EVERYDAY I DRIVE 40 MILES ONE WAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN I LEFT THE HIGHWAY I CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT SO I WAS WAITING THERE AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL LIKE I NORMALLY DO AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THEN STARTED GOING BUT VERY SLOW I WAS AFRAID I WAS GONNA…

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I WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK LIKE EVERYDAY I DRIVE 40 MILES ONE WAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN I LEFT THE HIGHWAY I CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT SO I WAS WAITING THERE AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL LIKE I NORMALLY DO AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THEN STARTED GOING BUT VERY SLOW I WAS AFRAID I WAS GONNA BE STUCK AT THAT INTERSECTION,AND THEN I LET GO OF THE GAS AND PUSHED THE GAS AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTEDGOING LIKE IF IT WAS AWAKENING AND THEN IT WAS GOING NORMAL AGAIN,SINCE THEN THAT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES BUT THE OTHER TIMES WERE MORE SCARY BECAUSE I WAS AT STOP SIGNS AND WHEN I TRIED TO GO AFTER A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR WAS GOING VERY SLOW AGAIN AND I WAS LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T GET HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC,I CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY SEE THE CODE OR THEIR MECHANICS REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM

NHTSA ODI #10544714

103,690 miles · Sep 6, 2013
Power Train

THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ROUTE 46 IN LITTLE FALLS, NJ DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THE IT HAPPENED WHILE IN THE RIGHT LANE SO MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY BUT HAD NO FORWARD POWER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ACME NISSAN IN SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED TRAN…

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THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ROUTE 46 IN LITTLE FALLS, NJ DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THE IT HAPPENED WHILE IN THE RIGHT LANE SO MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY BUT HAD NO FORWARD POWER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ACME NISSAN IN SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION. MY WIFE'S COMMUTE IS RATHER FAR AT 80+ MILES ROUND TRIP A DAY BUT IT IS ALMOST ALL ON HIGHWAYS. FOR A CAR TO HAVE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AT SPEED ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY WAT THIS AGE/MILEAGE OUT OF THE BLUE IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE.

NHTSA ODI #10542287

22,100 miles · Aug 28, 2013
EnginePower Train

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE ON THE CAR. I ALSO NOTICED CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE AT OPTIMAL SPEED WHEN GAS PEDAL PRESSED TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. IT FELT SLUGGISH AND AS IT WAS LOSING POWER. I TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND THE CAR STARTED CONDENSATING THROUGH THE EVENTS. NONE OF MY PREVIOUS CAR HAVE DONE…

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DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE ON THE CAR. I ALSO NOTICED CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE AT OPTIMAL SPEED WHEN GAS PEDAL PRESSED TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. IT FELT SLUGGISH AND AS IT WAS LOSING POWER. I TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND THE CAR STARTED CONDENSATING THROUGH THE EVENTS. NONE OF MY PREVIOUS CAR HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR DRIVE THE CARS HOOD WAS EXTREMELY HOT YOU COULD BARELY TOUCH IT. I FELT SCARED FOR MY FAMILY AS THIS CAR DOES NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL. DEALER IS NOT TAKING IT BACK AND I'VE NOW HAD THIS TROUBLED CAR 20 DAYS BUT THEY WON'T ADMIT IT'S DEFECTIVE. THEY SAID THEY CAN CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION BUT ONLY BECAUSE ITS UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL ALL CVT CARS. *TT

NHTSA ODI #10537620

50,000 miles · Jul 29, 2013
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

I TOOK IT OUT OF TOWN ON A BUSINESS TRIP 200 MILES FROM HOME..ONLY TO HAVE IT START ACTING UP ABOUT 2HOURS FROM MY DESTINATION. GOING UP HILLS, MY CAR LOST POWER, WOULD NO LONGER GO ABOVE 60MPH(NOT TOO SAFE LOOSING POWER LIKE THAT WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS 75MPH). YOU COULD PUSH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE …

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I TOOK IT OUT OF TOWN ON A BUSINESS TRIP 200 MILES FROM HOME..ONLY TO HAVE IT START ACTING UP ABOUT 2HOURS FROM MY DESTINATION. GOING UP HILLS, MY CAR LOST POWER, WOULD NO LONGER GO ABOVE 60MPH(NOT TOO SAFE LOOSING POWER LIKE THAT WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS 75MPH). YOU COULD PUSH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE..AND THE RPM'S WOULD NOT EXCEED 2. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE NEXT 2 HOURS...WOULD LAST ABOUT 12-20 MINUTES, AND THEN, POWER WOULD COME BACK, THIS SAME THING HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES IN MY NEXT TO TRIPS, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY BLAMED NISSAN FOR THE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION USE IN THIS TYPE OF CARS. THIS IS NOT SAFE. IN ALL THE TIMES I LOST POWER GOING UP-HILL, AND IN THOSE OCCASIONS THERE WAS SOMEONE BEHIND ME. EVERY TIME HAD TO QUICK SWERVE AROUND ME, TO AVOID REAR-ENDING ME AT 75MPH, AS I LOST POWER DOWN TO -60MPH. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10532419

66,000 miles · Jul 22, 2013
Power Train

I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY ROGUE AND MY KIDS AND I WERE GOING HOME. I WAS IN A LEFT TURN LANE IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND HALFWAY THROUGH I LOST POWER. I BARELY MADE IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION, AND AFTER A MINUTE THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND THE SECOND TIME WAS WORSE THAN THE FIRST. NISSAN SYS THERE'S…

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I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY ROGUE AND MY KIDS AND I WERE GOING HOME. I WAS IN A LEFT TURN LANE IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND HALFWAY THROUGH I LOST POWER. I BARELY MADE IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION, AND AFTER A MINUTE THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND THE SECOND TIME WAS WORSE THAN THE FIRST. NISSAN SYS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG.. WE DID HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AT THEIR RECOMMENDATION. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10526278

67,383 miles · Jul 21, 2013
EngineFuel System, GasolinePower Train

VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION FROM PULLING OFF FROM A STOP, WILL NOT PULL OFF FROM AN INCLINE IN DRIVE, OVERDRIVE OR LOW GEAR. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10526014

61,000 miles · Jun 27, 2013
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THAT DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD NOT EXCEED 3000. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD; HOWEVER THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY SLOW RESPONSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THAT DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD NOT EXCEED 3000. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD; HOWEVER THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY SLOW RESPONSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION FOR OVER TWO HOURS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

NHTSA ODI #10522122

30,000 miles · Jun 21, 2013
Power Train

DRIVING FROM DENVER TO SUMMIT COUNTY UP 1-70 THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 3000 RPM DURING CLIMBING CAUSING RAPID SLOWING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVERY TIME SINCE I'VE DRIVEN UP THERE SINCE MAY. TWICE I'VE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO HIGH TRANSMISS…

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DRIVING FROM DENVER TO SUMMIT COUNTY UP 1-70 THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 3000 RPM DURING CLIMBING CAUSING RAPID SLOWING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVERY TIME SINCE I'VE DRIVEN UP THERE SINCE MAY. TWICE I'VE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO HIGH TRANSMISSION FLUID (WHICH HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED SINCE PURCHASE). IT HAS BEEN LOWERED TWICE. THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED IT WAS SO BAD THAT I PULLED OFF AT AN EXIT FOR FEAR OF SAFETY. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND LET IT REST FOR A FEW MINUTES. STARTED IT BACK UP AND ATTEMPTED TO DO A U-TURN. WITH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THE VEHICLE ONLY INCHED ALONG LEAVING ME STRANDED ACROSS THE ROAD AND VULNERABLE TO A CRASH IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD COME ALONG. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10521065

19,750 miles · Dec 6, 2012
Power Train

WHEN TURNING RIGHT, THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AS I PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND OCCASIONALLY HAS HAPPENED HEADING STRAIGHT IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS OFTEN A LAG IN ACCELERATION WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE PEDAL. TOUGH IN MERGE SITUATIONS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10487517

44,000 miles · Aug 13, 2012
Electrical SystemPower TrainVehicle Speed Control

2010 ROGUE HAS REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. SPECIFICALLY FROM A STOPPED POSITION. AND WHEN ON A HILL, IF YOU ARE STOPPED, IT WON'T ACCELERATE AT ALL, EVEN WHEN PUSHING DRIVING PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ON TOP OF THIS, IT NOW WILL NOT HOLD A CRUISE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON THE INTERSTATE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS …

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2010 ROGUE HAS REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. SPECIFICALLY FROM A STOPPED POSITION. AND WHEN ON A HILL, IF YOU ARE STOPPED, IT WON'T ACCELERATE AT ALL, EVEN WHEN PUSHING DRIVING PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ON TOP OF THIS, IT NOW WILL NOT HOLD A CRUISE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON THE INTERSTATE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT FROM A STOPPED POSITION WITHOUT A GREEN ARROW. THIS IS APPARENTLY, ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS, A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO SCHEDULE SERVICE AND TELL THEM ABOUT THIS MAJOR PROBLEM ONLY TO BE TOLD I WOULD GET A CALL BACK WITH NO CALL-BACK. AM SHOWING UP TOMORROW WITH MY CAR INSISTING ON AN ANSWER. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10470378

Official recalls

2

15V032000 · 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.

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

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