2010 Nissan Rogue

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING INSIDE THE AIR BAG INFLATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

WE HAVE A 2010 NISSAN ROUGE THAT WILL BE DRIVING FINE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTS DECELERATING TO LESS THAN 70 MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. EVEN TRYING TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN DOES NOT DO ANYTHING. WE PURCHASED THIS NISSAN FOR OUR CHILD TO DRIVE TO COLLEGE BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SAFE. WE HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN ON THE INTERSTATE. DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVEN JUST LOCALLY. IT ONLY HAS 65K MILES ON IT. THOUGHT NISSAN'S WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST FOREVER AND BE SAFE. DON'T FEEL SAFE SENDING MY CHILD TO COLLEGE IN IT ANYMORE BECAUSE THIS IS HAPPENING SO FREQUENTLY.

THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION THAT WE HAVE HAD IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT STARTED GIVING US ISSUES RIGHT AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY COVERAGE. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ON LONGER, FREEWAY TRIPS THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO DECCELERATE. ONCE THIS HAPPENS IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40MPH. THIS IS HAPPENING ON MAJOR INTERSTATES WITH SPEED LIMITS OF 70 MPH OR MORE. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPMS DROP SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY THE SPEED. EVEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO THE FLOOR WILL NOT GIVE THE VEHICLE ANY MORE SPEED. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELLING IN HILLY AREAS AS THE CAR CAN AND DOES SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. OFTEN TIMES THIS HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE SO WE ARE FORCED TO DRIVE AT DANGEROUSLY SLOW SPEEDS UNTIL WE CAN FIND A PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US MANY TIMES, OFTEN WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT NIGHT AND SINCE WE ARE NOT BRAKING THERE IS NOT INDICATOR TO THE TRAFFIC AROUND US THAT WE ARE SLOWING DOWN SO QUICKLY. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS ON FAMILY VACATIONS SO WE HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH US. IT TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN HOT TEMPERATURES BUT IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 25 DEGREES F. IT HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE IN MOTION. AS I SAID IT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT MOST RECENTLY OVER SPRING BREAK. IT ALSO HAPPENED MANY TIMES WITH THE 1ST TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 87000 MILES. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS ABOUT 75000 MILES ON IT BUT I AM BEING TOLD THAT SINCE THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS OVER 120000 MILES THAT THE CVT IS NO LONGER COVERED EVEN THOUGHT IT ONLY HAS 75000 MILES ON IT.

SHORTLY AFTER I TOOK THIS OFF A LOT IN 2012, I EXPERIENCED A DECELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I LIVE IN ARIZONA, SO TRAVELING FROM PHOENIX TO FLAGSTAFF IS AT AN INCLINE AT PHOENIX IS ROUGHLY 3000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND FLAGSTAFF IS 7000. THE INCLINE HAPPENS JUST OVER 140 MILES, SO IT'S QUITE A CLIMB. THE CAR LOSSES ALL ACCELERATION ABILITY ON EACH AND EVERY INCLINE, FORCING ME TO FIND A SHOULDER (IF I CAN), WHERE I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE TRYING AGAIN. MAGICALLY, THE CAR REGAINS SOME ACCELERATION, BUT IT QUICKLY HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DUE THE THE CLIFF EDGES OR ROCK WALLS THAT LINE THIS ROAD. WHEN I COME TO A ALMOST SUDDEN STOP ON THIS TWO LANE HIGHWAY WHEN I JUST WENT AROUND A BLIND CORNER, THAT MEANS THAT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO ALERT THE CARS BEHIND ME THAT I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS LIKE THIS. I HAVE TRIED TO ASK THE DEALERS, MECHANICS AND TALK FORUMS ON THE SITUATION. THOUGH MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VERY PROBLEM, NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I HAVE RESORTED TO DRIVE IT IN THE CITY AND TAKE AN OLD, BUT MUCH MORE RELIABLE SUBARU FORESTER ON THESE TRIPS INSTEAD. THIS NISSAN HAS BEEN A THORN IN MY SIDE SINCE I PURCHASED IT, BUT I SEEM TO BE STUCK WITH IT. I HAVE TRIED TO CLEAN THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE CAN'T EVEN MAKE IT UP AN ICY INCLINE. I HATE THIS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHEN DRIVING IT SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT A WARNING. WHEN I WENT TO CHECK ALL THE COOLANT WAS SPILLED. IT SCAPE THROUGH A TINY WHOLE MADE FROM INSIDE OUT IN THE TRANSMISSION THERMOSTAT IN THE TUBING CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION. I THINK NISSAN IS USING POOR QUALITY MATERIALS FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM TUBE CONNECTORS. Y HAVE A 20 YEARS OLD HYUNDAI AND ITS COOLING SYSTEM HAS NEVER FAILED. I ALSO HAVE A 15 YEARS TOYOTA COROLLA AND ITS COOLING SYSTEM HAS NEVER FAILED. THE CONCERN THERMOSTAT PERFORATED THROUGH ITS WALL FROM INSIDE OUT.

THE CAR DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND I NOTICED FLUID LEAKING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND I HAD ADDITIONAL COVERAGE FOR REPAIRS AND BREAK DOWN. THEY TOLD ME THE ENCLOSED TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED A LEAK DUE TO CORROSION. THAT CORROSION DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED, AND IT COST $400.00 TO REMOVE THE PART RATHER THAN REPLACE IT. THE CAR HAS A GRINDING VIBRATING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. THE CVT IS KNOWN TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SEALED SO YOU CAN'T CHECK YOUR FLUID LEVEL AND IT IS REQUIRED TO ONLY USE NISSAN MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CVT IS TIED INTO A FAIL SAFE MODE THAT CAN BE ACTIVATED BY HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE ENGINE. A COOLING KIT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BUT I HAVE READ MIXED POSTS AS TO THE DEALERSHIPS CHARGING TO PUT IT INTO THE CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN KNOWN TO TOTALLY LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING IF IT GOES INTO THIS FAIL SAFE MODE OR WHEN THE CVT JUST FAILS COMPLETELY. WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 10YRS/120000 MILES FOR CVT.

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY'WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING WITH 175LB PASSENGER BUT YET WORKS WITH 30LB BAG PLACED ON SEAT. VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND CAN HAPPEN ON CITY STREETS AS WELL AS HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 30,000 MILES IN JANUARY 2014. MOST OF THE TIME I DO NOT HAVE A PASSENGER BUT I'D LIKE THEM TO BE PROTECTED WHEN I DO.