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2011 Nissan Rogue

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Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2011 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

290 reports with mileage · 72 unknown

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 189 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 62 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 52 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 reports13 fire reports4 injury reports

Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints

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163,768 miles · Apr 24, 2020
Electronic Stability Control (esc)EnginePower Train

AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE (2011 NISSAN ROGUE) CUT OFF AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AS I WAS DRIVING. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT. DURING ANOTHER INCIDENT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING DOWN A RODE WITH A SMALL HILL. THEN STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY OFF RA…

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AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE (2011 NISSAN ROGUE) CUT OFF AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AS I WAS DRIVING. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT. DURING ANOTHER INCIDENT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING DOWN A RODE WITH A SMALL HILL. THEN STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY OFF RAMP. LUCKILY, WE HAD A SHOULDER AREA TO PULL OFF. AFTER SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AN WAITING FOR 10 - 15 MINUTES THE VEHICLES STARTED AND BEGAN DRIVING FINE. WE LATER TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND HER CHANGED ALL THE BELTS, AXLE RODS, BALL JOINTS AS WELLS AS AN OIL CHANGE. THE CAR ROD FINE FOR 3 MONTHS THEN BAM! ONCE AGAIN THE SAME ISSUES OCCURRED. OUR MECHANIC SUGGESTED RESEARCHING INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE HE FELT THE CAR TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE THE PROBLEM BUT FROM ALL THE PROBLEMS WE WERE TELLING HIM, HIM THINKS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE READ SEVERAL CURRENT AND FORMER NISSAN ROGUE OWNER COMPLAINTS AND REALIZED THE PROBLEM WAS BIGGER THAN MINOR WEAR AND TEAR. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THE NHTSA WILL TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY AND HAVE NISSAN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY WORK IT IS DOING WITH VEHICLES PUT THE LIVES OF MILLIONS AT RISK DAILY!!!!

NHTSA ODI #11322165

Mileage unknown · Jul 22, 2019
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

ELECTRICAL PROBLMES. NONE OF THE BUTTONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL WORKS, THE CAMARA SCREEN GOES BLACK, THE SEAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO MOVE FORWARD SO I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY LEG STRETCH. ALSO THE WINDOWS CONTROL IS NOT FUCTIONING,

NHTSA ODI #11233851

94,450 miles · Apr 29, 2019
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE MEADOWBROOK STATE PKW TODAY (04/29/19) ABOUT 2MIN IN , THE TRAFFIC CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR ABOUT 30 SEC , I SLOWLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE BUT NOTICED THE CAR WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS . I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE LEAVER WAS STILL IN DRIVE , WHICH IT WAS , I MABE A SECOND ATTEMP BUT STILL ROLLING BACKWARDS…

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I WAS TRAVELING ON THE MEADOWBROOK STATE PKW TODAY (04/29/19) ABOUT 2MIN IN , THE TRAFFIC CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR ABOUT 30 SEC , I SLOWLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE BUT NOTICED THE CAR WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS . I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE LEAVER WAS STILL IN DRIVE , WHICH IT WAS , I MABE A SECOND ATTEMP BUT STILL ROLLING BACKWARDS BY THEN TGE PERSON BEHIND ME STARTED HONKING . I IMMEDIATELY TURN MY FLAHER ON , PUT IT INTO PARK AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF WAITED A LITTLE THEN TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE THEN IT STARTED MOVING FORWARD . I AM SGAKEN UP OVER THE FACT THAT I COULD HAVE ACCELERATE HARDER AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT .

NHTSA ODI #11204636

6,500 miles · Jan 30, 2019
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

ELECTRICAL FUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE IT'S LIKE IT HAS A SHORTAGE IN IT. WHEN I PLUG MY GPS OR MY PHONE IT WOULD GO OUT, AND NOT CHARGING. ALSO THE USB PORTAL ALSO GOES OUT. THIS IS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING OR WHEN IT'S PARK.

NHTSA ODI #11173182

26,000 miles · Dec 20, 2018
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

WITH NO PRIOR WARNING AS I WAS COMING UP MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNED TO GO INTO THE GARAGE, SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED.

NHTSA ODI #11162860

Mileage unknown · Nov 23, 2018
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Engine

MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS DOES NOT WORK MY ENGINE IS SLIPPING TRANSMISSION FLUID GOING BAD AFTER ONE WEEK KEEP CHANGING IT MY AC DON'T COME ON AND WHEN I TRAVEL A DISTANCE MY CAR GO 20 MPH AND CAN'T GO NO FASTER HELP AND GOT THE PROBLEM FIX AND THE PROBLEMS STILL OCCURRING AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN I WAS STUCK ON TH…

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MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS DOES NOT WORK MY ENGINE IS SLIPPING TRANSMISSION FLUID GOING BAD AFTER ONE WEEK KEEP CHANGING IT MY AC DON'T COME ON AND WHEN I TRAVEL A DISTANCE MY CAR GO 20 MPH AND CAN'T GO NO FASTER HELP AND GOT THE PROBLEM FIX AND THE PROBLEMS STILL OCCURRING AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR SIX HOURS

NHTSA ODI #11153269

83,000 miles · Dec 7, 2017
Electronic Stability Control (esc)EngineUnknown Or OtherFire

ON SUNDAY(12/3/17), I DROVE HOME FROM CHURCH, PARKED MY CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND ENTERED MY HOUSE FOR LESS THAN TEN MINUTES PRIOR TO MY NEIGHBOR KNOCKING ON MY DOOR TO NOTIFY ME THAT MY NISSAN ROGUE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAD NO SUSPICION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE TO CAUSE A FIRE. ONE BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE I W…

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ON SUNDAY(12/3/17), I DROVE HOME FROM CHURCH, PARKED MY CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND ENTERED MY HOUSE FOR LESS THAN TEN MINUTES PRIOR TO MY NEIGHBOR KNOCKING ON MY DOOR TO NOTIFY ME THAT MY NISSAN ROGUE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAD NO SUSPICION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE TO CAUSE A FIRE. ONE BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE I WAS PULLED OVER BY A COP, WHO NOTIFIED ME THAT SHE SAW ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. THERE WAS NO SOUND, LIGHT OR SMELL THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. I AM GRATEFUL FOR BEING IN MY HOUSE AT THE START OF THE FIRE. I HAD NO AFTERMARKET UPGRADES DONE TO MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS REGULARLY TAKEN IN FOR OIL CHANGES AND TO HAVE TIRE MAINTENANCE. MY CONCERN IS ANOTHER NISSAN ROGUE OWNER WILL NOT BE AS LUCKY AS I WAS AND INSTEAD WILL BE DRIVING AT THE TIME OF AN ENGINE FIRE.

NHTSA ODI #11053331

119,000 miles · Aug 25, 2017
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Steering

MY CAR WOULD NOT START UP. ALL GAUGES WERE FLUTTERING AND FLICKERING, DOOR LOCKS WERE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING RAPIDLY, THEN THE CAR WENT DEAD. GAVE IT JUMP AND IT STARTED. NEXT DAY IT DIED AGAIN, GAVE IT A JUMP AND IT STARTED. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT SHUT OFF SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY, GIVING ME NO TIME TO STEER. THE CAR WAS DEAD AGA…

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MY CAR WOULD NOT START UP. ALL GAUGES WERE FLUTTERING AND FLICKERING, DOOR LOCKS WERE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING RAPIDLY, THEN THE CAR WENT DEAD. GAVE IT JUMP AND IT STARTED. NEXT DAY IT DIED AGAIN, GAVE IT A JUMP AND IT STARTED. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT SHUT OFF SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY, GIVING ME NO TIME TO STEER. THE CAR WAS DEAD AGAIN. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND HAVE THE CAR JUST STOP COMPLETELY. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T HIT.

NHTSA ODI #11019473

7,800 miles · Jul 14, 2017
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Service BrakesVehicle Speed Control

I BEGAN TO DRIVE THIS 2011 NISSAN ROGUE AND NOTICED WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING A SPEED OF 70 MILES MY CAR BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER, AND SPEED. IT WENT AS LOW AS 40 MILES AND I A…

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I BEGAN TO DRIVE THIS 2011 NISSAN ROGUE AND NOTICED WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING A SPEED OF 70 MILES MY CAR BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER, AND SPEED. IT WENT AS LOW AS 40 MILES AND I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS EVER CAME ON. NEITHER WITH THE FIRST ISSUE, OR THE SECOND ISSUE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 6 YR OLD WHO HAS SPECIAL NEEDS THE FIRST TIME. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY THINKING THAT WOULD HELP. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING WITH MY TWO BOYS AND TWO GRANDSON'S IN THE CAR. I AGAIN LOST POWER AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY ON THE HIGHWAY. CARS WERE FLYING BY ME, AND I FELT HELPLESS AS THIS VEHICLE WOULDN'T MAINTAIN A PROPER HI-WAY SPEED. VERY DEBILITATING. SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER YOUR VEHICLE SPEED, AND CAN'T ACCELERATE. NISSAN STATES THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE CVT. THEY HAVE AGREED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AS IT HAS ALSO FAILED. BUT REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE WORK?? PLEASE HELP, AS I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON GOING THROUGH THIS RIGHT NOW. SO IF THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHO'S TO SAY IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN???

NHTSA ODI #11005300

89,000 miles · Nov 17, 2015
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Vehicle Speed Control

WHENEVER I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND MY VEHICLE IS ON CRUISE; THE CRUISE MECHANISM DROPS OFF AND THE SPEED STARTS TO DECLINE. YESTERDAY, THE VEHICLE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE JUST COASTED ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED; THE VEHICLE WILL RUN AGAIN, BUT T…

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WHENEVER I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND MY VEHICLE IS ON CRUISE; THE CRUISE MECHANISM DROPS OFF AND THE SPEED STARTS TO DECLINE. YESTERDAY, THE VEHICLE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE JUST COASTED ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED; THE VEHICLE WILL RUN AGAIN, BUT THE RESET ONLY LASTS FOR ABOUT A DAY OR SO. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE WHEN TRAVEL INVOLVES LONG DISTANCES SINCE 2013 NOW. YESTERDAY, WAS THE FIRST DAY THE SPEED WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN COASTING ALONG THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ODI #10794504

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.

11V565000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System

Nov 23, 2011

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 ROGUE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 17, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2010. THE CIRCUIT BOARD MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE CORRECT POSITION ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST CONTROL UNITS. THIS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE SOLDER OF THE TERMINAL TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD RESULTING IN THE SOLDER CRACKING AND SEPARATING COMPLETELY FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: AS THE CIRCUIT BOARD FAILS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FEATURE WILL STOP FUNCTIONING, INCREASING THE FORCE NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EPS CONTROL UNIT IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2011. 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

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