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2011 Nissan Rogue

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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

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 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

Power Train complaints

189 reports
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50 miles · Sep 28, 2016
Fuel/propulsion SystemPower TrainVehicle Speed Control

CAR WILL STOP ACCELERATING AFTER DRIVING FOR 45-60 MINUTES. LOUD WHINING NOISES CONSTANTLY. NISSAN HAS REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE SERPENTINE BELT AND IT STILL HAPPENS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK MORE THAN 8 TIMES AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT!! PLEASE HELP! I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT MORE THAN 5 TIMES WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR BE…

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CAR WILL STOP ACCELERATING AFTER DRIVING FOR 45-60 MINUTES. LOUD WHINING NOISES CONSTANTLY. NISSAN HAS REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE SERPENTINE BELT AND IT STILL HAPPENS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK MORE THAN 8 TIMES AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT!! PLEASE HELP! I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT MORE THAN 5 TIMES WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES.

NHTSA ODI #10910280

98,000 miles · Sep 26, 2016
EnginePower Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO SAFE MODE. THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NHTSA ODI #10909633

60,000 miles · Sep 25, 2016
Power Train

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING HAS CLOSE TO 100% LOSS OF POWER. THREE TIMES THIS HAPPENED WHEN STOPPED AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC, NARROWLY AVOIDING A BAD ACCIDENT. EVEN WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE. CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS AT A REPAIR FACILITY WAITING FOR A …

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TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING HAS CLOSE TO 100% LOSS OF POWER. THREE TIMES THIS HAPPENED WHEN STOPPED AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC, NARROWLY AVOIDING A BAD ACCIDENT. EVEN WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE. CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS AT A REPAIR FACILITY WAITING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ODI #10909546

75,000 miles · Sep 3, 2016
Power Train

WHEN TRANSMISSION GET VERY HOT IT GOES INTO A FAIL SAFE MODE IN WHICH IT DOES NOT WANT TO REV OR MOVE ANYMORE. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE AND ALSO IN THE INTERSTATE ALSO. VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ODI #10903457

101,000 miles · Aug 27, 2016
Power Train

CAR HAS VERY SLOW TO NO ACCELERATION FROM A START. SOMETIMES IT STOPS ACCELERATING IN REVERSE. THIS DOES NOT MATTER IF CAR IS COLD OR DRIVEN FOR A WHILE.

NHTSA ODI #10901978

Mileage unknown · Aug 23, 2016
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED IN ACCELERATION TO 40MPH. PRESSING ON THE GAS CAUSED THE RPM TO REV, HOWEVER NO CHANGE IN SPEED OCCURRED. UPON INQUIRING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN'S CVT COMPONENTS THAT THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF, HOWEVE…

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WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED IN ACCELERATION TO 40MPH. PRESSING ON THE GAS CAUSED THE RPM TO REV, HOWEVER NO CHANGE IN SPEED OCCURRED. UPON INQUIRING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN'S CVT COMPONENTS THAT THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF, HOWEVER NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS HEAT WAVES, USING THE CAR FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME, AND TRAVELING UPHILL HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED TO TRIGGER THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THIS COMMON FLAW FOUND WITH NISSAN CARS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND WILL INEVITABLY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIFE.

NHTSA ODI #10897928

77,000 miles · Jul 26, 2016
Power Train

WHILE DRIVING A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED AT ALL. LUCKILY, I WAS ALONE IN THE VEHICLE AND NOT MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG KIDS. THAT COULD HAVE BE DEVASTATING IF LOSS OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED O…

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WHILE DRIVING A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED AT ALL. LUCKILY, I WAS ALONE IN THE VEHICLE AND NOT MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG KIDS. THAT COULD HAVE BE DEVASTATING IF LOSS OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH NISSAN IS APPARENTLY IS AWARE OF BUT REFUSES TO FIX EVEN WITH THE MASS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST.

NHTSA ODI #10888847

65,000 miles · Jul 23, 2016
EnginePower Train

CAR WON'T ACCELERATE ON FREEWAY AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR. ALSO DOESN'T ACCELERATE AFTER LEAVING FREEWAY AND AT A STOP LIGHT. SCARY AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT

NHTSA ODI #10887952

62,000 miles · Jul 22, 2016
Power Train

WHEN WE DRIVE OUR ROGUE FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, THE TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION. IT WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. IF WE PULL OVER AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE, IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS, B…

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WHEN WE DRIVE OUR ROGUE FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, THE TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION. IT WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. IF WE PULL OVER AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE, IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS, BUT REPEATED CALLS TO NISSAN RESULT IN BEING TOLD IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND WILL COST UPWARDS OF $3000 TO REPLACE. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS BY NISSAN FOR THIS PROBLEM ON EARLIER MODELS, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2011 MODELS AS WELL.

NHTSA ODI #10887750

67,000 miles · Jul 17, 2016
Power Train

MY CAR HAS 67,000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION... GETS HOT AND FAILS LOSING POWER AND MAKES NOISES... NO ACCELERATION ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT. THIS IS SCARY AND UNFAIR I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS FAILING.

NHTSA ODI #10885327

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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